Saturday 30 June 2012

THE SCRIPTFACTORY/GENERATION NEXT SCREEN WRITING COMPETITION
We are experts at blocking things from our mind and blinding our eyes to the horrible realities of everyday life. However, when we are confronted with the pictures of child abuse, there is no way we can ignore the child abuse and neglect that many innocent children have to deal with on a daily basis. Pictures of child abuse pierce through the heart of even the most rock callous of human beings. the lost innocence, the hidden pain and the helplessness that these children emanet move each and everyone of us to become involved in the protection of ou children

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COURTESY Dreamcatchers for abused children

YOU CAN HELP CHANGE THINGS BY ENTERING FOR THE SCRIPTFACTORY SCREEN WRITERS COMPETITION FOR SHORT FILMS WITH THE THEME. THE GIRL CHILD AND MILLENIUM DEVELOPEMENT GOALS.



REGINALD EBERE
NATIONAL MIRROR'S INTERVIEW OF SCREENWRITER/MOVIE DIRECTOR REGINALD EBERE
http://nationalmirroronline.net/entertainment/entervanganza/30035.html

He was initially of the fourth estate of the realm. But he had probably had a clear vision of the future hence his quitting Hints Magazine for an active role behind the scene. Today, not only has Reginald Ebere become a force to be reckoned with in the Nigerian movie industry, the graduate of Theatre Arts from the University of Jos Nigeria, launched the career of Kate Henshaw-Nuttall, Bob Manuel-Udokwu, and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde. Even with the fact that Venom of Justice and When The Sun Sets were the flicks Reginald needed to announce his entrance into the make believe world, the two movies turned out to be the very big hits when released. Although, the highly respected director cum scriptwriter is said to have found solace serving in the Lord’s vineyard, Reginald still holds sway in the game that fetched him fame. Lack of professionalism, limited access to quality funding, lack of power and right distribution channels for finished works, are some of the challenges that are rocking the life of a typical Nigerian filmmaker. These notwithstanding, the father of three has managed to keep his head up in the Nigerian movie industry. About his most challenging project as a director, he said: “That was Scars of Womanhood. I was very young and was producing the movie with my partner. I had a plethora of intimidating stars like the late Sam Loco Efe, Christy Essien Igbokwe, in what must have been her only movie, Justus Esiri, Kate Henshaw, Jude Orhora, Francis Duru, among others. The job was also highly technical and I set a very high bar for myself. I thank God it all came out well.” With a degree in Theater Arts and over 50 movies to his credit as a filmmaker, Reginald could never imagine doing other things than making movies. “This is what I studied in the university and it is what I’m doing for a living, though, I can also paint very well, I have managed to sing, been a journalist and a waka-pass actor, he disclosed. Among Reginald’s popular flicks are Holy Family, Good News, Peace Talk, Falling Apart, Dear Sister, Sinners Are losers, Passionate Soul and host of others.

Monday 25 June 2012

THE SCREENWRITING  COMPETITION FOR SHORT MOVIES




THE SCRIPTFACTORY AND GENERATION NEXT MOVIE PROJECT PRESENTS, THE 1st SCREEN WRITERS COMPETITION FOR SHORT MOVIES

1ST PRIZE 1OOK NAIRA + A LAPTOP
2ND PRIZE 50K NAIRA + A LAPTOP
3RD PRIZE ... A LAPTOP

SCRIPT ISSUE: THE GIRL CHILD
Due to the success we recorded in our writers workshops and other programs and in our bid to encourage writers and improve on the quality of screenplays coming out of NOLLYWOOD, we have decided to take things a little further and kick off our Screen Writers Competition.
We have selected the issues surrounding the girl child as it relates Millenium Development Goals (MDG'S)

Writers are required to submit short film scripts of not more than 15 minutes or between 25-30 scenes.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Well told stories that incorporate all the elements of good movies. Suspense, drama, tension, good grammer and punctuations. the scripts can be traditional or modern. The best 6 scripts will be optioned for a compilation of short films and royalties will be paid accordingly after production and marketing. Apart from the chosen script all other scripts will be returned after selections and judgements. send only soft copies of registered scripts to thescriptfactory2006@yahoo.co.uk

ENTRY FEES OF 5k WILL BE PAID BY ALL PARTICIPANTS AFTER WE HAVE RECIEVED THEIR SCRIPTS.

ENTRIES OPEN ON 30TH 0F JUNE AND CLOSE ON THE 15TH OF JULY.

RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS EVENT ON THE 30TH OF JULY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN CONTACT THE SCRIPTFACTORY ON THIS LINE 08181001080 or REGINALD EBERE ON 07087124314.