The Screenwriters' Diary Is Go!!!

When I started this blog, I wanted it to have a purpose or provide a service. I just couldn't think of one. Then, this weekend, thunderbolt city. And The Screenwriters' Diary was born.

So, I've been mucking around a bit with HTML and if you look to your right, you will see a diary of future events and competitions of interest to screenwriters. I'll update it as and when I discover more things.

Click on one of the links in the agenda and then "more details" and this will show you the link to the event's official website or, if it exists, the link back to my original blog post.

If you click on "Full Calendar" beneath the Diary, it'll launch the full searchable calendar. Also, if you have Google Calendar, you can import any of the entries into your calendar. I've also managed to link it up to iCal on my MacBook and you should be able to synch it to any desktop calendar so when I update the online calendar, yours gets updated too. Let me know if you have any problems with this.

I want to make this an interactive thing between me and you, the David Turner Conspiracy. You'll note that I've added an "Email Me!" link. If you come across anything that might be of interest (competition / schemes / maybe you're having a screening of a short film), drop me a line and I can update it. In the blog post I'll name you and, if you give the details, provide a link to your blog or website. Any feedback will also be gratefully received.

You'll note that there's only one American competition listed so far, the Bluecat contest. I've entered this in the past and had good feedback on my entry. Do we think that it would be beneficial to list the American contests? Let me know. If so, I'll update the diary with those as well.

The best way to keep up to date is to subscribe to the blog, either via RSS or email, by clicking on the "Subscribe" option just above the Diary. I'd also be grateful if you could forward this post onto any other writer friends you have. The more people we can get on board, the more indepth we can make it. Onwards with the Interweb 2.0!!!

'Ten K' prize for Studio Pitching Competition

When you say "Pitching" and "Norwich", I hear "Alan Partridge" and "Monkey Tennis". Perhaps the following competition can change all that?

"TV Eden and EPIC (The East of England Production Innovation Centre) have launched their second annual studio pitching competition with the winner picking up £10,000 in cash and support to produce a pilot at EPIC's Norwich based HD broadcast television studios.

Producers, Directors and members of the production community from across the UK and Europe are again being invited to pitch ideas for light entertainment, quizzes and even studio drama productions. The best six ideas will go on to pitch in front of a live audience and an industry panel, with the winner receiving £10,000 in cash and support, including two days access to EPIC HD studios and post-production and cash towards developing a pilot or taster tape for broadcasters.

For details and entry forms contact Mark Wells mark.wells@epic-tv.com. The closing date for entries is Friday 27th February 2009. 

The Live pitching event will take place on Thursday 26th March."