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AceFest Announces Great American Sreenplay Competition Winners
Michael Palm's The Audition has been named the winner of the AceFest Great American Screenplay Competition.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
The Audition by Michael Palm
Make your friendship known.
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Fix by Andrew Preston
A recovering alcoholic must chose between saving his torn marriage and pursuing the opportunity of a lifetime.
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Growing Further by Fiona Jensen
A young couple, bittered by past heartbreak, makes a pact to end their relationship after one year - no matter what.
Finalists
53 Hours in Harper's Ferry by David Sabbath
Algorithm by Gennady Favel
American Gothic by Melissa Bruning
A Time to Keep by Richard A. O'Driscoll
Atom Bravo by Rob Rex
The Audition by Michael Palm
The Bloodfest Club by Oscar Madrid
Damien and Isabella by Julia Cinningham
The Devil and Harry Houdini by Colleen De Maio
Drinking in Church by Kieran Angelini
The Escape by Kent Wong
Fix by Andrew Preston
Foot the Bill by Craig Smith
The Foundation by R. Wyatt
Growing Further by Fiona Jensen
Hope's Nocturnal by David Sabbath
The Imposter by A.L. Lee
Jeremy, Malcolm and Bess by E.M. Marenson
Keep by Terrance Stockton
Livin' in a V World by Jennifer Bogush
Needle by Steven Karageanes
No more Spiders by Carrie Lee
Pink Dress by Ron Schilling
The Phoenix Effect by Margaret M. MacDonald
The Porn Brothers by David Bertoni
Soul Flyers by Bryon Evans
Stupid Love by Steven Zelman
Though Heaven May Fall by Andrea Cunning
Through Iron Eyes by William Nelson
The Unseen by Shivakumar Ramanathan
Updated: 02/22/2009
Additional Contest Info: Great American Screenplay Competition (AceFest)
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Bubbling Under the Surface
After an elderly Holocaust survivor is nearly murdered in her nursing home bed, her family and the Muslim carer who saved her are pulled into a widening chain of antisemitic attacks, domestic violence, and police investigation that threatens both communities before the hatred spreads further.
Storm Dragons
In a mystical land where champions fight to the death to keep the peace, the revenge of a chosen warrior against the killer of his family risks starting the bloody war he was bound to prevent.
THE PHANTOM DRIVER
On New Year’s Eve, 1912, a violent alcoholic dies and becomes the supernatural driver who gathers the souls of the dead — until he’s given one impossible chance to save his family from the consequences of his own cruelty.
RACING HOME
An ex race car driver runs from his last crash and divorce, to find new love, danger, and himself.
DEER DOG
After hitting a dog, then saving his life, a single mother and her children fall for the dog, and the broken, homeless man who is his original owner.
The Ephod
Based on a true story, after a disturbing Bible study shatters her lifelong Catholic beliefs, Faith Alvarez is driven by a supernatural encounter to uncover the mystery of the ancient Ephod.
The Kidnapped
In Mexico, a drug cartel boss kidnaps a washed-up Hollywood director, and the two are driven to insanity while shooting a documentary about the boss's once-powerful cartel--a project meant to help both men reclaim lost glory (BREAKING BAD meets GET THE GRINGO)
The Return of the Bad Boys
A group of friends from a working-class Detroit neighborhood cheat their way through a three-on-three basketball tournament to prove to themselves that they’re not losers (WHITE MEN CAN’T JUMP meets THE HANGOVER).
Only the Bad Guys
In a dystopian world where killing a killer brings their victim(s) back to life, ex-soldier turned bounty hunter Daniela Dushane makes a killing killing killers as she walks the fine line between hero and villain (THE NICE GUYS meets THE PUNISHER).
Diplomatic Ammunity!
A struggling Hollywood screenwriter recruits his former best friends to help him write a script about a series of pranks they pulled in high school, and they discover why their friendship fell apart (ADAPTATION meets IDIOCRACY).
