Nashville Film Festival Announces Screenwriting Competition Awards

         NASHVILLE – The Nashville Film Festival has announced the winners of the 2015 Screenwriting Competition. 

         The competition garnered more than 1,350 submissions from all over the world. Finalists and semi-finalists won all-festival passes to attend the festival, network with filmmakers and industry, and attend educational panels and presentations.

         “I was especially pleased to see that our panels were sold out,” said Debra Pinger, director of the competition.  “It shows how passionate writers are about developing their craft. With screenwriters from Ireland, Russia and China in attendance, as well as student and professional screenwriters, we are proud that Nashville is attracting quality scripts and talented writers.  The script, after all, is the foundation of every film.”

OVERALL WINNER

Brian MacEvilly

FEATURE

Drama

Winner: Oil and Water – Alfred Catalfo & Morgan Dudley

Runner-up: Independence Pass – Brian MacEvilly

Comedy

Winner: The Full Irish – Brian MacEvilly

Runner-up: My Bad Day in Hell – Eric Carlson

Music-Inspired

Winner: Blind Boone – Moss Hall & Max Morath

Runner-up: Chris Gaines Saves the World – Donald Driscoll

Sci-Fi

Winner: No Man’s Land – Michelle Davidson & Jeffrey Field

Runner-up: Eden – Jessica Chou

Inspirational

Winner: Heart Stringz – Barbara Ashdown

Runner-up: In-Between – Sandra Smith

Animated

Winner: My Monster Burrufu – Alberto Corral

Runner-up: The Mythfitz – Nicholas Julius

Historical

Winner: Kid Convict – Julie Umbreit

Runner-up: Samson – Shawn Hoffman

Family

Winner: Eleven Days – Jaginder Singh

Runner-up: Darby Petty and the Lost Treasure – DC Sayre

Action/Adventure

Winner: The Third Bomb – Phillip Parker

Runner-up: Guns and Grace – Odin Ozdil

Thriller/Horror

Winner: A Texas Story – David Martin-Porras & Julia Fontana

Runner-up: Bad Blood – Billie Bates

Tennessee

Winner: The Last Drop – A.D. Smith

Runner-up: Sink Swim – Elvis Wilson

TELEPLAY

Drama

Winner: Long Lost – Deanna Shumaker

Runner-up: Limbo – Jessica Chou

Comedy

Winner: Star Pupils – Tom Ruprecht

Runner-up: The Knot – Adam Rosenbaum

SHORTS

Drama

Winner: Illuminate – Robert Pawloski

Runner-up: Which Spoke of Freedom – Aria Marrogi & Chris Germiller

Comedy

Winner: U Got Tagged – Andrew Roxby

Runner-up: That Other Crazy Thing You Do – Michelle Leibel

Genre

Winner: Lumen 18 – Darren Tibbits

Runner-up:  Guest – Charles Dillon Ward

Family Friendly

Winner: Wiindigoo the Cannibal – Michael O’Rourke & Winona LaDuke

Runner-up: The Home of Rock – Brian MacEvilly

Tennessee

Winner: The Incident at Broadway and Grand – Francis Wolff

Runner-up: The Ice Road – Taylor Albertson

Young Screenwriter

Winner: The Pride Club – Kirill Dyshlovoy

Runner-up: The Favor – Jack Fossett