Check out this special video message from the finalists of the Twilight Storytellers contest.

Stephenie Meyer also included a special message:

When we first began discussing ideas for “The Storytellers — New Voices of The Twilight Saga,” we expected that we would see great things; I knew that both within the Twilight fandom and within the female filmmaking community there was great talent. In reality, the incredible offering of creativity and skill that we’ve seen has exceeded all our expectations, from the screenplay outlines to the screenplays themselves and now the Director’s pitches. We had an extremely difficult task narrowing the choices down to just five directors—the task actually turned out to be impossible. We were not able to narrow it down to five finalists. We had to go with SIX.

I’m thrilled to announce our six winning Directors for “The Storytellers — New Voices of The Twilight Saga” presented by Volvo Cars US. Here they are (in no particular order):

Kailey & Sam Spear for The Mary Alice Brandon File
Maja Fernqvist for Consumed
Lindsey Hancock Williamson for Turncoats
Amanda Tasse for Sunrise
Nicole Eckenroad for the Groundskeeper
Yulin Kuang for We’ve Met Before

Congratulations to each of you! It has been amazing to see your fantastic pitches and hear the excitement you have for visually retelling these stories. All of us involved in this contest, both judges and fans, cannot wait to see your realized visions.

For those of you who were not chosen, please know that it was a bitter thing to have to pass on your pitches. There were so many fascinating viewpoints we badly wanted to experience in their final form. We would like to encourage you to participate as a Wild Card entry, and show us your vision. You could still win the big prize. To paraphrase Principal Skinner, “Prove us wrong, kids. Prove us wrong.”

I’d also like to thank all of the fans who have been engaging and participating along the way. You guys are the best. And this leads me to my next exciting announcement…

The most important part of the Twilight universe has always been its fans. We want to give you a chance to be even more involved in The Storytellers contest. We will be picking Fan Correspondents to cover the filming of the short films from a Twilight fan’s perspective! That means we need you! To learn more about how you can be involved go to http://bit.ly/TwilightFan, for full rules and details. We’ll see you on set!

– Stephenie Meyer

Bill Condon just did an interview about his upcoming Sherlock Holmes movie and he referenced his Twilight experience.

Did you have a good experience making the “Twilight” films?

I did enjoy it. There were so many things I enjoyed about it. It was tricky but I liked the contract with the audience that was involved in making those movies. I like the fact that there were these expectations with how things would be done. And then you change them and then they get upset. It’s very satisfying to win them over and convince them that it was worth doing. But, more than anything, I do think we live in this culture that’s so busy, cluttered. It’s such a luxury to know that there are people who are waiting with obsession and love for something. I have to say I sort of feel that about “Mr. Holmes” too. We also live in a movie world or entertainment world for good or for bad — in many ways for bad — where people demand a certain familiarly walking into the theater. They want to feel like they know something [laughs]. And that’s sort of what was so useful about “Holmes,” that there’s a sense of purity, that there’s a shared knowledge you can play off of.

Check out the full interview on IndieWire

Aside from the Mr. Holmes, Condon’s next project is a live action Beauty and the Beast movie for Disney

This just in from the organizers of Stephenie Meyer Day in Forks. It looks like the 10th anniversary celebration of Twilight is shaping up to be quite the event.

As a proud partner, Volvo Cars is presenting the winning Twilight Stories filmmaker with the all new VOLVO XC90 HYBRID SUV and launching the Volvo Cars “The Storytellers: New Voices of the Twilight Series Drive to Dream Sweepstakes,” where by voting in the contest, fans can enter to win a new VOLVO XC60 CROSSOVER.

Additionally, up to thirteen (13) monthly prize winners will have a chance to receive a Twilight swag bag and Harman Kardon Soho Wireless Headphones or Soundsticks Wireless Home Speakers.

Visit www.VolvoDrivetoDreamSweepstakes.brandmovers.co for more details and ways to enter.

The next stage of the Twilight Stories contest involves directors making their pitch to direct one or more of the winning entries.

According to the official Tongal website this is what is needed of the directors, but see their site for full rules/details:

PHASE 4: DIRECTOR PITCH – (Open to Female Filmmakers) Submit your Pitch (What Is a Pitch Phase?) convincing the judges why you should be selected to execute a Short Film based on one of the winning Screenplays from the previous Phase. The Director Pitch must present a clear vision for the proposed short film. For further Submission Requirements, please see below:

• Text (REQUIRED): 500 characters or less synopsizing how you plan to approach and execute this Short Film.

• Portfolio of Existing Work (REQUIRED): Each Director Pitch must include an existing portfolio of work that clearly demonstrates the director’s ability to execute on the proposed Winning Screenplay. Please link to your previous video work and specify your role (producer, director, etc.).

• Director Bio (REQUIRED): Tell us a little about yourself in 500 characters or less.

• Screenplay (REQUIRED): Select a winning Screenplay you want to work with from the previous phase via the dropdown menu.

• Storyboards (OPTIONAL): Additional concept art, storyboards, shot list, anything that helps get your point across.

• Headshots/Casting Boards (OPTIONAL): Casting notes or concepts, headshots of actors, etc.

• Pitch Video (REQUIRED): Create and upload a video explaining why you should direct a film based on one (1) of the Winning Screenplays from Phase 2. Each Director Pitch should be no longer than three (3) minutes and should include the director’s vision for the cast, crew and location options.    

EW has the details of those who made it to the top five in the Twilight Stories contest.  Details for directors should release later today.

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According to the official Twilight Saga Twitter account the five winning entries that directors will then bid on is postponed.

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