When the Screenwriters’ Festival tipped us the wink that the User Generated and User-Owned Feature Film Competition was entering its second round - The Writer’s Brief, we pricked up our ears, put a dumb look on our collective faces and said: ‘What is a User Generated and User-Owned Feature Film Competition?’

And we’re glad we did because it sounds spiffing!

The User Generated and User-Owned Feature Film Competition is a Movie Mogul Fund ‘Micro Movie Lab’ competition, to… err… get a movie made. Round one involved pitching the idea, round two, is writing the idea, followed by directing and producing.

Welsh Filmmaker Ryan Hooper (that’s him at the top of the page) won both the Members Award and the Jury Award with his pitch “Negotiating Life.”: A melancholic life insurance salesman finds his attempts at committing suicide unwittingly thwarted by his disgruntled customers.

In Round 2, budding screenwriters have until July 31 to devise and submit their 500-1200 word story outline, incorporating the title, genre and essence of ‘Negotiating Life’. Subject to members voting throughout August ’08, the top 10 ranking ideas then go before a Jury Panel consisting of industry professionals; Huw Penallt Jones from Capitol Films, Ed Thomas from the Fiction Factory, Mark Sandell from Trinity Filmed Entertainment, Olivier Lauchenauer from Pogo Films and John Shackleton of Movie Mogul Ltd

‘The Writer’s Brief’ main prizes are a Jury Award - £400 screenwriting commission £100 and a share in the film’s profits 1 year’s NPA membership (worth £85) Members Award - £200 1 year’s NPA membership (worth £85) Runner-up £50

Further rounds include an open Director and Producer’s call, to bring the vision to life. The production budget of £100k will be raised by members of the website purchasing affordable units at £4.95 each. All winners and unit holders will share in the film’s profits and own it jointly. The film aims to go into production towards the end of the year, under the supervision of participating Jury members.

Posted by Cptn

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