The Queen’s Deception Script Reading Written by Alvin Easter, Directed by Bill Cooper Sunday, June 3rd, 2012 at 1:00 pm at Saint Anthony Main Theater in Minneapolis Tickets $10 Logline: As World War II spreads across Europe, The Duchess of Windsor continues to host card parties at her residence in Monte Carlo. A frequent guest at these parties is young Adrian Woodbridge who’s very good at playing cards and also at hustling those men seeking “entertainment” along the Riviera. What will the Duchess do when she discovers this fact? Alvin Easter is a long-time Minneapolis writer whose screenplays have been  [ Read More ]

THE SCRIPT-SELLING GAME: Tools and Rules for Getting your Stories Noticed Workshop to be given by Kathie Fong Yoneda & Pamela Jaye Smith Saturday, April 14 Minneapolis Community & Technical College Whitney Hall, Room L-3000 1501 Hennepin Avenue,  Minneapolis, MN 55403 8:30 – 9:00 am – Continental Breakfast and networking/mingling 9:00 – 9:30 am – Feature Contest award ceremony with a representative from contest sponsor Thomson Reuters and other announcements 9:30 – 11:30 am – Presentation 11:30 – 1:30    Private Consultations with guest speakers (16 slots total) Consultations (separate registration) $20 per 15-minute slot.  Receive feedback on your pitch, story, structure,  [ Read More ]

The winner of SWW’s first feature script contest will be announced at the April 14th workshop at MCTC. All entrants are encouraged to attend and see the awards and checks handed out.  The workshop presenters also served as this year’s contest judges.  A big thanks to our contest sponsor Thomson Reuters.

The Minnesota Film and TV Board is pleased to announce The Minnesota Filmmakers Legacy Grant Fund. This is a competitive grant program established with Arts and Cultural Heritage Funds to support Minnesota Filmmakers who create film and television projects that illuminate Minnesota’s cultural heritage. MFTVB is currently accepting proposals from Minnesota filmmakers who have completed principal photography on a narrative or documentary feature or television project and who are seeking finishing (completion) funds. Application deadline is March 30, 2012. The summer funding cycle for The Minnesota Filmmakers Legacy Grant Fund will be open to projects in development and production and  [ Read More ]

Our judges have narrowed down the 9 semi-finalists to 3 finalists.  They are (in alphabetical order): AND THE WINNER IS … by May Chaplin,  THE LAST BUS RIDE by Deanna Perchyshyn, and WHAT YOU CAN SEE WITH THE NAKED EYE by David Erickson.  Congratulations Finalists! SwW next sends these 3 finalists’ scripts to IFP-MN as a part of its “Fresh Filmmakers Production Contest” where directors  hoping to win the contest will pitch on the script they wish to film. The directors will choose a script from the pool of 3 finalists, create a production plan, and submit that to the contest.  Then the winning proposal will  [ Read More ]