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HollyShorts Film Festival
Showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe, and advancing filmmakers through screenings.....
HOLLYSHORTS SCREENPLAY CONTEST 2025
HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual short film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films and short screenplays from around the globe. The festival showcases the top short films produced 40 minutes or less and is looking for the best short screenplays 30 pages or less.....
Hollywood Embassy
If you are an aspiring screenwriter, I will evaluate your script from the perspective of an accredited, working Hollywood movie producer. Creatively, we will develop your script using my method and principles which have a track-record of proven successes at Hollywood's best literary agencies, top management-production companies, and major....
Hollywood Film Festival
Bridging the gap between established Hollywood and the global creative community, while providing an avenue of discovery for emerging filmmakers.....
Hollywood Insider Online Screenwriting Class
Carole got her start in the entertainment industry acquiring content for several cable networks, eventually leaving her last job as head of programming for The Playboy Channel, and set her sights on being an independent film producer. She soon co-produced CAPPUCCINO, a micro-budget film noir written and directed by Craig Ross, Jr., which won the I....
Hollywood Insight
Hollywood Insight is a weekly podcast hosted by Virtual PitchFest’s David Kohner Zuckerman where top Industry Pros come to discuss the Biz. Podcasts include Academy Award winning producer Ed Saxon, script guru Linda Seger, screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup, actress-filmmaker Amber Benson, literary manager John Tomko, and more!....
Hollywood Just4Shorts Film and Screenplay Competition
The winning short script will be sent out to our contacts in Hollywood who will consider you for representation or adaptation rights. Depending on scheduling and interest, we'll also send your script to directors who may be interested in shooting a script in your genre.....
Hollywood North Film Festival
The Hollywood North Film Festival (HNFF) is a community driven organization focused on bringing quality films, workshops & networking events to the Bay of Quinte region.....
Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival
Supporting independent cinema in Los Angeles, encouraging filmmakers with unique / non-mainstream visions to create films with a budget of less than $20,000,000.....
Hollywood Therapy - Overcoming Writers Block
There are different kinds of creative blocks and kinds of cures. Special guest David Silverman - writer, producer, LMFT - and ISA Teleconferences host Laurie Lamson discuss what writer’s have done in the past and what they can do now using psychology. ....
HollywoodGenre Action Screenplay Contest
Action films remain one of the strongest genres for international sales and distribution. Industry pros who have agreed to receive and consider our winners have years of experience with action movies starring name talent in the international market.Have a great action script finished? Submit it to the Hollywood Genre Action Screenplay Contest befor....
HollywoodGenre Comedy Screenplay Contest
HollywoodGenre's industry partners are actively seeking the best undiscovered Comedy writers. As one of the most challenging genres to write well, a strong comedy spec demonstrates the strength of your writing ability.Ready to submit your funniest comedy script?
Submit to the HollywoodGenre COMEDY Screenplay Contest before the next deadline!....
HollywoodGenre Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest
Hollywood Genre's industry partners, each with years of experience in produced genre projects, are actively seeking for the best undiscovered Sci-Fi screenplays.Have a great Sci-Fi spec ready?Submit it to the Hollywood Genre SCI-FI Screenplay Contest before the next deadline!....
Home Box Office (HBO)
HBO's programming consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television series.....
Hong Kong International Film Festival
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is one of Asia’s most reputable platforms for filmmakers, film professionals and film goers from all over the world to launch new works....
Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum
A core event of the Entertainment Expo Hong Kong, the HAF is Asia's premier project market designed to connect Asian filmmakers with upcoming film projects with internationally....
Hook
The hook is opening scene or scenes that attempt to grab the audience’s attention. The selection of what happens and how it takes place must be visually exciting with interesting characters in an original world with a memorable situation. If the writer catches the reader with a strong hook, the probability that the reader continues turn pages....
Hope
Hope is an emotion that the audience must have for the protagonist. If the audience cares about the character, they should fear the character will take the wrong course of action in a difficult situation, yet hope the character will choose wisely.....
Hope for Film
Ted Hope a film fan, filmmaker, and the head of motion pictures for Amazon Original Movies, and has his own blog!....
