2012 SCREENPLAY & TELEPLAY FINALISTS
AFF is pleased to announce the 2012 Screenplay & Teleplay Competition Finalists. They were chosen from a record field of more than 6,500 entries in the Drama, Comedy, Enderby Entertainment Award, Dark Hero Studios Sci-Fi Award, and Teleplay categories. The winners will be announced during this year’s Conference at the Awards Luncheon on Saturday, October 20, 2012 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.
The 2012 Screenplay & Teleplay Finalists are (listed by category and alphabetically by title):
SCREENPLAY – COMEDY
Blind Date by Alex Cramer
Concession Olympics by Megan Grano
Get Real by Bev Atkinson
The P.A.N.D.A. War by Daniel Shea
Santagate by Mike Sundy
SCREENPLAY – DRAMA
Clouds of Sorrow by Jack Davidson
Cumberland by Scott Larson
Dali by Lorraine Mauvais
Dark Ops by Andrew Sodroski & Raven Burnett
From New York to Florida by Austin Reynolds
Lukomorie by Margot Arakelian
ENDERBY ENTERTAINMENT AWARD
For feature scripts in all genres with an original concept and distinctive voice that can be produced for under $5 million. The production company was founded by Rick Dugdale and Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Bad Blood by Chris Connolly
The Break-Up Nurse by Adeline Colangelo
Cancer by Bobby Duncan
Drink With a Stranger by Anita J Skibski
From New York to Florida by Austin Reynolds
DARK HERO STUDIOS SCI-FI AWARD
Open to Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Surrealism, Myth/Legend and Fantastical Storytelling. The studio was founded by David Hayter and Benedict Carver
Bad Blood by Chris Connolly
Dark Ops by Andrew Sodroski & Raven Burnett
The Domain by Michael Raymond
The House of Bathory by Shannon Pestock
My Sweet Genevese by William Viglione
TELEPLAY – ONE-HOUR PILOT
Horizon by B.D. Flory
Mustard by Christian Canterbury
The Photographer by Jennifer Raite & Chris Cullari
Static – “Someone to Watch Over Me” by Keith Davidson
Thin Air by Niceole R Levy
TELEPLAY – SITCOM PILOT
The Doghouse by Greg Karber
Fangirls – “I Love Aquaman” by Lillian DeRitter
Katie and Becca Grow Up by Leila Cohan-Miccio
TELEPLAY – ONE-HOUR SPEC
Dexter – “The Second Coming” by David Radcliff
Justified – “Mama’s in the Graveyard; Papa’s in the Pen” by Courtney Kirkpatrick & Edward Kirkpatrick
Parenthood – “How to Jew” by Nathaniel Orr
TELEPLAY – SITCOM SPEC
30 Rock – “Clinical Implantation” by Dayo Adesokan
The Middle – “To Heck and Back” by Sheela Shrinivas
Modern Family – “Earthquake Party” by Abi Wurdeman & Phil Wurdeman
Finalist scripts will be reviewed by an industry panel of judges including:
Drama Finalist Judges (provided by the Writers Guild of America, East)
- Christopher Kyle – writer SERENA (2013). ALEXANDER
- John J. McLaughlin – writer HITCHCOCK, BLACK SWAN
- Stephen Schiff – writer WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS, TRUE CRIME
Comedy Finalist Judges
- Larry Doyle – writer I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER; DUPLEX
- Craig Mazin – writer IDENTITY THIEF (2013), THE HANGOVER PART II
- Herschel Weingrod – writer KINDERGARTEN COP, TRADING PLACES
Teleplay Finalist Judges
- Noah Hawley – showrunner “My Generation”, “The Unusuals”
- Kyle Killen – showrunner “Awake”, “Lone Star”
- Nancy Pimental – writer/producer “Shameless”
A PDF of the full list of Finalists and Semifinalists:
2012 Finalists and Semifinalists
A PDF of the full list of Second Rounders:
