The Ozark Foothills FilmFest Screenplay Competition has announced their winning scripts from among fifty-three entries submitted.
Gil Seltzer of Brooklyn, NY won the Long Screenplay award for his script The Motorman, a drama set during the 1980's New York subway strike. Kenneth Meyers III of Batesville received the Short Screenplay for his entry, Stranger's Candy, also a drama.
Brian Wind's Emotionless has been named the First Place Winner of the MoviePoet.com February, 2011 Short Script Competition.
"Emotionless" by Brian Wind ~ First Place
Abigail and Betsy decide to show the new breed of vampire fans the error of their ways.
"Fake It 'Til You Make It" by Brian Howell ~ Second Place
A body conscious woman is forced to face her fears when a friend takes her shopping for a new blouse.
"It'll Come" by Kyle Patrick Johnson ~ Third Place
In a dangerous drought, one sister prays for rain while another works for it.
Marc DeLamater's screenplay Triton has been named the winner of the Screenwriter Take All Screenwriting Competition for the month of February.
Tim Noonan's Good Neighbors has been named the short script winner.
Let The Games Begin by Stephan Vladimir Bugaj has been named the 1st Place Winner of Cycle IX of the Gimme Credit Screenwriting Competition.
Features:
1st Place
Let The Games Begin by Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
(Family, Comedy)
Nerdy video game entrepreneur Dave's perfect geek world is turned upside down when his teenage daughter, Star Castle, turns out to be the perfect jock. How can these arch nemeses find harmony in this Klingon-conversing household?
2nd Place
Something Resembling Sleep by Kyle Novak
(Drama)
Pumped with antidepressants for over a decade, John spends much of his free time finagling prescription medication by way of feigned illness, aimlessly loitering around the local mega-mall, and spying on the daily activities of strangers &until a chance meeting changes his perspective.
3rd Place
Below the Waist by R. Ian Simpson
(Drama)
A high school girl, paralyzed by a car accident at the hands of her best friend, grapples with being forced into adulthood while still struggling with all of the problems of a teenager.
Artistic Vision
Brock Daniels: The Last Master of Death by T.K. Kelly
(Comedy)
A fading action star on the wrong side of his career, Brock Daniels is drowning in a sea of fruitless auditions, financial troubles and booze. His fame may be slipping away, but he isn't letting it go without a fight.
Shorts:
1st Place
Rehab by Mary Haarmeyer & Melissa Pawelek
(Dark Comedy)
The story of two brothers, one good and one bad. Who will outsmart who?
2nd Place
Jennifer: A Field Guide by Elissa Vann Struth
(Drama)
How does a girl copes with a clueless mom? With a field guide.
3rd Place
Gossip Girls and the NoMoSexual by Randy Gillis
(Comedy)
Gay? Straight? Or just not interested. A group of office workers try to find out.
Artistic Vision
Case #02-121591 by Paul J. Williams
(Found Footage Drama)
A day in the life of one Highway Patrolman &told through his dashcam.
Super Shorts:
1st Place
Santa's Little Helper by Sara Bovolenta
(Comedy)
When little Jess finds two burglars in her house she knows exactly how to set them straight.
2nd Place
The Great Sambini by Scott & Paula Merrow
(Family, Drama)
Why doesn't anyone want to adopt eight-year-old Sam? Maybe he needs some stronger magic!
3rd Place
Interview by Mike McGeever
(Comedy)
A female executive subjects a would-be suitor to a formal job interview before granting him a date.
Artistic Vision
The League by Chuck Duffie
(Comedy)
Little League parents go too far -- way too far.
Genre Finalists:
FEATURES
DRAMA
The Promised Land by Sabir Pirzada
The Lucky Star by Thomas Pace
Below the Waist by R. Ian Simpson
Little Red Lies by Alina Petrescu
Scattered Thorns by Gary Talarino
COMEDY
Diary of a Hit Mom by Dan Loschack
Mariachis of Mazatlan by Ted Gurich
Brock Daniels: The Last Master of Death by Tommy Kelly
Bad Penguin by Phil Clarke Jr.
The Extra's Extra by Mary Haarmeyer & Craig Beeman
OTHER
The Other Man by Matthew Dressel
Something Resembling Sleep by Kyle Novak
Dianah by Ben Radatz
Guilt by Michael Kourabas
MUSICAL
None in this category.
SCIENCE FICTION
Ark by Vincent Noto
Dear Life by Rohit Kumar
ACTION
Outrider by Daniel D. Molinoff
Big Bad Wolfe by George Nicholis
HORROR
Macau Twilight by Tony Shyu
Blood Secret by Sam Tsembides
The Keepers by Mike Doyle
Be My Friend by Sergio Jablon
FAMILY
Bug Boy by Erik Gernand
Let The Games Begin by Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
Turf War by Diane Johnson
SHORTS
Breaking Buddha by Chuck Duffie
The Sin Gene by Chuck Duffie
Defenceless by Dave Herman
The Dirty Spoon by Louis Farley
The Vanity Plate by Louis Farley
SUPER SHORTS
Four Minutes by Sean Ryan
Plans by Mike McGeever
ScriptVamp has announced their Grand Prize Winners in all genres.
Action / Adventure
Grand Prize Winner
"Future Strike" by Thomas Benedikt
Honorable Mention Winner "Black Jack" by Stephen Curran
3. "A Toucan Amazon Adventure" by Donna Lisa Rothstein
4. "The Super Adventures of Hansel Minus Gretel" by Mike Wong
5. "With Deadly Purpose" by John Wood
Comedy
Grand Prize Winner
"Novel Aspirations" by Ian Van Den Hurk
Honorable Mention Winner
"The Cohen Brothers" by Paul Burgess
3. "H-O-R-S-E" by Matt Larkin and Ian Van Den Hurk
4. "The Leaner" by Dana Garrity
5. "Yours... Forever" by Donna Adams
Drama
Grand Prize Winner
"Forever and For Always" by Mariann Danko
Honorable Mention Winner
"Through Laura's Eyes" by Donna Adams
3. "Season of Mists" by Kevin Brodie
4. "Angels of Mass Destruction" by Bert Emrick
5. "The Lucky Charm" by Melvin Kling Jr.
Epic / Historical
Grand Prize Winner
"Black Jack" by Stephen Curran
Honorable Mention Winner
"Two Worlds for Diomedes" by Guillermo Gomez
3. "Whydah" by Tara Lubich
4. "Lightening in the Sand" by Zoe Ford
5. "Tomorrow's Forgotten" by Darlene Foster
Horror / Thriller / Sci-Fi
Grand Prize Winner
"Controlled" by Craig Cambria
Honorable Mention Winner
"The Sleeping Deep" by Jeffrey Palmer
3. "Future Strike" by Thomas Benedikt
4. "Redemption 37" by Edward Mann
5. "Infected" by James Schannep
Finalists have been announced for the 2011 L.A. Comedy Scripts Competition:
Escaping Phoenix by Dani Lyman (Feature)
Brother of the Bride by Helen Castles (Feature)
Most Likely to Conceive by Patrick Hasson & Aitan Spring (Feature)
High Noon-ish by Bob Yates (Half-Hour TV Pilot)
Morley and Leslie by Thomas O'Connor (Half-Hour TV Pilot)
Those Qaddam Arabs by Ayser Salman (Half-Hour TV Pilot)
The Curse of Don Scarducci by Chris Fondulas (Short)
Validation by Berenice Freedome (Short)
Thugs, The Musical by Kevin Avery (Short)
WriteMovies.com has announced their contest #26 finalists:
Blanchon, Sylvie - PARMI D'AUTRES
Bloch, Jerome - LUNE DE MIEL
Chevrier, Axelle - LE RESEAU
Dall'Orso, Anne-Catherine - BILLY
de Chauvelin, Christine - CANCER SUR COMMANDE
Ecker, Ronald - DESTINY'S DAUGHTERS
Feister, Anna-Beth - T FOR TURMOIL
Gantelet, Leo - LE CHEMIN IDEAL
Garmendia, Sly - LE TREFLE NOIR
Gilleece, Matthew - EVERYMAN
Guimond, Richard - FOGGY JOE
Hatch, Randy - WINLESS WINNER
Heidt, Kenny - TALION
Hogan, Sarah - IF NOT NOW...
Jahant-Osborn, Sundae - JUST KILL ME ALREADY
Jenner, Gail - FOOL MOON
Johns, Joe - CORPORATE ANXIETY
Kancel, Richard - KLE LA (LA CLEF)
Kras, Carolyn - MAGNETIC
L'esprit, Nicolas - HELL'S DOORS (LES PORTES DES ENFERS)
Levchine, Alexis - LE SIMPLE
Maharaki - GENEVIEVE ET LA THEORIE DU CINQ
Maiuro, Travis - THE RENDEZVOUS PRICE
Michel, Jean-Bernard - LA RAMPE
Newton, Eafat - THE PARTY OF THE FIRST PART
Penney, Wayne - PITCAIRN
Peterka, Daniela - BLOODBROTHER
Pirzada, Sabir - THE PROMISED LAND
Riedel, Stefan - WORST CASE
Speakes, Will - HARMAN
Spurling, Lucinda - THE EMPIRE OF THE AIR
Sroka, Jurgen - DER SANDMANN
St Clair, Leo - LA VAGUE BLEUE
Stadulis, Christopher - BURNING DOWN
Stevens DeLorenzo, Christine - BY PERMISSION OF HEAVEN
Straub, Konrad - FERNGESPRACH
Tillman, Dempsey - THE ALMIGHTY
Warembourg, Gilles - ELLIPSES
Wentz, Dainel - SAHAR
Winston, Sammie - LOST AND FINDER
Wolff, Paul - 182 MB
Neil Riley's Sweet Susan has been named the winner of the February, 2011 The-Greenlight.com Monthly Screenwriting Competition.
Winner
SWEET SUSAN - Neil Riley
A young husband is thrilled when his pretty but conservative wife agrees to experiment with role-playing until her new persona starts appearing outside the bedroom.
Honorable Mention
FILM AT ELEVEN - Diane Rosenthal
ROCK & ROLL HEAVEN - Michael Walsh
The Secret Keep by Kara Stephens has been named the winner of the 2010 British Short Screenplay Competition:
Winner
The Secret Keep
by Kara Stephens
Australia
First runner-up
Road To Nowhere
by Fay Ameer
Singapore
Runners up
Sight Unseen by Dan Serrano
Missing In Action by Belinda Shaw-Ashton
Sleeping With My Best Friend's Mum by Daniel Ackroyed
I Love Me! by Gail Nolan
John and Carol by Ajmal Sheikh
Red Rabbits Raining over Pangbourne by Anne Whitaker
Sex In The Twenty-first Century by Andrew Keogh
Tides of Love by Carlos Reis
Two Way Street by Steven White
Judd King's Prey Road has been named the winner of the February, 2011 Dream Quest: Attention Grabber competition.
Grand Prize Winner
"PREY ROAD"
by Judd King
Honorable Mention
"THE JESUS HICKEY"
by Luke Yankee
