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CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Cinestory Feature
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Los Angeles, CA 90066
Web:
http://www.cinestory.org
Email:
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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
Expired. Previous Deadline: 04/25/2021WinningScripts Pro $5 Off Coupon
Notification: Quarterfinalists – Mid-June; Semifinalists/Invitees – Early August; Finalists – Early September; Fellow – Mid-September.
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://www.cinestory.org
Email:
info@cinestory.org
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CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Contact
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Web:
http://www.cinestory.org
Email:
info@cinestory.org
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Contest News
CineStory Announces Quarterfinalists
CineStory has announced their 2010 quarterfinalists.
AIN'T DEAD YET, Kevin Cahill & Richard Chiaramonte, Stamford CT
AMERICAN CHILD, April Rouveyrol, Glendale CA
AMERICAN SUBLIME, Chris Young, Los Angeles CA
BLOOD IS NEVER LOST, James Walker, London UK
CONFESSION, Sean Corrigan, Austin TX
COOPER'S WAR, Timothy Smith, Paris, FRANCE
CROOKED LINES, Samina Sami, New York NY
CULL, David Gilbank David & Paul Renhard, Bradford UK
DAN QUICK, David Rakowiecki, Jersey City NJ
DING-DONG-DITCH, Erin Donovan, Santa Monica CA
DJINN, Matthew Altman, New York NY
DRACULA'S BRAM STOKER, Heidi Haaland, Minneapolis MN
FIRE IN BEULAH, Paula Sullivan & Rilla Askew Norman, OK
GARBO'S LAST STAND, Jonathan Miller, Oakland CA
GODSPEED, Michael Toay & Travis Mann, Castaic CA
GOING UNDER, Drew Powell & Matt Carmody, Los Angeles CA
GRAND THEFT SLEIGH RIDE, Bill Slough, San Antonio TX
GRILLED CHEESE VIRGIN, Steven Arvanites, New York, NY
HAPPY GENIUS OF THE HOUSEHOLD, Richard Eschenroeder, Kirkwood MO
HENCHMEN, Jay D. Waxman, Los Angeles CA
HOME FREE, Jon Bradford Young, Los Angeles CA
JAMDOWN, Paul Mckoy & John Trefry, Santa Monica CA
JUDGEY, Mary Anderson Casavant, New York NY
KID ULYSSES, Kevin T. Stein, Oak Park, IL
KING OF THE ROAD, Monica Surrena, Burbank CA
LEONARD SPURGEON, Frederick Mensch, Palatine IL
LET THE GAMES BEGIN, Stephan Vladimir Bugaj, San Pablo CA
MANHANDLED, Krisy Gosney, Mission Viejo CA
MERCUTIO, Stuart Rogers, Studio City CA
MOST VALUABLE, Andrew Macbeth, Los Angeles CA
OUR PET KAT, Scott Reardon, New York NY
PINCH HITTERS LTD, Robert Stuart Richards, Canyon Country CA
POWER TRIP, Jim Patton & Dwayne McKenzie, Manhattan Beach, CA
RASHAE LIKES ME (SOMEHOW), M. Brown Pennington, Pittsburg PA
RED FOREST, Aaron Marshall, West Hollywood CA
SAFEWORD, Zoe Mavroudi, Astoria NY
SCALLOPED POTATOES AND HAM, Kathleen Douglass, Nora Springs IA
SCATTERBRAINS, Richard Hohenrath, West Hempstead NY
SEX, DEATH AND EROSION, Tim Connolly, Los Angeles CA
SHATTER, Gideon Shmorak, Brooklyn NY
SUICIDE GIRLS, Mike Davidson, Rochester NY
THE ADVENTURES OF A MODERN-DAY SPINSTER, Linnea Liu Dakin, Los Angeles, CA & Brenda Jean Foley, New York, NY
THE FROG PRINTZ, Rebecca Heck, Sleepy Hollow NY
THE LONG WAY DOWN, Theo Burtis, New York, NY
THE PUPPY WHO FELL FROM THE SKY, Penelope Swan, Austin TX
THE RADIANCE, Tara Anaïse Samat, Los Angeles CA
TROOP 51 SAVES THE WORLD, David Anaxagoras, Mission Viejo CA
URBANITY 2, Adam Barker, Frankfort KY
WASTELAND, Lorinda Donovan, Northwood ND
WHEN TIGERS SLEEP, James Walker, London UK
WILD HEART, Marc Calderwood, Albuquerque NM
Updated: 05/12/2010
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Contact
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Web:
http://www.cinestory.org
Email:
info@cinestory.org
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