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This festival is designed to promote Independent Media and Writing. Awards for Film, Video, Audio, Scriptwriting, Outdoor Journalism and Videos made on a Macintosh Computer. Categories include, Animation, Feature, Drama, Narrative, Experimental, Commercial, Documentary, and Outdoor Subjects.
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To place student written material into the hands of Hollywood agents and managers.
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This contest is restricted to new writers residing in New England and the Canadian Maritimes. It's objective is to identify local talent, and expose it to a broader market.
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LA Shorts Fest is dedicated to the celebration and cultivation of the short film. Through a variety of yearlong activities, LA Shorts Fest educates, entertains and honors those who have mastered the craft.
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Our mission is to promote and encourage the endeavors of our International Creative Community in all media, by providing exposure to their productions and writings by way of a film festival.
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Screenwriting Competition wherein the Winning Screenplay will be Produced as a Low Budget Feature Film. All entries judged/written coverage by THREE studio or certified readers; all entries will will receive that coverage. 2nd Ovjective: to advance, educate and promote winners. Crewed by industry professionals; using the latest HD digital technology available.
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To showcase independent screenplays and laud those who work independently to create the blueprints for our independent films; to seek out screenplays which appeal to the filmmakers and audiences that frequent the Woods Hole Film Festival: to present a reading of a winning screenplay to the WHFF audience and allow the screenwriter to hear their words made real and receive feedback from an audience, actors, and filmmakers.
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The contest aims to promote the work of women screenwriters and support the creation of worthy film roles for women.
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Nurturing emerging screenwriters and outstanding LGBT-themed screenplays.
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BIFF Screenplay to Production Contest (BIFF SPC) offers an opportunity for under-represented screenwriters and filmmakers to produce a film entirely from Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production to a completed finished project on High Definition Format only.
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Looking for the Best Screenplays out there today! Contest will award $1,000 to best screenplay and $250 for 2nd place along with our coveted "Appy" Award. Accepting entries beginning October 1, 2005. Festival Dates are April 27-29, 2006 in Huntington, WV. Contest Finalists invited to attend the festival.
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The HBO Writers Lab is a mentoring program designed to provide career guidance for emerging screenwriters by offering practical insights into what to expect from script writing as a profession. Applications are now being accepted for the program, and the workshop is limited to six (6) qualifying writers in order to create a more intimate environment where participants and industry professionals can openly discuss story, the creative and “notes” process, and the challenges of writing under the guidance of others.
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HBO and The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) are announcing an open call for entry for the HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition. The competition is a partnership between the pay television network and festival to find and showcase a new Latino talent. One winner will be chosen to receive $15,000 in funding from HBO to produce and direct a short film based on an original script entry.
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To give new and talented writers the chance to pursue a career in film and television. Contest judging by WGA Signatory Agencies.
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As part of its ongoing commitment to create additional access for writers of diverse backgrounds, CBS' Diversity Institute has launched a different kind of Writers program, which highlights one of those paths. The focus of this five month program is on opening doors: providing opportunities to build relationships with network executives and show runners; to support new and emerging writers in their efforts to improve their craft; and to develop the interpersonal skills necessary to break in and succeed.
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The Sundance Institute is interested in supporting original, compelling, human stories that reflect the independent vision of the writer and/or writer/director.
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To reward the best of independently written but still unproduced feature-length scripts. To highlight the value of independent filmmaking and filmmakers (which means video as well, of course).
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To discover the best un-produced feature-length screenplays by talented writers and present their work to LEADING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.
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From accomplished screenwriters to multiple Emmy winners, Carnegie Mellon alumni have enjoyed success in all facets of the entertainment industry. The WCDAC Screenplay Competition will give exposure to writers who are part of the Carnegie Mellon family. By providing an opportunity to put their scripts in front of top-level industry leaders, the WCDAC continues its long-standing support of Carnegie Mellon students and alumni.
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To provide a forum for Virigina screenwriters and promote the future of filmmaking in Virginia.
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The Pocono Mountains Film Festival is a non-profit organization established to provide some of the best independent filmmakers in the world the opportunity to showcase their work. Filmmakers are afforded the opportunity to network with the best professionals in the industry.
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We champion the struggling independent Auteur who literally does it all or who gathers a close team who contributes what's needed to get their movie make. By having in attendance, mediamakers from all across the U.S. and Canada and by bringing in experienced and award winning directors, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and stunt professionals to conduct workshops and discussion groups, thus sharing their knowledge, we are paving the way for an independent movie explosion in Oklahoma.
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To give screenwriters some exposure of their scripts.
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Industry exposure, WGAw writer assistance in polishing winning scripts and $15,000 in cash prizes for up to 19 finalists.
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The Female Eye Film Festival was established in Toronto in 2001. The 1st annual FeFF Script Development Program (open to men) took place in 2003. This two tier program is comprised of the Good To Go and Script Reading Series. Scripts get optioned for development annually and the FeFF offers awards for best screenplays in the following categories: Best Feature, Best Fresh Voice, Best Low Budget Feature, Crowd Pleaser and Best Teleplay.
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The London Independent Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing new emerging film talent.
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All entrants receive feedback on their scripts. Our goal is to help new writers by providing affordable, professional feedback that is neither sugarcoated nor scathing but “encouragingly blunt,” and to give talented writers the opportunity to get their work read by industry decision makers.
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We are looking for imaginative, well- developed scripts with interesting characters and emotional punch in any genre. Script must have a Pacific Northwest setting (Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Alaska or Montana)
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Held semi-annually, NAMIC Writers' Workshops are presented as part of the association's on-going efforts to increase the representation of African American, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American creators of original content across the communications industry's entertainment platforms.
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To showcase screenwriters and their work to the industry, and provide awards and cash to help support and compliment their careers.
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To find scripts for the 3rd International Mystery Writers' Festival where new mystery-genre plays, screenplays and teleplays come to life on stage. Professional actors present the best (contest finalists) new works of thrillers, suspense, who-dun-its, psychologoical dramas, and good ol' mysteries!
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The purpose of this contest is to give new screenwriters industry exposure. In its first thirty years, American Zoetrope has produced some of the most important films in American cinema--films that have been recognized with fifteen Academy Awards and sixty-eight nominations. At the core of this success is a steadfast dedication to storytelling. In the words of founding director Francis Ford Coppola, who won his first Oscar for the screenplay of Patton, "the story is the foundation upon which all else is built.
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aTalentScout TV Contest is a contest for big ideas and great writing. aTalentScout has been helping TV writers succeed since 1999. We are committed to discovering the best TV writing talent and catapulting projects over the no-sayers onto the desks of decision makers. Out of close to three hundred "contest sites," aTalentScout is one of only a handful to have winning projects produced.
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Unique Prize. Ten-page manuscript that wins is produced into a short film. For rules or production contract, please email. Deadline for 2008 has been extended to November 10. Late fee of $100 applies.
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With a mission to entertain, enlighten and enrich through film, the Mammoth Mountain Film Festival fosters appreciation for the art of movie making and its power to inspire and communicate a richness of ideas and cultures, with an emphasis on environmental issues and mountain culture. The festival celebrates and recognizes the winning films and filmmakers at the annual Awards Ceremony and Filmmakers Dinner, which then segues into a relaxing weekend where guests bask in the beauty of Mammoth, mingle with filmmakers and film-buffs, and stimulate all of the senses with world-class skiing, snowboarding and winter sports.
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The annual International Beverly Hills Film Festival was founded in 2001 by award-winning independent filmmaker Nino Simone. The event is dedicated to showcasing and promoting non-studio films to the entertainment industry.
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Film Independent's Screenwriters Lab is an intensive five-week program running two evenings a week in Los Angeles in July and August. The Lab is designed to help screenwriters improve their craft, develop their voice as writers, and take their current scripts to the next level. During the Lab, Fellows receive feedback on their scripts from the Lab instructor, outside advisors, and the other writers in the program.
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Following eight successful years of the British Short Screenplay competition and with an un-precedented line up of judges like Kenneth Branagh, Sir Alan Parker, Nik Powell and Stephen Woolley Kaos Films aim with the Feature Screenplay Competition is discover the best and most talented writers from around the world and put it into production. This is not a development scheme the winning screenplay will be produced with a budget of up to $2 Million!
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The Amsterdam Film Festival proudly supports the art of screenwriting by allowing new talent to be heard and discovered in AFF's annual Screenplay Competition. Top screenplays in the competition are awarded based on the quality and originality of the work. AFF seeks to discover and revere the finest and most original voices in screenwriting from around the globe.
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The Mexico International Film Festival is now accepting entries of short and feature length screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays. The annual scriptwriting competition is a way for new and veteran scriptwriters to showcase their talents among industry professionals.
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SkyFest III now open for submissions. 262 awards! Big change this time is that 4th place in all nine categories now ALSO gets trophy, check, and certificate just like 1-3. And we're giving 25 Certificates of Excellence in all nine categories for 5th place winners. More awards and more respect for filmmakers and scriptwriters than many festivals.
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The mission of the Screenwriter's Challenge is to discover and support a new wave of talented storytellers from around the world. The Challenge is organized by NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness, LLC. NYC Midnight aims to provide the prizes and exposure necessary for writers to take their next big step towards writing professionally.
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The Alaska International Film Festival is Alaska's leading independent film competition and recognition platform. The aim of the competition is to recognize the best and brightest new work in international cinema and highlight Alaska's important role in the international film community. Each year, awards are presented to independent filmmakers from around the globe who produce original and compelling films and screenplays in several competition categories.
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BE SCENE - For 4 years now, ACEFEST has been one of the most anticipated annual events on the industry calendar. The American Cinematic Experience goes far beyond film exhibition and into the very most primitive stages of production - writing. The Great American Screenplay Competition is seeking the best writers from coast to coast and it could be you! With an always impressive roster of judges, a growing bundle of rewards and nearly 55,000+ industry players waiting eagerly to see the winner's work, this is your chance to get your script seen!
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The Colorado Film Festival ranks among the most prestigious international film festivals and recognition platforms in the great state of Colorado. The festival consistently strives to set a standard for excellence in recognizing the important work of emerging talent and masters of the cinema craft around the world. Quite simply, it is our mission to discover and celebrate extraordinary films.
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The Oregon Film Festival serves as a showcase to honor and celebrate the brightest talent in the global filmmaking community while expanding the both the audience and appetite for independent film in the state of Oregon. The Oregon Film Festival believes that independent films broaden the palette of cinema, seeding the global culture with new ideas, kindling awareness, and fostering activism.
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Our mission is to bring all genres of progressive, eye-opening, independent cinema to Yosemite and to foster an appreciation and understanding toward the preservation and majesty of our natural world.
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We are looking for screenplays, short scripts and TV scripts that focus on the environment, third world issues, wildlife or feature alternative transportation (such as a character riding a bus, bike, scooter, roller skates, skate board, etc.)
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Call for Submissions now open for the 7th annual Dixie Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Festival Dates: September 27 - October 3, Morton Theatre, downtown Athens, Georgia.
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The GOTHAM SCREEN Film Festival and Screenplay Contest will take place Oct 7-10, 2010, in New York City. An opportunity for filmmakers to have their work shown and critically judged in New York, Gotham Screen is looking for fresh voices and perspectives from local, national and international filmmakers. The mission of the festival is to create a positive industry and audience exposure for works that would otherwise not easily get seen.
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