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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 ===================================================== 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. © Copyright 2003 by www.filmmakers.com |