Film Writer Tournament

After entering hundreds of screenwriting contests and developing my own scripts for several years, I decided to create and run a competition. I already had experience running film events, as one of my early jobs in my career was as the program manager of an international film festival.

The author shares their journey through film festivals, starting from their college days at Ithaca College, where they experienced their first public screening. They later won awards at festivals with their thesis film and worked as a Program Manager at an international festival, gaining invaluable experience.

You feel that you have a great idea or story, and you think it would be a great script for a movie or TV show. Should you go ahead and write it?

Film festivals are excellent opportunities not only to watch new films from around the world, but also for networking with other creators, attending industry conferences, and participating in professional workshops. However, when you don’t have a produced film, you may feel left out and with no motivation to attend a festival other than as a […]

Screenwriting is one of the greatest creative activities a storyteller can enjoy. You see a movie in your mind, and you translate that into words.

The C Checklist for screenwriting is a method devised by Film Writer to help edit and revise any narrative script. The core concepts are Complete, Clear, and Compelling, and come along several other qualifiers that start with the letter C.

This Friday, May 30, is the Closing Deadline of this season of the Film Writer Tournament. 🏆 Enter for a chance to become a screenwriting champion!