Budding scriptwriters have a chance to shine thanks to the i-blink film festival.
Formerly know as the blink film festival, the organisers of the Coventry-based event will now take films from across Europe.
And i-blink 2007 is giving film makers the chance to have their scripts made into 10-minute films and the best 10 scripts submitted will be made into films and screened at the festival next January.
The scriptwriting competition is a key part of the film festival and is open to budding directors, screenwriters and producers living or working in Europe.
Pete Woodbridge, one of the festival organisers and a lecturer at Coventry University, said: "We want the i-blink festival to become one of the fixtures and fittings of the international film festival scene and by launching the scriptwriting competition with the prize of having the script made into a film is a way of getting the film-makers to take notice.
"Coventry is a city a reputation for excellence in so many areas and an international film festival is the next logical step.
"We are looking for scripts about any subject of about 10 minutes in duration. There is no age limit and it’s open to everyone."
Scripts are now being accepted and short-listed screenwriters will be identified later in the year. Film production will take place over the summer to produce the final 10 films by the end of November 2006.
The films will have their debut screening at the i-blink film festival which will form part of the internationally renowned MeCCSA and AMPE* conference which Coventry is hosting in 2007.
Pete Woodbridge added: "Who knows, we could discover some rare talent who could go on to become the next Spielberg, Hitchcock or Lean. It is a wonderful opportunity for someone to see their work come to life and I hope it will fire peoples’ imagination."
For further information about i-blink and the scriptwriting competition, visit www.i-blink.org
