Producing : Announcing the 2nd Annual Grown Up Movies Screenplay Contest! by Ashley Renee Smith

Someone is thinking ahead and catching cinema themes for the aging Boomers. Good fortune to all who enter.

I'm still not quite sure what "Grown Up Movies" are. Is there a precise definition?

There are comps for the contest to give you ideas.

So excited to see the scripts that come in for this one!!

This is a great genre - so many films like this in the works and stars who want to be in them. Excited for this contest!

Ashley Renee Smith It did catch my eye, Ashley, because, well, I thought I had a grown-up script, but the examples of Book Club and Old Dads means this is probably a mis-match for my script.

When I was a kid, one of my favorite movies with the original GOIN' IN STYLE with George Burns, Lee Starssberg and Art Carney. A tour de force for those amazing actors. It's awesome to see films in this genre continuing to excel.

Is this for features and pilots?

Both, Francisco Castro. It says "Open to Feature Films and TV Pilot Scripts!" (www.stage32.com/happy-writers/contests/2nd-Annual-Grown-Up-Movies-Screen...)

Thank you, Maurice Vaughan.

You're welcome, Francisco Castro.

Did the contest change its submission policies cuz it only says "Open To Feature Film Scripts" now? There's no "TV Pilot Scripts" anymore.

THANKS to you [Ashley Renee Smith] & Backstage32

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I'm excited to be a finalist for the Grown Up Writers contest.

TITLE: Desert Belles

GENRE: Action Adventure Feature

LOGLINE:

DESERT BELLES is an action-adventure film about a stubborn veteran off-road racer who’s determined to preserve her father’s legacy by competing in a grueling eight-day, 4-wheel drive desert auto rally. When her daughter drops her for another team, she’s forced to partner with a disgraced media personality and they battle deadly conditions, sabotage, and a shady former racing partner.

BIO:

Candace Egan is a screenwriter and professor of Film and Media Arts with a background in journalism and corporate media. She fell in love with the camera and the power of visual storytelling and now enjoys bringing her vision to life in the screenplays she writes. Tapping into her own adventurous life, she is inspired to write female-driven stories about mature, authentic women who transform into vibrant, adventurous versions of themselves and learn that it’s never too late to explore new opportunities

Very excited to be a finalist for this as well! My script is EXILED TO LEISURE VILLAGE and it's based on that time when I had to move in with my elderly (yet much more energetic than me) mom in a senior citizen community. Congrats to all the finalists!

Congratulations, Candace and Kelly!!