BLUECAT 2007

DEADLINE MARCH 1ST

GRAND PRIZE $10,000
FOUR FINALISTS $1500

The BlueCat Screenplay Competition has grown to become the screenwriter's screenplay contest, where support extends to all writers, whether you win cash or the sharpest analysis offered by any competition in the world. Our entrants are not simply a pile of half-read braded paper. They are a community rallying their identities as writers, stopping, listening and looking for their space to grow. This foundation, these screenwriters, takes BlueCat beyond the contest.

Entry fee $45. 80 – 145 pages. Any genre.

SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/submissions/submit_your_screenplay.php



WHY ENTER BLUECAT?

*Every writer who enters BlueCat receives written analysis on their screenplay
http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/script_analysis/past_entrant_1.php

*Winner receives $10,000 and Finalists receive $1500, the largest cash prize for a screenplay contest that provides feedback to all writers

*Our 2005 Winner, GARY THE TENNIS COACH, starring Seann William Scott and directed by Danny Leiner, recently wrapped in Austin. Winning BlueCat writers Andy Stock and Rick Stempson signed with UTA

*Our 2006 Winner, Young Kim is in pre-production to direct his winning script, six months after being named winner of BlueCat

*One Finalist receives a live staged reading at the High Falls Film Festival, held at the George Eastman House in New York, all expenses paid

*Loglines of all Semi-Finalists and Finalists are featured on our site throughout the year

*Founded by award winning writer-director Gordy Hoffman



THREE NEW SCREENWRITING ADVICE ARTICLES RELEASED!
written by Gordy Hoffman

You’re an Idiot: Making Value from Reaction to your Screenwriting
If you’re like me, if someone doesn’t like something about my screenplay, my very first reaction is always the same. You’re not as smart as me. If you knew what I knew, you would understand what I wrote. And you don’t understand what I wrote, because you don’t know as much as I do. About everything, in general. In short, life. You know, people. Planet Earth.

Read Full Article: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/news/youre_an_idiot.php


YOU ARE THE BOX OFFICE SMASH: The Personal Screenplay
Right this very second, in the heart of every struggling, undiscovered screenwriter, in the dark, hidden corner deep within, there is a voice, a clear whisper, saying one thing:

Read Full Article: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/news/box_office_smash.php


THE ROGUE KNIGHT OF CINEMA: Why Screenplay Contests Matter
Screenplay contests are changing cinema. Coming from a person who runs one, your first reaction to this statement is most likely, “The only reason you’re saying that is you want me to enter yours.”

Read Full Article: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/news/rogue_knight_of_cinema.php



BLUECAT'S GORDY HOFFMAN'S PODCAST TOUR 2007

The Skinny Bones On Air Video Podcast
*Has moving to LA helped your career?
*What is the origin of the BlueCat name?
*What sets the BlueCat competition apart from other screenwriting contests?
*How has the BlueCat competition helped past winners?

The Hollywood Podcast
*Directing and casting his debut feature, A COAT OF SNOW
*The story of LOVE LIZA
*What have you learned since winning the Waldo Screenwriting Award at Sundance?

The Writing Show
*What type of critique do entrants get?
*How you can insert back-story elegantly?
*How does one write an effective logline?

The Filmmaking Podcast
*Hints for potential screenplay contest entrants
*How is BlueCat judged?
*Has the nature of screenplay changed over the years?

LISTEN NOW: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/community/podcasts.php



DEADLINE March 1st, 2007

SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/submissions/submit_your_screenplay.php


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