Home > Company > Newsletter Archive > May 16, 2007
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 Big Break Entry Deadlines Near! The 2007 Big Break entry deadline is June 1 ($50 entry fee), and the extended deadline is June 15 ($60 entry fee). Polish up those scripts and become our next success story! This year's contest offers over $30,000 in cash and prizes plus trips to Hollywood for industry meetings. Now in its 8th year, Big Break rewards screenwriters with cash, prizes and A-list executive meetings. Winners and finalists alike have had their screenplays optioned and produced and have secured high-profile representation as well as lucrative writing deals. Big Break is an annual, global screenwriting contest designed to support emerging creative talent. A panel of notable industry professionals conducts the final judging. Juries are comprised of award-winning writers, producers and development executives. Following is a partial list of the 2007 judges: Simon Kinberg, Writer: Mr. & Mrs. Smith; X-Men: The Last Stand Antwone Fisher, Writer: Antwone Fisher Bruce Feirstein, Writer: The World is Not Enough; Tomorrow Never Dies; GoldenEye The stellar lineup of judges is updated continually on the website.  For previous winners, judges, success stories and to enter for your Big Break, Visit: www.finaldraft.com/bigbreak  Our 2007 Big Break Sponsors Final Draft would like to thank all of our 2007 Big Break sponsors, whose support and involvement adds value and substance to this extraordinary contest.  |
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 In the May/June issue of Script magazine we interview Braveheart screenwriter Randall Wallace about adapting Ayn Rand's epic Atlas Shrugged. Plus, horror writer-director Eli Roth takes us inside Hostel: Part II as part of our "Writers on Writing" series. Judd Apatow talks Knocked Up; Hank Nelken writes about his family comedy Are We Done Yet?; we go inside Tribeca All Access (the Tribeca Film Institute's program for minority filmmakers); celebrated novelists Susan Minot and Michael Cunningham discuss bringing Minot's novel Evening to the big screen, and much, much more! Find the May/June issue -- with Randall Wallace on the cover -- on newsstands, or to subscribe, Visit: www.scriptmag.com/subscribe |
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| Aaron Mendelsohn Script Consulting Don't "fade in" to your screenwriting career ... smash cut to it! Go beyond script analysis, get expert career consultation from a working Hollywood screenwriter. Services include script development from concept to final draft, expert script, character and scene analysis, and career guidance and strategic planning. Consulting services take place via phone or, for Los Angeles residents, in person. Rates are competitive and availability is limited. For more information, Visit: www.aaronmendelsohn.com 12th Annual Slamdance Screenwriting Competition The 2007 Slamdance Screenplay Competition, now in its 12th year, is currently accepting entries. Slamdance accepts screenplays in every genre, on any topic, from every country around the world with the intention of bringing attention to the most talented emerging screenwriters and introducing them to the entertainment industry. The final submission deadline is May 18th. "Our goal is to breach the chasm between screenwriters and the industry,” says Peter Baxter, the president and co-founder of Slamdance, “and bring together those who are without the advantage of experience or representation and members of the industry looking for the next big thing." For submission forms, rules and regulations, Visit: www.Slamdance.com Introducing the New Screenwriting Competition That’s Truly Kosher The American Jewish University (formerly The University of Judaism), known for its many prestigious programs, has launched The Bruce Geller Screenwriting Competition. Why is the Geller Screenwriting Competition different? The GSC only accepts screenplays with a Jewish theme, angle, component or facet. “Judaism has a rich tradition of great storytelling,” says program director Stephanie Cornick. “Thanks to the Geller Screenwriting Competition, that tradition will continue to grow and flourish.” Best known as the creator of the Mission: Impossible TV series, Mr. Geller also wrote and produced for Have Gun, Will Travel and Rawhide, and wrote lyrics for the musicals Livin' the Life and All in Love. The common thread running through these productions is great storytelling—something GSC judges will be looking for. Top prize is $25,000 and first two runners-up receive $5,000. For an application and complete information, Visit: www.gellerscreenwriting.org |
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