Read 'National Student Film Association Announces Free Screenwriting Competition' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com.

I got an email from Franzi Florack at the National Student Film Association which is located in the UK and they are having a free contest for students in the UK. I know there are a lot of people who read this blog who live outside of the United States so I thought this might be something that the readers here could use. Plus you can’t beat free! Below is the press release that was sent to me.

National Student Film Association Announces Free Screenwriting Competition

Today the National Student Film Association (NSFA) invites all student film-makers to submit their short film scripts to the National Student Screenwriting Competition. The competition is run in partnership with the BFI and boasts a host of professional judges including BAFTA winner Asitha Ameresekere, the organisers of the London Screenwriters’ Festival, and board members of Euroscript and Women in Film and Television.

The competition is aimed at UK students of all kinds who are looking for a career in film but have not yet had the chance to present their work to industry professionals. Not only does the competition offer fantastic prizes such as a mentoring meeting at BAFTA as well as BFI and IMAX vouchers, but students will also have the opportunity to get their scripts read by two members of the high calibre jury.

Competition judge Asitha Ameresekere commented, “This is a fantastic opportunity for students to expose their work to members of the industry and gain invaluable experience in the competitive screenwriting business. I am very excited to be part of the NSFA competition and look forward to supporting outstanding new talent.”

The competition is hosted online at Circalit, an online platform for aspiring writers, where all the entries will be visible to the public, and talent scouts will be paying close attention to the winning writers.

Raoul Tawadey, CEO of Circalit, commented, “The NSFA are doing student film makers a great service by connecting young artists with industry professionals. Starting a career in film can be a difficult process and the gap between writing your first screenplay and seeing your work produced can be very daunting. I hope this competition and the work that the NSFA are doing will give students the opportunity to kick start a career in the film industry.”

Screenplay submissions can be up to five pages long and of any genre. The deadline is the 7th November 2010. For more information please visit, www.studentfilm.org.uk

Contact
Franzi Florack
franzi.florack@studentfilm.org.uk

www.studentfilm.org.uk
www.facebook.com/#!/NSFAUK
www.twitter.com/NSFAUK

About the NSFA
The National Student Film Association (NSFA) is the UK’s largest student organisation to promote student film across the country. Founded in the summer of 2009, the NSFA is a non-profit, democratically elected organisation which aims to aid the production and distribution of student films. The NSFA actively seeks to help student film makers in producing new films by promoting cooperation and collaboration at a national level and by working with student film events to improve the quality of talks and workshops they are able to offer. Once a year, the NSFA helps to organise Screentest, The National Student Film Festival, and gives out the National Student Film Awards.

Read 'The Scriptathon' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com.

Some writer friends of mine have organized the “Scriptathon.” It’s a thirty day script writing marathon. They’ve lined up some great judges and prizes. It’s only $25 to join in on the fun but you only have until June 30th 2010 to do so, after that the price goes up to $35. The late deadline is July 7th.

To learn more and enter go here: www.thescriptathon.com

Good luck to everyone who’s entered!

Read 'Free entry in to Script Doctor Eric’s screenplay contest' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com.

Script Doctor Eric has agreed to give one reader of SellingYourScreenplay.com a free entry into his screenplay contest. The price doesn’t get any better than this! All you have to do to win this free entry is post your logline in the comments section of this post or email it to me info@sellingyourscreenplay.com. I’m going to pick one that I like and that person will win the free entry into the contest.

I posted about the contest here: Script Doctor Eric’s screenplay contest.

All entries must be posted by noon tomorrow PST as Eric’s contest closes tomorrow at midnight. Make sure you have a complete script written and in PDF format so I can pass it along to Eric.

Good luck!

Update: I’ve chosen a winner so please don’t send in any new entries.

Read 'Winners of the 2010 SellingYourScreenplay.com screenplay competition' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com.

A big congratulation goes out to the winners of the 2010 SellingYourScreenplay.com screenplay competition.  Competition was fierce as we had hundreds of entries.  Unfortunately everyone can’t be a winner.  Please remember that writing is very subjective and just because one of our judges didn’t move your script to the next level doesn’t mean that it’s not “good,” it simply means it didn’t resonate with that particular judge.

Listed below are the winners of this year’s competition.

Grand Prize Winners (listed in alphabetical order)

Casimir Effect by Gabriel Strange & Lydia Wood

Logline: Alice has a choice to make, stay with her true love and risk the collapse of the space time continuum, or take drastic measures to ensure all of creation isn’t erased.

Needle Park, Texas by James W. Price

Loglin: Junkies are taking over a small, Texas town.  Only a dentist, a bartender, and a Vietnam veteran have the guts to stop them.

Finalists (listed in alphabetical order)

Becoming My Mother by Kevin E. Curry and Kathleen A. Curry

Logline: BECOMING MY MOTHER is the story of April Hobson, a successful, young businesswoman who has her life turned upside down when her mother’s death forces her to face the unknown and take on her mother’s family duties. BECOMING MY MOTHER is about discovering who you are and not letting others, especially your family, define you.

Mid-Life Comedy by Roy Hasslup

Logline: When a manager at a local seafood restaurant hits mid-life comedy ensues as he cheats on his wife, embezzles from the restaurant, and becomes involved in illegal seafood smuggling ring.  Damn those oysters smell bad!

Read 'Man Overboard for sale at a special price' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com.

A movie that I co-wrote, Man Overboard, is being released on DVD on August 11th. You can buy the DVD at a special reduced price for the next few days, after that it will only be available for the full retail price of $19.99.

If you’re curious to actually see something I’ve written check it out. The response has been very good so far. You can read some reviews of the film by checking out the press page at http://www.manoverboardmovie.com/press.

If you want to buy a copy of the DVD follow the link below to get the special reduced price (reduced price only available through August 10th, 2009):

http://www.manoverboardmovie.com/dvd/sellingyourscreenplay

Read 'Get Your Query Letter Reviewed' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com.

Script Doctor Eric dropped me an email today.

He’s having a query letter writing contest. If you are just starting out with your query letter this is a great way to get it reviewed for a very low price (he’s charging just $3 per submission) and you stand to win one of three very nice prizes – top prize being a full review of your screenplay. I can’t see not taking advantage of this if you’re working on a script. Write up your query letter today and send it over. Eric explained the contest like this: “What I plan to do is give everyone who entered a brief thought or two on on their query, and then use the winning queries as examples on how to craft effective letters.”

As some of you may know he’s a regular commentor on this site and his comments are always very good. He’s worked in script development and sold and optioned some screenplays as well.

So for just $3 at the very least you can get a couple of thoughts from a professional screenwriter on your query letter. What a great deal. The deadline for submission is on Friday April 17th (2009) so there is no time to delay.

Here’s the link to his site for all the details:

http://www.scriptdoctoreric.com/2009/04/script-doctor-erics-query-letter.html