Praxis Announces Fall 2007 Winners
The Praxis Centre for Screenwriters has announced the following writers and projects for their Fall 2007 Workshops:
The six finalists:
Truck Stop by Bonnie Fairweather, Toronto, ON
Chivalry by Rudy Thauberger, Vancouver, BC
Monument Valley by Andrew Hunt, Waterloo, ON
Daisy Baby by Elaine Littmann, Vancouver, BC
The Dark Angel by Deborah Chow, Mississauga, ON
Struck by Lynne Kamm, Toronto, ON
The following projects made the jury's shortlist:
Hammer Horror by David Geary,, Victoria, BC
Spare Change by Sara Mitchell, Vancouver, BC
Search and Rescue by Hal Haberman (Cdn), Los Angeles, USA
Native Sons by Simon Bradbury and Brent Stait, Vancouver, BC
Local Boys by Maureen Larkin, Toronto, ON
The jury also had an honorable mention listing for the following screenplays:
Jonathan and David by Barton E. Braun, Vancouver, BC
Desert Man by Kevin McDonough, Vancouver, BC
Christmas is for Cats by Sonja Bennett, Vancouver, BC
Beverly Hills Burka by Tarique Qayumi, Vancouver, BC
Updated: 01/06/2008
Additional Contest Info:
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!The Cajun
When a notorious pirate, made immortal by the curse of a Voodoo Queen, is invited to a mysterious poker game in modern day New Orleans, he discovers a clue to find the treasure that can set him free.
Less Traveled
When a beloved celebrity unknowingly falls for a grounded woman outside his world of fame, he's forced to choose between the weight of legacy and the pull of true love-risking scandal, status, and everything he thought he wanted.
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.
New Jack Hustlers
Two seasoned D.E.A. agents go undercover with a rookie female officer to infiltrate a ruthless gang of New Jack Hustlers, moving large quantities of a potent new narcotic.
Medicaria
A barren paramedic, desperate to be a mother, turns from healer to killer to protect a homeless boy she adopts, only to uncover his ties to a cartel — and they want him back.
The Andrew Jackson Defense
A reformed prisoner with a violent past frames his clemency petition using the biography of Andrew Jackson, arguing that like the seventh president, a man forged by violence can still become a force for good.
Heat of the Moment
A former comedian and out-of-work chef gets invited to cook for some old friends, and he soon realizes you can't stop the heart's utmost desire in a weekend filled with love, drama, and betrayal.
Fidelity Clause 2 (the Passion of Revenge)
The toxic love triangle has shattered; the slinging shards don't discriminate who they slice! A tormented wife survived relentless, mind-adultering assaults and the vicious attack of an intrusive lost soul, all at the hands of her own psychiatrist husband.
Fidelity Clause (the Passion of Regret)
A former model-turned-entrepreneur once had the world at her fingertips, but as her cheating husband blurs the line between psychiatrist and psycho, he turns her world inside-out.
Palo Alto Bang & Burn
Trapped under siege in a secret government outpost, a young professor leads his team against terrorists, traitors, and the terrifying suspicion that non-human intelligence already controls the planet.
