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Winners of the First Annual American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest

By Zoetrope.com
Feb 29, 2004, 10:40

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From 2186 entries, Judge Francis Ford Coppola honored the following screenplays:

Grand Prize-Winner
THE FERGUS CYCLE by Jake Kearns Cashill

Top Ten Finalists
FLYING AWAY by John D. Chernesky
SIMON OF LOS ANGELES by Jesse Robert Harper
THE COLLECTOR’S CORNER by Kyle R. Heidenreich
AMERICAN AMORE! by Robert Stephen Horvath
MR. GALLINI’S GARAGE by Lisa Diana Shapiro
THE WEATHER SOMEWHERE ELSE by Laura Suau
SILVER WINGS by Cynthia Webb
THE GRAPE ARBOR by Cynthia Webb
A WOMAN BY ANY OTHER NAME by Tracy Wheeler
SEVEN DAYS ONE SUMMER by Annie White Owl


The Grand Prize-Winner receives $5,000 and his screenplay, along with those of the Top Ten Finalists, will be considered for film option and development by American Zoetrope and for representation by ICM, UTA, Paradigm, and The Firm. The Winner and Finalists also receive the latest installment of screenwriting software from Final Draft, Version 7.

American Zoetrope thanks all those who entered and congratulates the Winner, Mr. Cashill, and the Finalists.


Semi-Finalists

MARY OF EGYPT, Steve Ackley
JUST AROUND THE CORNER, Mike Adamick
THE FEATHER PALACE, Alissa Perry Allen
THE KEEPERS, Spencer Balentine
WHY, MN, Christine Ella Bartsch
ROBIN HOOD: ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Steven Berko
WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE, Steven Berko
MAKO 22, Christopher Clinton Blum
VERONICA, Christopher Clinton Blum
RUNNING DRY, Patrick Paul Brien
THE UNCROWNED KING, John Browner
SUN KING, Tim Carpenter
UNION OF THE STATE, Carloss James Chamberlin
CAGED, Joseph John Christiana
GIVING UP THE GHOST, Aaron Cohen
THE BALLAD OF CASEY BIRD CULPEPPER, James J. Crowley
THE TRADE, Glenn Robert Cutler
HANNIBAL, Jack Davidson
RAVENWOOD, Jack Davidson
LA FRONTERA (THE FRONTIER), Catherine A. Dutko
THE RANK AND FILE, Mark Freeman
CATERINA, Stefania Fumo
THE BUDDHIST THIRD CLASS JUNKMAIL ORACLE, Mike Golden
THE BIG BAD WOLF, Lynn Esta Goldman
SYMPATHETIC NERVE, Gia T Gordon
20TH CENTURY SUN PART I, Carl Howes
BAYOU GOLD, Vanessa Nicole Ionta
SANTA ANA WINDS, Paul Jarnagin
LITTLE AMERICA, H. Edgar Jenkins II
THE SWORD & THE WOMAN, Lance K.R. Kawas
KILL DEVIL FALLS, Brian P. Klingborg
PLEASE WAIT TO BE SEATED, Blaine Aaron Kneece
MISTRESS ANNE, William Lewis Ladd
DEFIANT SON, Paul Joseph Laurin
FEBRUARY FIFTH, Micky Levy
THE WHITE ROSE, Robert John Linteau
YELLOWKNIFE, Pete Lucas
INCENSE & PEPPERMINTS, Kate Maney
SOMETHING OF THE PASSING MOMENT, Kate Maney
THE ELECTRA COMPLEX, Amit Matta
ENJOY THE RIDE, Wendy J. Menara
FIZZY DAYS, Mark Millicent
TAGGED, Brian Dale Nelson
WORST FEAR, John Adam Nolte
THE 9TH MESSIAH, Richard J. O'Brien
LULU (BASED ON A TRUE STORY), Bill Oliver
UPRISING, Catherine Paul
FOR THE LOVE OF JANE, Valerie Ann Peterson
HOLLYWOODLAND, Joseph Ryan Puterbaugh
DODGER BLUE, Andrew William Quirk
THE SELFISH FISH, Huili Raffo
DEADWOOD, John Vincent Rowe
CRIMINEL (FRENCH FOR THIEF), David C. Ryder
GOOD INTENTIONS, Michael Sajkowicz
GOLDEN GATE, James Sauvé
DIDN'T HE RAMBLE, Kryssa Schemmerling
DINING WITH DINAH by Theresa Shaw
TYRO, Naomi Frances Sheridan
LIKES TO PLAY WITH THE BOYS, Jerome Mark Siegel
TOM PAINE, Frank Stringer
WHITE SHADOWS, BLACK DREAMS, Justin Swingle
JUANITO, Kyzza Terrazas
THE SEA BOX, Eileen Mary Frankel Tomarchio
BALLYCOTTON, Jesse Lee Vint
THE JOURNEYMAN, William Waters Wright
MOVIE, Dimitry Yakoushkin
RANDOMIZATION, Tom Yufik
END GAMES, Dawna Zeeman
THE TRANSLATOR, Dippen Kirti Zinzuvadia


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2004 Screenplay Contest
The 2nd Annual American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest Opens May 1. The early deadline is August 2 and the final deadline September 1. We look forward to discovering the next great screenplay.







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