August 3, 2008
Dear Marnie,
I assume by now you've taken a look at our website and seen our list of Semi-Finalists. Although Follow The Signs did not ultimately end up on that list, I wanted you to know that our judges liked your script very much and it did advance to our "tie-breaker" round -- meaning it was in the top tier of Quarter-Finalists. You should be truly proud of this. The scoring was extremely close this year, and with a different group of judges that list of Semi-Finalists might have been different, as well. Remember, this is a very subjective business.
I know it's disappointing to come so close and not quite make the cut, but do know that your script is very strong. I urge you to keep refining it and continue sending it out whenever you have the opportunity.
Many of you have had previous successes here at the PAGE Awards and elsewhere, so you already know you have talent. I hope you also know that this business is not a sprint -- it's a marathon.
I encourage you to stay in the race!
Best regards,
Jennifer Berg
Administrative Director
The 2008 PAGE International
Screenwriting Awards
www.InternationalScreenwritingAwards.com
July 14, 2008
Dear Marnie,
2008 marks the fifth anniversary of the PAGE International Screenwriting
Awards, and it has been a record-breaking event! We received 3,865
scripts this year, submitted by writers from all across the United
States and 50 foreign countries. Our judges tell us that the overall
quality of this year's entries is the best they’ve seen, and they’ve
been extremely impressed by many of your screenplays. So the next few
months promise to be very exciting!
Today we're officially kicking off the 2008 Awards season and we have
some good news for you…
The First Round of judging has now been completed, and the judges have
chosen the top 25% of all entries to compete in the Quarter-Finals.
Based on your First Round scores, we're very happy to inform you that
the following advanced to the Quarter-Final Round:
Follow The Signs
Congratulations!! Given the level of competition you faced, this is a
real achievement.
Our Quarter-Final judges are now in the process of reading and
evaluating your screenplays, and their scores, combined with the scores
of the First Round judges, will determine the twenty-five Semi-Finalists
in each of our ten genre categories.
We’ll finish tallying all those scores in just a couple of weeks. So
mark your calendar and make sure you check our website on Friday, August
1st, when we’ll post the list of our 2008 Semi-Finalists.
Thanks again for the opportunity to review your work, and best of luck
in this Quarter-Final Round!
Sincerely yours,
Jennifer Berg & Zoe Simmons