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Write LA Names Contest Semifinalists
Write LA has announced their top 15 semifinalists and honorable mentions:
Semifinalists
Michi Broman – Recovering - TV Pilot
Sarah Casey – Buoy - TV Pilot
Gabriel Cruz – The White Lobster - Feature
Joel Dahl – Confluence - TV Pilot
Ari Frenkel – Wally's Last Day - Feature
Mads Gauger – That Woman - TV Pilot
Avery Girion – Damsel - TV Pilot
Erin Leafe – Scoundrel - TV Pilot
Alex May – Private Di - TV Pilot
Brandon Morganstein – Crutch - TV Pilot
Adam Pasen – Musket and the Rat - Feature
Joel David Santner – The Coffin Club - Feature
Joel David Santner – Tunnel Rat - Feature
Steve Trebilcock – The Mirage of Normal - Feature
Alex Williams – Starring Kip Donovan - Feature
LA Honorable Mentions
Josh Auter – S.H.A.R.P - Feature
Aaron Michael Bailey – The Heroine of Wrangel Island - Feature
Chris Desmond - Freefall - Feature
Matt Fitzsimons – Hello Gorgeous - TV Pilot
Adam Kaiser – I'm a Prisoner in an Alien Zoo - TV Pilot
Guillermo Lozano Martinze – The Road to Bernal - Feature
Tom O'Brien – Breakaway - TV Pilot
Steve Prowse – Night Witches - Feature
Sean Reidy – Billie and Mark Almost Get Killed - TV Pilot
The semifinalists each receive a range of prizes – including a screenwriting book courtesy of Michael Wiese Publishing, an eco-friendly notebook from Decomposition Books, and an online webinar from Script and The Writer's Store.
"This year was tough", says Co-Founder and Head Judge Tim Schildberger. "We had a lot of really solid scripts from more than 30 states, and over a dozen countries. We focused on looking for original ideas, unique voices, and solid command of the screenwriting craft."
The competition also announced a short list of "honorable mention" scripts which were close to making the top 15.
"Being creative during a pandemic is hard. We have so much admiration and respect for everyone who entered. A big thanks to all", say Tim.
The top 5 finalists – who will have their scripts read by five Literary Management Companies – will be announced October 1.
Updated: 09/15/2021
Additional Contest Info: Write LA
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!LANA LUI/BECOMING LANA LIU
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HALFWAY HOME
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AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A 14 year old preacher renounces his faith in God in the wake of a terrifying and traumatic encounter.
50 pge sample - Logger Heads
In a remote BC community, a New Age logger falls for the exciting schoolteacher, but they both become the target of a jealous serial rapist inmate in camp on a work release program.
P.O.I. - Cold Case
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SINder
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Watch
An L.A. homicide detective, who also rents spare rooms in his apartment building to aspiring Hollywood actresses, must prove his innocence when one of them is brutally murdered by someone bent on revenge, exposing the detective's voyeurism fetish.
Empire Grade
A married assistant D.A. falls for a vagabond girl living in the seedy Beach Flats area of Santa Cruz, California.
Scrubs: My Niche
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