Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum 2001-02 Contest Winners

Contest Coordinator: Laura Gembolis

To contact any of the writers below about their projects, please email Ted Babcock, contest0405@wiscreenwritersforum.org

Features Division

Features Celebrity Judge: Neal Stevens

First Place: Robert Soderstrom - Madison WI

The Madison Kid (also best script set in Wisconsin)

The true story of a University of Wisconsin dropout who becomes the youngest person (24) to win the World Series of Poker.

Second Place: Jim Berg - Madison WI

Still Life

A quirky noir set in the midst of a stark Minnesota winter, complete with polka bands, ice fishing houses, and Hercules, the most expensive stud bull in the state.

Third Place: Sundae Jahant-Osborn - London, England

Killing Johnnie

A down-and-out actor hires a hit man to "further" his career by eliminating his only competition for a starring movie role.

Television Division

TV Celebrity Judge: Larry Brody

First Place: Jack Bennett - Slinger WI

Motor City Sales: Pilot

Recently re-titled Trust Me, this original sitcom pilot and series concept is about Motor City Sales, a blue-collar car dealership -- a hotbed of shenanigans, underhanded dealings, and out-and-out fraud. But, "trust me," it's also an insider's view of those dealings and the cast of characters that call this place home.

Second Place: Paul J. Linke - Los Angeles CA

The Simpsons: "Sit On It, Lisa"

After watching a Happy Days marathon on TV, Bart becomes obsessed with getting himself a leather jacket to be like The Fonz. He gets a job, then Lisa books Henry Winkler to speak at the "Get Into Words" festival at school. Bart must choose to be responsible and report to his job, or ditch work and see his new hero speak.

Third Place: Sherrie Marie Johnson - Sun Prairie WI

La Femme Nikita: "By the People, For the People"

Section One and the CIA clash, and Nikita is caught in the middle.