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2008 Gotham Screen Screenplay Contest
SEMI-FINALISTS, FINALISTS and WINNERS of the 2008 GOTHAM SCREEN Screenplay Contest
2008 WINNERS
BEST SCREENPLAY - GRAND PRIZE WINNER - $2,500 Cash Prize:
The Virgin of Poughkeepsie
by Eva Konstantopoulos
“A high school senior presides over an internet bidding war for the sale of her virginity while a young reporter sent to cover the fiasco finds the small town girl is more than what she seems”
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BEST COMEDY:
The Method
by Beth Overmyer
“The Mockingbird Theater board president finds himself in a bind after the cast of an upcoming show drives every hired director to leave in this funny tale about the drama stemming from the casts’ outlandish personalities.”
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Best DRAMA
Lone Scout
by Alan O'Connor
“Edison Clark, a veteran of the First World War, escapes to the road and heads west to fulfill a promise- his voyage is consumed with memories of his past and the pact he made with his lover who died during the war.”
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Best ADVENTURE
The Legend of Jean Lafitte
by C. Robert Holloway
"Jean Lafitte flees to the open sea with his family after his home is ravaged by the violence surrounding the slave trade. Lafitte’s adventure culminates at the Battle of New Orleans where Lafitte helps President Jackson crush the British forces."
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Best CHILDREN'S/FAMILY
The Magical Kingdom of The Magical Kingdom of Naga as Envisioned by the Princess Lena
by Tanya Klein
"Orphaned Lena spends most of her time in the imagined and magical world of Naga. She's aided only by her imagination, where she battles ogres, demons and her own fears to secure a loving family."
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Best HORROR
Buzz
by Mark Cerulli
"Payback stings when college kids prank a demented beekeeper and accidentally kill his queen bee.."
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Best THRILLER
American Gothic
by Melissa Bruning
"Based on the true story of the infamous black widow serial murderer “American Gothic” follows an insurance detective who has stumbled upon the killer believed to have been already dead- she’s back to her old tricks."
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2008 FINALISTS
Rent-A-Zombie, by Michael Kenneth Jackson
Gary, Son of God, by Kirk Davis
The Mechanic, by Michael Hayes
Bury the Past, by Michael Hayes
The Infernal Casino, by Nicholas Gagliardo
Best Wishes, Nice Knowing You, by Jami Bonyun
Roman Nights, by Franco D'Alessandro
Buried on Page 8, by Jennifer Harrison
Child in the Dark, by Ian Ogden
Unexpected Quarter, by Martin McCann
Superstitions, by Douglas Raine
Teen Messiah, by Hamilton Mitchell
A More Perfect Union, by Ramesh Santanam
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2008 SEMI-FINALISTS
I'll Die Tomorrow, by John J. Maffucci
Unsigned: The Feature, by Christopher Wasmer
Two Clerks From San Francisco, by William Goins
Noble Acts, by Joseph Sharp
Chambers of the Heart, by Ronald Ecker
The Ace of Aces, by Geoffrey Breuder
Strays, by Carlos Perez
White Niggers in the Woodpile, by Paul Van Zyl
Choices, by James Kirtland
The McKnight Corporation, by Deirdre O'Connor
Kelly'sBar, by Michele Hogan
Folk City, by Gordon Rayfield
The Lodger, by June Escalante
Dog Days, by Alex Dmitriev
Slapping Leather, by Patterson Keller JR
Nothing in Common?, by Philipp Senn
Swimming Drunk at Night, by Jennifer Houlton
I.D., by Noelle Messier
Foreign Exchange, by Paki Wright
The Suspect Assassin, by Sultan Stover
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Congratulations to all the winners, finaliists and semi-finalists!
