Social:Circalit
Circalit is an online community for writers, screenwriters, agents and producers. It mediates between industry professionals and individuals, and also provides a forum for writers to discuss each other's work. It was "[l]abeled as the first ever social networking site for screenwriters"[1] by Movie Maker website, and dubbed the 'Facebook for screenwriters'.[2] Recently, Circalit has partnered[clarification needed] the website with The Script Factory, which has links to both Disney and Sony Pictures.[3]
History
Circalit was founded by a group of University College London students in February 2010.[4] The CEO came up with the idea while working in a film production studio, noticing scripts he enjoyed that were ignored.[5] In 2011 the company won the UCL Bright Ideas award.[6]
Competitions
Circalit holds competitions, many of which take place in conjunction with publishing companies, literary agents or film producers. Finished competitions have included both a Crime Fiction[7] and a Short Story category done with Ether Books.[8] Additionally the independent publishing company Little Episodes and Circalit jointly crowdsourced a short story on the subject of 'Broken Identities'.[9] The publisher A. P. Watt linked up with the social networking site and its agents have attempted to read as many scripts as possible, with one manuscript winning a personal review by the publishers themselves.[10] Alex Merkin hosted a screenplay competition with Circalit in which he reviewed the winning script.[11]
References
- ↑ Rupprecht, Kyle. "Circalit Creates Social Network for Scribes". MovieMaker Magazine. http://www.moviemaker.com/screenwriting/article/sell_your_script_through_circalit_20100225/.
- ↑ "Circalit: Facebook for Screenwriters". Urban Daddy. http://www.urbandaddy.com/la/leisure/8756/Circalit_Facebook_for_Screenwriters_Los_Angeles_LA_Website.
- ↑ Nash, Cara. "Calling All Screenwriters". Filmink. http://www.filmink.com.au/news/calling-all-screenwriters/.
- ↑ Steadman, Ian. "A P Watt links with Circalit". The Bookseller. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/p-watt-links-social-networking-site.html.
- ↑ Andriani, Lynn. "Circalit Seeks Crime Fiction". Publishers Weekly. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publishing-and-marketing/article/45774-circalit-seeks-crime-fiction.html.
- ↑ "UCL's Entrepreneurs in Prestigious National Competition". University College London. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/nacue-varsity.
- ↑ Andriani, Lynn. "Circalit Seeks Crime Fiction". Publishers Weekly. http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publishing-and-marketing/article/45774-circalit-seeks-crime-fiction.html.
- ↑ "Circalit and Ether Books Launch Short Story of the Week Competition". Lancashire Writing Hub. http://www.lancashirewritinghub.co.uk/2011/02/circalit-and-ether-books-launch-short-story-of-the-week-competition/.
- ↑ i-D online. "Circalit and Little Episodes". i-D. http://www.i-donline.com/i-diary/day/2010-08-14.
- ↑ Steadman, Ian. "A P Watt links with Circalit". The Bookseller. http://www.thebookseller.com/news/p-watt-links-social-networking-site.html.
- ↑ Woodward, Adam. "Calling All Screenwriters". Little White Lies. http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/blog/calling-all-screenwriters-11855.
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