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2003 Contest Results:
The Top Three Winners for the Open Door Contest sponsored by Benderspink
The Top Three Winners for the Open Door Contest
sponsored by Broder-Webb-Chervin-Silbermann Agency
The Winners for the Open Door Contest sponsored by Splendid Pictures
The Top Three Finalists for the Open Door Contest sponsored by Paradigm Agency
The Top Three Finalists for the Open Door Contest sponsored by Dimension Films
The Finalists of the Open Door Contest sponsored by Pink Slip Pictures
 

The Top Three Winners for the
Open Door Contest sponsored by
Benderspink

are in. scr(i)pt magazine and Benderspink would like to thank all who entered and congratulate the finalists below.

The Top Three are:
(in order)
Jon Cellini for Robbing Bingo, a heist
Jonathan Herman & Laurel Almerinda for Slow City, a drama
David Light & Joseph Raso for Benny's Orgy, a comedy


The Second Round Finalists are:

(The Third Round Finalists were ommitted to save space. They appear only above.)
Angela Winters for Saving Grace, a mystery
James Barclay for Adia, a mystery/thriller
Elizabeth Hansen for The High Road, a romance/adventure
Dave Mango for Crying in the Darkness, a drama
John Besmer for Not Birds, Airplaines, a drama
Shawn Judge for Broken Wings, a thriller/drama
Alfred Thomas Catalfo for Charisma, a thriller

The First Round Finalists are:
(The Second Round Finalists were ommitted to save space. They appear only above.)
Paul M Mantia for A Mean to an End, a crime/drama
Julian Winter for Silk Tiger, a love story
Filip Terlecki for Payday, a comedy
Charles Howard Emery for Drastic Measures, a suspense/drama
Maggie Franks for Stagemom, a romantic comedy
Adam Scott Johnson for Dark Times, a horror
Machua Koinange for Retrial, a drama
Saul Greenblatt for Black Water Swamp, a horror/mystery
Julia Cornelius for The Shadow of Revenge, a thriller
Joe Rixman for Afterlives, a supernatural thriller
Katherine Ploeger for Douglas & Daughter, Private Investigations, a family
Ken Dale Thompson for Little Kings, a mystery/suspense/thriller
Michael Spohr for In My Life, a drama
Yvonne Relvas for Customer Service, a comedy/fantasy/drama
Michael Vogel for In the Cards, a romantic comedy
Diane Liberman for Easy Credit, a comedy
Louis G. Massouras for Green, a drama
Michelle S. Lin for The Next One, a detective thiller
Amy Albani for The Common Touch, a romantic drama
Traci Carroll for Into the Flame, a drama/mystery
Quinn Saunders for The Jazz Age, a drama/biopic
Steven L. Burks for The Loser Magnet, a romantic comedy
David Paul for Funny Bones, a comedy
David Pierotti for Chalkdust Torture, a comedy
Liz Lehmann for The Shadow Walker, a sci-fi
Mitchell Sam Rossi for Woolly, a action/comedy
Gary Hoover for Hitched, a comedy
Jeff Eagle for The Shoo-in, a comedy
David Flores for Camazotz, a horror
William Collister for Mo' Bay, a action/adventure
Peter Besson for The Harrowing of Clayton Bahr, a drama
Shawn Judge for Bloodhounds, a action/adventure
Philip Daay for Project: Elysium, a sci-fi/mystery
Kurt Ayau for Flagrant Fouls, a comedy
Dan Loschack for Nowhere Man, a drama/action
Steven R. Saunders for Shadowblade, a action/adventure
Naida Esqueda for A Mile Past Eternity, a drama/adventure
Doug Solter for Nathan Goes to Hell, a comedy
Scott Evans for Just a Phone Call Away, a romantic comedy
Brian Averill for Italian Hero, a drama/comedy
Rebecca Maizel for The Curves of a Guitar, a drama
Mugs Cahill for Ebonysha Scrooge, a comedy
Kate Bergquist for No Forcible Entry, a thriller
Brian Klingborg for Kill Devil Falls, a thriller/noir
Sandra Cook Jereome for Delta Pi, a drama
Stephen E. Tull for Freedom, a historical drama
Roger Nelson for The Veil, a historical drama
Gary Sherwood for The Two Deweys, a comedy
Jackie Gerhardt for Eddie the Time Machine, a fantasy
James Toste for A Fine, Bright Spirit, a dramedy
Michael Villalaz for Moho, a comedy
Stewart Mohammadi for Hollywood Enforcer, a film noir
Stewart Mohammadi for The Black Scarab: A High School Movie, a high school comedy

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The Top Three Winners for the
Open Door Contest sponsored by
Broder-Webb-Chervin-Silbermann Agency

are in. scr(i)pt magazine and BWCS Agency would like to thank all who entered and congratulate the finalists below.

The Top Three are:
(in order)

Scott Huebscher for The Perfect Miss, a dark comedy
Eric Litra for The Cicada's Song, a drama
Tejal Desai for Cowboys and Hindus, family

The Second Round Finalists are:
(The Third Round Finalists were ommitted to save space. They appear only above.)
Ken Collins for M.O., an action
Charles Howard Emery for Gun Control, a thriller/drama
Diane Hanks for The Resurrectionist, a dramatic/thriller
Jonathan Flinker for Sophie and the Dogwalker, a dramedy
Barbara Schwartz for Ladyloo, a comedy/drama
Todd Stein for 2:22, a thriller
Margaret South for Frankie Gets Religion, a comedy/horror

The First Round Finalists were:
(The Second Round Finalists were ommitted to save space. They appear only above.)

Joseph J. Ayella for Striking Back, a dramedy
Janet Maxwell for Getting Even, a drama
Brennan Howard for Stir the Children, horror
Richard J. O'Brien for The 9th Messiah, a drama
Michael A. Hoskins for The Powers That Be, crime
Mark Kurasz for Puzzle Factory, a drama
Zachary Kaplan for Session by Session, a romantic comedy
James Ossi for Healing Marie, a romantic comedy
Wendy Wheeler for Dark Blood, a sci-fi/horror
Reiny Pierson for The Confessional, a thriller
Mary Szmagaj for Juan Doe, a drama
John Stumpf for John Doe Citizen, a drama
John Stumpf for Antic, a drama
Murray Spitzer for Jason's House, a drama
David O'Hara for Sam & Danny, an action
Chase Libbey for Marlis, a drama
Chase Libbey for Mr. Hit, a comedy
Scott A. Lyons for Legacy, a drama
Philip Daay for Neversleep, a fantasy/drama
Chris Saffran for The Fugue, an action/suspense
Cindy Elias for Hollywood Hippie, a comedy
Edward John Freedman for Barrington Place, a drama
Murray Spitzer for Con Man, a comedy
Roberta Lautenschlager, Nicholas M. Muccini for Joliba, a drama/epic
Craig Peters for Free Radicals, a comedy
William E. Wallo for Black Sam, a mystery/period
Kurt Ayau, David Rachels for Flagrant Fouls, a comedy
Cal Rogers for The Eulogy, a thriller
Aaron Sugarman, Laura Chamorro for Wake of the Flood, an action/adventure
Alfred Thomas Catalfo, Louis Morneau for American Fugitive, an action/thriller
Bruce Witty, Joe Bonadonna for A Distant Shore, sci-fi
Sheri O'Sullivan, Gary L. Mitchell for The Toymaker's Son, a family drama
Michael Hagan, Chris Petty for Botticelli Girl, a suspense/thriller
Ric Parker for Destroyer of Worlds, sci-fi
Reg Platt for In Hot Water, Texas, a fantasy romance
Seth Panitch for The Gondolier, a comedy
Norman Saffen for Mad House, a comedy
Jacqueline Guzda for The Little Pony of Shackleford Banks, family
Philip Pierce, Mark F. Schwartz for A-Life, a sci-fi/thriller
Mugs Cahill for Crown of Thorns, psychological, a thriller
Sean Anthony McConville for Reflections, supernatural, a thriller
Jeffrey Lane for Cloning Secretariat, a romantic comedy
Gene Camfield for Shooter's Stance, a drama
Rip Pauley for Scarboy, a drama
Marshall Thornton for The Job, suspense
April Wright for On American Soil, an action/thriller
Lee Norkus for Pale Moon Rising, a thriller
Emily Lao Chua for Fragments, a suspense/drama
Ben Curtis for Popular Vote, a political satire
Angie Comer for The Way You Are, a romantic/comedy
Paul Pinto for Yesterday, a drama
Robert Allen for Stone Dancing, a drama
Alfred Hayes for Between the Sand & Stars, a fantasy/adventure
Adam Nadler for Tunnelman!, a horror/comedy
David Wisehart for Gifted, a sci-fi/mystery/thriller
Patrick Scanlan for Haunted, a horror
Clay Wold for Retribution, an action/thriller
Keith Franceschiello for Grudge Match, a drama/action
John Fenwick for The Summer Plan, a comedy
Thomas Kearnes for Miss Peach & Mr. Moo, a thriller
Bill Flannigan for The Ambassador's Race, an action
David Pimmel for Shaman, a fantasy
James Barclay for Adia, a mystery/thriller
Keith Brauneisen for Virgin Territory, a comedy
Russell Post for Sapphire, a drama
Myles A. Garcia for Burnt Impressions, an adventure/thriller
Geoffrey L. Campbell for Under the Skin, a horror/thriller
Robert de Almeida III for Redrum, a horror
Daniel O'Connor for Drink Me Up, a romantic comedy
Anna Mascioli, Sam Mascioli for Cornelius Griggs, a comedy
Greg Duda for Zodiac Machine, a thriller
Per Bristow for Red Herring, a suspense/drama

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The Winners for the
Open Door Contest sponsored by
Splendid Pictures

are in. scr(i)pt magazine and Splendid Pictures would like to thank all who entered and congratulate the winners below.

The Top Three are:
(in order)
Nicole Perlman for Challenger, a drama
Sandi Steinberg for Time Surfer, an adventure/drama
Matthew Shepatin for The Joy of Rejection, a comedy

The Second Round Finalists are:
(The Third Round Finalists were ommitted to save space. They appear only above.)
Whit Rummel for The Secret Boy, a thriller/mystery
Geoff Murrin, Jim Murrin for Ghost of a Chance, a fantasy/comedy
Isabelle Theisen for Unlikely Hero, a historical drama
Kristin Kirby for Kill the Messenger, a thriller
Christopher Plain for Young Musketeers, an action/adventure
Scott J. Thompson for Anonymity, a thriller
Stephen Devlin for Second Wind, a drama

The First Round Finalists were:
(The Second Round Finalists were ommitted to save space. They appear only above.)

Grant Ching for Tsunami, a romantic drama
Kimberly A. Bougas for A Game of Hide and Seek, a thriller/crime
Kelly Gay for Vega's Seven, an action
Phillip E. Cook for Slayer, a horror
Mark Narduzzi for Fiery Lies, a thriller
Kwame Ivery for Chasing Lyons, a suspense/thriller
Michael Beubis for A Long Fall, a drama
Tom Doganoglu for Tell Me Your Fears, a thriller
Robert S. Horvath for That's Bisbee!, a comedy
Larry Madill for Nowhere Girl, a thriller
Jeff N. Dunphy for Habitual, a drama
Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau for Side Effects, a romantic dramedy
James Russo for Passing Time, a comedy
Christine Chepeleff for The Undead American, a dark comedy
Walter Bauer, Paul Loeschke for Diamond Magic, a drama
Elizabeth Savage Sullivan for Finding Velma, a film noir
James K. M. Watts for Dark Beauty, a romance/thriller
James Hutton for Final Weekend, a comedy/drama
Mark Stouffer for The Challenge Family, an adventure/thriller
Michael T. Portwood for Katoomba, an adventure/comedy
Julian Starks for Feast of Fools, a crime drama
Clayton Wold for American Jihad, an action/thriller
Glen Samuel for The Lesser Evil, a drama
Joyce Harmon for Coyote Magic, a mystery/romance
Tim Houts for Laguna Summer, a coming of age drama
Nicholas Arena for The Stealers, a gangster/black comedy
Bruce Wilkinson for Beneath the Darkness, a thriller
Jeffrey Alan Belkin for Hail the Immortal, a supernatural/thriller
Randi Barros, Daniela Creutz for Room for Rent, a romantic comedy
June Webster for Hunted, a thriller
Eric Stein, Michael S. Bandy for Lemonade, a comedy
Charles Creasy for Over the Rainbow, a drama
Lisa Luciano for Redemption, a drama
Rob Humphreys, Christine Kohlbrenner for Greetings from Somewhere, a romantic comedy

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View Past Contest Results by Year:
2003 Contest Results:
The Top Three Winners for the Open Door Contest sponsored by Energy
The Top Three Winners for the Open Door Contest sponsored by Benderspink
The Top Three Winners for the Open Door Contest
sponsored by Broder-Webb-Chervin-Silbermann Agency
The Winners for the Open Door Contest sponsored by Splendid Pictures
The Top Three Finalists for the Open Door Contest sponsored by Paradigm Agency
The Top Three Finalists for the Open Door Contest sponsored by Dimension Films
The Finalists of the Open Door Contest sponsored by Pink Slip Pictures
 
 
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