Circalit
{{Short description|Online community}}
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"{{cite web|last=Rupprecht|first=Kyle|title=Circalit Creates Social Network for Scribes|url=http://www.moviemaker.com/screenwriting/article/sell_your_script_through_circalit_20100225/|publisher=MovieMaker Magazine|access-date=2011-06-21|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110528115328/http://www.moviemaker.com/screenwriting/article/sell_your_script_through_circalit_20100225/|archive-date=2011-05-28|url-status=dead}} by Movie Maker website, and dubbed the 'Facebook for screenwriters'.{{cite web|title=Circalit: Facebook for Screenwriters|url=http://www.urbandaddy.com/la/leisure/8756/Circalit_Facebook_for_Screenwriters_Los_Angeles_LA_Website|publisher=Urban Daddy}} Recently, Circalit has partnered{{clarify|date=June 2011}} the website with The Script Factory, which has links to both Disney and Sony Pictures.{{cite web|last=Nash|first=Cara|title=Calling All Screenwriters|url=http://www.filmink.com.au/news/calling-all-screenwriters/|publisher=Filmink|access-date=2011-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303185136/http://www.filmink.com.au/news/calling-all-screenwriters/|archive-date=2011-03-03|url-status=dead}}
History
Circalit was founded by a group of University College London students in February 2010.{{cite web|last=Steadman|first=Ian|title=A P Watt links with Circalit|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/p-watt-links-social-networking-site.html|publisher=The Bookseller}} The CEO came up with the idea while working in a film production studio, noticing scripts he enjoyed that were ignored.{{cite web|last=Andriani|first=Lynn|title=Circalit Seeks Crime Fiction|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publishing-and-marketing/article/45774-circalit-seeks-crime-fiction.html|publisher=Publishers Weekly}} In 2011 the company won the UCL Bright Ideas award.{{cite web|title=UCL's Entrepreneurs in Prestigious National Competition|url=http://www.ucl.ac.uk/advances/advances-news/nacue-varsity|publisher=University College London}}
Competitions
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{{cite web|last=Andriani|first=Lynn|title=Circalit Seeks Crime Fiction|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publishing-and-marketing/article/45774-circalit-seeks-crime-fiction.html|publisher=Publishers Weekly}} and a Short Story category done with Ether Books.{{cite web|title=Circalit and Ether Books Launch Short Story of the Week Competition|url=http://www.lancashirewritinghub.co.uk/2011/02/circalit-and-ether-books-launch-short-story-of-the-week-competition/|publisher=Lancashire Writing Hub|access-date=2011-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325224810/http://www.lancashirewritinghub.co.uk/2011/02/circalit-and-ether-books-launch-short-story-of-the-week-competition/|archive-date=2012-03-25|url-status=dead}} Additionally the independent publishing company Little Episodes and Circalit jointly crowdsourced a short story on the subject of 'Broken Identities'.{{cite web|last=i-D online|title=Circalit and Little Episodes|url=http://www.i-donline.com/i-diary/day/2010-08-14|publisher=i-D|access-date=2011-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053959/http://www.i-donline.com/i-diary/day/2010-08-14|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|last=Steadman|first=Ian|title=A P Watt links with Circalit|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/p-watt-links-social-networking-site.html|publisher=The Bookseller}} Alex Merkin hosted a screenplay competition with Circalit in which he reviewed the winning script.{{cite web|last=Woodward|first=Adam|title=Calling All Screenwriters|url=http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/blog/calling-all-screenwriters-11855|publisher=Little White Lies}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.circalit.com }}