Interviews
Ashleigh Powell Interview
Ashleigh Powell made waves as a BlueCat finalist with her script MALLPOCALYPSE. Now, she talks to us about her origins and devotion to writing, as well as her willingness to sacrifice sleep for creativity. A Mallpocalypse is… A youngA down-on-her-luck nail salon employee is happy making the world a better place one pedicure [read more]
Nick Luddington Interview
If we had to describe Nick Luddington in three words, we’d probably say ‘dashing, talented, English.’ Of course, then we’d be leaving out that his script Life In A Box won the most recent Cordelia Award for outstanding script from the United Kingdom. So let’s just say that you’re about to read an interview with [read more]
Zeke Farrow Interview
Zeke Farrow won $2000 for his screenplay Untitled Sarah Palin Sex Doll Project, the screenplay so controversial that the title alone made one newsletter subscriber request that we quit sending him newsletters. Untitled Sarah Palin Sex Doll Project is.. When the last virgin in high school creates a fake girlfriend on Facebook as [read more]
Guy McDouall Interview
New Zealand-based screenwriter Guy McDouall won this year’s $1000 Joplin Award, given annually to an outstanding script written outside of the US, Canada, and the UK, for his script Random Acts of Violence. Now, as is the tradition, he answers our questions. Random Acts Of Violence is… A quarantined pacifist fights to help find [read more]
Alex Elyar Interview
Alex Eylar made it to the final round of BlueCat and won $2000 with his script The Prime Mover. Now, as is customary for BlueCat winners and finalists, he answers our invasive questions about his creative process! The Prime Mover is.. A young man witnesses a glitch in time itself, and becomes a target [read more]
Anthony Easton Interview
BlueCat Finalist Anthony Easton won $2000 for his script ‘The Hosanna Tree’. Now, he answers our questions. The Hosanna Tree is.. A tale of good versus evil set against the desolate backdrop of Dust Bowl era Oklahoma. When did you start writing screenplays? I’ve been writing since I was a little kid, [read more]
Michael Hamblin Interview
Preston, Idaho based screenwriter Michael Hamblin is the winner of the 2012 BlueCat Screenplay Competition for his script ‘The Emperor Of Wyoming.’ To balance out the joy of the $10,000 cash prize he’ll be receiving, we forced him to submit to an exhaustive interview for the BlueCat newsletter, which you’ll find below. The [read more]
Steve Ruttley Interview
When did you start writing screenplays? Roughly, ten years ago… Where are you currently based? London, England What has been your experience screenwriting in England? Challenging. England’s old school, it’s been producing incredible writers for centuries now. The bar is therefore set rather high.. What happened following winning the Cordelia Award? The screenplay (now retitled [read more]
Maurizio Marmorstein
When did you start writing screenplays? Why? A friend of mine was writing a play while I was working on my Master’s thesis in Florence, Italy in the mid ‘70’s. What he was doing seemed like so much more fun, so I put away my thesis and we started constructing a crazy ‘Commedia dell’Arte’ farce [read more]
Will Ryan Interview
BlueCat: Tell us a little bit about your script I Want My Car You Son of a Bitch. Will Ryan: The story centers on Toni Fratzki, a bitter, near-retirement personal assistant. When her wealthy boss unexpectedly dies, Toni must pursue his troubled teenage son, Luke, after he steals her car and gets mixed up in a drug [read more]
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