Posts Tagged ‘Festivals’
James Lipton Was Wrong / Archetypes
I'm watching Inside The Actor's Studio with James Lipton interviewing John Cusack. JL referred to BEING JOHN MALKOVICH as a "Very high concept film." I think he's dead wrong, since John Cusack had asked WMA for the most unproduceable script they had and it took 4 years to make. Love the film, but doesn't sound like a high concept to me. A [...]
Walter Dalton at Cannes
A little birdie told me that past guest, Walter Dalton, is at the Cannes Film Festival with his lovely wife. The last two films he acting in are being shown there. I can't wait to chat with him when he gets back. Soooo coool. Speaking of cool. I'm up at a "cabin" near Lake Wenatchee, trying to get my next feature done. How lucky [...]
WA State Screenplay Competition
I'm pleased to finally announce that the 11th Annual WA State Screenplay Competition will be co-sponsored and co-run by the Northwest Film Forum and us, the NWSG. The good thing is that being a member of either organization does not, and I repeat, does not prevent you from entering in the competition. You just have to [...]
Finishing a Screenplay Is Fun/Upcoming Screenwriting Competitions
My writing partner and I just finished the fourth (and I hope) final draft of our screenplay, Happy Accident. We've been working on this for a long time, having lived through our brutal page-one rewrite (our main character's name changed!), a significantly revamped third draft, and a polished fourth draft. It's out to our proofreaders to [...]
