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CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Cinestory Feature
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Los Angeles, CA 90066
Web:
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Email:
info@cinestory.org
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Objective
CineStory is a national non-profit dedicated to nurturing emerging screenwriters through mentorship programs. Winners of our competition have gone on to pen films such as IRON MAN, CAKE, THE CHILDREN OF MEN, BALLAST, KING OF CALIFORNIA and 11:14.
One of the main goals of the CineStory Feature Retreat is to select up-and-coming screenwriters for our four-day intensive program held in the Fall.
THE CINESTORY FEATURE RETREAT
CineStory's Retreat is dedicated to the advancement of great new voices in screenwriting. Retreat attendees are chosen from the top writers of our annual competition, the CineStory Screenwriting Awards. For four days, writers enjoy direct access to working Hollywood professionals.
Past retreat mentors include: Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby (IRON MAN, CHILDREN OF MEN), writer/director Joe Forte (FIREWALL, OUT), producer Nana Greenwald (SEVEN), producer Michelle Sy (FINDING NEVERLAND), producer and former head of Jodie's Foster prod co MEG LEFAUVE (THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS), writer Philip Eisner (EVENT HORIZON, MUTANT CHRONICLES) and writer/director Keith Gordon (DEXTER, WAKING THE DEAD). Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early | March 17, 2025 | $60 |
| Regular | April 21, 2025 | $70 |
| Late | May 30, 2025 30 |
$90 |
Notification: Quarterfinalists – July; Semifinalists/Invitees – August; Finalists – September; Fellow – Late September.
Eligibility
Any writer without theatrical feature credits and/or who has not made more than $15 000 as a screenwriter.Rules
Please visit http://www.cinestory.org/rules-and-guidelines/ for all rules and guidelines.Awards
GRAND PRIZE: THE CINESTORY FELLOWSHIP
Valued at over $17,000 this prize includes a $10,000 cash award, free meals, board and tuition at the exclusive CineStory Writers Retreat as well as a 12-month mentorship program with two Hollywood professionals hand picked for the winner. The CineStory Fellowship gives writers direct access to Hollywood professionals and has a long track record of success. Prior fellows have optioned material, gained representation and secured writing assignments with the guidance of their mentors. Also included: one-year Script Pipeline Writers Database membership; three-year subscription to Creative Screenwriting; iScript screenplay audio recording; and one-year Scripped PRO subscription.
SECOND PLACE:
Over $1500 in cash and prizes, including $1000 cash.
THIRD PLACE:
Over $1000 in cash and prizes, including $500 cash.
FINALISTS RECEIVE:
Discount on Retreat tuition.
ALL SEMIFINALISTS RECEIVE:
An invitation to the exclusive CineStory Retreat including: Three 90-minute one-on-one sessions with working Hollywood agents, managers, producers, development executives and other pros to discuss the writer's work and career strategy Open access to 15+ hours of small group sessions covering a wide rage of creative and business topics Free film screenings and other events.
Cinestory Feature
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Los Angeles, CA 90066
Web:
http://cinestory.org
Email:
info@cinestory.org
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CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Contact
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Web:
http://cinestory.org
Email:
info@cinestory.org
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CineStory Announces Quarterfinalists
Cinestory has announced the 52 feature quarterfinalists and the 20 short script quarterfinalists for the 2005 CineStory Screenwriting Awards. These scripts are now being read by two quarterfinalist judges each. On March 1, 16 semi-finalists for the feature category and 10 short script writers will be notified, announced on the home page of www.CineStory.com and on the pages of Moviebytes.
CineStory 2005 Quarterfinalists, Feature Category
In alphabetical Order by Writer:
Lorelei Armstrong THE EVENING AND THE NIGHT Los Angeles CA
Robb Badlam LYCANTHROPE Edison NJ
Andrea Bailey FALLING OVER VENUS Los Angeles CA
Paul R. & Cathy E Bruno AMERICAN TRIUMPH Henderson NV
David Buik FAITHFUL Los Angeles CA
Diana Miriam Caldwell PARIS IN THE SPRING Los Angeles CA
Elizabeth R. Cardinal THE PIPER Maplewood MN
Kevin Caruso ART OF DECEPTION Matawan NJ
John Chang MOM & MRS. JONES Cincinnati OH
Emily Cicchini ELIZA'S FERRY Austin TX
Keith Davidson THE GENTLEMAN DETECTIVE Ottawa, CANADA
Will Denson BRANTNER Eau Claire WI
Eric Diekhans BLUE SUEDE SHOES Evanston IL
Alvin Easter STEALING THUNDER Minneapolis MN
Marshall S. Ferrin REENACTMENT Herndon VA
Sheila F. Flaherty EAST OF MECCA Evanston IL
Jim Forbes THE FISHERMAN'S SON Klamath Falls OR
Adam Gittlin STORYTELLER New York NY
Lisa Gold THE POKER WARS Long Beach CA
Ian Goodwillie MARCO LANES Saskatoon, CANADA
Madeleine Holly-Rosing AN UNCOMMON SOLDIER Sunland CA
David Jaher A DEATH IN BERLIN New York NY
David Jaher THE WITCH OF LIME STREET New York NY
Nikhil Simha Jayaram REARRANGED Ellicott City MD
Jill Berk Jiminez THE GATEKEEPERS Tampa FL
Joshua Kotcheff BLACK SPARTACUS Los Angeles CA
Steve LaMontagne THE LOST COAST Eugene OR
Daniel Lawrence THE GAZA GOLEM Los Angeles CA
Malcolm Lawson BLACKOUT San Francisco CA
Chris Leeder HARRISON'S LAST STAND Los Angeles CA
Richard M. Lewis THING OF BEAUTY Austin TX
Richard M. Lewis OUT OF THE BLUE Austin TX
Thomas Moore PUBLIC LIVES New York NY
Will Moran RACING A GHOST Menlo Park CA
Paul Morton PICTURES OF CHAIRMAN MAO Los Angeles CA
David Mulligan THE HENCHMAN North Hollywood CA
A. R. O'Connor CLOSE TO HOME Old Lyme CT
Jason Panaro 21st CENTURY WISDOM Long Beach CA
Jacqueline Pardue DOWN BY THE RIVER Los Angeles CA
Michael Pauly THE TERRIBLY IMPRACTICAL
LOVE STORY OF MS. JULIE BREEZE Pasadena CA
Brian Peterson AWAKE AND DREAMING New York NY
Edward Rouse Pryor THREE O'CLOCK PUNCH Mystic CT
Simon Rawlinson WITHIN THE ROCKS Los Angeles CA
Michael Raymond ITALIAN WALTZ Seattle WA
Lisa Diana Shapiro MOVING MOTHER Los Angeles CA
Gary Sherwood THE TWO DEWEYS Santa Rosa CA
Jeffrey Siniard DAWN OVER FRANCE Chula Vista CA
Cheryl Slean ATOMIC TOWN Seattle WA
Stacey Jean Snider MISS PEARLIE Provo UT
Lizanne Southgate DREAMS OF MICHELANGELO Corvallis OR
Zohar Tzur THE BIRTHDAY SUIT New York NY
Anne Winter ATTENTION, EARTHLINGS! Del Mar CA
CineStory 2005 Quarterfinalists, Short Script Category
In alphabetical order, by writer:
Thomas Beach BREAKFAST WITH JOE Rochester WI
Marc V. Calderwood THE CHRISTMAS CARD Albuquerque NM
Marc V. Calderwood EMILIANO DE LA
GARZA AND THE
GENIE Albuquerque NM
Marc V. Calderwood LEAVING FRIENDLY Albuquerque NM
Aleksandr Degtyarev MAGDALENE Levittown NY
Emily Farache SUNDAY Los Angeles CA
Elizabeth Henry LETTING GO Englewood CO
Frederick Jones HOPE IS A THREE
- LEGGED DOG Jackson MO
John Jones BREAKFAST MEETING Hastings-On-Hudson NY
John Jones JIMMY'S BLUES Hastings-On-Hudson NY
Krasimir Karamfilov ANGEL Los Angeles CA
Steve LaMontagne THE CACTUS FLOWER
WEDDING CHAPEL Eugene OR
Thomas Moore SESSIONS New York NY
Shannon O'Higgins ABSOLUTION Alexandria VA
Shannon O'Higgins PERSONAL SPACE Alexandria VA
John Puffer DAWN OF THE NIGHT Edmonton, Canada
Marie Scott THE VISITORS Brooklyn NY
Kristina Thames UNSUITABLE Thousand Oaks CA
Adam Yoelin ABSENT Deerfield IL
Updated: 02/08/2005
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Contact
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Web:
http://cinestory.org
Email:
info@cinestory.org
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