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SEMIFINALISTSHONORABLE MENTIONS (listed alphabetically) Chronically Single (Romantic Comedy) By Abby Anderson Logline: Alex, a freelance writer, gets a job writing a magazine column about dating - except that she never dates. Luckily, she has her friend Nathan for support. She assumes he's gay, but he's not.in fact, he has a huge crush on her. When Nathan realizes he's the "gay friend" in Alex's column, he 'stays gay' in order to be close to her. movies@ca.inter.net Strike! (Historical Drama) By Mary McKay Logline: "No well-behaved women ever made history." In the snowy streets of Lawrence, Massachusetts in the winter of 1912, a young Irish widow leads other immigrant women mill workers as they battle the forces of bigotry and economic oppression in the famous "bread and roses" strike. mcmm1@aol.com When God Sleeps (Drama) By Daniel S. Elliott Logline: In Africa, a young brother and sister are abducted from their village and forced to become ruthless child soldiers, and an American relief worker attempts to free them. elliott.daniel@mayo.edu SEMIFINALISTS (listed alphabetically) A Fine Line (Drama, Thriller) By Sang Kyu Kim Logline: A murderer on the run and the failed FBI agent in pursuit unknowingly befriend each other, when the killer loses his memory and starts a new, peaceful life as a different man. Beatle23@hotmail.com Alessandro (Drama) By Edmund Stubbing Logline: Alessandro, 19, kills his friend, Maria (St. Maria Goretti). Alessandro does 30 years in prison. Maria comes to him in a vision and he promises to help Maria's mother, Assunta, who rejects God and will never forgive Alessandro. luedstubbing@aol.com Anglophile By Heather Stricker Logline: A neglected girl in Texas becomes obsessed with everything British, hoping to fulfill her dream of living in the UK and leaving her trailer park behind. Guiding her along the way is a recently widowed and retired professor who shares her affinity. hjstricker@gmail.com The Bonsai (Drama) By Jason Whiton Logline: A Japanese American man reconnects with his family and his heritage when a mystical Bonsai tree takes him on an emotional journey through its past. jasonwhiton@hotmail.com The Boxer Molineux (Historical Drama) By P.A. Kent & Stuart Lindsay Logline: When a tough American slave boxes his way to freedom, he confront racism and power politics on his way to a fight with the British bare-knuckles boxing champion, Tom Cribb. Based on a true story. mackent1@comcast.net Callous Behavior (Genre-Drama) By Francesco Gangemi Logline-A group of high school students decide to kill a classmate, just to see what it would be like. email-joesbrotherproductions@hotmail.com Confession (Drama) By Jim Macak Logline: A female attorney teams up with a young cop on disability leave with AIDS to clear a mentally handicapped man of a murder charge. jimmacak@rcn.com The Court of Lions (Epic Love Story) By Amy Quick Parrish Logline: A young Christian Spanish woman held captive in a Moorish harem questions her loyalties when she falls in love with the Sultan who killed her father. thecourtoflions@yahoo.com Derailed (Legal Thriller, Drama) By Peter Pham Logline: When a runaway train is purposefully derailed, spilling deadly chemicals in a small town and causing mass injuries and deaths, a big-city lawyer returns home to defend the case and faces the ghosts of his past. peter.pham@usc.edu Embracing Emily (Drama) By Jenny Lee Logline: Haunted by her past, her future in trouble, Emily Park is forced to make a grown-up decision when she turns 30: she embarks for Korea, to seek out her long-estranged father and move forward with her life. thejl@yahoo.com Endings (Drama) By Chris Hansen Logline: On what may be their last days on earth, three people -- a little girl dying of leukemia, a drug addict, and a housewife with breast cancer -- meet and see their lives altered forever as a result. christopher_hansen@baylor.edu Fun with Real Numbers (Dark Comedy) By Brie Williams Logline: A high school freshman investigates the mystery of her mutilated cat, while her Algebra teacher is haunted by a phantom limb. brielwilliams@gmail.com Good Reasons To Freeze To Death Genre: Drama By Scott Honea Logline: After being forced out of college for failing to pay tuition, a young girl returns home to find her emotionally bankrupt family on the verge of collapse. American Beauty set in a doublewide. sahonea@yahoo.com Ice Cold Kingdom (Drama) By James Mc Farland Logline: A multi-layered narrative following the mysterious murder of a young woman in a remote town. jamesanthonymcf@yahoo.ie MAD (Biopic) By Nicholas Carr Logline: The true story of infamous 1950's comic book publisher William M. Gaines, creator of Mad Magazine and Tales from the Crypt nickcarr@gmail.com Middle of Nowhere (Drama) By T.J. Brady Logline: An angry young man feels trapped in his small town life until he discovers a way out - the brutal sport of Cage Fighting. When he loses his first match (badly), he turns to a reclusive retired Green Beret who teaches him how to survive both in and out of the cage. thomasjbrady@hotmail.com The Obit Writer (Drama/Dark Comedy) By Lisa A. Tignor Logline: After realizing that her life will result in a boring obituary, a depressed young woman of Puritannical upbringing decides to embark on a series of adventures before committing suicide. Adrenalisa@aol.com The Paper Devil Game (Drama) By Jeni Yamada Logline: An American woman and her reluctant husband take in a black South African man fleeing apartheid, and vow to bring his family to the United States, impacting their conventional Northeastern town and profoundly affecting the lives of all involved, including the woman's young son, who forms a deep bond of friendship with the visitor. jeniyamada@gmail.com Refuge (Drama) By Frances Overheu Logline: There are some decisions no-one should ever have to makeÉ An Englishman struggles to save his family and closest friends from a plague that is plunging the world into anarchy. foverheu@bigpond.com Schooling Fish (War Drama) By John Franklin Grooms Logline: Fractured by Hitler's schemes, a German family must survive WWII to be made whole once more. jgr3779394@bellsouth.net Rough Country (Drama) By Lee Ann Gun & Peter Phinny Logline: A self-exiled thirty-six year old, forced to return to his Arizona hometown after eighteen years away, confronts human smuggling across the Mexican border. pphinny@aol.com Silent Thunder (Drama) By Leonard W. Miller & Leonard T. Miller Logline: The true story of America's first black auto racing team owner, who earns his way to the Hall of Fame, battles a prejudice racetrack official on the grand prix circuit, while striving to sustain his family. ltm02@earthlink.net Stage Dad (Family Comedy) By Steven Butler Logline: Gary desperately tries to mold his son (Earvin) into a great athlete, with no avail. When Earvin shows promise in the world of competitive dance, Gary embraces the situation and becomes "Stage Dad." stevieopgraphy@aol.com Stellunia (Drama, Adventure) By Jerry L. Jennings Logline: "Stellunia" is the amazing true story of how a young girl uses her charm and intuition to survive impossible odds during the Holocaust and ends up in the same barrack with Anne Frank. jerryj100@comcast.net Sucker (Comedy) By Jerry Mahoney Logline: A suicidal man's worst nightmare comes true when he's bitten by a vampire and realizes he's now immortal. heyjerry@pacbell.net Swoone (Romantic Comedy) By Loretta Chen Logline: Sam G. Swoone, a famous, reclusive East Coast writer, must overcome his fear of open spaces to find and woo a San Francisco artist before her ex-fiancˇ manipulates his way back into her life. lc_writer@sbcglobal.net The Sword of Gary (Comedy) By Tim Stitzel Logline: An arrogant fantasy writer with dreams of highbrow literary fame is banished to the world of his critically panned sword and sorcery novels. There he must complete a quest to save the kingdom he inadvertently doomed when he killed off the hero in an attempt to please the critics. tim_stitzel@yahoo.com Ta Kimbia (Drama) By Yasmine Bandali Logline: When a Kenyan boy is forced to become breadwinner for his family, he must give up his dreams of professional running. But neither abject poverty nor corrupt officials can deter ambition - of running the grueling trails of the Rift Valley - and of winning the Boston marathon. YBandali@peoplepc.com The Unknown Actor (Action/Historic Epic) By Demetrious Polychron Logline: When a young Unknown Actor meets William Shakespeare in London in 1601, he must overcome Court Intrigues, War and Rebellion to become the first actor to ever perform Hamlet. dpolychron@aol.com Wakeful (Drama/Comedy) By Rocco V. Iacovone Logline: What do you get when you cross an enforcer for the mob who faints at the sight of blood and a man who commits a crime whenever he falls asleep in a town where three slacker cops havenÕt made an arrest in years intertwined with other unique personalities? A character driven drama with a touch of comedy. pspanther@hotmail.com When Days Run Short (Horror/Supernatural) By David Hoofnagle and Jerome Hoofnagle Logline: The owner of a family-run funeral home discovers a monstrous secret his family has been hiding for generations. dave@west10productions.com Your Gay Friend Finder (Romantic Comedy) By Michael Shriro Logline: A metrosexual man tries to avoid sexual harrassment by pretending to be gay, only to fall for his boss who believes she has found the ultimate gay male best friend. michael.shriro@gmail.com SHORT SCREENPLAY FINALISTS: (listed alphabetically) Billy Arlington (Thriller) By Gina Hugo Logline: A dinner is spoiled when the troubled host serves up a plate of revenge. ginahugo@hotmail.com Coyote (Thriller, Horror) By Sal Calleros Logline: Three men cross the Mexican/American border only to find that there is more than the law waiting for them on the other side. salcalleros@yahoo.com Dead Pig Babies (Dark Comedy) By Brie Williams Logline: It's the last day of summer, and a pre-teen roller-derby hopeful can't stop worrying about the upcoming pig dissection in her 7th grade biology class. brielwilliams@gmail.com The Red Chair By Mario Zermeno Logline: An unmotivated Steve finds the will to keep a last promise to his lover by taking their only prized possession, the red chair, and getting out of skid row to go somewhere beautiful. zyrlu@sbcglobal.net SHORT SCREENPLAY GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Easy PickinsÕ (Black Comedy) By Will Hartman Logline: Two thugs get more than they bargained for when they try to rob a little old lady. will.hartman@ogilvy.com QUARTERFINALIST ANNOUNCEMENT(Screenplay Title, Script Number, Listed Alphabetically) The Accidental Antichrist 5717 Accidentally Yours 6801 The Art of the Dodge 7227 The Atomic Avenger 4681 Agustina 7371 Alessandro 4021 Always Away 5998 Amen's Corner 6184 An Airtight Universe 4913 An Entire Body 6018 Angels of the Lost City 5747 Anglophile 5605 Ashy Alice 5715 Bad Rap 6056 Bannock & Bratwurst 5768 Between Ellis And Eddy 5437 Blank Slate 5379 The Bardo Travelogues 6764 The Body Politic 6282 The Bonsai 6426 The Book of Rapture 6911 The Boxer Molineux 7120 Breaking Seas 5257 The Building 6876 The Business of Love 6898 Callous Behavior 6642 Canary 5332 The Chalice of Chimera 6444 Child In The Dark 5798 The Chipotles 6827 Chronically Single 6664 Church & State 4958 Coldwater 6514 Confession 5092 The Continuing Story of Randall & Bill 4926 The Cool Kids 6202 The Court of Lions 7443 A Crossroad Called Manzanar 5263 Dead Single 7092 Deadbeat Boyfriends 6587 The Deposition 5988 Derailed 7126 Dose 7374 Down By Eight 6734 Eagle Valley 5742 Embracing Emily 7193 Empress Wu 5282 Endings 4676 Eternal Twilight 6045 Eve At the Bar 5307 The Execution 5248 Ezzy Fish 5411 The Falling Sky 6107 Fireline 7262 A Fine Line 6430 The Fix 7246 From Above 5373 Fun With Real Numbers 4521 The Gangster's Son 7528 GodfatherÕs Inc. 5568 Good Reasons To Freeze To Death 4927 Gorgeous George 4827 Grace's Pawn 7162 Guard #3 5973 Hands Up 7160 Hannah Rice 4954 Hatful Of Joy 5936 Heaven and Sea 6471 The High Cost of Parenting 6538 High Stakes Game 6717 Him Mortal 6544 His Name Was Henry... 4782 The Hitler Project 5520 Hospital Corners 7361 Human Resources 5719 Ice Cold Kingdom 5059 The Impossible New Language 5318 Innocent Borders 6149 The Jaenks File 7533 Jasmine 5818 Jedermann 6072 Jumping Into Hemingway's Pool 7058 Kidney 5293 Lad 5333 The Last Hanging in Pike County 5383 Legion 5370 Let it Bleed 7305 Life, Love, Death, and Rain 6874 Live Bait 5389 London Fog 6292 Lost Horizons 7496 LSOF 6923 Mad 6744 The Magdalene Dispensation 5525 Mighigan Ave. 5365 Middle of Nowhere 6887 Mighty Oaks 6380 The Mighty Quinns 7457 Milly and Cecil 7019 Mississippi 5547 Mistaken Identity 5618 Money Shot 7107 Mortal 5272 Murder, Divorce and Marriage 5344 My Dear Enemy 5740 My Name is Sue 5381 A Narrow Bridge 5505 The Nihilist 6848 Normal 5192 Not Dead Yet 6506 The Obit Writer 5497 The Observers 7149 Offline 5792 The Outpost 6497 The Paper Devil Game 7205 The Perfect Victim 5466 A Photograph of Sebastian Hood 6619 Porkchop & Slim 4786 The Post Office 6224 Postpartum 6735 Pot Luck 6310 Precious Life 5869 Professional Parent Aggravators 6671 Refuge 5269 Rendition 5025 Reply All 5002 Ride to Freedom 5524 Role Model 7034 Roleplaying 5728 Ronit 5315 Saberfrog 6917 Safe Place 6011 Sand 5827 Saratoga 6574 Saturday School 7096 Scenic River 4163 Schooling Fish 6341 The Sealed Room 5546 Served Cold 7393 Seven Red Dresses 7078 Silent Thunder 6256 Silicon Bombay 6369 Snowbirds 7477 The Southerland School 6922 Stage Dad 5527 The State Of Being 5345 Stellunia 6894 Steps 4787 Strike! 6252 Suck 5854 Sucker 5003 Sunshine and The Lizard King 6966 Swoone 5247 The Sword of Gary 7287 Synesthete 7526 Ta Kimba 5026 A Traitor's Penance 4902 The Unknown Actor 5631 Those Who Wait 7119 Three Dollar Billingsley 7052 Ties that Bind 5556 Time And Love 6715 To Have and to Hold 7263 Tres Besos 6918 Unaware 5329 Unnatural Girl 7407 Vanished 7425 Wakeful 7327 Waking Auden 4985 The War On Christmas 5454 When Days Run Short 7250 When God Sleeps 5330 When October Goes 7087 Whipple 5813 Why, MN 4980 Wilde High 5837 The Wonder Girls 5860 Wrath 6979 You Have the Right to Remain Violent 5416 Your Gay Friend Finder 6338 SHORTS Alien Hill 6833 Billy Arlington 5319 Butterbean 7490 Chucklehead Jones 6216 Clown Pants 7023 Coyote 5705 Dead Pig Babies 5654 Easy Pickins' 5675 Felix finds a Match 5410 Fluffy 5638 Follow The Signs 7060 Last Call 5671 Le Siren 7372 The Red Chair 5146 Sandpaper 5651 Shy 5395 Sniff 7169 The Suicide Club 7289 Sunnier Days 5349 When Barry met Dolly 5999 OVERVIEW
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ANNOUNCEMENTSEARLY ANNOUNCEMENTSTo find out if your screenplay has made it the second round of consideration we offer a special early announcement option (click for more information): Early Announcement Submission Deadline: postmarked by February 16, 2007 Early Announcement Submission Deadline: postmarked by May 18, 2007 ENTRY FEES
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RESUBMISSIONSBase Fee: ADDITIONAL FEESCOVERAGE FEESRUSHED COVERAGE SERVICESECOND READER OPTIONTo guarantee that a second reader reviews your script, we give you the option to ensure an extra read (click for more information): DISCOUNTS**cannot be combined or used with promotional discounts ENTRY PROCEDURE
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OPTIONFollow all of the above steps, but instead of sending us a hard copy of your screenplay/s you may choose to send us an electronic (pdf) version by e-mail or send us a copy on CD. If you choose to e-mail, send a (pdf) version of your screenplay to coverage@slamdance.com. In both cases, but especially if you decide to e-mail us, please make sure that your (pdf) is properly compressed (ideally no larger than 1MB). In both cases, if you can also fill out a credit card authorization form and application electronically, include them in your e-mail or send them on the same disc with your screenplay; or you can fax the application and credit card authorization form to: (323) 466-1784. If you choose to pay by check, or cannot fill out the information electronically, you need to send an application and payment via mail. In any case, do not include a copy of the screenplay cover. Also, when formatting your screenplay, please do not include any contact information in the version that you send us (all contact information will be included on your application). When identifying the document you send us, please use the name of your screenplay (and the ID number if possible). If you send by e-mail, please include the name of the screenplay, your name and screenplay ID in the text of your e-mail. WARNING! The Slamdance office only a has one fax machine working on one phone line that will no doubt be jammed by screenwriters submitting material at the last minute. If the fax machine is busy, don't worry about it. We're flexible; e-mail your submission by the end of the day of the 18th, but feel free to fax us your application and payment during the weekend or Monday the 21st. Please do not fax us the cover page for your screenplay, as it explains above, if you are submitting electronically, we don't need it. SUBMISSION PACKAGINGScreenplays should be bound with brass brads (if that is not possible, the next best thing is to send an unbound script that is three-hole punched). Please include a Slamdance-style Screenplay Cover page on top (and a logline/synopisis and optional notes to reader if you choose). You do not need to use a card stock cover. Please do not include contact information bound inside your screenplay. Your printed application and payment should be in the same package that you send to the Slamdance office, but not bound inside your screenplay. Packages can contain multiple submissions. Submissions should be organized and bound in the following order: PDF PRINT OUTSRULES
WHAT'S THIS?Online FeedbackEveryone who submits a script to Slamdance will get a response from our readers that includes a log-line & genre suggestion and an indication of the strongest and weakest categories. Feedback is minimal compared to the extensive notes provided with our Online Coverage Service. To view a sample of the feedback provided for every entry, use this link Sample Feedback. Online Coverage ServiceSlamdance Online Coverage is broken up into five different catagories. It includes a comprehensive story breakdown/concept summary and goes on to address "what works", "what doesn't work" and "how it can be improved". These three categories are the heart of the coverage and should be used for further revisions. The final category is to give the screenwriter an idea of "what is the next step" in their writing career. This will address media, films, screenplays, production companies and agencies they should be aware of as well as any words of wisdom from an industry professional. Slamdance coverage will give you insight into the mind of a reader who reads a few hundred screenplays a year and will assist in crafting the submission into something that can advance in any competition and impress agents, reps, and producers. Online Coverage will be available within one to two months from the time you submit. The earlier you submit, the sooner you will receive coverage. An e-mail will be sent to the address that you provide when the coverage is available. To learn more about our year round coverage service click here. To view sample coverage use this link: Sample Online Coverage Service Rushed CoverageOnline coverage will be available within one week of arriving in the Slamdance office. All of the above details apply to the Rushed Coverage Service. The cost is in addition to the base fee: ($30-$40) plus an additional $80. Do not include the fee for basic coverage service ($50). An e-mail will be sent to the address that you provide when the coverage is available. To view sample coverage use this link: Sample Online Coverage Service ResubmissionsWe offer a resubmission discount for those resubmitting work from past Slamdance Competitions. Sign on to the Slamdance website using an existing user ID and password; right beside the application title of the original submission there will be a resubmit button. Select this option and fill out a new application. Early Announcement OptionSelect this option if you would like to know the status of your submission before the official announcement of our Semifinalists on August 20, 2007. If you submit by February 16, 2007 and pay the additional fee (+$15) you will be informed of your status on April 6, 2007. If you submit by May 18, 2007 and pay the additional fee (+$15) you will be informed of your status on July 6, 2007. Second Reader OptionWe encourage you to select the multiple reader option. Based on the comments and score of the first reader, a percentage of scripts will go on to be read multiple times for finalist contention. But to guarantee that a second reader reviews your script, we give you the option to ensure an extra read. Keep in mind that quality scripts will be read multiple times regardless of the additional fee. Optional Notes to ReaderPlease provide textual information or issues you would like addressed by the Reader in your online coverage (300 word max). For an example of what the layout we would like you to use, click here. SCRIPT REGISTRY
SELECTION PROCESS
Scoring DetailsScreenplays that are submitted to the Slamdance Screenplay Competition as well as our Online Coverage service are judged using five technical categories: Character, Dialogue, Story, Structure, and Originality. We also use what is called a "Sparky" score that is meant to gauge the reader's emotional response. These scores are used to determine what scripts make it the quarter & semifinals and the top ten, as well as focusing the critique on the areas in need of the most revision. Please note that number scores will not be revealed to the screenwriter, nor will the score sheet ever be available for review. To view a sample of the score sheet that our readers use this link: Sample Score Sheet Slamdance ReadersSlamdance Readers are all industry professionals and all have a combination of the following qualifications: professional coverage background, production/development executors, fellow competitions readers, professional writers, writers assistants, Slamdance alumni filmmakers and screenwriters, playwrights and journalists. For more information on a private script consultation with a Slamdance reader, click here. PRIZES
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