American Accolades Announces Short Screenplay Contest Finalists
The American Accolades 2002-2003 TV and Shorts finalists (in alphabetical order by first name) are…
Finalists
David Rosen and Stacy Van Heusen
Dianne Young
Doug Molitor
Ham Tran
John Lawler
Joseph Holmes
Marc Samson
Mark Goffman
Michael Kaplan and Todd Royal
Honorable Mention:
Alessandra Pilar and Francis Patrick
Doug Allen
Elisa Boren
Jim Macak
Sarah Stratford and Alison Spencer
Updated: 02/24/2003
Additional Contest Info:
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Philosophy of Thrift
A frugal mob boss's obsessive philosophy of thrift unravels into federal catastrophe when his budget-driven order to silence a witness results in the accidental killing of a federal judge, setting off a relentless forensic accountant determined to dismantle his empire by making him spend.
RIAN COUNTRY SAFARI
In the mid-80s, a twenty-something personal injury lawyer inherits an unregulated drive-through safari park and must keep it running long enough to sell it--despite knowing it’s an accident waiting to happen.
Dead Air
A washed-up, legendary basketball announcer becomes the feel-good story of March Madness when the world believes his cancer has returned.
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.
Cold Pepper
A law-abiding, church-going court stenographer becomes a one-woman vigilante 'offing' violent domestic abusers (and other pathetic souls) after their third offense.
Psychotic USA
A dramedy. A razor-sharp satiric view of the laughable state of modern psychiatric treatment as seen through the lens of four patients in an asylum.
Psycho-Hearts
A world-class heart transplant surgeon is an absolute magician at finding compatible hearts for wealthy clients.
