Filmmakers.com Announces Quarter Finalists
Filmmakers.com Announces Quarter Finalists FilmMakers.com has announced the Quarter Finalists in the 2007 Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards. The contest attracted over 1300 entries worldwide.
THE QUARTER FINALISTS ARE:
CATEGORY 1 (Action/Adventure; Thriller/Horror/Supernatural; Sci-Fi; Animation/Fantasy; Mystery/Suspense):
2012 by Suzan Yeich
Atomic Eye by Bret J Ootes
BLIND SPOT by Meeghan Holaway and Grace McKeaney
Born Again by John McCarthy
BOUNDS OF REVERIES by Oscar Vasquez
CACTUS FLATS by Patrick Rieger
CAT'S EYES by Harvey Papush
CHIMPFUSION by Richard Sartore
DARK SKY PART 1 FINDING FAITH by Lance Bradley
ENCHANTED by Kevin J. Houser
FAIRIES LANDING by Cheryl Miller
Forevergreen by Matthew White
Fregoli's Revenge by Barry Leach
GREED by Diane Namm
HUMAN BEING HUMAN by Scott Lloyd Randall and Jocelyn Freulon
HYSTERICAL by Patricia Crawford
Imagiro by Betty Ryan & Carinn Michele
Joe's Treasure by Bennie C Lokey Jr
ONE ACCORD by Michael Thomas
Orientation by Daniel McCoy
PEACE 101 by Eric Biskamp
PETE THE PENGUIN IN THE SNOW CAPPED CAPER by Melvin Scott
Ponce - The Legend of Lost Treasure by Mark Mulligan
PUPPETS OF FATE by Diane Potts
Rickenbacker by Kevin Leonard
CATEGORY 2 (Drama/Family)
405/101 by Eduardo Aguilar
BANZAI BOY by Curtis Burdick
BURNOVER by M D McCarthy
CHILDREN OF TOMORROW by Jeremy Fischer
COMETH A KING by Bruce Trampler
CONFIDENCES OF A CHINESE DEALER by Daniel Dorian
CULTURE SHOCK by Jodi Levitan
Denim and Silk: The True Life Story Of Rosamond by Julie Lynch
DEPTH OF FOCUS by Jarred Thorpe
DRY HEAT by Lois Henry
Face the Sun by Mike Moroz
FELIX THE FLYER by Christopher C. Canole
Fish Don't Fly by Christopher Davis
FLOWER OF FIRE by Patrick Hegarty
Fool of Grace by Heather Waters
Foundations by Duane Basham
GATED by Bob Reynolds
HourZero by Nathaniel Gutman & Pam Susemiehl
I Wanted To Be Somebody by Mark Solovey
JIMMY GRACE by Mary Dobon
LEGACY by Jodi Levitan
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL (2008) by Kym Mosley
MY THERMONUCLEAR FAMILY by Doug Karr
NO RUNNING by Sullivan Savage-Elizabeth
Out Of Range by Elizabeth Medes
PROSE & CONS by Philippe Ferriere
REFRAIN by Wendy Anderson
SAND CASTLES by Jon Ungerland
SHEEP by Louaine Elke
SHOTS FIRED by Sherin Lussier
SITGES by Dina Popper
Sixty Feet from Home by David Victorson
SPELLBINDER by Richard Rees
Spin Terror by Julia Zafren
Spirit and Flesh by Joseph White
SPIRIT ROCKS by Kevin Patrick McCarthy
STRANGER IN MY BED by Levon G. King
Sunset Drive by Lemar Fooks
The Burning Man by Brian Craft
THE CRIMSON MAFIA by Suzye Gardner-Marino
THE DRAGON'S LAIR by Dave Vaughan
THE FACULTY OF SPEECH by Maria Kabanova
The Gray Ghost by David Gillis
THE HOSPITAL by Jess DiGiacinto
The Illustrious History of a Fuschia Sweater by Bryce Renninger
The Obituary Writer by Jason Carroll
TRUE NORTH by Eric W. Carlson
WHAT IS TRUTH by Gregory D. Peisert
CATEGORY 3 (Comedy):
A TASK OF DRACULIAN PROPORTIONS: THE QUEST FOR KERMIT THE VAMPIRE by Dave Vaughan
ACES AND EIGHTS by Alex Williams
B Deviled by Billy Maddox & Vivien Zalle
Between Floors by Timothy Johnson
Chocolate Fudge Darts by Mark Kirby
Confessions of a Nice Guy by Jeffrey Demas
Cupid's Arrow by Marc Greenberg
CURVES by David Cooper
DAGO TEASE by Nick Pullia
DEADLINES by Mark R. Henderson
Don't Dance, Just Sparkle by Gavin Cruickshank
Down By Eight by Matthew Gordon
FRESHLY POPPED by Megan Parsons
FRIVOLITY by Jake Helgren
Hans Can Dance by Briana Chatters
Healing Marie by James Ossi
Holiday Spectacular by Georgia Flight
I SMELL BACON by Robert Schwinn
In Search of Heathcliff by Philip Cannon
IT IS WHAT IT IS by Tara M Autovino
Kissing Your Sister by Gary Halpin
LE BOUCHER by Harrison Lebowitz (Plume H. Lebeau)
LOVELOCKED by wernher ovalle
Lucky Streak by James Hart
MARRIED SEEKING SAME by Joe Acton
MATT THE FOOL by Louyi Tang
NANNY SCHOOL by Shona Tuckman
NOT MY REAL LIFE by Debra Mitchell and Cynthia Douglas
PARNASSUS ON WHEELS by Kevin Patrick McCarthy
PARTY GIRLS by Carol Nelson Falcone
Roundabout American by Boris Wexler
Signs of Life by Susan Pepper
TEN SHOTS OF TEQUILA by Ted Gurich
The Angel of Monkeywonkett by Martha Lockie
THE BOOKSTORE WINDOW by Brian Hill
The Bulgarian Kings of Atlantic City by Paul Krissoff
THE EXTRA'S EXTRA by Mary Haarmeyer
The Fable of Mr. Lonelyheart by VICTORIA WU
The Golden Palm by Justin Owensby
The High Cost of Parenting by Michael Smith & Tracy Poverstein
THE OTHER EYE by Alexei Bogdanov
The Patron Saint of Disapointing Children by David Ullendorff
The Rooster by Miceal O'Donnell
VEGAS VAMPS by Patricia Crawford
Western Avenue by Jihoon Cho
WHEN LIZA MET DAVID by Richard DeFonzo and Marco Kujovic
YOUR AD HERE by Bruce Dundore
ZAK BEDFORD, PUNK DETECTIVE by Brian Henry
Zoobees by Jeff Adams and Paul Mulder
Updated: 12/18/2007
Additional Contest Info: The 18th Annual FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Xanadu Shores: Proof of Concept (PoC)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller.
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.
The Coyote
When a Native American scholar and a graduate student unearth a mysterious tomb, they find it contains a Navajo god and soon find themselves embroiled in a cosmic battle between good and evil with the fate of humanity at stake.
The Umpire Has No Balls
A fiery young woman who has baseball running through her blood and can call the game better than anyone starts her journey through the umpire ranks to achieve her one goal in life – becoming a major league baseball umpire.
All That Glitters (excerpt) From The Novel: Xanadu Shores
The Xanadu Team in their second outing become pawns in a complicated gem heist, involving a beautiful Russian woman and her nefarious employer after a boat of stolen jewelry explodes.
Screenplay Adaptation (excerpt) From The Novel: Xanadu Shores
Two ex-pilots become embroiled in a kidnapping and gold heist, after an employer's scheme escalates from theft to kidnapping.
PITTSBURGH PHIL
Biopic of Harry Strauss, a.k.a.
IT'S A POPCORN WORLD
An inventor strives to pop the world like popcorn, to save his home from being stolen by government eminent domain, if his dance-clubbing hunchback lawyer can keep him out of jail.
Marilyn
The ghost of a young woman falls in love with the man living in her old apartment and must try to protect him from his murderous, adulterous wife.
The Storm
A small-town sheriff dealing with personal problems investigates the murder and kidnapping of several girls where there’s no lack of suspects.