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ONE PAGE SCREENPLAY WINNERS ANNOUNCED
WILDsound's One Page Screenplay Winners were announced today. Take a look at the winners.
With over 300 submissions, it was extremely difficult for the committee to choose the final 5 scripts that will be read at WILDsound's July Reading Series Event. The winners will also win a FREE one-year subscription to Script magazine.
July's Screenplay event will be Moderated by Director David Weaver.
THE AVENGERS COMING TO BIG SCREEN
Marvel Studios has begun the process of bringing another of its comics to the big screen: the elite superhero team the Avengers.
Zak Penn, who wrote the screenplay for Marvel's upcoming The Incredible Hulk, is slated to pen the live-action adaptation that would be titled The Avengers.
This occurs on the eve of the opening of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, another Marvel Studios comic.
On the other side of town, Warner Bros. Pictures is developing its superhero superteam, Justice League of America, with Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney having submitted a draft adapting the DC Comics series.
While Penn has not begun his screenplay, those who have read the Mulroneys' draft give it a thumbs-up, and a search for directors is about to begin.
One challenge facing the writers is which heroes to include in their scripts. While the roster for the Avengers has changed since its inception in 1963, growing to include the likes of Spider-Man and X-Men hero Wolverine, the classic iteration of the team consisted of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the diminutive Ant-Man and Wasp.
ALMODAVOR RECEIVES ITALY'S ORDER OF MERIT
Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar on Thursday was presented with the Commendation of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic by Francesco Rutelli, Italy's minister of culture.
The ceremony at Palazzo Chigi followed a reception for the nominees for the David di Donatello Awards. But Almodovar opted out of participating in the early morning Donatello ceremony and received the award on his own.
Almodovar - known for acclaimed films such as last year's Palme d'Or-nominated "Volver" and 2003 Oscar winner "Hable Con Ella" (Talk to Her) - was given the award for his "contributions to European cinema and culture," according to the Italian government's website.
After putting the gold medal around Almodovar's neck, Rutelli said he hoped Almodovar will have continued successes.
"We hope that his cinematic biography will continue to be enriched as it has been enriched in recent years," the minister said.
The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic is one of Italy's highest civilian awards.
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