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China Sets Script Contest For U.S. Writers

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday March 3, 2013 @ 5:39pm PSTTags: 2013 Beijing International Screenwriting Competition, China, Screenwriting, Tale Of Beijing

Attention American writers: China is calling. Beijing’s municipal government is launching an international screenwriting competition for U.S.-based writers of all nationalities. The “tale of Beijing” themed contest is open to aspiring and established writers who submit short and feature-length screenplays centered on China’s capital city and its culture. Stated goal of the initiative is to foster artistic collaboration and creative dialogue between China and the US. Unlike many other contests, there is no entry fee for the 2013 Beijing International Screenwriting Competition.  READ MORE »

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‘Argo’ Writers Win 2013 Scripter Award: Chris Terrio, Joshuah Bearman, Antonio J. Mendez

By CHRISTY GROSZ | Saturday February 9, 2013 @ 9:49pm PSTTags: Argo, Chris Terrio, Screenwriting, Scripter Awards

Christy Grosz edits Deadline’s awards publication Awardsline:

Argo screenwriter Chris Terrio, as well as the movie’s origins material authors Joshuah Bearman (the Wired article “The Great Escape”) and Antonio J. Mendez (Penguin book The Master Of Disguise), won the 25th … Read More »

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Imagine And Reliance Launch Writers Lab

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Monday December 13, 2010 @ 12:01pm PSTTags: Brian Grazer, Imagine Entertainment, Jason Mantzoukas, Movies, Ron Howard, Scott Aukerman, Screenwriting, Universal Pictures
Mike Fleming

EXCLUSIVE: Imagine Entertainment partners Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have started the Imagine/Reliance Writers Lab, an enterprising venture that pools a group of 10 screenwriters. Those writers are being paid a set annual salary to generate scripts in a variety … Read More »

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AMPAS Names Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship Winners

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday October 20, 2010 @ 9:58am PDTTags: AMPAS, Movies, Screenwriting
Mike Fleming

Beverly Hills, CA – Five writers have been selected as winners of the 25th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Each writer will receive a $30,000 prize, the first installment of which will be distributed at a

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