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Magic Screenwriter 2000 is the official screenwriting
software of Project Greenlight
Executive Producers Ben
Affleck and Matt Damon,
in association with Chris Moore (co-producer
of "Good Will Hunting" & producer
of "American Pie"), Miramax Films
and HBO, have all joined together to call upon
the amateur screenwriters and filmmakers of
the United States to submit their original screenplays
online to: http://www.projectgreenlight.com/.
The winning Contestant(s)
will become eligible to direct their original
screenplay into a MIRAMAX-distributed feature
film, AND the entire production of the
film will be covered in an HBO documentary-style
television series. The series will focus on
the plight and adventure of this first-time
writer/director Contestant, taking the reins
of his or her own feature film. Please see Official
Rules for Complete Details.
Project Greenlight is a joint venture between
Miramax Films and TV and LivePlanet, combining
traditional media (film and television) new
media (the internet) and the real world activities
(screenwriting and film oriented events). The
online community (www.projectgreenlight.com)
holds a screenplay contest where the winning
writer gets to make their film with a guaranteed
$1 million budget and distribution in theaters
by Miramax Films. Miramax Television produces
a television series for HBO that documents the
entire process, from the contest, through production,
to the film's release. All of this is designed
to create an entertainment experience for everyone
who likes movies and the creative processit
shows the audience more than they have ever
seen, allows them to be more involved than ever
before, and provides highly entertaining content
for them to enjoy.
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