Hi Everyone
FINAL DRAUGHT Reading Series has wrapped up SEASON #7 & is now on SUMMER VACATION.
We had a FANTASTIC Season # 7 - 08/09 and would like to thank Everyone who sent in Scripts, Read, or was on our panel. We want to Thank Our SPONSORS - please chack out our SPONSORS PAGE & then go shop at their stores, see their productions or use their producets (We LOVE our Sponsors)
THANKS TO "THE OTHER SPACE" - we loved you as our HOME. *Final Draught will be MOVING for Season #8. If you have a GREAT IDEA for a NEW HOME for FINAL DRAUGHT - please feel free to email it to us at info@finaldraught.com.
THANKS AGAIN - Final Draught's SEASON #8 will start again in OCT. 2009.
(But you can submit anytime - are you Submitting now?....now?)
THE NEXT FINAL DRAUGHT IS MONDAY March 23rd, 2009
THEATRE NIGHT (also the last FD of this season).
Theatre Night is in Celebration of World Theatre Day & is part of the activities being brought to you by G.V.P.T.A.
THIS IS THE FINAL Final Draught Reading Left in Season 7
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The Scripts we are reading on Monday are:
Artie Lavie - Live On Stage by Angelo Renai
Darla Would Never Say That by John R Taylor
Tremor [every shade] by Claire McCague
The PANEL will be Colin Thomas & Andy Thompson
Doors open at 6:30 pm (Doors & Bar & THE KITCHEN IS BACK WITH GREAT FOOD!)
Casting starts at 7:10 p.m., (Casting on the Spot People - if you want to Read - SIGN IN at Casting between 7:10 & 7:30)
Readings start at 8 p.m.
THAT'S RIGHT PEOPLE - THE KITCHEN IS BACK!!!
So come early - Have a Bite!
Where: The Other Space - (formerly "The Restaurant at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre") at the corner of Georgia & Cambie (above the Media Club).
** COME ON OUT & HELP FINAL DRAUGHT SAY "GOOD BYE" TO THE OTHER SPACE. This is the LAST Final Draught at THE OTHER SPACE - as we will move to a new location in the Fall of 2009. We want to say THANK YOU to Hoarse Raven Theatre for being FANTASTIC HOSTS & Great Friends. Thanks M & T!
Check out Hoarse Raven Theatre's Website for info on "Tony n' Tina's Wedding (catch it before it closes) & their other Upcoming Productions. (http://hoarseraven.com)
NEED A MAP: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Cambie+%40+West+Georgia%2C+Vancouver%2C+BC
The Other Space has a Full Bar & KITCHEN with a Limited Menu of GREAT FOOD!...also some snacks available (Chips & Chocolate Bars)
BIZ BOOKS DOOR PRIZE EVERY WEEK
FUN/Readings/Drinks/Comedy/Socializing/ FOOD/Prizes
*** Now Come On...Submit & Come out this Monday & Let's Pack the place for the FINAL Final Draught of Season #7. (Final Draught's Season #8 will start in October 2009 - Stay Tuned for Details)
Theme Shorts: The Contest Where You Decide
The WINNERS were:
1st Place - Brothel For Bozos - by Shane Laporte ($200 & Final Draft Screenwriting Software http://www.finaldraft.com)
2nd Place - Twenty Ten Triptych - by Michael C Nachoff ($100 & a $50 Gift Card to BIZ BOOKS http://www.bizbooks.net)
3rd Place - Scattered Ashes - by Audrey Martin ($50 & One Month of Free DVD's by Mail from VIDEOMATICA http://www.videomatica.ca)
Your Final Draught Producers are:
Jason Broadfoot, John Prowse, Bronwen Smith...& Maryth Gilroy
WHY NOT SUBMIT A SCRIPT FOR SEASON #8 - Starting in October 09
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Only 2 FINAL DRAUGHT READINGS left in Season #7
- March 16th - The FINALISTS of the * THEME SHORTS: THE CONTEST WHERE YOU DECIDE *
- March 23 - The LAST Final Draught of Season #7 - THEATRE NIGHT - in Celebration of World Theatre Day (In association with G.V.P.T.A)
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ON MONDAY MARCH 16th we read the CONTEST FINALISTS.
The Finalists are :
Brothel For Bozos - by Shane Laporte
Scattered Ashes - by Audrey Martin
Twenty Ten Triptych - by Michael C Nachoff
The panel was:
Charles Wilkinson and Mark Leiren-Young
** FINAL DRAUGHT's 2009 CONTEST: **
* THEME SHORTS: THE CONTEST WHERE YOU DECIDE *
There are two Theme Packs to choose from:
1. Olympics (must contain the word “Olympics” and the phrase “short programme”
2. Depression (must contain the word “Depression” and the phrase “selling short”)
**Scripts must me 15 Pages Or LESS ***
The Three Finalist Scripts will be read on Monday, March 16th, 2009
Prizes will include merchandise (including Final Draft Screenwriting Software) & Cash!
$200 for 1st place, $100 for 2nd place, and $50 for 3rd place.
CHECK OUT OUR CONTEST PRIZE SPONSORS:
Final Draft, Inc. educates, advances and celebrates the scriptwriter.
ALSO REMEMBER TO CHECK OUT OUR SPONSOR PAGE FOR LINKS TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS
Your Final Draught Producers are:
Jason Broadfoot, John Prowse, Bronwen Smith...& Maryth Gilroy
WHY NOT SUBMIT A SCRIPT FOR SEASON #8 - Starting in October 09
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ANNOUNCEMENTS & STUFF:
The Green Film
You can help Vancouver's hit eco-comedy, The Green Film, play the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City with the click of a mouse.
The Green Film -- which premiered last year at Crazy 8s in Vancouver -- has been selected by the Tribeca Film Festival to participate in the third annual Fly-In Movies Film Competition. Tribeca has partnered with Delta Air Lines to showcase emerging filmmakers online and on select Delta flights. The Green Film was one of only five Short Film Finalists chosen from thousands of entries.
From March 1 through April 12, you can view all five short films for free and vote for your favourite: http://www.delta.com/marketing/flyinmovies/index.jsp
The winning film will be featured in the Tribeca Film Festival’s Short Film Program! So "vote early, vote often." And please share this link -- and this email.
Check out The Green Film website for all festival info and updates: http://www.thegreenfilm.com/
and be sure to join our Facebook group http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/The-Green-Film/63667507649?ref=mf
The Green Film has already been accepted into:
- Filmstock, UK http://www.filmstock.co.uk/home.html – November 2008
- Victoria Film Festival, CA http://victoriafilmfestival.com/ – January 2009
- Tribeca Film Festival, US http://www.tribecafilm.com/festival/ – April 2009
- California Independent Film Festival, US http://www.caindiefilmfest.org/ – April 2009
- Dawson City International Short Film Festival, CA www.dawsonfilmfest.com – April 2009
- WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, US http://www.worldfest.org/ – April 2009
- CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, CA http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com/index.html – June 16-21, 2009 and has been picked up by Ouat! Media for international distribution.
Thank you all for making The Green Film a success!
Sincerely,
Andrew Williamson, Director
Scott Renyard, Producer
Mark Leiren-Young, Writer and Co-producer
The Green Chain (Mark’s Movie) opens March 6th at the 5th Avenue Cinemas in Vancouver.
See you there.... http://www.festivalcinemas.ca/index.htm
March 9th we read: 2 Excerpts from Features about High School Romance...
Romeo & Julian by Hasan Namir
and
GREEN or An Anthem For Young Love by Nicholas Carella
This weeks Panel: Clare Hodge and Jennifer Little
The Committee Two by Meeshelle Neal
Cold And Sunny by Jennifer Halley
Princess Rescue by Sara McIntyre
The Panel this week was:
Catherine Lough Haggquist and Jana Williams
Your Hosts for the evening was: Janet Glassford & Jason Broadfoot
THANKS - for helping us to pack THE OTHER SPACE - to the rafters for Women In Film Night. Make sure to check out the Women In Film Festival in Vancouver March 4 - 8, 2009
This Week We Read:
The Last Gunfight Of Gavin Matthews a short by Calum Smith
and
King's Champion an excerpt from the feature by Morgan Davies
THE PANEL THIS WEEK: CAMERON LABINE & MATT SINCLAIR
WE PACKED "The Other Space" ON Mon Feb 16th for Final Draught
We Read:
CAMILLA RIENHART'S WILD RIDE - a short film by MICHAEL THEDE
and
An excerpt from the Feature TEEN POPULARITY by ERICK BOYCHUK
The PANEL this week was:
CATHERINE LOUGH HAGGQUIST and TREVOR DEVALL
COME ON OUT AND HELP US KEEP PACKING THE PLACE TO THE RAFTERS
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FINAL DRAUGHT's Week #2 of 2009 - Mon. Feb. 9, 2009
WE PACKED THE PLACE AGAIN! & We Read:
What's My Line - a short film by Gordon Guo
and
An excerpt from Incident At Echo Lake a feature by Robert Holbrook
OUR PANEL THIS WEEK WAS:
Neil Every and Cameron Labine
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When You SUBMIT - don't forget about our UPCOMING THEME NIGHTS & Contest:
March 2 – Women in Film Festival night - We are going to be reading Scripts by Women - Scripts with Strong Female Characters - basically scripts in "40 Dames per Second". If you have a script that fits this night - SUBMIT it.
March 23 will be our Theatre night (also the last FD of this season). If you have a script for a Stage Play that you would like to hear - SUBMIT IT for Theatre night.
FINAL DRAUGHT's 2009 CONTEST:
Theme Shorts: The Contest Where You Decide
- Olympics (must contain the word “Olympics” and the phrase “short programme”
- Depression (must contain the word “Depression” and the phrase “selling short”)
The Three Finalist Scripts will be read on Monday, March 16th,
Prizes will include merchandise & Cash!
$200 for 1st place, $100 for 2nd place, and $50 for 3rd place.
Submissions Deadline is Monday, March 9th.
(submit to submissions@finaldraught.com in PDF/Word/or FinalDraft Format)
FINAL DRAUGHT STARTS THE 2nd Half of Season #7 - THIS WEEK...Mon. Feb. 2, 2009
We Read Three Shorts:
The Great Kardolini By Rehan Khokar
Thumbs Up! By David Warren
and
Tucker By Michael Jacobsen
OUR PANEL THIS WEEK WAS:
Matt Sinclair & a Member of the CFTPA that is TBA
** THANKS EVERBODY - We Packed the place for the 1st Final Draught of 2009
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We hope you took the time to SUBMIT over the Holidays (If not - why not submit RIGHT NOW)
THE PRODUCERS of FINAL DRAUGHT SCRIPT READING SERIES
hope you had the Merriest Christmas & Happiest Holiday Season
Bronwen, Maryth, John & Jason
Two Christmas themed Shorts:
JIMMY'S EXISTENTIAL CRISTMAS - by DOUGLAS BERRY
&
DEATH WISH - by CHAD COSTEN
&
An excerpt from the feature THE WEDDING VIDEO by ROBERT RANDALL
The panel for will be:
Michele McMahon and Catherine Lough Haggquist
Final Draught Producers:
Admission by Donation.
** DONATIONS FROM DEC. 8th will be DONATED to "The Other Space" Christmas Dinner for the needy members of the community ***
BIZ BOOKS DOOR PRIZE EVERY WEEK
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We need YOUR help to make this the Best Season of Final Draught ever
- Submit a Script
- Come Hear a Reading, Bring a Friend, Make a Night of it
- Are you an actor? Then drop by the casting table and let them know you want to Read.
- IF you haven't ** JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP ** (that will ensure you continue to get these event updates)
- Tell your Friends about FD - INVITE THEM TO JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW SPONSORS:
BC Producers' Branch - Canadian Film and Television Production Association http://www.cftpa.ca
&
Videomatica http://www.videomatica.caDon't forget about our Longtime Sponsors:
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DID YOU SUBMIT OVER THE SUMMER or the First 1/2 of Season #7 ? Then why not SUBMIT right now? Remeber when Last Year You said "I'll Submit Next Year"...well "Next Year" is about to begin...SUBMIT.
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The First 1/2 of SEASON #7 ran EVERY MONDAY from October 20th - December 8th.
The SECOND 1/2 of SEASON #7 will Start Monday Feb. 2 - 2009
SO WHY NOT SUBMIT A SCRIPT, SCREENPLAY, RADIOPLAY, SHORT, ONE-ACT...you get the idea...
(submit to submissions@finaldraught.com)
CHECK BACK HERE FOR UPDATES & EVENTS or JOIN OUR FACEBOOK GROUP to stay Up-To Date.
*** DEC. 8th is the LAST Final Draught Script Readings before we take a Break for Christmas & New Years ***
