The 15th Annual American Gem Short Script & Literary Festival
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Objective
To promote and support new talent by creating real and original opportunities.
To make Hollywood more accessible than ever before to more aspiring screenwriters, American Gem Short Script Writing Contest: presented by Filmmakers Magazine and Write Brothers, is forming strategic alliances with the powers that be in Film, TV and Literary Publishing.
SHORT SCRIPTS | SHORT STORIES | SHORT TV SCRIPTS | TELEVISION AND PILOTS OR EXISTING | SITCOMS | TV SHOWS | REALITY SHOW ON TV OR THE WEB | TREATMENTS | DIGITAL OR WEBSERIES | GAME SHOWS | ETC.
Eligibility
Open to anyone from anywhere (worldwide)Rules
For rules please visit us at: http://filmmakers.com/contests/short/index.htm#RulesAwards
Short Story and Short Script Writing Awards & PrizesTop 10 SCRIPTS (including short stories) to be READ by Leading Hollywood Television Producers, Publishing Houses, Development Executives, Management Companies & Agents for Representation, and/or Production Consideration and/or or Publication.
GRAND PRIZE WINNER (from all submissions)
A) 1000 (USD) + 
B) a copy of screenwriter or Dramatica Pro by Write  Brothers +
D) Emerging Artist Award Certificate for Best script of the Year + 
E) an Official Selection laurel
ELITE PRIZE WINNER - SHORT SCRIPT OR TV SCRIPT
A) $250 (USD) + 
B) a copy of Movie Magic Screenwriter by Write Brothers +
D) Emerging Artist Award Certificate for best or 2nd best short script
E) an Official Selection laurel
ELITE PRIZE WINNER - SHORT STORY
A) $250 (USD) + 
B) a copy of Dramatica Pro by Write Brothers +
D) Emerging Artist Award Certificate for best or 2nd best short story
E) an Official Selection laurel
DIAMOND PRIZE WINNER - SHORT SCRIPT OR TV SCRIPT
A) $150 (USD) + 
B) a copy of Movie Magic Screenwriter by Write Brothers +
D) Emerging Artist Award Certificate for 2nd or 3rd best Script
E) an Official Selection laurel
DIAMOND PRIZE WINNER - SHORT STORY
A) a copy of Movie Magic Screenwriter by Write Brothers + 
B) Emerging Artist Award Certificate for 2nd best or 3rd best short story)
C) an Official Selection laurel
PLATINUM PRIZE WINNERS - SHORT SCRIPT OR TV SCRIPT
A) $50 (USD) + 
B) a copy of Movie Magic Screenwriter by Write Brothers +
D) Emerging Artist Award Certificate for 3rd or 4th place
E) an Official Selection laurel
PLATINUM PRIZE WINNERS - SHORT STORY
A) a copy of Movie Magic Screenwriter by Write Brothers +
B) Emerging Artist Award Certificate for 3rd or 4th place
C) an Official Selection laurel
PLATINUM PRIZE WINNERS - ONE HOUR, NEW OR EXISTING
A) Emerging Artist Award Certificate for 3rd Best Script in a category
B) an Official Selection laurel
10 RUNNERS-UP
A) an Official Selection laurel
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American Gem Announces Top 325 Scripts
 American Gem and The Write Brothers have announced the top 325 screenplays in the American Gem Short Script Competition.
American Gem's 5th Competition attracted a total of 1176 entries worldwide. 
THE TOP 325 SCRIPTS ARE: (in alphabetical order) 
2ND SHIFT by Mikal K. Odom 
7 MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT by Patrick Ellwein 
A COCKTAIL FOR MAYA by Marc Macaluso 
A DOG'S LIFE by Lee Morton 
A KISS AT THE ZOO by Aadip K. Desai 
A SHORT ABOUT SHORT by Nan Schmid 
A SOLDIER'S PSYCHOSIS by Reid Michael Goldberg 
A SPRING MORNING by Marc-Olivier Louveau 
A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH by German Eduar Casineros Gonzal 
A TORRENT OF TEARS by Patrick Bates 
A VERY BAD NIGHT by Ed Stahr 
ABOUT A BEAR by Samuel C. Baker 
ACCIDENT by Ofer Caspi 
ADRIAN by John R. Sankovich 
AFTER-LIFE by Scott H. Hazel 
AL_VI_NE_AL by Michael Z. Lever 
ALIBI by Robert Heske 
ALONE IN A CROWD by Alan R. Baxter 
AMADIKA AND LADY LIMBLEY by Milethia R. Thomas 
AMERICAN SANDALS by Ernie Minera 
AN UNTOLD TRUTH by Michael Martinez 
ANGEL OF DEATH by Kurt Odenwald 
ANNIVERSARY by John Cleary 
ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE by Summer Main 
AS HUMANS BE by Ben Cox 
ASB: THE ASIAN CULT by Katherine Rhee 
ATONEMENT TONIGHT by Anny Slater 
AUTOMATA by Lawrence Whiteside 
BACKFLIP by Nathan Adloff 
BAR FLIES by Alan Barkley 
BARNIE HUBERLAND by Darina Voloshina 
BAYLISS by William B. Huelsenkamp, Jr. and Louaine Collier Elke 
BITSY WICCA WICCA by Joan Rothenberg 
BLACKJACK by David Jackson 
BLACKOUT by Maisha Fishburne 
BLOOD RELATIVE by Robert Heske 
BON VOYAGE by Andrew McMurtrey 
BON VOYAGE, MR. HICKEY by Stuart Creque 
BOO! HISS! by Dan Borengasser 
BORDERS by Marcieanna Jasko 
BROTHERS, BAIL, JUMPERS AND BEYOND by Bret Ootes 
BURGER FORCE by Jackie Ryan 
BURIED by Garett Edde 
BY THE HAND by Alexandra Torterotot 
CAMPUS COPS by Michael Haddock 
CASTA by Stephen Hanson 
CAUGHT IN A TRAP by Eugene James 
CERIDWEN by Tony Mason 
CHANGE TODAY by Dana Davidson 
CHEMISTRY by Laura Martin 
CHRISTMAS MAGIC by Abra Deering Norton 
CHROMA by Michael Kisselburg 
CHUPACABRA by Wade Dove 
COACH by Jason Eugene Flynn 
CONFESSIONS OF A LINGERIE SALESMAN by Stanley Heisler 
CONFESSIONS OF A SCHOOL BULLY by Jonathan Renker and John Rogers 
CONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL KILLER by Bobbie Burgess-Tatum 
CONNECTION by Bradley Jame Porter 
CONTEMPLATING SEX by Suzi Whaley 
CONUNDRUM by Howard Wilensky 
CONVERSATIONS by Ann Holland 
COOKIES by Kent Young 
CORSAGE FLOW ANALYSIS by Austen Rachlis 
CRAZY BELOW THE WAIST by Matt Gilbert 
CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY: TRUMAN ON by Brad Pomerance and Audrey Nesbitt 
CURSE OF LOVE by Felton Foushee 
CUT FLOWERS by Timothy Greenberg 
D.M.V. by Kathleen Wei Barrilleaux 
DANCE WITH THE DEVIL by Gian Mariano Deguzman 
DANIEL by Dino A. Barlaam 
DATING GAIMES by Wade Ballance 
DAYDREAMER by Richard Kidd 
DEAD RECKONING by Danny Sheehy 
DEADPAN by Vanya Schroeder 
DEAR SIDNEY by Mark Smith 
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE by Stuart Creque 
DER BESUCHER (THE VISITOR) by Warren Page 
DETOUR by Keita Browne 
DIAL H FOR HAPPINESS by Allan Amenta 
DIANE IN THE INTERSECTION by Rebekah Fraser 
DOESN'T SHE KNOW by Shanna Goodman 
DOG EAT DOG by Albert Will 
DOGS PLAYING POKER by Scott Kraus 
DOLLAR by Mark and Wesley Faries 
DOORMAT THIEVES by Stephen Boland 
DOUBLE BOOKED by Mark Faries 
EL OTRE LADO (THE OTHER SIDE) by Matt Tegtmeier 
ENGLISH JUSTICE by Zachary Mayberry 
ERIC'S DRUG TEST by Dev Wadhwa 
ESCAPE FROM NEW JERSEY by Mara Lesemann 
EVOLVED by Carlos Saavedra 
FAT CLUB by Robert Heske 
FEAR IS A POWERFUL MOTIVATOR by Billy Maddox 
FIVE BUSINESS DAYS by Edward J. Fagan 
FIVE O'CLOCK by Kent Kirkpatrick 
FIVE TOWNS by Zachary McCormick 
FLAMINGO by Sam Walker 
FLEETWOOD by Candace Infuso 
FLESH OF GASCONY by Emanuele Persico 
FLOATERS by Michael Licisyn 
FOR THAT'S NOT ALL by Russell Costanzo 
FREDDIE FONDUE by Frank G. Amsden 
GARAGE SALE by Pamela Tarchinski 
GAS STATION by Adrienne Dawes 
GEEZER by Jason Bishop 
GIRL BAND by Uma Incrocci 
GOD CALLS MY NAME by Marguerite M.Bassard 
GOING TO MOSCOW by Rod Kent and Patricia Crawford 
GRAMMAR SCHOOL by Kevin J. McGee 
GUTTER-SOUL by Diana Kemp-Jones 
HANG UP by Justin Owensby 
HEAVENLY GOLD by Kaushik Balakrishnan 
HIT & RUN by Romeo Ryder 
HONEST JUSTICE by L. Vernee Morgan 
HONEYMOON HEAVEN by Ken Kristensen 
HOPE IS A THREE-LEGGED DOG by Frederick Jones 
HORSE FOR SALE by Katarzyna Kochany 
HUNTING PARTY by Jean Stawarz 
HYPERSPACE by Moon Molson 
IN ANOTHER MAN'S SHOE by Royce Parker Gorsuch 
IN THE MOMENT by Mike Rembis 
INSANITARIUM by Michael Graham 
INTERCONNECTED by Bruce Wood 
INTERROGATION by Rick Tobin 
INVASION OF THE FAT SNATCHERS by Mark Beech 
IS LATE BETTER THAN NOT? by John T. Coiley 
JACK AND JONNIE VS YOU by Mark Dabney and Chad Wood 
JAMES BROWN by Kateland Brown 
JESSICA'S TRIUMPH by Spencer McDonald 
JUMP! by Chase-Julian Cheatham 
JUST ADD LIFE by Waynetta L. Frost 
JUST ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL LOVE STORY by Becky Bowman 
KICKS by Robert W. Barrett 
KIDNEY'S 'R US by Matthew Brown 
KING OF THE ROAD by Kevin Quinn 
LA POSEURE PRECIOUSE by Melisa Surach 
LACK OF SUPPORT by Jason M. Harrison 
LAST SHOT by Shane Pritchett 
LAVINIA'S HEIST by Don Goodman 
LAZY BOY by Zsolt Olah 
LEFT CROSS, RIGHT UPPER CUT by Nancy Noever 
LEFTOVERS by Jason Leonard Noto
LENNY AND DENNY by Dave Smith 
LET US PREY by James Tuverson 
LETTING GO by Elizabeth Henry 
LEWIS by Mark Baldwin 
LIFE & A DAY by Andres Solis 
LIFE IN THE IRON MILLS by John Corrigan 
LILY by Hiroshi Nakajima 
LITTLE PLASTIC BAGS by Dave Jacombs Jr. 
LIVING I N HOTELS by Eva Konstantopoulos 
LONG AGO by Christy Wegener 
LOST IN THOUGHT by Stephen Gauer 
LOUIE LOUIE by James J. Cullinane 
M.O.D.E. by Lawrence Whiteside 
MAGIC ACT by M. Adrian Brassington 
MAN OF METROPOLIS by Nathan S. Retzlaff 
MEADOWLANDZ by Moon Molson 
MIDNIGHT FLUSHING by Yair Packer 
MIMI by Madeline Kleiner 
MOMENTS OF DECISION: ANNA'S PRAYER by Michael Mack 
MOVIE TALKERS: SCUM OF HUMANITY by Christopher MacBride 
MURDERS ON JULIE COURT by Elizabeth Watts 
MY BIG FAT GREEK TRAGEDY by Hugh Ross 
MY WIFE IS A ZOMBIE by Roberto Marchionni 
NARROW ESCAPE by Ralph Pritchard 
NEVER TO FORGET by Chris Laverty 
NEVER-EVER LAND by Bill Abbey 
NIGHT by Douglas Stark 
NIGHT FISHING by Anne Sagel 
NINE DOORS (Prelude) by Brian Pytlinski 
NO HELL BELOW by Riccardo Costa 
NO LIMIT: THE EXTREMELY SHORT STORY OF MY POKER CAREER by Scott A. Magie 
NO REGRETS by Mario N. Costa 
NOISE COMPLAINT by Alex Pollack 
OF COURSING by Kim Corbley 
ONE BURGER STAND AT A TIME by Chris Fernandez 
ONE ELEMENTARY TRUTH by Dustin Vassary 
OOH LA LA by Scott and Paula Merrow 
OPEN THE DOOR by Montie Chambers 
ORANGE by Michael Paul Stephenson 
ORDINANCE by Susan M. McNally 
ORGANIZATION DREAM by Sergio Ustain 
OUT OF THE BOX by Aaliyan Miller and Lawrence King 
OUTER BANKS (TV PILOT) by Mary Carroll-Hackett 
OVARIAN LOTTERY by Valerie Edwards 
PARADISE by J. Clive Enos 
PARCHED by Michael Ugulini 
PARENTHOOD by Sepopo Quashie 
PERFECT PLAN, PERFECT CRIME! by J.D. Corinis 
PETER'S EXIT by Hugh Plantin 
PICHING AN ELEPHANT by Mark Beech 
PIGEON CAMERA by Stanley Ray 
PIT STOP by Dave S. Larson and De Veau Dunn 
POWER SHOP by Patrick Rushin 
PRETEND TOUGH, CRAZY BRAVE by Jordan Dale 
PSYCHOSIS by Robert Heske 
QUICK DEATH by Teresa Caruso 
R.I.P. COUSIN HENRIETTA by Actor Coroell 
RANCHEROS by Joshua Rutherford 
RAVENOUS by Robert Watson 
RED LIGHT RUN by Dominique Williams 
RED WATER by Hughes Provencher 
REDEMPTION by Robert Levinson 
RELICS by Kelly Reed 
RETURNING by Patrick D. Baxter 
RHYTHM CITY RHAPSODY by Nathan McGarigal 
SAME ROOM SAME TIME WITH DETAILS by Tommy Draper 
SANCTUARY by Harley Hay 
SANTA KILLER by William H. Sokolic 
SCAN, COLLATE, COPY, INC. by David Kosh 
SCREAMING DISORDER by James Ossi 
SCREENPLAY by R. Omar Yates 
SCRIPT PITCH by Kitania Kavey 
SECRET TUNNEL by ROBERT LEHRMAN 
SECRETS AND SHADOWS by Christine Conradt 
SEEKING SILVER by Heather Upton 
SERVICE DOG by Jim Walkington 
SHEEP by William B. Huelsenkamp, Jr. and Louaine Collier Elke 
SHY by Mark Saunders 
SIAFU FOR WINNERS by Barbara Lewis 
SIETE by James M. Ivey 
SIGURNOST by Isabelle Mainov 
SIMULCASTER by Matt and Mark Monstroski 
SLAVE TO THE BOTTLE by Daniel A. Chomistek 
SLEIGH RIDE OF THE RED MISSILE by Larry A. Jaggard 
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CALM AND PASSION by Hyemin Koo 
SPACE TRASH by Jennifer Ott 
SPECIAL TALENTS by Louis E. Barrilleaux, II 
SPIRITUAL CONNECTION by Scott and Paula Merrow 
SPOILED by Christian Fusco 
STATUE BLUE by Chris Kish 
STEAL AWAY by Andre Ware 
STEAM ROOM by Luis Alvarez 
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME by Susan Deming 
STORMS by Daniel Natha Terry 
STORY OF MY LIFE by Bryan Strang 
STRAIGHT SHOOTERS by Ron Salzberg 
STRANDED, BROKE & UGLY by Ron L. Tidwell 
STRANGEFATE by Francis Hadry 
STRIPPER by Lavetta Cannon 
SUBWAY CONVERSATIONS by Fulton L. McSwain Jr. 
SUMMER NIGHT by Jung Joachim 
SUNNY SPRINGS by Kitania Kavey 
SUPER-JIM by Steve Heffner 
SURE FIRE by Bryce Carlson 
SURGEON by James Walker 
TABIES FOR TWO by Rick M.Bunchero 
TABLOID by Tason N. Zimmatore 
TELEPHONE by Calin Costian 
THE BASEMENT by Joe Fagundo 
THE BIRD KIND by Alec Taylor 
THE BLUE LIGHT by Ramiro Hernandez 
THE CLOSET by Erin M. Underwood 
THE COAT by Claire Hutchinson 
THE DARK WORDS OF COLLIN STERN by Royce Parker Gorsuch 
THE DAY OUR PARENTS DIED by Austin R. Hartman 
THE ELEPHANT ASSASSIN by Taylor Gardn Jones 
THE EXECUTION by James Walker 
THE FEAST by Jason Daniel Brawn 
THE FINEST FILTER by David Shuchat 
THE FIRST TIME... by Matt Corliss 
THE FORTUNE TELLER by Marcellus Thurman 
THE GARDENER by Musa Jackson 
THE HANDMAID by Andrew Sodroski 
THE HOARDERS by Maree Gutterson 
The HUSBAND by Wade Ballance 
THE INCUBUS THRESHOLD by J. E. Knisely 
THE LANDKEEPER by Matthew Porter 
THE LAST DAY by Gregorio Ugaz 
THE LOGOS SCRIPT by Bonita Maffei 
THE MACHINE by Keith Blackwell 
THE MAKING OF LEMONADE by Scott A. Magie 
THE MAN-DATE by Michael Dunham 
THE OIAD SHOW by Jeremy Montgomery 
THE PAPER by Katie Bergin 
THE PERFECT SHOES by Arisa Kim 
THE PIXIE DETECTIVE by Larry A. Jaggard 
THE RAVEN by Eoin Rogers 
THE REMAKE by Robin Warder 
THE RENDERING by Dale Culpepper 
THE RENE DE MENU INSTITUTE by Todd Straus 
THE RESURRECTIONISTS by Michael J. Casey 
THE SC by Andrew Carlson and Pat Susmitch 
THE SECRET LIVES OF TEDDY BEARS by Steven Frech 
THE SIGNAL by Jeffrey Reese 
THE SOUND OF CROWS by Michael J. Casey 
THE SUITS by Edward Rouse Pryor 
THE TAMING by Rebekah Fraser 
THE TRUCKER IN CASHMERE by Jill M. Schmaedeke 
THE VANQUISHED by Lee Charles Welch 
THE VIRTUES OF HELLMOUTH by Margaret A. Holland 
THE WAR WILL BE by Fatemeh Mighiassi 
THE WAY by Jage Halperin 
THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR by Mara Lesemann 
THE WOODMAKER'S DOLLS by David Leon Todman 
THIRST by Ron Johnson 
THIRTY by Brea Plum 
TOADSTOOLS by Jeremy Biltz 
TOOTHBRUSH CHARLIE by Eric Volkman 
TOUCH ME NOT by Carolyn Irons 
TRAILER HITCH by Dan Saraceni 
TREE ROACH by Pete Able 
TSUNAMI by Stuart Creque 
UNBROCKEN FALL by Meredith Rose 
UNDER THE PEEL by Heather Langone 
UNFAITHFULLY YOURS by Kathy Hadizadeh 
VINCENT'S EAR by Drew Miller 
VIRGIN by Marina Shron 
VOYEUR by Diana Kemp-Jones 
WANING GIBBOUS by Robert J. Gilman 
WE SHOULD BE BETTE OFF by Marguerite M. Bassard 
WHAT LEVEL by Lori Aronson 
WHAT THE DRAGON SAID by Peter Wood 
WHERE IS MY CHILD?? 
WILDEFAKE by Amy Breedon 
WILL'S WINNERS by Don Hofmeister 
WINGS by Mary E. Blackford 
WIPED by Robert Mason 
YONSEI by Benjamin Sakai 
YOU HURT SISSY by Joan Philo 
YOU TWO by Timothy Sedgley-Roach 
ZANZIBAR by Scott and Paula Merrow 
ZEALOTS by J.R Maxwell 
ZONED OUT by Domenic Migliore 
Updated: 09/06/2006
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