Interviews
Cime Bruce Interview
BlueCat: Tell us a little bit about your Talk of Mifton. Cime Bruce: Talk of Mifton is about a girl with dreams of leaving her suffocatingly small town the day after her eighteenth birthday but is injured in a car accident that leaves her quadriplegic and without a voice. She discovers she has a special gift of persuasion [read more]
Jacob Gillman and Matt Diebler Interview
BlueCat: Tell us a little bit about your script Horse Girl. Matt and Jacob: Horse Girl is the quirky yet disturbing tale of Bethanne, an unpopular 12 year old who wants a horse more than anything in the world. Accompanied by her trashy younger best friend Sheena, Bethanne tries everything she can to raise the money to buy [read more]
Fergal Rock Interview
BlueCat: Tell us a little bit about your script Calvin and Skye. Fergal Rock: Calvin & Skye is a story about a hypochondriac called Calvin who visits a cancer support group in order to confront his fears. Here he encounters Skye, a terminally-ill teenager with a seemingly fearless attitude to life. Snubbed by her friends and smothered by [read more]
Tony Mullen Interview
BlueCat: Tell us a little bit about your script Electric Town. Tony Mullen: Electric Town is the story of an old man and a mind-controlled robot dog, set in the heart of Tokyo. It’s a comedy about loss, technology, pets, and death. BlueCat: How long have you been writing screenplays? TM: About ten years. The first screenplay I [read more]
Andy Pagana Interview
Today’s interview is with one half of the grand prize-winning pair of writers behind The Man in the Rearview Mirror, a story of a man, his wife and mother-in-law in pursuit of a suspected kidnapper on the Eisenhower highways of the 1950′s, brilliantly recalling the Hitchcock classic, Rear Window, at 90 miles an hour. We recently [read more]
Vicki Speegle Interview #2
BlueCat: What is the latest news on Loved Ones? It was optioned recently, correct? How did that play out? Vicki Speegle: Yes, it was optioned a year ago by producer Jessica Schatz and Babcock Jedeikin Productions. Jessica co-produced “Little Chenier,” starring Jonathan Schaech. Babcock has produced commercials and several shorts. The economy being what it is [read more]
Robert Byington Interview
This past spring, I had the chance to interview independent filmmaker, actor, and writer Robert Byington. Using his own unique wit, Byington answered questions about inspiration, humor, and how a location affects story telling. One thing’s for sure, this storyteller keeps you on your toes. BlueCat: I read that you were first inspired by intelligent [read more]
Irin Evers Interview
Today’s interview is with 2007 BlueCat Finalist Irin Evers. Irin is an accomplished writer, having won or placed in 41 major screenplay contests, winning more than 90 awards in competitions such as the Nicholl Fellowships, the Sundance Lab, and the Austin Film Festival. Irin has also made a number films, which have been screened at [read more]
Peter K. Hassan & Elisabeth Silverman Hassan Interview
During Gordy’s last trip to Philadelphia, he reconnected with some finalists from our 2009 competition. Screenwriters Peter K. Hassan and Elisabeth Silverman Hassan put together a table reading of their script, Death and Taxes, with Gordy on hand to watch. BlueCat recently interviewed the writing duo about the experience. BlueCat: First off, could you please [read more]
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