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WriteMovies.com Holds L.A. Reception Celebrating Winners Of International Writing Contest
WriteMovies.com is holding a reception to celebrate the winners of its international writing contest, on October 8, 2002 at The Lot, Warner Hollywood Studios. Many international writers and industry figures will attend with Niki Marvin—producer of The Shawshank Redemption—as guest of honor.
Jeff Dixon will receive a first prize of $2000 for his winning script Dermis, a horror thriller staged in the eerie world of tattoo collectors. Second place is Jimmy Shea for The Chat Room, another thriller with cybersex as the backdrop. Third place goes to German novelist Cornelia Kempf for her superb Die Gaerten Von Damaskus (The Gardens of Damascus), a dramatic love story about an enslaved German nobleman and an Arabian Princess set during the Crusades.
“One of the main objectives of the company is to help open doors for up and coming screenwriters often missed or ignored in Hollywood,” says WriteMovies.com president Alex Ross. “The goal is to provide a richer entertainment experience by offering new perspectives,” he adds.
Via management, writing contests, script analysis, and other writing services, WriteMovies.com specializes in finding storytellers worldwide and has an esteemed board of directors.
One board member, Tom Craig, Senior Executive VP at Universal Studios, responsible for such pictures as Shakespeare in Love says, "WriteMovies.com has an experienced staff that helps you tailor your project to give it the best possible chance of landing on the desk of potential buyers. I recommend WriteMovies very highly".
Updated: 09/20/2002
Additional Contest Info: WriteMovies' Writing Contest 80
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!THE ANIMAL LOVER
Elevated Sci-Fi/Horror/Black Comedy (Based on the PD novel “The Camel” by Lord Berners) After a series of uncharted meteor showers, voracious wild animals begin to hatch and kill their prey throughout the British Isles, the timid wife of a starchy country vicar finds the company of a malevolent albino camel more appealing than her husband's! Comps: THE BIRDS meets THE INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS)
BURNER: A Killing in Palm Springs
A Black police detective must put aside her personal problems and fears of on-the-job discrimination to track down an opioid-addicted hitman who is experiencing bouts of guilt and rage when he realizes he killed the wrong victim.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A former preacher, haunted by the tragic rape/murder of his twin sister, spirals into darkness as supernatural forces, both angelic and demonic, wage war for his soul.
Unknown Black Assailant
As the crack epidemic erupts across 1980s small-city America, a Black rookie detective investigating a string of gang murders in Little Rock, Arkansas uncovers a CIA-backed arms-for-drugs conspiracy—forcing him to choose between protecting his family and exposing a truth that could destroy him.
Eternal Blessings
A dying woman enters a time portal to confront her criminal past, only to realize that what she seeks is in the present--but getting back is proving harder than she thought.
SETTLING THE BOOKS
A cautious investigator is none the less drawn in, along with four other heirs, by the reading of a billionaire rare book dealer’s will, they’re sealed in an airtight panic room, and with only four hours air, must solve the centuries-old mystery contained in the book ‘The Castilian Cypher’ in order to escape.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
She Curses Like a Sailor
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York.
Lady Diogenes of the Shadow
Three retired ladies candidly discuss their bizarre neighbor over morning coffee.
Perfect Beau
A Brainiac Plain Jane clones her ideal boyfriend out of her gorgeous girlfriends' boyfriends' DNA for her university's senior class science project.
