BlueCat Logo
BC
What's New, BlueCat? 
                                        
The Official Newsletter of the
BlueCat Screenplay Competition   



September 22nd, 
2015
 
IN THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER:
  • Best Movie Title Contest Top 10
  • Featured Screenwriting Workshop: London
  • Call for Entries: Submit your Feature and Short Scripts!
  • The Rel/Event Panel Series Featuring Lauren Shuler Donner
  • Selected Scripts: The Town & The Place Beyond the Pines
  • Blue's Beats: The Departed
  • Ask BlueCat Video Series: Where is the proper place to put characters' actions in a script?
  • 5 Notable Films from the Toronto International Film Festival
  • Venice Film Festival Highlights Awards Season Heavyweights
  • Dog Bowl Movie Merchandise
  • Upcoming BlueCat Screenwriting Workshops

We are proud to announce the top ten finalists in the 2016 BlueCat Best Movie Title Contest!

"The Last Gales of Consciousness"byMichael Castaldo
"I Believe in a Thing Called Doug"byPeter Donovan
"The Next Mike Lands"byEric E. Figueroa
"The Yesterday Doctor"byAnne Katherine
"One Elephant Dreams of Pasture"byElizabeth Kelly
"The Underwhelming After"byJillian LaRussa
"The Fuckit List"byDavid Mallon
"Blunderwear"byBrian Moran
"A Headman for a Deadman"byMatthew James Ridgewell
"In Debt to No Lighthouse"bySalahudeen Abdush Shaheed

Head over to the BlueCat Blog to vote for your
final 3 favorite movie titles.

The top 3 titles will each win a
$250 USD cash prize!
London
Workshop
October 3rd, 2015
11:00am-6:00pm

BlueCat founder and judge, Gordy Hoffman, returns to London to teach a screenwriting workshop, now with reduced registration fees!


The Rel/event Panel Series Part I
Attend the first ever "The Rel/event" panel series featuring X-Men: Apocalypse producer Lauren Shuler Donner, Jane the Virgin executive producer Gary Pearl, Scream Queens producer Jessica Sharzer, Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens casting director April Webster, talent agent Stella Alex, and many more!

Blue's Beats:
The Departed


With another Boston based gangster flick, Black Mass, opening over the weekend, we take a look at one of my personal favorite Scorsese films, The Departed.

5 Notable Films from the Toronto International Film Festival
Couldn't make it to TIFF 2015? Neither could I, but here are five films from the festival that are worthy of keeping an eye on!

Venice Film Festival Highlights Awards Season Heavyweights
Now that the Venice Film Festival has come to a close, get the scoop on some of the Awards Season hopefuls screened this year.
Regular Deadline:
October 15th

BlueCat is currently accepting feature and short submissions for the 2016 Competition. This is the last deadline to receive early analysis, and all scripts entered by Oct 15th are eligible for resubmission!


Selected Scripts

The Town
by
Peter Craig, Ben Affleck, Aaron Stockard, and Chuck Hogan



The Place Beyond the Pines
by
Derek Cianfrance, Ben Coccio, and Darius Marder

ASK BLUECAT Video Series
 
Over our history, BlueCat has often been asked questions from our community. Topics range from script formatting, improving dialogue, to finding representation.  BlueCat founder and judge Gordy Hoffman attempts to answers your questions in our video feature, Ask BlueCat.
 
 

Q: Where is the proper place to put characters' actions in a script?

 
 
Dog Bowl Movie Merchandise


Support Gordy Hoffman's new short film, Dog Bowl, by purchasing a 
hoodie or t-shirt!
Advertise With BlueCat
Would you like to advertise in our newsletter, website or social media channels? Interested in a website banner, newsletter ad or dedicated e-blast? We have nearly 18,000 screenwriters who read our newsletter every week.

To discuss, please contact: 

Upcoming BlueCat Screenwriting Workshops

 
BlueCat Screenplay Workshops are an intensive opportunity to certifiably improve your script in a small group environment, led by award winning screenwriter and BlueCat founder Gordy Hoffman.
    


Phoenix - September 26th - REGISTER
(Full Registration Sold Out)

London - October 3rd - REGISTER
(Only 4 spots left)

Online - October 11th - REGISTER
(Full Registration Sold Out)
 
New Orleans - October 18th - REGISTER

Portland - October 27th - REGISTER

Seattle - November 1st - REGISTER
 
Denver - November 7th - REGISTER 
(Only 4 spots left)
 
Online - November 8th - REGISTER 
 (Only 2 spots left)
 
Pittsburgh - November 9th - REGISTER
(Only 3 spots left)
 
Rochester - November 10th - REGISTER 
(Only 1 spot left)
 
Washington DC - November 14th - REGISTER
(Only 1 spot left)

New York City - November 15th - REGISTER
(Full Registration Sold Out)

Honolulu - November 20th - REGISTER 

Los Angeles - December 5th - REGISTER
  
Please let us know if you'd like the BlueCat Workshop 
to come to your town!
  
See you soon.