WriteMovies 26th Writing Contest results


CONTEST WINNER : Sarah Hogan - IF NOT NOW...
Sarah is an Oxford grad who has spent many years traveling the world as a career diplomat. She is delighted to have won the WriteMovies contest with only her second script.

"IF NOT NOW..." is a futuristic political thriller that plots the demise of the western world when a famine overtakes the newly minted superpower that is China. How do you stop 1.3 billion Chinese from taking what they need?

SECOND PLACE: Carolyn Kras - MAGNETIC
Carolyn Kras is a Los Angeles writer who recently graduated with an M.F.A. in Dramatic Writing from Carnegie Mellon University. Her feature screenplay Magnetic, about William Gilbert and Queen Elizabeth I’s secret affair, received honors from Screenplay Search, the Swansea Bay Film Festival, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Carolyn also placed second in Scriptapalooza’s sitcom writing competition and is currently writing a legal comedy t.v. pilot. Her plays have been produced around the country. For more information, please visit www.carolynkras.com

Pitch logline: Magnetic is an historical romance about the tempestuous affair between Doctor William Gilbert and his unruly patient, Queen Elizabeth I, as he tries to save her from a mysterious illness.

THIRD PLACE: Paul S. Wolff - 182MB
Paul S. Wolff made a few YouTube Short Films where he worked as actor, producer and above all, as a writer. Every writer should at least once write a wordless short film “Secret Encounter”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxJk6QtX310

 

Semi-Finalists:

 

Finalists:

Contest Winners:

Ali, Habiba - L'ENJEU DU JEU

Aston, Peter - BORDERLINE

Balfour, Grant - I CUT ON DEAD GUYS: A ZOMBIE SURF FILM

Baughman, Joseph - HIGHER LEVEL NEEDS

Beaujard, Johanne - SIMON

Blanchon, Sylvie - PARMI D'AUTRES

Bloch, Jerome - LUNE DE MIEL

Bodereau, Nicolas - LE SOULEVEMENT DES REVES

Bolkvadze, Tamar - ENCORE

Buckley, RJ - TO KILL AN ANGEL

Carter, Diane - POLYMORPHE

Chevrier, Axelle - LE RESEAU

Christopherson, Kyle - SEED

Culton, John - THE HUNTER'S ROAD

D, Desmond - UNINHABITABLE

Dall'Orso, Anne-Catherine - BILLY

de Chauvelin, Christine - CANCER SUR COMMANDE

DeLamater, Marc - TRITON

do Vale, Marie-Christine - ORIGINES

Ecker, Ronald - DESTINY'S DAUGHTERS

Edmonston, Rebecca - NOTHING TO LOSE

Eng, Anne - A TALE OF TWO BROTHERS

Engle, Jordan - SURVIVORS

Erengil, B.G. - MERCY HOSPITAL

Espinoza, Patrick - DES CENDRES A L'EAU

Farrell, Caroline - THE LUPII

Feister, Anna-Beth - T FOR TURMOIL

Gantelet, Leo - LE CHEMIN IDEAL

Garmendia, Sly - LE TREFLE NOIR

Getto, Jason - AMERICAN BABY

Gilleece, Matthew - EVERYMAN

Golde, Bruce - IMPLANTED

Good, Josh - ELEPHANT HEARTS

Gordon, Carol - MAGGIE EXPOSED

Gourgaud, Lionel - E.M.I.

Grabowski-Cotton, Laura - RECALCULATING 10-1-10

Grabowski-Cotton, Laura - THE ACCIDENTAL ENGAGEMENT

Grebb, Michael - A CHRISTMAS SCHEME

Guennani, Zoher - REMEMBER DEATH

Guimond, Richard - FOGGY JOE

Gurich, Ted - MARIACHIS IN MAZATLAN

Hamant, Jean - NATION DANTONE

Hammond, Robert - B.B. DeMille

Hatch, Randy - WINLESS WINNER

Heidt, Kenny - TALION

Hogan, Sarah - IF NOT NOW...

Jahant-Osborn, Sundae - JUST KILL ME ALREADY

Jenner, Gail - FOOL MOON

Jevtic, Jovan - BROKEN ROOTS

Johns, Joe - CORPORATE ANXIETY

Kancel, Richard - KLE LA (LA CLEF)

Kornfield, David - AMERICAN TRASH

Kras, Carolyn - MAGNETIC

L'esprit, Nicolas - HELL'S DOORS (LES PORTES DES ENFERS)

Lamb, Aimee - FLORA SANDES, K.G.S.

Leonardi, Thomas - L'EXISTENCE PRECEDE L'ESSENCE

Levchine, Alexis - LE SIMPLE

Loesch, Elisabeth - TANGO INTERRUPTUS

Lourenco, Christophe - MYSPACE LOVE

Lopez, Mario G. - DYSPHONIA

Lundberg, Kris - THE STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN

Maharaki - GENEVIEVE ET LA THEORIE DU CINQ

Maiuro, Travis - THE RENDEZVOUS PRICE

Mansevani, Celestin - SI PAPA SAVAIT

Matson, Adam - INVINCIBLE

McCord, Joseph Lennon - ADOLF'S SECRET

McCoy, Ryan - BURY ME

Michaelson, Jay - NEMO

Michel, Jean-Bernard - LA RAMPE

Miller, A. Blaine - BITTER ROOT

Mitchell, Hamilton - NEW MOMMY

Moncho, Rene - UNE AUSSI LONGUE ABSENCE

Newton, Eafat - THE PARTY OF THE FIRST PART

Noble, Andrew - GRAVITY

Padez, Jim - REMISSION

Penney, Wayne - PITCAIRN

Peterka, Daniela - BLOODBROTHER

Phinny, Peter - ROUGH COUNTRY

Pirzada, Sabir - THE PROMISED LAND

Riedel, Stefan - WORST CASE

Rocher, Dominique - SIXTIES BLUES

Rostron, Brittany - INHERITANCE

Sampana, Naoue - AMERICAN FILM

Samson, Marc - MAELSTROM

Scott, Caleb - DIXIE LAND

Shank, Steven - BUSH LEAGUE

Singleton, Jason - PIPE DREAMS

Speakes, Will - HARMAN

Spurling, Lucinda - THE EMPIRE OF THE AIR

Sroka, Jurgen - DER SANDMANN

St Clair, Leo - LA VAGUE BLEUE

Stadulis, Christopher - BURNING DOWN

Stark, Richard - MY SON'S BIG BRIS

Stevens DeLorenzo, Christine - BY PERMISSION OF HEAVEN

Straub, Konrad - FERNGESPRACH

Tillman, Dempsey - THE ALMIGHTY

Tyler, Rob - ROOMIES

Warembourg, Gilles - ELLIPSES

Warren, Victor - JACK TANDY

Wentz, Dainel - SAHAR

Winston, Sammie - LOST AND FINDER

Wolff, Paul - 182 MB

Wood, Annie - ADOPTING GRANDPA

Yarber, Aaron - M


Blanchon, Sylvie - PARMI D'AUTRES

Bloch, Jerome - LUNE DE MIEL

Chevrier, Axelle - LE RESEAU

Dall'Orso, Anne-Catherine - BILLY

de Chauvelin, Christine - CANCER SUR COMMANDE

Ecker, Ronald - DESTINY'S DAUGHTERS

Feister, Anna-Beth - T FOR TURMOIL

Gantelet, Leo - LE CHEMIN IDEAL

Garmendia, Sly - LE TREFLE NOIR

Gilleece, Matthew - EVERYMAN

Guimond, Richard - FOGGY JOE

Hatch, Randy - WINLESS WINNER

Heidt, Kenny - TALION

Hogan, Sarah - IF NOT NOW...

Jahant-Osborn, Sundae - JUST KILL ME ALREADY

Jenner, Gail - FOOL MOON

Johns, Joe - CORPORATE ANXIETY

Kancel, Richard - KLE LA (LA CLEF)

Kras, Carolyn - MAGNETIC

Levchine, Alexis - LE SIMPLE

Maharaki - GENEVIEVE ET LA THEORIE DU CINQ

Maiuro, Travis - THE RENDEZVOUS PRICE

Michel, Jean-Bernard - LA RAMPE

Newton, Eafat - THE PARTY OF THE FIRST PART

Penney, Wayne - PITCAIRN

Peterka, Daniela - BLOODBROTHER

Pirzada, Sabir - THE PROMISED LAND

Riedel, Stefan - WORST CASE

Speakes, Will - HARMAN

Spurling, Lucinda - THE EMPIRE OF THE AIR

Sroka, Jurgen - DER SANDMANN

St Clair, Leo - LA VAGUE BLEUE

Stadulis, Christopher - BURNING DOWN

Stevens DeLorenzo, Christine - BY PERMISSION OF HEAVEN

Straub, Konrad - FERNGESPRACH

Tillman, Dempsey - THE ALMIGHTY

Warembourg, Gilles - ELLIPSES

Wentz, Daniel - SAHAR

Winston, Sammie - LOST AND FINDER

Wolff, Paul - 182 MB

Contest Winner:

Sarah Hogan - IF NOT NOW...

 

Second Place:

Carolyn Kras - MAGNETIC

Third Place:

Paul Wolff - 182MB

 

Distinction:

Matthew Gilleece - EVERYMAN

Kenny Heidt - TALION

Wayne D. Penney - PITCAIRN

Gilles Warembourg - ELLIPSES

 

Runners Up:

Ronald L. Ecker - DESTINY'S DAUGHTERS

Christine Stevens DeLorenzo - BY PERMISSION OF HEAVEN

Daniela Peterka - BLOODBROTHER

Stefan Riedel - WORST CASE

Lucinda Spurling - THE EMPIRE OF THE AIR

Jerome Bloch - LUNE DE MIEL




WriteMovies.com International Writing Competition #26


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.

If you do not find your name on this list, it does not mean that you are a "bad" writer. We sincerely believe that anyone who sacrifices, nights, weekends and often a lot more, to the dream of becoming a writer, is deserving of respect.

We hope that those who did not make it 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: http://www.writemovies.com/consulting_text.htm

With thanks and best wishes to you all,

The WriteMovies.com team.

Résultats De Concours No: 26

WriteMovies.com, concours international pour la promotion des auteurs à Hollywood.

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, l'Inde, la Suisse, l'Autriche, la Russie, l'Italie, la Géorgie, le Mexique, le Japon, l'Afrique du Sud et le Cameroun.

La standard était très élevé, par conséquent le grand nombre d'auteurs que nous avons admis à 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 à 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, (à 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 à rendre ce site plus approprié à vos carrières.

Avec tous nos remerciements et nos meilleurs voeux à vous tous.

Cordialement,

Le Team WriteMovies.com

WriteMovies.com: Der internationale Schriftstellerwettbewerb: 26

Wir empfingen 1000 Drehbücher, Bücher, Theaterstücke, Kurzgeschichten und Artikel von den folgenden Ländern: USA, Kanada, Großbritannien, Irland, Australien, Neuseeland, Deutschland, Frankreich, Belgien, Indien, von der Schweiz, Österreich, Rußland, Italien, Georgien, Mexiko, Japan, Südafrika und dem Cameroon.

Der gesamte Standard war sehr hoch, darum die grosse Anzahl von Autoren, die für die abschließende Runde ausgewählt wurden.

Wenn Sie nicht Ihren Namen auf dieser Liste finden, bedeutet es nicht, daß Sie ein " unbegabter " Schriftsteller sind. Wir glauben aufrichtig, daß jeder, der Nächte, Wochenende und häufig viel mehr, für den Traum Schrifsteller zu werden aufopferte, Respekt verdient hat.

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.

 
I just wanted to thank everyone at Writemovies.com for their hard work and dedication to discovering new talent and stories. I cannot tell you how elated I was when I found out I placed second in the contest and I'm happy that everyone liked the story so much. For me, that is the highest honor. It was a real thrill and my whole family is just so proud. Thank you, everyone!
-Jacob K.-
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-Natalie H.-

Your contest, the Write Movies International Writing Competition, embodies the first major opportunity for success as screenwriters and filmmakers these two have. To even make it as finalists testifies to what they can achieve. All invested in adev.ious.plot look forward to seeing the final results of this contest and will continue to fight for every scrap of success they can.
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