Oscar-winning screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher (“Precious”) is helping to give filmmakers a rare opportunity to turn his words into a short movie through a contest announced Friday at the Tribeca Film Festival. Participants must submit their interpretation of a “skeletal” script by Fletcher which he further describes as having “no character descriptions or locations — allowing them [...]
‘Precious’ Screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher Supplies Script for Tribeca Short Filmmaker Competition
May 14, 2012 | Posted by
“Precious” Screenwriter Announces Film Contest
May 6, 2012 | Posted by
Oscar winner Geoffrey Fletcher, who became the first African-American to win for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on the 2009 film “Precious,” has partnered with the Tribeca Film Festival and Bombay Sapphire in an effort to find talented aspiring filmmakers. The project is called the Imagination Series, and will be a competition for filmmakers [...]
