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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:
ScriptLinks
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The Zombays
When a secret government program to create zombies for military purposes goes awry, the surviving prototypes go underground and attempt to blend into society while remaining incognito.
LOTUS OPERANDI
This one is pure Fun.!It's a genre buster, Fosse/Verdon meets James Bond, meets All That Jazz and Cabaret! Asian American Black Belt goes undercover for the CIA, to help track down terrorists.
CURIOUS BUDDIES
It's not your mother's buddy movie.
NOCTUME'S RAINBOW
Kids and their dogs, find the rainbow bridge in a snowstorm.
CIRQUE D' ETOILES
*** Russian astronaut, thrown out of the space program, hijacks a space taxi going to the International Space Station.
Bloodthirsty
A motley crew of strangers trapped in a secluded London tavern must survive overnight against vicious werewolves.
Bitches with Knives
After her deadbeat ex-boyfriend steals her winning lottery ticket, a hard-boiled trailer trash girl recruits her best friend and a sexy knife-wielding assassin for a revenge plot to reclaim her rightful fortune.
Bloodsmoke
A new college student is recruited by peers into their war against a vampire threat, but their biggest battle comes when one of their own is bitten and fights with unprecedented reluctance against the change.
Dead or Alive
Three supernatural stories involving a diverse group of individuals unfold over a fateful night in 1885 Nevada.
