Bart Gavigan is a writer and film-maker who runs clinics for major European and Hollywood screenwriters with his creative partner, Martina Nagel. He is an advisor to Robert Redford’s Sundance Institute, and he acted as advisor to Equinox and British Screen in Europe.
Moviemaker Bart Gavigan has been a writer-of-repute for countless years. He is only now beginning to see his own name in the credits. Luther, an epic tale about Martin Luther, the 16th century German monk whose reform movement split the medieval Christianity and ushered in a new epoch of religious freedom, is Bart Gavigan's first feature screen credit. It's also only the latest in a chain of pictures that have benefited from Gavigan's august input, either as a ghostwriter or consultant. A much sought after script doctor, Gavigan has been tinkering and sculpting behind the scenes for friends and a steady stream of A-list and independent clients almost as far back as his days at Britain's National Film School. An advisor at both Equinox and The Sundance Institute, this soft-spoken, articulate English gentleman has only recently begun to put his considerable talents--and daunting network of friends and colleagues--to good use in the resurrection of his long awaited professional screenwriting career. Continue article at url :http://www.moviemaker.com/articles/item/shrinking_history_2652/
Bart is well respected and experienced in a variety of films:
"I just call him Yoda. Working with Bart, Martina and the team verges on being a "spiritual" experience. To me it is where the creative demons find common ground with the storyteller's soul. " James V Hart, writer ("Hook","Dracula", "Contact", "Sahara")
"What he and his brilliant young partner, Martina Nagel, achieve with writers is incomparable. " Stewart Stern, writer ("Rebel Without A Cause", "The Ugly American","Rachel, Rachel", "The Rack", "The Last Movie")
"Working with Bart and Martina is to discover the hidden potential of your story or script. Enlightening, encouraging, exceptional! " Iain Smith, producer ("Alexander the Great", "Cold Mountain", "The Fifth Element", "Entrapment", "Seven Years in Tibet")
"Everything I know about film structure I learnt from Bart Gavigan."Mike Radford, writer-director("The Merchant of Venice","Il Postino")
Rick Garside is an independent filmmaker and member of the Producer’s Guild of America. He recently wrote & directed 'Faith Happens’ (Like ‘Crash’, but dealing with spiritual issues). Through Side By Side Films he has created many award-winning dramas including: “Hoomania”, “Thin Ice” and “On The Edge”. co-produced “Pat Boone: Hollywood Pilgrim” for the BBC, was UPM for: the Academy-Award nominated IMAX film “Amazon”, “Newton’s Workshop” for Moody Press, “Present Time” and “Doing Life Together” series for Zondervan and “Jacob’s Gift” for PAX TV. He line produced three features for World Wide Pictures “A Vow To Cherish”, “Something To Sing About” and “Road To Redemption.” Rick directed the second unit stunt and helicopter sequences in their film “The Climb”. As a writer, he wrote pilots for the best-selling series “Mandy”, “The Adventure Team” and has a number of screenplays in development.
Timothy Sullivan is a film producer and in-demand script consultant living in the Southern film town of Wilmington, NC, home of EUE/ Screen Gems Studios, which is run by his friend and advisor Frank Capra, Jr. Timothy has worked on numerous filmprojects as a writer, script doctor and producer. As Executive Producer of the multi-award winning feature documentary STREET PIRATES (Silver-Houston Worldfest; Cine Golden Eagle) and most recently as a script consultant on the independent feature THE LIST, starring Hilarie Burton, Will Patton and Malcolm McDowell, currently in theatrical release directed by Gary Wheeler (FINAL SOLUTION, MIDNIGHT CLEAR).
Wolf-Dieter Kretschmer has 25 year experience as a media professional. He's lead a TV production team of 35 colleagues at ERF.
Produced and directed over 50 live events with satellite relay into other European countries. Directed 12 live telecasts during the Soccer World Championship 2006 in Germany. Produced and directed 400 live-to-tape studio productions, including talk formats, magazines and news formats. Co-produced a number of international drama or docu-drama co-productions, three of which received medals at the ICVM conventions in Los Angeles 1984 and 1985 and the Sabbaoth Film Festival in Milano 2006. Produced and directed a feature on wind surfing. Silver medal at the First European Sports Film Award, Photokina 1990, Cologne (RTL/GRUNDIG). Board Member of the National Association of Medium-Sized TV Businesses in Germany (BMF), Board Member Christian European Visual Media Association (CEVMA), Chairman of the Board EFG Wetzlar, Board Member of a local Protestant Church since 1985 Fellowship of European Broadcasters, Member
Bart Gavigan
Rick Garside
Timothy Sullivan
Wolf-Dieter Kretschmer
Grand Prize
$1,000.00
2nd Place Wins
$750.00
3rd Place Wins
$500.00
