The Austin Film Festival announced today the 2014 Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Finalists.
The winners will be announced during this year’s Conference at the Awards Luncheon Oct. 25 at the Austin Club. Winners will receive cash prizes ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, reimbursements for travel and lodging while at AFF, not to metional all of the networking at the festival itself.
2014 FINALISTS
SCREENPLAY – DRAMA
Presented by Writers Guild of America, East
“Ace of Spades” by Jesse Gustafson (New York, NY)
“Breakfast With Coolidge” by Brian Weakland (Henrico, VA)
“Dead River Girl” by Morris Long (Los Angeles, CA)
“The Kreutzer Sonata” by Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott (Los Angeles, CA)
“Nuclear Sirloin” by Ron Fanning (Phoenix, AR) & Tony Motzenbacker (Los Angeles, CA)
“Quinn the Eskimo” by Susan Brunig (Oakland, CA)
SCREENPLAY – COMEDY
Underwritten by The Melcher Charitable Foundation
“About the Author” by Wes Brown (Los Angeles, CA)
“I (Expletive) James Bond” by Josh Hallman (West Hollywood, CA)
The Last Babinski by Andrew Siara (Los Angeles, CA)
“Smirk and Fall” by Matt Lutsky (Los Angeles, CA)
“Suicide Boy” by Laura Hainke (Alameda, CA)
“Three Month”s by Jared Frieder (Los Angeles, CA)
ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT AWARD
For feature scripts in all genres with an original concept and distinctive voice that can be produced for under $5 million. The production company was founded by Rick Dugdale and Daniel Petrie, Jr.
“The Last Babinski” by Andrew Siara (Los Angeles, CA)
“Last Time” by Peter Timony (West Orange, NJ)
“The Libertine” by Ben Kopit (Los Angeles, CA)
“The Moon, The Stars and All The Planets” by Carey Dunn (Santa Monica, CA)
“Suicide Boy” by Laura Hainke (Alameda, CA)
FADE TO BLACK AWARD
Presented by The Black List
Open to feature scripts with a highly unique concept in any genre and of any budget.
“About the Author” by Wes Brown (Los Angeles, CA)
“I (Explitive) James Bond” by Josh Hallman (West Hollywood, CA)
“Life’s a Beaut” by Kelly K. Anelons (Harvard, MA)
“The Magic Kingdom” by Michael McQuade (Los Angeles, CA)
“The Moon, the Stars and All the Planets” by Carey Dunn (Santa Monica, CA)
DARKWOODS PRODUCTIONS SCI-FI AWARD
Open to science fiction, fantasy, horror, surrealism, myth/legend and fantastical storytelling. The studio was founded by Frank Darabont.
“Broken Mirrors” by Peter DiCicco (North Hollwood, CA)
“Death Bus” by Jeff Galante (Los Angeles, CA)
“Foil” by Ethan Solli (Los Angeles, CA)
‘The Incomparable Donald Strange” by James Fant (Los Angeles, CA) & Zach Cannon (Santa Monica, CA)
“Mindstate” by April Rouveyrol (Glendale, CA)
DARKWOODS PRODUCTIONS HORROR AWARD
Open to thrillers, dark suspense, sci-fi, and macabre themes. The production company was founded by Frank Darabont.
“The 700 Year Itch” by Molly Stein (Pasadena, CA) & Moon Zappa (North Hollywood, CA)
“Instruments of Death” by Gwenhyver Davies (Plymouth, Devon, UK)
“Killa” by Mario O. Moreno (North Hollywood, CA)
“Trinket” by Ron Maede (Plainfield, IL)
“Wolf” by Nandita Seshadri (Los Angeles, CA)
TELEPLAY – AMC ONE-HOUR PILOT
“Ascension” by Wes Brown (Los Angeles, CA)
“Death Valley” by Olivia Briggs (New York, NY)
“Freedom, Maine” by Nickolas John Hoover (New York, NY)
“The Gatekeepers” by Emily Brochin (Los Angeles, CA)
“Manned Mission” by Chad Rouch (Apopka, FL)
TELEPLAY – SITCOM PILOT
“Bloom by Kate Spurgeon (West Hollywood, CA)
“Doomsday Messenger Service” by Sylvia Batey Alcala (Los Angeles, CA)
“The Emancipation of J. Ro” by Jason Romaine (Los Angeles, CA)
“Great Points Park” by Danny Sullivan (Los Angeles, CA)
I”’m Adopted… Hallelujah!” by Steven Brandon (Los Angeles, CA) & Beverly Neufeld (Los Angeles, CA)
TELEPLAY – ONE-HOUR SPEC
“The Americans: Barium Meals” by Adam Turner (Los Angeles, CA)
“Hannibal: Konpeito” by Danny Mears (Los Angeles, CA)
“Sleepy Hollow: Day of Darkness” by Noga Landau (Santa Monica, CA)
TELEPLAY – SITCOM SPEC
“Archer: Fool’s Gold” by Graham Currin (Pasadena, CA)
“Bob’s Burgers: Mr. Whiskers” by Dario Konjicija (Studio City, CA) & Damir Konjicija (Studio City, CA)
“The Mindy Project: Penelope” by Elizabeth Campbell Moore (Chicago, IL)