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New Reality Show Finally Helps Writers

Yet another "reality" TV show is in development, but this one will not involve eating rats or hiding from the all pervasive camera. "Greenlight" will be a 13 episode series showing the making of an independent film which will be released by Miramax. Produced by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Chris Moore (American Pie), the script will be chosen through an internet contest. Writers are invited to submit their screenplays to http://www.projectgreenlight.com and the winning writer will be paid by Miramax to direct the film. Billy Campbell, president of Miramax TV is convinced that thousands of screenplays will be submitted when the contest opens in September. The anticipated budget is approximately $1 mil, with a projected release date of 2001, the same time the series airs on HBO.

-- Coralie Cowan

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