Aspiring KC auteur Paula Smith is on a roll.
This week she learned that her screenplay “Caruso and the Sword” was one of only 351 out of nearly 7,000 entries to be named a quareterfinalist of the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, a program of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Now her script will be read by at least two judges; if it makes the cut it will be one of 120 scripts that make it to the semifinal round.
More good news: The “Caruso” screenplay is a finalist in the “From the Heart Productions” grant competition. From the Heart is a nonprofit organization that annually awards grants to films that are “unique and make a contribution to society.”
“Caruso and the Sword” is about a young teen taken with the sport of fencing and must deal with bullies, poor grades, parental objections and low self esteem if he’s to qualify for the Summer Nationals, the largest fencing tournament in the world.
| Robert W. Butler
Butler's Cinema Scene 
Good Job…..Long over due! SJ
Thank you Bob for the nice writeup and SJ for the comment.
WTG(way to go) Paula, keep pushin’
Thanks, Reggie.