We are delighted to announce the quarter-finalists for our Spring 2016 Competition. Since that late surge of entries, causing us to extend the deadline, we had a lot of scripts to get through – and it’s been an enjoyable task reading through every one submitted – so thank you to everyone who entered the contest. We will announce Semi-finalists, winner and runners-up in the next few weeks.
We decided against many competent works for a variety of reasons – and our Director of World Wide Development has written a special article for you about What Your Scripts Have Been Telling Us over this period (CLICK HERE to read it). 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 the quarter-final will stay in touch with us: very few writers secure an industry commission with their first few screenplays. 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
So, without further ado, here are the WriteMovies Spring 2016 International Screenwriting Competition Quarter-Finalists:
| QUARTER-FINALISTS | ||||
| Urs Aebersold, DAS BLOCKHAUS | Urs Aebersold, LINDAS RACHE | Jean-Pierre Audebert, BRADDY WEBBY | James Bingham, THE DAWN OF EVE | Ian Bonser, TARGET: BERLIN! |
| Christian Bourgeois, LA VENGEANCE DU COBRA | Harold L. Brown, DEVIL’S VALLEY JUSTICE | Rohna Buehler, DER VORHANG | Patrick Byrne, FLY GIRL | David Cupples, SAN FRANCISCO SANDINISTA |
| David Cupples, SARIN AND THE MOON PRINCESS | Michael D. Dalzell, BOLLES | Matthew Duffen, DAY ONE THIRTY-ONE | Linda Falcão, OUT FLYING PAST MY BEDTIME | Mark Flood, BITING THE BULLET |
| Prince Gomolvila, MORPH | Paul Gross, DIMINUENDO | Richard Guimond, MELVILLE’S WINDMILL |
Edyta Juzyk, NINJA WARRIORS | Amy L. Kinzer, CAN’T TURN BACK |
| Astrid Korten, FROM LILY WITH LOVE | Jacques Koskas, LE SAC DE VOYAGEEN CUIR FAUVE | Rob Laffin, THE PEOPLE VS. GOLDMAN SACHS | Eyal Lavi, HAIFA | Aleksandra Muni Leykauf, DIE PHÖNIX DIÄT |
| Paul Littell, BREAKTHROUGH | Paul Littell, GET CARLY |
Christophe Lourenço, MYSPACE LOVE – UN SENS A TA VIE! | Matthew McHugh, THE AUTEUR | Hamilton Mitchell, THE BIG BANG THEORY: THE STICK FACTORY |
| Jeffrey Ryan Morales, THE LOCKSMITH: A PAST FATE | Linda Morganstein, MY LIFE WITH STELLA KANE: “UNDER YOUR SKIN” | Jens-Frederik Otto, D-DAY | Tony Pana, TRAMP CITY | Graham Parke, DEBBIE THE VIKING |
| Graham Parke, NO HOPE FOR GOMEZ! – Pilot | Graham Parke, PANDORIUM – SEQUENCE #1: HOW TO CATCH A TIME TRAVELER | Parthena Pavlidou, IN DER STILLE DER NACHT |
Clint Pearson, SHINE YOUR EYES | Russell A. Reball, THE SAPPHIRE KING |
| Math Saliva, THE SANDBOX | Johnny Sanchez, AMBER (AKA COLOURS OF REBELLION) | Paul Sargia, THE MAN WHO STOPS TIME | Timothy Jay Smith, A VISION OF ANGELS | Timothy Jay Smith, FIRE ON THE ISLAND |
| Timothy Jay Smith, RED BANDANA | Andrew Thompson and Tim Thompson, THE LIMELIGHT | Tyler True, ABIGAIL AND KOBO | Tyler True, LOVE IS SOMEWHERE ELSE | David Warnock, BY THE HANDS OF WALLY VINE |
| Tessa Wenslany, OLD | John Woodard, THE BOY FROM THE SEA |