Oscar-nominated scripts online

Want to read the scripts written by the nominees for the 2010 Best Screenplay Oscar and Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar? Thanks to Raindance.org you can access of all of them online!

Australian collection agency row

Tensions occasionally occur between agencies tasked to collect money for the use of copyrighted work and the artists they represent based on the manner in which these monies are distributed, and the cut the agencies allocate to themselves. A major row on this delicate matter has erupted in Australia, according to a report in The [...]

Tour schedule reminder

Just a reminder to participants of the World Conference of Screenwriters to meet outside the Titania Hotel today at 4.30pm sharp. Buses will take you to a short excursion at the Acropolis and the Parthenon, followed by a special tour and reception at the New Acropolis Museum. Further details are available on the social events [...]

Participant profile: Marcílio Moraes

We’re just in time to meet with Brazilian writer Marcílio Moraes. Marcílio was born in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and writes short stories, novels and screenplays for television. He has written for famous Brazilian soap operas (known as telenovels) like Roque Santeiro, Noivas de Copabacana, Mandala, and Roda de Fogo among others. Recently he [...]

Registration open

Registration for the World Conference of Screenwriters is now open in the lobby of the Titania Hotel. The desk will staffed all day, as well as tomorrow morning, before moving to the conference venue itself. Come along, introduce yourself, pick up your badge and information for the conference, and meet some of the organising team.

Participant profile: Eylem Kaftan

It’s over to Turkey now to meet screenwriter Eylem Kaftan. Eylem was born in Turkey, she completed a B.A. in Philosophy at Bogazici University in Istanbul and a Masters degree in Cinema at York University in 2002. At York University, she worked as a teaching assistant and wrote her thesis on the identity crisis in [...]

Participants listed

I’ve added a list of all the participants who will be attending the conference. This is our most up-to-date information, but doesn’t factor in any last minute cancellations. It should give you a good sense of the stellar line-up of international screenwriters who will be attending.

Participant profile: Anne Hogben

We alight in England this morning to meet Anne Hogben. Anne is the Deputy General Secretary of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, where she has worked for over ten years.  Every day she advises members on problems with  contracts, producers, broadcasters, agents, publishers and sometimes their fellow writers.  Addressing issues early on and having [...]

Participant profile: Tilman Scheel

In Germany we find out more about the Managing Director of Reelport GmbH, Tilman Scheel. Tilman was born in Hanover, and studied art history and law in Hamburg and Berlin. In 2001 Tilman became a lawyer with Arthur Andersen and Ernst&Young consultants, his areas of expertise being company and media law. In July 2004 he [...]

Participant profile: Sebastian Andrae

It’s over to German screenwriter Sebastian Andrae. Sebastian was born in Hamburg, and studied history, German studies and law in Göttingen. From 1992 on he studied at the HFF (University of Television and Film) in Munich, Germany. While studying he worked as a freelancer for a German newspaper and as a comedian and gag writer [...]

Participant profile: Arvind Ethan David

This morning we bid hello to Arvind Ethan David, CEO and a Producer at Slingshot. Arvind co-founded Slingshot, the next generation film company, in 2005. He leads both business and creative strategy for the company, and has served as a producer on all of the company’s films to date – Sugarhouse, Faintheart, French Film, Tormented [...]

Participant profile: Jochen Greve

In Germany, we meet screenwriter Jochen Greve. Jochen was born in Bielefeld, Germany, and studied Communication Studies, Theatre Studies and History at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (MA). He worked as an assistant director, cameraman, editor, location manager as well as a production manager and producer for various academic films and television movies. Since the mid 1980s [...]

Participant profile: Răzvan Rădulescu

Today we meet screenwriter Răzvan Rădulescu. Răzvan studied Literature and Opera Directing in Bucharest. Afterwards he wrote two novels and worked as an art director for magazines. In 1999 he started to write for films, among which are the award-winning Stuff and Dough (Cristi Puiu, 2001), Niki and Flo (Lucian Pintilie, 2003), The Paper will [...]

Participant profile: Philipp Weinges

We arrive back in Germany to meet screenwriter and producer Philipp Weinges. In the late 80s Philipp Weinges started writing German-dubbed versions of American sitcoms. After attending Robert McKee’s seminar ‘Story structure’ he sold his first script Alone among women (1991), which became a major German box office hit. In the 90s, together with Günter [...]

Participant profile: Michael Gubbins

We land in the UK and meet Micheal Gubbins. Michael is a consultant and journalist specialising in film and digital change in the media. He has been working with international business and organisations including BAFTA, the Swedish Film Institute, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, CineRegio, Europa Cinemas, UK Film Council, UK Industry Trust, Hogarth Pictures [...]

Participant profile: Henner Merle

It’s time to meet German legal expert Henner Merle Henner has studied German, European and International  law in Münster, Paris and Berlin. He was a Scientific Assistant at the Institute  for International and European Law at Berlin Humboldt University from 1993 – 1995, and founded his own law firm in 1998. From 2004 – 2009 [...]

Participant profile: Mark O’Halloran

We arrive in Ireland, early, to meet screenwriter and actor Mark O’Halloran. Mark was born in Ennis Co. Clare, Ireland. His first feature film screenplay, Adam & Paul (2004), won ten international awards, including the London Evening Standard award for Best Screenplay, and the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter. He followed it with the [...]

Participant profile: Eva Inés Obergfell

It’s back to Germany to meet Dr. Eva Inés Obergfell. Eva Inés Obergfell studied law at the Universities of Bielefeld (Germany), Strasbourg (France) and Konstanz (Germany). She wrote her doctoral thesis on film copyright in substantive and private international law. After her work as an attorney-at-law in Berlin, and as an assistant professor in Munich [...]

Participant profile: Jeff Gross

We swing by Paris this evening, where we sit down with novelist and screenwriter Jeff Gross. Jeff was born in Stamford, Connecticut, USA. He moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the age of four and lived there until the age of six, while his father was South American Editor of Look Magazine. After moving [...]

Participant profile: Alexandros Nterpoulis

In Greece we can meet author, scriptwriter, playwright, and columnist Alexandros Nterpoulis. Alexandros was born in Athens, studied Archaeology & History of Art at the School of Classical Studies in the University of Athens, and followed it with post-graduate studies on Creative Writing in the University of Western Macedonia. He’s taken acting and script writing [...]