WriteMovies Winter 2019 Screenwriting Contest

We’re delighted to announce the Winners of our Winter 2019 Screenwriting Contest!

GRAND PRIZE WINNER: PROMISE OF TOMORROW, Andrew Pennington
SECOND PLACE: BAD LISTING, Brent Hartinger
THIRD PLACE: WITHOUT BORDERS, Chris Gebhardt & Jenn Russi

HONORABLE MENTIONS

TÖDLICHE ERINNERUNG, Urs Aebersold	LE SECRET DU KATANA NOIR, Christian Bourgeois	STRUCK, Elaine F Chekich
BAD LUCK VS KARMA, Aaron Davis	HOLLYWOOD’S MOST WANTED, Manny Jimenez Sr.	THE SAX, Pascal Kulcsar
AGENT 355, Laura Lambert	THIS IS NOT REVENGE, David Pierotti	THE CRACK IN PEGGY SUE’S FLOOR, John Woodard

And here’s the list of Semi-Finalists…

	Semi-Finalists
BAD LUCK VS KARMA, Aaron Davis	TÖDLICHE ERINNERUNG, Urs Aebersold	SPACE RACERS, Jason Azcar
THE DAWN OF EVE, James Bingham	LE SECRET DU KATANA NOIR, Christian Bourgeois	LA VENGEANCE DU COBRA, Christian Bourgeois
THE WALL, Anthony Buono	UNE CHANCE POUR GUERIR, Christine de Chauvelin	PSYCHOANALYTIC TALES, Christine de Chauvelin
STRUCK, Elaine F Chekich	THE HUNTED, Mark Flood	WITHOUT BORDERS, Chris Gebhardt & Jenn Russi
LAST CHRISTMAS, Owen Gower	BAD LISTING, Brent Hartinger	KOBOS, Adam Hersh
HOLLYWOOD’S MOST WANTED, Manny Jimenez Sr.	THE SAX, Pascal Kulcsar	AGENT 355, Laura Lambert
IN THE ABSENCE OF JUSTICE, Stephen F Maynard	PROMISE OF TOMORROW, Andrew Pennington	THIS IS NOT REVENGE, David Pierotti
BOY MOST WANTED, Tuck Tucker	ESTHER’S DEN, Persephone Vandegrift	THE CRACK IN PEGGY SUE’S FLOOR, John Woodard

And here’s the list of Quarter-Finalists…

	Quarter-Finalists
BAD LUCK VS KARMA, Aaron Davis	TÖDLICHE ERINNERUNG, Urs Aebersold	SPACE RACERS, Jason Azcar
VOLLEYBALL RETRIBUTION, Jason Azcar	APEX VANISHED, Eric Barcley	SERIOUSLY, THESE GUYS?, Paul Bayford
SECRETS OF THE SOUTH, Kathy Berardi & Walter Richardson	THE DAWN OF EVE, James Bingham	LE SECRET DU KATANA NOIR, Christian Bourgeois
LA VENGEANCE DU COBRA, Christian Bourgeois	THE WALL, Anthony Buono	UNE CHANCE POUR GUERIR, Christine de Chauvelin
PSYCHOANALYTIC TALES, Christine de Chauvelin	STRUCK, Elaine F Chekich	IMMORTAL SHADOWS, Jannes C. Cramer & Kirsty C. Olivant
ICE CREAM DON’T MELT IN ENGLEWOOD, Richard Ehrenreich	THE HUNTED, Mark Flood	MONEY MAN, Shunsuke Funakoshi
WITHOUT BORDERS, Chris Gebhardt & Jenn Russi	LAST CHRISTMAS, Owen Gower	THE KEEPERS, Richard Guimond
BAD LISTING, Brent Hartinger	A PAWN FOR MALICE, Cynthia Helwig-Putorti	KOBOS, Adam Hersh
PARAD’EYES, Bon Jerome	HOLLYWOOD’S MOST WANTED, Manny Jimenez Sr.	INCOMPLETE, Kenson Junicue
THE SAX, Pascal Kulcsar	GRIGNE-DINTS, Pascal Kulcsar	AGENT 355, Laura Lambert
IN THE ABSENCE OF JUSTICE, Stephen F Maynard	AKATEWA, Jean-Marie Mazaleyrat & Edith Woi	ACCEPTANCE, Sean McKenzie
THE EMPTY CHURCH, Lawrence Moore	DESERT QUARRY, James Palmer	SHINE YOUR EYES, James Palmer
PROMISE OF TOMORROW, Andrew Pennington	BLOOD FOR FREEDOM, Jean-Pierre Piché	THIS IS NOT REVENGE, David Pierotti
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT STOP SMOKING, Graeme Ratcliffe	EXECUTION DAY, Mike Reid	LOST MEMORIES, Bernhard Riedhammer
FANTASY DATES, Dawn Rochelle	MAN AT THE TOP, Larry Shulruff	BOY MOST WANTED, Tuck Tucker
ESTHER’S DEN, Persephone Vandegrift	A NOTE FROM AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE, Bill Walker	TORCHBEARERS, Carl Williams
THE CRACK IN PEGGY SUE’S FLOOR, John Woodard	OLD, Tessa Wenslany	MARY ELLEN, Lauren Wood

The WriteMovies Winter 2019 Screenwriting Contest is now CLOSED. Thanks to everyone who entered, scroll up to see our list of results!

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