Q: Is an adaptation of a published novel or other work written by someone else eligible?Ī: You must have the legal rights to adapt the book to enter your screenplay. It’s really easy and a VERY smart thing to do. Q: Does my screenplay have to be registered with the Writers’ Guild or another organization?Ī: No, but we do recommend registering your work with the WGA West, the Library of Congress Copyright office or other similar organization in your country. Q: Can I submit a screenplay under a pen name?Ī: Yes, you may use whatever name you wish, understanding that this is the name Creative Screenwriting will use to promote your script, should you win. Creative Screenwriting seeks to support and empower writers, rather than claim their hard work for ourselves.Ī: Synopses are not required and are not considered during the judging process. Q: Do I maintain the rights to my screenplay?Ī: YES, you retain all the rights to your screenplay. If you have not planned for your work to be a long running series, please do not submit it as a Pilot. Q: Can I enter my Short script as a Pilot?Ī: It is not recommended. Q: Who will be reading my screenplay/judging the contest?Ī: The final panel of judges will be comprised of screenwriting and other industry professionals, including but not limited to producers, managers and established writers. please do not include your name and contact info. Q: Should I include my contact information on my title page?Ī: No. How can I do that?Ī: In an effort to maintain a green company, we only accept PDF versions of your screenplays and Pilots through our website or one of our partner websites (the ISA and FilmFreeway). Q: I would like to mail you a hardcopy of my script. Q: Do you accept check or money order by mail.Ī: No all payments must be made through our site payment portal or through PayPal. Jessica is currently finishing her book, The Meditative Writing Companion: 52 Principles, Tools, Metaphors & Meditations for Avoiding Unnecessary Suffering During the Inevitable Pain of Writing.Ī: We accept PayPal, and Credit/Debit Card payments. Upcoming speaking engagements include The Napa Valley Film Festival and the Mystic Film Festival. She has been a guest teacher & speaker at The Breakk with Karen Kirkland, The NYC Women Filmmakers, Stage32 house Sundance, The New School for Drama, The Writers Digest Conference, ITV Fest, The English Writers of Buenos Aires Collective, The Curious About Screenwriting Podcast, and a dozen other Schools, Festivals, and Conferences around the world from California to Indonesia. Jessica is the co-host of the radio show Truth To Power. Not to mention filmmakers who have seen their work place or win at Sundance, Austin Film Festival, Nicholl's Fellowship, Humanitas, as well as be nominated at the Emmys, the Oscars, and the Tonys. Jess has mentored writers working on dozens of shows including MINDHUNTER, WEST WORLD, MAD MEN, LEVERAGE, CONSTANTINE, BROAD CITY, SNL, THE GOLDBERGS, BLUE BLOODS, GAME OF THRONES, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, OCTOBER FACTION, WATCHMEN, HIGH MAINTENANCE and more. Jessica S Hinds is an award winning writer, teacher and creator of Meditative Writing ©. Indie Producer Shaun O’Banion From Ravenwood Films Talks Business He also runs Ravenwood Consulting, a successful script consulting business, co-hosts the Character podcast and frequently teaches at film schools in the U.S. As a writer, he has written features and television and is repped by Zero Gravity Management. He began producing in 2007, joined the Producers Guild of America in 2010 and won an IFP Gotham Award in 2011. Over the course of his nearly thirty years in the industry, Shaun O'Banion has worked for and with filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, Judd Apatow and Joe Wright among many others. Shaun O'Banion: Writer/Producer - Ravenwood Films As a creative producer, Maia's mandate is the production of high-quality content that resonates with today's audience, most especially those that champion female and underrepresented voices. Previous to that she was the Head of Development at Amore & Vita Productions (overall deal at WBTV/developed the Fox show THE CLEANING LADY). Most recently, Maia was the Head of Scripted for MSM/Tollin Productions. Highlights as an executive include several years at ABC Network, Lucasfilm (under Kathleen Kennedy) and Sony Pictures Television (development and current). Maia has developed both major television and feature projects, in addition to major properties in the podcast (CEO of GoKidGo) and unscripted space. She has held key positions from development to production at networks, studios and some of the world's leading production companies. Maia Glikman is a Los Angeles based producer whose body of work spans numerous areas of the entertainment industry.
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