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The FIRST DRAFT - one-year professional development programme for screenwriters
Passing on the news from Facebook message sent by the British Council:
Have you always wanted to tell a story using the medium of film?
Do you have stories like “Eat Drink Man Woman”, “Juno” or “Departures” to tell?
If the answer is YES, this is the programme for you!
THE FIRST DRAFT is Singapore’s first dedicated one-year professional development programme for screenwriters.
This programme is a partnership between the British Council, the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), Sinema Academy of Motion Pictures (SAMP) and the senior staff of the MA Screenwriting Course at the London College of Communication, one of the UK’s leading centres of excellence in the arts.
THE FIRST DRAFT will take a selected group of 12 screenwriters through a year-long programme of residential workshops, one-to-one mentoring sessions, group discussions and online consultations.
Our aim is to develop a group of 12 feature film ideas from initial proposals to industry-ready small budget first draft screenplays.
Participants will develop their skills and talents to a professional level through a programme which aims to facilitate viable projects that could be developed into actual works, while at the same time scrupulously respecting the screenwriters’ unique voices and cultural background. Upon completion of the programme, participants will be eligible to apply for Singapore Film Commission script development grants for future development of the projects.
Through THE FIRST DRAFT, Singapore can look forward to a community of rigorously trained screenwriters, who will add to the bedrock of writing talent for the Singapore film industry’s future growth and development.
This course is open for Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents only.
Deadline for applications is on the 5pm, 11th January 2010.
Places are extremely limited! So hurry!
For detailed information, please visit http://www.samp.sg/thefirstdraft
