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!Arch Angel
Arch Angel is about Michael, the general of Heaven's Angel Army.
The life once lived
The life not lived is about a scientist named Doctor Conners who created a memory device called Ganesha that can allow people to remember who they were in a past life.
Out of time
Out of time is about a struggling musician who runs into a disgraced talent agent from Hollywood.
Only Human
Only human is about a homeless man that doesn't know he's really a Dog.
Sword of Might
Sword of might is about a cursed Sword that gives special abilities to whoever wields it.
Quick Shot
Quick Shot is about an ex-marine with the special ability to slow down time and shoot at impossible targets.
PITTSBURGH PHIL
Biopic of Harry Strauss, a.k.a.
FORBIDDEN PROVISIONS
A journalist goes undercover as an illegal migrant to get a story on how well the government is treating captured immigrants, only to uncover something grizzlier than he expected.
Splashdown
A mysterious space capsule adrift in the Pacific Ocean pulls a disillusioned Air Force pilot into battle against a shadowy paramilitary force hell bent on utilizing the astronauts' otherworldly cargo to enslave humanity.
Consumed
Trapped in a basement after an apocalyptic earthquake, a grieving wife fights off a horde of parasitic monsters, unaware that her God-fearing husband has already decided her fate.
