We received nearly 1000 screenplays, books, plays, short stories and articles from the following countries: USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Belgium, India, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Italy, Greece, Nigeria, Georgia, Mexico, Japan, South Africa and The Cameroon.
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
With thanks and best wishes to you all,
The WriteMovies.com team.
Contest Winner:
David Susskind – CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT
Second Place:
Rebekah E. Reaves – OFFSIDERS
Third Place:
T.A. Snyder – DOWN WITH THE DEAD
Honorable Mentions:
Markus Pintaske – ICH BIN
Gerald Engler – LE REMPLAÇANT
Christian Bourgeois – APRÉS CINQ, C’EST SIX?
Danny Nowlin – SPOOKS
| QUARTER-FINALISTS | SEMI-FINALISTS | FINALISTS |
| Aiman, Scott A. – IF YOU WALK AWAY | Batten, Quentin – LILLY OF THE WOOD | Bourgeois, Christian – APRÉS CINQ, C’EST SIX? |
| Ardolino, Jason – PURGATORY | Benson, Mya – THE SNOWBALL EFFECT | Doring, Petra – CACHTISCHVARIATIONEN |
| Batten, Quentin – LILLY OF THE WOOD | Bierman, Michael, THE FAD | Engler, Gerald – LE REMPLAÇANT |
| Beattie, Alex – MR. EGOFILM | Bourgeois, Christian – APRÉS CINQ, C’EST SIX? | Findlay, Daniel – ONE WAY OUT |
| Benson, Mya – THE SNOWBALL EFFECT | Caroll, O.R. – JENNIFER’s DEBT | Hautepierre, Jean – TRISTAN ET YSEULT |
| Bierman, Michael, THE FAD | Catangay, Michael – NINA | Hestand, Robert – THE TALOQUAN NETWORK |
| Bordone, Carlo – WARTIME REVELATIONS | Cole, Thomas – THE SAGA OF BEOWULF | Hsiao, James – NARCOSIS |
| Bourgeois, Christian – APRÉS CINQ, C’EST SIX? | Cruz, John – THE CAUSE OF IT ALL | La Breche, Michael – PARIFAL |
| Briz, Pablo Alejandro – CAPITAL SIN | Daily, Steven – WILD CHILD | Littell, Paul – GET CARLY |
| Bryant, E.G. – WRETCHED REFUSE | Daily, Steven – MEMPHIS MISCHIEF | n/a – THE MICK |
| Bush, Russell – DOG TAG MESSENGER | Daily, Steven – COUNTRY COOKIN | Nelson, Brian Dale – TAGGED |
| Bush, Russell, THE EAGLE WITH THE POISON HEART | Doring, Petra – CACHTISCHVARIATIONEN | Nicolov, Sophie – LIKE ERROL FLYNN |
| Carmean, Kyle – 1601 | Engler, Gerald – LE REMPLAÇANT | Nowlin, Danny – SPOOKS |
| Caroll, O.R. – JENNIFER’s DEBT | Erickson, David C.C. – I ROBBED THE DALAI LAMA | Pintaske, Markus – ICH BIN |
| Catangay, Michael – NINA | Findlay, Daniel – ONE WAY OUT | Pires, Yves Manuel – JUDGMENT |
| Cole, Thomas – THE SAGA OF BEOWULF | Fullerton, Robert – THE BURNING | Ramirez, Thalia Drori – THE BOTANIST |
| Cruz, John – THE CAUSE OF IT ALL | Gately, Louis & Robert – THE BARKING SPIDER | Reaves, Rebekah E. – OFFSIDERS |
| Daily, Steven – WILD CHILD | Gentile, AJ – CROSSER | Ritz, Janet – UNDER ERCIYES (UNDER THE WHITE MOUNTAIN) |
| Daily, Steven – MEMPHIS MISCHIEF | Goodner, Kelly – HIGH STAKES | Russell, Johnny – THEIR PRESENCE |
| Daily, Steven – COUNTRY COOKIN | Griggs, Parrish – ARKAN: THE LAST CAMPAIGN | Smith, Timothy Jay – A VISION OF ANGELS |
| DeBon, Dennis – DAVID vs HARRAH’S | Grosman, Maty – A STOLEN HEART | Snyder, T.A. – DOWN WITH THE DEAD MAN |
| Doring, Petra – CACHTISCHVARIATIONEN | Hall, Moss – EARTH SONG | Susskind, David – CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT |
| Engler, Gerald – LE REMPLAÇANT | Hamedi, Leyla – HOLI COW | Verdu, Patrick – POURQUOI? |
| Erickson, David C.C. – I ROBBED THE DALAI LAMA | Hautepierre, Jean – TRISTAN ET YSEULT | Way, D. – THE RUBBER MASK COMMITTEE |
| Findlay, Daniel – ONE WAY OUT | Henderson, Leslie – SHELF LIFE | Yang, Yiyi – JAMAIS SANS TOIT |
| Fitzgerald, Peter – BOUNCING | Hestand, Robert – THE TALOQUAN NETWORK | |
| Francis, Isaiah – PHARAOH | Hsiao, James – NARCOSIS | |
| Fullerton, Robert – THE BURNING | Jahant-Osborn, Sundae – STAYCATION | |
| Gately, Louis & Robert – THE BARKING SPIDER | Keil/Gately, Drew/Robert – GOING SOLO | |
| Gentile, AJ – CROSSER | Kirk, Sundanya – ROMAN NIGHTS | |
| Gonzalés/Gill, Tacho/Pablo – THE RASCAL | Kondrashoba, Irina – CALLOUS PEOPLE | |
| Goodner, Kelly – HIGH STAKES | Kurland, Sean O’Neal – THE GREAT BELOW | |
| Griggs, Parrish – ARKAN: THE LAST CAMPAIGN | La Breche, Michael – PARIFAL | |
| Grosman, Maty – A STOLEN HEART | Littell, Paul – GET CARLY | |
| Hall, Moss – EARTH SONG | MacGregor, Andrew – INSTRUMENTS OF WAR | |
| Hamedi, Leyla – HOLI COW | Maruno, Tsubasa – SHE’S ELECTRIC | |
| Harring, Michael – MY FRIEND, THE WIRE | Mathieu, Saliva – THE 5TH NATION | |
| Haringer, Brent – DEAD ENDERS | Miller, Scott C. – AUTUMN’S BURN | |
| Hautepierre, Jean – TRISTAN ET YSEULT | n/a – THE MICK | |
| Hector, Richard – LIFE BEYOND | Nelson, Brian Dale – TAGGED | |
| Helwig, Cynthia – BECAUSE I CAN | Nicolov, Sophie – LIKE ERROL FLYNN | |
| Henderson, Leslie – SHELF LIFE | Nowlin, Danny – SPOOKS | |
| Henderson, Leslie – SHELF LIFE II | Palmer, Michelle – THE ONES YOU CHOSE | |
| Hestand, Robert – THE TALOQUAN NETWORK | Pintaske, Markus – ICH BIN | |
| Hestand, Robert – NARCOSIS | Pires, Yves Manuel – JUDGMENT | |
| Hsiao, James – NARCOSIS | Ramirez, Thalia Drori – THE BOTANIST | |
| Jacoby, Ashley – JURY FROM HELL | Reaves, Rebekah E. – OFFSIDERS | |
| Jahant-Osborn, Sundae – STAYCATION | Ritz, Janet – UNDER ERCIYES (UNDER THE WHITE MOUNTAIN) | |
| Keil/Gately, Drew/Robert – GOING SOLO | Russell, Johnny – THEIR PRESENCE | |
| Kirk, Sundanya – ROMAN NIGHTS | Sardes, Kobi – VEGAS | |
| Kondrashoba, Irina – CALLOUS PEOPLE | Schiavo, Nathaniel – PURGED WITH BLOOD | |
| Kuehlein, Ingmar – THE NIGHT | Smith, Timothy Jay – A VISION OF ANGELS | |
| Kurland, Sean O’Neal – THE GREAT BELOW | Snyder, T.A. – DOWN WITH THE DEAD MAN | |
| La Breche, Michael – PARIFAL | Standing, Eli – DEATH STORY | |
| Leblang, Casey – MY BIOLOGICALS | Susskind, David – CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT | |
| Littell, Paul – GET CARLY | Taddei, Paolo – OBSCURITY | |
| MacGregor, Andrew – INSTRUMENTS OF WAR | Turman, Pat – A PLACE BY THE FIRE | |
| Maruno, Tsubasa – SHE’S ELECTRIC | Turner, Sharon L. – GLOBULUS IN LA | |
| Mathieu, Saliva – THE 5TH NATION | Vajda, Deborah – BITER BUSH | |
| McQuade, Michael – THE MAGIC KINGDOM | Verdu, Patrick – POURQUOI? | |
| Metellus, Derrick – QUARTER LIFE CRISIS | Way, D. – THE RUBBER MASK COMMITTEE | |
| Miller, Scott C. – AUTUMN’S BURN | Yang, Yiyi – JAMAIS SANS TOIT | |
| Musk, Rachel – A MATTER OF MINUTES | Young, Matt – COLONY | |
| n/a – THE MICK | ||
| Nelson, Brian Dale – TAGGED | ||
| Nicolov, Sophie – LIKE ERROL FLYNN | ||
| Norwood, David – BLOODY KISSES | ||
| Nowlin, Danny – SPOOKS | ||
| Opgenorth, Travis – GRIDIRON | ||
| Palmer, Michelle – THE ONES YOU CHOSE | ||
| Pintaske, Markus – ICH BIN | ||
| Pires, Yves Manuel – JUDGMENT | ||
| Plamann-Handford, Linda – IMPERFECT | ||
| Ramirez, Thalia Drori – THE BOTANIST | ||
| Reaves, Rebekah E. – OFFSIDERS | ||
| Ritz, Janet – UNDER ERCIYES (UNDER THE WHITE MOUNTAIN) | ||
| Russell, Johnny – THEIR PRESENCE | ||
| Sardes, Kobi – VEGAS | ||
| Schiavello, Michael – EXCEPT EAST RICHMOND | ||
| Schiavello, Michael – THE WATER | ||
| Schiavello, Michael – WONDER LAKE | ||
| Schiavello, Michael – TOLEDO | ||
| Schiavo, Nathaniel – PURGED WITH BLOOD | ||
| Sikorski, Todd – A KILLER SHOT | ||
| Silva, Victor – ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS | ||
| Simpson, Chris – SORRY, I DIDN’T MEAN TO KILL YOU | ||
| Skjerven, Jan Helge – THE REBEL AND THE PLAYER | ||
| Smith, Timothy Jay – A VISION OF ANGELS | ||
| Snyder, T.A. – DOWN WITH THE DEAD MAN | ||
| Standing, Eli – DEATH STORY | ||
| Stone, D.G. – DON’T NEED NO BADGES | ||
| Sullivan, James David – DONNA ROSE QUEEN OF HEARTS | ||
| Susskind, David – CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT | ||
| Szatkowski, Jon – DELLWOOD | ||
| Szatkowski, Jon – A NOBLE TRUTH | ||
| Taddei, Paolo – OBSCURITY | ||
| Tanyi, Elvis – DOLLAR MANAGEMENT | ||
| Taylor, Adam – MY BOYFRIEND’S THE ANTICHRIST | ||
| Turman, Pat – A PLACE BY THE FIRE | ||
| Turner, Sharon L. – GLOBULUS IN LA | ||
| Vajda, Deborah – BITER BUSH | ||
| Verdu, Patrick – POURQUOI? | ||
| Vermeer, Susan – ROARING RAMPAGE OF REVENGE | ||
| Way, D. – THE RUBBER MASK COMMITTEE | ||
| White, Tricia – CANDY CORN | ||
| Wise, Dawn Fields – THE POEM | ||
| Yang, Yiyi – JAMAIS SANS TOIT | ||
| Young, Matt – COLONY |