CinemaSpoke
Feb 2nd to Dec 14th
The Contest
The annual CinemaSpoke screenplay competition will begin accepting entries immediately, with a deadline of March 31, 2012. The contest, designed to showcase local writers, is sponsored by Script Mechanics, in cooperation with Cinema St. Louis.
Screenwriters on both sides of the Mississippi River, within a 150-mile radius of St. Louis, Mo., are eligible to enter their feature-length screenplays (88-120 pages).
Entry fee is $30 for each submitted script, and judges shall select from three to five finalists based on the strength of submissions. Judges will be filmmakers, critics, and instructors.
Prizes for the winner will include coverage by an Emmy Award-winning Hollywood screenwriting author and writing instructor and notification to approximately 400 producers by a union-signatory Hollywood agent.
The prizes for all finalists will include screenplay readings and critiques. A variety of other prizes may also be awarded.
For rules and entry form, see www.thecinematicskinny.com.
Submissions and a completed entry form should be sent to
CinemaSpoke
c/o Cinema St. Louis
3547 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63103-1000
A PDF of the submitted script must be emailed to cinemaspokescripts@gmail.com.
Questions about the contest or the process can be directed to cinemaspoke@gmail.com.
Actors and actresses who are interested in participating in the table reads of the finalists' scripts can send their name, age range, gender, ethnicity, and a resume, all of which must be copied and pasted in the body of the email, to cinemaspokeactors@gmail.com. Actors and actresses should be aware that no attachments will be accepted or opened.
Media inquiries should be sent to Sandra Olmsted cinemaspoke@gmail.com.
