There is a new contest coming up for Christian screenwriters called the Write of Passage Screenwriting Competition. This is Christian short script competition sponsored by www.168project.com. I would like to invite you to participate in this awesome contest.
Writers compete for introductions to and feedback from Hollywood pros and $1,000 cash. Selected scripts will be eligible to be produced by 168 Film Project veterans. Resulting films will be screened during the Write of Passage Spotlight at the 168 Film Festival, March 26-27, 2010 in Los Angeles, CA.
Write of Passage will complement the 168 Film Project, allowing the best writers a chance to be seen onscreen. Screenplays should show authentic characters, not caricatures in redemptive, thought-provoking stories that honor God.
Signups are Aug. 20 - Oct. 18, 2009. Writing week is Oct. 19-26, 2009. Submissions ($35 per writer) must be no more than 12 pages and will be based on a supplied, scripture with the theme: "Hearing God."
I am the Regional Competition Producer for Canada. That means that if you sign up for the contest, you will be working directly with me and will get feedback from me on your script. You will also get to work with Debra Sears, who is the Associate Competition Producer. Let me introduce you to Deb:
Debra Sears is a stage/screen/voice-over actor and community organizer based in Vancouver, Canada. Debra is well acquainted with speed filmmaking having produced and acted in one 24hr FilmRace and three ReelFast 48hr Film Festival short films - the third film, SUPER-ANON, won two ReelFast awards, including Best Film, and went on to screen at 75 film festivals garnering additional awards. In 1999, Deb helped co-found Reel Light, a professional fellowship for Christians who work in media and entertainment in the Vancouver area. The group meets a couple times each year. An active member of Women In Film & Television Vancouver, Debra MCs the organization's monthly Networking Breakfasts and serves on the committee for their annual film festival. She was honored to receive the WIFTV 2008 Volunteer of the Year Award for her efforts. Debra programmed the Reel Light Film Track at Vancouver's annual Manifest Arts Festival for four years and is currently the Festival Director for the first Missions Fest Vancouver Film Festival being held in January 2010. A member of ICVM (International Christian Visual Media) Debra helped establish "Scene Shop" - an venue for screenwriters to have their work read by actors and receive feedback from knowledgeable film professionals. Debra currently serves on the play reading committee evaluating new plays for Pacific Theatre.
If you would like to be a part of this contest and a part of the Canadian screenwriting team, please use the link at the bottom to sign up. Then please notify me, Claire Hutchinson, at info@ambassadorcommunications.biz that you have signed up for the contest.
If you are from the U.S. or international, you can also participate at the link below and you will be assigned an RCP and ACP from your region.
