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... ]]> 158387 Wed, 07 May 2008 08:27:55 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/16410/157286.html?rss=1 ===============================================
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... ]]> 157286 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:56:40 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/16410/157098.html?rss=1 SCREENWRITERS  NEWSFLASH  ANNOUNCEMENT

Let Film Literary Group.com show you what they can do for you. An Important
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ended, it s time to dust off your screenplays and move forward to a brighter
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producers actively seeking material for upcoming productions. The company is
continuing to help new and established writers develop their screenplays
through extensive script analysis and story notes. Once again, they've resumed
submitting packaged screenplays to motion picture companies, executive
producers and independent production companies. Get ready to pursue a
successful screenwriting career. Take a proactive stance and review their
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... ]]> 157098 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:19:34 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/16410/156820.html?rss=1 Hello Writers,

It's Sylvia here from www.VirtualPitchFest.com (http://
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 I
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VPF is an excellent place to be!

As you may already know, what makes www.VirtualPitchFest.com (http://
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... ]]> 156820 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:26:54 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/16410/156462.html?rss=1 Script Savvy Announces New Contest Features!

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... ]]> 156462 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:20:06 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/16410/155905.html?rss=1 Screenwriting 101
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... ]]> 155905 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:06:45 MSD http://archives.zinester.com/16410/155218.html?rss=1 THE 2008 BLUECAT SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

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Now in its 10th year, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition has discovered more
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We are the leading voice for the development and inspiration of the
undiscovered screenwriter, and our community welcomes you to challenge yourself
by entering your screenplay in the 2008 competition!
... ]]> 155218 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:02:16 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/16410/154555.html?rss=1 Clients have sold and optioned screenplays. After taking this class, D. Martin
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... ]]> 153226 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:05:26 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/16410/153153.html?rss=1
Dear Writers,

Now that the WGA strike has ended, it s time to dust off your screenplays and
move forward to a brighter future. FLG is busy re-grouping with film
distributors and independent producers actively seeking material for upcoming
productions.

We re continuing to help new and established writers develop their screenplays
through extensive script analysis and story notes. Once again, we ve resumed
submitting packaged screenplays to motion picture companies that are
signatories of the WGA.

Get ready to pursue a successful screenwriting career. Take a proactive stance
and contact FilmLiteraryGroup.com at 310-556-2040.
... ]]> 153153 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:23:53 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/16410/152609.html?rss=1 THE 2008 BLUECAT SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

DEADLINE: MARCH 3rd MIDNIGHT

* Winner receives $10,000
* Four finalists receive $1500
* Every writer receives a written script analysis of their screenplay

Now in its 10th year, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition has discovered more
successful writers and provided more support through our analysis and feedback
to more writers than any screenplay competition in the world.

We are the leading voice for the development and inspiration of the
undiscovered screenwriter, and our community welcomes you to challenge yourself
by entering your screenplay in the 2008 competition!
... ]]> 152609 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:46:20 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/16410/152126.html?rss=1 Hello writers, it's Sylvia here from VPF and www.ScriptCoach.com (http://
www.ScriptCoach.com). I hope that your projects are all going well! It
continues to be an opportune time for writers to pitch their projects. In fact,
the last three months have been VPF's busiest ever. We continue to add NEW PROS
weekly, and now have over 150 Pros taking pitches! We are very pleased to have
recently signed Back Lot Pictures ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"),
Intellectual Property Group ("In the Valley of Elah"), Defiance Entertainment
("Narc"),Niad Management, Torn Sky Entertainment, Fineman Management, In Season
Management, and Michael Judd Films ("Gospel Hill"). Also, we are proud to
announce thatwww.ScriptCoach.com has a brand new look now featuring some
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Now is a great time to get your scripts ready for both pitching and
... ]]> 152126 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:48:24 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/16410/151305.html?rss=1 Dear Writers,

Happy New Year! ?As the WGA strike continues, Film Literary Group is providing
an excellent opportunity for non-union writers to package and submit their
scripts to indie production companies that aren't signatories of the Writers
Guild. ?More of these non-union companies are still searching for fresh new
material to produce from aspiring screenwriters.

During the strike, FLG has actively been helping writers develop their
screenplays through extensive script analysis and story notes. ?Once the strike
ends, we will resume submitting packaged screenplays to production companies
that are signatories of the WGA. ?
?
Until then, prepare for a bright and successful screenwriting career. Contact
FLG at - - - ? and let us help you fulfill your creative goals in 2008.
... ]]> 151305 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:42:18 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/16410/151240.html?rss=1 Dear Writers,

With the beginning of the New Year it would be a great time to get your script
into the Hollywood arena. As we stated before we will honor the strike for its
duration, however, some studios and production companies are making interim
deals with Writer s Guild for their writers to work.

And this is still one of the best opportunities to get a non-union writer s
script into indie production companies who are not signatory as more and more
of these companies are still searching for scripts.

During the strike, FLG has actively been helping writers develop their
screenplays through extensive script analysis and story notes. Once the strike
ends, and it s looking more and more like it will soon, we will resume
submitting packaged screenplays to production companies that are signatories of
... ]]> 151240 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:45:52 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/16410/150269.html?rss=1 Hello writers, it's David here from www.VirtualPitchFest.com (http://
www.VirtualPitchFest.com). Happy New Year to you all! I hope that 2008 will be
great for your writing projects! It continues to be an opportune time for new
writers to pitch their scripts. In fact, the last two months have been VPF's
busiest ever! We continue to add NEW PROS weekly, and are very pleased to have
recently signed Kurtzman/Orci, the producers of "Mission Impossible III"! We
now have 145 companies actively looking for material on VPF, including MORE NEW
PROS such as Evolution
Entertainment (the producers of "Saw" and the entire "Saw" franchise), Wendy
Finerman Productions ("Legally Blonde"), Hyde Park Films ("Bringing Down the
House") Marc Platt Productions ("The Devil Wears Prada"), JT Entertainment
("Employee of the Month"), and Night & Day Pictures ("Waitress").

As you may already know, what makes www.VirtualPitchFest.com (http://
www.VirtualPitchFest.com) unique is that you can pitch ON-LINE and are
... ]]> 150269 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:38:14 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/16410/150008.html?rss=1 StoryPros 2007/2008 Awards Contest is now accepting entries!

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Over $10,000 in CASH & PRIZES plus invaluable promotion to over 3,000
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The Awards Contest is a genre competition where screenplays compete in 5
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Fantasy/Horror, and Family/Animation/Teen.

Cash and/or prizes will be given out to the 1st-3rd place winners in each
category and a Grand Prize winner will be chosen as the best script out of all
entries. 16 winners total!

... ]]> 150008 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:43:48 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/16410/148581.html?rss=1 Advanced Class > Writing Horror
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This course is for intermediate to advanced screenwriters who have learned
basic screenplay format. Students will learn all the aspects and elements of
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screenplay at the end of this course. In order to write about Horror, the
student must first understand the basics of Human Nature when it comes to
Horror or rather Fear. Horror shows people in decay, hideous, ridden with guilt
by ghosts from the past, chased by monsters that are sometimes of their own
making. We will first study the Nature of Fear and the introduction of Horror
through History and Mythology of our Cultures. This will lead us into the age
of Writing and then into Movies.

Students will be able to study chosen films by the instructor and be able to
... ]]> 148581 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:29:29 MSK http://archives.zinester.com/16410/148286.html?rss=1 Hello folks -- this is Chris with SU. Yesterday we sent you VirtualPitchFest's
November's announcement by mistake. Sorry! Please see VPF's December message
below!
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Hello writers! We at www.VirtualPitchFest.com (http://www.VirtualPitchFest.com)
hope you're all doing well and that your projects are going great. We now have
140+ companies actively looking for material and have recently added NEW PROS
including Evolution Entertainment (the producers of "Saw" and the entire "Saw"
franchise), Wendy Finerman Productions ("Legally Blonde"), Southpaw
Entertainment ("August Rush"), Hyde Park Films ("Bringing Down the House") and
Marc Platt Productions ("The Devil Wears Prada").

Some of our other recent production company additions include First Point
Entertainment ("Chumscrubber"), JT Entertainment ("Employee of the Month"),
... ]]> 148286 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:02:00 MSK