AFF is pleased to announce the 2016 Screenplay Competition Finalists. 45 scripts were chosen for the Final Round with one winner to be determined in each of the 11 categories. Out of this year’s group of Finalist scripts, 44% include a female writer and international entries include writers from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, and Spain. The winners will be announced during this year’s Conference at the Awards Luncheon on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Austin Club. Winners will receive cash prizes ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, reimbursements for travel and lodging while at AFF, and access to and recognition by some of the most important writers, agents, producers and filmmakers in the industry.
2016 FINALISTS (listed by category and alphabetically by title):
SCREENPLAY – COMEDY
Presented by Sony Pictures Animation
The Anklebiter by Andy Jones
Dinner with Friends by Geeta Malik
Murder Me by David H. Luz
Prom Night Inferno by David Aslan
The Rovers by Jean Pesce
SCREENPLAY – DRAMA
Presented by Writers Guild of America, East
Bait Night by Timothy Grant
Bush Baby Summer by David Scott Martin
The Circle Game by Nic Bettauer & James Riseborough
Dead of Winter by Katherine Ruppe
The Park by Andrew Karlsruher
Static by Henry Jones
ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT AWARD
For feature scripts in all genres with an original concept and distinctive voice that can be produced for under $10 million. The production company was founded by Rick Dugdale and Daniel Petrie, Jr.
#Escape by Michael Noonan
Bush Baby Summer by David Scott Martin
The Park by Andrew Karlsruher
Something’s Wrong with Peter by Kate Brogden
Static by Henry Jones
VERTIGO ENTERTAINMENT HORROR AWARD
Open to thrillers, dark suspense, sci-fi, and macabre themes. The production company was founded by Roy Lee.
Bait Night by Timothy Grant
Cake Rotten by Andres Rovira & Francisco Bustamante
Of Elephants & Animals by Heather Rose Walters
The Road of Life by Juanjo Moscardo Rius & Jorge Dorado E Ivan Sainz-Pardo
Rock Point Draw by Jeremy David Lee
SCI-FI AWARD
Open to science fiction, fantasy, horror, surrealism, myth/legend and fantastical storytelling.
The Eye of Jupiter by Michael Soll
The Long Black Night by Ali Imran Zaidi
The Red Book by Ashraf Fahim
Static by Henry Jones
Vitruvian by Nolan Lynch
TELEPLAY – AMC ONE-HOUR PILOT
One-Hour Pilot Semifinalists were chosen exclusively by AMC
Antioch: Notice to Quit by Elizabeth Armancas
Bog Walk by Dominique A. Holmes
The Devil and the Deep by Kyle Bugg
Root Canal: This Will Only Hurt a Little by Karyn Casper
Tomorrow Before Last by Adam J. Kreps
TELEPLAY – SITCOM PILOT
Growing Up Dictator: The Wonder Years of North Korea by Richard Lowe & Kim Jong-Un
Losing It by Louise Rozett
Physical Education by Nandita Seshadri
Real Arabs by Ayser Salman
Wildcard: The Anti-Americans by Corina Maritescu
TELEPLAY – ONE-HOUR SPEC
Empire: We Hard Now? by Greg Wayne
Fargo: The Hunt for the Cobra King by Sarah Beckett
Outlander: A Place to Hide by Rebecca Rosenberg
TELEPLAY – SITCOM SPEC
Broad City: Short Term Effort by Greg Wayne
Fresh Off the Boat: Taiwanese-American Horror Story by Jeremy Hsu
Master of None: Taste by Sona Panos
SCREENPLAY – SHORT
Blind Man’s Bluff by Nick Lawrence
Blood and Bronze by Jake Herrle
Finger on the Button by Mark Matthews & Matthew Ivan Bennett
Futurehealth by Sarah Polhaus
Two Days Ago by Kadyn Michaels
SCRIPTED DIGITAL SERIES
Presented by New Form Digital
Between Us Girls by Courtney Hope Therond & Emily Claire Utley
Fubar by Torye Anthony
Main Stream by JC Conklin
2016 SEMIFINALISTS (listed by category and alphabetically by title):
SCREENPLAY – COMEDY
Presented by Sony Pictures Animation
#Escape by Michael Noonan
The Buffalo Bart Show by Scott Stanton & Leigh Stanton
Call Me, Crazy by Bill Poore
The Cure by Sarah Magill
Dog Star by Blake Ritchen
The Duke of Ballmore by Scott Stanton & Leigh Stanton
Finding Keyser Soze by Richard McVey & Daniel C. Hall
Gator Country by Erik Voss
Happy Little Accidents by Burt Brooks
Marlene the Divine by Josh Barkey
Peach by Shea Mayo
Roll with It by Kate Erickson
Tangent by George Carlos
Tiny Hairless Penis by Greg Wayne
Zombie’s Anonymous by Michael A. Wright
SCREENPLAY – DRAMA
Presented by Writers Guild of America, East
7 Days: A Fantasia on the Life of Miles Davis by Greg Machlin
Big Bad Billie Gunn by Kevin Arbouet
Big Fire by Daniel Judson
The Black Range by Marc Calderwood
Broken by Misty McAfee
Catalyst by Michael Soll
The Count by David Bluestein
The Crimson Confession by Raymond Just
Dakota Snow by Allen Wagner
Detroitus by Evan Romansky
False Bottom by Stephen M. Tomaski
Fragments by Lawrence Rothfield
His Son by Tim Schildberger
The Hitchcock Murders by Andy Maycock
Jacaranda by Ryan W. Smith
Nowhere Men by Sean Farley
Pitigliano by Jason Kessler
Return to Sender by Neal Tyler
Second Childhood by Clifton Wilder Koons II
Stratum by Craig Nobbs
Sunburst by Mark Wilson & Chris Retts
Superstition by Matt MacDonald
Timber by Dusty Bias
Women of Wonder by Chas Fisher
ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT AWARD
For feature scripts in all genres with an original concept and distinctive voice that can be produced for under $10 million. The production company was founded by Rick Dugdale and Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Bait Night by Timothy Grant
The Black Range by Marc Calderwood
Dead of Winter by Katherine Ruppe
On the Sidelines by Sam Greisman
Superstition by Matt MacDonald
VERTIGO ENTERTAINMENT HORROR AWARD
Open to thrillers, dark suspense, sci-fi, and macabre themes. The production company was founded by Roy Lee.
The Anklebiter by Andy Jones
Darken Ship by Dee Chilton
The Guilty by L.M. Harter
Hoffman by Phil Krampf
The Watcher by Amanda Toye
SCI-FI AWARD
Open to science fiction, fantasy, horror, surrealism, myth/legend and fantastical storytelling.
Bush Baby Summer by David Scott Martin
The Crimson Confession by Raymond Just
Long Sleep by Matthew Breault
Starsfall by Nolan Lynch
West of Hell by Kelly Lynn Peters
TELEPLAY – AMC ONE-HOUR PILOT
One-Hour Pilot Semifinalists were chosen exclusively by AMC
No Rest for the Wicked by Matt Tente
Quack: The Industry of Illness by Jonathan Marx
The Shepherd by Todd Goodlett
Southwark by Kyle Francis
The Sultans of Swing by Matthew Kohnen & Sean Kohnen
TELEPLAY – SITCOM PILOT
Bean Around by Tony Cohen & Matt Van Metre
Blow Out: Near Woman by Christine Barbour
The Duchamps by Charles Lyons
Exit Stage Left by Sarah Kenney
News News News by Reynard Alli & Patrick Foy
TELEPLAY – ONE-HOUR SPEC
Better Call Saul: Vaya Con Dios by Erin Donovan
Daredevil: Extremis by Laura Tormos
The Leftovers: Any Minute Now by Chance Muehleck
TELEPLAY – SITCOM SPEC
Black-ish: The Dice King by Kyle Erby
Louie: Birthday by Ryan Sheppard
The Mindy Project: The Reunion by Maria Biggs
SCREENPLAY – SHORT
The Ferryman of the Pali by Mike Gallagher
The Fridge by Morgan Von Ancken
Gum by Ben Burford
Jimmy’s Eulogy by Aaron Marshall
The Nursing Home by Jake J. Mackintosh
SCRIPTED DIGITAL SERIES
Presented by New Form Digital
Anti-Social by Jessica Coleman & Alexis Pelot
Bound by Sarah White & Brian Gilbert
Giving Up by Kris Lefcoe
All of this year’s Finalist and Semifinalist scripts will be available to read at the InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel in the Cloak Room during the hours of the Conference.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THIS YEAR’S FINALISTS AND SEMIFINALISTS!
Fuente: https://austinfilmfestival.com/blog/2016-screenplay-competition-finalists-announced/
