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Mark Renshaw is a Fucking Amazing Fellow! (currently 3874 views) |
Don |
Posted: April 5th, 2018, 11:06pm |
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AdministratorAdministrator So, what are you writing?
LocationVirginia Posts16381 Posts Per Day 1.94 |
A 2018 Inroads Screenwriting Fellow, to be precise. For his Sci-Fi Screenplay Cyborn. Some of you may recall that Cyborn was a writers' choice in MarkItZero (James') Quickie Challenge. I hope Mark doesn't mind if I just relay his message to me. ++++++++++++ Hi Don, I just wanted to share some good news with you and the SS guys. My short script Cyborn has just won the 2018 Inroads Fellowship Award....which is HUGE! Cyborn came out of the quickie challenge on the website back in March. It won and I was so proud of it, I remember asking you to take it down so I could enter it into competitions...which you kindly agreed to. Since then I've entered it into a few but I was disheartened at first as it failed to even get into the qualifying stages of Shore Scripts. I had similar rejections from the UK Film Festival 3 minute film competition and several others. I thought nothing was going to come of this and then suddenly, out of the blue today, I won one of the biggest writing competitions on the planet. http://screenwritingfellowship.org/2018-winners/4594269365I just want to thank you and the rest of the guys on the forum. I've pretty much honed my craft on those boards. Every success I've had has come out of one of the OWC's either directly with me entering them into competitions (like The Broken Kingdom from the last (two) week challenge which has won two awards so far and is in the Austin Comedy Film Festival next week) or via someone reading the script and enquiring if I had others, or from me then taking the short and developing it into a longer piece. - Mark +++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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Warren |
Posted: April 5th, 2018, 11:24pm |
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Of The Ancients A man who has taught his mind to misbehave
LocationSydney, Australia Posts3897 Posts Per Day 1.36 |
No surprises here. A great writer.
Congrats, Mark. |
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Posted: April 5th, 2018, 11:58pm |
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Of The Ancients … but some dreams do
LocationUpstate NY Posts3201 Posts Per Day 0.79 |
Nice going, Mark! Truly awesome news. Congrats!! |
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AnthonyCawood |
Posted: April 6th, 2018, 1:35am |
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LocationUK Posts4319 Posts Per Day 1.14 |
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MarkRenshaw |
Posted: April 6th, 2018, 2:04am |
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LocationUK Posts2335 Posts Per Day 0.59 |
Lol - Thanks guys. I meant what I said. I've learned more on these boards that I have reading any screenwriting book or script. The brutal but honest feedback and brilliant suggestions have been priceless. The OWC's are one of the few things that gets my arse in gear and focused. Left to my own devices and no deadline I can procrastinate forever. |
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LC |
Posted: April 6th, 2018, 2:37am |
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LocationThe Great Southern Land Posts7582 Posts Per Day 1.34 |
You know how much I loved Broken Kingdom and Cyborn. You bloody little beauty! That's Aussie for well done and blessings on your family. So, you off to LA? Or taking the cash prize? |
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jayrex |
Posted: April 6th, 2018, 3:12am |
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Old Timer Cut to three weeks earlier
LocationLondon, UK Posts1420 Posts Per Day 0.22 |
Congratulations, well done! |
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khamanna |
Posted: April 6th, 2018, 4:06am |
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Big congrats, Mark! Happy for you. Very deserving and not at all surprising. |
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Posted: April 6th, 2018, 6:13am |
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MarkRenshaw |
Posted: April 6th, 2018, 7:39am |
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LocationUK Posts2335 Posts Per Day 0.59 |
You know how much I loved Broken Kingdom and Cyborn. You bloody little beauty! That's Aussie for well done and blessings on your family. So, you off to LA? Or taking the cash prize? |
Gotta love the Aussie sayings! It's a bit early days, only found out I'd won yesterday. They want to ring me up for a chat, so just arranging that at the moment. I'd love to go to LA if I could, it's such a once in a lifetime opportunity. |
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Grandma Bear |
Posted: April 6th, 2018, 7:55am |
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LocationThe Swamp... Posts7961 Posts Per Day 1.36 |
Huge congratulations! Some writers stick out from the crowd. You're one of them. |
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Posted: April 6th, 2018, 9:38am |
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Posted: April 6th, 2018, 10:33am |
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Awesome!!! |
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Posted: April 6th, 2018, 5:21pm |
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Posted: April 6th, 2018, 5:51pm |
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Nicely done. Congratulations. |
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