Dr James Lovelock of the Gaia Theory has spelt it out for everyone. The game is up. Climate change is irreversible and there will be massive loss of life. So, party on and start doing all those things that you have been putting off doing!
And what do I find myself doing in all this urgency? I find myself thinking how I should re-write those old scripts that nearly got optioned. I think how I should knock out those shorts that I’ve promised to collaborate on. I also keep thinking about new features, and all tho...Read more
Hong Kong (Screen) Writers Circle Newsletter
September 2nd 2009
CONTENTS:
• ROTTEN TO THE CORE
• LUMINA LAUNCH
• STILL GET PRODUCED
• SCRIVENER
• TEACH YOURSELF SCREENWRITING: The Movie
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I decided to ...Read more
Hong Kong Screen Writers' Circle Newsletter 7th August 2009
CONTENTS:
SCREENWRITERS WORKSHOP
GET PRODUCED
MAJOR HK PRODUCTION COMPANY SEEKING INTERNS
TEACH YOURSELF SCREENWRITING: The Movie
SCREENPLAY LIBRARY
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Hong Kong Screen Writers' Newsletter 24 July 2009
CONTENTS:
• I NEARLY SHOT HONG KONG
• SOUNDLESS WINDCHIMES
• WHAT TO WRITE
• PARTY TIME
• TEACH YOURSELF SCREENWRITING: The Movie
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Screenwriters' Newsletter 25 June 2009
CONTENTS:
THE FIRST SCREENWRITERS’ WORKSHOP
I SHOT HONG KONG
REGISTERING SCREENPLAYS
THE HONG KONG FILM FUND
SEEKING ACTORS FOR SHORT FILM
SEEKING CAUCASIAN/EURASIAN ACTORS + ACTRESSES
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Hong Kong Screen Writers' Newsletter 1 June 2009
CONTENTS:
EDITORIAL
In which the editor enthuses or otherwise…
This month…
HKWRITERSCIRCLE EVENTS
Members only, but you can join on the door: HK$490 per annum
This month…
SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP 19thJune
HKWC SOCIAL: Wednesday 17 June
NEWS
...Read moreI'm launching a newsletter for local film makes through the Hong Kong Writers' Circle. You can subscribe by going to www.hkwriterscircle.com. I want information about any projects you might have, casting calls, calls for collaborators, shoots, screenings, courses, etc etc. Anything that you think the world should know about or you think might be useful in helping bring about more successful independent film production, or even big studio productions, pl...Read more
Much to my delight I've discovered that there is real community of enthusiastic talent hidden among the data base of Alive Not Dead. And although the traditional film making industry of Hong Kong seems to have shrunk down to a few old stalwarts who can still get funding from traditional sources, I find that a whole new generation has emerged with no preconceptions of how things should be done, no baggage of frustration and failure, and a natural instinct for the use of the latest technologies. The Just Do It philosophy has always been o...Read more
If anyone here is interested in screenwriting, I am running a screenwriting course and workshop next week at the Fringe Club.
I write and direct movies.