by Ruth Witteried Sometimes opportunity comes knocking exactly when you expect it; other times it just shows up, unexpectedly late, waiting for you to open the door. Such is the case with FiLMLaB. Last week we received an email from a Northwest production company that features short film in many of its projects. They had…
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May Literary Events at Eugene Public Library
About May’s Eugene Literary Events at the Library All the Library literary events below are free and open to the public. Information: 541-682-8316 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. Children’s Book Week Poster Raffle Month of May, all locations of Eugene Public Library Kids are invited to celebrate Children’s Book Week all month at Eugene Public Library! Visit the…
Poetry Series May Readings at Eugene DIVA
On Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 7:30 p.m., Robert Hill Long and Jen Coleman read as part of the ongoing Poetry Series from Eugene’s Downtown Initiative For The Visual Arts (DIVA). Robert Hill Long Robert Hill Long is the author of 5 books of poems and flash fiction/prose poems. He taught creative writing for 20…
Script-to-Screen Has Another Finalist
OK, so, here’s the thing: during our initial judging this past month, we had an email with some script submissions that did the electronic equivalent of falling behind a file cabinet and getting lost. We moved on while we were trying to sort it out, but then finally found the scripts this past week. We…
SASS Annual Poetry of Survival Reading
Take back your story and power by voicing your creative writing to a supportive audience. Share your poetry, lyrics, personal essays, dramatic monologues, or short stories. Come to share or come to listen. Location: Tsunami Books Date: April 21, 2013 Time: 4 p.m. For more information contact Jessica Mason, Support Group Coordinator at Sexual Assault…
Mary E. Lowd Receives 5 Best Short Fiction Nominations
The final ballot for the Ursa Major Awards has been posted, and 5 of Eugene author Mary E. Lowd’s stories were nominated in the Best Short Fiction category: “St. Kalwain and the Lady Uta” “One Night in Nocturnia” “Magtwilla and the Mouse” “Shreddy and the Christmas Ghost” “Hot Chocolate for the Unicorn” Voting is open…
Off to the Judges!
by Ruth Witteried Last week four short scripts were forwarded to our celebrity judges for evaluation in the final round of FiLMLaB’s Script-to-Screen competition. In two short weeks we will have a winner and pre-production will begin. What will that look like? Pre-production is everything that has to take place before the cameras begin rolling:…
FiLMLaB Script-to-Screen Announces Finalists
by Stefan Feuerhardt Four scripts have advanced to the final round of this year’s Script-to-Screen Competition. Congratulations and good luck to these finalists (in no particular order): “Crow and Squirrel,” by Matt Merenda. Drama: A group of strangers in a coffee shop rediscovers an ancient power when the lights go out. “Stand…
FiLMLaB Semi-Finalists Announced!
by Ruth Witteried Happy Monday, Happy April and Happy Day to our FiLMLaB Script-to-Screen Semi-Finalists! Willamette Writers are thrilled to announce the advancement of the following writers and their winning scripts to the Semi-Final round of judging: Dinner with Netanyahu, written by, Stacy Jo Coffey Inspiration, written by, Barbara Thomas Java Rush, written by, Jennifer Kaczmarek…
Welcome Judges!
FiLMLaB is honored to announce our finalist judges for the 2013 Script-to-Screen Contest: Erik Bork is best known for his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning work as a writer-producer on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and From the Earth to the Moon. He has sold pitches, written pilots and screenplays on assignment for Universal Pictures,…