GAFFERS Announces 2008 Screenplay Contest Winners
The Global Art Film Festival (GAFFERS) has announced the winners of the 2008 Screenplay Writing Competition.
1st Place (Drama), "Finding Heart", David Kane
A young man with a bright future as a wrestler gets drafted into the Vietnam War and winds up coming home alive, but unable to wrestle. To find his true destiny, he must first cope with his new life and learn to wrestle with his limitations.
Orange County, CA ;
1st Place (Comedy/Drama/Fantasy) "Unicorns", Leah Meyerhoff
An awkward teenage girl escapes to a fantasy world when her first romantic relationship turns increasingly abusive. Brooklyn, New York ;
2nd Place (Comedy) "Best Supporting Daddy", Mark Cummings Sr.
Upon hearing an A-list Hollywood Socialite wants a baby, a once thriving romantic novelist, in need of a best-seller, plots an extreme romantic scheme.
Columbus Ohio;
2nd Place, (Comedy) " Personal Injury", Vicky Murray
Two former college basketball rivals whose goals are to make it to the NBA, but fail, unbeknownst to the other, become attorneys who have to battle it out in the courtroom, one last time.
Carson, CA;
2nd Place (Drama/Mystery) "Inner Vision", G. Rose Fisher
Callie has a generational inherited gift, which brings fear in the neighborhood. It's becomes unbearable for her and the family. Finally, there is a new beginning for them, and hopefully a secret to be buried.
Elk Grove, CA;
3rd Place (Drama/Romance) "Dance of Isaiah", Jomo Merritt
Greek-American woman about to marry a non-Greek man, finds out about the marriage "curse" placed on her grandfather and how she must break it. Albany, GA;
3rd Place (Action/Adv) "The Harlem Story", Danny Holst
A promising singer suffers an ill-fated tragedy owing to the injustice of the criminal justice system and a mean spirited entity in NYC. Ellenwood, GA
Honorable Mention:
"Momentary Matters" - Lisa Sottile
"Pony Girl" - Janet Hogate
"The Scarlet Rose" - David McEwing
"To See Afar" - Donald T. Morrison
"Kingbird" - Don Adams
Updated: 06/13/2008
Additional Contest Info:
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Brit Out of Water
A broke London accountant inherits a crumbling Southern inn — and accidentally inherits everything that comes with it.
Xanadu Shores III - Rescuing Atlas
“Rescuing Atlas” the Trilogy’s peak begins when an astrophysicist - megalomaniac and boat racing enthusiast, operating from his island, becomes hell-bent on blackmailing the world.
Xanadu Shores II: All That Glitters
The "Xanadu Team get duped by a nefarious jeweler in a casino robbery, leading to an international conspiracy disguised as an art heist.
Xanadu Shores - First 14 pages
"Xanadu Shores - The Pilot". A spy thriller unfolds as four friends become entrapped after one is kidnapped in a compromising situation, during a gold heist leading to an adventurous crime story encompassing fraud, greed and lustful revenge, alertly pursued by an agent along with his comely banker by land air and sea, explosively culminating on the island of Xanadu Shores.
Xanadu Shores: Proof of Concept (PoC) Eight Central Characters.
Proof of Concept; introduces the eight central characters in an intense office situation before the action unfolds after a pilot’s girlfriend gets kidnapped during a gold heist, leaving clues for his friends to follow, unknowingly chased by a capricious agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea explosively culminating on the island of Xanadu Shores.
Xanadu Shores - The Pilot
"Xanadu Shores - The Pilot". A spy thriller unfolds as four friends become entrapped after one is kidnapped in a compromising situation, during a gold heist leading to an adventurous crime story encompassing fraud, greed and lustful revenge, alertly pursued by an agent along with his comely banker by land, air and sea, explosively culminating on the island of Xanadu Shores.
Contortions
A man dying on a sofa confronts a procession of ghostly figures—his wife and friends—whose surreal, contorted interactions reveal a hidden chain of guilt, betrayal, and family catastrophe.
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.
Dark Latitude
When a young woman uncovers a hidden photograph tied to a murdered WWII survivor, her search for the truth exposes a forgotten escape—and those determined to keep history buried.
