Script Savvy Announces September 2008 Contest Results
Script Savvy has named Craig Peters The 49th Day as the winner of their September, 2008 Screenwriting Competition:
Winner:
The 49th Day by Craig Peters
Thriller/horror
Logline: A little girl's imaginary friend starts killing off her family one by one. But what can you do when you're only seven and Death wants to be your best friend?
Honorable Mention:
Lifer by Inon Shampanier
Crime drama
Logline: A cold-blooded escaped convict discovers his humanity when he befriends a child prodigy and mentors his long-lost son through a sophisticated airport heist, which culminates in an emotional twist ending.
A Beautiful Place by Chris Adler
Drama
Logline: A young orphan with cancer struggles to find a way to keep her promise to her father - a promise to find a way to make the world a better place.
Lycan Or Not by Frank Reavey
Comedy
Logline: A wisecracking private detective that specializes in supernatural cases reluctantly gets involved when the king of the werewolves is kidnapped.
Rock Paper Scissors by Leo Lo
Comedy
Logline: Three lonely misfits discover the laws of attraction when they fulfill their individual destinies at the annual Rock Paper Scissors Championship.
Updated: 11/03/2008
Additional Contest Info:
ScriptLinks
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Cold Pepper
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Psychotic USA
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Psycho-Hearts
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Nina and Flossie
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COOPER'S PROMISE
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AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
In the wake of a terrifying and traumatic encounter with RUTHLESS characters, a 14 year old minister - mourns his twin sister, and scorns the GOD he once fervently praised.
SETTLING THE BOOKS
A cautious investigator is none the less drawn in, along with four other heirs, by the reading of a billionaire rare book dealer’s will, they’re sealed in an airtight panic room, and with only four hours air, must solve the centuries-old mystery contained in the book ‘The Castilian Cypher’ in order to escape.
MAN OUT OF COUNTRY
Pilot log line: An Iranian classical guitar teacher in a small Cali town, afraid of losing connection with his teens, decides on a daily ritual to bring his family closer.