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Publisher of the #1-Selling Screenwriting Software Invites Technology Providers, Production Companies, Schools, Festivals, and Writers' Groups to Help Define the Future of Scripted Media LOS ANGELES, Calif., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Final Draft, Inc., publisher of Final Draft®, the #1-selling screenwriting software, today launched a wide-ranging partner program intended for technology providers, production companies, distributors, film schools, drama departments,...

"Tale of Beijing" theme aimed at fostering artistic collaboration between China and US NEW YORK, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On behalf of the Cultural Assets Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, Director Huiguang Zhang announced today the launch of the 2013 Beijing International Screenwriting Competition. Open to US-based contestants of all nationalities, the competition is asking writers to submit both short film and feature film screenplays centered on Beijing and its...

A submission from a South African lecturer and screenwriter has won the Academy Nicholl Fellowship for the first time in its history. (PRWEB) December 10, 2012 A submission from a South African lecturer and screenwriter has won the Academy Nicholl Fellowship for the first time in its history. Sean Robert Daniels, a Film & Television lecturer at The Open Window School of Visual Communication, penned a screenplay called 'Killers', which landed him in the top 10 for the...

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A man enters a screenplay to a competition, snags an agent, then turns that script into a novel. Another man enters the same competition, submits his screenplay, lands an agent and creates Latino 101, which is the highest-rated show on NuVoTV (an English language network targeted at Latinos). This is just a couple of the many success stories from the Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition. Turning a script into a novel has actually...

Based on Blake Snyder’s best-selling books, Save the Cat!® 3.0 story structure software is advanced and fully loaded creative writing tool for screenwriters, novelists and writers. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) November 01, 2011 Blake Snyder Enterprises, LLC announces the launch of the upgraded Save the Cat!® 3.0 Story Structure Software. Writers of any kind -- regardless of age, professional status or experience -- are guided through the story process with this software fully...

LOS ANGELES, March 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Scriptapalooza today announces its 13th annual Screenplay Competition to continue its mission in providing unparalleled creative opportunities for aspiring screenwriters in the fiercely competitive entertainment industry. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110310/CG63070) From now until the April 18th deadline, writers will be able to submit their screenplays through www.Scriptapalooza.com. Participants will have their...

Nuvotech announces the retail release of its new story outlining and movie script formatting software Script It! for Mac & PC. London, UK (PRWEB) February 14, 2011 UK technology company Nuvotech, known for its professional screenwriting software Movie Outline® and innovative cloud service for script copying and shipping Hollywood Script Express, today announced the availability of the much anticipated boxed version of its popular cross-platform creative writing package Script...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Screenwriting is an application that lets you write your screenplay masterpiece on your iPad. This easy to use app will allow you to write your screenplay on the couch, in the bathroom, or on your commute to work. Never has writing been so fun and productive. The beautiful and intuitive interface makes it easy to create your cover page, organize your characters, take script notes, and write your masterpiece from anywhere. "Screenwriting for the...

Funny or Die UK partners with online writing site Zhura to reinvent user-generated entertainment. BOSTON, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhura, the market leader in online screenwriting and Funny or Die UK, Europe's fastest growing video comedy site, today announced an initiative redefining the phenomenon of User Generated Entertainment. Going beyond simply soliciting video content for its online video library, Funny or Die UK will tap Zhura's global pool of aspiring writers for sketch comedy...

By JESSICA BLOCH; OF THE NEWS STAFF There wasn't supposed to be a break in the evening's activities, but while a technician took a few minutes to get a computer back online, Cathie Pelletier had an opportunity to talk to her screenwriting class at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. "If you write your screenplay for yourself, good for you. You're a purist. And the first writing should be for yourself. You shouldn't worry about anyone meddling," Pelletier said to the group of students...