CineStory Extends Deadline to March 24th
There are hundreds of screenwriting contests but only CineStory offers all
semi-finalists and finalists a chance to attend its prestigious writer's
retreat in the mountains of Idyllwild, California. Each attendee gets four
one-on-one mentor meetings, as well as participating in numerous panels and
group discussions on topics such as: pitching, finding representation, new
media markets and story concepts that work.
In addition, the winner is awarded $2000 and a year-long mentorship with an
industry pro.
CineStory mentors are all working screenwriters, managers, agents and
producers. Past competition winners include Academy Award nominated Mark
Fergus & Hawk Ostby ("Children of Men") and writer/director Greg Marcks
("11:14" starring Hilary Swank and Ben Foster).
Updated: 03/06/2008
Additional Contest Info: CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!We Wrestle Not With Flesh And Blood - 2nd TV episode of Free Indeed
Our hero is gifted to see into the supernatural if someone is in need.
Free Indeed
When our heroine sees more than what meets the natural eye, she knows she is on a divine assignment, if she doesn't free a woman from spiritual bondage the woman will die.
HOSEA
The son of the superintendent of international churches is convinced he hears a divine word which he follows, only to face ridicule from his family circle and friends and threats to lose his life from the drug and human trafficking world.
SEE JANE RUN
A young teacher moves back into her hometown.
FINDING CHRISTMAS
A woman gets threatening emails and anonymous calls about her little girl, who had drowned with her husband three years ago.
True Tears - Timeless Fairy Tale
A young princess who grew up hidden in the woods must find her father, the King, to save the kingdom from doom – His twin sister and self-appointed Sorceress Queen, who banished him about 18 years ago, uses all her powers to prevent a successful journey.
The Puzzle People
Berlin cold war aftermath: A Woman reconstructs shredded Stasi documents and stumbles upon a murder committed days after the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
Adapted scene from The Seven Rays
This was the Seven rays Script-a-Scene contest, for the book THE SEVEN RAYS, by Jessica Bendinger.
BORN TO BE YOU
A female seagull gets stranded and injured on an island of flightless cormorants.
Mineral Rights
"An ex-con returns to his hometown and becomes an unlikely leader in the resistance against a powerful mineral drilling companies quest to destroy their community"