Update: This Writer's Group is full for the July-September Session.
Members can apply for the September-December Session soon.
For more information and a membership application, please contact Cat at the NB Film Co-op at:
info@nbfilmcoop.com
Do you like screenwriting?
Would you like to meet and consult with other screenwriters?
Have you taken a screenwriting course or workshop and need more practice?
Have you ever wondered, how can I improve my screenwriting abilities and polish my screenwriting skills?
If so then we have the group for you:
The NB Film Co-op is launching it’s new screenwriting group called the
Screenwriter’s Café
and we would like you to be a part of the group.
To become a member of this new and illustrious writing circle you will need to contact Cat at The NB Film Co-op and she will email you a form to fill out and email back to the Co-op.
We also have a few requirements which are listed below:
1. Participants have to be full or associate members of the NB Film Co-op.
2. Participants have to have taken at least 1 NB film Co-op screenwriting workshop or an equivalent to that workshop elsewhere.
3. Participants can be emerging, intermediate or experienced screenwriters and they have to have a keen interest in the art and science of screenwriting.
4. Participants have to be open and friendly to the idea of critiques or constructive criticism.
5. Participants must be able to attend at least 60% of the scheduled meetings or sessions.
6. Participants must have a friendly, open and positive attitude.
7. Participants will have to fill out a membership form listing their experience, interests, training and reasons for wanting to be a part of the screenwriter's group.
NOTE: We only have enough room in the group for eight people. Only those of you who are selected by the groups Cafe Lead will be contacted. Those of you who send their forms to late will be put on a waiting list. So get your forms in quickly or you could miss out on a great opportunity.

"I have two
tricks. One is that I write every day, regardless of whether I want to or not
because as I just said, in a way I never want to write. It's not even an
issue. I just write four pages a day when I'm working. I have a quota. A
sub-set of that system is that I am a firm believer that bad ideas lead to good
ones. When I am not inspired and I don't know the solution I will just type
out the most banal solution and know that at least it's on the page and it
gets me to the next story beat.
”
- WESLEY STRICK (Cape Fear, Wolf, True Believers, Arachnophobia)
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Working on a script? Check out these websites:
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Acclaim TV
- Original, television scripts, and film scripts are sought.
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American Gem Short Script Contest
- The winning screenplay will be produced, with the screenwriter sharing in the gross profits.
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American Screenwriting Competition
- Promises $50,000 in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Deadline: September 15.
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American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest
- Offers a $5,000 grand prize. The top ten screenplays are considered for option by American Zoetrope and for representation by top agencies. Judged by Francis Ford Coppola. Reading fee: $40. Opens May 1. Deadline: September 1.
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Art Within Labs: A Search for the Next Great Screenwriter of Faith
- Annual contest offering year-long $10,000 screenwriting fellowships to Christian writers.
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The Austin Film Festival Heart of Film Screenplay Competition
- Competition dedicated to recognizing the writer's contribution to the motion picture industry.
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Bare Bones
- Spotlights screenplays with a budget summary of less than a million dollars.
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BlueCat Screenplay Competition
- An annual search for the best screenplay in the world.
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British Short Screenplay Competition
- The winning script will be produced by Kaos Films to be exhibited in UK cinemas and entered into film festivals around the world.
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Chesterfield Writer's Film Project
- Writing competition open to all writers of fiction, plays, screenplays. Five winners will each receive a $20,000 fellowship, and spend 10 months completing 2 screenplays with the guidance of industry mentors. Sponsored by Paramount Pictures.
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Fade In: Screenwriting Awards
- Cash prizes and industry exposure from the publishers of Fade In Magazine.
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Filmmakers International Screenplay Competition Awards
- Full-length screenplay competition with $4000 grand prize and representation consideration for the top 50 entrants.
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Gimme Credit Short Screenplay Competition
- Short script (30 pages or less) competition that grants production to the grand prize winner. Three contests each year. Entry fees vary on length and time of submission ($9-$44)
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Hollywood 27
- Independent film production company offering $25,000 in prize money.
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Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Contest
- An annual contest provides a $5,000 cash prize in addition to a number of other benefits including transportation and accommodation in Hollywood, meetings with top agents and producers, plus submissions to over 70 agencies and production companies.
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Nashville Screenwriting Competition
- 1st place cash prize of $1,000 plus an all-access pass to the Nashville Independent Film Festival.
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Nevada Film Office
- Annual screenwriters competition in which 75% of the script's locations must be shootable in Nevada.
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Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
- An international competition, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, seeks original screenplays from writers who have not earned more than $5,000 for film or TV scripts. Up to five $25,000 fellowships are awarded each year.
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One In Ten Screenplay Contest
- A screenplay contest dedicated to the positive portrayal of gays and lesbians in film. $1000 first prize.
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One Location Movie Screenplay Contest
- A screenplay contest promoting the full-length character driven screenplay. First prize is $1000 and a one-year option for production.
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Outfest
- Recognizes and promotes screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered characters and/or themes.
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PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
- Founded by Hollywood producers to discover new screenplays by up-and-coming writers. Cash and prizes of over $25,000.
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Screamfest
- Annual horror film and screenplay competition. Finalists and winning horror screenplay finalists to be read by literary agents. 0ctober 17th - 20th.
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Screenplay Festival
- Feature-length screenplay contest with industry exposure and $1000 grand prizes in five categories.
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Screenwriting Expo Screenplay Competition
- This annual competition is affiliated with Creative Screenwriting Magazine and the world's largest tradeshow for screenwriters, the Screenwriting Expo. Over $25,000 is offered in cash and prizes. Minimum entry fee: $40. Last deadline: August 15.
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Screenwriting Showcase Awards
- $10,000 in cash and prizes for full-length screenplays.
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Script PIMP Writing Competition
- Offers $10,000 in cash, plus $8,000 in other prizes. 203 companies have requested the winners for their consideration.
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Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition
- Annual Screenwriting Competition offers a $10,000 cash prize, plus promotion for the best thirteen scripts submitted.
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Scriptapalooza TV
- Semi-annual competition that accepts pilots and spec scripts for sitcoms and one hour episodics.
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Slamdance Screenplay Competition
- Indie-oriented competition aims to promote and support talented new writers.
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Spec Scriptacular Contest
- Television competition for TV episode and movie scripts and original pilot teleplays. $8000 in prizes.
Canadian Film Centre
Screenwriting Program.
Canadian Screenwriter Magazine
Selected articles available on their website.
Periodical Writers Association of Canada - Toronto Chapter
- List seminars and workshops in and around Toronto
The Mad Screenwriter Site
- A chocolate éclair for the mind. Fabulous resources. Selected links for Women in film. The best Canadian links and information, plus the ongoing adventures of Landyn Parker, burnt out Hollywood screenwriter with never-ending ability to bounce back before sinking deeper
Screenplay Formatting Software for Both Mac/Windows:
Final Draft
Regular version $299 CDN.
Educational version
$199 CDN.
Direct download
$229 USD.
Movie Magic Screenwriter
$249 USD.
Direct download
$229 USD.
Hollyword
Under $100 USD.
Dr. Format
Under $100 USD.
Review
of Final Draft vs Movie Magic Screenwriter.
Screenplay Formatting Software for Windows Only:
Script Wizard
Under $100 USD.
Screenplay Outlining Software for Both Mac/Windows:
Find other writing software
here
Screenplays
Published Scripts available in book form.
Screenwriting Assistance Program
Telefilm fund providing financial support for feature-length projects.
Script Links
With a Canadian Bias.
Writers Guild of Canada
Resources for writers, agents listings, funding, news etc.
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