Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards Names Contest Winners
Sean Lawrence's The Baxter-Brown Gang has been named the winner of the Fall, 2023 Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards.
Best Screenplay
Sean Lawrence
"The Baxter-Brown Gang"
After their mentor is nearly beaten to death, a gang of grifters, gunslingers and thieves in the old west decide to pull a dangerous con on a ruthless land baron who's been terrorizing a small town.
Best TV Script
D.Purcell
"Down Deep"
An intriguing mystery that sets up a strong sense of time and place, complex character relationships, and a memorable plot hook, with the early death of a lead character.
Best Short Script
Frances Presley Rice
"The Brandy Picasso"
A reformed art forger helps a local art dealer and the police catch a notorious art thief as he attempts to steal a Picasso.
Updated: 01/19/2024
Additional Contest Info: The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
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