THE STRUGGLE
Written by Janice Kennedy

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Dark Comedy

Life and Death meet and it’s all over for Life until Hope enters the picture.

CAST LIST:

VOICE – Rikki Wright
LIFE – Gabriel Darku
NARRATOR – Michelle Alexander

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

The struggle between Life and Death.

What genres does your screenplay under?

Comedy.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

It’s got a clown in it.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Life / Death

What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

“It’s A Wonderful Life”

How long have you been working on this screenplay?

All my life.

How many stories have you written?

Many.

What motivated you to write this screenplay?

I was asked to write a one-minute play by my playwrights group in Seattle. I thought I’d challenge myself…

THE MIDDLING CLASS
Written by Amanda J. Bermudez

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Drama, Romance

Complicit in her own observation of the contemporary middle class, a woman viciously seduces a prosaic housewife whose husband is a hostage overseas.

CAST LIST:

AMAL – Rikki Wright
MARJORIE – Gabriel Darku
NARRATOR – Sandy Kellerman

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

The project is basically a short, sexy, unfriendly treatment of the contemporary middle class. In the story, an older woman viciously seduces a prosaic housewife whose husband is being held hostage overseas. Ultimately, the story is about humiliation, self-discovery, and mediocre desperation.

What genres does your screenplay under?

Drama, romance, dark comedy… the usual.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

I’d like to see this work made primarily because it’s a decently original and incisive. Secondarily because it will be incredibly cheap to shoot.

How would you…

PRIME SUSPECT
Written by Adam Dwyer

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Suspense, Mystery, Crime

After a family is reported missing, an unlikely suspect turns up.

CAST LIST:

STRAPP – Rikki Wright
JONES – Gabriel Darku
NARRATOR – Michelle Alexander

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

My screenplay is about two cops investigating the disappearance of a family of three.

What genres does your screenplay under?

The screenplay falls under mystery/suspense with shades of horror.

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

I think my script should be made into a movie because at a running time of about one minute (sans credits), in addition to being a frightening story, it would be a favourite among film festival programmers and it would especially play well on the web.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Impending. Doom.

What movie have you seen the most times…

THE FALL
Written by Alix Kruntorad

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Action, Thriller

A bustling New York City morning, interrupted by a suicide.

CAST LIST:

WOMAN – Cass Van Wyck
WOMAN 2 – Jane Smythe
NARRATOR – Becky Shrimpton

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

This screenplay is about a normal, bustling, city morning, shaken by death.

What genres does your screenplay under?

Thriller!

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

This screenplay should be turned into a movie because there is so much potential with it, specifically mental health awareness.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Surprise twist!

What movie have you seen the most times in your life?

Oh my gosh! I have no idea. I love movies, and have seen thousands. I don’t know which ones
I’ve seen the most.

How long have you been working on this screenplay?

I…

TOGETHER Written by Jade Syed-Bokhari Read 10 Questions with the writer CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Julian Ford PRIME MINISTER – Nick Hendrick Wicht QUEEN ELIZABETH – Katelyn Varadi CAR RADIO – Alicia Payne MAN – Kheon Clarke

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Dark Drama, Neo-Noir, Psychological Thriller, Horror, End of The World

With a world-ending asteroid on the way to earth, Joe Bleeker, a Professor of Latin, digs huge holes in the woods. He tortures and later begs a wealthy older man, (a pedophile and murderer), to tell him where he buried the body of his young daughter, Tessie. With demise imminent, the only thing Joe cares about is being together, as a family, to face the end of the world – even if one of them is already dead and the others are on Skype.

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THE SON, THE FATHER Written by Lukas Hass Read 10 Questions with the writer CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Hugh Ritchie LUKE – Benjamin Camenzuli FATHER – Paul Whitaker MOTHER – Becky Shrimpton SUSAN – Jane Smythe GUARD – Percy Alexander Harris

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Crime, Thriller, Horror

A ten year old’s birthday surprise has unexpected consequences far into his future.

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NOTE TO SELF Written by Humayun Mirza Read 10 Questions with the writer CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Hugh Ritchie BECKY – Cass Van Wyck COMPANY MAN – Paul Whitaker WOMAN – Becky Shrimpton MAN – Benjamin Camenzuli DR. LIN – Jane Smythe MICHAEL – Percy Alexander Harris

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thriller

A scientist invents a radical new form of brain therapy but must subject herself to the first human trial.

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THE MIGHTY BIRD
Written by Brian Gililland and Lance Larson

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Comedy

An average joe discovers one day that he yields a surprising super-power in his middle fingers.

CAST LIST:

MIGHTY BIRD – Gabriel Darku
FABULOUS FINGERLING – Rikki Wright
OLD LADY – Julie C. Sheppard
NARRATOR – Michelle Alexander

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

An ordinary man one day realizes that he has the power to make people explode when he gives them the middle finger. With great power comes great responsibility, until he meets a man with an equally powerful middle finger.

What genres does your screenplay under?

comedy/sci-fi

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

It plays on the superhero film craze, then turns it on its head.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Mmmm. Bop.

What…

Watch the Winning Comedy Short Screenplay for October 2016

THE MIGHTY BIRD
Written by Brian Gililland and Lance Larson

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Comedy

An average joe discovers one day that he yields a surprising super-power in his middle fingers.

CAST LIST:

MIGHTY BIRD – Gabriel Darku
FABULOUS FINGERLING – Rikki Wright
OLD LADY – Julie C. Sheppard
NARRATOR – Michelle Alexander

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

An ordinary man one day realizes that he has the power to make people explode when he gives them the middle finger. With great power comes great responsibility, until he meets a man with an equally powerful middle finger.

What genres does your screenplay under?

comedy/sci-fi

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

It plays on the superhero film craze, then turns it on its head.

How would you describe this script in two words?

Mmmm. Bop.

What…