Filmmakers.com Announces Semifinalists
Filmmakers.com has announced the semifinalists in the 2008
Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards. Filmmakers Annual
Competition attracted over 1300 entries worldwide.
CATEGORY 1
(Action/Adventure; Thriller/Horror/Supernatural; Sci-Fi; Animation/Fantasy; Mystery/Suspense)
10 MINUTES FROM PARADISE by Janyce Lapore (Action)
38 DEGREES by Jason Kent (Action Adventure)
BODY OF TRUTH by Jeffrey Marks (Sci-Fi)
Born Again by John McCarthy (Sci-Fi)
Destiny Men by Thomas Gastall (Fantasy)
Djinn by Matthew Altman (Supernatural)
HIGH PROFILE by Debra Vance (Political Thriller)
In The Beginning by Paul Pawlowski (Action Adventure)
Karina Karina by Christian Olavarria (Action Adventure)
Mindgames by Colleen Campbell (Supernatural)
Of Hippocratic Blood by Lou Tasciotti (Horror)
PHOENIX RISING by Steven Martinez (Action Adventure)
The Little Explorer by Zachary Thielen (Animation)
The Mirror by Nancy N. Wilson (Horror)
Twilight of the Gods by Kyle Hagene (Fantasy)
Wet by Mark Samuel (Thriller)
CATEGORY 2
(Drama)
A Picture Of Us by Brendan Gore
Again by Andrew Tuttle
Big Chief by Henry Cherry
CATCHING OUT by Elizabeth Savage Sullivan
DARFUR by Jim L. Hague Jr.
Devil's Due by Neil Cumbria
FALLING by Carolyn Lewis
FALLING INTO PLACE by Lily Mercer
Fish by Eset Akcilad
Front Man by Kevin Conder
Hope's Nocturnal by David Sabbath
MEET ME IN THE MORNING by Mike Lukaszewicz
PRIDE IS THE HUNTER by Jon Ungerland
RESIDUALS by Ernestine Campbell
Silo by Siamack Baniameri
The Black Cat by Mark Penberthy
The Escape by Kent Wong (True Story)
THE FENCE by William Morales
THE STEEL DRUM by James Doucette
YESTERDAY'S CHILD by Linda Delmont
CATEGORY 3
(Comedy)
A Different Kind of Rain by Heather Ferrell
Bridezilla vs. Deer by Colin Costello
College Radio by Thomas Ford and Greg Andrews
Drinking in Church by Kieran Angelini
Forget About the Truth by Barry Leach
HARDLY DAVIDSON by Julian C Hynes
Kiss Me Lucky by Sheri Davenport
Mother Lode by Mark Beech and Linda Gray
MYSTERY SHOPPER by Curtis Burdick
Picture Perfect, Or How To Function A Family by Caitlyn Joy
Rabbit Trails by John Horan
Starter Marriage by Christina Ferguson
The Shores of Illyria by Richard Flynn
Waller In The Holler by Bill Rhoads
Updated: 11/26/2008
Additional Contest Info: The 18th Annual FilmMakers International Screenwriting Awards
ScriptLinks
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A young widow with two children pursues her dream of opening a custom upholstery shop in defiance of her critical mother—and finds unexpected support from the brother-in-law she blames for her husband's death.
MAN OUT OF COUNTRY
Pilot log line: When an Iranian music teacher in California launches a nightly dinner tradition to stay close to his wife and two teenage sons, unexpected drop-ins from eccentric American in-laws—and plenty of teenage rebellion—turn his heartfelt plan into a battleground of culture, chaos, and family bonding.
Gabriel's Bones
A Christian zealot determined to create a city of God on the prairies and the savvy captain of the buffalo hunt lead Canadian First Nation people in an epic struggle for survival -- the true story of the Northwest Rebellion.
Protect & Serve
A quick-draw detective teams up with a culinary genius from an offbeat soul food diner to take down a formidable drug kingpin.
One, Second Summer (Young Adult/Romance/Sci-Fi/Dramedy)
Second Summer on Cape Cod is usually a quiet time, until a spaceship of wacky extraterrestrials come to visit, and two fearless tween-agers, determined to meet them, find out why.
Bewitching Hitler: The Coven that Beat the Nazis and Saved the Wolrd! (Historical Fiction/Dramedy/Romance - based on actual events.)
A plucky UK/New Forest Witch Coven conjures an ancient magic spell to prevent Hitler from winning World War II.
Illicit
In a daring escape from their high-stakes corporate lives and familial responsibilities, two married executives find themselves entangled in a passionate affair at an upscale hotel.
Beyond Forever
Reeling from a devastating personal tragedy, a man abandons his successful career, family, and friends to embark on a one-way journey to Mars through an avant-garde space exploration initiative.
BOOM!Town (Parody of Crime/Mob Story/Dramedy)
After a bloody car bombing, a blown-off human foot lands on the roof of a retired, cash-poor mob cleaner who schemes to extort the Mafia Don that ordered the hit, unaware his wacky plan may help the FBI catch the cut-throat gangster.
My Name is Wallace (Romantic Comedy/Differently-Abled/Dramedy)
A lonely, autistic man misunderstands a computer ad, connects to a fantasy-sex site, and falls in love.
