WriteMovies.com WMC39 International Writing Competition: Congratulations to the winners!
Thank you all for your submissions, and our congratulations to everyone listed here.
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Quarter-Finalists: | Semi-Finalists: | OVERALL WINNER: |
Tara, Alexandra – ANDY’S APPLIANCE STORE | Storey, Jeremy B – LAST CUP OF SORROW | Engels, David – GAMING IT |
Storey, Jeremy B – CAT-MOUSE | Irvine, Andrew David – ONE LAST HEIST | |
Storey, Jeremy B – LAST CUP OF SORROW | Carmean, Kyle – SELLER’S MARKET | Second Place: |
Irvine, Andrew David – ONE LAST HEIST | Cheick, Drago – THE SITUATION | Seron, Andre – Anastasia in Nowhere |
Carmean, Kyle – SELLER’S MARKET | Sikorski, William III, William Jr – TIPPY THE ELF | |
Cheick, Drago – THE SITUATION | Fridkin, Howard – THE LAST ADVENTURE OF SHAY BLAZE | Third Place: |
Sikorski, William III, William Jr – TIPPY THE ELF | Feliciano, James – AFTER THE AFTERLIFE | Hampstead, Elise – Victor’s Quest |
Fridkin, Howard – THE LAST ADVENTURE OF SHAY BLAZE | Perlick, Mark – AMERICAN EAGLE | |
Fridkin, Howard – CRIME EXTRAORDINAIRE | Johnson George M – PEACE PLEDGE | Runners-up: |
Feliciano, James – AFTER THE AFTERLIFE | Inkster, Darlene – BEYOND THE SHADOWS | Devillet, Edith – LES NIOCKS |
Perlick, Mark – AMERICAN EAGLE | Perlick, Mark – GRANDMA DEE AND THE LOST CONTINENT | Cheick, Drago – THE SITUATION |
Weissman, Steve – LOVE MYSTERIOUS | Bourgeois, Christian – LE SECRET DU KATANA NOIR | Irvine, Andrew David – ONE LAST HEIST |
Johnson George M – PEACE PLEDGE | Bon, Jerome – PARAD’EYES | Sikorski, William III, William Jr – TIPPY THE ELF |
Inkster, Darlene – BEYOND THE SHADOWS | Valdivieso, Christopher – UN PAYS DE COCAGNE | Bourgeois, Christian – LE SECRET DU KATANA NOIR |
Engelbrecht, Domenica – DIE GOLDENE STADT | Devillet, Edith – LES NIOCKS | Audoersch, Juergen – GOTTESKINDER |
Inkster, Darlene – WINCHESTER 13 | Korten, Astrid – STEFKO | Aebersold, Urs – NOVEMBERSCHNEE |
Perlick, Mark – GRANDMA DEE AND THE LOST CONTINENT | Tewes, Leif – TAG NULL | |
Bourgeois, Christian – LE SECRET DU KATANA NOIR | Wolff, Paul Stefan – REISE IN DIE VERGEBUNG | |
Bon, Jerome – PARAD’EYES | Audoersch, Juergen – GOTTESKINDER | |
Valdivieso, Christopher – UN PAYS DE COCAGNE | Aebersold, Urs – NOVEMBERSCHNEE | |
Devillet, Edith – LES NIOCKS | Engels, David – GAMING IT | |
Korten, Astrid – STEFKO | Seron, Andre – ANASTASIA IN NOWHERE | |
Tewes, Leif – TAG NULL | Hampstead, Elise – VICTOR’S QUEST | |
Wolff, Paul Stefan – REISE IN DIE VERGEBUNG | Miler, Aaron – PARADIME | |
Audoersch, Juergen – GOTTESKINDER | Garcia, Sandy – ET TU? | |
Aebersold, Urs – NOVEMBERSCHNEE | Tasmin, Sansom – UREEKA | |
Pasdar, Alice – HERMETIC ENCLOSURE | Collins, David – TOO LATE TO RUN | |
Engels, David – GAMING IT | Tennant, Gail – DODGY | |
Seron, Andre – ANASTASIA IN NOWHERE | ||
Hampstead, Elise – VICTOR’S QUEST | ||
Miler, Aaron – PARADIME | ||
Garcia, Sandy – ET TU? | ||
Tasmin, Sansom – UREEKA | ||
Collins, David – TOO LATE TO RUN | ||
Tennant, Gail – DODGY |
What the Winners Get Now…!
- Grand Prize: $2,000 in cash and guaranteed representation.
- 1 Full year of script mentoring for the winners, including development notes on all re-writes of winning scripts. Worth $3,200
- Up to $1 million in option monies from the A-List producers we work with. If an established studio/production company with theatrical credits wishes to option the script, we will fly the winner to Los Angeles and pay (up to $4,000) for their accommodation.>We will pitch the top three projects to relevant production companies (such as Neal Moritz Productions, Bruckheimer Films, Scott Rudin Prods.) &studios (Paramount, Warner Bros, Universal, etc.). You keep ALL the option/sales money.
- The Grand Prize winner is also pitched to several literary agencies and management companies as well as non-US companies to increase the chances of a sale. We will pitch your script to companies such as CAA, ICM, William Morris Endeavor, ACME, The Gage Group, etc.
- The names of the top three winners and their projects are mentioned in press releases and on the web. The second-place winner will receive our free Platinum consulting package. The third-place winner will receive our free Gold consulting package. Intensive pitch coaching to help you get immediate attention and stand out as a pro amongst the hordes of wannabes.