Category: screenplay festival

Winning Feature Screenplay Reading of THE NOWHERE MAN, by Edward Ocean and Michael Sgueglia

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Struggling talent agent, Harry Durst unintentionally saves his idol’s life and changes his forever. CAST LIST: NARRATOR: Rachel Rain Packota Harry: Julian Ford Mary: Stephanie Haines Julia: Vanessa Burns John Lennon: Jason Gray Stevens: Isaiah Kolundzic Yoko: Olivia Jon Get to know the writers:  1. What is your screenplay about? It’s the… Continue reading Winning Feature Screenplay Reading of THE NOWHERE MAN, by Edward Ocean and Michael Sgueglia

1pg SHORT Screenplay – FALLING, by Bernhard Riedhammer

Genre: Romance, Drama When you fall, it’s always good to have a family to pick you up. CAST LIST: Narrator: Jane Hailes Matt: Nick Wicht Heather: Kelci Stephenson Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? It’s about losing, coping, and hoping… and finally stop falling. What genres does your screenplay fall under?… Continue reading 1pg SHORT Screenplay – FALLING, by Bernhard Riedhammer

Winning 1st Scene Screenplay of LURE, by Clark Moriarty

Genre: Horror, Thriller When a group of Instasnap addicted Crazy Rich Kids ignore warnings not to go to the haunted Gomen island, fun soon turns to horror when an deadly augmented reality game forces them to #PlayOrDie. We like to think of it as Super Rich Kids of Instagram meets The Hunger Games. CAST LIST:… Continue reading Winning 1st Scene Screenplay of LURE, by Clark Moriarty

Winning SHORT Screenplay – BREAKDOWN, by J. Logan Alexander

  Liz and Alec are en route to a wedding when they turn the corner and hit the runaway bride with their car. Genre: Comedy, Romance CAST LIST: Narrator: Laura Kyswaty Liz: Lindsay Rolland Mills Alec: Brandon Knox Cop: Luke Robinson Bride: Premika Leo Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? Liz… Continue reading Winning SHORT Screenplay – BREAKDOWN, by J. Logan Alexander

Winning 1st Scene Reading of BROTHERS MCSHANE, by Holt Boggs

  Two dumber-than-dirt lawmen enlist the help of a ‘weird Indian fella’, to help them track down their outlaw twin brothers and save them from hands of the deadly Molcajete Brothers. Genre: Crime, Drama, Adventure CAST LIST: Narrator: Laura Kyswaty Sam Elliot: Brandon Knox Ma: Julie McCarthy Get to know the writer: What is your… Continue reading Winning 1st Scene Reading of BROTHERS MCSHANE, by Holt Boggs

Winning Short Screenplay – SID by Auriga Ifill

Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama An artificial intelligence is tasked with the reintroduction of human life after a bacteria wiped out the entire race. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Reporter: Mandy May Cheetham Hideo Kojima: Peter Mark Raphael Dr. Melvin Hess: Allan Michael Brunet Dr. Amy Kojima: Angelica Alejandro Get to know the writer: What is your… Continue reading Winning Short Screenplay – SID by Auriga Ifill

BEST Scene Screenplay of NEVER SPEAK MY NAME, by Jo Ann Allen, Walter G Meyer, Stampp Corbin

Genre: Drama, History The story of Bayard Rustin a civil rights activist who fought resistance to his participation in the civil rights movement because he was an openly gay man. Bayard triumphs by planning the seminal 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. CAST LIST: Narrator: Sean Ballantyne Martin Luther King: Rais Moui Bayard:… Continue reading BEST Scene Screenplay of NEVER SPEAK MY NAME, by Jo Ann Allen, Walter G Meyer, Stampp Corbin

Winning 1pg Short Screenplay – ORSON WELLES ASHES, by Debra Knox

 Genre: Comedy Charlie and Susan, a couple of Hollywood wannabes drive down Sunset Boulevard in a big black Lincoln with Orson Wells ashes in the trunk and discover what it means to not give up on your dreams. CAST LIST: Narrator: Julian Ford Charlie: Steve Rizzo Susan: Penelope Corrin Get to know the winning writer:… Continue reading Winning 1pg Short Screenplay – ORSON WELLES ASHES, by Debra Knox

Winning TV PILOT of SIRINGO, by Nathan Ward

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama, Western, History A TV series based on the life of the Pinkerton “Cowboy Detective” Charlie Siringo, who spent two decades working undercover across the violent American West, infiltrating gangs including Butch Cassidy’s. The show crosses the Western with undercover crime dramas like Sneaky Pete or The Americans, since the lawman lives… Continue reading Winning TV PILOT of SIRINGO, by Nathan Ward

Winning 1pg SHORT Script Reading of THE PARK PERVERT, by Mark Levitt

Genre: Comedy Public leering, sexual harassment, not just another day in the park. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Sal: Hugh Ritchie Karen: Ariel Brooker Syrus: Geoff Mays Karen: Ariel Brooker Get to know the writer: What is your screenplay about? Its about cover-ups, deception, and lust What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy… Continue reading Winning 1pg SHORT Script Reading of THE PARK PERVERT, by Mark Levitt