Try, Try Again:
Last Spring, during my graduation from New York University: Gallatin School of Individualized Study, there was some advice offered to us by Dean Susanne Wofford that stuck with me: you never know until you apply. Granted I am a rather skeptical, cynical, and pessimistic individual, I don’t usually take what’s said during a graduation ceremony very seriously. But I thought that this simply notion had its merits.
That’s why I’ve taken it upon myself to apply to as many fellowships, programs, etc. no matter how slim the chances of being accepted are. Yes, I’ve already been rejected by a few. But I’m trying everything, hoping something will hit. I mean, it only takes one!
Here is a list of the fellowships/programs I’ve applied to so far and am currently waiting to hear from:
- The 2012 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Two scripts entered. Quarter-Finalists announced July 15th; Semi-Finalists, August 15th; Finalists, September 15th; and Winners, October 15th.
- The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Competition: Two scripts entered. Quarterfinal round notified late July; Semifinalists, late August; Finalists, late September to early October; and Fellowships recipients, late October.
- Sundance Screenwriters Lab: One script entered. Second round notified August 15.
- Film Independent Screenwriters Lab: One script entered. Announced via email by the end of July.
- Austin Film Festival: One script entered. First Round/Second Round, letter sent by late August; Semifinalist, phone call by late August; Finalists, mid to late September; Winners, October 22 at the Awards Luncheon at the Conference.
- Kaos Films’s 2012 British Short Screenplay Competition: One script entered. According to last year… semi-finalists, September; finalists, February; winners, March?
- Screenwriters Goldmine Competition: One script entered. Quarter Finalists, October 4th; Semi Finalists, November 1st; Finalists, November 22nd; and Grand Award Winner, November 29th.
- 10th Annual American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest: One script entered. The winner, ten finalists, semi-finalists, and quarter finalists all announced on February 1, 2013.
- The Emerging Screenwriters 2012 Screenplay Competition: One script entered. Semi-Finalists, February 1; Finalists, March 1; Grand Prize Winner, March 15.
- The BlueCat Screenplay Competition: One script entered. Quarter-Finalists, February 1st; Semi-Finalists, March 1st; Finalists, April 1st; Winner, April 10th.
- The Big Bear Lake International Film Festival — Screenwriters: One script entered. Finalists = September 1, 2013. Winners = September 23, 2013.
- Creative World Awards: Two scripts entered. Preliminary Finalists = August 11th, 2013. Quater Finalists = August 19th. Semi Finalists = August 26th. Finalists = September 2nd. Winner = September 9th.
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Fellowships/grants/programs I’d like to apply to in the future:
- SFFS/Hearst Screenwriting Grant
- Djerassi/SFFS Screenwriting Fellowship
- The Blake Society Tithe Grant
- Creative Capital Grants
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Future plans:
In the next few weeks, I hope to continue my search for a decent job in the San Francisco Bay Area, get the Hollywood Creative Directory and send out inquiry letters, and continue to develop my new screenplay and new graphic novel.
Also, I’m thinking of trying out Kickstarter.com. We’ll see how everything goes.
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Copyright 2012 by G. E. Gallas
April 21st, 2012 at 11:17 am
[...] To see “Applications” Round 1, click here! [...]
May 8th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
[...] Applied to The Austin Film Festival Screenplay & Teleplay Awards. Information updated on “Applications” post, here. [...]
May 21st, 2012 at 11:53 am
[...] Sunday, applied to Kaos Films’s 2012 British Short Screenplay Competition. Submitted 14 page screenplay entitled Death Is No Bad Friend, inspired by the life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson. I’m very excited about the judges (Kenneth Branagh might read by screenplay!) as well as the prize (“The winner… will have their screenplay produced by Kaos Films. It will be premiered at BAFTA…, entered into film festivals around the world before being screened in selected cinemas in the UK.”). Wish me luck! Information updated on “Applications” post, here. [...]
June 16th, 2012 at 2:05 pm
[...] Going to apply to the Screenwriting Goldmine Competition. Information updated on “Applications” post, here. [...]
June 26th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
[...] Tuesday (June 19th), applied to the Screenwriting Goldmine Competition. Information updated on “Applications” post, here. [...]
July 24th, 2012 at 5:31 pm
[...] Applied to The American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest! Information updated on “Applications” post, here. [...]
August 15th, 2012 at 10:38 am
[...] With a discount from Stage32.com, applied to the Emerging Screenwriters 2012 Screenplay Competition. Information updated on “Applications” post, here. [...]
September 12th, 2012 at 11:47 am
[...] Applied to the BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Should receive feedback by October 1st. Information updated on “Applications” post, here. [...]
November 1st, 2012 at 5:29 pm
[...] Applied to the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival Screenwriters Competition. Information updated on “Applications” post, here. [...]
December 21st, 2012 at 2:32 pm
[...] Applied to the Creative World Awards (a screenwriting competition). For more information, click here. [...]
December 21st, 2012 at 3:17 pm
[...] really didn’t know my chances of getting into this program. But, as my motto has been for the past year or so, you never know until you [...]