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  • #31
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    390 SF's in 7 categories means roughly 56 per category. I'm in Horror. Anyone else?

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    • #32
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      I called and asked and was told the Finalist announcement date will be in the letters we receive.

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      • #33
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        I'm in Drama.

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        • #34
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          Comedy.

          The reason people have more than 1 semi... because more than one category.

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          • #35
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            I hope this turns out okay for you guys, but I would advise do not send Fade In or Writers Network (their subsidiary) your money. These guys are a total rip off. Friend of mine is STILL fighting to get his $1000 prize money from 2006.

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            • #36
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              I also had an "extra" script show up as a semi-finalist, that wasn't listed as a quarterfinalist. Weird - but I'm not complaining!
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              • #37
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                I was a co-winner of a related contest years ago. Writers Network competition I think it was called but it was also run by Fade In magazine. It took about six months of harassing on my end to finally get my prize money. The woman who runs (ran?) the contest is notorious for not wanting to actually pay the winners their prize money. I think the winners were also promised to get read by agents or managers or whatever, but in my case that never happened and the win meant little to nothing to anyone in the industry. I was relieved to finally get my check, but other than that, the contest was an exercise in frustration and turned me off from ever entering another screenwriting competition. My experience was prior to 2006, but it sounds like from Wildswan's post above that not much has changed.

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                • #38
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                  And the Fade In award goes to 7 time entry and semi-finalist:

                  Mulligan, Mark - El Doble Loco
                  Mulligan, Mark - Francisco Little Boy Lost
                  Mulligan, Mark - Phantom Force
                  Mulligan, Mark - Ponce Legends of Lost Treasure
                  Mulligan, Mark - Tan Line
                  Mulligan, Mark - Three Colors of the Rose
                  Mulligan, Mark - Two Tickets to Paradise

                  Is there something fishy about this or is this guy the next Shane Black?

                  Check the semi-final list. It's not a joke....

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                  • #39
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                    My mistake....We have 8 time entry winner.

                    McCauley, Dane - Darkness Darkness
                    McCauley, Dane - Divorce in the White House
                    McCauley, Dane - Fury
                    McCauley, Dane - Gaiatown
                    McCauley, Dane - Love Conquers All
                    McCauley, Dane - Kingdom of Heaven and Hell
                    McCauley, Dane - The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
                    McCauley, Dane - Second Time Around

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                    • #40
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                      Very strange contest and 8 moving on is very weird.

                      Not sure anyone really cares about this contest in the industry, but I guess it's something to say in a query letter and make you feel good about yourself.

                      Who knows.

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                      • #41
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                        hmm im still in, too. its very strange how so many people have multiple entries that are still in. some with 4 plus scripts. im surprised one person could get so many scripts in much less half the entrants have multiple scripts it seems.

                        well, i didnt expect much from this contest anyway. but at least i can say im a semi finalist.

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                        • #42
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                          Mulligan, Mark - El Doble Loco
                          Mulligan, Mark - Francisco Little Boy Lost
                          Mulligan, Mark - Phantom Force
                          Mulligan, Mark - Ponce Legends of Lost Treasure
                          Mulligan, Mark - Tan Line
                          Mulligan, Mark - Three Colors of the Rose
                          Mulligan, Mark - Two Tickets to Paradise

                          This poor guy only has 7 not 8.

                          What I did notice is that both seem to have titles that sound similar. Maybe they entered in short scripts?

                          Even the amount of money spent to enter is crazy....

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                          • #43
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                            The Nicholl you might see someone make the quarters with 2 scripts. It's rare to make the semi's of the Nicholl with more than one script, it happens but not to often.

                            The 7 scripts making the semi-final is iffy at best.

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                            • #44
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                              I enjoy making it to the Semis and hope to "win", but don't see much hope in it.

                              I'm entering Austin soon I hope that goes better...

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                              • #45
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                                Regarding the multiple entries, I think it's great that someone has so many scripts in the running. I have only three completed scripts I would ever dare show to anyone, and even then I'd be uneasy about it.

                                But I feel if someone can generate material, he or she should definitely get it in front of people. You never know what's gonna hit. It's great for a contest to let us send whatever we care enough to enter. Makes me want to get busy.

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