Sports Screenplay Championship Names Contest Winners
The International Sports Film Festival in Houston has named The Last Indian War by Michael Graf as the winner of their Sports Screenplay Championship.
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The Last Indian War
By Michael Graf (Madison, WI)
THE LAST INDIAN WAR is the inspirational true-life story about how a group of Native American children kidnapped by the US Army overcome incredible adversity and racism to play one of the greatest championship football games ever played - against the very group responsible for their kidnapping.
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An American Game
By Glen Gonzalez (Florida) and Tim Register (Florida)
A ruthless Confederate captain is reassigned to a remote post where his last chance to defeat the Union enemy comes on the baseball field.
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Legacy
By Rebekah E. Reaves (Houston, TX)
The daughter of a renowned football coach must overcome the shadow of her father’s legacy as she pursues her goal of winning a college championship as the first female football coach in the country.
The Screenplay Championship is dedicated to helping emerging sports writers break into the industry. Each script was judged by readers from the industry’s top talent agencies and management companies during the preliminary rounds, giving sports writers the added value of high-profile industry experts reviewing and critiquing their work. The winning script was selected by Darryl Poniscan, who is an award-winning screenwriter responsible for Vision Quest, a wrestling movie starring Emmy-nominee Matthew Modine and BAFTA-nominee Linda Fiorentino. He was also responsible for Cinderella Liberty, starring Oscar-nominees’ James Caan and Marsha Mason, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for best screenplay.
Updated: 01/13/2023
Additional Contest Info: Houston International Sports Film Festival Screenplay Championship
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