This e-mail was received from a writer who won a First Prize Award with
RIIFF:
"Speaking
of great meetings--I met with Renegade Effects Studio
in North Hollywood last week and sold them "Princess
& the Pirate"
with a financial contigency of thirty days. They were
taking the
project to their financial backers this past weekend
and will have
an answer to me in two weeks.Fingers crossed! Anyway,
it was nice
to hear the sounds of gushing over my writing...even
if there are a
few minor edits to be taken care of should the money
men come
through for us. If the money comes through (they're
anticpating
about a $43 million production budget) the project
will be greenlit
immediately. I'll let you know when I get the final
word.I can't thank you
and the festival enough for the help in getting my
script the exposure it so needed. Chat soon, Dana"
2010 Rhode Island International Film Festival: Call for Entries is Now Open
Next Festival Edition: August 10-15, 2010
Screenplay Deadlines: Early: January 15, 2010; Regular: May 15, 2010; Late: June 1, 2010
Extended Deadline: July 15, 2010
The Rhode Island International Film Festival is
a founding partner of The International Film Festival
Submission System (BrigitFest) – on the Web at
Withoutabox.com and prefers paperless entries. Withoutabox
provides cost-saving, online entry to major film festivals
throughout the U.S. and in Europe with one master entry
form, allowing you and us to enter your film more quickly
and with greater accuracy. This method is free and easy.
Withoutabox users enjoy the advantages of Extended Deadlines
and Online Press Kit submissions and filmmakers with
an upgraded project on Withoutabox receive $5.00 off
their Entry Fees.
The Rhode Island International Film Festival is calling for Screenplay Entries for its 14th annual festival, which takes place August 10-15, 2010 in historic Providence, Rhode Island.
The Festival is accepting screenplays in all genres. Screenplays must have been written after 2007.
Screenplays entered into the competition will be adjudicated by a distinguished panel of industry professionals, educators, peers and film fans. The Grand Prize winner may have segments of the work produced during Take 1-2-3: Filmmaking with the Pros, RIIFF's annual Master Class on Production which features the participation of a noted director or as a central focus during ScriptBiz™ the screenplay pitch forum. The Grand Prize winner will also receive prizes valued at over $15,000. This includes travel, accommodations, Final Draft software and screenplay promotions. Since the contest winners are announced following the main Festival, the Grand Prize winner’s work will be a focal point for RIIFF 2010.
Screenplays will be judged on creativity, innovation,
vision, originality and the use of language. The key
element is that of communication and how it complements
and is transformed by the language of film.
The deadline for 2010 screenplay submissions is July
15, 2010. Winners will be announced by October
11, 2010 (over Columbus Day Weekend). This follows the main Festival.
Guidelines for Submission and an Entry Form can be downloaded below:
For the first time, the Festival is also taking electronic submissions through WithoutaBox (linked above at the top of the page)
For hard copy Guidelines for Submission and an entry
form, please contact:
RIIFF Screenplay Competition
c/o Rhode Island International Film Festival™
P.O. Box 162
Newport, RI 02840 USA
Phone: 401/861-4445 Fax: 401/490-6735 Email
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As part of the awards for
the RIIFF Screenplay Competition, top winning contestants
will receive from Ink Tip™ (Writers' Script Network):
1) An e-mail announcement about your winning screenplay
to about 6,500 industry professionals.
2) Placement of at least your logline and synopsis
on our password protected web site. You may also place
the treatment and/or script.
3) Placement of a second script on the site.
4) Include a logline (pitch) for your winning screenplay
in our printed publication, which is snail-mailed
to about 5,000 Industry Professionals. http://www.inktip.com/
Also, as part of the awards for the 2009 RIIFF Screenplay Competition, two top winners will receive a full service story analysis package from Silver Wing Script Services.
• The packages are valued at $165 each and include 4-6 pages of typewritten
analysis on everything from dialogue to structure to characterization and
theme, as well as proofreading and editing notes on the screenplay itself.
More info can be seen at www.silverwingscripts.com.
Archived News:
RIIFF ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS FOR ITS 2008 SCREENPLAY
COMPETITION
The top prize in the 2008 Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) Screenplay Competition will go to .... To read more and see the list of winners, click here.
RIIFF ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS FOR ITS 2007 SCREENPLAY
COMPETITION
The top prize in the 2007 Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) Screenplay Competition will go to a scriptwriter with local roots. Cranston, RI native Joel Davis, along with his writing partner David C. Matthew, have won the Grand Prize in the contest for the screenplay “Last Flight of the Valkyrie." To read more and see the list of winners, click here.
