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  • #16
    Re: austin

    Dinked! On a cleaner version of a script that made the second round last year, with a nice note saying how close I'd made it to the semis!

    Time to drink heavily and re-evaluate my life.

    Jami

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    • #17
      Austin...

      If the cleaner version got dinked, it's time to put the dirt back.

      kullervo

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      • #18
        Re: austin

        Jami - same thing happened to me. Better draft, worse results. Must be a different set of readers or the old ones recognized our material and are telling us to move on to other things.

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        • #19
          Re: austin

          Made the Quarterfinals, eliminated for the Semis. I love the "one-two" combo of the "Congratulations/You Suck" Austin letter.

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          • #20
            Re: austin

            Bill, I'm glad I'm not alone in my anguish.

            I think it's a matter of when you get to 3000-4000 entries, a lot more good stuff gets dinked. We just drew the short straw this go-round.

            Or maybe I just need to drink more.

            Jami

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            • #21
              Re: austin

              Jami - after making the Second Round three times with two different screenplays, I cannot take this rejection as an indictment against my writing ability. The first draft of this screenplay actually won Grand Prize in a minor contest.

              Undaunted, I carry on. I trust you will do the same. And so should the rest of you!

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              • #22
                Are all these received letters for screenplays? I heard from a friend of a friend that the TV letters go out next week.

                Grrr. More waiting. Less time to book a flight.



                EK

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                • #23
                  Stats?

                  Does anyone have any firm stats on the number of entries, the number of quarterfinalists, the number of semis, etc.? "Informed" ballpark is good too.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Austin Fest

                    I'm waiting on TV results also, nothing so far.

                    Good luck!!!

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                    • #25
                      Re: Austin Fest

                      4,000ish total entries, 10% or 400 Quarterfinalists. Don't know how many were Semi-Finalists, but I think that is usually 1% and then Finalists are the top 10 scripts.

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                      • #26
                        Re: Austin Fest

                        More news --

                        Word from a semifinalist in Screenplay - he got a phone call.

                        TV People get the letters and a phone call for Semi's next week.

                        Keep the cell phones on--

                        (props to Ad Comic)

                        EK
                        Miami

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                        • #27
                          Re: Austin Fest

                          Did he get a phone call in addition to a letter or just a call?

                          Just curious.

                          Thanks!

                          Good luck!

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                          • #28
                            Got my nice thin envelope form Austin today - no dice. You guys'll be going to Austin with out me.


                            See you at the CS Expo next month!

                            Eddie Kaay
                            Miami

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                            • #29
                              I'm confused

                              I understand wanting to advance in the contest, esp. with the discounts offered, but there are other discounts one can use to buy a pass. Please don't stay away from Austin just b/c some reader didn't take to your script. The Conference is so much more than just a place where they give out awards.

                              The Austin Heart of Film Screenwriting Conference and Film Festival are both incredibly fun, informative, inspiring and educational. You get to meet real working pros and have real conversations with them. They aren't escorted into an auditorium by militant volunteers who are instructed to keep attendees at bay.

                              Trust me on this. I've been to events in LA and the atmosphere is not the same. It's better in Austin.

                              FYI, my script didn't advance either but I'll be there.

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                              • #30
                                Re: Austin

                                Just got my thin enevlope in the mail too, second rounder but no semis... guess I won't be seeing you folks at Austin either.

                                Have fun! Maybe next year.

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