by Trevor Mayes | Aug 1, 2016 | Contests |
The Finals! So, this is cool. My script PROMISES just made the finals of the 2016 TeaDance Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. I’m blessed to have many female friends in the LGBTQ community. As such, we often talk about lesbian movies. Most conversations are...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 5, 2013 | Contests, Critique, Script Notes |
Disgruntled A few months back, a reader of my blog (Danny), posted a comment on one of my articles about the Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest. He was “disgruntled” and more than a little baffled as to why his 15 page script didn’t make the cut...
by Trevor Mayes | Jun 13, 2012 | Contests |
Screenplay Competitions At the Great American PitchFest 2012, I attended four free classes. In my last post, I discussed the class that dealt with selling your script. Today’s post gives you the deets on screenwriting contests, courtesy of the following panel:...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 29, 2011 | Contests |
My buddy Chris Bullett just won the November 2011 Best Script Award in the Amazon Studios contest!!! What a great way to surge into 2012. His $20,000 winning script is called Gideon’s Law. Here’s the logline for this Thriller/Action-Adventure: A disgraced...
by Trevor Mayes | Aug 2, 2011 | Contests, My Experiences |
A while back I discussed my experience with the first Writers Store’s Industry Insider Screenwriting Contest. Even though my submission wasn’t what they were looking for, I was still very impressed with the contest itself and the opportunity. However, if...
by Trevor Mayes | Jul 12, 2011 | Contests, My Experiences |
The first (and last) time I entered Creative Screenwriting’s Cyberspace Open, it was a very, ahem, gut-wrenching experience. The contest has changed a bit since 2009. There’s no more 24 hour phase or two hour rush final. They also film the three finalists...
