And here it is, what we’ve all been waiting for… not least the filmmakers who’ve been on tenterhooks all day to get going on the 4 Nights In August Filmmaking Challenge! [Details/Sign up here]
And somewhat surprisingly – for us, too! – we have TWO WINNERS.
That’s right, we just couldn’t decide between these two… They were THAT good. Here they are:
Dave Turner with EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
LSF’s director Chris Jones said of this script: “The challenge was always going to be moving an audience in a single page and that’s what Dave’s script does. It also remarks on the violence without becoming political and manages to evoke a loving calm amidst violent chaos. I can’t wait to see to the movies made from this script.”
AND…
Milethia Thomas with WHY?
One of the other judges, Final Draft’s Joe Mefford, said of WHY? “The writer did a nice job of setting a scene in just one page. Short scripts are too often tilted toward too much exposition or too much dialogue. This writer did a great job of balancing dialogue and action. Also, the writer did a good job of telling the character’s story and not just using the character to mouth his or her personal opinions.”
Well done, Dave & Milethia! You win a free ticket to London Screenwriters Festival; mentoring from script legend Barrie Keefe; £125 each; a year’s subscription of Moviescope Magazine; a copy of The Knowledge; Final Draft ScriptXpert Analysis worth $300 and of course, most **importantly**: a lovely shiny award!!!
What’s brilliant about this result is this is going to create a REALLY interesting dynamic to The Filmmaking Challenge now – who will choose each film, what will they do with it, how will each turn out… And which story will win?? ‘Cos there REALLY WILL be only one winner in that contest!!!
I can safely say this has been the MOST DIFFICULT scriptwriting contest I have been involved in. The quality was SO high it just melted my brain. I’ve written to everyone on the shortlist to thank them for their entries and give them some brief feedback on what I LOVED about their work – ‘cos I really did love all of them!!!
And WELL DONE to each and every entrant of the Script Challenge, you really made me and my reading team – not to mention the judges – work our SOCKS OFF. Kudos!!! Feeling very emotional right now!
So now… are you ready? FILMMAKERS, GO MAKE THOSE FILMS…
GO GO GO!!!!
Posted by a member of the London Screenwriters’ Festival team.
10 Responses
Both excellent!ell done to both writers – you each left me wanting to know more, the full story, job well done!
Congrats to both!
[…] and brilliantly, my entry ‘Everything You Need’ (jointly) won. Aside from my Blue Peter badge, I’ve never won anything in my life. I can only hope the […]
I feel very lucky to have been one of the winners of this competition. Dave’s “Everything You Need” is a poignant piece – wonderful. I’m sitting ‘up north’ still trying to take it all in. Thanks for your kind commments.
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Both excellent!ell done to both writers – you each left me wanting to know more, the full story, job well done!
Congrats to both!
[…] and brilliantly, my entry ‘Everything You Need’ (jointly) won. Aside from my Blue Peter badge, I’ve never won anything in my life. I can only hope the […]
I feel very lucky to have been one of the winners of this competition. Dave’s “Everything You Need” is a poignant piece – wonderful. I’m sitting ‘up north’ still trying to take it all in. Thanks for your kind commments.