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PAGE Award Winner Screening at Cannes
By Jennifer Berg, Administrative Director
May 21, 2008, 00:01

The new short film DOUBLE, by PAGE Award-winning screenwriter Keith Ray Putman, is currently screening in the Short Film Corner at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. The psychological thriller was written and directed by Putman and stars Avery Clyde (“Dawson’s Creek,” “N.C.I.S.,” “Medium”).

Now celebrating its fifth anniversary year, the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has earned a reputation for discovering and promoting some of the most talented new screenwriters from across the country and around the world. Since receiving their awards, many of the contest’s winning writers are now building careers in the industry:

* 24 PAGE Award winners have optioned or sold their winning scripts
* 12 PAGE Award winners have acquired representation
* 11 PAGE Award winners have landed screenwriting assignments
* 10 PAGE Award winners have movies or television shows in production, aired or released


In the latest news...

Legendary producer Fred Roos (THE GODFATHER, APOCALYPSE NOW, LOST IN TRANSLATION) has signed on to produce Dylan Costello’s 2005 Bronze Prize-winning drama CORONADO. Anne Goursaud is attached to direct.

The 2007 Gold Prize-winning drama SLUGGER, by Jimmy Miller, has been optioned by Barn Door Pictures. Acclaimed actress/director Mary Stuart Masterson (FRIED GREEN TOMATOES, BENNY & JOON, DIGGING TO CHINA) is attached to direct.

And the 2006 Silver Prize-winning family film I’LL BE YOUR BEST FRIEND, by Jennifer Boch-Wawrzyniak, has been optioned by producer Julie Richardson (COLLATERAL, THE MIDNIGHT MAN) and Imaginarium Entertainment.

This year the PAGE judges will present a total of 31 awards in ten different genre categories. The winning writers will receive over $30,000 in cash and prizes, including a $10,000 Grand Prize, as well as extensive publicity and industry exposure for their winning scripts.

If you haven't yet enter this year's contest, you have one last chance to submit your script. The Last Minute Deadline for the 2008 PAGE Awards competition is Saturday, May 31st. But this is the Final Entry Deadline. In order to be eligible for the 2008 PAGE Awards competition, all entries must be postmarked or submitted online by midnight on Saturday, May 31st.

This year’s Semi-Finalists will be announced on August 1st. Finalists will be posted on September 1st. And the 2008 PAGE Award Winners will be announced on October 1st.

Contest info:PAGE International Screenwriting Awards



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