Previous Winners

Below are the scripts of the three semifinalists who were selected by our judges to move into "Now What? Ready, Set, Produce" phase of last year's competition. These semifinalists pitched their production ideas to a panel of judges on March 27th 2010 to determine the winner(s) of the $25,000 production prize.

Anywhere But Here

Written by: Ross Thomas

Synopsis: A man travels to his childhood home after his father becomes ill and a grandfather reaches out to his grandson to make amends for the past.

Download Full PDF Script: Anywhere_But_Here.pdf 47.52 KB

Lightweight

Written by: Randy Kovitz and Debra Hosking

Synopsis: Elizabeth lost her job. She lost her boyfriend. She's staying with her mother. Now she literally can't keep her feet on the ground. It's not convenient.

Download Full PDF Script: Lightweight_3rd_SFF_draft.pdf 41.22 KB

Roll The Dice

Written by: Lawrence Phillis, Dave Fedor, John Feightner, Joe Wichryk II

Synopsis: A comedy troupe struggles with the idea of raising the stakes of their contest-winning script by betting the prize money.

Download Full PDF Script: Roll_the_Dice.meadows.pdf 55.26 KB

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