Movie Script Contest: The Golden Brad Awards

March 11, 2009 - PRLog -- Burbank, California - In the world of screenwriting contests, where scribes enter their
screenplays in hopes of winning recognition, prizes and elevating their writing careers;  there are very few contests that categorize and award winning scripts by genre.

For the writer who pens a drama, a thriller, a comedy or other screenplay genre, it is considered advantageous to compete against works in the same genre, like against like.

“Hollywood tends to think in film genres and so does the movie-going public.  For some, “genre” is perceived as dirty word, conveying a commerce-before-art approach and lack of artistic sensibility or conjuring up images of direct-to-video low budget action flicks. But all films, from Oscar winning triumphs, to lesser works fit in a genre category of some sort. Movie Script Contest: The Golden Brad Awards takes it a step further, categorizing script entries into separate genres. We find that separating feature-length screenplays by genre gives the writer a chance to see their work go up against similar
material and it makes it easier for industry pros to find winning scripts that are right for them.” Says Jason Zimmatore -  Movie Script Contest Director. www.moviescriptcontest.com

Only in its third year of operation, Movie Script Contest: The Golden Brad Awards is fast becoming one of the leading screenwriting contests in the world. With numerous positive milestones such as career- gains for winners, being honored by the City of Burbank, CA and a recent limited listing of top screenwriting contests in the January, 2009 issue of Creative Screenwriting; and the rise of the coveted Golden Brad Award trophy.

The winners of the 2008 Movie Script Contest: The Golden Brad Awards, by genre, are:
DRAMA
1st Place: A Well Adjusted Boy - Jason Latshaw
2nd Place: The Lighthouse - Janet Zibell
3rd Place: Domestic Violence - Eric Little
4th Place: A House Divided - Joshua Howes
5th Place: Passing Through - Robert Rhyne
6th Place: Falling Into Place - Lily Mercer
7th Place: Blood and Water - Samantha J. Stephenson
Honorable Mention: The Ace of Aces - Geoffrey Breuder
COMEDY
1st Place: A Canoli for Nona - Bob Huffman
2nd Place: Loving Scared - Garry McNulty
3rd Place: Grief for Madame Butterfly - Barry Leach
4th Place: Jack Hammer: Male Stewardess - Nick Scown
5th Place: Life Dudes - Adam Reed & Tim Upton
6th Place: The Truckstop - Dan Pellar
7th Place: Hat Trick - Robert Gately
Honorable Mention: Us & Them - Kerry Finlayson

THRILLER/HORROR/SCIFI
1st Place: Tooth Lake - Richard Topping
2nd Place: Something Tucked Away - Jason Michael Ford
3rd Place: Lights on the Lake - Jason Tucker
4th Place: The Erdos Murder Case - George Varotsis
5th Place: Second Born - David Jagernauth
6th Place: In for a Penny - James Kelty & Laurelle Barnett
7th Place: Canaries - Craig Cambria
Honorable Mention: Unity - Brothers Langlais

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