Apply to Pitch Kindred Spirit (The Farewell, Honey Boy) Now Open!

Hi! 🖐 In this newsletter, we are opening applications to pitch Kindred Spirit (The Farewell, Honey Boy) and re-opening our Storyteller Club Fellowships as spots in our peer to peer groups are still available! Pleased to also announce a first of its kind collaboration with fellow Cannes Screenplay List Nominee Dina Amer for the release of her debut feature YOU RESEMBLE ME ✨

Thrilled to open early applications to pitch Kindred Spirit's Development & Production Executive Caroline Clark and Ann Sun, Development Assistant at Kindred Spirit! 🎉

Kindred Spirit is a development, production, and financing company founded by Anita Gou that produces purpose-driven, boundary-pushing storytelling in film and television with a focus on emerging voices and visionary auteurs. Credits include THE FAREWELL, HONEY BOY, THE ASSASSIN, ASSASSINATION NATION. More details on Eventbrite!

Are invited to apply to pitch:

Screenwriters or up and coming writer-directors with a HORROR, COMEDY, SCI-FI, or THRILLER Feature/TV project featuring a new perspective we haven't yet seen on screen. English language or translated to English projects at the development, financing or packaging stage will be considered for the event. Deadline to apply is November 25th at 6PM ET.

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The pitch event will take place on December 8th at 9AM PT / 12PM ET. Whether you applied to pitch or are interested to attend, make sure to RSVP below!

Apply to pitch Elevation Pictures & Film Forge:

Applications to pitch Ruti Prikhoj, Manager of Development & Production at Elevation Pictures (Alice Darling, Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool) and Ryan Bobkin, Producer & Head of Development at  Film Forge (Brandon Cronenberg's Infinity Pool, White Lie, Sleeping Giant - founded by Schitt's Creek director) are open until November 11th!

Are invited to apply to pitch:

International and Canadian screenwriters with a Feature Film / TV project with a unique and singular vision. Preferred genres are DRAMA, ELEVATED HORROR/THRILLER/SCI-FI, and STREAMER-FOCUSED ROMANCE. Projects from Canadian co-production treaty countries are encouraged. Foreign-language treatments and scripts that have been translated into English are welcome. Deadline to apply is November 11th at 6PM ET. More details on Eventbrite!

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The pitch event will take place on November 22nd at 4PM ET. Whether you applied to pitch or are interested to attend, make sure to RSVP below!

Stay tuned for our next pitch session welcoming Maven Pictures (American Honey, Still Alice).

Re-Opening our Storyteller Club Fellowships!

As spots are still available to join Wscripted's peer to peer groups, we are pleased to re-open our Storyteller Club Fellowship until October 31st for members who can benefit from joining the Club! Wscripted covers 40% of the subscription fee 😊 If you are interested, you can apply at the link below - this is your chance to join!

Deadline is October 31st! Members applying before October 27th will be invited to attend the exclusive Script Notes Workshop with Anna Ciennik on October 27th.

Joining our Club can be a helpful way to receive great feedback from your peers, hone your story and submit your best draft to Wscripted's call for entries such as our monthly Pitch a Decision Maker events, Cannes Screenplay List, future partner opportunities. The Club membership runs for 12 months and gives you access to free applications to Wscripted's exclusive call for entries, producer view notifications, a script notes workshop, peer to peer script notes groups with a working group of 3 women and monthly 1:1 networking meetings!

Steps: click on your top right corner profile icon, followed by Become a Premium Member, then the update button before selecting Yearly to sign-up to the Storyteller Club membership ($250/year). Demo here.

A very special collab: YOU RESEMBLE ME release

Pleased to announce a first of its kind collaboration with fellow Cannes Screenplay List Nominee Dina Amer for the release of her debut feature YOU RESEMBLE ME!

Executive produced by Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Riz Ahmed and Alma Har’el, the film tells the true story of Hasna Ait Boulahcen, a woman who was falsely accused of being Europe’s first female suicide bomber. It follows two sisters on the outskirts of Paris and after the siblings are torn apart, the eldest, Hasna, struggles to find her identity, leading to a choice that shocks the world.

After a very successful world premiere at the Venice Film Festival 2021, YOU RESEMBLE ME is set to open on November 4th in New York City and November 11th in Los Angeles, with a US national release to follow. Stay tuned as we unveil next week the details of a special screening and Q&A for Wscripted's members in New York! 🗽

In the meantime, make sure to watch the trailer below!

Get featured on our 2nd Producer Newsletter this November!

Wscripted has launched a monthly newsletter promoting Five Curated Scripts of the Month to decision-makers! The selection features scripts submitted to Wscripted's recurrent call for entries! 🤩

To be considered for the producer newsletter, simply apply to Wscripted’s call for entries (Pitch a Decision-Maker, Annual Cannes Screenplay List, partner opportunities). While we tailor the selection to producers' interests during our pitch events, our newsletter selects & promotes a broader range of projects with the mention “Wscripted Recommends”.

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