A ScreenWriter's View: January 2009

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

ScreenTalk Radio Live

ScreenwritersUtopia is proud to announce "SU's ScreenTalk" radio program broadcast via BlogTalkRadio with a potential audience of millions! Er, yeah right.

Devin (M.) Watson and myself (Chris) will be the shows hosts, we will cover all sorts of topics related to screenwriting, movies, and Hollywood.

For those of you who do not know, Devin Martin Watson is a professional screenwriter with his first film TENEBROUS a.k.a The Cursed (the scum sucking producers changed the name) due to be released by Spring 2009.

As for myself, I am Chris Wehner and I am an author and professional screenwriter. Currently my screenplay, EL CAMINO, is in pre-production. Also my book, Screenwriting on the Internet: Researching, Writing & Selling Your Script on the Web was a Top Seller at The Writers Store.

Anyway, we will feature How To Tips, Marketing Advice, Share our Knowledge, and hold interviews with other professional screenwriters.

Our NEXT show: 7pm MST (6 LA time), January 28, 2009.

Access the show via this link > http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ScreenTalk

Friday, January 16, 2009

StoryLink - Post a Question for Simon Beaufoy

Simon Beaufoy, winner for Best Screenplay at The Golden Globes and Best Writer (Original or Adapted Screenplay) at The Critics' Choice Awards, will answer questions from the StoryLink Community. (Beaufoy was Oscar-nominated for The Full Monty.)

A critical darling this awards-season, Slumdog Millionaire also won Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Director Danny Boyle, and Best Original Score, as well as Critics' Choice Awards for Best Picture, Best Director Danny Boyle, Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21) for lead Dev Patel, and Best Composer A.R. Rahman.

Slumdog Millionaire is the story of the life of an impoverished Indian teen (Jamal Malik), who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to be A Millionaire?", wins, and is then suspected of cheating.

Post a question for Simon Beaufoy before January 18th and, if your question is chosen, you will receive a Slumdog Millionaire prize pack, provided by Fox Searchlight, which includes a Slumdog Millionaire T-Shirt, CD Soundtrack, and Mini-Poster.

Post your Question Now