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Screenplay Semi-Finalists
4 November 2019
Earlier this year Truant Pictures announced an Australian based screenplay competition committed to uncovering the next great horror, science fiction and thriller screenwriters. The competition offered a pool of prizes and initiatives to help support the careers of emerging writers and after 8 weeks of reading hundreds of entries the judges have made their selection!
We are thrilled to reveal the 15 semi-finalists and 5 honourable mentions:
SEMI-FINALISTS
- Vince Bailey, The Dobson Field Initiative – Thriller (Tasmania)
- Nick Barkla & Jason Patterson, Slay the Dragon – Thriller (Victoria)
- Renee Brack, Outback Killer Koalas – Comic Horror (NSW)
- Craig Delahoy, Congress – Horror/Thriller (NSW)
- Jonathon Green & Anthony O’Connor, Emma After – Thriller (NSW)
- Scott Hamilton & P.J. Hamilton, Red Rock – Sci-Fi (QLD)
- Nicolas Hinze, Moratjjan – Horror (QLD)
- Adriana Kenny, Clarity – Thriller/Horror (NSW)
- Adam Lemmey, Splatters – Horror (SA)
- Sean Loch, Rear View Mirror – Thriller/Horror (QLD)
- Aaron McCann & Dominic Pearce, Big Red – Sci-Fi (WA)
- DJ McPherson, His Name is Jeremiah – Thriller (Victoria)
- Mark Oxbrow, She Awakens – Horror (NSW)
- Jordan Prosser, Cherry – Thriller/Horror (NSW)
- David Willing & Beth King, The Surrogate – Thriller (Victoria)
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
- Marianne de Pierres, Stalking Daylight – Sci-Fi (QLD)
- Kerinne Jenkins, Cattle – Thriller (NSW)
- Declan Shrubb, Imaginary Friend – Horror (ACT)
- Megan Williams, Two Hours From – Thriller (QLD)
- Les Zig, The Principle of the Thing – Thriller (VIC)
Three finalists will be selected from the group of semi-finalists and announced on 18 November 2019, followed by the Grand Prize Winner on 25 November.
You can read more about the competition here.
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