Mark Colety, Los Angeles based author, screenwriter, and musician http://www.markcolety.com Tue, 07 May 2013 18:19:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Tale of Annabel Lee http://www.markcolety.com/2013/the-tale-of-annabel-lee/ http://www.markcolety.com/2013/the-tale-of-annabel-lee/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:32:16 +0000 admin http://www.markcolety.com/?p=143
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Mark Colety’s anticipated sophomore script, Annabel Lee, is now complete, copyrighted, WGA registered and has been submitted to the top screenwriting contests in Los Angeles.  Wanting to show his range as a writer, this dark supernatural drama is a stark departure from his first comedic screenplay.

]]> http://www.markcolety.com/2013/the-tale-of-annabel-lee/feed/ 0 Reppin’ the 415 http://www.markcolety.com/2013/reppin-the-41/ http://www.markcolety.com/2013/reppin-the-41/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:19:53 +0000 admin http://www.markcolety.com/?p=140
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]]> http://www.markcolety.com/2013/reppin-the-41/feed/ 0 AFF Screenplay Director Weighs In http://www.markcolety.com/2012/more-props-from-aff/ http://www.markcolety.com/2012/more-props-from-aff/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:19:51 +0000 admin http://www.markcolety.com/?p=132 More props from the Austin Film Festival on Colety’s screenplay: “A very unique love story with a surprising twist.  Realistic and memorable dialogue.  Well done!”
- Matt Dy, AFF Screenplay Competition Director

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read more >>>>]]> Check out the link below:  The PAGE Awards is one of the most prestigious and highly competitive contests in Hollywood.  Colety’s rewritten From Kandahar with Love is now in the top 25 scripts for the category of comedy.  In the interim, he continues steady progress on his new Drama.

http://pageawards.com/past-winners/2012-winners/2012-semi-finalists/

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]]> http://www.markcolety.com/2012/ebook-conversion/feed/ 0 FilmMakers 2012 Semifinalist http://www.markcolety.com/2012/filmmakers-2012-semifinalist/ http://www.markcolety.com/2012/filmmakers-2012-semifinalist/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:53:18 +0000 admin http://www.markcolety.com/?p=96 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.

]]> http://www.markcolety.com/2012/filmmakers-2012-semifinalist/feed/ 0 ‘Kandahar’ Advances in 2012 http://www.markcolety.com/2012/kandahar-advances-in-2012-2/ http://www.markcolety.com/2012/kandahar-advances-in-2012-2/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:35:36 +0000 admin http://www.markcolety.com/?p=83 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.

]]> http://www.markcolety.com/2012/kandahar-advances-in-2012-2/feed/ 0 Filmmakers 10th annual International Screenwriting Competition http://www.markcolety.com/2011/filmmakers-10th-annual-international-screenwriting-competition/ http://www.markcolety.com/2011/filmmakers-10th-annual-international-screenwriting-competition/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:06:11 +0000 admin http://www.markcolety.com/?p=58 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.

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