Seven years ago, the Office of Letters and Light Executive Director and NaNoWriMo founder Chris Baty created another high-velocity challenge: the 3-minute Film Festival.

Participants have the month of July to make a film that runs three minutes or less. The film must be submitted by July 31, and it's then screened at a black-tie gala on August 8!

Chris passed the reigns to Camille Verboort six years ago, and the contest lives on. Don't wait another second! July 1 is the day to start your three-minute adventure!

Lindsey
Script Frenzy

I know, it's sad. The insane Script Frenzy merchandise sale is over.

But don't worry. Chris Baty, our Executive Director, just got back from his three-month trip to Australia with a sack full of Australian sweet treats.

What does this have to do with the store you might ask? How can Chris' big bag of candies alleviate the pain you currently may feel from missing the $10-travel-mug extravaganza?

In the next week, we'll choose one order at random to receive some marsupial-themed chocolates from Down Under.

Have fun playing the chocolate lottery,
Tavia

We are not exaggerating! We just put nearly everything Script Frenzy related in the store on sale. We're selling items for as low at $5!

That's right. F-i-v-e d-o-l-l-a-r-s!

It's crazy.

-The 2009 long sleeve shirts: $17!
-The Script Frenzy poster: $10!
-Mugs: $10!
-The hat: $10!
-2007 and 2008 Script Frenzy T-shirts: $5!

So get in the store and start buying to help us light up one (or two) more bars on that shining Box Office.

Happy shopping,
Tavia

Dear Script Frenzy Writer,

Script Frenzy needs your help.

Both Script Frenzy and Script Frenzy's Young Writers Program are funded the grassroots way: participant donations.

We just got the Bay Area Wrap Party photos in from photographer Veronica Weber.

Check them out!

It was so fun to relive the night. If you missed it, you might ask, "What kind of party would inspire a man to wear that?"

The answer is simple: Killing My Lobster.

We invited Script Frenzy participants and local writers to submit 2-page script excerpts to be performed (with no rehearsal, no prep, and only a suitcase of props) by Jon Wolanske, Paco Romane, and Andy Alabran, three amazingly talented members of Killing My Lobster.

The performance was painfully funny. There was laughing, crying through the laughter, and a near wine-out-the-nose tragedy. I really couldn't have asked for a better wrap party!

Dear Script Frenzy participant,

I can't believe it is over already! I miss April! Do you miss it, too?

It is always hard to explain to folks who didn't participate how something that adds work and stress to your life can be missed so deeply when it is gone. It was such a great Script Frenzy. Thank you for being part of it!

And a big thank you to everyone who donated! You rock our world. I am hugging you through the computer. HUUUUUUUG!

If you haven't donated yet, please do. Script Frenzy is funded almost exclusively by participant donations and this year we are coming up terrifyingly short of being able to cover our expenses. Even if you can only swing $10—the cost of a movie ticket—it would make a huge difference. Please make a tax-deductible, good-karma donation now.

You did it!

Congratulations to all 1269 winners! We couldn't be prouder of you if we tried!

We stand in awe as we gaze the list of those who triumphed this year.

Stop by the winners page and bask in its glory!

Yay!
Jen

Wheeeew!

We did it!

Congratulations, writer!

My fingers are a bit tired, the glow of my laptop screen is stuck on the back of my eyelids, and I'm pretty sure my forearms have bruises from being smushed up against the edge of my kitchen table. All these things make me happy and giddy because they are the marks of a successful 100-page sprint (which I already miss)!

I am so very proud of everyone! We'll release the official count next week, but the preliminary number of winners this year is… (drum roll, please… ) 1273! Wow!

It is just hours shy of a month since you said farewell to your friends and family, and hello to your story. Your supporters are anxiously gathering, awaiting your return. When they welcome you back there will be one question everyone asks: What was your page count? There is no getting around it.

You know what to do: Get a page count that will knock ‘em dead.

All of us here are cheering you on. (We're sorry if the noise is distracting, but we just can't help ourselves.)

You are almost there!

Jen

Dear Scriptwriter,

Greetings! Chris Baty, Executive Director of the Office of Letters of Light here. Happy almost-end of Script Frenzy!

As you wrap up your script, I wanted to ask two favors of you.

Firstly, if you got something out of Script Frenzy, please give something back. The Office of Letters and Light judges the success of the Frenzy in a lot of ways, including the number of writers who sign up, the percentage of folks who win, and the heaps of great feedback we get from emails, MLs, and our end-of-the-event survey.

But one of the biggest ways we know that Script Frenzy has been worthwhile is that participants like you come away from it so inspired that you make a small tax-deductible donation to help us cover costs. So far this year, only 2.42% of our participants have chipped in.

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