We are delighted to announce the winners of our Winter 2018 Screenwriting Contest.
Another contest complete, another group of winners revealed. We’ve seen the growth and improvement in many writers who have submitted – something that is reflected by the results! 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. Our top 3 now get those for free for the next year!
Here’s what our Top 3 win…
- Cash prize of $2000 for our Grand Prize Winner
- 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.
CONGRATULATIONS to SLAVE SHIP by Tyler True for winning the Winter 2018 Screenwriting Competition!
A great win for Tyler for this excellent script about harrowing history and inspirational change. Tyler now takes home those wonderful prizes listed above. But we must also congratulate…
Second Placed Winner, CHARMER by David Kurtz – David has improved on his Third Placed finish in our Summer contest and was so close to taking home the main prize! Good job, David!
Third Placed Winner, INSURRECTION by Simon Bowler. Another win for Simon following on from his “Best Teleplay” win – another script that has continued to improve over multiple submissions!
And, of course, a special congrats to our Honorable Mentions: NEW REALITY by Carolyn Kras, MAGIC MAN by Dee Donavan, THE CRAWL-UP by Gabriell DeBear Paye, VALENTYNE by Dashiell Finley, THE DAWN OF EVE by James Bingham, A Shadow in Space by Bryan Reilly, and THE FOURTH COURIER by TIimothy Jay Smith.
A very well done to everyone named here and the many other impressive scripts we read this time round. It’s been a tough field to choose from! See the results in full below.
We’ll be telling you all about our winners in the coming weeks, and getting their script development phase underway.
Head to our Facebook page and our Twitter feed to congratulate our top three winners and Honorable Mentions yourself!
Here are the Winter 2018 Screenwriting Contest Winners and Honorable Mentions…
| GRAND PRIZE WINNER | ||
| SLAVE SHIP by Tyler True | ||
| SECOND PLACE | THIRD PLACE |
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| CHARMER by David Kurtz | INSURRECTION, Simon Bowler | |
| HONORABLE MENTIONS | ||
| NEW REALITY by Carolyn Kras | MAGIC MAN by Norma Hickox | THE CRAWL-UP by Gabriell DeBear Paye |
| VALENTYNE by Dashiell Finley | THE DAWN OF EVE by James Bingham | A Shadow in Space by Bryan Reilly |
| THE FOURTH COURIER by Timothy Jay Smith |
Here are the Winter 2018 Screenwriting Contest Semi-Finalists…
| Semi-Finalists | ||
| THE DAWN OF EVE, James Bingham | TO DIE IN TAJOUTE, Virginia Bola | INSURRECTION, Simon Bowler |
| THE OUTSKIRTS OF PARADISE, Montgomery Burt | WHEN THE WHITE DOVE SPEAKS, Al Case | VALENTYNE, Dashiell Finley |
| ENDANGERED SPECIES, Mark Flood | SHAKESPEARE OF AVON, James Hanson | MAGIC MAN, Norma Hickox |
| BLACK SHEEP, John Hunter | WHEN WE FALL BEHIND, Dan Hutchinson | NEW REALITY, Carolyn Kras |
| CHARMER, David Kurtz | THE LOCKSMITH, Jeffrey Morales | BAD DOG, Phil Olsen |
| THE CRAWL UP, Gabriell DeBear Paye | A SHADOW IN SPACE, Bryan Reilly | SAVIOR, Bo Sanders |
| STAR BLUE SOLDIER, Donahue Silvia | THE FOURTH COURIER, Timothy Jay Smith | THE FIRSTBORN, William Smith |
| SLAVE SHIP, Tyler True | LAST PRINCE OF WALES, Ethan Westgate | COLD FOOTED, Tanya M. Wheeler |
| THE REALM, Tanya M. Wheeler | LEGACY OF THE GODS, Tim Wong |
Winter 2018 Screenwriting Contest Quarter-Finalists…
| Quarter-Finalists | ||
| STRANDED, Christopher Andre | STEVE DEUCE, Justin Andreas | BUSHIDO BASEBALL, Charles R. Astone |
| MEGABALL$, Marc Baron | THE DAWN OF EVE, James Bingham | TO DIE IN TAJOUTE, Virginia Bola |
| INSURRECTION, Simon Bowler | THE OUTSKIRTS OF PARADISE, Montgomery Burt | WHEN THE WHITE DOVE SPEAKS, Al Case |
| ADIONA, Ian Causer | DEAD MAN’S HEAD, Ronald Ecker | ICE CREAM DON’T MELT IN ENGLEWOOD, Richard Ehrenreich |
| VALENTYNE, Dashiell Finley | ENDANGERED SPECIES, Mark Flood | THE OATH, Axel Gerand |
| SHAKESPEARE OF AVON, James Hanson | MAGIC MAN, Norma Hickox | BLACK SHEEP, John Hunter |
| WHEN WE FALL BEHIND, Dan Hutchinson | BOMMY!, Boim Hwang | A SECOND CHANCE, Manny Jimenez Sr. |
| MATANZAS, Piotr Kaszuba | NEW REALITY, Carolyn Kras | CHARMER, David Kurtz |
| TALK THERAPY, Thomas Moore | THE LOCKSMITH, Jeffrey Morales | PROJECT ΩMEGA, P. James Norris |
| BAD DOG, Phil Olsen | TREE HOUSE, Chris Ossman | FINDING ATLANTIS, Katherine Panzella |
| AMERICAN REBEL, Sydney Parran | THE CRAWL UP, Gabriell DeBear Paye | GATEKEEPERS TO THE STARS, Thelma Pickett |
| A SHADOW IN SPACE, Bryan Reilly | 2020AD, Mike Rogers | SAVIOR, Jerome Sanders |
| STAR BLUE SOLDIER, Donahue Silvia | THE FOURTH COURIER, Timothy Jay Smith | THE FIRSTBORN, William Smith |
| TIMBER, Patricia Stevens, Marian Mathews Clark | CUL DE SAC, Charles Stock | SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, Charles Stock |
| SLAVE SHIP, Tyler True | THE VENUS SYNDROME, Lynee Vincentnathan | LAST PRINCE OF WALES, Ethan Westgate |
| COLD FOOTED, Tanya M. Wheeler | THE REALM, Tanya M. Wheeler | ISOLATION, Brian Whiteman |
| LEGACY OF THE GODS, Tim Wong | DISRUPTED, Meredith Wood | AMERICAN MYTHS OF BLACK & WHITE, Aaron Yarber |