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MovieBytes Interview:
Screenwriter Allen Cody

An interview with screenwriter Allen Cody regarding the Telluride Indie Writing Competition.

Q: What's the title of the script you entered in this contest, and what's it about?

A: EYE OF THE WIND - by Allen Cody Taube

If a tree can talk, a blind girl can see...

action/drama 94 pages info@reefchief.com

(There are 30 winning screenplays of this festival from all catagories, no first second third place winners.)

Q: What made you enter this particular contest? Have you entered any other contests with this script? If so, how did you do?

A: I like Telluride.

Q: Were you satisfied with the adminstration of the contest? Did they meet their deadlines? Did you receive all the awards that were promised?

A: Yes.

Q: Were you given any feedback on your script? If so, did you find the feedback helpful?

A: No feedback.

Q: Has your success in this contest helped you market your script? Were you contacted by any agents, managers or producers?

A: Lots of contact with agents, managers and producers as a result of multiple contest and film festival wins (9 in the past 2 years).

Q: What's your background? Have you written any other screenplays or television scripts?

A: Have written 5 other spec features, optioned one, and am writing one right now.

Q: Do you live in Los Angeles? If not, do you have any plans to move there?

A: Nope, life in Key West, might sail to Los Angeles.

Q: What's next? Are you working on a new script?

A: Writing a psych thiller called SKETCH ARTIST with co-writer, Robin Bradford. Have a few more in the works.

Posted Sunday, December 14, 2003

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