Description
Screenplays are now with the Judges.
Directing finalists informed April 14, 2020.
3 – 2 – 1 – ACTION!
SCREENWRITING COMPETITION… WITH A TWIST
This page is reserved for the Directors part of the competition
3 – 2 – 1 – ACTION!
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3 pages – 2 actors – 1 location – Action!
This is the DIRECTING competition attached to the SCREENWRITING competition.
The winning screenplay will be directed by the winner of the directing competition.
PRIZES:
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Best Screenplay will be produced.
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Winning Director will receive a cash prize = honorarium.
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Final film will screen at Raindance Film Festival 2020.
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Writer & Director will receive VIP Passes to the Raindance Film Festival 2020.
TIMELINE:
- The screenwriting competition launches Tuesday, November 25, 2019 – November Booze ‘N’ Schmooze;
- The screenwriting competition closes February 25, 2020 – February Booze ‘N’ Schmooze;
- Registration: free to Raindance members, and $20.00 to non-members.
- The directing competition launches Tuesday, January 28, 2020 – January Booze ‘N’ Schmooze;
- The directing competition closes March 10, 2020.
- Registration: free to Raindance members, and $20.00 to non-members.
- Directing finalists informed April 14, 2020.
- Directing finalists’ treatments due April 28, 2020;
- Winning team announced May 26, 2020 – May Booze ‘N’ Schmooze;
- Production between June 1 – Jul 31, with final cut due August 15, 2020.
*The screenwriter and director CANNOT be the same person.
Directing competition:
- Directors register on the website and submit their Resumé/CV and director’s reel to 321actionvan@raindance.org
- All Directors must be fluent in English.
- Directors must be locals to Vancouver or willing to travel to Vancouver at their own expense (including travel, accommodations, meals, perdiem etc. at no cost for Raindance Vancouver.
- Depending on the genre of the winning screenplay we will select the top three people qualified to direct it – finalists.
- Finalist directors will sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement in order to see the winning screenplay
- Finalist directors will create a one sheet Director’s Treatment and submit it to Raindance Vancouver
- Winner will be selected by a jury
Who should register for our directing competition?
The 3 – 2 – 1 – Action! directing competition is created to facilitate a professional working environment where the winning screenwriter and the winning director work together to create a great little movie that will be screened at Raindance Film Festival 2020.
If you are a new and emerging director with minimum 2 short film credits in your portfolio and want to work with other people to bring their stories to the big screen this competition is for you.
Did you know?
- Raindance members register for free. You can join online >HERE< and start saving immediately.
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