In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

– John McCrae
   May 3, 1915

Paul’s 2019 Writers’ Tourney script Sanctuary is looking for finishing funds and has launched its Kickstarter campaign. Lend a hand, if you can or spread the word.

Written by Paul Knauer (pkcardinal) (the guy with all the mugs).

ABOUT THE WRITER: Paul is an optioned and produced screenwriter working out of the Kansas City area. His main focus is thrillers and slightly absurdist comedy with heart, most of them about life in the Midwest U.S. His first script, a sitcom pilot titled OH, BROTHER!, placed second in the 2012 Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition and was subsequently optioned. Paul’s diverse portfolio includes several feature thrillers, a couple of comedy features and multiple sitcom pilots, as well as dozens of shorts across genres. He believes that becoming a better writer requires the ability to push personal boundaries.

– Don

 Mark Renshaw won Best Short Screenplay at the Austin Film Festival for his script, Slayfest. You can read an early version of it on the discussion board and congratulate Mark there, also.

– Don

Warren is a long time Friend/Supporter of screenwriters here at SimplyScripts as well as a prolific, multi-award winning screenwriter with a number of short films to his credit. He has launched his Kickstarter to get funding for his passion project. If you can’t afford to pledge, you can still help by letting folks know about this project.

Talk about this on the discussion board

– Don

Bark by Steve Fauquier

A man wakes up tied to a tree with no recollection of how he got there and must survive in the wilderness while being watched by a mysterious figure.

Check out the Official Site
It’s a Fantastic Fest Official Selection for this year and will have its world premiere in Austin, Texas. September 21-28.

Talk about it on the Discussion Board and follow Bark on Twitter and Instagram

LINES, a 2020 Writer’s Tournament script, makes its official premiere at the Virtual UCLAx Film Festival in a couple of weeks.

For those that enjoy festivals, this one is entirely online. You can get tickets at the following link, as well as watch a trailer for the festival. (There are several shots from LINES in the trailer, though you won’t know which they are!)

Also, you’ll have the opportunity to vote for LINES for the Audience Choice Award! (Should we earn your vote. Which I hope we will.)

Sept. 9-12 – Get tickets for the VIRTUAL UCLAx Film Festival. Tickets are free.

Back in 2013 we had a Seven Week Challenge. Stephen’s script, Bad Connection was one of those scripts. Stephen writes, “…it started life as part of a 7WC…”

Read more about the new Horror/Thriller Bad Connection on Collider.com.

‘Bad Connection’ follows a down-on-her-luck waitress, played by Dana Davis (“Prom Night” “The Morning Show”, “The Rookie”) who discovers a snuff film on the stolen cell phone she purchased. She soon finds herself on the run from a methodical madman played by Chris Gann (“For all Mankind”, “The Valet”) hellbent on getting it back, and willing to destroy anyone who stands in his way.

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