Over 500 screenwriters applied to WeScreenplay’s inaugural Diverse Voices Screenwriting Competition. The competition was designed to encourage writers who are under-represented in Hollywood, according to the WGA diversity report.
“The contest is focused on diversity in entertainment both behind and in front of the camera,” said Co-Founder and Director of WeScreenplay Mark Stasenko in a recent interview with IndieWire. The contest was not limited to women and minority screenwriters, nor by age, as the Diverse Voices competition is also looking for stories that bring diversity in front of the camera as well. A majority of the 50 judges were readers for production companies with on average three years of professional experience.
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“While The Nicholl Fellowship usually has fewer than 30% of their submissions from women writers, Diverse Voices received 60% of our submissions from female writers,...
“The contest is focused on diversity in entertainment both behind and in front of the camera,” said Co-Founder and Director of WeScreenplay Mark Stasenko in a recent interview with IndieWire. The contest was not limited to women and minority screenwriters, nor by age, as the Diverse Voices competition is also looking for stories that bring diversity in front of the camera as well. A majority of the 50 judges were readers for production companies with on average three years of professional experience.
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“While The Nicholl Fellowship usually has fewer than 30% of their submissions from women writers, Diverse Voices received 60% of our submissions from female writers,...
- 7/15/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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