Short Story Challenge 2008 Finalists

3/26/08 - Profiles and winning story info for the 46 finalists in the Short Story Challenge 2008.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE

 

 

Short Story Challenge 2008 - Check out the articles below following participants in the 2nd annual Short Story Challenge, which attracted over 550 writers from around the world.

 

Angelenos Take on the Short Story Challenge [added 2/18/08]

Behind the Scenes with Short Story Challenge Writers [added 2/20/08]

Midwest Writers Rock the Challenge! [added 2/25/08]

International Writers Take on the Short Story Challenge [added 2/26/08]

Genre Gods of the Short Story Challenge [added 2/27/08]

 

 

Behind the Scenes with Aaron Pease

Winner of the 4th Annual Screenwriter's Challenge 2007

11/5/07 - Aaron Pease (Arlington, VA) speaks about his experience in the Screenwriter's Challenge 2007, which attracted over 600 writers from around the world.  His short screenplays, “SNAFU” and “We'll Meet Again Some Day”, helped him take home over $3,000 in cash and prizes.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE

 

 

Behind the Scenes with Jacqueline Brown

Winner of the Short Story Challenge 2007

5/15/07 - Jacqueline Brown (New York, NY) speaks about her experience in the Short Story Challenge 2007, which attracted over 200 writers from around the world.  Her short stories, “Hortense and the Heir” and “Chocolat Amer”, helped her take home the grand prize.  The Short Story Challenge 2007 challenged writers to create original short stories (2,500 words max.) in as little as 24 hours.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE

 

 

Behind the Scenes with La Toalla Productions

Winners of Movie Making Madness 2006

2/15/07 - La Toalla Productions (Irvine, CA) took home the grand prize in Movie Making Madness 2006 with their prehistoric comedy, "Caveman Chronicles : The Quest for the Eternal Flame".  Go behind the scenes with director Sean Janzen, producer Michael Arkof, and their publicist in charge of damage control.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE

 

 

Behind the Scenes with Elizabeth Chase

Winner of the Screenwriter's Challenge 2006

11/2/06 - Elizabeth Chase (Pasadena, CA) speaks about her experience in the Screenwriter's Challenge 2006, which attracted 440 writers from around the world.  Her winning scripts, "Maddie's Quick Trip" and "Disgorgement", helped her take home over $2,500 in cash and prizes.  She explores her writing process, why she loves the challenge and how a little exercise can go a long way.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE

 

 

Behind The Scenes with Team Nocturno

Winners of Movie Making Madness 2005

10/10/06 - Team Nocturno speak about the making of their film, "Marnee : A Garage Sale Retrospective", a very funny mockumentary that took home the grand prize in Movie Making Madness 2005.  Movie Making Madness, now in it's 5th year, challenges filmmakers from around the world to create short films in 2 weeks based on a genre and subject assignment.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE & WATCH THE FILM

 

 

Behind The Scenes with Team Baggy Underpants

Winners of Animadness 2006

9/14/06 - Team Baggy Underpants (Carlton, Australia) speak about the making of their film "Box", a dark, poetic tale of greed that took home the grand prize in Animadness 2006.  Animadness 2006 challenged animators from around the world to create an original short film in just 3 weeks.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE & WATCH THE FILM

 

 

Updates on 2005 Screenwriter's Challenge Participants

7/18/06 - Updates on screenwriters that participated in the 2005 Screenwriter's Challenge.  1st Round Script updates and other accomplishments in the past year.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE

 

 

Behind The Scenes with Ragtag Productions

Winners of The Brooklyn Midnight Run 2005

5/9/06 - Steven Tsapelas of Team Ragtag Productions speaks about his team's winning experience in the Brooklyn Midnight Run 2005.  With only 24 hours and a theme assignment of "Bad Advice", they produced "Double Dip", a comedy based on the release of the highly anticipated 4 disc ‘Pearl Harbor’ Special Edition DVD.  READ THE FULL ARTICLE

 

 

Behind The Scenes with Proletariat Films

Winners of The NYC Midnight Run 2005

5/1/06 - Roberto Serrini of Team Proletariat Films speaks about his experience in the NYC Midnight Run 2005.   With only 24 hours and a theme assignment of "Spare Change", they produced a suspense titled "Local Call" that went on to take home the grand prize out of 52 teams. READ THE FULL ARTICLE

 

 

Behind The Scenes with Graham Avenue Films

Winners of Movie Making Madness 2004

10/16/05 - Casimir Nozkowski and Will Carlough of team Graham Avenue Films, speak about their 2-week film "False Alarm", which helped them take home the grand prize in Movie Making Madness 2004 out of over 140 teams of filmmakers from around the world. READ THE FULL INTERVIEW & WATCH THE FILM

 

 

Amy Neswald Speaks Out

Winner of The 2005 Screenwriter's Challenge

9/20/05 - The 2005 Screenwriter's Challenge attracted 336 writers from around the world.  Writers were challenged to create short scripts in as little as 24 hours.  After the dust settled on 2 rounds of intense competition, Amy Neswald (New York, NY) stood on top of a very talented field of writers.  Amy talks about her experiences in the competition, her goals as a writer and her characters' fondness for mac and cheese. READ THE FULL ARTICLE

 

 

 

 

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