University of Westminster’s MA Directing Film and TV: Annual Show 2011 will be held on January 22, 2011 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm at:

The Old Cinema
Regent Street
London W1B2UW

For more info, check out mad-shorts.com

Michel Duthin will be there. He is a long time member of SimplyScripts. He wrote Silent Blue Eyes which was filmed by Rajesh Divakaran as “Silent Dark Eyes” which will be one of ten films shown at the event.

If you live in or near London, please, please go. Please take a camera and get your picture taken with Michel. Please ‘whoop it up’ when “Silent Dark Eyes” is announced at the event.

If you go, please seek out Michael and give him, from me, either a firm hand-shake or an open mouthed kiss, depending upon your own sensibilities. If that whole human interaction thing isn’t your bag, it is entirely permissible to get Michel’s attention, lay your right finger against your nose, wink and walk away.

Photo by Bérangère Duthin

Congrats to Aaron Sorkin and The Social Network for the Golden Globes best screenplay win.

You can check out other scripts up for award contention on the Oscar Scripts page.

The Social Network – undated, unspecified draft script by Aaron Sorkin (based on the book “The Accidental Billionaires” by Ben Mezrich) – hosted by: Sony Awards – in pdf format

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication.

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Another screenplay for your consideration.
Hereafter – May 1, 2008 unspecified draft script by Peter Morgan – hosted by: Warner Bros. – in pdf format

A drama centered on three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — who are touched by death in different ways.

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Another screenplay for your consideration.

The Town – August 18, 2009 Pink Revised Draft script by Peter Craig (based on the novel Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan) – hosted by: Warner Bros. – in pdf format

As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent looking to bring him and his crew down.

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A Warner Bros. For Your Consideration screenplay.

Inception – undated, unspecified draft script by Christopher Nolen – hosted by: Warner Bros. – in pdf format

Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb’s rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible-inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one.

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For Your Consideration

Nowhere Boy – February 11, 2009 shooting draft script by Matt Greenhalgh – hosted by: The Weinstein Company – in pdf format

Imagine John Lennons childhood A spirited teenager, curious, sharp and funny, growing up in the shattered city of Liverpool. Two extraordinary sisters tussle for his love – Mimi, the formidable aunt who raised him from the age of 5 and Julia, the spirited mother who gave him up to Mimis care. Yearning for a normal family, John escapes into art and the new music flooding in from the US. His fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the young Paul McCartney. But just as Johns new life begins, the truth about his past leads to a tragedy he would never escape.

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And another script For Your Consideration

The Company Men – May 28, 2009 buff shooting script by John Wells – hosted by: The Weinstein Company – in pdf format

The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company – and how that affects them, their families, and their communities.

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A bit ago, I got this message from Glenn Porter, Would you like to have the script for I Melt With You, a script I wrote based on an idea I hatched with Mark Pellington? It was produced last summer and is premiering at Sundance ’11. The reason I ask is that I have used your excellent site many times over the last few years for reference, and thought that maybe someone somewhere might want to read [I Melt With You]. Let me know at your convenience and I hope this finds you well.
Well, heck ya I want to read it. Thanks Glenn!

I Melt With You – August 2, 2010 draft script by Glenn Porter (story by Glenn Porter and Mark Pellington) – hosted by: SimplyScripts – in pdf format

Former high school friends reunite for a summer reunion but it leads them to face the apparent disillusionment that defines their lives. In response they decide to resurrect a former pact to live and die by and thus creating a new world order.

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Another For Your Consideration screenplay.

Blue Valentine – December 23, 2010 Official White draft script by Derek Cianfrance & Cami Delavigne and Joey Curtis – hosted by: The Weinstein Company – in pdf format

A story of love found and love lost told in moments past and present. Dean and Cindy are a married couple who spend a night away from theiri daughter in an attempt to save their failing marriage.

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