Friday, May 26, 2006

Going Green

Going green for the summer. Actually, screwed up part of the blog and had to do a do over.

Mark

Thursday, May 25, 2006

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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Shriekfest

Shriekfest call for entries!

The 6th annual Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International
Horror/Thriller/SciFi/Fantasy Film Festival and Screenplay competition
is currently accepting submissions for it's 2006 festival to be held in
September of 2006!

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filmmakers and screenwriters in the often forgotten genres. Superior
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check out our news page and see how Shriekfest has helped many
filmmakers and screenwriters in the past.

$1000 cash prize to the best overall screenplay!

Denise Gossett
Shriekfest Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
Festival Founder/Director
www.shriekfest.com