One of the great things about the Southampton Screenwriting Conference was the relatively small and intimate environment. The social events allowed for some informal schmoozing and conversation. You never know who you’ll end up talking to.
On one evening, I had a great conversation with Paula Brancato of The Writers Place, an organization with a mix of writers and entertainment business people. Paula has done it all, a poet, screenwriter, producer, the list goes on. As Paula puts it, The Writers Place has a goal to help eliminate entertainment industry barriers by cultivating the craft of up-and-coming writers.
After the conference, Paula and I connected through email. She told me about a screenplay competition The Writers Place runs. The focus, instead of cash prizes, is consultation and leverage for the screenwriter. Now, I’ve not participated in this competition so I present this information as is.
“The Writers Place takes outstanding scripts under its wing, and allocates its talent, resources, and expertise to attach scripts to the right representation and/or production company. The Writers Place co-founders have jointly raised over $50 million for film and entertainment projects. Winning screenwriters receive awards, cash prizes, in-kind prizes, and public relations services worth $2,000 USD. Honored scripts will be presented to the competition’s 6,500+ industry participants, including managers, agents and producers, and distributors from around the globe.”
For those interested in submitting a script to this contest, the deadline is October 31st, 2009.
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