CWA Announces Final Contest Results
The Creative World Awards has announced their final contest placements for 2008:
2008 CWA GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Pippa's Song by Diana Mitchell (Drama)
"Pippa's Song" is based on the true story of a willful, terminally ill journalist who embarks on an incredible journey that alters her fate and leaves an indelible mark on humanity.
About Diana: Diana Mitchell's professional background is in marketing and advertising, and includes branding, copywriting, and media. Her innate passion for concept and words soon led her to begin writing screenplays. She initially wrote a pilot for a television series that garnered consideration by the London Film Group. Since then she has written several screenplays, including "Pippa's Song," which placed as a finalist in the 2008 Moondance International Film Festival.
The 2008 Creative World Awards Grand Prize is the first competition title win of Diana's career. Currently, Diana is working on a rom-com.
2008 FIRST RUNNER-UP
You Like Chinese Food by Ryan Sager/Jacob Gershman (Comedy)
An awkward young New York City newspaper reporter, frustrated by his plans not working out, finds direction in fortune cookies, leading him to fall for the wrong woman while stumbling onto the story of a lifetime.
About Ryan: Ryan Sager is a former editor at the New York Sun and former member of the New York Post editorial board. Currently, he works as a freelance writer in Brooklyn.
About Jacob: Jacob Gershman is also a former reporter for The New York Sun. He's a native of Rockville, Md., and a graduate of the University of Chicago. He works as a freelance writer in Brooklyn.
2008 SECOND RUNNER-UP
The Union County Tragedy by Chris Wimmer/Joey McAdams (Thriller)
In the fall of 1984, three escaped convicts held a family hostage in their home in rural Iowa. The inmates' plan spiraled out of control and the result was a desperate struggle for survival for all involved.
About Chris: Chris Wimmer has worked in production for nearly ten years at Castle Rock Entertainment, Vice President Al Gore's Current TV, and for director Lawrence Kasdan. The Union County Tragedy is his third feature length script.
About Joey: Joey McAdams formed Fool Martyr Productions, LLC in 2003 with writing partner Clark Kline. After filming one short narrative "the big comedown" he instantly began work on the feature film, "HEADS or TAILS." With its completion and acceptance into festivals he moved right into more projects. In 2005 he won best short in a timed competition at Frederick Film Festival. Joey now resides in Los Angeles, CA where he works as the stage Director for Current TV.
Updated: 10/19/2008
Additional Contest Info: Creative World Awards
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!RIAN COUNTRY SAFARI
In the mid-80s, a twenty-something personal injury lawyer inherits an unregulated drive-through safari park and must keep it running long enough to sell it--despite knowing it’s an accident waiting to happen.
LAST SHOPPER STANDING
A bitterly divorcing couple competes in a deadly game of survival on Christmas Eve when a disgruntled big-box store manager locks them inside with five other players and stages a twisted competition as punishment for their consumer misdeeds.
Lucy vs. The HOA
After uncovering a million-dollar fraud in her neighborhood HOA, a precocious 11-year-old enlists her Private Detective father to help finish the investigation her deceased mother started years ago.
Henry, Henry
Twenty years after failing to stop his charismatic mentor from abusing children, a guilt-ridden former priest with two warring personalities uses his intimate knowledge of the predator’s mind to infiltrate a child-trafficking ring.
The Wylde Side
After his brother is presumed killed investigating Isla de Cinque, a criminal island-state beyond government control, retired black-ops legend Joe Wylde returns to the world he abandoned to stop a masked tech mogul from using a devastating cyber weapon to hold the world to ransom.
Jeb
In the wake of Stonewall, Yale professor John Boswell races against time and his own mortality to unearth secrets buried within the historical record, igniting a struggle for truth and acceptance that will outlive him.
Fish Fetish
What happens when you mix compulsion with alcohol? A horrific, fast paced story of abuse and revenge inspired by "Tales From The Crypt"
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.
Triggered
After a failed assassination attempt on a populist politician, two mismatched London detectives uncover a conspiracy using augmented-reality glasses to manipulate ordinary people into violence, pushing an already divided Britain toward civil collapse.
Eternal Blessings
After suffering a head injury that leaves her suspended in an altered state, a woman with a troubled past time travels back to 1980 to warn her younger self of the dangers ahead.
