We were delighted when the Santa Maddalena Foundation, and its founder Baronessa Beatrice Monti della Corte Von Rezzori, agreed to participate on the Filminute jury. By having a collection of some of this century’s most acclaimed writers judging and commenting on the final selection of Filminute submissions, we hope to strengthen the collective understanding around the importance of a good screenplay.
Filminute intends to elevate the expectations of both filmmakers and audiences regarding what they can expect from a great one-minute film. Here’s an inspiring last comment on great screenwriting: “On March 5, 2006, Paul (Haggis) became the first person in the history of the Academy Awards to write two back-to-back Best Picture winners, for Crash and the previous year's winner, Million Dollar Baby." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353673/
Filminute is looking forward to discovering some back-to-back brilliant, narrative one-minute films.
