by Tom | Mar 1, 2024 | 2023 Screenwriting Contest, Contests, Industry Diary, News, Our Winners, Pitching, Updates, WriteMovies News
Steven R. Monroe is the director attached to Whiskey Mountain Days, our latest grand prize winner by Bill Walker!
Monroe is known for being one of the most prolific directors working today. To date, he has directed almost 60 long-form projects, including the acclaimed HOUSE OF 9 starring Dennis Hopper, two films for legendary producer Stephen J. Cannell, the controversial and critically acclaimed re-make of the 1978 classic I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE, and the sequel I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2. He has also recently directed five Tubi original horror/thrillers.
Monroe has an impeccable reputation as a director who brings a unique style to each project and pushes for good performances. He is fast yet efficient, and he is respected by both cast and crew. Having such a director attached is a great benefit as we continue to invite approaches from the industry!
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by Tom | Feb 23, 2024 | 2023 Screenwriting Contest, Contests, Industry Diary, Industry News, News, Our Winners, Pitching, WriteMovies News
Pitch: Whiskey Mountain Days: When a college student joins director Bill Grefé’s independent film shooting in Georgia, he falls passionately in love with a much older woman on the crew, only to face her ex-husband from Hell…
WHISKEY MOUNTAIN DAYS is a sweet coming-of-age romance. If you like show business backdrops, hopelessly smitten heroes, humorous banter, and heartbreaking drama, then you’ll adore Bill Walker’s tender tale of maturation.
We’re inviting approaches now from the industry to take this script from our latest Grand Prize winner to the widest audience possible – and have news on an attachment to the project to share with you next week!
Here’s a little more about WHISKEY MOUNTAIN DAYS by Bill Walker… (more…)
by John | Dec 22, 2023 | 2023 Screenwriting Contest, Contests, News, Our Winners, Results, Screenwriting Contests, WMC, WriteMovies News
The WriteMovies 2023 Writing Contest winners…
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by John | Dec 18, 2023 | 2023 Screenwriting Contest, Contests, News, Our Winners, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award, Updates, WMC, WriteMovies News
Thanks for all your entries to our 2023 contests.
The WriteMovies Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award is a thrilling journey into other realms, exploring the vast possibilities of the human imagination through your scripts. Amidst the captivating landscapes and intricate narratives, we have, after careful consideration, selected a deserving winner!
Sci-fi and fantasy genres often birth franchises, offering storytellers rich lore and expansive story worlds to delve into. This amplifies the excitement as we eagerly anticipate presenting all our winners to the industry.
Remember, even if you didn’t clinch the victory this time, your writing journey continues. Persevere and re-enter future contests, for persistence is a writer’s essential trait!
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Thanks for all your entries to our 2023 contests, which closed on November 26th. We’re enjoying judging your works, now with our next winner to announce: our 2023 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award Winner revealed: THE REVOLT OF THE WHALES by Michael Rhodes!
Congratulations to Michael for an inventive and visionary screenplay. We’re really looking forward to helping develop this further and pitching it to industry.
Congratulations once again to our
2023 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award Winner!!
Michael Rhodes
by John | Dec 15, 2023 | 2023 Screenwriting Contest, Contests, News, WMC, WriteMovies News
Today marks another significant milestone for us. Following a rigorous judging process, we have successfully narrowed down the submissions for the WriteMovies 2023 Writing Contest to the semi-finalists!
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by John | Dec 11, 2023 | 2023 Screenwriting Contest, Contests, News, Our Winners, Rom-Com award, WMC, WriteMovies News
Thanks for all your entries to our 2023 contests.
Thanks for all your entries to our 2023 contests, which closed on November 26th. We’re enjoying judging your works and we’re already set with our next winner to announce, postponed a few days due to the contest extension: our 2023 Romance and Comedy Award winner, WHISKEY MOUNTAIN DAYS by Bill Walker!
Congratulations to Bill for an imaginative and unique screenplay. We’re really looking forward to helping develop this further and pitching it to industry.
Congratulations once again to our
2023 Romance and Comedy Award Winner!!
Bill Walker
by John | Dec 8, 2023 | 2023 Screenwriting Contest, Contests, WMC, WriteMovies News
As we approach the festive season, we’re thrilled to unveil a celebration of our own: it’s time to declare the Quarter-Finalists for the WriteMovies 2023 Writing Contest!
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