DreamAgo's Plume & Pellicule
Here's a great opportunity for internationally-minded screenwriters. But hurry--the final deadline for script submissions is JANUARY 20, 2008!
Each year, the film association DreamAgo sponsors a 10-day screenwriting workshop in Sierre, Switzerland called "Plume et Pellicule." Ten talented screenwriters are given the opportunity to spend an intensive week in one-on-one coaching sessions with international film professionals. Last year's coaches included: Screenwriter/director/actor Alexandre Adabachian (Russia); Writer/Director Henry Bean (USA); Writer/Director Larry Gross (USA); Director Randa Haines (USA); and producer Maggie Soboil (USA). Director Stephen Frears (The Queen) gave a one-day masterclass, and screenwriter Guilliermo Arriaga joined the group via video-conference. The actor Jorge Perrugoria (Cuba) was also present. The workshops are in English, Spanish, and French. There will be translators present throughout.
DreamAgo was founded to develop, support, and promote films that span a variety of political, social, or cultural themes yet speak to the universal in all of us. Its aim is to bring compelling, original, and marketable scripts to the screen by fostering greater cross-cultural collaborations. View the video for more information on the workshop:
If you have at least a first-draft script in English, French, or Spanish, you may submit it for consideration. The fee is 80 euros. Every participant receives feedback.
If you are selected, your room, board, and workshop participation during the 10-day stay at the castle in Sierre are free of charge. You will remain responsible for your travel costs and for providing a high-standard English translation of your script. You may also request DreamAgo to translate your script for you at a very reasonable rate.
I will be at Sierre this year as part of the DreamAgo team. I highly recommend Plume & Pellicule to writers whose themes tend toward the social, cultural, and political, and who strive to touch upon that which we share as human beings no matter where we live on the planet.
To register, or for further information, please visit www.dreamago.com.
Alexis Niki
in Screenwriting Resources
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