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Contest Winner: Table Read My Screenplay London, Derek Asaff
A Harvard grad, Derek Asaff pursued a general business degree in college but quickly realized that writing and literature was his real passion. Eventually gravitating toward the screenwriting realm, Derek focused nearly all of his time on educating himself on the craft and improving his own writing ability through mentorships and conti....
Contest Winner: Table Read My Screenplay Park City, Ed Klau
Edward Klau is from Miami and has lived in Los Angeles since 2000. When not working as a producer in reality television, he has written twenty six screenplays including Brights, the Grand Prize Winner of the Table Read My Screenplay - Screenplay Contest, Park City. Other scripts including Invisible Scars, Criminal Element, Pyramid and Plan ....
Contest Winner: Blue Cat, Kimi Howl Lee
With her script Mouth, Kimi won the Grand Prize at the prestigious 2015 Blue Cat Screenplay Competition. MOUTH explores the notion that in a sense, all relationships are somewhat transactional. The title is derived from Sam Shepard and Patti Smith’s play Cowboy Mouth, which is featured in the script, about two alcoholic....
Contest Winner: Table Read My Screenplay Best Drama, Lucy Luna
Despite Lucy’s young age, she has been lucky enough to learn directly from the “big ones” such as, Syd Field, Robert McKee, Linda Seger, Michael Hauge, and John Truby. As well as from the Mexican Academy Award nominee, Guillermo Arriaga, and was Paula Markovitch’s former student. Lucy recently graduated from the New ....
Contest Winner: ISA's Fast Track, Martin Blinder
One of two chosen writers of the ISA’s inaugural Fast Track Mentorship Program, Martin was a professor of law at UC Hastings College and professor of psychiatry at UC Medical Center, and the Langley Porter Institute. As a career forensic psychiatrist he has interviewed over 300 killers in his multiple decades of work, often just h....
Contest Winner: ISA's Fast Track, Melissa Birks
The ISA’s inaugural Fast Track Mentorship Program chose two writers to participate in meetings with six industry executives, Melissa Birks was one of the writers chosen with her project, Uncaged – a thriller set in the 19th century and touted as a light origin story of Jack The Ripper. Melissa has worked as a journalist for ....
Contest Winner: Multiple Wins and Recent Script Option, Mark Robertson
Mark Robertson trained as an actor at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University, after which he appeared in numerous stage plays and London West End musicals. Since turning to writing full time, Mark has become a prolific writer on various UK television series, including Shaun the Sheep and Chop-Socky Chooks (Aardman Animation); D....
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Glass Cabin Films
Glass Cabin Films is a production company based in Los Angeles, California specializing in the suspense horror genre. Glass Cabin was created by Marc Cartwright and Baker Chase Powell after they learned that they share an affinity for everything horrific.....
Beating Writer's Block with Will Akers
For 20+ years, William M. Akers has been writing for money, teaching screenwriting to college students, and critiquing clients' scripts. One thing he knows is that when sitting down to write, different people face different demons. And, sometimes, just sitting down is the most difficult step of all. The hell that is getting the w....
Mentoring Insights from Trumbo's Writer / Producer, John McNamara
Veteran TV writer and producer, John McNamara joined the ISA and its Curious About Screenwriting Network, and there is so much insight, TV history, lessons to be learned, and advice to be taken, it might be one of our favorite interviews to date. John has worked as a writer and producer on multiple shows since the 90’s, from Lois and ....
Black Deer Pictures, Inc.
Thomas Zoeschg is a motion picture director residing in Los Angeles, CA. He's a proud member of The Actors Studio - Director's Unit, and Film Independent.....
Bohemian Entertainment GmbH
Bohemian Entertainment produces high quality film, television and online content for the artist within. ....
LOTUS GIRL FILMS LLC
The lotus flower is a symbol for growth, beauty and intellectual purity. In many cultures, it is synonymous with the ability to rise above it all. The lotus flower is never hindered by the fact that its roots grow in the murkiest of ponds and lakes; it always raises its beautiful bloom to thrive above the surface of the wat....
Strategies for Your Screenwriting Career with Lee Jessup
There is tons of information out there about how to write a script. But when it comes to building and maintaining a screenwriting career, most writers get stumped. Do you submit to a few contests, and then go back to the writing, hoping you get lucky? Should you write in one genre or many? And once you have representation or industry interest, what....
Lift-Off Film Festival Global Network
Founded in 2010 the Lift-Off Film Festival Global Network are a transatlantic initiative to give exposure and oppotunity to filmmakers and screenwriters whose work wouldn’t normally be picked up by a film festival. Staying true to our motto: “Look beyond the gloss”, Lift-Off has shown films and celebrated scripts from artists....
FanFilm Awards
The FanFilm Awards (FFA) is a nonprofit international indie film and screenplay festival. Hosted at the beautiful garden of the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center of Los Angeles, CA, FFA is showcasing fanfilm screenings, fanfic readings, Q&A panels, and award ceremony. For more info, visit us: fanfilmawards.com....
