Based upon my experiences earning my Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from UCLA, participating in the Writers Guild of America, west’s Independent Screenwriters Caucus, and working in Los Angeles in the entertainment industry for over 10 years, I have compiled this list of the top 5 most significant diversity screenwriting contests, programs and fellowships. Actually, my list contains 6,…
Month: May 2012
Top 5 Screenwriting Contests
Based upon my experiences earning my Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from UCLA, participating in the Writers Guild of America, west’s Independent Screenwriters Caucus, and working in Los Angeles in the entertainment industry for over 10 years, I have compiled this list of the top 5 most significant screenwriting contests, programs and fellowships. It should be noted, that some…
Top 12 Black Film Festivals
Film festival directors create fair and balanced programs for their festivals. Notwithstanding the quality of the films, a festival with all Black films is not necessarily that interesting as a mainstream festival, but opens up the doorway of opportunity for niche market festivals. As a filmmaker, when I set out to identify the top 10 festivals for Black Filmmakers, I…