Screenplay Competition
Friday, September 15th | 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
$15 Online / $20 at the Door
Miracle Theater, 535 8th Street, SE (Eastern Market)
The DC Shorts Screenplay Competition is a very different kind of screenwriting competition. A panel of judges consisting of filmmakers, screenwriters and critics reviewed over 70 screenplays — and selected the top 6 to be performed for you! After a table reading, the audience will vote for their favorite, and one lucky writer will walk away with $2,000 to shoot their project! The completed film will screen at DC Shorts 2018.
Presenting Sponsor:
Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment
Prize Sponsors:
Write Brothers, Movie Magic Screenwriter
Reception Sponsors:
Tito’s Vodka, Lagunitas Beer, Barefoot Wine, and Green Hat Gin
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The evening will also feature a screening of one of last years DC Shorts Screenplay Competition finalist, Silent Sentinel:
SILENT SENTINEL
Director, Joe Dzikiewicz, 11 minutes, Drama
Local Filmmaker, World Premiere
The true story of the night in 1917 when women’s suffrage activist Doris Stevens snuck through a graveyard to hold a secret meeting with leader Alice Paul who was being held in jail for asking that women be given the right to vote.
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ACTORS NEEDED
We need actors to read for this performance. This is a non-paid gig. SAF-AFTRA members may participate. Learn more and participate.
