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San Diego Film and Screenwriting Festival
Description: When was the last time you visited a film festival, and had the opportunity to pitch your screenplay to A-list industry insiders during that same getaway? In just four years, the newly-christened San Diego Film and Screenplay Festival (www.sdff.org; formerly the San Diego Film Festival) has evolved into the most unique industry gathering in the country. In 2004, over 15,000 attended the third annual event and had the opportunity to party with the stars. Guests throughout the years have included James Woods, Joey Lauren Adams, Sally Kirkland, Jennifer Beals, Dee Wallace Stone, James Van Der Beek, Cliff Robertson, Phyllis Diller, Soleil Moon Frye, Rick Schroder and many others, who mingled with thrilled film fans and nominated filmmakers from around the globe during the Actor's Ball and Awards Ceremony. The Best Screenplay award-winner was particularly ecstatic, as he was immediately signed by producer Craig Perry ("American Pie," "Final Destination"), one of our Best Screenplay industry judges, in addition to winning a sizable cash prize. His dream was certainly worth the 45 buck entry fee! Download the application at www.sdff.org today!) Students, take $5 off your entry fee with student verification. Total $2500 in cash and thousands more in prizes, including gift packages from “Final Draft” software,” “Hollywood Creative Directory,” “Hollywood Representation Directory,” “InkTip.com,” “soyouwannasellascript.com,” “Writer’s Boot Camp,” “scriptpimp.com,” subscriptions to “Hollywood Scriptwriter” and “Script” magazines and more. Top screenplays are judged by panel of fifteen industry judges, including producers, production company development representatives, and WGA agents. Who knows? You may land a professional gig. Or two. The 2005 San Diego Film and Screenwriting Festival, to be held September 21-25 in San Diego's historic Gaslamp District, promises to be the biggest ever. World premieres of studio and independent product, panel discussions, exclusive screenings and workshops will combine to create the finest martini ever. But this year's cherry will make all the difference. For the first time, a film festival will incorporate an actual pitch session, sponsored by the industry leader "Hollywood by the Bay" (www.hollywoodbythebay.com). Mark the dates: September 21-25, 2005. Visit www.sdff.org and download your screenplay competition application NOW!! Please email screenwriter@sdff.org for any questions or comments.
Added on: 02-Jan-2005 Hits: 1672
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Category: Screenwriting/Contests

Academy Writers Clinic
Description: While this is only a generic overview, screenplays will be analyzed across many facets of screenwriting, including: 1) Premise / Marketability: Viability in the present marketplace, originality of initial conceit, comparison to similar films/competitive projects. 2) Story: Overall quality of theme, tone, and writing style as it relates to conflict, drama, and action. 3) Storyline / Plot / Structure: : Specific assessment relating to theme, pace/rhythm/balance, transitions, scene construction, act breaks, plot/subplots, logic, action/momentum, story holes, redundancies. 4) Dialogue: Originality, uniqueness/freshness, intelligence/depth, economy, consistency within characters, variation between characters. 5) Characterizations: Style, idiosyncrasies, believability, consistency, motivations, growth/character arcs, dimensionality/depth, relationship dynamics/interplay.
Added on: 11-Aug-2004 Hits: 1560
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Category: Screenwriting/Script Consultants

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