The 2008 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
SEMI-FINALISTS
 
 

We're very pleased to announce that we received over 3,800 entries in this year's PAGE Awards competition, submitted by writers from all across the United States and 50 foreign countries. Our judges have been extremely impressed by the overall quality of the scripts submitted this year, and we'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate everyone who entered our 2008 contest. Your talent, creativity and hard work have made our job both highly rewarding and truly daunting.

After the first two rounds of competition – plus an additional tie-breaker round – the judges have selected the top 25 scripts in each of our ten genre categories. Congratulations to our 2008 Semi-Finalists!
 

      ACTION/ADVENTURE

AIR AND SPACE
   Coert Voorhees
ANTHEM
   Sean Mick & Don Wells
ASH LAKE
   Benjamin Blue
BAIT
   Dennis Curlett
CAGE
   Philip Landa
CAMP LYCANTHROPE
   Matthew Sullivan
CHARON'S PASS
   Robert Bridge
THE COPPER SCROLL
   Eyal Lavi
DEAD DROP
   Lillian Wang
DEVIL'S CANYON
   Michael Faron
FIRESTEP
   Bruce Leaf
FIRST-PERSON SHOOTER
   Hamish McCollester
JOURNEY OF THE SWORDSWOMAN
   Jimmy Wong
LONG MARCH
   Adam Perin
LOST CITY
   Phil Ferriere
LOST WEEKEND
   Jason Azicri & Craig Frank
THE MYSTIC
   Darryl De Angelo
THE PEACEKEEPERS
   Robert Mitas
REMOTE
   Lisa Cordova
RIDIN' SHOTGUN
   Douglas Cooke
SWITCHBACK
   William Schreiber
TEARS OF BLOOD
   Edward Holland & Michael Ritz
WARRIOR PRIEST
   Tobias Iaconis
WHILE ROME BURNS
   Alex Hollister
WORDS OF WAR
   Nancy Noever


DRAMA

ACT OF CONTRITION
   Brian Simpson & Jeff Bonilla
ALL THE GOOD HOURS
   Robert Naturman
AMERIKAN PRINCE
   Zac Greenbaum
BREAKING THE FALL
   Daniel Reed & Steve Caldes
CONFESSIONS OF A HEADHUNTER
   Bill Dubuque
A DIFFERENT KIND OF RAIN
   Heather Ferrell
FIREWORKS
   Hannah Robinson & Jonathan R. Hall
THE FISHKILL
   Alan Bush & Fred Belland
A FREE MAN IN PARIS
   James Allen
HARARE, HARARE
   June Carryl
HONOR BOUND
   Mike Amato
THE LAST KINCAID
   Dan Hubp
THE LAST STAR BEFORE DARK
   Caesar Voghan
MALCOLM X & J.F.K.
   C. Daniel Yost
MECHANICSVILLE
   Jason Thornton & Chris Thornton
THE ROOM WITHOUT A CEILING
   Sarah Skibinski
SHINE ON
   Steve Lyons
SILO
   Siamack Baniameri
THE SPEAR
   Jeffrey M. Thiel
THE SPEECH FACILITY
   Maria Kabanova
STRONGER
   Jason Blackwell
TEMPORARY HARDCORE
   Todd Denis
THIS TOWN NEEDS A FIRE
   Aron Watman
TRAIN RENOIR
   Scott Cramer
VOICE
   Mary Shaw-Olson



HISTORICAL FILM

ACTS OF TREASON
   Neil Flowers
ALONE
   Tracey Thomas
AMERICAN CYCLONE
   Aiken Scherberger
THE BABY CAGE
   William Goins
DATSUN SAVES
   Robert Arnett
FEAR OF THE WHITE DEATH
   Christopher Littler
FLYING TIGERS
   Vincent Ho
GADFLY AND EMPIRE
   Kathryn Kuhlen
GARBO'S LAST STAND
   Jonathan Miller
THE GOOD ETRUSCAN
   Marco Guarda
HAWAII CALLS
   Rick Helin
HIS FAIR LADY
   Russell Sommers
IRONMAN
   George Gier
JALLIANWALA BAGH
   Nidhi Verghese
LIGHTS ON THE LAKE
   Jason Tucker
THE MAN FROM MORONE
   Colin Crowley
ORCADIA
   Steven Zawacki
THE RED ROAD HOME
   Yang Hu
SHOELESS JOE
   Dennis Purdy
STARRING BETTE DAVIS
   Ben Monaghan
TE JURO
   Lesley Ann Patten
TESTAMENT
   Joe Nienalt & Roman Gutierrez
THE VENDUE
   Diane Hanks
WILLIE FRANCIS MUST DIE AGAIN
   Allan Durand
THE WONDER CHILD
   Anthony Zaccaro


THRILLER/HORROR

ADVENT
   Kathryn Radmall
BAD ROAD
   Hamish McCollester
BLUE BLOODS
   Lucy Cruell
BOILED
   Scott Cramer
CADAVER
   Steven Arvanites
CHOSEN ONE
   William Sikorski, Jr. & William Sikorski, III
CRYSTAL DEATH
   Martin Stack
DEAD OF WINTER
   Adrian Roberts
DEATH BENEFITS
   Michael Kravitz
EXISTENTIAL
   Brant Hughes
FORSAKEN
   Jeffrey Stackhouse & Wendy Lashbrook
HEART AND SOUL
   Geoffrey Saunders
THE HORROR
   Brett Ioli
LIFE CYCLE
   Michael Strode
THE MEMORY SHELF
   Troy Taylor
THE ORCHARD
   Diane Stredicke
PATRIOTIC ACTS
   Matthew Steimel
PEEKER
   Stephen Carter
THE SHADOW BEFORE
   Martin McSweeney
SILENT KILLER
   Phil Ferriere
SOMNIPHOBIA
   Michael Brody & Jessica Brody
TAIL SPIN
   Alan Brash
THE UNSEEN
   Shiva Ramanathan
VALLEY OF EVIL
   Gordon Kelly
VILLAIN
   Jih Smith




TV DRAMA PILOT

1-800-SUPERHERO
   Tony Nichols
BACKTRACK
   Micki Pagano & Tony Parente
CALL ME BRICK
   Andrea Janakas
CONTAINMENT
   Kathy Correia
CONTROL FREAK
   Katharine Montagu
ETERNITY BLUES
   Miguel Martinez
GOAL TO GO
   David Polk
GONE
   Skip Berry & Judith Newton
THE HICKSVILLE PLAYERS
   Jessica Rotondi
HUNTER'S POINT
   Hilliard Guess
I.A.D.
   V.J. Boyd
JAKE IN FLUX
   N.J. Reese
JAWBONE
   Brian Buccellato & Elizabeth Atwater Menes
LADY OF THE ISLE
   Kal-El Bogdanove & Jon Bogdanove
LATE SHIFT
   Andrew Gerngross
LAW REVIEW
   Stephanie Guyon
LOS ANGELES
   Andrew Gerngross
LOS COYOTES
   Michael Gutman & David Olcott
THE MALLORY CODE
   Kathryn Wood
PORN LIFE
   Sean Minogue
SHIVER
   Adrienne Lusby & Emiliana Dore
THE SOCIOLOGY OF CRUSADERS
   Jennifer Ruisch
THE TRANSFERS
   Gary Hershberger
WILLOW POINT
   Kerry J. Lopez
YARD WORK
   Gabriella Messina

      COMEDY

AMUSEMENT PARK
   Neil Reynolds
ATOM BRAVO
   Rob Rex
THE BABY WHISPERER
   Scott Clevenger
THE CADDY
   Colleen De Maio
CHICK MAGNET
   David Seropian
CIGARETTES KILLED MY DADDY
   Paul Clingan
CUTHBERT & CLAUS: HEROES OF LIGHT
   Bradford Hodgson
E.M.T.'S
   Tom Konkle & David Beeler
FOUR FABULOUS FRIENDS
   Nevada Grey
GET BLACK
   Matthew Vaughan
THE GIFT HORSE
   Alyssa Clark, Marcus Ashley & Jesec Griffin
THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER
   Hilary Graham
HARDLY DAVIDSON
   Julian Hynes
I.O.U.
   Joshua Dasal & Zeke Rhodes
IMAGINARY BOYFRIEND
   Albert Patton
INSPIRATIONAL MOVIE
   Brian Henry
MATERNITY LEAVE
   George Gier
MINDBENDER
   Nicholas Horwood
MR. UNLUCKY
   Tony Nichols
A NIGHT WITH ROMAIN
   Dennis Douda & Joe Berglove
THE OTHER CHRISTMAS CAROL
   J. Adrian Cook
THE SMART MONEY
   Alexander Gradet
THE TARGET
   Beth Hoover & Gary Hoover
THINGS I SAW BEFORE I WENT BLIND
   Ehud Lavski
YOU LIKE CHINESE FOOD
   Ryan Sager & Jacob Gershman


FAMILY FILM

ALICE BENEATH THE WAVES
   Eoin Rogers
BRO (BULL RIDERS ONLY)
   Melinda May
BUGZTERS
   Kyle Michael Sullivan
CAMP FIRE
   Kristopher White
CHASING CHARLIE'S ASHES
   Maree Gutterson
THE CROCKETVILLE KID
   Phil Yuhas
THE FIREBALL KID
   Bill Palmer
FOR GRANTED
   Stephanie Branco
FRANK DRISCOLL, FAIRY PRINCESS
   Lee Arcuri
A GHOST OF A CHANCE
   Cathy Krasnianski
THE HERCYNIAN ORCHID
   Melisa Ford
THE JUNIOR DETECTIVES
AND THE CITIES OF GOLD

   Irin Evers
KHENG KHENG CROCODILE
   Donna Lisa
THE LITTLE EXPLORER
   Zachary Thielen
THE LITTLE WANDERERS
   Torry Martin & Cynthia Neilson
MOON CAMP
   John Uth
OFF THEIR TREE
   Albert Patton
OUT OF BURMA
   Joey Porcelli
PRINCESS FROG
   Richard Carr
RABBITHAWK
   David Gillis
RECIPE FOR A RAINBOW
   Eyvonne Williams Hines
SEBASTIAN AND BANDIDO
   Kara Moran
SERENA'S THUNDER
   Jean Hunter
SEVEN THOUSAND ISLANDS
  Gary White
WORKING DOG
   Scott & Jena Lustbader


SCIENCE FICTION

THE AFTER EFFECT
   Jude Roth
BLACK ICE BELOW
   Peter Fraser
CAGED
   Craig Cambria
CHUCK HODGES CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE
   David Ball
CLOSER THAN LOVE
   Rhonda Ermel & Morris Clark
COMPLEX
   Fernando Ortiz & Timothy Stickney
DARK MOTH
   Dongmin Cha
DESCENT
   Mark Familton
EDEN'S AIR
   Steve Warren
FREE LANCE MAGNUM
   Jage Halperin
FUBAR
   Adam Wolfe
FUTURE PAST
   Brenda Pressnall
FUTURE PERFECT
   Lee Eiferman
GRAVESTATE
   Adam Clement
HARVEST MOON
   Hugh MacDonald
LUCAS OPT
   Faraimo Vailaau
MACHINE LEAGUE
   Dongmin Cha
MITH
   Apollo Villa-Real & Larry Ridlin
OUT OF NOWHERE
   Gregory Peisert & Christopher Peisert
PROJECT EDEN
   Kalen Boykin
REALITY CHECK
   Peter Clines
SIMULATION
   Andrew Wong
THE THUNDERHEAD
   Todd Klick
UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
   Hal Taylor
UPGRADE
   Louis Rosenberg


SHORT FILM

BON VIVANT
   Sherree Stone
DEAD MAN'S HILL
   Greg Rebman
DEBRIS
   Lisa Cole
DOWN THE SHORE
   John Uth
FEAR TO TREAD
   Michael Rome
FLIGHT
   Amanda Richardson
FREE LUNCH
   Carla Custance
GHOST TRAIN
   Patrick Sweeney & Chad Underkoffler
IMMORTALITY
   Gwenhyver Davies
KIYALA
   Kimberly Coleman
LIMBO
   Richard Wilkins
LITTLE GREEN MEN
   Jan Pearson
A LITTLE INCONVENIENCE
   Maureen Kelleher
A LOST AND FOUND BOX
OF HUMAN SENSATION

   Martin Wallner
MAKING HEROES
   N.J. Reese
MORTIMER SMEDLEY'S INVENTION
   Scott & Paula Merrow
MUSTANG
   Phyllis Heltay
PORTOBELLO
   Nikki Schreiber
REGRETS
   Brian Wright
SAFE PASSAGE
   Michael Raymond
THE SECOND DRAFT
   Robert Jorgenson
THE STRANGE PROPHECIES
OF THE GREEN PUMPKIN

   T.J. Hundtofte
THE TEN MILE
   Beverly Jones & Tarpley Jones
THE TROUBLE WITH MRS. TIBBS
   Mark Cowling
WHERE IS WILBUR?
   Angela Robb


TV SITCOM PILOT

ALMOST NORMAL
   Erick Pausz
ALMOST THERE
   Jessica Levith
ANYWHERE BUT HERE
   Joseph Reidhead
BAD MOMMIES
   Hilary Graham
BEING A SANTOS
   Santa Sierra
CABBAGETOWN
   Terry O'Brien
CONSULTANTS
   Ethan Kruger
CONTROL ALT DELETE
   Simeon Goulden
CURTIS INTERRUPTED
   Herb Jordan
THE DALY GRIND
   Michael Szczurko & Johnna Bond
EMPTY HAND GIRL
   Noah Edelson & Liza Forster
GRADUATED
   Gregory Beam & Eric Poulin
HUMOR ME
   Randall Reese
THE JONES
   Mike Bencivenga
LES IS MORE
   Nick Vigorito, Jr.
THE LYNKON DAVIZ XPERIENCE
   Dennis Xenos & Rob Nardecchia
MONDAY MORNING
   Count-Paul Stovall
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
   Benjamin Chohon
OLD AGE PRISONERS
   John Griffith
PARTY GIRL
   Amanda Ramirez & Kimberly Amato
REHAB
   Benjamin Potter
ROUNDING THIRD
   Jake Blalock
THREE KINGS OF MCINTYRE
   Lerone Graham
VAMPIRE POACHERS
   Marly Halpern-Graser
WHITEMARE
   Andrew Bailey Fumento


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