Talenthouse Blog

We recently teamed up with the horror experts at FEWDIO and script writer community Scripped.com to give aspiring writers the opportunity to scare the hell out of the horror film community.

“We were very excited to work with Talenthouse because FEWDIO was founded as a collaborative endeavor. Talenthouse has given us a great opportunity to connect with other like-minded artists on a much larger scale, in a more global community. We have really enjoyed meeting people who appreciate what we do, many of whom are incredibly talented artists themselves and as a result, we have become mutual fans.”

With well over 300 submissions making it into the semi-finals, both Talenthouse and FEWDIO were impressed by the quality of scripts entered in the contest and we are all pleased to announce Ashley Maniw from Toronto as the winner!

“There were a number of criteria that we kept in mind while reading:  the budget / challenge of production, whether the tone fits our ‘Nightmare House’ anthology series, and – of course – the quality of the storytelling. Ashley’s ‘Firsts’ scored high across the board.”

Ashley has been writing and telling stories since her childhood and recently graduated from York University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Creative Writing, with a focus on screenwriting.

“I heard about the contest through an email I got from Scripped.com. Since I was already working on a couple of shorts at the time, I thought it’d be a great opportunity and a motivator for me to write something new. When I found out that I won, I was very grateful and really, really excited. “

The FEWDIO team, a partnership between 6 writers, directors, producers, actors, and executives (Marshall Carr, John Crye, Paul Hungerford, David Schneider, Todd A. Sharp, and Kirk B.R. Woller), will work directly with Ashley to put her winning script into production in the next couple of weeks and probably debut the short at an upcoming film festival.

We are very excited for you, Ashley – congratulations!

Boy George selects the first winner in a Talenthouse Creative Invite

Boy George is one of the artists who has embraced the Talenthouse vision to enable emerging artists from all disciplines around the world to secure recognition and compensation.

He turned to Talenthouse to launch a Creative Invite, where he invited artists around the world to create a club mix for his “Yes We Can” a cappela. After listening to all the tracks that were submitted through Talenthouse, Boy George has chosen one of the artists to collaborate with on a future project – Mark McFarland (Michigan, U.S.).

Boy George is Mark McFarland’s biggest influence as an artist and the reason he began remixing music as a hobby since 1993 and writing songs since the age of 12.  Mark, who currently works full time as a administrative assistant in health management administration,  views Talenthouse  and this experience as a perfect way to be recognized and to collaborate with his favorite artist. Mark was thrilled to be able to share his “Yes We Can” remix to Boy George:

“I am thrilled to have been selected by Boy George, who has had the biggest creative influence on me and I hope that this opportunity will help me persue remixing as a career.”

To Hear Mark’s Version of “Yes We Can” log onto http://www.talenthouse.com/markmcfarland. His winning mix is called “Sinister Remix”

A pop icon synonymous with creative collaboration from his  days as lead singer of the 1980′s group Culture Club to his current work with David Hoyle (The Divine David), Boy George has turned to Talenthouse to identify artists  like Mark, and he is pleased to announce this collaboration.

“I believe that all artists of the world should have the opportunity to be recognized for their work,” said  Boy George “That’s why  I’m involved with Talenthouse. I am really looking forward to collaborating with Mark.”

Congratulations Mark and thank you to all those artists who submitted their tracks!

Visit our new site for more Creative Invites in art, music, fashion, film, design and photography.