DC Metro FCP UG

One of our members directed this piece. It’s on the Asian American Talent Competition coming up on 25th September 2010.

Zhibo, the director for this effort is a member of the DCFCPUG (Nice work, Z)

This looks like a fun event so get out, enjoy the competition and most of all – have FUN!

Enjoy!

Rodney – DCFCPUG Leader

The Virginia Screenwriting Competition was established in 1988 as a means of showcasing the work of Virginia writers and encouraging the development of scripts that could be shot in Virginia. Since that time, the competition has received more than 1,000 entries from all parts of the state.

The first round of judging is by judges from within the state who each select one or two scripts to be finalists in the competition. These scripts are then sent to working professionals in the industry who read all of the final screenplays and select the three winners. An award of $1000 is given to each of the winners without rank as part of the Virginia Film Festival, held in Charlottesville in November.

The 2010 Virginia Screenwriting Competition is unique in that all entries receive a written evaluation from the first round judges, often giving writers valuable insights into ways to improve their work. In addition, the competition is one of the few in the nation requiring no entrance fee.

Here is the PDF for more info…

Enjoy!

CALL FOR ENTRIES!
The competition, created by the Virginia Film Office, showcases the talents of Virginia’s homegrown independent filmmaking community and is open to all Virginia residents and students attending Virginia schools.  Enter your short film, independent feature or documentary to win cash prizes and a chance to have your film screened with other finalists in Richmond, Virginia.

Entries are accepted in three categories:

1)   Features (submissions over 20 minutes in length)

2)   Shorts (submissions under 20 minutes in length)

3)   Documentaries

Entries with a completed registration form MUST be received by the Virginia Film Office by 5pm November 24th or postmarked by that date. Finalists will be selected from the submissions and screened in early Spring 2010.  Winners in each category will be announced at the screening.

RULES:
· All entries must be submitted on standard DVD; non-working DVDs will be disqualified
· Entries must be received by the Virginia Film Office or postmarked by November 24, 2009
· The competition is only open to Virginia residents and students attending Virginia schools
· Approximately 75% or more of the film must have been filmed in Virginia
· Projects with paid distribution contracts, including DVD and theatrical, are not eligible
· A participant may submit only one film per category
· Participants are responsible for securing rights for use of all previously copyrighted material used in the entry
· Finalist films and winning films from previous years are ineligible for reentry in the competition
NO ENTRY FEE!
FULL REGISTRATION FORM ALSO AVAILABLE AT:

Form Link

Questions?  Please contact Kathryn Stephens at kstephens@virginia.org or call 800.854.6233.

Rodney – DCFCPUG