RIIFF ANNOUNCES OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO 2011 SPOTLIGHT ON RHODE ISLAND SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
OCTOBER 31, 2011:The RI Film & TV Office and FLICKERS are pleased to announce eleven semi-finalists in the Spotlight on RI Screenplay Competition:
THE ASHES OF ALBION by Peter D. Spameni
THE BIG GAME by Timothy E. Sheridan
THE CALLING by Michael W. Morse
THE DEPRIVED by William J. Mattos
THE FINAL FAREWELL by Jeanpaul Ferro
THE GARDEN GATE by Amy Kalif & Jennifer Eaton
OLD HOSS by Kevin Faria & Duncan Putney
SEEDS OF NATIONS by Michael Ward
SEFARED IN AMERICA by David L. Saffen
THE SILVER DOLLAR by Jean Kelly
ULTRA LIGHT by David Eliet
The field will now be narrowed down to four or five finalists whose work will be submitted for review by our industry judges.
"We congratulation our semi-finalists and wish to thank all those who entered scripts this first year of the Spotlight on Rhode Island Screenplay Competition", said Steven Feinberg, Executive Director of the RI Film & TV Office. "We are delighted at the response and saw many excellent ideas and concepts. We encourage all writers to continue honing their craft, and we look forward to seeing new and re-worked scripts next year from our very talented pool of RI screenwriters."
IMPORTANT: The winner will be announced in a Rhode Island Film Office press release. They will be presented with a certificate by Film Office Director Steven Feinberg at a RI Film Office press conference. The winner will also be promoted to the film & television industry by the Rhode Island Film Office and FLICKERS, as well as receiving an all-access RIIFF pass for 2012 including ScriptBiz Screenwriters Workshop, and a prize bag filled with Rhode Island favorites.
International competition to feature scripts set in Rhode Island and showcase those stories to the film industry
For screenwriters, Rhode Island’s diverse landscape can be a character all unto itself. And a state with so much character makes for great stories.
FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) is now accepting entries for its 2011 Spotlight on Rhode Island Screenplay Competition. RIIFF invites talented screenwriters from around the world to submit their original screenplays whose characters and locations anchor the story in Rhode Island.
Stimulating the Rhode Island film industry creates in-state jobs and encourages a growing culture in film and the arts. The Spotlight on Rhode Island Screenplay Competition aims to capture the spirit of the Ocean State and inspire filmmakers to bring their productions, and their jobs, to a state eager to rekindle its film industry.
"What a brilliant idea! This is a fantastic way to promote our natural resources and beautful locations within the Ocean State while bringing out the best talent from screenwriters and filmmakers around the globe," said Steven Feinberg, Executive Director Rhode Island Film & Television Office, One Capitol Hill.
Scripts must be submitted by mail to RIIFF, RI Spotlight, 83 Park St., Suite 1, Providence, R.I. 02903. A filled out copy of the entry form, which can be downloaded here, must be submitted along with the script.
Entries can be A. feature film (max. 130 pages), B. movie of the week (max. 100 pages), or C. television pilot (max. 40 pages), and must be in standard industry formats.
Scripts may be in any genre, present day or historic period. Adaptations of novels/books are not acceptable unless submitted by the author. Writers must also supply a log line and short synopsis.
Finalist scripts will be read and judged by industry professionals: Steven Feinberg (RI Film Office Director & screenwriter), Michael Corrente (film producer, director & writer), Anne Mulhall (dir. LDI Casting) and Michael Corso (Sakonnet Capital Partners).
Judges will be looking for original well-crafted stories with commercial potential where the state of Rhode Island is a true character in the story.
The deadline for submission is Aug. 15, 2011. Announcement of semi-finalists late October with finalists announced in November.
The winning screenplay will be placed in the hands of producers and industry professionals who have the power to take the script to full-scale production. The winner will also be promoted to the film & television industry by the Rhode Island Film Office and FLICKERS, as well as receiving an all-access RIIFF pass for 2012 including the ScriptBiz Screenwriters Workshop, and a prize bag filled with Rhode Island favorites.
Guidelines for Submission and an Entry Form can be downloaded below
• RI Spotlight Screenplay Application PDF for 2011
For hard copy Guidelines for Submission and an entry
form, please contact:
FLICKERS: Spotlight on Rhode Island
Screenplay Competition
c/o FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival™
83 Park Sreet, Suite 1
Providence Rhode Island 02903 (United States)
Tel/Fax: (401) 861-4445 / 490-6735 info@film-festival.org
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SCRIPT PIPELINE WRITER'S DATABASE MEMBERSHIP With the Script Pipeline Writers Database membership (valued at $99.95), writers may search through
over 1,000 companies looking for material, some of which they can query direct via the site. In addition, they will receive free unlimited
query/logline review from a Script Pipeline analyst, as well as discounts on notes from our Writers Workshop.
Script Pipeline has over 1,000 companies in our database, and approximately 200 industry contacts receiving annual contest finalist loglines and scripts we give a "Recommend." These companies include both mid-level and major management and production companies, and a handful of top agencies.
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 2011 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.
