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CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Cinestory Feature
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Los Angeles, CA 90066
Web:
http://cinestory.org
Email:
info@cinestory.org
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Objective
CineStory is a national non-profit dedicated to nurturing emerging screenwriters through mentorship programs. Winners of our competition have gone on to pen films such as IRON MAN, CAKE, THE CHILDREN OF MEN, BALLAST, KING OF CALIFORNIA and 11:14.
One of the main goals of the CineStory Feature Retreat is to select up-and-coming screenwriters for our four-day intensive program held in the Fall.
THE CINESTORY FEATURE RETREAT
CineStory's Retreat is dedicated to the advancement of great new voices in screenwriting. Retreat attendees are chosen from the top writers of our annual competition, the CineStory Screenwriting Awards. For four days, writers enjoy direct access to working Hollywood professionals.
Past retreat mentors include: Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby (IRON MAN, CHILDREN OF MEN), writer/director Joe Forte (FIREWALL, OUT), producer Nana Greenwald (SEVEN), producer Michelle Sy (FINDING NEVERLAND), producer and former head of Jodie's Foster prod co MEG LEFAUVE (THE DANGEROUS LIVES OF ALTAR BOYS), writer Philip Eisner (EVENT HORIZON, MUTANT CHRONICLES) and writer/director Keith Gordon (DEXTER, WAKING THE DEAD). Show More
Deadline/Entry Fees
| Deadline | Date Days till: |
Entry Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early | February 19, 2024 | $50 |
| Regular | March 24, 2024 | $69 |
| Late | April 21, 2024 2 |
$81 |
| Extended | May 19, 2024 30 |
$88 |
Notification: Quarterfinalists – late June; Semifinalists/Invitees – Late July; Finalists – Mid August; Fellow – Early September.
Rules
Please visit http://www.cinestory.org/rules-and-guidelines/ for all rules and guidelines.Awards
GRAND PRIZE: THE CINESTORY FELLOWSHIP
Valued at over $17,000 this prize includes a $10,000 cash award, free meals, board and tuition at the exclusive CineStory Writers Retreat as well as a 12-month mentorship program with two Hollywood professionals hand picked for the winner. The CineStory Fellowship gives writers direct access to Hollywood professionals and has a long track record of success. Prior fellows have optioned material, gained representation and secured writing assignments with the guidance of their mentors. Also included: one-year Script Pipeline Writers Database membership; three-year subscription to Creative Screenwriting; iScript screenplay audio recording; and one-year Scripped PRO subscription.
SECOND PLACE:
Over $1500 in cash and prizes, including $1000 cash.
THIRD PLACE:
Over $1000 in cash and prizes, including $500 cash.
FINALISTS RECEIVE:
Discount on Retreat tuition.
ALL SEMIFINALISTS RECEIVE:
An invitation to the exclusive CineStory Retreat including: Three 90-minute one-on-one sessions with working Hollywood agents, managers, producers, development executives and other pros to discuss the writer's work and career strategy Open access to 15+ hours of small group sessions covering a wide rage of creative and business topics Free film screenings and other events.
Cinestory Feature
Contact
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Web:
http://cinestory.org
Email:
info@cinestory.org
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CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Contact
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Web:
http://cinestory.org
Email:
info@cinestory.org
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CineStory Announces Quarterfinalists
CineStory has announced their 2011 quarterfinalists:
1 - Bryan Marvis & Lynn Marvis, Oceanside OR
49th DAY - Craig Peters, Eagle Rock CA
A COWARD NEVER BLED - Eduardo A. Garcia, Austin TX
AMAZING RED vs DR GREEN - Nic Izzi, Ontario CANADA
AMAZON GIRL - Ken Pearson, Tempe AZ
APARTMENT 5D - Sharon Lennon, Brooklyn NY
APATHETIC SUICIDE - Jordan Thorton, Sasktchewan CANADA
ASK ME - Jonathan Eig, Potomac MD
BANK ROBBING FOR DUMMIES - Robert Keith Watson, Sherman Oaks CA
CRICKET - Tammy Duffy, Sherman Oaks CA
DISPATCH - Bryan Dick, Manhattan Beach CA
GIRL ON MAIN - Christine Hinz, New York NY
GROWTH SPURT - Matt Flanzer, Venice CA
HEAVEN SENT - Alison McMahan, Pompano Beach FL
HORROR COMIC - Stephen Hoover, Baton Rouge LA
HOW DO I LOVE THEE - Susu Langlands, New Hartford CT
IN THE BEGINNING - Michelle Motoyoshi, Fremont CA
KINDNESS - Hallie Tassin, Santa Fe NM
LAB RATS - Sari Karplus, Los Angeles CA
LET THE GAMES BEGIN - Stephan Bugaj, Richmond CA
LITTLE MUTINIES - Angie Powers, Berkeley CA
MARIE HIGHFIELD'S MOVIE - Laure Jullia, La Garenne-Colombes FRANCE
MASTER'S KEY - Kelly Anelons, Harvard MA
ONE IN A MILLION - David Smith, Escondido CA
PEACE OF VIOLENCE - Judy Vann, Santa Monica CA
PRIMITIVE ANARCHY - David Lawrence, Los Angeles CA
PURGATORY CREEK - Chuck Pollycutt, Imperial CA
RESISTANCE - Hannah Patterson, London UK
RUNNING WILD - Eric Diekhans, Evanston IL
SEE-THROUGH HEART - Diana Caldwell, Los Angeles CA
SNOWBIRD - Jack Zafran, Granada Hills CA
SPOTNIK - Celeste Chan Wolfe, Los Angeles CA
STEALING BALLOONS - Kathryn Waters & Jesse Waldman, Portland OR
TEDDY BOY - Sean Jourdan, Denver CO
THE AMAZINGLY TRUE STORY OF A MIDDLE-AGED, OVERWEIGHT DAD WHO DECIDES TO PLAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WITH HIS SON - Lisa Kors, Los Angeles CA
THE CONCEALED - Jeffrey Wright, Lawndale CA
THE COST OF LIVING - Kellen Hertz, Los Angeles CA
THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF SWAROOP JONES - Drew Freeman & Bella Shing, Santa Cruz CA
THE JINGLE MEN - Gabriel Martinez, Brea CA
THE KNIGHTHOOD OF MAC STEINER - K J Crane, Washington DC
THE LAUGHING MAN - Steve Wisniewski, Astoria NY
THE LION AND THE EAGLE - Christine N Wenger, Pewaukee WI
THE LONER - Bryan Marvis, Oceanside OR
THE MONEY TREE - Shiva Ramanathan, Irvine CA
THE OCTOBER STRATAGEM - Paul Littell, Rowayton CT
THE SWITCH - Irin Evers, Scarsdale NY
'TIL ROSES BLOOM - Chuck Pollycutt, Imperial CA
TINKER, TAILOR - Ian Snyder, Bellevue NE
TUNNELS - Henry Crum, Beverly Hills CA
WELCOME TO AKRON - Stephan Bugaj, Richmond CA
Updated: 05/11/2011
CineStory Foundation Feature Retreat and Fellowship
Contact
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Web:
http://cinestory.org
Email:
info@cinestory.org
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