Spring 2017 Screenwriting Competition: Major international screenwriting competition, refocused upon what writers value most about us…
The competition is now closed. We’ve really enjoyed judging these ones, and the full results are below…
Another writing contest complete, another group of winners revealed. We’ve seen the growth and improvement in many writers who have submitted: thank you to all of you who entered for making our jobs of judging the scripts enjoyable.
We strongly encourage you to take advantage of our script consultancies to find out why your script placed where it did. It will further your growth as a writer and you’ll be entered, for free, into the current Summer 2017 Contest – another chance to win big!
Here’s what our Top 3 win…
- Cash prizes of $1000, $300, and $200, respectively.
- The 3 winners will receive one year free of script development and mentoring.
- We’ll also pitch and promote the scripts to the top of the film industry. Remind yourself what makes for winning writing HERE.
- Plus, exclusive prizes from InkTip – an InkTip Script Listing and the winning scripts’ loglines will be featured in InkTip’s Magazine, read by thousands of writers and producers.
Here are the full results for the WriteMovies Spring 2017 Screenwriting Competition
Quarter-Finalists: | Semi-Finalists: | OVERALL WINNER |
ARIZONA, Natacha Astuto | PERFIDIES, Bill Baber | CHOKE JOB, David Johnson |
PERFIDIES, Bill Baber | INSURRECTION (Pilot), Simon Bowler | SECOND PLACED WINNER |
THE DAWN OF EVE, James Bingham | THE 405, Patrick Byrne | THE FACTION, Kevin Karp |
LADY ON THE RUN, Virginia Bola | BURNER, Bob Canning | THIRD PLACED WINNER |
ONCE A KILLER, Virginia Bola | SEEMINGLY HARMONIOUS, Dengxian Cao | BURNER, Bob Canning |
TO DIE IN TAJOUTE, Virginia Bola | FELIX KERSTEN, Juniet Cedric | |
THE CAGES OF CORCORAN, Virginia Bola | CAPE ANGEL BLUES, Carl B. Clark | HONORABLE MENTIONS |
TWO CHILDREN OF FATE, Ian Bonser | AMERICAN HUNGER, Victor de Oliveira | PERFIDIES, Bill Baber |
INSURRECTION (Feature), Simon Bowler | CRAZY WITH LOVE, Ronald L. Ecker | THE 405, Patrick Byrne |
INSURRECTION (Pilot), Simon Bowler | THE ASHERAH, Ronald Ecker | CRAZY WITH LOVE, Ronald L. Ecker |
THE 405, Patrick Byrne | COLONIALS, Ian Fletcher | COLONIALS, Ian Fletcher |
BLESSE, Bob Canning | DRAGONS, Jason Ginsburg | PEANUT, Manny Jimenez Sr. |
BURNER, Bob Canning | THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEORGE BAILEY, Phillip Hardy | MYSPACE LOVE, Christophe Lourenço |
THE GHOSTS OF LONDONDERRY, Bob Canning | NOBODY’S TRACKS, Guy Harvey | THE CHERRY ROOM, Christine, Stevens DeLorenzo |
SEEMINGLY HARMONIOUS, Dengxian Cao | PEANUT, Manny Jimenez Sr. | |
FELIX KERSTEN, Juniet Cedric | CHOKE JOB, David Johnson | |
CAPE ANGEL BLUES, Carl B. Clark | THE FACTION, Kevin Karp | |
ROAD KILL, Miles Colella | GAMERS, Travis Lemke | |
MARIGOLD, Lisa J. Cristoforo | MYSPACE LOVE, Christophe Lourenço | |
AMERICAN HUNGER, Victor de Oliveira | NEVER A WORD OF A LIE, Karl Mather | |
CRAZY WITH LOVE, Ronald L. Ecker | LOVE CRUSH, Hamilton Mitchell | |
THE ASHERAH, Ronald Ecker | THE LOCKSMITH, Jeffrey Morales | |
COLONIALS, Ian Fletcher | THE LOSING GAME, Bernhard Riedhammer | |
ROCK BOTTOM, Mark Flood | THE LORDS OF FARHAVEN, Michael Snow | |
DRAGONS, Jason Ginsburg | THE CHERRY ROOM, Christine, Stevens DeLorenzo | |
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GEORGE BAILEY, Phillip Hardy | BLACKBERRIES IN THE DREAM HOUSE, Patrick Towne and Diane Frank | |
NOBODY’S TRACKS, Guy Harvey | LOVING MY ENEMY, Maria Rosario A. Yano | |
PEANUT, Manny Jimenez Sr. | ||
CHOKE JOB, David Johnson | ||
THE FACTION, Kevin Karp | ||
CHARMER, David Kurtz | ||
FOR THE LOVE OF PETE, David Kurtz | ||
GAMERS, Travis Lemke | ||
MYSPACE LOVE, Christophe Lourenço | ||
NEVER A WORD OF A LIE, Karl Mather | ||
LOVE CRUSH, Hamilton Mitchell | ||
THE LOCKSMITH, Jeffrey Morales | ||
WHEN I WAS A CHILD, Terry Needham | ||
LAST RIDE OF METRO 313, Michael Neyland | ||
DEPARTING O’HARE, Bill Papa | ||
SHINE YOUR EYES, Clint Pearson | ||
MALE DELIVERY, Paul Penley | ||
THE LOSING GAME, Bernhard Riedhammer | ||
UP THE MAST, Andrew Smith | ||
THE LORDS OF FARHAVEN, Michael Snow | ||
RICHER THAN A WHITE MAN, Christine Stevens DeLorenzo | ||
THE CHERRY ROOM, Christine, Stevens DeLorenzo | ||
IRON MAIDENS, John Smith | ||
BLACKBERRIES IN THE DREAM HOUSE, Patrick Towne and Diane Frank | ||
THE SECRET OF BANRION WOOD, Persephone Vandegrift | ||
THREE WISHES, Rita Wheeler | ||
LOVING MY ENEMY, Maria Rosario A. Yano | ||