Submissions for our 2023 Feature Retreat & Fellowship Contest are officially open, and we’re offering an early bird submission fee of $50 until February 6th. 2023 FEATURE RETREAT LOGISTICS The 2023 Feature Retreat will be held on October 7 – 10, 2023 in the beautiful mountains of Idyllwild, California. Attendees receive three 90-minute one-on-one sessions with CineStory […]
The final deadline for our 2023 TV Retreat & Fellowship Contest — Monday, October 31st — is almost here! QUALIFY TO ATTEND THE RETREAT Entering the contest is the only way to get the chance to attend CineStory’s 2023 TV retreat on April 29 – May 2, 2023. Retreat attendees receive three 90-minute one-on-one sessions […]
If you’ve lost track of dates and days lately, you may have missed yesterday’s deadline for our 2023 TV Retreat & Fellowship Contest. Never fear – we’ve decided to keep the contest open for submissions until MONDAY, OCTOBER 31st! QUALIFY TO ATTEND THE RETREAT Entering the contest is the only way to get the chance […]
We’re thrilled to introduce our 2022 Feature Fellowship winner, Timothy Ware-Hill! In his Fellowship-winning script, A TASTE OF CHOCOLATE – THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO COFFEE, after an unarmed Black man is killed by police, a poet/preacher’s kid is asked to lead a peaceful protest, but he’s afraid that if his father and community discover he’s […]
We’re pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Feature Fellowship prizes! FEATURE FELLOWSHIP WINNER A TASTE OF CHOCOLATE – THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO COFFEE by Timothy Ware-Hill As our Feature Fellow, Timothy receives free tuition and lodging for the retreat and a private advisory session with all the retreat mentors. In addition, he receives […]
We’re proud to announce the 2022 Feature Retreat & Fellowship Contest finalists! Many thanks to our judges for their dedicated work in narrowing down this competitive field of incredible screenplays. WHAT’S NEXT Each of the finalists will be considered for this year’s Fellowship, which is valued at $20,000 and includes, among other prizes, $10,000 and […]
The late deadline for our 2023 TV Retreat & Fellowship Contest is right around the corner on Monday, September 5th. Take advantage of our late submission price by submitting by the 5th. Why Submit? CineStory selects about 30 emerging screenwriters through its annual TV competition for a 4-day intensive retreat held in April 29 – […]
We’re excited to announce our 2022 feature contest semifinalists! A COMPETITIVE YEAR We narrowed this year’s 117 quarterfinalist scripts to 28 semifinalist scripts, which was an exceptionally difficult task for our judges. We thank them for spending countless hours reading and evaluating the scripts to name our semifinalists. WHAT’S NEXT Semifinalists will receive an invitation […]
We’re excited to announce our 2022 Feature Contest quarterfinalists! This year’s submissions displayed exceptional talent and creativity. It was a pleasure to read everyone’s work. Many thanks to our dedicated judges, who spent so many hours reading and evaluating our submissions. WHAT’S NEXT Quarterfinalists will be offered any open spots to this year’s retreat after […]