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OPINION: You Resemble Me + Feature on ReFrame!
Hi! 👋 In this newsletter, discover Wscripted's feature on the newly launched ReFrame ReSource and read our latest OPINION article about YOU RESEMBLE ME! Join us for a special screening of the film, Q&A and drinks tomorrow at Angelika NY! Applications to pitch Elevation Pictures and Film Forge also close this Friday!
Wscripted featured on ReFrame!
We are so proud to share that Wscripted is one of the few platforms vetting materials to Hollywood, featured on the ReFrame ReSource, the newly launched research hub by ReFrame!
Wscripted has partnered with ReFrame - the gender equity coalition founded by the Sundance Institute and Women In Film Los Angeles (WIF) - to help producers, studio executives and scripted teams discover content and hire women & non-binary writers in Film & TV.
Wscripted's page highlights the Inaugural Cannes Screenplay List nominees and will soon include the 2022 List and more!
✨ Check it out & SHARE Wscripted's page with your network!! ✨
OPINION: You Resemble Me - Join us at Angelika NY tomorrow!
We were pleased to publish a new OPINION article about YOU RESEMBLE ME written by Samah Meghjee. YOU RESEMBLE ME, the debut feature by fellow Cannes Screenplay List Nominee Dina Amer, tells the true story of Hasna Ait Boulahcen, a woman who was falsely accused of being Europe’s first female suicide bomber. Executive produced by Spike Lee, Spike Jonze, Riz Ahmed and Alma Har’el, "The film is a testament to Amer’s brilliant direction. Her dedication to getting to know the real people in Hasna’s life and to shoot in the actual locations where Hasna’s life took place serve the film immensely." Read and share the full OPINION article below!
New York people! Join us tomorrow November 8 at 7PM at Angelika NY for a special screening of YOU RESEMBLE ME! A Q&A with Dina Amer and Wscripted's CEO Ellie Jamen, and networking drinks will follow the screening!
✨ Invite your friends and help us spread the word about the film! ✨
Date: Monday, November 8 | Time: 7:00 PM ET | Location: Angelika NY, 18 W. Houston St.
Join Dina Amer to learn about self-distribution
"It’s a monumental amount of work but if you are able to have the perseverance and a dedicated team of people beside you who deeply care about the film reaching audiences and having an impact, then it is possible." shares Dina Amer for Filmmaker Magazine
"We had made this film against all odds… Why not take on this last chapter of the film’s journey ourselves?” adds Producer Elizabeth Woodward for Filmmaker Magazine
Join Film Fatales for a discussion about Demystifying Distribution this Friday November 11th at 2pm PT / 5pm ET with Dina Amer (You Resemble Me), Avril Z. Speaks (Distribution Advocates), and Sophia Fields (Gravitas Ventures). RSVP below!
LAST CALL: 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) close this Friday, 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!
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!
Apply to pitch Kindred Spirit (The Farewell, Honey Boy):
Applications to pitch Kindred Spirit's Development & Production Executive Caroline Clark and Ann Sun, Development Assistant at Kindred Spirit, are open until November 25th!
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.
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!
Stay tuned for our next pitch session welcoming Maven Pictures (American Honey, Still Alice).
You can also join the Storyteller Club!
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 recording, 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.
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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