What's New, BlueCat?

What's New, BlueCat?

The Official Newsletter of the Bluecat Screenplay Competition

June 14th, 2013

*Early Deadline Alert*
JUNE 15TH MIDNIGHT

All Screenplays submitted by SATURDAY JUNE 15th
will receive feedback by July 1st.

Early submission fee of $55 ends TOMORROW.

In the spirit of our commitment to the development of screenwriters worldwide, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition holds a longstanding tradition of giving written notes to every screenplay submitted.

Each Feature screenplay entered receives two analyses, while each Short screenplay receives one, with students receiving a special rate of $29 throughout the competition. All submissions will be eligible for Resubmission.

BlueCat prides itself in its leading reputation as a community for developing screenwriters, to support and develop the undiscovered, in all of us, today and days ahead.

SUBMIT YOUR SCREENPLAY

Recent achievements by BlueCat Alumni include:

Young Il Kim's script, RODHAM, a 2012 Blacklist Script, recently attached director Jason Ponsoldt (THE SPECTACULAR NOW). Young recently won the 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Commissioning Grant from Sundance, where he will write a biopic on Stephen Hawking.

Elijah Wood produced Ana Lily Amipour's A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT, set for release in late 2013.

Aaron Guzikowski's PRISONERS, starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal and Melissa Leo, will be released September 2013. The Sundance Channel recently bought Aaron's TV pilot, THE DESCENDENTS, making it their second scripted show after RECTIFY.

Ashleigh Powell sold her script, SOMACELL, to Warner Brothers, with David Goyer attached to produce.

SOMACELL, along with RODHAM, were two 2012 Blacklist Scripts written by BlueCat Alumni.

*New*
BlueCat Screenwriting Workshop Summer Dates

New York
Thursday June 27th
6:30-10:30PM
Register Here

New York
Saturday June 29th
9:00AM-6:00PM
Register Here

San Francisco
Saturday August 10th
9:00AM-6:00PM
Register Here

BlueCat Workshops

BlueCat Screenplay Workshops are a one-day, intensive opportunity to certifiably improve your script in a small group environment, led by award winning screenwriter and BlueCat founder Gordy Hoffman.

Your script will be read in advance both by Gordy as well as the other workshop participants; everyone receives in-depth feedback on their script from a number of different perspectives.

2013 Workshop Calendar

Online Workshop - June 27th
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Portland - August 1st
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Los Angeles - August 17th
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New Orleans - August 24th
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Omaha - Sept 5th
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Online Workshop - Sept 26th
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Los Angeles - October 26th
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Austin - October 30th
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Austin - November 3rd
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Los Angeles - November 23rd
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