Posted on: April 30th, 2009 Free Screening of Easy Virtue!

I’m excited to have this Noel Coward adaptation in the screening series and am pleased to have co-writer/director Stephan Elliott and co-writer Sheridan Jobbins with us for the Q&A. I look forward to seeing you there and don’t forget to come armed with your best questions!

Jeff Goldsmith
Senior Editor
Creative Screenwriting Magazine

To view the trailer for the film click here.

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, brief partial nudity, and smoking throughout.

The runtime is 93minutes.

SYNOPSIS:

(May Contain Some Spoilers)

The twenties have roared. The thirties have yet to swing. John Whittaker, a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita, a sexy and glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However when the couple returns to the family home, his mother Mrs. Whittaker has an instant allergic reaction to her new daughter-in-law. Larita tries her best to fit in but fails to tiptoe through the minefield laid by her mother-in-law. Larita quickly realizes Mrs. Whittaker’s game and sees that she must fight back if she’s not going to lose John. A battle of wits ensues and sparks soon fly. Mrs. Whittaker manipulates every situation to undermine her, while Larita remains frustratingly calm and engineers sassy counter attacks. Before long, Mrs. Whittaker’s manipulation starts to work on John and Larita feels their love is in danger of slipping away. In a grand finale, where the secrets from Larita’s past are revealed, she finally makes a break for freedom from the suffocating house.

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Go here to RSVP and follow ALL the instructions:

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(if you do not see the correct sign up box – HIT REFRESH on your browser)

***1. Please use the box in the bottom left corner of the web page that reads, “Sign up for the Easy Virtue Free Screening” and ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS. Then click ‘GO’.

***2. One of two things might happen depending on our server.

A) You will be brought to the familiar SIGN UP Page which also now functions as your profile page – so make sure you enter your FULL NAME and that the “Attend free screening” box is checked on the left. – which it should be automatically

OR

B) You will need to enter your email address again and then click SUBMIT. NEXT with a few minutes you will get an email from us with a link to click on and then you will be brought to the familiar SIGN UP Page which also now functions as your profile page – so make sure you enter your FULL NAME and that the “Attend free screening” box is checked on the left. – which it should be automatically.

***3. After entering YOUR FULL NAME (and a +1 if you are bringing a guest) on the sign up page- click submit.

***4. You will next be sent a CONFIRMATION email if your rsvp was successful.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Seating is on a First Come, First Served basis and is NOT GUARANTEED for you or your MAXIMUM ONE guest. We will overbook specifically so that we fill the house. If you arrive early, a line will begin forming OUTSIDE the theater. Some seats will be reserved in advance inside the theater for special guests of Creative Screenwriting magazine.

Register quickly — we will cut off registrations at a certain point. Anyone at our screening who’s not on our main list of accepted RSVPs will not be admitted to this screening – WITHOUT EXCEPTION. We will only accept one RSVP per individual email address.

Please PRINT your RSVP CONFIRMATION and bring it with you. LEAVE CAMERA PHONES IN YOUR CAR!!!

This is a private screening and as such we reserve the right to refuse screening admission to anyone at anytime. No recording devices will be allowed in the theater.

If you RSVP and need to cancel for any reason, please email us.

**Please note – this screening will be filmed- by attending this screening – you are acknowledging that we have your permission to use you and your guests’ likeness in our video and audio of this screening, which may later be distributed how we see fit.

PLEASE only RSVP if you actually plan on attending for sake of head-count. Due to the theater size, the list will need to be shut down so that we don’t turn away too many folks at the door.

WAITLIST INSTRUCTIONS: If the screening sells out and we close the list a waitlist will be run – just send us an email and wait for further instructions regarding the waitlist.

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Posted on: April 30th, 2009 Westside BikeSIDE! » Storm The Bastille: Friday, May 1st, Cyclists visit LA City Council

Sparked by the now infamous Hummer incident, cyclists from all over the city will be swarming City Council on Friday, to make their dissatisfaction with LAPD known.  Friday, May 1st, at 10am at Van Nuys City Hall we will submit public comments regarding the anti-cyclist bias of LAPD.  Van Nuys City Hall is located at 14410 Sylvan St – arrive at or before 9:40am to have time to get through security.  If you live outside the Valley, you can meet us at the Red Line station at Santa Monica Bl & Vermont Ave, and we’ll all take the train over to the Valley, and ride from there.  Check out the event listing on Facebook.

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Westside BikeSIDE! » Storm The Bastille: Friday, May 1st, Cyclists visit LA City Council.

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Posted on: April 30th, 2009 skarlets.com

Official Launch of the RED community!

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Posted on: April 30th, 2009 FREE SEMINAR MANEUVERING FILM FESTIVALS

The Hollywood Film Office and Edwards Skerbelis Entertainment present a

FREE SEMINAR

on

MANEUVERING FILM FESTIVALS

with authors/producers

RONA EDWARDS & MONIKA SKERBELIS

(“I Liked It, Didn’t Love It: Screenplay Development from the Inside

Out”)

How to promote yourself and your film on the film festival circuit

* Targeting the right Film Festival for your film *

* What you need to know when submitting your film *

* Creating a promotional strategy *

* Making the Festival circuit work for you *

Monday, May 4th, 2009

6:30pm — 7:30pm

at

The Hollywood Film Office Studio Store

6324 Hollywood Blvd.

(corner of Hollywood & Vine)

Hollywood, CA 90068

followed by a Q&A and book signing with Edwards & Skerbelis & a FREE drawing in which one lucky person will win Gorilla Budgeting & Scheduling Software courtesy of Jungle Software Have you been accepted or rejected by a film festival? Edwards and Skerbelis can help you prepare for the festival experience or advise you of the Dos and Don’ts of getting your film into film festivals. This free seminar will offer valuable information as well as an introductory overview and strategy of how to promote yourself and your film on the film festival circuit.

BE SURE & RSVP EARLY to put your name in for the Free Software from Jungle Software OUR EVENTS ARE USUALLY SRO!

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Posted on: April 29th, 2009 FOX-PGP-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest

The New York Television Festival has teamed up with the Fox Broadcasting Company and Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP) to offer aspiring TV writers the opportunity to win $25,000, a development deal with Fox, and the possibility to have your script be produced as a network TV pilot!

Read the official Press Release here

Enter the FOX-PGP-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest and submit your script for an original half-hour comedy series. One winner will receive a development deal with Fox and a $25,000 prize, and Procter & Gamble Productions will have the opportunity to produce a network pilot from the winning script. Up to 25 finalists have the opportunity to earn a first-look deal with Fox. Scripts must be entered by uploading them in a PDF format on the NYTVF upload page. The submission period will open at noon Eastern on June 1st and will close at 12:00 noon Eastern on June 15th. All submissions must be uploaded during this time period, without exception. The contest will stop accepting entries if this period elapses or if the Festival receives 1,500 script entries, whichever comes first.

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FOX-PGP-NYTVF Comedy Script Contest.

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Posted on: April 28th, 2009 The Ultimate Filmmaker Competition

THE ULTIMATE FILMMAKER COMPETITION is looking for filmmakers with talent, determination, original vision and a passion for filmmaking as a way of life.

PRIZES: At the end of final judging, a single winner will be announced and awarded prizes including, but not limited, to:

- A FULLLY PRODUCED FEATURE FILM with a cash production grant of at least $200,000 and resources totaling in excess of $500,000.

- A Major Festival Premiere.

- Simulatneous theatrical, cable, retail and online distribution.

- Development, production and distribution guidance, support and mentoring.

- Production software.

- A Canon HD Camera.

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The Ultimate Filmmaker Competition.

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Posted on: April 28th, 2009 Birns & Sawyer Last Chance to RSVP for the HPX300 Premier!

Please be our guest tomorrow, April 29th, at 6:00PM when we show off one of the top new performers in the sub $9K marketplace this year.

This camera has a Fuji 17X interchangeable lens; 3, 1/3″ 2.2megapixel CMOS imagers and AVC-Intra P2 recording to bring HD recording within reach of (almost) everyone for under nine thousand dollars.  And, you don’t need a tiara to own one!

OK -
You don’t have to RSVP, however, the meatball count is more accurate when you do!

Birns & Sawyer Camera Division

When: Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Where: 6381 De Longpre Ave
Hollywood, California 90028
6:00PM – 9:00PM
Phone: 323-466-8211
RSVP: info@birnsandsawyer.com

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Posted on: April 28th, 2009 Creating FLV and F4V files

Learn to create and optimize FLV files In AfterEffects, Media Encoder and Premiere Pro

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AdobeTV – Learn After Effects CS4 – Creating FLV and F4V files.

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Posted on: April 28th, 2009 On the occasion of Festival de Cannes: Submit and promote your film on Fest21.com for free!

Fest21 and Filmfestivals.com are happy to invite you to try our new free submission tool for filmakers and festivals on the occasion of festival de Cannes. A l’occasion du festival de Cannes, Fest21 invite les réalisateurs à essayer notre nouveau outil de soumission FestivalExpress

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4,000 Film Festivals: The Pro Film Festivals community, V2 version | Fest21.com.

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Posted on: April 28th, 2009 21 Powerful Rewrite Strategies FREE Teleconference

21 Powerful Rewrite Strategies
FREE Teleconference

Sign up for the Conference

Have a screenplay you want to rewrite? The more effective your rewrite strategies, the better your script will be. Spend two hours on the phone with Hal Croasmun and your next rewrite will produce better results than you can imagine right now.

Best of all, there is no charge.*

Here’s some of what we’ll cover:

  • The #1 Key to Rewriting Success. Change this one thing and rewriting gets so much easier.
  • The most important question you must ask to turn dull scenes into dramatic and valuable scenes.
  • The key ingredient that will turn a simple conflict into an unforgettable one.
  • Three ways to turn ordinary characters into extremely compelling story people.
  • The #1 Reason writers won’t cut bad scenes. Don’t be guilty of this.
  • And 16 other Advanced Strategies for rewriting.

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21 Powerful Rewrite Strategies FREE Teleconference.

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