Acclaim Announces TV Contest Winners
Acclaim TV has announced their TV Contest winners for Fall/Winter 2008:
PILOT/MOW CATEGORY
WINNER
SHIFTING GEARS by Sarah Newman (pilot; drama)
A young female race car driver receives a second chance behind the wheel, but she'll have to learn to balance the world of racing and her small-town family life.
FINALISTS
THE CONFESSION by Jim Macak (MOW; drama)
A female attorney teams up with a young cop on a disability leave with AIDS to clear a mentally handicapped man of a murder charge.
CARDIAC CARE by A.J. Devlin (pilot; comedy)
After suffering a heart attack, a high strung basketball coach joins a monthly crew in a cardiac care program.
TRIBES by Michael D. Zungolo (pilot; drama)
Instability and paranoia invade two communities when a farmland is occupied by a cult.
TWO HARBORS by Jim Macak (pilot; drama)
A deputy, still reeling from a bitter divorce, seeks a haven for her two boys in an isolated community on Catalina Island.
SIDES by Jennifer Bogush (pilot; comedy-drama)
Seven aspiring actors try to realize their dreams in New York.
SPEC SCRIPT CATEGORY
WINNER
CALIFORNICATION by Simeon Goulden
"Past Imperfect/Future Conditional"
Hank returns to the Big Apple to meet with a publisher and is offered a huge advance for his next work--provided he stay in New York.
FINALISTS
DEXTER by Charlie Robinson
"Hunters and Gatherers"
30 ROCK by Devanshi Patel
"No Soap Radio"
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS by Michael Adams
"Baby Bumps"
BOSTON LEGAL by Kathy Lange
"Golden Shower?"
IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA by Danny Palumbo
"The Gang Goes Too Far"
Updated: 02/22/2009
Additional Contest Info:
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Gray and Lover The Hearth Tales Incident
When a revenge-driven summoning unleashes a demon on Seattle, legendary hunters Gray and Lover must stop a supernatural escalation before the world goes up in flames.
Xanadu Shores - Proof of Concept
Four friends become enmeshed in a gold heist turned kidnapping chased by a capricious Federal agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea, culminating explosively on Xanadu Shores.
Xanadu Shores: Proof of Concept (PoC) Eight Central Characters.
Proof of Concept Logline, introduces the eight central characters in an intense office situation before the the action unfolds later that day when four friends become enmeshed in a heist, kidnapping and escape plot, chased by a capricious Fed and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea, culminating explosively on Xanadu Shores - The Trilogy.
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: SEAN LANDERS Intro 10 Pages.
A pilot returns home anticipating matrimony soon learning his fiance has cleaned out their wedding account and moved to Las Vegas.
Xanadu Shores II: All That Glitters
Four friends known as the "Xanadu Team get duped by a nefarious jeweler in a casino robbery which leads them to an international conspiracy disguised as an art heist.
Xanadu Shores -
Four friends become enmeshed in a gold heist turned kidnapping chased by a capricious Federal agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea, culminating explosively on Xanadu Shores-"The Pilot".
The Last Salvation – Script-BASED FILM BUDGET
Genre: Apocalyptic Spiritual Sci-Fi Target Budget: $4,700,000 Shoot: 25 Days / 38 Locations / 120 Script Pages VFX Shots: ~210
I Am a Witness – Script-BASED FILM BUDGET
VFX Shots: ~200 Genre: Spiritual Sci-Fi / Supernatural Drama Estimated Runtime: 110 min Budget Level: Independent Mid-Range Shoot: 25 Days / 30 Locations / 110 Script Pages
Amir's America
Pilot logline: Desperate to hold his family together, an Iranian dad starts midweek dinners with his American wife and teens—only to have night one crash into chaos when surprise relatives show up uninvited and unfiltered in their small California town.
