The Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum Announces 2005-06 Contest Winners

The Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum is pleased to announce the winners of the 2005-06 WSF Screenwriting Contest. In the Features division, first-place honors go to Stephen Settle of New Holstein WI for his Grecian action/drama, EKE’BOLOS. In the TV division, top honors go to Matthew Taticek of Oshkosh WI for his Scrubs script, “My Old Flame.”

Second place in Features goes to Mary Santarelli of Kenosha WI for Giving Sun Away, a romantic drama.  And third place goes to Robb Henrickson of Milwaukee WI for his romantic comedy, Second Chances.

In the TV Division, the runners-up (tied for second) are Luke Kalteux of Los Angeles for his Curb Your Enthusiasm script, “The Coat” and Eric Strelitzer of Oshkosh WI for his Curb Your Enthusiasm script, “The Place Mat.”

The Features division was judged by screenwriter and novelist Tom Matthews (Mad City, Like We Care).

The TV division was judged by TV producer/writer Steve Marmel (Johnny Bravo, The Fairly OddParents).

The 2005-06 contest was co-sponsored by InkTip.

Contest Coordinator was Rachel Simons.  Contact: contest0506@wiscreenwritersforum.org

Loglines and Contact Info

Features Division

1st Place: EKE’BOLOS by Stephen Settle - setdown@charter.net
One man’s dream could ignite final war between East and West.

2nd Place: Giving Sun Away by Mary Santarelli - miarose@wi.rr.com

When a young architect falls in love, her male best friends from childhood fear losing her after marriage, resist accepting her love interest, and grapple with what compromises they are willing to make in order to save the friendship..

3rd Place: Second Chances by Robb Henrickson - henrixn@hotmail.com
Second Chances is about a successful real estate developer who is forced to escort his estranged Grandfather to a football reunion in his long forgotten hometown, where he comes face to face with his past.

TV Division

1st Place: Scrubs, “My Old Flame" by Matthew Taticek - mtatic55@yahoo.com
J.D.’s ex comes back to his life, this time as his patient. Meanwhile, Elliot discovers her new boyfriend is not the man she’d like him to be, and Turk attempts to overcome an addiction to gaming.

2nd Place (tie): Curb Your Enthusiasm, “Place Mat” by Eric Strelitzer - Great_198@yahoo.com
Larry fights in a politically incorrect war after drawing an offensive doodle on a restaurant place mat.

2nd Place (tie): Curb Your Enthusiasm, “The Coat” by Luke Kalteux - lukekalteux@hotmail.com
Larry obtains a coat that puts him in hot water with Cheryl, gets him banned from a restaurant, and thrown out of a Special Olympics benefit.

Mel Brenner Award for Risk-Taking in Screenwriting

Winner: Strange Bedfellows by Thom Wilder - twilder@bna.com
Performance poet Paul Varjak has a Don Juan way with women and a Lenny Bruce way with words – talents that, under the magnifying glass of a win-at-all-costs prosecutor in a tight election race, could resurrect old wounds and put him behind bars.