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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