Jason is co-hosting a new podcast alongside Kelvin Crigler called “Elephant in the Room.”
The two longtime friends will “speak on the unspoken, regarding culture. news and the church through a modern Christian point of view.” The duo’s love of hip-hop, pop culture and crazy sense of humor shine throughout.
Please listen to the first episode here and be sure to subscribe and share.
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https://deadline.com/2022/02/collective-the-big-picture-young-athletes-the-arts-1234923388/
Marvin, Jason’s original screenplay about Motown legend Marvin Gaye’s quest to transform his career from palatable pop superstar to soul revolutionary, was named a Finalist in the 2021 WeScreenplay Feature Competition. This accolade places it within the top 5% of scripts from this prestigious body.
It will now be re-read to determine if it is a Top 3 Winner. The results will be announced May 15th.
Jason’s much-loved original screenplay, Marvin — which details the thrilling journey of Motown legend Marvin Gaye from successful but frustrated pop singer to a soulful, significant artist — was just named a semifinalist in the prestigious WeScreenplay Feature Screenplay Competition. The finalists will be announced April 15th.
Jason’s original screenplays Dorr Street Blues and Marvin were recently honored by two of the most prestigious screenplay contests in the world. Dorr Street Blues just missed the Nicholl’s quarterfinals, placing in the top 10% of a record-breaking 7,831 entries. Dorr Street Blues also made it into the second round of the highly respected Austin Film Festival Screenplay contest, placing in the top 20% of 13,175 screenplays entered. Marvin also made the second round in Austin, also placing in the top 20% as well.
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Jason Gilmore’s groundbreaking 2009 short film “IEP” has been added to the inaugural lineup for BHERC TV’s brand new paid streaming service highlighting films by and about the African diaspora. BHERC TV is a leading world-wide provider of narrative and documentary short and feature films about the African American experience, as well as content from across the diaspora and diverse populations. Please sign up for the free trial or join the monthly membership to access “IEP” and hundreds of other exciting and stellar short films.
https://bherc.tv/films/iep/
For the third time in his career as a screenwriter, Jason’s new script, Dorr Street Blues has made it to the second round of the prestigious Sundance Screenwriters’ Lab. From Sundance.org:
The Lab provides an immersive environment that encourages all participants to embrace a spirit of creative risk-taking and collaboration, and imparts vital lessons in the art and craft of screenwriting while building a robust creative community. Through one-on-one story sessions with Creative Advisors, Fellows take part in an artistically rigorous process that facilitates the deep exploration needed to fully realize their material. The Lab is the first step in a year-round continuum of customized creative and tactical support for each project and team.
If selected, Dorr Street Blues would have advanced further than two other scripts written by Jason, Too Marvelous for Words and All the Children Are Insane, which only made it that far. Hopefully, the third time is the charm!
The accolades keep coming for Jason’s biopic feature script, chronicling several pivotal years (1966-72) in the monumental career of music legend Marvin Gaye. “Marvin” was chosen from over 2, 500 scripts to reach the quarterfinals of the prestigious 6th Annual Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship. Up to four emerging TV or film screenwriters will receive the ScreenCraft Fellowship, which includes a week of meetings, mentorship and personal introductions to studio executives, literary agents, managers and producers including Warner Bros., Universal and more.
The Launch Pad Competition, in exclusive partnership with Verve, Good Fear Film + Management and Romark Entertainment is thrilled to announce that Jason Gilmore’s biopic screenplay “Marvin” is one of the Top 100 finalists for the 2018/2019 Launch Pad Feature Competition. Click here to see the full list.
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“Since We’ve Been Apart,” a short film written and directed by Jason Gilmore has been featured in the “auteur” section of upstart short film financing entity, The Film Fund. You can see the film on our front page of HERE, via The Film Fund.
Biopic script on Motown legend’s “What’s Going On” creation makes quarterfinals of major screenwriting competition. This is the second quarterfinals of a major screenwriting competition for this script. The semifinalists and finalists will be named in December.
Find the complete list of quarterfinalists HERE.
Glass City was chosen as one of two pilots to have a live read by LiveRead LA on October 15th at the Matrix Theatre in West Hollywood. You can view it HERE.