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@OpenScreenplay

An online platform & marketplace that helps new diverse voices emerge while servicing businesses looking for original & authentic story concepts or screenplays.

Toronto, Ontario Katılım Şubat 2017
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🎉The Winner Abdullah Azizi 📍Los Angeles, California 1st‑generation Afghan American, grew up rarely seeing people like himself reflected in the media.🎬“An Elephant in the Dark” draws on the experience challenging us to question what we know when we only see part of the picture!
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🎉The Winner Tom Garbe 📍Zeeland, Michigan A Freelance #filmmaker who knows the power of landscapes. Both physical & ancestral. “Roots” is a tribute to heritage & belonging, capturing how our past shapes our future. Does a filmmaker’s eye change how we experience written stories?
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🎉The Winner Kays Al-Atrakchi 📍Los Angeles, California Born to a Middle‑Eastern family his work bridges cultures.🎬“Alter” dives into themes of identity and transformation, reflecting his own #bicultural journey. What unique sensibilities emerge when a writer straddles 2 worlds?
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🎉The Winner Sandra Jackson-Opoku 📍Chicago, Illinois Award‑winning #novelist brings her literary prowess to screen.🎬“Hotel Hades” is a witty, haunting exploration of limbo & redemption. An unexpected departure from her acclaimed novels The River Where Blood Is Born & Hot Johnny
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🎉The #Winner Paul Sanchez 📍Woodland Hills, California Latinx writer‑director crafts #stories of underrepresented voices.🎬“Donut Friends” turns a sweet obsession into a tale of community & acceptance. How his #filmmaking background influence the humor & pacing of the #story?
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🎉The Winner Nabra Nelson 📍Los Angeles, California In “The Secretly Liberal Muslim” she blends humor with critical commentary, exploring the tension between personal freedom & communal expectations. How does theatre background influence the pacing & dialogue of this #screenplay?
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We’re proud to announce the 6 emerging screenwriters selected for the Summer 2025 M Film Lab! These voices reflect the power of perspective, identity, and imagination. They’ve just started their journey and you’re going to want to follow. #OpenScreenplay #MFilmLab #FilmLabWinners
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🎄+🌙= your next #story_concept Open Screenplay’s #Eid at Christmas #contest is now open. Pitch a fun, commercial, feel‑good holiday film idea and you could win US $1,500 and possibly get it produced! Submit up to ten‑page treatments bit.ly/4fhEphJ Deadline: Sep 10 2025
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#MFilmLab is now accepting applications for Spring2025 Program: Tales of Identity & Imagination Open to writers of all backgrounds. ​If you have a screenplay that needs to be told, this is the place to bring it to life Visit bit.ly/4hSrYZF for details. #WriteABetterWorld
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Exception just won Best of the Festival at the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival! We're honored to have had our film screened among so many incredible shorts. We're just getting started! Follow our journey: shorturl.at/0GSJ7 #ExceptionFilm #TorontoShorts
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Open Screenplay & M Film Lab present the trailer for Exception! Directed by Rodrigue Hammal, this short film stars Waleed Zuaiter, Carla Valentine, and Matt Beidel. A powerful story by Palestinian-American writer Nader Yousef. Discover more:  shorturl.at/0GSJ7 #Exception
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"Exception" is the culmination of the M Film Lab Muslims in the West 2021 program. Nader Yousef developed the idea, and the resulting film has been officially selected for four film festivals! We are grateful for the recognition! Learn more at: shorturl.at/0GSJ7
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