This scriptwriting information for screen writers was compiled by Marylou Hess

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The Annual Screenwriting EXPO will be Nov 12 - 16 Los Angeles Conference Center. Once again, the
Expo will play host to the
best pitch event in the world. Last year, over 150 A-list production
companies, agencies, and management companies joined us to hear your story and possibly help make
the dream of being a working writer a reality.

FMI
www.screenwritingexpo.com

CS Weekly
Please follow this direct link www.creativescreenwriting.com

From Barbara Harrington:
FLORIDA SCREENWRITERS & ACTORS CONNECTION

Screenwriters - Beginner or Pro.  Improve plot, dialogue and format by readings and critiques.We welcome anyone
interested in writing screenplays and/or acting to participate. The Florida Screenwriters Actors Connection (FSAC)
meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month - from 1 to 4 PM at Panera Bread, Bardmoor Shopping Center, corner
of 10810 Starkey and Brian Dairy Rd.  Get there at 12 to discuss the query, synopsis, log line and the pitch ... Policy is
meals count towards payment for use of room.

Barbara Harrington: 727-572-6345 bharrington2@tampabay.rr.com  

The C.R.A.P. SHOOT, an Indie film, sponsored by the PFS, and written and produced by Barbara Harrington and Miriam
Goodspeed, still needs a few crew hand to help out with Craft Services and other jobs.  Casting is scheduled for
August 16 and Filming the first two weekends in September.  Interested:727-572-6345-  
bharrington2@tampabay.rr.com

PINELLAS FILM SOCIETY - (PFS)

Indie Studios welcomes any one interested in films to attend ... from the writers to the technicians to the powers who
know everything there is to know about getting movies made. They also encourage filmmakers to showcase their work.
Pete Bradshaw and Curtis Grayham host the event, which is held on the FOURTH Friday of each month at 6 pm, at 1776
- 11th Avenue North, St. Petersburg. 727-572-6345 - bharrington2@tampabay.rr.com


Call for entries
Please follow this direct link
www.nickwriting.com

THREE SCREENWRITING MARKET LISTINGS

WritersMarket.com lists more than 6,000 opportunities to get paid for your writing efforts. Here are three recently
verified and updated listings for screenwriting markets.  
Lee Daniels Entertainment works in all aspects of entertainment, including film, television and theater. All
non-agency scripts must be accompanied by a signed copy of their submission release form, which can be downloaded
from their Web site.  
http://www.writersmarket.com/Search/screenwriting  
Shoreline Entertainment, Inc., is "looking for character driven films that are commercial as well as independent.
Completed screenplays only. Especially looking for big-budget action, thrillers."  
http://www.writersmarket.com/Search/screenwriting_markets_  
Valeo Films does not want "projects that contain the following characteristics: 1 character saves the world, SFX
based, highly action based, extreme/grotesque violence, high sexual content, or strong explicit language."  
http://www.writersmarket.com/Search/screenwriting_markets

Indie Film Cafe", August 27 The Studio@620
Socially-conscious documentary films. This month's feature will be "Waiting to Inhale: Marijuana, Medicine and the
Law"
Location  620 First Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida.  Phone: 727-895-6620


Win a MacBook Air and a meeting with Benderspink

As a supporter of StoryLink's "Pitch Your Story" contest, Creative Screenwriting would like to take this opportunity
to introduce you to a website that will change the way you connect to Industry Professionals.

An online competition open to pitches for feature-length screenplays in all genres, StoryLink's "Pitch Your Story"
contest offers the unique opportunity to present your perfectly practiced pitch to top Industry Executives.

The Grand Prize Winner receives:
A MacBook Air
In-person pitch meeting with Benderspink
One-Year unlimited subscription to Netflix
Final Draft scriptwriting software
The Ultimate Scriptwriting Kit DVD
One-Year subscription to Script Magazine
One-Year subscription to Hollywood Creative Directory Online
Personal pitch coaching with Pilar Alessandra of On The Page
And more...
It's easy to enter - simply upload a video or text pitch based on your full-length screenplay for your chance to win.
And the best part? Your $59.95 entrance fee also includes a 3-month subscription to Pitch Perfect, StoryLink's
secure marketplace for Writers to post video and text pitches to be seen by credible Hollywood Professionals actively
seeking new material. This is a $39.95 value!

The Deadline for StoryLink's Pitch Your Story Contest is September 30th, 2008.

Visit StoryLink.com/PitchContest today to enter!
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