From The Writer’s Perspective: Jamie Reidy

One of the writers who attended the 2011 Retreat, Jamie Reidy talks about the importance of understanding Thematic and how the retreat experience has changed him as a writer.    

Meet the 2011 CineStory Fellow, Celeste Wolfe

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Celeste hails from a colorful family, with a gun-running paternal great-great-grand-father and a maternal grandfather who worked as a press agent for Chiang-Kai Shek.  Celeste is proud to be an American-born Ching-Chong despite the endured…

2011 Screenwriting Award Winners Announced

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In late July, the finals judges gathered to discuss the eight scripts in contention for the grand prize of the CineStory Screenwriting Awards, The CineStory Fellowship. After a lively discussion in which each script was discussed in depth,…

2011 Screenwriting Award Finalists Announced

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From an outstanding field of semifinalists, the following scripts are progressing to the finals round: AMAZON GIRL - Ken Pearson, Tempe AZ BANK ROBBING FOR DUMMIES - Robert Keith Watson, Sherman Oaks CA CRICKET - Tammy Duffy, Sherman Oaks…

Glen Gers – July 21st From Script to Screen

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Fourth in the series: Glenn Gers  Thursday July 21st 7-9pm The Station @ The Working Village 212 Marine Street suite 100 Santa Monica CA 90405 Ph: 310-450-7070 Tickets: $20 in advance, $30 at the door CineStory: $17 Acclaimed writer-director…

2009 Finalist Mark Grisar on His CineStory Success Story

In 2009, Mark Grisar participated in one of CineStory’s “fly-on-the-wall” sessions at their annual screenwriting retreat. He sat in a chair and pitched a movie idea to a group of producers, a story about a rapper who switches to “easy…

2011 Screenwriting Award Semifinalists

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The following writers and scripts are moving on to the next round of the contest. Each writer/team is now invited to the 2011 Writers Retreat, taking place in Idyllwild from September 24th-27th and each is in the running for our 12-month mentorship…

2011 Screenwriting Awards Quarterfinalists

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We thank each and every writer for allowing us the opportunity to review this year's entries. After much deliberation, here are the scripts and writers advancing to the next round: 1 - Bryan Marvis & Lynn Marvis, Oceanside OR 49th…

May 10th From Script to Screen with Academy Award Nominee Mark Fergus

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In concert with our friends at Filmmaker Junction, CineStory is proud to announce the next guest in the From Script to Screen discussion series. CineStory alum and frequent mentor Mark Fergus is an Academy Award nominee and writer of films such…

First From Script to Screen Event – April 6th!

No normal writer Q&A, From Script-to-Screen is a creative and practical autopsy of how a script goes from the the written word to the silver screen. These evenings will provide detailed insight into how produced writers conceived…