by John | Aug 2, 2019 | Updates
When we announced our Quarter-Finalists, we said at the time that the bar had never been higher. The same is certainly true for our Semi-Finalists; what an amazing bunch of scripts! Congratulations to everyone who has made it through to this stage of the competition!
The standard here was so good, we had an incredibly tough time choosing which scripts were going to make it through to the next round. With so many fantastic stories to pick from, you’ve never made our jobs so difficult – or so enjoyable!
When judging scripts, we keep a lot of different things in mind. The uniqueness of the concept, the quality of the writing, the structure and execution of the story. But we’re also looking at potential; with a year of free script development as a prize for our top three, we’re looking for scripts that can go even further and be taken to another level.
If your script didn’t make it through this time, it’s hard not to feel disappointed – but you should remember just how tough the competition has been . Even making the Quarter-Finals of our Spring 2019 Screenwriting Contest was an achievement, so well done!
As ever, if you’re not certain why we haven’t put your script through to the Semi-Finals, we’d recommend that you buy one of our Script Report services. That way you can get professional standard feedback on your work – and get free entry to our next competition, the Fall 2019 Screenwriting Contest which is now open for submissions!
And so, here we announce a group of scripts that we couldn’t be more proud of. Ladies and gentlemen, here are the WriteMovies Spring 2019 Screenwriting Contest Semi-Finalists!
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Semi-Finalists |
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| BISCAYNE, Adam Hersh |
THE ENCHANTED OPAL, Alan Smith |
CARAVAGGIO, Alasdair McMullan |
| TORONTO THE GOOD, Andrew Moodie |
GLEIS DER VERGELTUNG, Astrid Korten |
LADY IN RED, Astrid Korten |
| DIE TRANE, Astrid Korten |
MADE IN AMERICA, Rikki Rivera |
STARRING… JOHN DILLINGER, Bill Walker & Brian Anthony |
| RACE MUSIC, Eric Weber & Hasan Oracius |
ITER APOCALYPSE, Jean-Francois Oviode |
A CHANGE OF PLANS, Jeffrey Ward |
| UN CRIME PLUS QUE PARFAIT, Joel Prost |
KID SOLDIER, Kelly Karam |
LENA’S RULES, Ken Comer |
| PLANET SPARTA, Link Miller |
THE TIME-TRAP, Mark Flood |
THE REVOLT OF THE WHALES, Michael Rhodes |
| VOYAGE DANS L’HISTOIRE, Nanny Silvestre |
CINQUIEME ETAGE, Natacha Astuto |
THE SAX, Pascal Kulcsar |
| SHIRO, Pascal Kulcsar |
SURGEON HONG, Paul Gross |
OUTCAST, Sarah Bellwood |
| FRESH START, INC., Scott Taylor |
THE CHEESE DANCE FILM FESTIVAL, Steven Bednar |
A TASTE OF PRIVILEGE, Steven Bednar |
| APOCALYPSE, Tyler True |
LOVE IS EVERYTHING, Tyler True |
DER LETZTE BUS, Urs Aebersold |
Finalists and Winners are due to be announced on August 16th – watch this space!
by John | May 20, 2019 | WMC
Our inaugural Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award may have closed for submission, but the WriteMovies Spring 2019 Screenwriting Contest goes on – and the final deadline is now just one month away!
Your last chance to enter will be on Sunday June 16th, with a Grand Prize of $2000 plus guaranteed pitching to industry and a year of free script development for the top three scripts. So get to work polishing that dialogue, tweaking your story, and fleshing out those characters, and make sure you give us lots of reasons to get excited!
But what will help you to get our attention? Here are some things we look out for:
- A unique concept. We read a lot of scripts, so show us something we haven’t seen before!
- Fully rounded characters that we love. If we’re invested in the people, we’ll always want to keep reading!
- Strong commercial potential. If the project won’t make money, it has little chance of getting made.
- A great opening. Make sure you grab us with the first ten pages. First impressions matter!
You should also take a look at our Director Ian Kennedy’s article on “What your writing submissions are telling us” for some hints and tips on what mistakes to avoid, and more details on what we’re after.
And then, when you’re finally ready… Click here to submit to the WriteMovies Spring 2019 Screenwriting Contest by June 16th!
by John | Aug 11, 2017 | Industry News, Our pick of the web for writers and producers, WriteMovies News
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