SWN Screenplay Competition August 2020 – Results!

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted their script to the SWN August Competition!

Below are a list of the screenwriters that won and also placed in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.

Keep your eyes peeled for exclusive comments and information on the winners projects.

SAVE THE DATE for our November competition (1st of November 2020).

PRIZES

 

1st Place

– Automatically Qualify for Our Annual Screenplay Competition ($1500 Award) – Your Script Listed in InkTip’s Script Directory (4000+ Producers, Reps & Execs) – Production Development Consultation with an industry Producer (worth $199) – 1 Year Subscription to Final Draft Pro Screenwriting Software (worth $249.99) – A Promotion in InkTip’s Magazine (15,000+ Producers, Reps & Execs) – 1 Year Membership at Screenwriter Staffing (worth $130) – The SWN Crystal Engraved Winners Trophy

2nd Place

– Automatically Qualify for Our Annual Screenplay Competition ($1500 Award) – Your Script Listed in InkTip’s Script Directory (4000+ Producers, Reps & Execs) – 1 Year Subscription to Final Draft Pro Screenwriting Software (worth $249.99) – A Promotion in InkTip’s Magazine (15,000+ Producers, Reps & Execs) – 1 Month Membership at Screenwriter Staffing

3rd Place

– Automatically Qualify for Our Annual Screenplay Competition ($1500 Award) – 1 Year Subscription to Final Draft Pro Screenwriting Software (worth $249.99) – 1 Month Membership at Screenwriter Staffing

SWN Screenplay Competition August Winners:

At The End Of The Road (SHORT FILM WINNER)

by Govind Chandran

Aegis (TV PILOT WINNER)

by Bree Wyrd

Yosemite (FEATURE-LENGHT WINNER)

by Daniel Talbott

SWN Screenplay Competition August Finalists:

A Kinder Sea

by Addie Johnson Talbott, Alessandra Mesa & Daniel Talbott

Blue Spice Queen

by Dean Harakas

Cassy

by Summer Knight

Contentment

by Chris Bone

Crocodile

by Christopher Holt

Desert Trip

by Luke Valdes-Rodriguez

Dorm E 301

by Michael Schenck

Funland

by Jess Friedman

Final Appeal

by John Thibault

Face Painters

by Giovanni Sanseviero

Her Boys

by Geraldine Colson

Heist

by Kevin Machate

Lemonlight

by M Rowan Meyer

The Brothers Fury

by Dane McCauley

The No. 10

by Matthew Redmond

Three Days

by Emilio Santín

The Ex-Pupils

by Nan Davies

The Moses Complex

by Jude Quintiere

The Night We Met

by Rhys Freeman

The Third Act

by Emily Banting

United

by Michelle Jacquot

Nontraditional

by Keith Higgons

Padre

by Ian Davies

Pontus

by Nicolas Diaz

Privileged

by Kira Liva

Review

by Jonathan Zarantonello

Writer’s Block

by Jacob Hind

SWN Screenplay Competition August Semi-Finalists:

Addie’s Place

by Lance Donald

Beyond the Triangle

by Robert Brand

Bloodline – Elisa’s Story

by Mort Cohen

Coney Island

by David Toussaint

Gertie and Her Goats

by Euan Mitchell

Globes

by Erika Kathryn

Half Life

by Alex Wayward

I Just Might

by Joyce Koch

In or Out

by Nicky Denovan

J.R.’s Dilemma

by Stuart Schulz

Kelly’s Town

by Jake Evans

Keep Out, Stay Out

by Erin Turner

Murphy’s Law

by Zachary Kotiadis

Oh, my Leo!

by Jeff Naparstek

Room Zero

by Jason Partridge

Silent

by Ted Ryan

Spinach

by Stuart Schulz

Super Turbo Overdrive

by Peter Hsieh

The Knowledge Men

by Eric Jones

The Lapdog

by Christopher Leong

The Loser’s Club

by Jonathan Turner Smith

Tollemache

by S J Bennett

Vlad the Impaler

by Alan C. Baird

Wolfe Pack

by Lindsay Heiman

Worst Critic

by Alyxandrya Prynce

Wrong Time

By Clement Fitzpatrick

Zulfi

by Tushar Sen

SWN Screenplay Competition August Quarter-Finalists:

A Promise to Sofie

by Kelly Peterson

Alcoholics Anonymous

by Flynn Mclean

Alien Of New Earth

by Mazie Chen

An Autumnal Symphony

by Seyed Ali Mosaddad

And Friend

by Mariella Donnelly

Armies Of The Dead

by Elisabeth Fountain

Beauty, The Cat

by Juliette Garrigues

Blue Chevy

by Lance Donald

Bouncer

by Clarice Fisher

Calling Cards

by Andrew Cooper

Captains Commandments

by Suman Naylor

Chase Of The Vacuum

by Clement Fitzpatrick

Contempt

by Leandro Oliveira

Demise Of The Ocean

by Jamaal Dickerson

Demolition

by Barney Higgs

Eternity Calling

by Adeel Plant

Extermination Of The Invaders

by Garin Cisneros

Fire Prophecy

by Eboni Jennings

Forgiven

by Aidy Mc

Franko

by Ava-Rose Mora

Heaven is For Quitters

by D Dawson

Hunter Of The Sun

by Keanu Carroll

Imagine

by Titan Frey

In Hate

by Andrew Carter

Jealous Ways

by Sarah Tucker

Liability

by Rita Flower

Light Always Dies

by Kitty Belanoff

Married To A Robot

by Corrie Ramsay

Medic From Outer Space

by Mahdi Bevan

Mercenaries And Strangers

by Kavan Cochran

Mitigation

by Kelly McStay

Mother Of A Nuclear War

by Kavan Cochran

Murder Of Nowhere

by Coby Brown

Officer Of Nowhere

by Jimmy Cameron

Neighbors

by Linnea Johnsson

One Way Out

by Alyxandrya Prynce

Painters Wisdom

by Fardeen Horne

Project Future Minds

by Valerie Knill

Raison D’être

by Manpreet Sloan

Ravens

by Patrick Gamble

Remorse

by Yash Noel

Rough Sea

by James Oliver

Seven Washington Place

by Larry Leinoff

Something, Somewhere

by Joshua Boshell

Stardoms Pitfall

by Padraig Whittington

Strung Tight

by Arianne Peterson

Swing

by David Toussaint

The Answering Machine

by Jeff Naparstek

The Girl and the Plant

by Aneta Gjorgoska

The Guilty Party

by Cristian Medellin

The Hidden Garden

by Sean Guerrero

The Lost Space

by Nicholas Robbins

The Meter Maid

by Arianne Peterson

The New World Order

by Valerie Mills

The One Who Got Away

by Christos Salt

The Portal

by Montell Knox

TikTok Nightmare

by Marguerite Hicks

Times Like These

by Harlan Berry

Truth

by Marek Zalewski

Underwear

by Matt Mancuso

Voluntears

by Isabell Johns

When in Rome

by Jeff Naparstek

Winds of the Great Mojave

by G. Lloyd Helm

Women Of The Past

by Ashraf Castro

Zelda The Brave

by Will Turner

Congratulations to all of you that made it on the list. The standard of scripts submitted was very high during this competition so if you didn’t make it, don’t beat yourself up!

It’s often the case that submitters don’t make into the qualifying rounds during their first competition… However, a few months later some manage to place their second time round.

If you have any questions about the SWN Screenplay Competition or screenwriting in general, please don’t hesitate to get in-touch: info@screenwritersnetwork.org

– SWN