Derry, Northern Ireland

Derry, Northern Ireland
A book I'm working on is set in this town.

Monday, April 9, 2012

This is silly

I'm sitting here trying to decide whether or not to get back to pushing my screenwriting...and I was going over my competition entries and realized I've had 11 scripts in a wide range of genres do well in all kinds of contests.

Here's a list of all them:

STILL LIFE (AKA: WIDE NEW WORLD)
Set in modern Dublin, Ireland, a young father feeling his life is over rekindles his dream of becoming a photographer and starts a chain of events that tear his family apart.
Indie Gathering (Second Place)
Worldfest - Houston (Third Place)
British Feature (Semifinalist, The Big Picture)

THE COWBOY KING OF TEXAS
A beaten-down young man is made into a hero when he comes to town only to turn out to be much less than that when the “notorious outlaw” he killed turns up alive and angry on the day of the hero’s wedding to the perfect woman in this romantic-comedy-western.
Worldfest - Houston (First Place, AND the Special Jury Award)

BLOOD ANGEL
Would a man destroy his soul to be with an angel? That’s the question at the heart of this off-beat story, where a vampire seduces a young musician in post-Katrina New Orleans in her plan to make him into a murderous creature like herself.
Movie Deal! (Second Place)
Indie Gathering (Third Place)
Pacific N.W. Writers (Finalist)
Austin (Semifinalist)
Screenwriting Expo (Semifinalist)
Cinestory (Semifinalist)
Blazing Quill (Semifinalist)
Scriptapalooza (Quarterfinalist)
Slamdance (Quarterfinalist)
PAGE International (Quarterfinalist)

DARIAN’S POINT
In 1910, an architect returns to Ireland with his American wife and discovers his dark and frightening birthright in this brooding tale of Gothic horror.
Worldfest - Flagstaff/Charleston (First Place)

RETURN TO DARIAN’S POINT
A young man flies to Ireland to settle his family’s estate only to find himself trapped by his family’s ancient curse. Sequel to Darian’s Point.
Shriekfest (Finalist)
Writers On The Storm (Semifinalist)

FIND RAY TARKOVSKY
Acting classes can’t help this hot young actor find a killer hiding in witness protection, but they might help him save his son.
Scriptapalooza (Semifinalist)
American Accolades (Semifinalist)
Screenwriter Dig (Semifinalist)
WriteMovies (Semifinalist)
Emerging Screenwriters (Finalist)
StoryPros Awards (Quarterfinalist)
Wildsound (Finalist)
(An a Blue Star on Triggerstreet, for what that's worth)

DAIR’S WINDOW
A gay artist tries to rebuild his life after the death of his lover only to find he has to fight not just the casual cruelty of the world but also non-stop memories of happier times and his own inability to let go of the past.
One in Ten (Third Place)

5 DATES
A high school girl must go on five dates with the school freak or her brother will go to jail.
Screenwriting Expo (Finalist, Suzanne’s Prize)
Movie Deal! (Finalist)


THE LYONS’ DEN
A writer working under a deadline goes to an isolated cabin for peace and quiet only to find himself involved in bribery, political corruption, murder, psychosis, fictional characters who try to control the story, predatory females, danger, betrayal, a hot shower, and romance with the proper stranger. (Yes, this is the one I made into a book.)
One in Ten (4th place)

STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING
The true story of Beryl Markham, the first woman to fly solo from the UK to America, alone.
Houston International film Festival (First Place) [They're now Worldfest Houston]

BUGZTERS
Eleven year-old Alex accidentally traps some aliens in his computer and must get them back into space before they’re found by 4 weird aliens, 2 spooky government agents, an evil toy manufacturer, some crazed parents, some crazier kids, and his mom.
Pacific N.W. Writers (2nd place)

And I can't even get a fucking agent to take me on? I still have people telling me my work isn't quite good enough? Fuck that shit. My work's fantastic. And anyone who thinks otherwise doesn't know what the hell they're talking about. So...how do I turn this into completed projects?

That is the question of the year...so far.

2 comments:

Brad Rushing said...

Well you know I've got your back. Did you email everybody about you recent win? Gotta make some noise, bruddah.

JamTheCat said...

Thanks. I have, and so far Catherine's the only one who's replied.