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Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum Announces 2004-05 Contest Winners
The Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum is pleased to announce the winners
of the 2004-05 WSF Screenwriting Contest. In the Features division,
first-place honors go to Patricia Semler of Florida
for her Period Western, Apache Gold. In the TV division,
top honors go to Susan Marie Schrader of Pennsylvania
for her Everybody Loves Raymond script, "A Family
Affair."
The Features division was judged by Franklin Lett, Jr.
Mr. Lett is President of the management firm, The FTL Company, and
is Chairman/CEO of Lett/Reese International Productions.
The TV division was judged by Madison native Jorge Zamacona.
Watch for Mr. Zamacona's new show, Wanted,
about a covert criminal apprehension squad, which premiered July
31 on the TNT cable network.
The 2004-05 contest was co-sponsored by InkTip.
Feature Division
1st Place: Patricia Semler (Florida), Apache Gold
Genre: Period Western
Logline: In 1870s Arizona Territory, an odd mix of fortune hunters
finds the threat of Apache attack the least of their worries.
Contact: scriptdragon@cfl.rr.com
2nd Place: Greg Haag & Michael Tomich (Wisconsin), Hail
Mary
Genre: Sports Drama
Logline: Vince Krawczyk, a 30-something ex-high school quarterback,
attempts to use his last shot at playing in the NFL to win back
his wife and son. Even when he becomes a Green Bay Packer, the fairy
tale almost falls short... until it all rests on one last "Hail
Mary."
Contact: ghaag@wi.rr.com
3rd Place: T.L. Carmody (Kansas), NASCAR Mom
Genre: Sports Comedy
Logline: An African-American single mother of four rediscovers her
latent childhood driving skills and teams up with a losing, white
race-car owner to become NASCAR's most improbable star.
Contact: tcarmody@sunflower.com
Top Feature Semi-Finalists
Tim Toepel & Steve Doyle (Wisconsin), Heartless
Genre: Legal Thriller
Logline: Young attoney Matt Carter and his family are terrorized
by an increasingly violent stalker -- and it may be one of his clients.
The stakes are raised when several of his friends are found brutally
murdered -- with their hearts torn out -- and cryptic notes left
by the killer suggest that Matt will be the next to die.
Contact: ttoepel@new.rr.com
Andrew D. Redpath (Louisiana), A Personal Injury
Genre: Drama
Logline: A Personal Injury is the story of a man's struggle to come
to terms with his grief and guilt following the tragic death of
his family. The nightmare that haunts Jack Davis began on the day
his wife and twin daughters were killed by a drunk driver. A day
that harbors a dark and foreboding secret of betrayal.
Contact: contest0405@wiscreenwritersforum.org
TV Division
1st Place: Susan Marie Schrader (Pennsylvania), Everybody Loves
Raymond, “A Family Affair”
Logline: In a case of mistaken assumptions, Raymond suspects Debra
and Robert of having an affair, and almost manages to ruin his own
surprise birthday party.
Contact: contest0405@wiscreenwritersforum.org
2nd Place: Danielle Evenson (California), Two and a Half Men,
“It’s Like Living in a Massengill Commercial”
Logline: Charlie helps Jake confront an unlikely bully, while Alan
confronts the angry woman inside himself.
Contact: danielleevenson@hotmail.com
Top TV Semi-Finalist
Daniel Talsky (Wisconsin), Scrubs, “My Bad Day”
Logline: Everyone's having a bad day.
Contact: DanoTalsky@aol.com |
