Of course! I've got computers and conferences to write off against earnings, and my accountant gets nervous if there aren't earnings. Besides, I get to pay my taxes to the state of Hawaii, and I don't mind giving them money. The politicians here embezzle in such entertaining ways.
Wow. I entered this so long ago I actually can't remember which screenplay I decided to put in (I've narrowed it down to two of them)...that's probably not a good sign.
They're saying over at Zoe that the finalists were probably already notified, but I'm still holding out hope.
And I agree with morphitologist -- let us know if anyone finds out early! The sooner my bubble gets burst the better, because these contests give me a tummy ache. :\
I don't know firsthand, because I wasn't a finalist, but someone over at Zoe said in the thread "Place Your Bets," "Last year they notified the finalists and winner the week before the announcement." That's not to say that they'll do the same thing this year, but if you read the rest of the thread, that seems to be what everyone thinks.
But I guess we'll all find out for sure on Tuesday, so good luck!
To be honest, it's only my second contest, and I must admit I find it a bit excruciating. Now I know why I never play the Lotto - this weird dream-state of hope mixed with pure fantasy means that I'm sitting around thinking about what I'm going to say to Coppolla as we're having a glass of wine and a cigar on his front porch.
Exactly - what an imagination!
Here's the rub: My script is #5161, which leads me to believe there were up to 6 thousand submissions this year (double last year). What are the chances that my 112 pages will percolate anywhere near the top with those kinds of numbers??? What are the chances that it would even get read? I mean, if they had a deluge, wouldn't they just pick the first top 100 scripts and say "okay, done!". I know if I were administrating the contest, and I had a deadline of, say, the Holidays to deliver 10 of the best scripts for Francis to read himself (the rules say he reads all the top 10 finalists to choose the winner), I'd be weeding out the process right quick. As in, "okay, we've got our ten, throw everything else in the shredder."
You see how my mind works?
I kind of hate these contests. But I think I could become addicted.
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