Screenplay Archives - Mark Violi | Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter in New Jersey https://markvioli.com/tag/screenplay/ Mark Violi Writer & Actor | Follow: Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:40:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 44765948 FROM BEDSIDE Reaches TOP 15% at Austin Film Festival https://markvioli.com/2016/09/09/from-bedside-reaches-top-15-at-austin-film-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-bedside-reaches-top-15-at-austin-film-festival Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:28:24 +0000 http://markvioli.com/?p=2569 Very proud to announce that our feature film screenplay FROM BEDSIDE has finished within the TOP 15% at the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Co-written by Mark Violi and Fred Goldstein, FROM BEDSIDE is the remarkable true story of a teacher and his student’s journey of hope and courage. The logline reads: Fred is a […]

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]]> 2569 “TEST DRIVE” Reaches Nicholl Fellowship TOP 20% https://markvioli.com/2015/08/05/test-drive-reaches-nicholl-fellowship-top-20-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=test-drive-reaches-nicholl-fellowship-top-20-2 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:39:00 +0000 http://markvioli.com/?p=2423 Proud to announce my action/comedy feature screenplay, TEST DRIVE has reached the Top 20% of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences,  the Nicholl Fellowship is considered the pinnacle of screenwriting competitions. TEST DRIVE is a high energy, hilarious action/comedy with a crime edge, a youthful cast […]

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]]> 2423 “Pregnant Pause” Reaches Nicholl Fellowship TOP 20% https://markvioli.com/2014/07/25/pregnant-pause-reaches-nicholl-fellowship-top-20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pregnant-pause-reaches-nicholl-fellowship-top-20 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:38:16 +0000 http://markvioli.com/wp/?p=706 Proud to announce my comedy feature screenplay, PREGNANT PAUSE, has reached the Top 20% of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences,  the Nicholl Fellowship is considered the pinnacle of screenwriting competitions. A romantic comedy within a comedy, PREGNANT PAUSE is a city-styled, lower-budget feature film script […]

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]]> 706 ‘Pregnant Pause’ Reaches Top 10% in BlueCat https://markvioli.com/2014/02/03/pregnant-pause-reaches-top-10-in-bluecat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pregnant-pause-reaches-top-10-in-bluecat Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:17:17 +0000 http://markvioli.com/wp/?p=641 Proud to announce my comedy feature screenplay, PREGNANT PAUSE, has reached the Top 10% of the 2014 BlueCat Screenplay Competition. PREGNANT PAUSE is a city-styled, lower-budget film comedy script with a power-fem hero delivering lively characters and big laughs. The log line reads: Rebecca is a hard-boiled career woman focused solely on making partner at […]

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]]> 641 Screenwriting Classes for Fall 2013 https://markvioli.com/2013/09/12/screenwriting-classes-for-fall-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=screenwriting-classes-for-fall-2013 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 01:08:38 +0000 http://markvioli.com/wp/?p=633 I will be returning to the Lawrence Library to continue a series of screenwriting classes. Classes will be held at the Lawrence Library branch October 5, 12 & 19, 2013 at 1:00 pm. Classes are expected to last 90-120 minutes. The focus of this series will be story and character. We’ll have three classes, this […]

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]]> 633 Screenwriting Classes Return https://markvioli.com/2013/06/15/screenwriting-classes-return/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=screenwriting-classes-return Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:21:30 +0000 http://markvioli.com/wp/?p=622 I have been asked to return to the Lawrence Library to continue a series of screenwriting classes. Classes will be held at the Lawrence Library branch July 20 & July 27, 2013 at 1:00 pm. Classes are expected to last 90-120 minutes. I previously conducted a three-part screenwriting instruction at this location in February. That […]

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]]> 622 On Board to Adapt “From Bedside” for the Screen https://markvioli.com/2013/04/30/on-board-to-adapt-from-bedside-for-the-screen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-board-to-adapt-from-bedside-for-the-screen https://markvioli.com/2013/04/30/on-board-to-adapt-from-bedside-for-the-screen/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:46:22 +0000 http://markvioli.com/wp/?p=593   I am proud to announce I have recently entered an agreement with the author Fred Goldstein to adapt his book From Bedside into a feature film screenplay. From Bedside is a non-fiction account of Fred’s real life experience tutoring Steven Estep, an amazing young man suffering from a rare form of cancer. Here’s our […]

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]]> https://markvioli.com/2013/04/30/on-board-to-adapt-from-bedside-for-the-screen/feed/ 1 593 Announcing Screenwriting Classes https://markvioli.com/2013/01/10/announcing-screenwriting-classes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=announcing-screenwriting-classes Thu, 10 Jan 2013 01:20:38 +0000 http://markvioli.com/wp/?p=564 I have been asked to conduct a series of screenwriting classes by the Mercer County (NJ) Library System. Classes will be held at the Lawrence Library branch. The first class begins on Saturday February 9, 2013 at 1:00 pm and will run for a total of three consecutive weeks. Classes are expected to last 90-120 […]

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]]> 564 Write a Screenplay in 2013–Your Monthly Planner https://markvioli.com/2013/01/03/write-a-screenplay-in-2013-your-monthly-planner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=write-a-screenplay-in-2013-your-monthly-planner Thu, 03 Jan 2013 02:57:38 +0000 http://markvioli.com/wp/?p=527   If you are a screenwriter or want to be there is likely an idea or two rumbling around in your head that you would like to write. In respect of the calendar flipping to 2013 and in celebration of our new lease on life after fooling those meddling Mayans, I offer you a plan. […]

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]]> 527 Negotiating the New Amazon https://markvioli.com/2012/04/24/negotiating-the-new-amazon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=negotiating-the-new-amazon https://markvioli.com/2012/04/24/negotiating-the-new-amazon/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:04:30 +0000 http://markvioli.wordpress.com/?p=404 Over a year ago our beloved seller-of-all-things Amazon.com launched an entity called Amazon Studios. This was to be a competitive environment for the display, promotion and possible production of motion pictures. I discussed the parameters of the competition with friends and colleagues and read the materials over and over myself. In the end, I decided […]

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