SCREENWRITING EXPO SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

The Screenwriting Expo 2 Screenplay Competition received over 1,300 entries. With the addition of genre prizes for Action-Adventure/Thriller, Family/Comedy/Animation and Horror/Sci-fi/Fantasy, we had a lot of thrills, laughing aloud and getting freaked out. It was such a pleasure to read so many fantastic screenplays. Congratulations to the winners and semifinalists listed below. Please contact Jim Mercurio at expocompetition@aol.com for information about the contest or to contact the winners.

Expo 2 Screenplay Competition Winner Optioned!

“The Screenwriting Expo Competition gave me the amazing opportunity to have Mike Medavoy not only read my winning screenplay, but also attach himself as Executive Producer. Since winning the Expo, I have had companies such as Endeavor, Radmin, and ICM request my work. My winning screenplay has been optioned and I have a good chance of being hired to do a rewrite on another project this spring. I know I would not have been able to make these contacts if it were not for the Expo Competition. More than ever, I am inspired to keep telling stories.” — 2003 Contest Winner Naida Joanides

$10,000 Grand Prize: A Mile Past Eternity — Naida Joanides

2nd Place: Gabriel's Calling — Megan Breen

3rd Place: Little Kings — Ken Dale Thompson

Writers Boot Camp Prize: Family Tree — Julie Gray

Action-Adventure Genre & New Visions Award Winner:
In the Shadow of the Valley — William Viglione

Comedy Genre Winner:
Brit or Miss — Lisa Rothstein

Sci-Fi Genre Winner:
Otherness — Shad Clark

Semifinalists:
All Points West - Dan Fontana & Jim Clark
The Ape Man - Kevin Henderson
Bob's Fake ID - Brian C. Williams
The Code - David Asmussen
Fleur de Lys - Kathleen Behun & Jason Winters
The Joy of Rejection - Matt Shepatin
The Jungle Dimitri - Neos
Jupiter and Antoinette - Mary Szmagaj
Magic Mountain - John Blue
The Normals - Shawn Pendley
Rumors of Peace - Irina Deither
The Santa Project - Douglas Boone
Utopia - Kristin Overn