Circalit is an online community for writers, screenwriters, agents and producers. It mediates between industry professionals and individuals, and also provides a forum for writers to discuss each other's work. It was "[l]abeled as the first ever social networking site for screenwriters" [1] by Movie Maker website, and dubbed the 'Facebook for screenwriters'. [2] Recently, Circalit has partnered[ clarification needed] the website with The Script Factory, which has links to both Disney and Sony Pictures. [3]
Circalit was founded by a group of University College London students in February 2010. [4] The CEO came up with the idea while working in a film production studio, noticing scripts he enjoyed that were ignored. [5] In 2011 the company won the UCL Bright Ideas award. [6]
Circalit holds competitions, many of which take place in conjunction with publishing companies, literary agents or film producers. Finished competitions have included both a Crime Fiction [7] and a Short Story category done with Ether Books. [8] Additionally the independent publishing company Little Episodes and Circalit jointly crowdsourced a short story on the subject of 'Broken Identities'. [9] The publisher A. P. Watt linked up with the social networking site and its agents have attempted to read as many scripts as possible, with one manuscript winning a personal review by the publishers themselves. [10] Alex Merkin hosted a screenplay competition with Circalit in which he reviewed the winning script. [11]
Circalit is an online community for writers, screenwriters, agents and producers. It mediates between industry professionals and individuals, and also provides a forum for writers to discuss each other's work. It was "[l]abeled as the first ever social networking site for screenwriters" [1] by Movie Maker website, and dubbed the 'Facebook for screenwriters'. [2] Recently, Circalit has partnered[ clarification needed] the website with The Script Factory, which has links to both Disney and Sony Pictures. [3]
Circalit was founded by a group of University College London students in February 2010. [4] The CEO came up with the idea while working in a film production studio, noticing scripts he enjoyed that were ignored. [5] In 2011 the company won the UCL Bright Ideas award. [6]
Circalit holds competitions, many of which take place in conjunction with publishing companies, literary agents or film producers. Finished competitions have included both a Crime Fiction [7] and a Short Story category done with Ether Books. [8] Additionally the independent publishing company Little Episodes and Circalit jointly crowdsourced a short story on the subject of 'Broken Identities'. [9] The publisher A. P. Watt linked up with the social networking site and its agents have attempted to read as many scripts as possible, with one manuscript winning a personal review by the publishers themselves. [10] Alex Merkin hosted a screenplay competition with Circalit in which he reviewed the winning script. [11]