WriteMovies 34th Writing Contest results
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:
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With thanks and best wishes to you all,
Contest Winner:
Aaron Robinson – STAND ALONE
Second Place:
Danielle Barros – THE KARAOKE KID
Third Place:
Leonardo Reis – STORM DRAGONS
Honorable mentions:
Edith Devillet – LES NIOCKS
Keith Strausbaugh/Anthony Gidubaldi – CJ ROPER, 2ND GRADE DICK
Bob Canning – THE ADVENTURES OF THE VELVET CAT
Claudia Eckmann – KLEIDER MACHEN LEUT
Urs Aebersold – NUITS BLANCHES
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Afonso, Ricardo – ROGUE SHADOWS Arria/Segal – EAST SIDE GIRL: THE MUSICAL Aebersold, Urs – NUITS BLANCHES Artner, Markus – FINNS HUNDE Baltz/Baltz, Wayne/Terry – THOREAU Barros, Danielle – THE KARAOKE KID Bayford, Paul – ICE DRAGON Beattie, Alex – SLEIGHER Benson, Paul – HEROINES FOR HIRE Berliner, Angela – MOSQUITO BITES Berliner, Angela – THE ROSE TREE Bernard, Erik H. – OX IN THE CULVERT Bertram, Dorothy – SPECIAL TREATMENT Bewkes, Alec – PAR SIX Berrow, Language – AT THE CROSS Bostian, Kyle – SEX, DRUGS & SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT Bourgeois, Christian – LE DERNIER JOUR DU MÉDAILLON Burgess, Scott – SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK Buzzell, Stephanie N – HIGH CLASS Cammarata, Tony – HOOLIGAN Cammarata, Tony – NEW WORLD ORDER: PILOT Canning, Bob – THE ADVENTURES OF THE VELVET CAT Canning, Bob – THE CAMEL Choi, Simon J – DANDELIONS Clark, Kenlon – THE FRIEND ZONE Clark/Rubio, Kenlon/William – FORGED Cousin, Tyrone – THIRTY DAYS Cordrav, Dawn – ALL IN Cragg, Lauren C. – SUICYCLE RACERS Cramer, Marius – DIE FRAUENKAMMER Donohue, Michael – SUCH IS LIFE Douglas, Micheal – CURE OF DARKNESS Devillet, Edith – LES NIOCKS Douglas, Michael – THE SWORD AND THE FLOWER Drago, Cheick – THE TRANSFER Eagle, Jeff – BLUE JOBS Eckmann, Claudia – KLEIDER MACHEN LEUTE Ewinger, Karisa – THE ADVENTURES OF NEDE Faleris, Dennis – THE VESTALS: THE BEGINNING Fitzharris, Tim – LONG WAY FROM TEXAS Flint, John Edward -SILENCE Fridkin/McCurrie, Howard/Tom – THIEVES OF FATE Gill, Doris B. – THE ORB Ginsburg, Jason – PONYTAIL Goodwin, Chase – THE WEAPON THAT ENDS ALL WAR Groth, Peter – THE BOOK OF LIFE Groth, Peter – DAYS OF VENGEANCE Gsell, Anron – PAKT DES FEUERS Guen, Zoher – L’HÉRITAGE DE LUTHOR Guzzardo, Lindsay – THE PERFECT COMEBACK Hector, Richard – HOW I WONDER WHERE YOU ARE Howard, Kevin J. – THE SEEDLING Henderson, Leslie R – MALEDICTION Hurst, Sarah – THE THREAD Jackson, Jim – SHIFT Jaimet, Bobbi – THE OFFICE POOL Kostrikin, Walter – THE WANDERING JEW Lane, Nate – DIMESTORE SAINT LaPoma, Jonathan – THE WAY BACK HOME Lara-Marin, Rico – LET ME BE THE ONE Laulette, Charles – FINALLY ME Leclef, Timucin – HEROMAN Lee, Jeamy – MONSTERSEELEN Levesque, Jody – SIX WALLS Littell, Paul – GET CARLY Loucks, Spencer – IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA: DAVMAN-NEQUIN Lourenço, Christopher – MYSPACE LOVE Louis, Ash – REGIONAL ARTIFACTS: PILOT McCauley, Dane – KEYS TO THE KINGDOM Mouch, Virginia R. – NO ONE ASKED TO DANCE Mummigatti, Karan – 2 HITS Murray, John – LAW AND ORDER: SUV Navon, Liri – THE MEAN REDS Ordonez, Eduard – FOUR SEASONS AT YELLOWSTONE Pederson, Bee – SHORTCUT TO HELL Pedrozzi, Nicola – LOVEBAND Perlick, M – SUMMER OF LOVE Perry, Fred – CROSSINGS Perry, Fred – FIVE DAYS IN CALCUTTA Plamann, Linda – UNDERLYING TRUTHS Portillo, Matthew R. – OFF THE GRID Ramirez, Thalia Drori – THE BOTANIST Riedel, Stefan – LOVE TIMEWARP Reis, Leonardo – STORM DRAGONS Robinson, Aaron – STAND ALONE Rubakhin, Stanislav – THE SEA Ryan, Sean – SWAP Sande, Rick – THE DAMNED Schiavello, Michael – TOLEDO Sherman, Steve – TRUCKIN’ WITH SMILIN’ JACK Simpson/McGuinn, Chris J./Sherry – SORRY, I DIDN’T MEAN TO KILL YOU Spruill, Ray – NICKI FOXX Stamatis/Stamatis, George/Steven P. – LIFECREDIT Strausbaugh/Guidubaldi, Keith/Anthony – CJ ROPER, 2ND GRADE DICK Standing, Eli Joel – DEATH STORY Sullivan, James – DONNA ROSE – QUEEN OF HEARTS Sullivan, James – THESE KIDS ARE DANGEROUS Suver, Irene – REQUIEM Taddei, Paolo – NO CHURCH, NO GOD AROUND Ullendorff, David – FUTURE SCHOOL Valerio, Nicholas Di – ELAH Van Dusen, Ben – ONE FREE WILL Vermeer, Susan – ROARING RAMPAGE OF REVENGE Villela, Javier – THE PEOPLE OF THE SECRET Ville, Anne-Cecile – THE DISTRESS CALL Waller, Corianne – THE PROMISE Waves, Tessa – SAINT CHRISTOPHE Wiebe, Tyler – ALCOHOLICS ANOMALOUS EPISODE 2: THE CHUCKLING Wiebe, Tyler – ALCOHOLICS ANOMALOUS EPISODE 3: FALSE PROFIT Woodard, John – CORA Zimmerman/Jost, Dianna/Brad – TORCHED |
Afonso, Ricardo – ROGUE SHADOWS Arria/Segal – EAST SIDE GIRL: THE MUSICAL Aebersold, Urs – NUITS BLANCHES Artner, Markus – FINNS HUNDE Baltz/Baltz, Wayne/Terry – THOREAU Barros, Danielle – THE KARAOKE KID Bayford, Paul – ICE DRAGON Beattie, Alex – SLEIGHER Benson, Paul – HEROINES FOR HIRE Bertram, Dorothy – SPECIAL TREATMENT Bewkes, Alec – PAR SIX Bostian, Kyle – SEX, DRUGS & SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT Bourgeois, Christian – LE DERNIER JOUR DU MÉDAILLON Burgess, Scott – SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK Buzzell, Stephanie N – HIGH CLASS Cammarata, Tony – HOOLIGAN Cammarata, Tony – NEW WORLD ORDER: PILOT Canning, Bob – THE ADVENTURES OF THE VELVET CAT Choi, Simon J – DANDELIONS Clark, Kenlon – THE FRIEND ZONE Cordrav, Dawn – ALL IN Cragg, Lauren C. – SUICYCLE RACERS Cramer, Marius – DIE FRAUENKAMMER Devillet, Edith – LES NIOCKS Douglas, Micheal – CURE OF DARKNESS Douglas, Michael – THE SWORD AND THE FLOWER Drago, Cheick – THE TRANSFER Eckmann, Claudia – KLEIDER MACHEN LEUTE Faleris, Dennis – THE VESTALS: THE BEGINNING Fitzharris, Tim – LONG WAY FROM TEXAS Flint, John Edward -SILENCE Fridkin/McCurrie, Howard/Tom – THIEVES OF FATE Gill, Doris B. – THE ORB Goodwin, Chase – THE WEAPON THAT ENDS ALL WAR Groth, Peter – THE BOOK OF LIFE Gsell, Anron – PAKT DES FEUERS Guen, Zoher – L’HÉRITAGE DE LUTHOR Guzzardo, Lindsay – THE PERFECT COMEBACK Henderson, Leslie R – MALEDICTION Hurst, Sarah – THE THREAD Jackson, Jim – SHIFT Leclef, Timucin – HEROMAN Levesque, Jody – SIX WALLS Littell, Paul – GET CARLY Loucks, Spencer – IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA: DAVMAN-NEQUIN Louis, Ash – REGIONAL ARTIFACTS: PILOT Lourenço, Christopher – MYSPACE LOVE Mummigatti, Karan – 2 HITS Ordonez, Eduard – FOUR SEASONS AT YELLOWSTONE Pederson, Bee – SHORTCUT TO HELL Perlick, M – SUMMER OF LOVE Perry, Fred – CROSSINGS Ramirez, Thalia Drori – THE BOTANIST Reis, Leonardo – STORM DRAGONS Robinson, Aaron – STAND ALONE Ryan, Sean – SWAP Sherman, Steve – TRUCKIN’ WITH SMILIN’ JACK Simpson/McGuinn, Chris J./Sherry – SORRY, I DIDN’T MEAN TO KILL YOU Spruill, Ray – NICKI FOXX Standing, Eli Joel – DEATH STORY Strausbaugh/Guidubaldi, Keith/Anthony – CJ ROPER, 2ND GRADE DICK Suver, Irene – REQUIEM Ullendorff, David – FUTURE SCHOOL Van Dusen, Ben – ONE FREE WILL Vermeer, Susan – ROARING RAMPAGE OF REVENGE Villela, Javier – THE PEOPLE OF THE SECRET Waller, Corianne – THE PROMISE Waves, Tessa – SAINT CHRISTOPHE Wiebe, Tyler – ALCOHOLICS ANOMALOUS EPISODE 3: FALSE PROFIT Woodard, John – CORA |
Afonso, Ricardo – ROGUE SHADOWS Arria/Segal – EAST SIDE GIRL: THE MUSICAL Aebersold, Urs – NUITS BLANCHES Artner, Markus – FINNS HUNDE Baltz/Baltz, Wayne/Terry – THOREAU Barros, Danielle – THE KARAOKE KID Benson, Paul – HEROINES FOR HIRE Bostian, Kyle – SEX, DRUGS & SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT Bourgeois, Christian – LE DERNIER JOUR DU MÉDAILLON Burgess, Scott – SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK Buzzell, Stephanie N – HIGH CLASS Cammarata, Tony – HOOLIGAN Cammarata, Tony – NEW WORLD ORDER: PILOT Canning, Bob – THE ADVENTURES OF THE VELVET CAT Cordrav, Dawn – ALL IN Cragg, Lauren C. – SUICYCLE RACERS Cramer, Marius – DIE FRAUENKAMMER Devillet, Edith – LES NIOCKS Douglas, Micheal – CURE OF DARKNESS Douglas, Michael – THE SWORD AND THE FLOWER Eckmann, Claudia – KLEIDER MACHEN LEUT Fitzharris, Tim – LONG WAY FROM TEXAS Flint, John Edward -SILENCE Fridkin/McCurrie, Howard/Tom – THIEVES OF FATE Goodwin, Chase – THE WEAPON THAT ENDS ALL WAR Gsell, Anron – PAKT DES FEUERS Guen, Zoher – L’HÉRITAGE DE LUTHOR Henderson, Leslie R – MALEDICTION Hurst, Sarah – THE THREAD Jackson, Jim – SHIFT Leclef, Timucin – HEROMAN Loucks, Spencer – IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA: DAVMAN-NEQUIN Ordonez, Eduard – FOUR SEASONS AT YELLOWSTONE Pederson, Bee – SHORTCUT TO HELL Perlick, M – SUMMER OF LOVE Perry, Fred – CROSSINGS Ramirez, Thalia Drori – THE BOTANIST Reis, Leonardo – STORM DRAGONS Robinson, Aaron – STAND ALONE Ryan, Sean – SWAP Sherman, Steve – TRUCKIN’ WITH SMILIN’ JACK Simpson/McGuinn, Chris J./Sherry – SORRY, I DIDN’T MEAN TO KILL YOU Standing, Eli Joel – DEATH STORY Strausbaugh/Guidubaldi, Keith/Anthony – CJ ROPER, 2ND GRADE DICK Suver, Irene – REQUIEM Ullendorff, David – FUTURE SCHOOL Vermeer, Susan – ROARING RAMPAGE OF REVENGE Waller, Corianne – THE PROMISE Wood |