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CNN.com - Showbuzz - September 12, 2002
De Niro searches science scripts
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro and his Tribeca Film Institute partner, Jane Rosenthal, are looking for scripts with scientific or technological themes for possible development.
The scripts, due November 1, should have a leading character who is a scientist, mathematician or engineer. Each submission should include a feature-length script, a short synopsis up to two pages, and the writer’s resume. Science fiction story lines won’t be accepted.
Two writers will be chosen in the first year of the program, and will receive financial support and insight from filmmakers and science experts. At least one script will be read at the second annual Tribeca Film Festival in spring 2003, and the completed film will screen at the 2004 festival.
“What we’re doing here is really looking for the next ‘A Beautiful Mind,’ ‘Memento’ or ‘Good Will Hunting,”‘ said Doron Weber, program director of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, which is a partner in the program with Tribeca Films.
Scripts should be sent to the Tribeca Film Institute, 375 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013, Attention: Tribeca/Sloan Film Program.
