Author Archives: Sharon Y. Cobb

The Prisoner at International Film Fests

A short film written by Sharon Y. Cobb, directed by award-winner director Mahmoud Shoolizadeh and starring Paul Bathen and Ryan Michael Murray will be featured at many international film festivals in 2013 and 2014. The Prisoner is short film about … Continue reading

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May-August Workshops at UNF Led by Sharon Y. Cobb

If you’re in the Northeast Florida area, join us for a workshop at University of North Florida. Workshops are full-day classes held at UNF’s University Center (free parking), 12000 Alumni Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224. For more information, or to register … Continue reading

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World Arts Film Fest Features Two Shorts Written by Sharon Y. Cobb

The World Arts Film Fest, scheduled for April 11-13, 2013, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, Florida, will feature two award-winning short films written by Sharon Y. Cobb and produced by Best Friends Films. The shorts are Being … Continue reading

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The Other Half Wins 48 Go Green Runner Up and Screens at Academy Theatre

48 Go Green International Film Competition announced that Best Friends Films’ film The Other Half written by Sharon Y. Cobb, won Runner Up for Best Film in their 2012 short film competition. The contest happens simultanteously worldwide during three events … Continue reading

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Florida Writers Association Indie Publishing Panel

What a wonderful turn out of more than 70 writers at the Florida Writers Association (FWA), Ponte Vedra Beach Chapter, for the Independent Publishing & You panel, Saturday, January 26, 2013. A big thank you to organizer, Vic DiGenti, for … Continue reading

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Next Big Thing Blog Hop

What is a blog hop? Basically, it’s a way that readers can discover new authors, because with bookstores closing and publishers not promoting new authors as much, we need to find a way to introduce readers to authors they may … Continue reading

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False Confessions of a True Hollywood Screenwriter Book Trailer

Have you seen all the blockbuster author’s book trailers on YouTube? Book trailer? Huh? Like a movie trailer, only for books. It brings a book story to life in a video. Here’s the book trailer that Chrissy Sellers of Studio … Continue reading

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Book Authors Tour Interview

On July 31, 2012, Sharon Buck of Book Authors Tour interviewed Sharon Y. Cobb about screenwriting, her life in Hollywood and her book False Confessions of a True Hollywood Screenwriter. Book Authors Tour helps writers and authors sell more books … Continue reading

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Manifesto Shows at Florida Theatre June 20!

Team Best Friends, led by Marc Boese, produced a 7-minute 48 Hour Film Project short that will be showing at the Florida Theatre, downtown Jacksonville, FL, Wednesday, June 20, 7:00 p.m. The film is MANIFESTO, a cop comedy about the … Continue reading

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“The Other Half” in the Top 15 Finalists of the 2012 48 Go Green Film Competition

Best Friends’ short film placed in the Top 15 Finalists of the 2012 48 Go Green International Film Competition, Group A. The film competed with 41 other short films in the group. Filmmakers and film fans voted, pushing “The Other … Continue reading

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