DreamAgo Call For Entries

Here's a great opportunity for internationally-minded screenwriters. But hurry--the final deadline for script submissions is DECEMBER 31!

Each year, the international film association DreamAgo sponsors a 10-day screenwriting workshop in Sierre, Switzerland called "Plume et Pellicule"-- "Quill and Film," but more figuratively, "From Script to Screen." Ten talented screenwriters are given the opportunity to spend an intensive week in one-on-one coaching sessions with film professionals. If you have at least a first-draft script in English, French, or Spanish, you may submit it for consideration.

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.

If you are selected, your room, board, and workshop participation during the 9-day stay at the castle in Sierre are free of charge. You will remain responsible for your travel costs and for providing translations of your script into the two other languages. You may also request DreamAgo to have your script translated for you at a very reasonable rate. To submit or for further information, please visit www.dreamago.com.

About the Workshop:

Both writers and consultants hail from around the globe. Last year, the countries represented amongst the writers were: France, Martinique, Chile, Cuba, the USA, Tunisia, Cameroon, and Portugal. The coaches were John Herman Shaner (USA); Maggie Soboil (South Africa); Hasan Legzouli (Morocco); Arturo Arango (Cuba); Randa Haines (USA) and Yves Lavandier (France). Past year's coaches included Writer/Director Henry Bean (USA) and Writer/Director Larry Gross (USA). In addition, director Stephen Frears (UK) gave a one-day masterclass, and screenwriter Guilliermo Arriaga (Mexico) joined the group via video-conference. The workshops are in English, Spanish, and French. There will be translators present throughout.

For a description of last year's workshop, click here.

Recent Successes:

• Tengri: Heavens Blue, the first completed film to have gone through DreamAgo’s Plume & Pellicule Screenwriting Lab, is Kyrgyzstan’s official entry to the 2009 Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film. DreamAgo congratulates writer/director Marie-Jaoul de Poncheville!
• Tengri wins Best Film and Best Director at the recent Women in Film and Television Showcase Awards (The WIFTS).
• Writer/director Karin Albou just won the Sopadin Grand Prix for best script with her project Je l'aimerais jusqu'a la fin de sa mort, which was workshopped at Plume & Pellicule 2007. The Sopadin is one of France's most prestigious awards.

Read more about DreamAgo in Variety.