Thank you to all who submitted their screenplays to the Phoenix Film Festival Screenplay Competition. We are very excited to announce the winners of the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival Screenplay Competiton!
First Place: Sardis the Merciful by Christian Thomas from California
When a king wakes up to the sound of assassins creeping into his bedchamber, he knows his past has caught up with him. He must escape and make his way through mysterious caves, erotic brothels, and savage battlefields...to get one last chance at redemption, and bloody revenge.
- $300 cash from the Phoenix Film Foundation
- Script review and consultation from the Director of Development at Script Pipeline
- A 5-year membership to Writers Database provided by Script Pipeline
- One free entry to any Script Pipeline writing or idea competition
- A Phoenix Film Festival prize pack
- Listing on Phoenix Film Festival website
- Two VIP Passes to the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival (accommodation and air fare not included).
Second Place: Bob Dooley by Margina Sisson from Torrance, CA
When Emily, a sixth-grader with a bad reputation for lying is suddenly required to write a TRUE STORY about an ancestor, she struggles for ideas because she thinks true stories are boring, until Grandmother shares the amazing story of Bob Dooley, the Capuchin Monkey and the Kennedy Fair. But will anyone believe her?
- A 5-year membership to Writers Database provided by Script Pipeline
- A Phoenix Film Festival prize pack
- Listing on Phoenix Festival website
- Two VIP Passes to the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival (accommodation and air fare not included).
Third Place: Wish You Were Here by Austin Kase
Harvard valedictorian Adam Getz is unexpectedly forced to move back in with his parents after his high-paying Wall St. employer is revealed to be a Madoff-esque con artist. With no choice but to take on a minimum wage job at a local fast food joint, Adam reconnects with some old friends from the high school orchestra. Together, they embark on a series of misadventures that help Adam realize just how much of life he's missed out on.
- A 5-year membership to Writers Database provided by Script Pipeline
- Listing on Phoenix Film Festival website
- Two VIP Passes to the 2014 Phoenix Film Festival (accommodation and air fare not included).
Top Ten Finalists:
Generations by Jack Bennett from Glenwood City, WI.
Running from every government agency imaginable, an exiled US Marshall and a special woman search for her brother who holds the secret to how she became the most wanted person in the world.
Gone Monkey Gone by Marc Ketchem from Los Angeles, CA
David Thompson is a struggling magician with a monkey for an assistant. After his monkey is kidnapped, David must travel the country to retrieve his monkey before a televised magician's talent show.
Hooligan by Tony Cammarata from California
After his placement in child protection, Chico bounces between foster care and juvenile corrections due to his behavior and inability to complete a trial adoption. Tempted by the excitement and acceptance of a street gang, Chico begins the gang initiation process when he commits an act of violence, causing his victim to take an active interest in his life.
Jenna’s Gone by Russ Meyer from New Prague, MN
An untried deputy and a hunting guide find their lifelong friendship turning lethal as they track after the kidnappers of the waitress they both love, each suspecting the other of a role in her disappearance.
Murmansk Run by Wendy Joseph & Sam Hakam from Mt Vernon, WA
May, 1942. After getting separated from their convoy and naval escort, American merchant seamen, with Russian men and women sailors rescued from a torpedoed Soviet ship, attempt to bring an American Liberty ship, her holds filled with supplies and munitions for the Red Army, into Murmansk alone.
Waterloo by Brian Samuel Davis from Phoenix, AZ
After 45 years in prison, Chuck 'Daddy' Dobbins is released. With the haunting memories of his crimes still fresh in his mind, he chooses to atone for his sins by helping Lacy, an AIDS infected heroin addict. The journey to redemption isn't always a righteous path.
Contact information for winning screenplays is available for producers by emailing submissions@phxfilm.com.
