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From more than 2,000 entries,
judge Francis Ford Coppola and the
American Zoetrope staff honored the following screenplays:
Grand Prize-Winner
PURE LIFE by Melora Anne Donoghue
Top Ten Finalists
THE EULOGIST by David Baker
A LONG TIME by Andrew Chiang
SMALL FIRES by Fiona Augustine Curtis
WHEN TO SHOW YOUR TEETH by Jonathan David
ALGO POR MI by Juan Sebastian Jacome
THE LAST COWBOY by Eric James Poulin
EQUIPOISE by William Shedlick
DAMAGED by Kyle William Willis
THANK HEAVEN by Debby Marilyn Wolfe
A MINNESOTA CHRISTMAS by Alia Yunis
The winner and top-ten finalists will be considered for representation by ICM, UTA, Paradigm, William Morris Independent, The Gersh Agency, CAA, Exile Entertainment, The Schiff Company, and The Firm.
Their scripts will be considered for film option and development by leading production companies, including: American Zoetrope, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Fox Searchlight, Sony Pictures Classics, IFC Entertainment, Paramount Classics, Icon Pictures, Working Title, Dimension Films, Antidote Films, Bull's Eye Entertainment, C/W Productions, The Film Department, First Look, Frelaine, Greenestreet Films, Matinee Pictures, Michael London Productions, Number 9 Films, Phoenix Pictures, Pretty Pictures, This Is That, Roserock Films, Benderspink, Room 9 Entertainment, Industry Entertainment, Ovie Entertainment, Nine Yards Entertainment, and Ziskin Productions.
The contest's aim is to seek out and encourage compelling film narratives, and to introduce the next generation of great screenwriters to today's leading production companies and agencies.
American Zoetrope thanks all those who entered and congratulates the Winner, Melora Anne Donoghue, and all the Finalists. Lists of the Semi-finalists and Quarter-finalists are available at:
SEMI-FINALISTS
QUARTER-FINALISTS
2008 SCREENPLAY CONTEST
The Sixth Annual American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest opens June 2. The early deadline is August 1 and the final deadline September 2. We look forward to discovering the next great screenplay.
QUESTIONS
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