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Screenwriting Stuff
 
Breaking Into ... - Links to stuff such as competitions, writing resources, etc
 
The Business of Show Institute - Run by producer Martin Acuna with lots of interesting videos, conversations, tips, links etc
 
Celtx - What I use at the moment as it's free and works
 
Creative Screen Magazine - It's a magazine
 
Film Festival Source - All of them, everywhere, on this one little site
 
The Film Programme - GO HERE NOW - From BBC Radio 4, great interviews with actors, directors, writers, producers and the like. Can listen live, get the BBC iPlayer or podcast it, archives on website.
 
Finaldraft - What seems to be one of the standard writing programs, but I haven't yet tried it
 
Hollywood Creative Directory - The  bible for finding the people who get you to the people or the people that do what you want to be done with your script 
Hollywood Lit Sales - A few broken links, but go to the 'Scripts Wanted/Jobs' page and maybe send yours to someone who will like it
 
Indie Producer - A mix of place to put your profile, people posting jobs, competitions, and other things
 
Inktip - Can put up features for a fee or shorts for free, weekly newsletter with call for scripts, some great advice, and links to competitions they trust.
 
San Diego Film Festival - Yes, there is one right here in SD
 
Screenwriter Showcase - Sign up service I don't know about, but links to places to pitch screenplay and a sometimes helpful newsletter
 
Script For Sale - Some tips and links
 
Scriptshark - Can put your script out there is a place the people who want scripts come and look at - for a fee
 
Simply Scripts - EXCELLENT resource - Download scripts, and not just crappy one, but actuaaly all the good ones like all those Oscar ones and such
 
So You Wanna Sell a Script - Many thing including links to competitions, resources, coverage etc - worth having a good look at
 
Zoetrope - A cute site mostly run by users but backed by Coppolo's studio - you read a few screenplays and comment, then you get to put yours up and get comments. Also similar for stories and music
 
Competitions
 
Bluecat Screenplay Competition - Don't know how good it is but you do get a script analysis if you enter, and 10,000 if you win
 
Filmmakers.com - More competitions and links 
 
 
Kaos Films - Purports to have "the best and most prestigious screenplay competitions in the world", but they would say that wouldn't they
 
Movie Script Contest - Some other competition, handy tips newsletter
 
Nyc Midnight - Does 48hr screenplay and short story competitions - don't know how many get picked up but it's fun to do and you get feedback
 
Script Pimp - Recommend by Inktip, who I trust because they emailed me to ask me how I was getting on with my script which I appreciated a lot
 
Scriptapalooza - Recommended by Inktip....
 
Slamdance - Various competitions and film festival
 
Short Script Awards - Interesting idea - if you win you get a production crew to make your film with
 
Writemovies - Competition that discovered 'Letters From Iwo Jima' so it has so good cred
 
Casting Pages
 
Reality Wanted - A chance to be on TV without having to have any acting skills