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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
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).
