WriteMovies Spring 2025 Screenwriting Contest Is Now open!
The WriteMovies Spring 2025 Screenwriting Contest Is Now open!
Today we’re launching the WriteMovies Spring 2025 Screenwriting Contest!
Making Every Character Count – February 17th
Making Every Character Count – Mini-Masterclass and Q&A
Film Production and Distribution – New Course Launching in 2025!
Are you ready to take control of your filmmaking journey? WriteMovies Academy is thrilled to announce the launch of an empowering new course in 2025: “How to Produce and Distribute Your Own Film”! Equip yourself with the skills and knowledge needed to navigate film production and distribution. Bring your vision to life and share it with the world!
This exclusive online course is led by Hollywood Film Producer Calix Lewis Reneau, bringing his industry expertise and practical insights directly to you.
Sign up today for the full course at the discounted price of $99! The first of 6 classes launches on April 5th and will continue on the first Saturday of each month. Whether you’re a newcomer or an emerging filmmaker, this program provides a step-by-step guide to mastering the production process from inception to distribution.
Sign up here: https://buytickets.at/writemovies/1540651
What You’ll Learn:
This course is structured into six in-depth classes, covering every aspect of filmmaking:
Class 1: The Why and How of Making a Movie, for Film Producers
- Understanding your motivation as a filmmaker
- The key ingredients for a successful production
- Navigating the industry landscape
Class 2: Teambuilding for Film Producers
- Assembling the right crew for your project
- The importance of collaboration
- Building key relationships in the film industry
Class 3: Pre-Production for Film Producers
- Scheduling and logistics
- Movie ‘business’
- The pitfalls of being unprepared
Class 4: Production
- Dangers of inflexibility
- Recalibrating your script on set
- Learning about writing… by producing
Class 5: Post-Production for Film Producers
- Editing essentials
- Sound design and scoring
- Test screening and refining
Class 6: Distribution and Marketing for Film Producers
- Navigating film sales and markets
- Distribution strategies
- Getting money back for your project
Why Take This Course?
- Learn from an experienced Hollywood producer with real-world insights and case studies.
- Gain practical knowledge of film production and distribution.
- Master the entire filmmaking process, from development to release.
- Get industry-ready with actionable strategies for success.
Don’t miss your chance to learn from a highly experienced multi-skilled film professional! Enrol now and start your journey to producing and distributing your own film in 2025!
Sign up today for the full course at the discounted price of $99! The course launches on April 5th at 11am PT, 3pm ET, 7pm GMT.
For more information and to sign up, visit: https://buytickets.at/writemovies/1540651
Blade Runner and AI: acclaimed new Dr Alex Ross article!
Blade Runner and AI Technology – Have the creative minds of this 1982 cult classic predicted the realities of our age? This is what WriteMovies founder Dr Alex Ross discusses in his new article “Can the prescience of Blade Runner engender a deeper understanding of our relationship with AI technology?” that’s been recently published in the Institute of Physics, Harvard, The Smithsonian and NASA!
The article examines how Blade Runner (1982), despite being a work of science fiction, has become a significant cultural and intellectual touchstone for understanding the ethical, societal, and technological implications of advanced AI and robotics. It highlights the film’s visionary narrative, which reflects many concerns of today’s world, such as corporate monopolization, technological overreach, and the fluid definitions of personhood and humanity.
“The world that we painted is virtually knocking on the door of this world that we’re in now.” – Ivor Powell, Producer of Blade Runner
Key points in the article include:
- Science and Technology in the Film: including biotechnology, bioengineering, and neuroscience. It looks at how the film’s portrayal of Replicants as man-made biological humanoids and their connection to current research in artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, and organ production.
- Corporate Power and Ethics: drawing parallels between the fictional Tyrell Corporation and real-world tech giants like Google, Amazon, and Tesla, emphasizing the unchecked power and lack of transparency in these monopolies.
- Philosophical Questions: The film’s narrative raises critical questions about the nature of personhood, consciousness, and morality. What are the ethical implications of creating life and the societal impact of advancing technologies?
- Cultural Significance: Blade Runner‘s lasting impact and how its prescient themes have sparked debates in AI, robotics, philosophy, ethics, and even ancient mythology, drawing connections to classical thinkers who imagined artificial life millennia ago.
To explore the profound connections between Blade Runner and today’s technological and ethical challenges, read the full article here.
If you have a script you want to see succeed, through WriteMovies.com you can get mentoring direct from Dr Alex Ross – there’s nobody better qualified to tell you why films succeed and fail. Click here to get mentoring from Alex.
2024 Screenwriting Contest Semi-Finalists Announced!
Today marks another exciting stage of the competition, we’re excited to say we have whittled down your submissions and are ready to announce the WriteMovies 2024 Screenwriting Contest Semi-Finalists!
2024 Screenwriting Contest Quarter Finalists Announced!
We’re thrilled to unveil the WriteMovies 2024 Screenwriting Contest Quarter Finalists!
2024 Screenwriting Contest Extended Deadline – November 24th!
Announcement: Our 2024 Screenwriting Contest Extended Deadline is November 24th!
If you missed the Standard Deadline, you have TWO EXTRA WEEKS to finish your scripts and submit them to us by November 24th for the opportunity to win some amazing prizes!
Thank you to everyone who has entered our 2024 Screenwriting Contests so far. The volume of entries has made it tricky for us to get our analyses of the script’s first ten pages to all our entrants before the standard deadline, the extension will leave enough time for everyone who’s entered (any of our screenwriting contests) to respond to the feedback and submit an improved redraft before the contest closes. Make sure to keep an eye on your inboxes!
The top 3 scripts will receive the following:
- A year of script development and mentoring worth $3200. We will work with you to develop your project to ensure it has the best possible chance of success.
- Representation from our industry-facing partner organisation TalentScout International Management, which has been taking winning screenwriters to the top since 1999.
- Guaranteed pitching of your developed script to the international entertainment industry.
We’re serious about selling our winners’ scripts. Don’t regret it later by missing out! Our results – with up to 50+ Quarter-Finalists, 25+ Semi-Finalists, 3 Winners and 4 Special Prize Winners – show you where your project currently sits in comparison to others. We will show you its potential through our studio-quality tiers of script mentoring and script consultancy, whilst also advising how to remove the obstacle to success, without compromising the things that matter most to you about your script!
Enter here before our 2024 Screenwriting Contest Extended Deadline on November 24th!