reported by Brian Scott, CyberScreenwriter.com

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American distribution rights for Francis Ford Coppola?s YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH.

Coppola wrote, directed, and produced YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH, adapting the screenplay from a novella by legendary Romanian author Mircea Eliade. YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH marks Coppola?s long-awaited return to personal filmmaking -- harkening back to earlier projects such as THE RAIN PEOPLE and THE CONVERSATION. It is his first film in a decade.

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reported by Robert James, CyberScreenwriter.com

While contests on video-sharing websites such as YouTube are recognizing the best videos this weekend with "fleeting" fame and a trophy, Lulu.tv would like to do it with fortune. Lulu.tv (http://www.lulu.tv/) shares 80 percent of its ad revenue, which is split among its creators based solely on traffic.

The most lucrative viral video site on the internet, Lulu.tv is free to join and has 5,000 registered users and one million page views per month. With over $65,000 paid out to creators over the last six months, Lulu.tv empowers people to make their creations a profitable reality. Now Lulu.tv is more than just video, with the recent launch of music and Podcasts that allow for the same payout as the video infrastructure.

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reported by Jeannie Russo, CyberScreenwriter.com

Pro Wrestling Legend Larry Zbyszko has taken on Bruno Sammartino and Eric Bischoff. He has provided commentary on WCW Monday Night Nitro. He has written a book. And now it looks as though he might be immortalized by the Big Screen.

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reported by Cal Gervais, CyberScreenwriter.com

StudioNow has launched its website, http://www.studionow.com/. StudioNow.com is the first web-based community of freelance video/movie editors available 24/7 to provide Hollywood filmmaking expertise and editing services to its users. Individual customers or small businesses interested in transforming digital photos and videos into high-quality content can now do so easily and affordably rather than investing resources in learning time-consuming and complex video-editing software.

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reported by L. Davenport, CyberScreenwriter.com

Brian Ochab, an up-and-coming film director, has been getting Hollywood's attention. He created a dazzling short film for the new Steven Spielberg/Mark Burnett reality show "On the Lot." The show divides 16 undiscovered directors into teams who compete to finish a short film each week.

In addition to the short film, the filmmakers are also required to create a 45-second opening. "I wanted to create something completely unique. In addition to creativity, I also wanted to show that I had some resourcefulness," Ochab said.

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reported by Sam Kirkman, CyberScreenwriter.com

Economic and political situations in a number of countries across the globe have created a slightly more favorable environment for filmmakers seeking to film abroad, according to the 2007 Risks in Global Filmmaking Map produced each year by Aon/Albert G. Ruben, the world?s number one entertainment risk broker.

Of the 207 countries measured, overall risk for filmmakers in 37 countries decreased slightly from 2006 to 2007. Risk was calculated on a scale from one to five, illustrating very high, high, medium, moderate and low measures.

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reported by George Hamilton, CyberScreenwriter.com

Based on the epic novel by Frank Miller, the movie 300 depicts the historical battle of 300 Spartans versus a massive Persian army in hopes to spark Greece to fight for democracy. Now you can own a piece of this history by purchasing one of these collectible movie replicas. These movie props are limited editions and include a certificate of authenticity.

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reported by Barbara A. Schloman, Cyberscreenwriter.com

Minnie Burton was a sensation at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair: the top shooter for a girl's basketball team from an Indian School in Fort Shaw, Montana. Beating all other high school girls and boys teams, they rounded up legions of adoring fans across the nation as they won the first world championship title for basketball.

Shoot Minnie Shoot, a novel by Happy Jack Feder, has been optioned and is in development for feature film production by the Seattle office of creative and production company, Touch. The film "Shoot Minnie Shoot" is based on the true story of Basketball's First World Champions and follows the improbable journey of Minnie and this sensational Native American girls team of 1904. It is the story of one girl's vision and her struggle to bring pride back to her people.

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reported by Fran Dee, CyberScreenwriter.com

Michael Arndt has been selected by the American Screenwriters Association (ASA) to receive ASA?s prestigious Discover Screenwriting Award. The award honors a writer who, perhaps for the first time, had his or her screenplay produced into a feature film or movie for television, which received wide distribution or broadcast, and, in the opinion of our Board of Directors, reflects the highest levels of artistic achievement in screenwriting.

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reported by Samuel Grigsby, CyberScreenwriter.com

Public Media Works, Inc. has begun shooting its next feature film, Donna On Demand, starring an ensemble cast, including Corbin Bernsen, several notable Daytime Television stars, as well as newcomer Nolan Hubbard who gained the role via the "One Red Paper Clip" phenomena that swept the internet last summer. The film is being co-produced by Los Angeles-based Antibody Films, and is being shot in a 30,000 square foot soundstage in Burbank, California, where extensive sets have been constructed specifically for the film. Donna On Demand, a psychological thriller with dark comedic overtones, is scheduled for release in the third quarter of 2007.

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