Melburnians Penelope Chai and Matteo R. Bernardini have won Australians in Film.s script development program, GatewayLA, with their screenplay Cinderella Must Die.
The Gateway La program aims to develop audience-driven Aussie content for international audiences. A select number of finalists are nominated in a list of screenplays similar to the Us's The Black List and the UK's Brit List.
The inaugural winner of the prize was Yolanda Ramke for her script, Cargo. It has since been turned into a feature film starring Martin Freeman, now in post-production. In February, Netflix acquired the worldwide rights.
Chai and Bernardini will receive $10,000 as well as industry support to develop the script in La., including networking opportunities and one-on-one meetings with established screenwriters and producers..
Cinderella Must Die is described as a reimagining of the original fairytale that challenges the .princess fantasy. and its impact on modern female stereotypes.
Chai and Bernardini said...
The Gateway La program aims to develop audience-driven Aussie content for international audiences. A select number of finalists are nominated in a list of screenplays similar to the Us's The Black List and the UK's Brit List.
The inaugural winner of the prize was Yolanda Ramke for her script, Cargo. It has since been turned into a feature film starring Martin Freeman, now in post-production. In February, Netflix acquired the worldwide rights.
Chai and Bernardini will receive $10,000 as well as industry support to develop the script in La., including networking opportunities and one-on-one meetings with established screenwriters and producers..
Cinderella Must Die is described as a reimagining of the original fairytale that challenges the .princess fantasy. and its impact on modern female stereotypes.
Chai and Bernardini said...
- 4/11/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Inaugural winner, Cargo, set to launch through Netflix.
Non-profit Australians In Film (AiF) said on Monday the action-adventure has won the 2017 GatewayLA Script Program, the Australian version of The Black List.
AiF President Simonne Overend developed GatewayLA Program in 2015 to give screenwriters the chance to get their script seen by top industry professionals.
Cinderella Must Die by Penelope Chai and Matteo R. Bernardini challenges the princess fantasy and its impact on modern female stereotypes.
“We had a lot of fun working on the script and are so appreciative to Australians In Film for such a wonderful opportunity,” Chai and Bernardini said. “It’s very exciting to think about where it can go from here.
“Fairy tales are a form of propaganda, so the idea behind Cinderella Must Die was to turn the original story completely on its head. Our script depicts the ugly stepsisters as the innocent victims and Cinderella as the villain in the form of...
Non-profit Australians In Film (AiF) said on Monday the action-adventure has won the 2017 GatewayLA Script Program, the Australian version of The Black List.
AiF President Simonne Overend developed GatewayLA Program in 2015 to give screenwriters the chance to get their script seen by top industry professionals.
Cinderella Must Die by Penelope Chai and Matteo R. Bernardini challenges the princess fantasy and its impact on modern female stereotypes.
“We had a lot of fun working on the script and are so appreciative to Australians In Film for such a wonderful opportunity,” Chai and Bernardini said. “It’s very exciting to think about where it can go from here.
“Fairy tales are a form of propaganda, so the idea behind Cinderella Must Die was to turn the original story completely on its head. Our script depicts the ugly stepsisters as the innocent victims and Cinderella as the villain in the form of...
- 4/10/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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