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| 1. Take A Meeting Early Bird Special |
 Build relationships, present your project, and get your screenwriting career rolling.
Final Draft, Inc.'s Take A Meeting event allows you to meet one-on-one with executives, producers, agents and managers seeking exciting, original projects. For $79, you get 15 minutes of dedicated face time to present your ideas in an intimate setting, plus our step-by-step registration process enables you to search for and select the executives who would be the most receptive to your work.
Register before July 18 and take advantage of our EARLY BIRD SPECIAL –
buy 2 meetings and get 1 free! (single-meeting rate $79)
Los Angeles Event Details:
When: Sep 6-7, 2008
Where: Beverly Garland — Universal City, 4222 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood, CA 91602
New York Event Details:
When: Nov 7-8, 2008
Where: Location to be announced closer to event date
Executives from Madhouse, Fuse Entertainment, The Gersh Agency, Practical Pictures, AEI, Plumeria, Silver Pictures/Dark Castle, Underground, and more are scheduled to attend.
PLUS, educational seminars and workshops featuring ScriptShark’s Out of the Computer/Into the Industry, Cinestory’s Morning Workout and seminars led by writer favorites like Pilar Alessandro, Blake Snyder, Syd Field, and Ken Rotcop.
To take advantage of the Early Bird Special,
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| 2. The July/August Issue of Script is on Newsstands Now! |
 In the current issue of Script, screenwriting duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Superbad) discuss the genesis of their high-on-action buddy comedy Pineapple Express. Oscar® and Emmy®-winning writer-director Alan Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under) explains how he handled the creative controversy around his forthcoming Towelhead. The women of Plum Pictures assert their commitment to the storyteller in our ProdCo Spotlight. Mad Men creator Matt Weiner describes the challenges of period-specific series television. And resident new-media pros Alec McNayr and Robert Gustafson tell you what's selling online and how to use it to your advantage.
All that and more in the current issue of Script.
For a complete Table of Contents, or to subscribe,
Visit: www.scriptmag.com
Join Script on the Web
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| 3. Writers on Writing: Frozen River |
 When writer-director Courtney Hunt thought she heard voices, she was a little concerned. Then she decided to write down what the voices told her. Five years and one Sundance Grand Jury Prize later, Hunt is set to release Frozen River with the help of Sony Pictures Classics.
For an exclusive excerpt,
Visit: www.finaldraft.com/mm_media/mm_newsletters/080709_script/
vol14no4-frozen.pdf |
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| 4. Anatomy of a Scene: Swing Vote |
 An election comedy in an election year seems anything but accidental. That's why writers Joshua Michael Stern (who also directs) and Jason Richman put a great amount of purpose behind their Capraesque comedy, Swing Vote. In this issue, Stern and Richman anatomize a scene from their personal and patriotic film.
For an exclusive excerpt,
Visit: www.finaldraft.com/mm_media/mm_newsletters/080709_script/
vol14no4-swingvote.pdf |
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| 5. Scene Fix: Running in a Whirlpool |
 Doug Berger, a customer service rep from Columbus, OH, has written an inspiring "consider," but he needs a little extra help to move Running in a Whirlpool to "recommend" territory. Enter Bill Kelly (Premonition, Enchanted) and Michael Seitzman (North Country, Here on Earth) to mentor on character intention and audience investment.
To read the complete article,
Visit: www.finaldraft.com/mm_media/mm_newsletters/080709_script/
vol14no4-scenefix.pdf |
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| 6. Script Extra Edition: Transforming Stories @ Highland Farm |
 sevenEcho and Script Partner to Explore Interactive Storytelling
by Andrew Rachmell
Will the new technology of interactive, personalized and socially networked media on the Internet affect the storytelling process? In May 2008, this question was discussed at "Transforming Stories @ Highland Farm," a daylong symposium on storytelling in today's era of online entertainment. Held at the historic former home of renowned storyteller Oscar Hammerstein II, a panel of esteemed media professionals and scholars gathered to explore this timely issue and its relevance to emerging storytelling formats. Topics included: the narrative's basic tenets and their application across film, online entertainment, television and theater; the role of audience engagement in interactive and socially networked stories and the audience's expectations as new forms of storytelling arise. Panel sessions were moderated by Tony®, Grammy®, Peabody and Emmy® Award-winning producer Murray Horwitz (Ain't Misbehavin, The Great Gatsby).
Soon the entire seminar will premiere online in a series of interactive episodic shows, courtesy of Script and sevenEcho, the leading platform company for interactive, personalized and socially networked entertainment. "Transforming Stories @ Highland Farm" was produced using sevenEcho's Personal Interactive Episodic (PIE) Audience Delivery Platform, an online technology that allows audiences to personalize and interact with Internet media content as well as socially network with other viewers within a show. David J. Russek, CEO of sevenEcho explains, "We developed PIE for storytellers. The PIE platform enables writers and producers to create this next phase of Internet programming both easily and cost effectively. The [Highland Farm] series provides a forum for stretching the thinking behind…such storytelling."
The series debuts later this year on Script's website Scriptmag.com and at sevenEcho's site.
For more information on sevenEcho,
Visit: www.sevenecho.com |
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| 7. On the Scene: The 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival |
There's nothing like a film festival to motivate a filmmaker. Creativity, information, and magic are in the air!
The 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival had something for everyone. Shorts, documentaries, narrative and international films — the list goes on and on. Script magazine and Final Draft were proud to be a part of the festivities. Final Draft, Inc. was a sponsor of the festival and attended mixers and events, such as "Coffee Talk: Screenwriters" with Shane Black and Andrew Kevin Walker, moderated by Rita Hsiao; the father-son "Entertainment Weekly Talk: The Right Men" conversation between directors Ivan and Jason Reitman; and "Poolside Chat: Funny Women" with Alyson Hannigan, Janeane Garofalo, Illeana Douglas, and Jennifer Tilly, moderated by David Steinberg; along with a wide variety of screenings, including the summer preview of The Wackness, the Audience Award Winner for Best Narrative Feature, written and directed by Jonathan Levine.
"The L.A. Film festival tied in with our L.A. premiere, and the response was overwhelming," Levine says. "It's very exciting to hear the film is striking a chord."
Levine continues, "I've been going to [the L.A. Film Festival] for five years and seeing amazing stuff, whether it's music videos or someone speaking or seeing films."
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2008 L.A. Film Festival! |
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Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature: The Prince of Broadway, directed by Sean Baker, written by Baker and Darren Dean |
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Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature: The Wackness, written and directed by Jonathan Levine |
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Jury Prize for Best Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, star of Lori Petty's autobiographical The Poker House |
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Best Narrative Short Film: Magic Paris, written and directed by Alice Winocour |
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Best Animated or Experimental Short Film: I Have Seen the Future, directed by Cam Christiansen, written by Kris Demeanor, animated by Christiansen and Scott Underhill |
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Audience Award for Best Short Film: Frankie, written and directed by Darren Thornton |
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Target Documentary Award for Best Documentary Feature: Loot, written and directed by Darius Marder |
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Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature: Anvil! The Story of Anvil, directed by Sasha Gervasi |
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Special Documentary Jury Commendation: Pressure Cooker, directed by Jennifer Grausman and Mark Becker |
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Audience Award for Best International Feature: Man on Wire, directed by James Marsh |
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Best Documentary Short Film: City of Cranes, directed by Eva Weber |
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Audience Award for Best Music Video: "Run," directed by Melanie Mandl, music by Air |
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To view pictures from the event,
Visit: www.finaldraft.com/company/on-the-scene/20080619-los-angeles-film-festival.php |
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| 8. Writers Marketplace |
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StoryLink's Pitch Your Story Contest provides screenwriters with a pipeline to Industry Professionals with the power to put scripts into production. Launched in 2006, StoryLink is the leading networking and educational destination for professional and aspiring writers. Besides fostering the exchange of ideas and information, StoryLink also actively strives to be the channel through which writers and filmmakers connect to the Industry. The deadline to enter Pitch Your Story is August 31, 2008. Finalists will be announced early September 2008, with the Grand Prize Winner awarded early September 2008. Noted Industry Executives will choose the Finalists, with the Grand Prize Winner being selected by a major production company from the pool of finalists; Prizes include industry meetings, script coaching, software and more. For more information,
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The Southampton Screenwriting Conference: The Art of the Screenplay
Join Us! Spots Still Open! July 30th - August 3rd. Opening night speaker will be Kenneth Lonergan, after a screening of his Oscar®-nominated film, You Can Count On Me. On Friday, August 1st, Robert Benton will discuss his films and on Saturday we will have a retrospective of the films of Alan Pakula, hosted by Molly Haskell. Morning workshops will be led by professional, working screenwriters with a broad offering of afternoon electives/panels (or a relaxing afternoon at the beach). The five-day residential Conference will inform, inspire, challenge, and further participants’ understanding of the art of the screenplay and the individual writing process. Our unique program of workshops, seminars, panel presentations, and screenings will encourage and motivate attendees under the professional guidance of accomplished screenwriters, educators, and script analysts.We look forward to seeing you in the Hamptons this summer! For more information,
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