Recognition from the Servetus Institute

The Michael Servetus Institute, housed in the birth house of Michael servetus in Villenueva de Sijena, Huesca, Spain, has recognized the BEA award for The Passion of the Heretic in an email to its members. An English translation follows the original message from Sergio Baches, Director of the Institute. I would like to thank the Servetus Institute for this kind recognition, and all it does to promote the legacy of Michael Servetus.

Estimada/o Consejera/o:

A finales del pasado noviembre le informé de la publicación del primer guión cinematográfico escrito en inglés sobre Miguel Servet.

http://www.miguelservet.org/servetus/web.php.

http://theservetusproject.blogspot.com/

La obra, titulada "The Passion of the Heretic", ha sido escrita por Thomas Clayton, a la sazón estudiante de cinematografía afincado en Carolina del Norte (EE.UU.). Tuvimos ocasión de recibir al Sr. Thomas y a su esposa Marilyn en el año 2010 en la Casa Natal de Miguel Servet y en las oficinas del CSIC en Barcelona. El Promotor del Instituto, así como D. Jaume de Marcos y la Dra. Ana Gómez Rabal, pudieron entrevistarse con ellos para atender sus consultas y preguntas, lo que Thomas Clayton agradeció en su libro, que incluye además un prólogo del Promotor General del Instituto.

Hace unas semanas, el guión del Sr, Clayton recibió el tercer premio del concurso para guiones escritos por estudiantes que organiza la Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts (BEA). La BEA agrupa a profesores, profesionales y estudiantes interesados en la docencia y la investigación en el mundo de las artes cinematográficas y audiovisuales. Alrededor de 1.600 profesores, estudiantes y profesionales de los medios están afiliados a la BEA a título individual, mientras que más de 275 colegios y universidades de EE.UU. son socios institucionales.

Debemos, por lo tanto, felicitar a Thomas Clayton por este merecido galardón. Ahora sólo nos falta buscar un productor que lo lleve a la pantalla con éxito.

Atentamente,

Dr. Sergio Baches Opi

Promotor General

Instituto de Estudios Sijenenses "Miguel Servet"

(Michael Servetus Institute)

22231 Villanueva de Sijena, Huesca, Aragón (España)

www.miguelservet.org

Tel.: 635706088

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Dear Friends:
 
In late November, The Servetus Institute was informed of the publication of the first screenplay written in English on Servetus.
 
http://www.miguelservet.org/servetus/web.php.
 
http://theservetusproject.blogspot.com/
 
The work, entitled The Passion of the Heretic was written by Thomas Clayton, then a film student living in North Carolina (USA). We had the opportunity to receive Thomas and his wife Marilyn in 2010 in the birthplace of Miguel Servet and the offices of the CSIC in Barcelona. Dr. Sergio Baches, and D. Jaume de Marcos and Dr. Ana Gómez Rabal, met with them to answer Thomas' queries and questions about Servetus. For this interview, Thomas  thanked all in his book, Rebel With A Cause, which also includes a foreword by the, Director of the Servetus Institute, Dr. Sergio Baches Opi.
 
A few weeks ago, Mr. Clayton's script received third prize in the competition for feature length student screenplays organized by the Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts (BEA). The BEA brings together teachers, professionals and students interested in teaching and research in the world of film and audiovisual arts. About 1,600 teachers, students and media professionals are members of the BEAindividually, while more than 275 U.S. colleges and universities are institutional partners.
 
We must therefore congratulate Thomas Clayton for this well deserved award. Now we just need to find a producer to take the Passion of the Heretic to the screen successfully.
 
Sincerely,

Dr. Sergio Baches Opi
General sponsor
Institute of Sijenenses "Miguel Servet"
(Michael Servetus Institute)
22231 Villanueva de Sijena, Huesca, Aragon (Spain)
www.miguelservet.org
Tel: 635706088

The Passion of the Heretic Wins BEA Award

The Passion of the Heretic is now, officially, an award winning screenplay. The Passion of the Heretic has won a third place award in the student scriptwriting competition of the Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts.

From http://www.beaweb.org/:
"The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) is the professional association for professors, industry professionals and graduate students who are interested in teaching and research related to electronic media and multimedia enterprises.  Over 1,600 professors, students and media professionals are currently individual members and approximately 275 college and university departments and schools are institutional members."

Student Scriptwriting Winners
Feb 15, 2012 by J-D Boyle
Scriptwriting Competition

Feature (90 – 120 pages)

1st Place:              Roger W. Standridge, California State University at Northridge; Samurai Arena

2nd Place:             Nancy Hendrickson, Cal State Northridge; Our House

3rd Place:              Thomas Clayton, University of North Carolina at Greensboro; The Passion of the         Heretic

Honorable Mentions:
Dillon Swingle, University of North Texas; Hold On
Nathan Sorensen, University of Georgia; Club Trouble

End BEA material.

The screenplay, along with supporting writings, is available in book form at at the link on the right. A few copies of the first edition, first printing are still available. Additional information on Michael Servetus is available at http://www.miguelservet.org and http://www.servetus.org.

I wish to thank everyone who has helped and supported me in creating this script.

Thomas Clayton