Faculty Scriptwriting Competition
Short Subject/TV Half Hour
Best of Competition: Robert Ramsey & Scott Sturgeon, California State University, Northridge; Bushed
Award of Excellence: Terence Dollard, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; News 7
Award of Excellence: Kyle W. Bergersen, University of Oklahoma; Red State Blues
Episodic Short
Award of Excellence: Marie Drennan, San Francisco State University, Karlie's Angels "Poetic Justice" (web series)
Student Scriptwriting Competition
Short Subject
1st Place: Daniel J. Mitchell, Purdue University Calumet; Superfluous
2nd Place: Sarah Nimmo, Xavier University; Spare Change
3rd Place: Alexis Sturgess & Scott Nesbit, University of Georgia; The Chaise
Honorable Mention: Rachel Compton, San Jose State University; Prosopagnosia
Honorable Mention: Kevin Briot, San Jose State University; When a Giant Falls
Honorable Mention: Blair Boswell, James Madison University; Om
Feature
1st Place: Keith Demm, Pittsburg State University; The Dust
2nd Place: Lauren Serpa, San Jose State University; Where We Start
3rd Place: Adedapo Akisanya, Purdue University Calumet; Fianchetto
Honorable Mention: Cody Cedric Sapp, Central Michigan University; The Jarring Incident at the Shady Creek Apartment Complex
Honorable Mention: Risha Rose, San Jose State University; Dance For Me
Honorable Mention: Elizabeth Barrett, University of Georgia; Talk to Me
Original TV Series Pilot
1st Place: Rachel Kollar, California State University, Northridge; Blood R Us
2nd Place: Daniel J. Mitchell, Purdue University Calumet; War Bank "Opportunity"
3rd Place: Elizabeth Stein, Marquette University; The Lower Ranks
Honorable Mention: Ciara Van Gheem, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh; Persephone - "Pomegranate Seeds"
Honorable Mention: Maggie Daab, Columbia College Chicago; Over It
Honorable Mention: Victoria Vartan, Palm Beach Atlantic University; Offbeat
Television Spec
1st Place: Olivia Melendez, Palm Beach Atlantic University; Black Mirror, "Tunnel Vision"
2nd Place: Nicole Miley & Tyler Lennox Bush, Purdue University Calumet; Ray Donovan - "Forgive Me Father"
3rd Place: Lauren McGuigan, Loyola University Chicago; You Snooze, You Lose
Honorable Mention: Joe Mahony, Columbia College Chicago; Archer - "The World Is Yours"
Honorable Mention: Hanna Black, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh; It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia - "Frank vs. February 15th"
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Ben-David, University of Georgia; Hands Against The Sky - A Supernatural Spin-Off
Mobisode/Webisode
1st Place: Shane Dalton Murphy, San Francisco State University; Das Vi Danya
2nd Place: Angeline Capati, San Francisco State University; Jennylyn Episode 2: Desperately Seeking Employment
3rd Place: Ande Kirkham, Palm Beach Atlantic University; Psycho-Oddities
Honorable Mention: Maria Gardner Cox, University of Georgia; Charlie and Jane