Results for 2012 FilmMakers Semifinals are in and we are thrilled to announce that Colety’s script has made the cut.  It has now placed in 3 major competitions and continues to garner attention.

Year of the Dragon was welcomed in with an announcement from FilmMakers International:  ‘From Kandahar with Love’ is now an official Quarterfinalist.  Taking steady aim at landing representation for 2012 and a shot of getting the film made.

Colety’s feature-length script “From Kandahar with Love” has been selected by Filmmakers 10th annual International Screenwriting Awards.  This will be the third major screenwriting competition this year to place the script.

Featured on CNN, Entertainment Weekly, and in Variety Magazine – Scriptapalooza is an international contest based in Hollywood known for being one of the top competitions to break new writers to production companies and agents in Los Angeles.  Colety’s comedy, …
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PAGE International screenwriting competition advanced Mark Colety’s first full length script to Round 2 selections for judging.  Largely considered to be the top screenwriting contest in Hollywood, second only to Academy Award sponsored Nicholl Fellowship, PAGE selected the script from …
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Colety joined hundreds of writers, actors, producers and filmakers for Robert McKee’s fabled STORY seminar.  It was 3 days of profanity, madness and unparalleled insight into story telling.  During a break McKee told Colety if he was serious about making …
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After 15 incredible years in the Emerald City, Mark Colety has officially relocated to Los Angeles to continue his endeavors in writing and music.

Happy New Years! The Gypsies are hard at work, writing new music and making demos for the upcoming CD. Stay tuned for more news.

Please join the Gypsies Americain for our “INGLORIOUS” last show of the year! We will be ending the year as we started it, at one of our favorite joints: The Shanty Tavern “The Last Roadhouse in Seattle.” Friday, Nov. 6th …
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Celebrate “Rocktober” with The Gypsies Americain, Sunday, October 25th at the Comet Tavern. Come Get ill on Capitol Hill, with Seattle’s Illest Rock Trio!