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screenplay Loonatoona is the Winner of Best Feature Screenplay in the 2017 Genre Celebration Festival.
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Loonatoona: Australian Surreal Absurd Fantasy Comedy Screenplay by Shockadelic
Loonatoona : Surreal, Schizo, Strayan (and a little Sex) What if Monty Python had made Muriel's Wedding? Hello....
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Showing posts with label winner. Show all posts
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
2017 Short Stop International Film Festival, 2nd Runner Up, Best Screenplay (Written)
My screenplay Loonatoona is 2nd Runner Up, Best Screenplay (Written) (i.e. 3rd) in the 2017 Short Stop International Film Festival.
Sunday, 14 May 2017
Amsterdam Film Festival: First Time Screenwriter Competition, Second Place
My screenplay Loonatoona is a Winner (Second Place) in the First Time Screenwriter Competition of the 2017 Amsterdam Film Festival
Saturday, 29 April 2017
Loonatoona 1.8 Kim Wilde Chequered Love
To celebrate my second winner award (Transylvania
Cinema Awards), as well as several other recent official selections and semi-finalist awards, I've made a new promo video, featuring Kim Wilde's Chequered Love.
2016 Transylvania Cinema Awards WINNER (Screenplay)
My screenplay Loonatoona is the WINNER of the Screenplay competition in the 2016 Transylvania Cinema Awards.
This is the second Romanian competition Loonatoona has won!
What is it with Romanians?!
Sunday, 5 March 2017
Loonatoona 1.7 Pussyfoot The Way That You Do It
Loonatoona has recently added awards from Mountain Film Festival (Sir Edmund
Hillary Award - Screenplay), TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival (Finalist), Sacramento International Film Festival (Semi-Finalist) and Milledgeville Film Festival (Official Selection).
To celebrate, here's a new promo video!
Saturday, 11 February 2017
2017 Mountain Film Festival: Winner
My screenplay Loonatoona is a 2017 Sir Edmund Hillary Award Winner in the screenplay competition in the Mountain Film Festival.
Saturday, 17 December 2016
Loonatoona 1.5 Respectable Mel & Kim
To celebrate the addition of Reel Authors Screenplay Contest (Semi-Finalist) and LS&B Comedy Writing Contest (Official Selection), here's a new promo video for Loonatoona, featuring Respectable by Mel & Kim.
This song should be recorded by Spiderbait for the film's closing credits!
Monday, 7 November 2016
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Wednesday, 12 October 2016
Winner: Best Written Screenplay 2016 StoneFair International Film Festival
Loonatoona was the Winner of Best Written Screenplay at the 2016 StoneFair International Film Festival.
Since I won, I figured I may as well pay the extra ten bucks and get their feedback. Here it is.
Concept 4.5/5
Storyline 3/5
Characters 4/5
Dialogue 4.5/5
Commerciality 2.5/5
Subject’s genuineness 5/5
Array of meanings for the script 4/5
Attractiveness for public 4/5
“StoneFair International Film Festival
Screenplay feedback
*note that each category uses a rating scale from 1 to 5, 1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest
Loonatoona
written by Shockadelic
*Concept: 4.5
‘Loonatoona’ is a truly crazy ride: on the surface, it might look like a completely nonsensical set of sketches, featuring bizarre characters. While it is certainly that and more, most of these scenes are carefully crafted, completely non-PC parodic representations of the monotony and absurdity of day to day life.
Storyline: 3
As said before, the plot is made out of mini sketches, featuring characters from an ordinary family in the Australian town of Loonatoona, and their interactions with others during a normal day of their lives. Ultimately, the entire story arch can be simplified to something like 'husband believes wife is cheating on him, while son does inappropriate things at school, and daughter spends time with friends instead of attending class', but matters are much more complex than at first sight. Every scene has its purpose and underlying theme which it parodies, and the often nonsensical mix of elements characterizing many of the scenes is purposely placed, rather than being simply random. Or, at least this is how it feels.
Characters: 4
Bobby, the family's youngest, attends the last school day before summer holiday kicks in. He doesn't exactly go around causing trouble, like Lambing, one of his classmates, does; however, he has a number of strange fetishes, as well as a constant urge to have sex with other boys. His big sister, Miranda, ditches school in favor of spending most of her time with her best friends, smoking weed and wandering around aimlessly in their truck. Bazza is the typical corporate man, working a 9 to 5 job: his day is ruined not by a customer coming to have his rabbit suit repaired whilst wearing it and nothing else, but by the constantly ramifying allegations that his wife is cheating with a cowboy. This is partly true, as Susan does get rather charmed by the aforementioned cowboy character while on her shopping run, with whom she goes for a swim, alongside Rex, her pet koala. The four main characters, as well as the extensive set of supporting ones, are over-the-top, engage in strange actions and conversations, which might not seem that dubious on second thought- once one realizes just how stereotypical their representations are (in a good way), everything might not seem as chaotically impossible as it first looked.
Dialogue: 4.5
The dialogues are a big success of the screenplay. Besides the fact that most of the lines and conversations are incredibly funny, a lot of them inappropriately so, with frequent puns and references to pop culture, there is a heavy dose of irony in the manner in which they are delivered. Even though the film deals with themes such as underage gay oral sex at school, or the principal who locks himself in his office to masturbate in peace for hours in the wake of a huge hard-on he got whilst spanking a 17-year-old boy for calling him “a wanker”, all swear words without exception are censored by loud ambient noises. Moreover, when the content of some characters' dialogue is anticipated, repeated or simply meaningless, the film uses variations on 'yabba yabba' to suggest this.
Commerciality: 2.5
The commercial appeal of ‘Loonatoona’ is a debatable subject. First of all, the rather chaotic, absurd nature of most of the events, as well as the extreme sexualization of most of the scenes (although no bad language or explicit content is actually shown) might be off-putting for some. Secondly, quite a number of the film's jokes, puns or visual representations are of Australian social matters, firms or other particularities, which means that an international audience might at times be left guessing when faced with a very context-specific moment.
Subject’s genuineness: 5
Despite being ultimately a parody of daily life in a small Australian town, the screenplay manages to feel extremely fresh and novel in its approach. Everything from the way the characters are built and developed, the inappropriate, politically incorrect scenes, as well as a few gimmicks utilized (such as sound effects/music from popular productions such as Hitchcock's ‘Psycho’, ‘The Twilight Zone’ or ‘Doctor Who’, or the 'telepathic' manner in which some of the characters placed in entirely different scenes communicate with each other in real time) is very genuine and gives the whole project a special atmosphere which sets it completely apart.
Array of meanings for the script: 4
Some of the elements of the script do indeed feel purposely random, such as people eating cereal with tomato juice, meat pies with whipped cream on top, or having a pet koala, many scenes have actual substance. ‘Loonatoona’ often parodies otherwise banal, cliché events such as birthdays (called “unbirthdays”), taking the perfect family photo, or the group of men hungrily gazing at the hot office girl- and does all these in an intelligent way. The gossip society, whose leader, Mrs. Grimsteynes has 781 voice messages on her phone at one point, perfectly encapsulates a widespread reality. Instead of singing the national anthem ‘God Save the Queen’ at school, a song by Abba is played instead, which at least contains the name of the country, as opposed to the former. The TV show which Bobby is watching at one point makes fun of typical stereotypes in the film industry, namely how the antagonist, after having captured the hero, takes a long time to articulate his goals and makes a condescending speech, often giving the hero the time needed to retort and thwart his plans. All of these and many more are scenes oozing with delicious underlying contexts, serving as a criticism of today's society and culture. As an entirely subjective matter, it's a shame that the author didn't also have a poke at religion.
Attractiveness for public: 4
Making sense out of this project is a difficult task, as it might seem very content-rich and enjoyable for some, while others might see it as complete nonsense. A sort of combination between an early Coen brothers work (such as ‘Raising Arizona’) and a Lynchian ‘Twin Peaks’, but at the other end of the spectrum, mixed in with a specifically Australian flavor, is a good way to describe this project, or at least parts of it. As for a videogame comparison, one could say that ‘Loonatoona’ is the Australian equivalent of the ‘Postal’ series. Depending on the open-mindedness of the audience, it should be a “love it or hate it” affair.”
Since I won, I figured I may as well pay the extra ten bucks and get their feedback. Here it is.
Concept 4.5/5
Storyline 3/5
Characters 4/5
Dialogue 4.5/5
Commerciality 2.5/5
Subject’s genuineness 5/5
Array of meanings for the script 4/5
Attractiveness for public 4/5
“StoneFair International Film Festival
Screenplay feedback
*note that each category uses a rating scale from 1 to 5, 1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest
Loonatoona
written by Shockadelic
*Concept: 4.5
‘Loonatoona’ is a truly crazy ride: on the surface, it might look like a completely nonsensical set of sketches, featuring bizarre characters. While it is certainly that and more, most of these scenes are carefully crafted, completely non-PC parodic representations of the monotony and absurdity of day to day life.
Storyline: 3
As said before, the plot is made out of mini sketches, featuring characters from an ordinary family in the Australian town of Loonatoona, and their interactions with others during a normal day of their lives. Ultimately, the entire story arch can be simplified to something like 'husband believes wife is cheating on him, while son does inappropriate things at school, and daughter spends time with friends instead of attending class', but matters are much more complex than at first sight. Every scene has its purpose and underlying theme which it parodies, and the often nonsensical mix of elements characterizing many of the scenes is purposely placed, rather than being simply random. Or, at least this is how it feels.
Characters: 4
Bobby, the family's youngest, attends the last school day before summer holiday kicks in. He doesn't exactly go around causing trouble, like Lambing, one of his classmates, does; however, he has a number of strange fetishes, as well as a constant urge to have sex with other boys. His big sister, Miranda, ditches school in favor of spending most of her time with her best friends, smoking weed and wandering around aimlessly in their truck. Bazza is the typical corporate man, working a 9 to 5 job: his day is ruined not by a customer coming to have his rabbit suit repaired whilst wearing it and nothing else, but by the constantly ramifying allegations that his wife is cheating with a cowboy. This is partly true, as Susan does get rather charmed by the aforementioned cowboy character while on her shopping run, with whom she goes for a swim, alongside Rex, her pet koala. The four main characters, as well as the extensive set of supporting ones, are over-the-top, engage in strange actions and conversations, which might not seem that dubious on second thought- once one realizes just how stereotypical their representations are (in a good way), everything might not seem as chaotically impossible as it first looked.
Dialogue: 4.5
The dialogues are a big success of the screenplay. Besides the fact that most of the lines and conversations are incredibly funny, a lot of them inappropriately so, with frequent puns and references to pop culture, there is a heavy dose of irony in the manner in which they are delivered. Even though the film deals with themes such as underage gay oral sex at school, or the principal who locks himself in his office to masturbate in peace for hours in the wake of a huge hard-on he got whilst spanking a 17-year-old boy for calling him “a wanker”, all swear words without exception are censored by loud ambient noises. Moreover, when the content of some characters' dialogue is anticipated, repeated or simply meaningless, the film uses variations on 'yabba yabba' to suggest this.
Commerciality: 2.5
The commercial appeal of ‘Loonatoona’ is a debatable subject. First of all, the rather chaotic, absurd nature of most of the events, as well as the extreme sexualization of most of the scenes (although no bad language or explicit content is actually shown) might be off-putting for some. Secondly, quite a number of the film's jokes, puns or visual representations are of Australian social matters, firms or other particularities, which means that an international audience might at times be left guessing when faced with a very context-specific moment.
Subject’s genuineness: 5
Despite being ultimately a parody of daily life in a small Australian town, the screenplay manages to feel extremely fresh and novel in its approach. Everything from the way the characters are built and developed, the inappropriate, politically incorrect scenes, as well as a few gimmicks utilized (such as sound effects/music from popular productions such as Hitchcock's ‘Psycho’, ‘The Twilight Zone’ or ‘Doctor Who’, or the 'telepathic' manner in which some of the characters placed in entirely different scenes communicate with each other in real time) is very genuine and gives the whole project a special atmosphere which sets it completely apart.
Array of meanings for the script: 4
Some of the elements of the script do indeed feel purposely random, such as people eating cereal with tomato juice, meat pies with whipped cream on top, or having a pet koala, many scenes have actual substance. ‘Loonatoona’ often parodies otherwise banal, cliché events such as birthdays (called “unbirthdays”), taking the perfect family photo, or the group of men hungrily gazing at the hot office girl- and does all these in an intelligent way. The gossip society, whose leader, Mrs. Grimsteynes has 781 voice messages on her phone at one point, perfectly encapsulates a widespread reality. Instead of singing the national anthem ‘God Save the Queen’ at school, a song by Abba is played instead, which at least contains the name of the country, as opposed to the former. The TV show which Bobby is watching at one point makes fun of typical stereotypes in the film industry, namely how the antagonist, after having captured the hero, takes a long time to articulate his goals and makes a condescending speech, often giving the hero the time needed to retort and thwart his plans. All of these and many more are scenes oozing with delicious underlying contexts, serving as a criticism of today's society and culture. As an entirely subjective matter, it's a shame that the author didn't also have a poke at religion.
Attractiveness for public: 4
Making sense out of this project is a difficult task, as it might seem very content-rich and enjoyable for some, while others might see it as complete nonsense. A sort of combination between an early Coen brothers work (such as ‘Raising Arizona’) and a Lynchian ‘Twin Peaks’, but at the other end of the spectrum, mixed in with a specifically Australian flavor, is a good way to describe this project, or at least parts of it. As for a videogame comparison, one could say that ‘Loonatoona’ is the Australian equivalent of the ‘Postal’ series. Depending on the open-mindedness of the audience, it should be a “love it or hate it” affair.”
Monday, 10 October 2016
Best Screenplay award winner StoneFair International Film Festival.
Loonatoona was the Winner of Best Written Screenplay at the 2016 StoneFair International Film Festival.
Since I won, I figured I may as well pay the extra ten bucks and get their feedback. Here are the highlights.
Concept 4.5/5
Storyline 3/5
Characters 4/5
Dialogue 4.5/5
Commerciality 2.5/5
Subject’s genuineness 5/5
Array of meanings for the script 4/5
Attractiveness for public 4/5
“a truly crazy ride”
“carefully crafted”
“completely non-PC”
“much more complex than at first sight”
“Every scene has its purpose”
“the often nonsensical mix of elements... is purposely placed”
“characters... are over-the-top”
"everything might not seem as chaotically impossible as it first looked"
“The dialogues are a big success of the screenplay”
“incredibly funny”
“The commercial appeal... is a debatable subject”
“the rather chaotic, absurd nature”
“the extreme sexualization... (although no... explicit content is actually shown) might be off-putting”
“Australian [jokes]... an international audience might at times be left guessing”
“extremely fresh and novel”
“Everything... is very genuine”
“Everything... is very genuine”
“a special atmosphere which sets it completely apart”
“parodies... in an intelligent way”
“oozing with delicious underlying contexts”
“very content-rich and enjoyable”
“others might see it as complete nonsense”
“others might see it as complete nonsense”
“A sort of combination between an early Coen brothers work... and a Lynchian ‘Twin Peaks’... mixed in with a specifically Australian flavor”
“a 'love it or hate it' affair”
Saturday, 8 October 2016
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Monday, 26 September 2016
Award-winning comedy screenplay winner
Loonatoona is an award-winning surreal
comedy screenplay by Australian writer Shockadelic.
Winner:
StoneFair International Film Festival
Semi-Finalist:
Comedy Film & Screenplay Festival
Los Angeles CineFest
Official
Selection:
Auckland International Film Festival
Auckland International Film Festival
Chandler
International Film Festival
Headline International Film Festival
Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival
Lake Charles Film & Music Festival
Neu World International Film Festival
Oaxaca FilmFest
Wayfarer Film Festival
Saturday, 24 September 2016
Winner: Best Screenplay 2016 StoneFair International Film Festival
My
screenplay Loonatoona is the WINNER of Best Written Screenplay at the 2016 StoneFair International Film Festival!
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Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Saturday, 30 April 2016
Loonatoona: Australian Surreal Absurd Fantasy Comedy Screenplay by Shockadelic
What if Monty Python had made Muriel's Wedding?
Hello. My name is Shockadelic (Yes, it is).
Hello. My name is Shockadelic (Yes, it is).
I am the author of a surreal/absurd fantasy comedy hyperlink screenplay named "Loonatoona", about a family's twisted day (and flashbacks) in a country town.
It is set in an Australian trans-chronological retro alternate reality that somewhat resembles the late 1970s.
The film is deliberately chock-a-block with Australian slang and pop culture references.
There are prominent teen characters and queer themes.
If you're an actor, director, producer or agent looking for a risky atypical project, with inevitable cult movie status (at least in Australia), you can view my project on FilmFreeway.
I have entered Loonatoona in these 2016/2017 script/screenplay competitions: 4-Chances International Film Festival, Atlanta Comedy Film Festival, American Filmatic Arts Awards, Amsterdam International Film Festival, Auckland International Film Festival, AURORA International Film Festival, Baku International Cinema Festival, Best Film Awards, Boomtown Film and Music Festival, Broadway International Film Festival Encenada, Bucharest Film Awards, Bucharest ShortCut CineFest, California Film Awards, California Indie Film Festival, California Underground Film Festival, Canada International Film Festival, Catharsis International Film Festival, Chandler International Film Festival, Chatham-Kent Film Festival, Chicago Independent Film Festival, Cineline International Film Festival, Cinema Los Angeles, Cinemagic London, Comedy Film & Screenplay Festival, Costa Blanca Film Festival, FanFilm Awards, Film Daily Screenwriting Contest, Filmmatic Screenplay Awards Competition, Final Draft Big Break Contest, Firenze FilmCorti Festival, Fordrojo Screenplay Contest, Frame by Sound Festival, Genre Celebration Festival, George Lindsey UNA Film Festival, German United Film Festival, Global Independent Film Awards, Headline International Film Festival, Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival, Hollywood Screenplay Contest, IndustryBOOST Competition**, Jive Azz Film Fest, Just Film International Festival, Lake Charles Film & Music Festival, Las Vegas Lift-Off Film Festival, London Golden Scout IFF, Los Angeles CineFest, LS&B Comedy Writing Contest, Madhouse Movies Film Festival, Malta Film Festival, Meters International Film Festival, Milledgeville Film Festival, Monmouth Film Festival, Moscowcity International Film Festival, Mountain Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Neu World International Film Festival, New Renaissance Film Festival (Amsterdam), New York Screenplay Contest, Oaxaca FilmFest, Ocean City Film Festival, OIFF TURIN CINEFEST, Oil Valley Film Festival, Paris International Cinefest, Philadelphia Independent Film Awards, Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne, Reel Authors Screenplay Contest, RIPP ENT FILM FEST, Rome International Cinefest, Sacramento International Film Festival, ScreenCraft Comedy Screenplay Contest, ScreenplayFest, Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition, Scriptapalooza, Scriptwood Screenplay Competition, Seal Beach Film Festival, Singapore World International Film Festival, Short Stop International Film Festival, Slamdance Screenplay Competition, Sochi Film Festival, Southeastern International Film Festival, The Southern California Screenplay Competition, The Southern City Film Festival, StoneFair International Film Festival, Sunlight International Film Festival, Sunset Film Festival Los Angeles, Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival, Temecula International Film Festival, Texas Cinemania International Film Festival, Texas International Film Festival, TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival, Top Indie Film Awards, Transylvania Cinema Awards, Trasharama, Underground Indie Film Festival - Horror Cult Sci-Fi Fantasy, US Hollywood International Film Festival, Utah Film Awards, Warsaw Independent Film Festival, Wayfarer Film Festival, West Texas Film Festival and WILDsound FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay Festival.
Whether the judges can understand a word of it remains to be seen.
Results (How embarrassment!... But for whom?):
4-Chances International Film Festival: not accepted
American Filmatic Arts Awards: not accepted
Amsterdam Film Festival: Winner (Second Place), First Time Screenwriter Competition
Atlanta Comedy Film Festival: Official Selection
Auckland International Film Festival: Official Selection
AURORA International Film Festival: not accepted
Baku International Cinema Festival: not accepted
Best Film Awards: Quarter-Finalist
Boomtown Film and Music Festival*: not accepted
Broadway International Film Festival Encenada: not accepted
Bucharest Film Awards: Finalist
Bucharest ShortCut CineFest: not accepted
California Film Awards: not accepted
California Indie Film Festival: not accepted
Canada International Film Festival: not accepted
Catharsis International Film Festival: not accepted
Chandler International Film Festival: Official Selection
Chatham-Kent Film Festival: Official Selection
Chicago Independent Film Festival: not accepted
Cineline International Film Festival: not accepted
Cinema Los Angeles: not accepted
Cinemagic London: not accepted
4-Chances International Film Festival: not accepted
American Filmatic Arts Awards: not accepted
Amsterdam Film Festival: Winner (Second Place), First Time Screenwriter Competition
Atlanta Comedy Film Festival: Official Selection
Auckland International Film Festival: Official Selection
AURORA International Film Festival: not accepted
Baku International Cinema Festival: not accepted
Best Film Awards: Quarter-Finalist
Boomtown Film and Music Festival*: not accepted
Broadway International Film Festival Encenada: not accepted
Bucharest Film Awards: Finalist
Bucharest ShortCut CineFest: not accepted
California Film Awards: not accepted
California Indie Film Festival: not accepted
Canada International Film Festival: not accepted
Catharsis International Film Festival: not accepted
Chandler International Film Festival: Official Selection
Chatham-Kent Film Festival: Official Selection
Chicago Independent Film Festival: not accepted
Cineline International Film Festival: not accepted
Cinema Los Angeles: not accepted
Cinemagic London: not accepted
Comedy Film & Screenplay Festival: Semi-Finalist
Costa Blanca Film Festival: not accepted
FanFilm Awards: not accepted
Film Daily Screenwriting Contest: not accepted
Filmmatic Screenplay Awards Competition: not accepted
Costa Blanca Film Festival: not accepted
FanFilm Awards: not accepted
Film Daily Screenwriting Contest: not accepted
Filmmatic Screenplay Awards Competition: not accepted
Final Draft Big Break Contest: not accepted
Firenze FilmCorti Festival: not accepted
Fordrojo Screenplay Contest: not accepted
Firenze FilmCorti Festival: not accepted
Fordrojo Screenplay Contest: not accepted
Frame by Sound Festival: not accepted
Genre Celebration Festival: Best Feature Screenplay
George Lindsey UNA Film Festival: not accepted
German United Film Festival: not accepted
Global Independent Film Awards: not accepted
Genre Celebration Festival: Best Feature Screenplay
George Lindsey UNA Film Festival: not accepted
German United Film Festival: not accepted
Global Independent Film Awards: not accepted
Headline International Film Festival: Winner (Award of Merit)
Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival: Official Selection
Hollywood Screenplay Contest: not accepted
IndustryBOOST Competition*: Finalist
Jive Azz Film Fest: not accepted
Just Film International Festival: not accepted
LS&B Comedy Writing Contest: Official Selection
Lake Charles Film & Music Festival: Official Selection
Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival: Official Selection
Hollywood Screenplay Contest: not accepted
IndustryBOOST Competition*: Finalist
Jive Azz Film Fest: not accepted
Just Film International Festival: not accepted
LS&B Comedy Writing Contest: Official Selection
Lake Charles Film & Music Festival: Official Selection
Las Vegas Lift-Off Film Festival: not accepted
London Golden Scout IFF: not accepted
Los Angeles CineFest: Semi-Finalist
Madhouse Movies Film Festival: Official Selection
Malta Film Festival: not accepted
Meters International Film Festival: not accepted
Milledgeville Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Monmouth Film Festival: not accepted
Moscowcity International Film Festival: not accepted
Mountain Film Festival: Winner (Sir Edmund Hillary Award, Screenplay)
Nashville Film Festival: not accepted
London Golden Scout IFF: not accepted
Los Angeles CineFest: Semi-Finalist
Madhouse Movies Film Festival: Official Selection
Malta Film Festival: not accepted
Meters International Film Festival: not accepted
Milledgeville Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Monmouth Film Festival: not accepted
Moscowcity International Film Festival: not accepted
Mountain Film Festival: Winner (Sir Edmund Hillary Award, Screenplay)
Nashville Film Festival: not accepted
Neu World International Film Festival: Official Selection
New Renaissance Film Festival (Amsterdam): not accepted
New York Screenplay Contest: not accepted
Oaxaca FilmFest: Official Selection
Ocean City Film Festival: not accepted
OIFF TURIN CINEFEST: not accepted
New Renaissance Film Festival (Amsterdam): not accepted
New York Screenplay Contest: not accepted
Oaxaca FilmFest: Official Selection
Ocean City Film Festival: not accepted
OIFF TURIN CINEFEST: not accepted
Oil Valley Film Festival: not accepted
Paris International Cinefest: not accepted
Philadelphia Independent Film Awards: not accepted
Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne: Official Selection
Reel Authors Screenplay Contest: Semi-Finalist (Comedy/RomCom)
Rome International Cinefest: not accepted
Sacramento International Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
ScreenCraft Comedy Screenplay Contest: not accepted
ScreenplayFest: not accepted
Paris International Cinefest: not accepted
Philadelphia Independent Film Awards: not accepted
Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne: Official Selection
Reel Authors Screenplay Contest: Semi-Finalist (Comedy/RomCom)
Rome International Cinefest: not accepted
Sacramento International Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
ScreenCraft Comedy Screenplay Contest: not accepted
ScreenplayFest: not accepted
Script Pipeline Screenwriting and TV Writing Competition: not accepted
Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition: not accepted
Scriptwood Screenplay Competition: not accepted
Seal Beach Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Short Stop International Film Festival: Best Script (3rd Place)
Singapore World International Film Festival: not accepted
Slamdance Screenplay Competition: not accepted
Sochi Film Festival: not accepted
Southeastern Film Festival: not accepted
The Southern California Screenplay Competition: not accepted
The Southern City Film Festival: not accepted
StoneFair International Film Festival: Winner (Best Written Screenplay)
Sunlight International Film Festival: not accepted
Sunset Film Festival Los Angeles: Official Selection
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival: not accepted
Texas International Film Festival: Finalist
TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival: Finalist
Top Indie Film Awards: Nominee (Best Feature Script)
Transylvania Cinema Awards: Winner
Trasharama: not accepted
Underground Indie Film Festival: Official Selection
US Hollywood International Film Festival: Finalist
Utah Film Awards: not accepted
Warsaw Independent Film Festival: not accepted
Wayfarer Film Festival: Official Selection
West Texas Film Festival: not accepted
Scriptwood Screenplay Competition: not accepted
Seal Beach Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Short Stop International Film Festival: Best Script (3rd Place)
Singapore World International Film Festival: not accepted
Slamdance Screenplay Competition: not accepted
Sochi Film Festival: not accepted
Southeastern Film Festival: not accepted
The Southern California Screenplay Competition: not accepted
The Southern City Film Festival: not accepted
StoneFair International Film Festival: Winner (Best Written Screenplay)
Sunlight International Film Festival: not accepted
Sunset Film Festival Los Angeles: Official Selection
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival: not accepted
Temecula International Film Festival: not accepted
Texas Cinemania International Film Festival: Official SelectionTexas International Film Festival: Finalist
TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival: Finalist
Top Indie Film Awards: Nominee (Best Feature Script)
Transylvania Cinema Awards: Winner
Trasharama: not accepted
Underground Indie Film Festival: Official Selection
US Hollywood International Film Festival: Finalist
Utah Film Awards: not accepted
Warsaw Independent Film Festival: not accepted
Wayfarer Film Festival: Official Selection
West Texas Film Festival: not accepted
WILDsound FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay Festival: not accepted
Loonatoona was a Finalist in the IndustryBOOST Competition**, but this has no value to me, as I believe it was a scam to sign people up to a website I shall not name. Probably every entry was a "Finalist".
*Boomtown Film and Music Festival officially notified me on 16 January through Filmfreeway that I was a Semi-Finalist, and in a private email claimed I was in the "top 1-3 places".
Over a month later, on 23 February, they changed the status to "Not selected" and claimed that they made a mistake.
I presume they really omitted Loonatoona because the winner would need a live stage reading by actors, and they just found that impossible.
Loonatoona was a Finalist in the IndustryBOOST Competition**, but this has no value to me, as I believe it was a scam to sign people up to a website I shall not name. Probably every entry was a "Finalist".
*Boomtown Film and Music Festival officially notified me on 16 January through Filmfreeway that I was a Semi-Finalist, and in a private email claimed I was in the "top 1-3 places".
Over a month later, on 23 February, they changed the status to "Not selected" and claimed that they made a mistake.
I presume they really omitted Loonatoona because the winner would need a live stage reading by actors, and they just found that impossible.
I have also written a short script called Mate For Life, about two boys, born in the same hospital at the same time, who become lifelong friends.
It is more serious/realistic than Loonatoona, but has some comedic elements.
Mate For Life has been submitted to the Boulder Creek Film Festival, Milledgeville Film Festival, Monmouth Film Festival, Palermo International Short Film Festival, Princeton Film Festival, Sacramento International Film Festival, Temecula International Film Festival, Toronto World International Film Festival and TTG Produce My Screenplay Competition.
Boulder Creek Film Festival: not accepted
Milledgeville Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Monmouth Film Festival: not accepted
Palermo International Short Film Festival: not accepted
Princeton Film Festival: not accepted
Sacramento International Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Temecula International Film Festival: not accepted
Toronto World International Film Festival: not accepted
TTG Produce My Screenplay Competition: not accepted
My short screenplay Superpsycho (a homoerotic mashup of Superman and Psycho) has entered Adi Shankar’s Bootleg Universe Short Script and Story Contest, Fan Fiction Festival, Monmouth Film Festival, Oaxaca FilmFest, Sacramento International Film Festival and Temecula International Film Festival.
Monmouth Film Festival: not accepted
Fan Fiction Festival: not accepted
Oaxaca FilmFest: not accepted
Sacramento International Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Temecula International Film Festival: not accepted
I have also written Another Day at the Circus, a comedy-fantasy short script about a circus dwarf.
It has been submitted to Barni International Film Festival, Milledgeville Film Festival, Palermo International Short Film Festival, Red Flight Pictures Short Screenplays, Sacramento International Film Festival, Temecula International Film Festival and TTG Produce My Screenplay Competition.
Barni International Film Festival: not accepted
Milledgeville Film Festival: not accepted
Palermo International Short Film Festival: not accepted
Red Flight Pictures Short Screenplays: not accepted
Sacramento International Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Mate For Life has been submitted to the Boulder Creek Film Festival, Milledgeville Film Festival, Monmouth Film Festival, Palermo International Short Film Festival, Princeton Film Festival, Sacramento International Film Festival, Temecula International Film Festival, Toronto World International Film Festival and TTG Produce My Screenplay Competition.
Boulder Creek Film Festival: not accepted
Milledgeville Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Monmouth Film Festival: not accepted
Palermo International Short Film Festival: not accepted
Princeton Film Festival: not accepted
Sacramento International Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Temecula International Film Festival: not accepted
Toronto World International Film Festival: not accepted
TTG Produce My Screenplay Competition: not accepted
My short screenplay Superpsycho (a homoerotic mashup of Superman and Psycho) has entered Adi Shankar’s Bootleg Universe Short Script and Story Contest, Fan Fiction Festival, Monmouth Film Festival, Oaxaca FilmFest, Sacramento International Film Festival and Temecula International Film Festival.
Monmouth Film Festival: not accepted
Fan Fiction Festival: not accepted
Oaxaca FilmFest: not accepted
Sacramento International Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Temecula International Film Festival: not accepted
I have also written Another Day at the Circus, a comedy-fantasy short script about a circus dwarf.
It has been submitted to Barni International Film Festival, Milledgeville Film Festival, Palermo International Short Film Festival, Red Flight Pictures Short Screenplays, Sacramento International Film Festival, Temecula International Film Festival and TTG Produce My Screenplay Competition.
Barni International Film Festival: not accepted
Milledgeville Film Festival: not accepted
Palermo International Short Film Festival: not accepted
Red Flight Pictures Short Screenplays: not accepted
Sacramento International Film Festival: Semi-Finalist
Temecula International Film Festival: not accepted
TTG Produce My Screenplay Competition: not accepted
The Writers Guild of America, East Inc. Certificates of Registration #I289174 (Loonatoona) and #I289487 (Mate For Life)
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