Film and Screenplay Competitions
Due to the low number of short film entries, we have removed this element from the competition.
Top Ten Screenplays in no particular order:
Paula DiSante--"Terminal Case," ST CLAIR SHORES, MI
Paul Tarnavsky--"Row 15, Seat 1," BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI
Richard Stanley--"Almost Dead," WARREN, MI
Daniel Drop and Thomas Hass--"The Ride (A Rum Runners Short)," ST CLAIR SHORES, MI
Richard Rothrock and Lisa Ann Acton--"Hell No!," DUNDEE, MI
Patrick Bates--"Lake Solitude," ROCHESTER, MI
Adam Hirsch--"Revolver," OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Scott Moore--"Dark Wood," LIVONIA, MI
Mark Winzer--"The Boat Mechanic," SPRING LAKE, MI
Philip Sedgwick--"Body of Work," TUCSON, AZ
PRIZES FOR SCREENPLAY:
1st place:
$500; VIP Reception with Elmore Leonard prior to the Gala; one ticket to the Gala on Saturday, November 13. The 1st place award will be presented at the Gala along with a prize and certificate and the winner will have their work be recognized.
2nd place:
$250 along with a prize and certificate and have their work be recognized.
3rd place:
$100 along with a prize and certificate and have their work be recognized.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be listed here. The finalists will also be notified by e-mail.
QUALIFICATIONS:
No SCRIPT can exceed 5 properly formatted pages.
In order to qualify for the Elmore Leonard Screenplay Competition, the script must include the following elements, in any way the writer sees fit:
1. A crime or mystery
2. A location in Michigan (a specific city, landmark, building, locale)
JUDGING criteria are the following:
Short SCREENPLAY criteria are the following:
1. Story—creative and interesting
2. Format—follows structure, no typos or grammatical mistakes
3. Dialogue — See Elmore Leonard’s ‘Ten Rules of Writing’
4. Characterization—using action and dialogue to give characters life and dimension
5. Style/Tone—the feel and mood and how the script brings that to life and stays consistent with it
Each script does not necessarily need to have all the elements of a feature film episode, such as complete character arcs, three acts, and complete plot points
from beginning to end. However, there should be a story, and how effectively that story is told in ink is what the judges will decide upon.
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