2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED

A record number of entries were received this year from around the world.  The winners of the 
2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST are...


1st Place
THE FINE ART OF LEAVING FOOTPRINTS - H. Dawn Johnston - CANADA
 
2nd Place
SERENDIPITOUS DUSSELDORF - Alfred S. Muller - Alexandria VA
 
 3rd Place
COUNTERPART - Corneliu Filip - UNITED KINGDOM


Saturday, November 10, 2012

2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST - FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

And the 2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST finalists are...


AN IMPROBABLE LIFE - Matt Myers - Scottsdale, AZ
BELOVED RUPERT - Kenneth Lloyd - AUSTRALIA
CHAOS OF THE HEART - Geoff Fairbanks - Sherman Oaks, CA
CITY OF LITERATURE - Joy Cheriel Brown - Hyattsville, MD
COUNTERPART - Corneliu Filip - UNITED KINGDOM
SERENDIPITOUS DUSSELDORF - Alfred S. Muller - Alexandria VA
THE CONSORT - Roderic Montrece - Chicago, IL
THE FINAL APPROACH - Jen Nelson-Wieters - Sedona, AZ
THE FINE ART OF LEAVING FOOTPRINTS - H. Dawn Johnston - CANADA
THE SET-UP - Ashley Hsieh & Cole Fowler - Los Angeles, CA

Winners will be announced November 15, 2012


Tuesday, August 28, 2012

GAY SCREENPLAY CONTEST - Deadlines...

Do you set writing deadlines?  This is one of the best ways to see progress.  It may sound simple but without deadlines our next great movie idea may well be on the screen before we ever get our version written.  --  We have all said, "I had an idea for a movie like that!"  The problem is that someone took the time and energy to write and market their script and now we are watching their movie and not ours.

Make deadlines, write them down and stick to them.  This is a good formula for writing success.


ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST SUBMISSION DEADLINE:

All online entries must be submitted by midnight (PST) September 1, 2012
All mailed entries must be postmarked by September 1, 2012

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Monday, August 13, 2012

GAY SCREENPLAY CONTEST - What Story Do I Write?

What is my next story?  Whatever it is, make sure the driving force behind your writing is passion.  It has been said, "Write what you know."  Sure, good advice but that can be limiting for writers.  Write something that you are charged up about.  If you want to write about sky diving but never ever want to take the leap, don't necessarily give up on the idea.  There are many ways to gain knowledge about a topic.  If the passion is there so will the drive to find out everything about a given topic.  Read, talk to sky divers, seek out their passion for the sport.  In the end, you want to create a page turner with interesting, larger than life characters doing what they do within an amazing story.

Final Deadline for THE ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST is rapidly approaching.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

GAY SCREENPLAY CONTEST - What Ideas Are Selling?

If anyone could figure out the answer to this question at any given time they would be very rich.  The truth is that Hollywood knows exactly what they are looking for when they find it.  Sure, there are genres that some studios prefer over others but the scripts that sell are the ones that readers and producers just cannot put down... these are the page turners.  It could be a thriller, drama, comedy or another genre.  The main character could be gay, straight, bisexual, or any number of things.  What Hollywood is looking for is an amazing story with multidimensional characters that people can identify with and these characters are larger than life.  They are the types of people we aspire to be.

So, stop trying to figure out what Hollywood is buying and write the story you are most passionate about.

The entry deadline for the 2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST is September 1, 2012.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

2012 GAY SCREENPLAY CONTEST - Writing A Script in 30 Days

Do you think you could write a full length feature screenplay in 30 days or less?...  The answer we give will vary from person to person.  If our life depended on it, most all of us would deliver.  We would find a way.  What if we did write that script in a month and it sold for six figures?  Boy, would life change.  Anything we put our mind to, we can accomplish.  Every single accomplished screenwriter was unsold and unpublished before the first sale and something inside of them knew that their dream was possible.


Today is the 30 day deadline for the 2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST.  Enter today, it just might change your life...

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

2012 GAY SCREENPLAY CONTEST - Memorable Movie Lines

How many memorable movie lines can you remember from films that you have seen?...  One, two, three...


Strive to create unique and memorable dialog and know that it isn't easy.  Making a screenplay stand out requires the writer to rise above other story creators in every area not just a few and that includes dialog.


Make sure to give your characters their own voice and and dialog.  This is how to get noticed and win contests which can lead to a long time career in the movie business.


Entry Deadline for the 2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST is September 1, 2012

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

2012 GAY SCREENPLAY CONTEST - Movie Titles

Think your movie title isn't important?  Think again -- We are all familiar with the saying, "A picture paints a thousand words."  Well... that is what we are trying to do with our movie titles.  First impressions...  When creating your screenplay as a masterpiece, pay attention to every single detail and it all begins with title.  Paint the picture of your movie with your title.  Think of some of your favorite movies, STAR WARS, TITANIC, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, etc...  And yes, there are exceptions... Unless you are an "A" list screenwriter where you can break all of the unspoken rules because you are known, as an unknown or up and coming writer give the buyer what they want.  A simple, visual image of your movie and do that with the title.


The 2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST entry deadline is September 1, 2012.


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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

2012 GAY SCREENPLAY CONTEST - 14 Years Later

The ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST celebrates 14 years in 2012.  Over the years, thousands of GLBTQ themed screenplays have been submitted to the contest and Hollywood has taken notice.


Founding Director, David Jensen, "I am continually amazed at the caliber of writing that comes to us year after year.  Writers from around the globe have discovered our niche contest in the hopes that their unique voice finds an audience.  I am honored to be a part of this contest for so many years."


The deadline for submissions this year is September 1, 2012.  All online submissions must be submitted by midnight (EST) and all mailed entries must be post marked by September 1st.


For more information: www.OneInTenScreenplayContest.com

Sunday, June 17, 2012

2012 GAY SCREENPLAY CONTEST - Winner Profile


Maureen Johnson 

Maureen placed 3rd in the 2011 Contest

ENTER THE 2012 CONTEST TODAY  www.OneInTenScreenplayContest.com 

Maureen Johnson is a recent graduate of UCLA's MFA screenwriting program.  She has two works-for-hire currently in development, including a Europe-based romcom with a producer connected with Pathe.  Another project, The Lotto King, has received substantial interest in both America and Australia.  Another script in development, a modern-day parody of a Jane Austen novel, is receiving interest in England. 

Maureen also has earned numerous awards and placements in screenplay contests, including being a double-semifinalist in the 2009 Nicholl competition.  While at UCLA, Maureen won the Bridget and Bob Colleary Award for Best Romantic Comedy for a script entitled Life’s A Drag, about a drag queen who thinks he’s going through menopause.  She also earned the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship.  Other awards include semifinaling in the 2011 Expo Screenwriting Contest (Wedding Belles), and finaling in the 2010 Screenplay Search Competition for a romcom entitled Bellini’s.  Maureen prefers romcom though enjoys period/historical pieces.  Her award-winning script, Michelangelo and Davide, has been likened to Shakespeare in Love.

Maureen also excels in TV writing, being nominated for the Humanitas Student Fellowship Award in 2009 and earning a top-5% placement for the 2007 Warner Bros. Television Workshop for a spec script of Two-And-A-Half Men.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

2012 GAY SCREENPLAY CONTEST - Winner Profile

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We would like to feature our 2nd Place winner, Stephen Witkin, with his winning script, GLASS HOUSES.



STEPHEN WITKIN

Stephen currently lives in Los Angeles where his screenplay, Off Ramp To Babylon was in development with HBO and Killer Films. He presently has features, Miss Universe and Return To The Nest under option and his comedy screenplay, Maniacs was featured at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival and is now in development. TV credits include the TV movie Love-Struck and Cable Ace Award nomination for The Max Movie Show for Cinemax. In the world of theater, Stephen’s musical, The Fabulist, won the Richard Rodgers Award showcased at the York Theater in New York, Village Theater in Washington and the Global Search For New Musicals in Cardiff, Wales. He also wrote the book for the Off-Broadway cult hit, Prom Queens Unchained at the legendary Village Gate, Can­dles, Snow and Mistletoe at the Palace Theater on Broadway, A Century of Enter­tainment at Radio City Music Hall, Flying at Caesar’s Hotel, nominated for Entertainer of the Year Award,  Ain’t We Got Fun and Ladies of the Chorus at the Sands, the hit musical, Eight to the Bar; Ye Gods!, Musical Chairs, Robin Hood,  Snow White and the Magnificent Seven and Cinderella. Stephen is presently writing book and lyrics for, Stupitidy -The Musical.

For more information and to enter the 2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST, visit:  www.OneInTenScreenplayContest.com 

Monday, June 4, 2012

2012 GAY SCREENPLAY CONTEST - WINNER PROFILE

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DENNIS SHINNERS - ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST WINNER


We would like to congratulate the 2011 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST winner, DENNIS SHINNERS.

Dennis Shinners grew up in New Jersey, attended NYU’s film school and has called the city of New York home ever since.  He is a writer, producer and director of on-air promos who has done high profile, award-winning campaigns for Nickelodeon, Nick @ Nite, Spike TV, Discovery Channel, Disney Channel, TV Land and the Oxygen Network.  He’s recently completed two short films, “Area X” and “GO-GO”, which have enjoyed domestic and international festival runs and distribution deals.

Dennis wrote BARRIO BOY, the 1st place winner in the One In Ten Screenplay Contest to be his feature directorial debut.


Friday, May 25, 2012

2012 Gay Screenplay Contest - Celebrates 14th Anniversary


WORLD'S LARGEST GAY & LESBIAN SCREENPLAY CONTEST - CALL FOR ENTRIES

Hollywood, CA - The ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST, the world's largest screenplay contest dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender and queer individuals in film, celebrates its 14th anniversary in 2012.  Entries are now being accepted online and are limited to the first 600 for 2012.  The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2012.  Executive Director, David Jensen, "We are excited to celebrate our 13th anniversary and are continually amazed with the quality of talent year after year."  Jensen continues, "We receive entries from around the globe and Hollywood is taking notice in a very big way.  Many of our past winners have had screenplays optioned, sold and produced. Many others have gained major representation."

The ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST has gained major respect and notoriety from Hollywood studios, agents and producers.  Entries for the 2012 screenplay contest are now being accepted online at:  www.OneInTenScreenplayContest.com - Writers from around the world are eligible.

Prizes for 2012 include cash, industry exposure and merchandise.  The 2012 One In Ten Screenplay Contest is sponsored by: Cherub Productions, Brainstorm Warehouse, LLC, Michael Weise Productions, and is one of the few screenplay contests endorsed by www.ScreenplayContests.com 

The submission deadline for 2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST is September 1, 2012.  Entry forms are available online through the contest website:
www.OneInTenScreenplayContest.com