Wounds, a noirish drama set in 1940s Los Angeles, is this year’s Plaza Classic Film Festival Screenwriting Competition winner.
El Paso writer Candace Cano will receive $500, a copy of Coverfly’s Final Draft 13, a consultation with writer-director-producer Lucky McKee, and a table read (abridged) of her screenplay.
The read, which will be led by competition coordinator Austin Savage, will be at 11:30 am Sunday, July 28 in the Foundation Room, 333 N. Oregon, part of our annual Filmmakers Brunch. Admission is free.
The $250 second prize goes to Sheryl Levine Guterman of Los Angeles for her screenplay, Memory Road. She also will receive a copy of Coverfly’s Final Draft 13.
Daniel Forte of El Paso won this year’s pitch fest, held July 25 at Aaron & George’s Film Cafe. He will receive $100 for his pitch for his script Carrion. The runner-up, by audience applause, was Hannah Hollandbyrd for her pitch for her screenplay, La Chingada, which she wrote with Daniella Balarezo. We took up a collection of $65 for her.
The competition is sponsored by Final Draft, Coverfly, the El Paso Film and Creative Industries Commission, and the Texas Film Commission.
Plaza Classic Film Festival tickets are on sale at the Plaza Theatre Box Office and Ticketmaster.com.
The deadline for submissions has passed. Thank you for your interest!
