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Jacksonville Film Festival Announces Screenwriting Competition Winners
The Jacksonville Film Festival added a screenwriting competition to its schedule this year. The awards are aimed at discovering new screenwriting talent and are open to writers worldwide. By the submissions deadline of January 23, 2004, 136 scripts from throughout the U.S., Canada, the Bahamas and Ireland were accepted into competition. The three winners receive prizes with a total value of more than $7,800, a trip to the festival, All-Access Passes and their winning scripts will be submitted to Hollywood producers.
FIRST PLACE
Kevin Cutts, New York, NY; Lightnin’ in a Jar
SECOND PLACE
Al Kline, Warwick, MA; The Promise of a New Day
THIRD PLACE
John Orta, Piedmont, CA; Grits on the Side
HONORABLE MENTION
Kevin Cutts, New York, NY; Bond
Ned Massey & Larry Loonin, Brooklyn, NY; Outstanding in Brooklyn
Rusty Eltringham, Pittsburg, CA; Jacob’s Fear of Death
Marisa Carbone, Atlantic Beach, FL; Bessie: The Bessie Coleman Story
Drew Yanno, Wellesley, MA; The Templar
Rock Shaink, Jr., Keene, NH; Story of Beth
Fred Keating, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada; Glory Station
Peter Koper, New York, NY; Joyful Noise
Alveraz Dean Ricardez, San Diego, CA; As Shadows Pass
Updated: 05/02/2004
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Post Your Script Here!AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
In the wake of a terrifying and traumatic encounter with RUTHLESS characters, a 14 year old minister - mourns his twin sister, and scorns the GOD he once fervently praised.
The March of the 18th
In 1864 the Veteran Reserve Corps was formed to allow disabled Union army men to continue to perform their duty for God and Country.
ELECTRIC
After being electrocuted on the job, a woman has the power to make everyone around her fall in love.
OVERPASS
When a cement truck driver avoids slamming into a Lexus, only to lose his own life, he haunts the Lexus driver and teaches him a powerful life lesson in the process.
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
L.A. Detective Owen Murphy is on a mission to clear his name on a murder he didn't commit.
HARBINGER
Detective Sandy Marone feels the weight of the world come crashing down on her shoulders as she investigates the mysterious disappearance of another senior citizen, one of several over the past few months.
THE TEST
On an anniversary trip to San Fran Debbie sets up seemingly disinterested husband Jim to test his fidelity, but things spin wildly out of control when Jim instead falls into a trap set by a team of dangerous con-artists ready to take him for a ride and everything he's worth.
THE GLAMOROUS LIFE
A model whose career is fading gets a much-needed vacation and a new outlook on life when she hides out at a Florida beach house with an “odd couple” of twenty-something brothers who are 100% convinced she's a hooker.
DOWN WITH DAD
A 3-time Man of the Year dad Dave McNabb tries to teach his teen son Lincoln a life lesson -- “do good things, good things happen.
TAKEN AWAY
Two 16 year-olds, one a foul-mouthed cutter, the other a church boy, become unlikely allies when they are snatched from separate states and brought to a remote hideaway by an inexperienced kidnapper and his mother who's fresh out of prison and terminal.
