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2015 Writers Guild Awards Nominees
2015 Writers Guild Awards Nominees The 2015 Writers Guild Awards will take place on Saturday, February 14th. The screen awards are for films that were exhibited theatrically in the Los Angeles area during the preceding calendar year. Additionally, scripts must be...
2015 BAFTA Nominees
2015 BAFTA NomineesThe 2015 British Academy Film Awards will take place on Sunday, February 8th. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), it is considered to be the British counterpart to the Academy Awards. With nearly 6,500 members,...
Behind the Scenes of Casablanca
Behind the Scenes of CasablancaWritten by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch, Casablanca is a cinema classic. Here is a collection of behind-the-scenes photographs along with some of the memorable quotes from this consummate Hollywood film.Behind...
THE BAD BATCH Announcement – BlueCat Alum Ana Lily Amirpour Announces New Film
THE BAD BATCH Announcement - BlueCat Alum Ana Lily Amirpour Announces New FilmTHE BAD BATCH Announcement - BlueCat Alum Ana Lily Amirpour Announces New Film 2007 BlueCat Screenplay Competition Winner Ana Lily Amirpour is not resting on her laurels from the...
Most Anticipated Films of 2015
Most Anticipated Films of 2015Most Anticipated Films of 2015From a galaxy far, far away to the inside of a little girl's mind, the films of 2015 promise to take us fascinating places. Start to plan out your movie schedule now with a look into the coming...
Archived Gordy Hoffman Screenwriting Sitdown – December 16th, 2014
Archived Gordy Hoffman Screenwriting SitdownDid you miss the December 16th live UStream of Gordy Hoffman's Screenwriting Sitdown? Don't worry, you can still watch the archived episode!This episode's special guest is Dog Bowl star Marci Miller. Marci and Gordy talk...
2015 Sundance Official Selection – Gordy Hoffman’s Dog Bowl
2015 Sundance Official Selection - Gordy Hoffman's Dog Bowl BlueCat Screenplay Competition Founder & Judge, Gordy Hoffman, will screen his short film, Dog Bowl, at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival! Dog Bowl is one of only 14 U.S....
2015 Final Deadline November 15th
2015 Final Deadline November 15th 2015 BlueCat Screenplay Competition FINAL DEADLINE NOVEMBER 15THEvery entry receives one written analysis. Entry Fees: $70 Features / $70 ShortsPOSTAL ENTRIES STILL ACCEPTEDBEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY$15,000 Grand PrizeFour...
Interview with Diane Drake, screenwriter of “Only You” and “What Women Want”
Interview with Diane Drake, screenwriter of "Only You" and "What Women Want"BlueCat: Tell us about your story: where’d you grow up, where’d you go to school, where have you worked since graduating?Diane Drake: I grew up in Los Angeles, in the San Fernando Valley to be...
Tim Davis Podcast features Gordy Hoffman
Tim Davis Podcast features Gordy HoffmanGordy Hoffman (Founder/Judge of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition) was recently interviewed on a podcast with screenwriter Tim Davis. Listen here:For more information, click here.Also, if you’d like to join...
Interview with Dan Gilroy, Writer/Director of “Nightcrawler”
Nightcrawler is the new gritty crime thriller film that opens nationwide on October 31st. We sat down with Dan Gilroy (writer/director of Nightcrawler) and asked him a few questions about his experience as the writer/director:BlueCat: “Nightcrawler” is really a...
Brussells, Belgium – Daniel Calatayud
Why did you start writing screenplays?I always been a cinéphile, but I was a bit disappointed with Hollywood films; some are great, but most are too average. Because of this, I started to watch manga animation. Ten years ago, I fell in love with a manga...
Transylvania – Dracula
dracula why did you start writing screenplays Why did you start writing screenplays?I needed to distract myself from falling into the perils of immortality. Putting my pen to the paper proved to be a fanciful distraction from my longest days in the coffin.What...
Transylvania – Count Dracula
Transylvania - Count DraculaWhy did you start writing screenplays?I needed to distract myself from falling into the perils of immortality. Putting my pen to the paper proved to be a fanciful distraction from my longest days in the coffin.What movies do you watch...
Belgrade, Serbia – Paolo Rizzardini
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Paolo Rizzardini: Because I don’t know what I love more: to invent stories or to watch them. Writing a screenplay allow me to do both things at the same time. It’s like killing two birds with one stone BlueCat: What...
Transylvania – Dracula
Why did you start writing screenplays?I needed to distract myself from falling into the perils of immortality. Putting my pen to the paper proved to be a fanciful distraction from my longest days in the coffin.What movies do you watch to remind yourself that you love...
Guadalajara, Mexico – Jaime Fidalgo
Why did you start writing screenplays?I’m a filmmaker turned writer due to the necessity of having a script under arms as a “more accessible” way of fulfilling that dream of directing my first movie. In the US, it is pretty difficult for a short film director to be...
Lagos, Nigeria – Isedehi Aigbogun
Why did you start writing screenplays?I had a dream in January 2013, and all I could think was, "This is a movie!" I told my sister about this dream and was going to sell the idea of this great movie to any movie producer that would listen to...
Stephen Hunt – Chef Boutonne, France
Stephen Hunt - Chef Boutonne, France BlueCat: What movies do you watch to remind yourself that you love screenwriting?Stephen Hunt:Shakespeare In Love - It's funny, clever, imaginative, and has great sets/costumes. There are plenty of actors who I'd...
Eleanna Santorinaiou – Athens, Greece
Eleanna Santorinaiou - Athens, GreeceBlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Eleanna Santorinaiou: I wrote my first screenplay when I was 21. But before my decision to become a film writer/director, I had already written two theater plays for children which are...
Lutfu Emre Cicek – Istanbul, Turkey
Lutfu Emre Cicek - Istanbul, TurkeyBlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Lutfu Emre Cicek: My first job on a film set was as a production assistant on a low-budget horror movie shot in New York City. When I saw the finished product for the first time, I can...