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Three Essential Tips On Writing Characters

Here are three tips you can use to elevate the characters in your screenplay so hopefully you don’t receive this note ever again.

Pitch a Screenplay - Skip the Canned Speech and Speak from the Heart

Too many people think that buyers expect them to pitch a screenplay in a locked-down, rehearsed speech

Cowrite Announces Week 4, and Week 3 Winners

The Cowrite contest has announced their week 4 winner Steven Dexheimer and week 3 winner Tony Martin.

Acclaim Announces Feature and TV Contest Winners

Ursula Hollman's SUCK has been named the winner of hte Fall/Winter 2008 Acclaim Screenwriting Coemptition... Acclaim TV has announced the TV Contest winners.

Cowrite Announces Week 2 winner

The Cowrite contest in association with Benderspink has announced their week 2 winner: writing partners Lauren Hynek and Elizabeth Martin.

BlueCat Screenwriting Contest FINAL DEADLINE APRIL 1st

Grand Prize: $10,000, Four Finalists: $1,500. Every writer who enters receives 600 word written script analysis. Founded by award winning writer-director Gordy Hoffman. Sony just picked up the distribution rights for their 2005 winner, Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story.

British Short Screenplay Competition

The British Short Screenplay Competition regarded internationally as “the best and the most prestigious short screenplay competition in the world” is now accepting submissions for the 2008 competition.

2007 Samuel Goldwyn Award Winners Announced

UCLA's Jennifer O'Kieffe has been named the winner of the 52nd annual Samuel Goldwyn writing awards for her script "Sex and Sylvia Plath."

VOY Announces Winner of First-Annual International Film Lab Competition

Ana Farini selected from hundreds of entries globally – wins $5000 prize and option to produce her film.

WRITERS GUILD LAUNCHES NEW ONLINE REGISTRY WEBSITE

As the Writers Guild of America, west Registry's 24-hour online registration service continues to expand, the WGAw announces the launch of its new Registry website.

Seeking character driven script

Independent producer - director is looking for a low budget character driven screenplay. Your story can be a drama, thriller, romantic or dark comedy.

Writers Guilds Announce 101 Greatest Screenplays

The Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced the 101 Greatest Screenplays of all time - as voted on by members of the Writers Guilds, west and East.

Tom Selleck, Robert Conrad Among New Panelists Joining Michael Chiklis, Jeff Goldblum and Others in Writers Guild Foundation

An evening honoring Emmy and Writers Guild Award winning writer, and 2006 WGA Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award Recipient, Stephen J. Cannell.

Advanced Scene Writing

Five week course on mastering the basic unit of screenwriting.

VOY Pictures Announces Film Lab Finalists

VOY Pictures, a company developing high- quality films and television programming for Latinos and Latinophiles, today announced the five finalists of its VOY Pictures Film Lab
 
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