SwW’s three judges have chosen three semi-finalists for the December round of the 2011 Script-to-Screen short script contest with the theme ” before eight ate.” They are (in alphabetical order): Mrs. Van Hopper’s Tea Party by Al Easter Tommy’s Tea Time by Randy Holland What You Can See… by David C.C. Erickson All the semi-finalist scripts will be posted for members to read and vote on their favorite. The deadline for the last round is 15 January. Three semi-finalists’ screenplays from November, December, and January will comprise the finalist pool of nine scripts total. By end of January the judges will  [ Read More ]

Come celebrate the holiday season and mingle with a diverse bunch of your peers all in one place! For the first time ever, several related industry associations have collaborated to bring you a holiday party for anyone and everyone involved in the film, television, and media industries. Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Lee’s Liquor Lounge 101 Glenwood Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403-1236 5:30 p.m. kick-off Food served from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. (or until it runs out) Free Dance Lessons at about 8:15 p.m. Music from Davina & The Vagabonds begins at about 9:30 p.m. CASH BAR ONLY (ATM on-site) Raffle drawing at  [ Read More ]

From 13 entries, SwW’s three judges have chosen three semi-finalists for the November round of the 2011 Script-to-Screen short script contest with the theme “after one won.” They are (in alphabetical order):  AND THE WINNER IS by May Chaplin, ESCALATION by David Erickson, and THE LAST BUS RIDE by Deanna Perchyshyn. All the semi-finalist scripts will be posted for members to read and vote on their favorite. The deadline for the next round is 15 December. Three semi-finalists’ screenplays from November, December, and January will comprise the finalist pool of nine scripts total. By end of January the judges will narrow  [ Read More ]

– New this year: a two-step contest combining SWW’s “Script-to-Screen” and IFP’s “Fresh Filmmakers Production Grant” – Screenwriters’ Workshop seeks from its members short screenplay entries over the coming months for the Script-to-Screen Challenge 2012. This challenge gives screenwriters the opportunity to write with production values in mind and have one winning short script shot by an IFP director & an IFP-MCTC crew with a budget of $3000 ($2000 from SWW and $1000 from IFP) during the summer of 2012. The winning screenwriter and the film’s director will jointly share the film’s copyright and are free to submit to film  [ Read More ]

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