Subject: Manga & Movie Original Story Competition
From: murayama@gol.com (Christian Storms)
Date: 2/7/1996, 12:18 AM
To: falcon@best.com
CC: sapphire@uclink.berkeley.edu, fanfic@andrew.cais.com, k-magami@hsonline.net (Kent Magami), McBroom@why.net (McBroom), Brian Geringer <ranma204@igc.net>, Kevin Eav <geist@holly.ColoState.EDU>, Nagisa Kanou <nagisa@primenet.com>, Brett Handy <darkwnd@sv.net.au>, rgarza@colunga-eliana.evermann.indiana.edu (Ricardo Garza), Yamato Keisuke <kensiu@interserve.com.hk>, foxxx@comox.island.net (Foxx), skyknght@sentex.net (Bert Van Vliet), RyoOhki0@aol.com, Fyrebal@aol.com, David Bateson <major@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au>, Windlily@aol.com, David Chosid <raidon@eden.rutgers.edu>

Some of you have been wondering who I am and what we are.  Please check out
our URL http://www2.gol.com/users/murayama/ to learn more about the MANGA &
MOVIE ORIGINAL STORY COMPETITON. In brief, We are running a contest with
over 60,000 US $ in prizes.  We are taking original manga stories,
publishing them in Japan and then having Hollywood screenwriters make
screenplays out of the stories. These will then be made into movies in the
US. I am sure that some of you are writers. Don't you think it's time to
get your work know in Japan?  The deadline for entries is September. We
have an office - more like a friend's home - in the US where you can your
stories.

The following is a previous posting telling more about our contest.

Salutations from your webmonster - that's me - at MMOSC.

The Manga & Movie Story Competition has redone it's website. Please take a
look because old Bill needs the hits.  The silent partner site on the web
is always looking to exchange links so let me know if you would like to be
added.  We are planning to go online with our comic stories in both
Japanese and English so bookmark us now.

AND now for an update from our sponsor:

We received over 2000 stories, have chosen the best 30 and translated them
into English. The preselection meeting takes place in LA on March 9th and
10th where the top 15 will be selected.
The top industry creative people attending include: Mr Carlos Avila
(director - LA CARPA, THE ORTEGAS) film director, Mr Yariv Kohn (director -
HARRY WEINBERG's NOTEBOOK),  MsKathy Fong Yoneda  (PARAMOUNT PICTURES), and
Mr Steven Mau (ACTIVISION). The international jury meeting will take place
in Japan on March 26th and 27th. Attendees include: Mr Morris Ruskin of
Shoreline Pictures (producer -  Kathy Beats (MISERY) films, THE ORTEGAS)
and Mr Henry S Rosenthal of Complex Corporation (producer - Jon Jost's THE
BED YOU SLEEP IN - '93 Cannes Film Festival).

Looking forward to reading your original stories.

Sincerely,
C Christian Storms, International Promotion Director
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