In my experience, these are the screenwriting competitions and film/TV fellowships that are worth entering/applying to.
The Best Screenwriting Competitions to Enter (and Why)
Writer/Director Tony Germinario On His Crime Drama, The Price For Silence
by Ashley Scott Meyers This week on the SYS Podcast I talk with writer/director Tony Germinario about his crime drama feature, The Price For Silence. We also talk through his writing process and how he was able to get the screenplay produced. You can listen to the audio portion of the podcast by clicking here... Continue Reading →
Writer/Director Mike Kravinsky on His New Film, Nothing to Do
by Ashley Scott Meyers This week on the SYS Podcast, I talk with writer/director Mike Kravinsky about his new feature film, Nothing do Do. Writing/directing is a second career for Mike after working for three decades in journalism. We talk about how that lead him to his current position writing and directing indie films. You... Continue Reading →
Alex Ferrari on His New Book, Film, and Streaming Platform
On this episode of the podcast, Alex Ferrari talks about his new new book, which is about one of his craziest adventures in Hollywood as a young director; his new film, On The Corner of Ego and Desire; and his new streaming platform, which was created to educate filmmakers and showcase indie films. You can... Continue Reading →
Writer/Director Lou Simon On Her New Thriller – 3
by Ashley Scott Meyers This week on the podcast I talk with writer/director Lou Simon about her latest thriller, 3. We talk through her writing process and how this film came together. Also, our sponsor this week, Shore Scripts, has their final deadline for this year’s screenplay contest at Midnight August 31st. They have a... Continue Reading →
THE ANTI-BLOCKBUSTER: In Praise of Character-Driven Films
by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) In an effort to break into the industry, many writers set out to emulate what they are seeing Hollywood produce most frequently, the next iteration of the Avengers series or something like it, for example. In reality, however, these types of scripts rarely open any doors for writers. Even if a big-budget, high concept... Continue Reading →
Why Playwrights Rule TV and Film
by Greg DePaul (@GregDePaul) If you want to make a living as a screenwriter, stop what you're doing ... and start writing plays! Sounds silly, huh? After all, why would you sidetrack your screenwriting career by writing for the stage when it pays, basically, nothing? And when most Americans go to a play about every...... Continue Reading →
TVTropes.org: Every Trope You Could Possibly Think Of
A friend of the site recently introduced us to TVTropes.org, a community forum that has compiled a gigantic list of basically every trope you could possibly think of. Despite the name, the database is not limited to television tropes. A trope is a common or overused theme or device. Another word for it might be... Continue Reading →
Quote of the Day: Francois Truffaut
The art of film can only really exist through a highly organized betrayal of reality.
Quote of the Day: Ingrid Bergman
No form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions, deep into the twilight of the soul.