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Could you write the next Juno?
Mon, 23 Jun 2008
News of a new comp from the enterprising new production company RISE films, backed by the agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, together with Sight & Sound Magazine. The idea is simple: write a script this summer and then get it made.
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We just got serious…
Mon, 9 Jun 2008
The Script Factory’s first ever Serious Screenwriting conference took place at London’s Soho Theatre last week, kicking off with an illustrious line-up of guest industry speakers, a packed workshop programme, and a full house of 120 screenwriters thrown together for two days of intensive and invaluable chatter. Designed to help writers who are serious about their career in the film industry, we were able to lay on a feast of experience.
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Win exclusive preview tix for Let’s Get Lost
Wed, 28 May 2008
Metrodome Distribution is re-releasing one of our favourite ever documentaries next weekend, and have offered 3 of our readers the chance to win a pair of tickets for an exclusive preview event on Tuesday 3 June. Let’s Get Lost is the iconic photographer turned filmmaker Bruce Weber’s homage to the legendary jazz musician Chet Baker. An elusive character and extraordinary jazz vocalist and trumpeter, Weber’s portrait captures Baker in all his guises using a combination of excerpts from Italian B movies, rare performance footage, and candid interviews with the man himself, fellow musicians, friends, battling ex-wives and his children in what turned out to be the last year of his life.
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Two weeks till you get serious about screenwriting
Mon, 19 May 2008
We're down to the last few weeks and the last few places for Serious Screenwriting, our two day training and networking event for writers who are serious about a career in the UK film industry. Practical teaching sessions, the chance to apply for a place on the Serious Screenwriting Development Scheme (and get your work read by Film4), an entertaining Screenwriting Challenge, a Screenwriting Courses Market, a chance to have your work performed by award-winning actress Kerry Fox and a range of guest speakers including Peter Morgan (The Queen), Tim Firth (Calendar Girls), and contribution from Warp X, the UK Film Council, BBC Films, and more.
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Documentaries have stories too..
Wed, 7 May 2008
Interested in documentary? Then we think BRITDOC 08 is the Festival to head for. Taking place in the stunning surrounds of Keble College, Oxford, from 23-25 July, BRITDOC is the bespoke film festival which connects international funders, distributors, and filmmakers. They've also just been voted by The Independent the ‘9th best festival’ of this coming summer! Tickets are on sale now - but there's one special free pass to the whole Festival up for grabs too, available free to one lucky Script Factory fan.
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Writer comps – 2 deadlines approaching
Tue, 25 Mar 2008
News of two excellent competitions for UK writers – one close to home and one from the heart of Hollywood. The first comes from production indie, IWC who are partnering with Channel 4 for COMING UP 2008, while the second is from Script P.I.M.P. in Hollywood.
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