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VSF Hosts Night of Film Making!

Adam Lapallo discusses the making of “A Moment of Your Time” with Robin Farmer

Virginia Screenwriters Forum and co-sponsor Epsilon Systems Consultants presented our first annual Short Film Showcase on August 14, 2022.  Four of our own VSF members wrote and directed the slate of short films presented free to the public at the Firehouse Theater on West Broad Street in Richmond.

Kristofer Haase and Rachel Weatherly share insights on the making of their short films.

Each film was followed by a short Q&A session.  “Increasingly, VSF members are producing and directing their short scripts, which can be more challenging.  Tonight we see their talents on the screen,” stated Robin Farmer, Director of the Virginia Screenwriters’ Forum.

The films included:

“The Fly Who Loved Me,” written and directed by Rachel Weatherly

“Keystroke,” written and directed by Tom Sanchez Prunier

“Mickey’s Place,” written and directed by Kristofer Haase

“Hun,” written and directed by Rachel Weatherly

“A Moment of Your Time,” written and directed by Adam Lapallo

VSF plans to make this an annual event!

Entries Closed for First Act, First Look

Thank you and Congratulations to everyone who submitted an entry in the First Act, First Look Screenplay Contest!!  Entries are now closed and the judges are hard at work reading the numerous scripts.  We are excited to announce our first winner on September 1, 2022.  Check back for news as we get closer and Happy Writing!!

First Act, First Look Screenwriting Competition Opens for Entries

VSF’s first ever screenwriting competition, “First Act, First Look” opens for entries April 1, 2022.  Writers who wish to enter can do so via Film Freeway.  A link is provided on the Contest page by clicking here.  Send us your best first Act, thirty pages that grab the reader’s attention and prepares your potential audience for the excitement, romance, suspense or horror that is to come.  The earlybird deadline is April 11, 2022, where you can take advantage of a reduced fee.  We look forward to celebrating many wonderful submissions!

Rachel Weatherly Wins Virginia Screenwriting Competition!

Big news to share!  VSF member Rachel Weatherly took the top prize in the feature film category at the Virginia Film Festival’s Screenwriting Competition with her script “Take Off.”  Virginia Film Office director Andy Edmunds announced the winners last month, at the 2021 Virginia Film Festival, in Charlottesville.  Her script depicts a baggage handler, having defaulted on student loans, recruiting a group of airline workers to help her rob a flight and use the money to pay her debts.  Rachel is the fifth VSF member to have won this competition in the past ten years.  Congratulations to Rachel on this fantastic accomplishment!

Creative World and Santa Barbara Wins!

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Three of Virginia Screenwriters Forum members have hit it big in the preliminiary finals of the 2021 Creative World Awards!!  Rachel Weatherly’s comedy feature, “Amy and Zoe Take the Long Way”, Bill Brock’s script “Where’s Grace” – short, and Eric Carlson’s drama feature “Stealing the Moon” are all medal contenders.

Additionally, Bill Brock also has an official selection at the Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards with his script, “James Dean:  Crossing the Finish Line.”  Congratulations to all our writers for the outstanding work!