WriteMovies.com International Writing Competition #21
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, Kanada, Großbritannien, Irland, Australien, Neuseeland, Deutschland, Frankreich, Belgien, Schweiz, Österreich, Rußland, Italien, Mexiko, Japan, Südafrika und Taiwan.
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.
Grand prize winner of $3000:
Ferriere , Phil – ATOM SMASHERS
Nicholl Fellowship quarterfinalist Phil Ferriere is an alum of UCLA’s Advanced Professional Program in Screenwriting. He has won several contests and placed in many well-regarded screenwriting competitions. Phil’s latest action script and WriteMovies 1st place winner, ATOM SMASHERS, is inspired by the controversy surrounding Switzerland’s Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest particle accelerator, which some say could create micro black holes on Earth. In ATOM SMASHERS, Phil Ferriere focuses on a trio of physicists racing to stop a growing chunk of anti-matter from destroying the Earth, but hubris, emotional baggage and deep character flaws quickly become bigger obstacles than the scientific anomaly. Over the next few weeks, Phil will be consulting with Alex Ross in order to take ATOM SMASHERS to the next level. He is also hard at work on a thriller (in the vein of DISTURBIA and WHAT LIES BENEATH) about a 17-year-old girl who suspects a teenage boy living next door is being physically abused. As she increases her dangerous snooping, she discovers her own father might know more than he’s letting on about what is happening at her neighbor’s. For more information about Phil Ferriere’s work, please visit http://philferriere.com.
Second Place:
Jewers , Margot – CLAIRE JOURNEY
Margot was born and raised in Nova Scotia, although she now resides in New York. When Margot was twenty years old she met her biological mother for the first time, having been adopted. She battled schizophrenia and it was in listening to her life that much of the impetus for CLAIRE JOURNEY was formulated.
She has been acting for over 20 years, and has worked with many plays, screenplays and television scripts. From all of these sources Margot developed a love and respect for ‘the story.’
While studying film production at the Newschool, Margot wrote her first screenplay, EYE CONTACT. She honed her craft by studying film editing: learning to arrange the story in the most effective manner to maximize its impact upon the viewer. She looks forward to writing other screenplays in the future — but not before focusing on getting this very personal story made into a feature.
Third Place
Jordan , La’Chris – ROSES IN THE WATER
La’Chris is a poet, actress, and award-winning playwright who was named one of the ’50 to Watch’ by the Dramatists Guild of America. She has written numerous plays that have been produced throughout the country in such cities as Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York. Her screenplays include THE SOURCE and LOVE IN THE EYES OF A STRANGER. La’Chris is currently at work on a historical romance novel, THE EMBERS OF BELLEVUE which is scheduled to be released in 2010. La’Chris is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, the International Centre for Women Playwrights, and the Northwest Playwrights Alliance.
Honorable Mention:
Espinoza , Patrick – Le Dénommé Joe
| Semi-Finalists: (official) |
Finalists: (will be complete on June 30th) |
| Abdou , Andrew – CAN’T MUMBAI ME LOVE | Bennett , Gareth – HARM’S WAY |
| Adair , Graham – KNOWING | Davidson , Jack – THE GREAT SIGN |
| Altman , Matthew – DJINN | Darrow , Carson – ABSOLVING GRACE |
| Barnett , Kristi – UNSEEN | De Chauvelin , Christine – Journal d’une Hotesse de l’Air |
| Burdick , Curtis & Scott – HELLHOLE | Eckmann , Claudia – REAL ILLUSION |
| Burdick , Curtis & Scott – JONATHAN’S CAROUSELS | Espinoza , Patrick – Le dénommé Joe |
| Buehler , Rosemarie – HÄUTUNG | Ferriere , Phil – ATOM SMASHERS |
| Boyce , Christopher – BOAT PEOPLE | Gallen , Jeffrey – JILTED |
| Balay , Marc – JUMP | Goda , Billy – THE CRETAN BULL |
| Bates , Benjamin – WALRUS EATING BALONEY | Gorney / James, Allen J./ Alan P – COVERAGE |
| Bennett , Gareth – HARM’S WAY | Hauschild , Markus – ReANIMATE |
| Blakemore , Neil – KILL YOUR TV | Jewers , Margot – CLAIRE JOURNEY |
| Carollo , Michael – HAPPINESS | Jordan , La’Chris – ROSES IN THE WATER |
| Conlee , Chris – TREADING WATER | Mackerras , Josephine – SKIN |
| Chapman , Roderick – HOUSE GUESTS | McKinney , Michael – SIREN: THE LAST DAYS |
| Carrie , Vladimir – REBORN | Rogerson , Gordon – BLOOD AND ROSES |
| Chatters , Briana – Hans Can Dance | Senatore , Barbara – THE LAST BIGHEART |
| Christian , Peter – LAST LAUGH | Smith , Timothy – FINAL STATUS |
| Coyne / Litt , Ian / Adam – ONE NIGHT STAND | Walker , James – SHROUDED IN DARKNESS |
| Cagno , Felipe – SEEKING SAMARKAND | Wang , Patrick – IN THE FAMILY |
| Clausen , Mark – HEALTH INSURANCE | Wynn , Todd & Tim – THE PERFECT DEAL |
| Carbiener , Sarah – GALLUP – TV ORIGINAL | Wynn , Todd & Tim – PANTS |
| Davenport , Sheri – EASY ON THE EYES | |
| Dean , Michael – BLUE DRAGON | |
| Duncan , Ed – PIGEON BLOOD RED | |
| Dickson , Matthew – THE TEMPLAR | |
| Davidson , Jack – THE GREAT SIGN | |
| Carson , Darrow – ABSOLVING GRACE | |
| De Chauvelin , Christine – Journal d’une Hotesse de l’Air | |
| Devlin , A.J. – Cardiac Care (TV Pilot) | |
| Englezakis , Sotiris – SAGA CHAPTER ONE: DARK AWAKENING | |
| Ecker , Ronald – DEAD MAN’S HAND | |
| Eckmann , Claudia – REAL ILLUSION | |
| Elliott , Joe – POINT OF RECEPTION | |
| Escalante , June – THE MOSAIC COW | |
| Espinoza , Patrick – Le dénommé Joe | |
| Foulger , Nathan – BEGG ROCK | |
| Ferriere , Phil – ATOM SMASHERS | |
| Frasier , James – ROCHESTER | |
| Frazier , Jaqueline – NUMBER 8 WIRE | |
| Gallen , Jeffrey – JILTED | |
| Gail , Jeidy – H.O.G. | |
| Grant , Billy – THICKER THAN WATER – “MORE THAN CANDY” | |
| Greenberg , Gregg – FRIENDS AND ROMANS | |
| Gentzsch , Ethan – THE MANSARD | |
| Golik , Mark – DEATHWIND | |
| Goda , Billy – THE CRETAN BULL | |
| Goodwin , Chase – JACK THE RIPPER | |
| Goodwin , Chase – THE WEAPON THAT ENDS ALL WAR | |
| Gorney / James, Allen J./ Alan P – COVERAGE | |
| Hainey , Daniel – A DAY IN THE DEATH OF IAN TAMBURINI | |
| Hainey , Daniel – SENSELESS CRIMES | |
| Hasan , Muhammad Ali – BENAZIR | |
| Hauschild , Markus – ReANIMATE | |
| Hogan , Michael – THE FUNNY THING ABOUT ROAD KILL | |
| Hwang , Boim – JEAN -PAUL & YOUNG-JA | |
| Hiser , Doug – THE TEXAS SUGAR PUSSY KAT MURDERS | |
| Hamedi , Leyla – ZOMBIES DON’T RUN | |
| Harel , Drorit – LIONESS | |
| Hogate , Janet – LOOKING FOR A MAN WITH A CORVETTE | |
| Ivanoff , Ryan – IN THE NIGHT OF OLD DAYS | |
| Isaacs , James – STOCKHOLM SYNDROME | |
| Jewers , Margot – CLAIRE JOURNEY | |
| Jones , Graham – IN THE DEVIL’S NAME | |
| Johnson , Tammy – PLAY IT BY YEAR | |
| Kaminski , Steffen F. – THE HEAT IS ON | |
| Keane , Yvonne – RED AND WHITE | |
| Keane , Yvonne – TIME HEALS ALL | |
| Klos , Susan – VOICES | |
| Kim , Frederick – SLEEPERS (Tv Otiginal) | |
| Kabanova , Maria – THE LIMBIC SYNDROME | |
| Kreth , Steve – CONNECTIONS – THE ACCIDENT (TV Original) | |
| Knowlton , Vlada – THE BUSINESS OF GETTING CLYDE | |
| Kadas , Patrick – DRAWING MARIA | |
| Kurtz , Rebecca Allen – 1636 (SIXTEEN THIRTY SIX) | |
| Lepera , Margaret – NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE: I LOVE YOU NOT – AGAIN | |
| Larkin , Brett – UGLY BETTY – LA COSA NOSTRA | |
| Jordan , La’Chris – ROSES IN THE WATER | |
| Mackerras , Josephine – SKIN | |
| McKinney , Michael – SIREN: THE LAST DAYS | |
| Meechan , Denise – RETURN TO SHANDAKEN | |
| Montgomery , P.R. – RED CARD | |
| Munevar , Gonzalo – NAZIS, WOMEN & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | |
| Mott , William – REVENGE OF THE PARROT | |
| Miska , Daniel – ANNADALE | |
| Meyer , Peder – ONE LAST THING | |
| Mauser , Jay – THE TOWN | |
| Marshall , Wyatt , NO PLACE FOR LOVE IN LOS ANGELES | |
| Marshall , Wyatt , CHRISTMAS STREET | |
| Marshall , Brian – THE CHRYSALIS | |
| Migy-Quiquerez , Catherine – Un paquet de Lettres Anonymes et des Années Volées | |
| Nicholis , George – HOLMES | |
| Nordquist , Nerissa – STUCK BETWEEN HERE AND THERE | |
| Nelson , Brian – WHITE LIGHT | |
| Osier , Jocelyn – COMPROMISED | |
| Paolino , Joshua – LOVE AND ASHES | |
| Parham , Amanda – GALAPAGOS | |
| Patrick , Kevin – THE EMANCIPATION OF HELEN MCGILL | |
| Penningroth , Phil – BLACK DOVE | |
| Pham Thai Lan , Espérance – The Dawn of the Emperors | |
| Pieczenik , Roberta – WITHOUT CONSENT | |
| Price , Brian – OLÉ | |
| Quest , Sharlin – WITNESS FOR JFK: THE JEAN HILL STORY | |
| Ungerer , Markus E – HUND-KATER-MAUS, NUR DAS PONY HAT VIER BEINE | |
| Rogerson , Gordon – BLOOD AND ROSES | |
| Rosessler , Juliana – PUSHING DAISIES | |
| Sabbath , David – 53 Hours in Harper’s Ferry | |
| Sattar , Sabina – NCIS – “LAST RIGHTS” | |
| Sesma , Alejandro – DREAM BOY | |
| Sostman , Anne – RAYN | |
| Stonich , Sarah – THESE GRANITE ISLANDS | |
| St. Peters , Susan – WHITE ELEPHANT | |
| Senatore , Barbara – THE LAST BIGHEART | |
| Smith , Timothy – FINAL STATUS | |
| Vieira , Tony – THE SUNSET ECONOMIST | |
| Vaughan , Dave – RIDE TO VENEGEANCE | |
| Voltigeur , Vincent – Chicago Bazar | |
| Walker , James – SHROUDED IN DARKNESS | |
| Wang , Patrick – IN THE FAMILY | |
| Warren , S. Marie – BEYOND THE MIDNIGHT MOUNTAINS | |
| Waterer , Reid – MILLIE AND DANIEL | |
| Wynn , Todd, Tim – PANTS | |
| Weinstock , Eric – BAD BLOOD | |
| Wright , Chad – THE PRISONER | |
| Wynn , Todd & Tim – THE PERFECT DEAL | |
| Wynn , Todd & Tim – PANTS | |
| Young , Jonathan – POINT INNOCENT |