StoryPros International Announces Screenplay Contest Winners
Vincent Szopa's Home Fear has been named the winner of the 2nd Annual StoryPros International Screenplay Contest.
Grand Prize Winner
HOME FEAR by Vincent Szopa
To keep his job, a Homeland Security agent builds a fake case against innocent immigrants - but things soon spiral out of control when he comes face to face with the reality of the terrorist next door.
2nd Place
THE SEVEN DEATHS OF LIGHTHOUSE by Kyle Patrick Johnson
Compelled by an unrelenting past, a mysterious recluse protects an Old West town unaided - but the arrival of a vicious gang of outlaws unearths secrets and sparks a war.
(*formerly titled "Lighthouse Storm".)
3rd Place
GETTING TO FIRST by Bears Fonte
At 12, all Walter knows is the frustration of being a D.C. baseball fan...until a girl moves in down the street, and Walter discovers a whole new game.
4th Place
GEORGE'S SONG by Bob Bland
A struggling bandleader blindsided by MS meets a waitress with Tourette's, who also happens to be a musical genius...and just may hold the key to his comeback.
5th Place
BLACK DAMP by Carla Robinson
Victims of a coal mining disaster plot their return to the surface when they possess a group of miners and seek revenge on the perpetrators who caused their deaths.
Finalists:
Black Damp - Carla Robinson
Calliope - James T. Frazier
Cash from Chaos - Patrick S. Daly
Closer Than Love - Rhonda Ermel, Morris Clark
Crooked Xmas - Raj Balu
Dead Town - Mark Lukens
George's Song - Bob Bland
Getting To First - Bears Fonte
Grilled Cheese Virgin - Steven Arvanites
Guinea Pigs - Mitch Morrison, Tom Wheeler
Home Fear - Vincent Szopa
Jim Reaper - Patrick Andrew O'Connor
Just Power - Rodney Norris
Killing Time - Larry Whatcott
Lighthouse Storm - Kyle Patrick Johnson
Multiple Crime Scenes - Bob Reynolds
Out of Humanity's Reach - Nicholas Walsh
Stove By A Whale - Eric Nuss
The Devil's Right Hand - Steven Brooks
The Knuckleballer - Michael L. Murphy
The Sleeping Deep - Jeffrey Blake Palmer
There Once Was a Spy - Juha Niesniemi
Updated: 03/05/2009
Additional Contest Info: StoryPros International Screenplay Contest
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