WriteMovies.com International Writing Competition #22
We received 1000 screenplays, books, plays, short stories and articles from the following countries: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Russia, Italy, Greece, Nigeria, Georgia, Mexico, Japan, South Africa and Taiwan.
The overall standard was very high, hence the large number of writers we found to be eligible for the final rounds.
We decided against many competent works for a variety of reasons. Some were not suited for the cinematic medium. Others were conceptually flawed, in that they either delivered last year’s movie or an idea that was just not feasible. There is nothing sadder than a brilliantly executed “bad idea”, (well, unless it’s a badly executed good idea). But in all honesty, the shelves of most Hollywood pros are lined with these. We hope that those who did not make will stay in touch with us. We have enjoyed our myriad of email exchanges and are working hard at making this site more relevant to your careers. Don’t forget that many of our writers got their careers going by using our consulting service-Click here
Résultats De Concours No: 22
Nous avons reçu 1000 scénarios, livres, pièces de théâtre, nouvelles, et articles des pays suivants: Les Etats-Unis, le Canada, le Royaume-Uni, l’Irlande, l’Australie, la Nouvelle Zélande, l’Allemagne, la France, la Belgique, la Suisse, l’Autriche, la Russie, l’Italie, le Mexique, le Japon, l’Afrique du Sud et Taiwan.
La standard était très élevé, par conséquent le grand nombre d’auteurs que nous avons admis á la ronde finale. Si vous ne trouvez pas votre nom sur cette liste, ça ne signifie pas que vous êtes un auteur ” sans talents “. Nous croyons sincèrement que tous ceux qui sacrifient, les nuits, week-ends et souvent beaucoup plus, au rêve de devenir un auteur, mérite du respect. Nous avons décidé contre beaucoup d’oeuvres compétents pour une variété de raisons. Certains ne convenaient pas á une interpretation cinématographique. D’autres étaient conceptuellement inappropriées,où nous fournissaient une idée pour un film de l’année dernière. Il n’y a rien de plus triste qu’une ” mauvaise idée ” brillamment exécutée, (á moins que ce soit une bonne idée mal exécutée). Mais dans toute honnêteté, les étagères de la plupart des scénaristes de Hollywood sont garnies de ces derniers. Nous espérons que ceux qui ont été éliminés, resteront dans le contact avec nous. Nous avons apprécié notre myriade d’échanges d’email et travaillons dur á rendre ce site plus approprié á vos carrières. Avec tous nos remerciements et nos meilleurs voeux á vous tous.
Cordialement,
Le Team WriteMovies.com.
WriteMovies.com: Der internationale Schriftstellerwettbewerb: 22
Wir empfingen 1000 Drehbücher, Bücher, Theaterstücke, Kurzgeschichten und Artikel von den folgenden Ländern: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Kuwait, Germany, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Russia, Italy, Greece, Nigeria, Mexico, Japan, South Africa and Hong Kong.
Der gesamte Standard war sehr hoch, darum die grosse Anzahl von Autoren, die für die abschließende Runde ausgewählt wurden.
Aus dieversen Gründen entschieden wir uns gegen viele gute Arbeiten. Einige waren nicht für die Filmproduktion geeignet, andere behandelten ungeeignete Themen oder solche die bereits im vergangenen Jahr gedreht wurden.
Wir hoffen, daß diejenigen, die dieses Mal ausscheiden mit uns in Kontakt bleiben. Wir haben unsere vielen Emailaustausche genossen und arbeiten hart daran diese Site nützlicher für Ihre Karriere zu gestalten.
Mit Dank und freundlichen Grüssen,
Das WriteMovies.com Team.
JACQUES HUBERT (FIRST PLACE):
After a career in the French Foreign Office, Jacques has finally been able to devote time to his first love, screenwriting. Based on his diverse experiences around the world he wrote the first draft of PARACELSUS in 2008 and is delighted to have won the WriteMovies.com International Contest with what turned out to be his 11th draft. Who says hard work does not pay off? The story revolves around a devastating famine in China forcing millions of Chinese to walk into Russia, with devastating geopolitical consequences. The folks at WriteMovies have already pitched the script to several agencies, production companies and studios and I have had 34 reading requests.
MICHAEL WARNER (SECOND PLACE):
A graduate of the University of Michigan and an award winning screenwriter, Michael J. Warner has expanded into becoming an overall filmmaker with his first 16-minute HD short called “Shocked Jock” which has been an official selection of eight film festivals so far. www.shockedjock.com
Michael began his career as a staff accountant in the consolidation department at Paramount Communications. After working as a p.a. on “Sex and the City” for one season, Michael landed at Air Sea Land Productions, Inc.
Michael’s sci-fi fantasy screenplay, “Born Again,” which has been a finalist in a few screenwriting competitions just took 2nd place in the 2009 Writemovies.com writing contest. Overall, Michael has written 12 feature-film screenplays, 4 original TV dramas, 3 original sitcoms and 3 short films.
COURTNEY LICHTERMAN (THIRD PLACE):
Like the main character in her pilot, The Counter, Courtney Lichterman has worked at both a New York City cosmetics counter (where it was not uncommon for rats to hide in drawers) as well as a Los Angeles cosmetics counter. She has a bachelor’s degree in theater, a blog about shopping bags (bagatellemuseum.blogspot.com), and a television that gets a whole new set of channels every time it’s been unplugged for a while. An avid traveler and sometimes travel writer, she is now the PR manager for a travel website and writes regular columns for both Reuters news service and United Press International (UPI) on behalf of the site. Before this contest, the only thing she had ever won was a brass lamp so heavy she almost couldn’t carry it home.
Honorable Mention:
Burdick, Curtis & Scott – A REALLY DIFFICULT ENGAGEMENT
Blunder, Robert – DAS GEWICHT DES GEWISSENS
Bourgeois, Christian – NEUF HEURES MOINS DIX
| Semi-Finalists: (will be complete by August 27th) |
Finalists: (will be complete on September 30th) |
| Abdou , Andrew – Can’t Mumbai Me Love | Blunder, Robert – DAS GEWICHT DES GEWISSENS |
| Aguilar , Eduardo – ROADKILL | Bodereau, Nicolas – LA VÉRITÉ SUR EDWARD NOJAS |
| Albert , Marina – JEZEBEL | Böhme, Roland – BELTANE – GEFANGEN IN ROM |
| Allen , Nichelous – DOUBLE TAKE | Bosey (Boese), Michael- MAFIOSI OHNE HIRN |
| Bean , CN – AFTER THE FIRE | Bourgeois, Christian – NEUF HEURES MOINS DIX |
| Bayer , John – THE KING AND QUEEN OF AMERICA | Burdick, Curtis & Scott – A REALLY DIFFICULT ENGAGEMENT |
| Blunder , Robert – DAS GEWICHT DES GEWISSENS | Carollo, Michael – HAPPINESS |
| Bodereau , Nicolas – La vérité sur Edward Nojas | Christian, Peter – LAST LAUGH |
| Bodereau , Nicolas – Obscurantisme | Desjardin, Marc – LA DERNIÉRE CONFESSION |
| Böhme , Roland – BELTANE – GEFANGEN IN ROM | Devillet, Edith – TOINE L’NTREDPIDE ENFANT |
| Bourgeois , Christian – Neuf heures moins dix | Doherty, Jeremiah – PLASTIC JESUS |
| Bosey (Boese) , Michael – MAFIOSI OHNE HIRN | Du Potet Caroline & Eric – DEAD LIGHT |
| Botte , Bernabe – ASTOR | Elliott, Joe – POINT OF RECEPTION |
| Botte , Bernabe – THE ARGENTINA MISSION | Frazier, James – ROCHESTER |
| Burdick , Curtis & Scott – CRUSADER ARCHERS OF THE DATK CONTINENT – EPISODE 1 | Goodwin, Chase – THE WEAPON THAT ENDS ALL WAR |
| Burdick , Curtis & Scott – A REALLY DIFFICULT ENGAGEMENT | Goodwin, Chase – JACK THE RIPPER |
| Cawley , Rob – THE AERONAUT | Hubert, Jacques – PARACELSUS |
| Carollo , Michael – HAPPINESS | Ibourahene, Majid – BABY’S REVOLUTION |
| Chapot , Hank – BORDELLA POLITIQUE: THE CRIMES OF DOLLY FINE | Jensen, Vicky – HALF BROKEN PLANE |
| Christian , Peter – LAST LAUGH | Lichterman, Courtney – THE COUNTER (TV Original) |
| Ciolfi , Romeo – HOME | Migy-Quiquerez, Catherine – UN PAQUET DE LETTRES |
| Clark , Chris & Carol – ARMADILLO CITY | Price, Brian – OLÉ |
| Coble , Lynda – ROOM | Rosessler, Juliana – PUSHING DAISIES |
| Cohen , Lior – RHYME OF LOVE | Shyu, Tony – MACAU TWIILGHT |
| Collings , Kerri – SUMMER OF 1930 | Smith, Ronald – THE CENTER |
| Corinis , Jim – COLUMBUS – THE STORY NEVER TOLD | Turboff, Jeff – AN EYE TO KILL |
| de Oliveira , Victor – LIFE AFTER DEATH | Warner, Michael – BORN AGAIN |
| Denison , George – 9/11/1973 | Weissman, Steve – THE GREAT QUEST |
| Desjardins , Marc – La Dernier Confession | Yarbrough, Cody – DARK NOON |
| Devillet , Edith – Toine l’Intrepide Enfant | |
| Dillon , Christopher – RED RUST BLACK | |
| Doherty , Jeremiah – PLASTIC JESUS | |
| Du Potet , Caroline & Eric – DEAD LIGHT | |
| Ecker , Ronald – COUNTING THE WAYS | |
| Elliott , Joe – POINT OF RECEPTION | |
| Faleris , Dennis – BUTTERCUP | |
| Flynt , John Edward – ESPERANCIA | |
| Fournier , Eugene – AGAIN | |
| Frazier , Jacqueline – BEST OF THE SECOND RATERS | |
| Frazier , James – ROCHESTER | |
| Frazier , Jacqueline – NUMBER 8 WIRE | |
| Freeman , Alex – PEOPLE IN PLACES | |
| Garland , Brian – DIRTY LAUNDRY | |
| Guennani , Zoher – Remember Death | |
| Gottula , Lori – FREE RAIN | |
| Goodwin , Chase – THE WEAPON THAT ENDS ALL WAR | |
| Goodwin , Chase – JACK THE RIPPER | |
| Greer , Bradley – WEST OF THE RAIN | |
| Grundy , Solomon – #14 | |
| Hall , Maggie – BARONERS | |
| Hallen , Mark – HERMAN’S URN | |
| Hathcock , Stephen – THE PIPERS CHAIR | |
| Hogan ,Michael – BYE CUSPID! THE ADVENTURES OF A MALE TOOTH FAIRY | |
| Hogan ,Michael – SEBASTINA AND THE LOST ATOLL | |
| Houser , Ethan – JEREMY, JEREMY, JEREMEY | |
| Hubert , Jacques – Paracelsus | |
| Ibourahene , Majid – Baby’s Revolution | |
| Irish , Carver – THE DAMNED MULE REVIVAL | |
| Jensen , Vicky – HALF BROKEN PLANE | |
| Jourdan , Sean – THE BEEKEEPER | |
| Lakinger , Romana – WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW | |
| Land , Stuart – SCENT | |
| Lee , A.L. – THE IMPOSTOR | |
| Lee , A.L. – THE LEGEND OF PIG-EYE | |
| Lenz , Sigrid – MAJA- GESCHICHTE EINE SLASHERIN | |
| Leonard , Kyle – SLOPPY SECONDS | |
| Lichterman , Courtney – THE COUNTER | |
| Lyle , Danielle Eliska – BLACK BOTTOM | |
| Mahikian , Caroline – Joana’s Book | |
| Martemucci , Anna – LET’S GO ROME | |
| McLain , James – REFLECTIONS IN AN HOURGLASS | |
| McLaughlin , Tom – SIGNATURE MOMENTS | |
| McLean , Cynthia – SO SHARP THE CONQUERING | |
| Melton , William – MISS LIBERTY | |
| Merritt ,Jomo – JOURNAL OF A DINKA BOY | |
| Merritt ,Jomo – ANGELS OUT OF BATH | |
| Migy-Quiquerez ,Catherine – Un Paquet de Lettres | |
| Montoya ,Rosalie – THE COYOTE WAY | |
| Moss , Micah – KARMA JETS | |
| Mujica , Alejandro – EIDOLON | |
| Nguyen Tran , Dzoan – Juste un dernier voyage | |
| Parker , Rachel – HEMLINES | |
| Peduto , Gregory – STEALING KISMET | |
| Perry-Folino , Joanna – LILALOVESLOUIE | |
| Peters , Susan St. – PANDAMONIUM | |
| Price , Brian – OLÉ | |
| Plemmons , Sean – INPUT/OUTPUT | |
| Rahm , Elke – DER FLUCH DES INDIANERS | |
| Renner , Julian – BREAKING THE LAST MILE | |
| Renner , Julian – FREE TOWN | |
| Richards , Gregory – LETTER FROM MONTANA – SEMPER FI | |
| Ross , Robert – OUR EYES ARE UPON YOU | |
| Rudie , Shaun – AGAIN | |
| Schwalbe , Nicole – ZABZARAKS SPIEGEL | |
| Shyu , Tony – MACAU TWIILGHT | |
| Smith , Lucia – KEEPERS | |
| Smith , Ronald – THE CENTER | |
| Stauder , Jonathan – BAZ | |
| Stoddard , William – ALL THE STARS IN THE HEAVENS | |
| Suver , Irene – SECRET KINGDOM | |
| Taylor , J.R. – BORDERLAND | |
| Taylor , J.R. – MINUS MEN | |
| Taylor , Adam – I COME FROM THE FUTURE | |
| Thompson , Andrew – ALLEGIANCE | |
| Tucker , Tuck – A MOMENT TOO SOON | |
| Turboff , Jeff – AN EYE TO KILL | |
| Turrentine , Rogers – HEART OF AMERICA | |
| Turrentine , Rogers – MANEUVERS | |
| von Allmen , David – THE LABYRINTH OF TERROR | |
| Waite , Michael – THE DAY OF THE SCORPIAN | |
| Warner , Michael – NEW KID IN TOWN | |
| Warner , Michael – BORN AGAIN | |
| Warner , Gavin – RUSH | |
| Warrener , John – THE TRUST | |
| Weissman , Steve – THE GREAT QUEST | |
| Weiss-Roessler , Juliana – Pushing Daisies – ‘Dead Dead’ | |
| Yarbrough , Cody – DARK NOON |