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    Worst Film Of All Time

    There are a bunch of really really bad films out there which one hopes that honesty with future potential screenwriters will help to avoid wasting the public's money on. - GIGLI - I admt that I have never seen it, but if every deal on the film was successfully foreclosed upon and every resale...
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    Has New York Screenplay Contest filed under Chapter Eleven???

    Apparently, they have stopped answering emails and as from THIS MORNING, their phones have been disconnected. Anyone know anything about this?
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    indyStock Film Festival - A Shocker

    I tried repeatedly to telephone them. Finally I reached some early middle aged woman who had no idea what I was talking about. Then she said, Oh, has that something to do with Indyoh? I'm his Mommy!" I spoke at length to her. Apparently it is run by some sort of Walter Mitty teenager from...
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    It is utterly IMMORAL to encourage new writers

    I am utterly baffled why so many would engage in the raw evil of encouraging new writers. There are four very, very good reasons why one should never encourage new writers:- 1. Encouraging new writers is the equivalent of trying to popularise taking up Russian Roulette as a sport. It is going...
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    Is Manchester International Film Festival a scam?

    - I am unable to obtain any reply by email from them. - I am unable to obtain anything but an answerphone on their landline. - My bank's investigation suggests to them that they are not legitimate. - They list their screenplay contest on Film Freeway but not on Withoutabox - Their web site is...
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    Carmel International FF - Scam or Bankrupt?

    Consider... - Carmel IFF Script Contest GUARANTEES every applicant freeback - Carmel IFF is not supposed to open until October. - Their script contest does not close for entries until August - Earlybird closing date was March 1 Now consider.... - I entered in February - My entry has already...
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    Storypros? Anyone any experience of entering their contest?

    Storypros? Anyone any experience of entering their contest?
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    Has anyone any experience of these film festivals?

    - Twisted Alley? - Women's Independent FIlm Festival? - San Francisco? What was your experience like?
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    Does Anyone Know Anything About The Westfield Awards?

    Does anyone know anything about the Westfield Awards? Has anyone ever entered?
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    Seeking technical information...

    Hi! I realise that I am putting my head in the lion's mouth here, as everyone will shreik "DON'T PUT CAMERA ANGLES IN A SPEC SCRIPT", but where the entire story rests upon two specific camera angles, I do actually have to specify these two shots. (Don't worry, there are indeed ONLY two camera...
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    THE GENERAL REGISTRY OF CLICHE LINES

    C'mon now folks, you've heard them in a thousand flicks, they are the true hallmarks of trashy writing.... Vent your spleen and post up those lousy lines. Here's a couple or so to start the ball rolling... =========================================== "We've got company" "But, James, it's too...
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    THE WALLY - Expanding the American consciousness

    One cliche which really irritates me is the way Americans divide school students into the two basic groups of the High School jock who is cool but stupid and the geek who is unattractive but really smart. In England, we have another concept that is so sadly missing in American films... THE...
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    Screenplay Contest Scams And Lack Of Professionalism

    I am trying to avoid Film Festival scams. Does anyone know of any that are scams? Here are a couple where I got caught... 1. There was a screenplay contest run by a department at an American University. I sent in my screenplay and paid. I also emailed a complaint as their web site wasn't...
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