The 2010 Black List (pdf format) is out.

Some previous Black List scripts included Juno, The Social Network, 500 Days of Summer and Lars And The Real Girl.

This year, with 49 votes leading the pack is College Republicans by by Wes Jones

Based on true events. Aspiring politician Karl Rove runs a dirty campaign for national College Republican Chairman under the guidance of Lee Atwater, his campaign manager.

A few other notable (well, at least to me) nods are:

Hunger Games by Billy Ray. Based on the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

I’m heartened to see this make The Black List. My boys and I have read the series and I hope that the scripts appearance on The Black List means that they’ll be able to pull off which appears to me to be a very difficult book to film.

Also appearing is Chris Sparling’s ATM. Chris wrote Buried which came out last year.

Three co-workers end up in a desperate fight for survival when they stop to use an ATM.

Another script that caught my eye was Boy Scouts Vs. Zombies by Carrie Evans & Emi Mochizuko.

A troop of Boy Scouts on their weekend camping trip must protect an island town from a zombie outbreak and save the local girl scout troop.

Check out Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood which has an excellent writeup and analysis of The Black List.

*For those of you who don’t know, The Black List is an annual list of Hollywood’s most liked unproduced screenplays. It started in 2004 when Franklin Leonard, a development executive for Appian Way, asked folks in the business to send in their list of top 10 unproduced screenplays. Those lists were complied into The Black List (which now as a site entirely devoted to The Black List).

Another script For Your Consideration.

The King’s Speech – undated, unspecified draft script by David Seidler – hosted by: The Weinstein Company – in pdf format

The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

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Winter’s Bone – undated, unspecified draft script by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini (Based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell) – hosted by: Roadside Attractions – in pdf format

With an absent father and a withdrawn and depressed mother, 17 year-old Ree Dolly keeps her family together in a dirt poor rural area. She’s taken aback however when the local Sheriff tells her that her father put up their house as collateral for his bail and unless he shows up for his trial in a week’s time, they will lose it all. She knows her father is involved in the local drug trade and manufactures crystal meth but anywhere she goes the message is the same: stay out of it and stop poking your nose in other people’s business.

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I Love You Phillip Morris – April 27, 2008 pink draft script by Glenn Ficarra & John Requa (based on the book by Steve McVicker) – hosted by: Roadside Attractions – in pdf format

Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest – even if it means breaking the law. Steven’s new, extravagant lifestyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another.

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Mike Shelton’s Blind Date Bedlam (Short, comedy pdf format) has been filmed by Rachael Hartzog.

There are good dates, bad dates, and others that are just plain weird. 8 pages
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“Laugh about it, shout about it” here. – Don

Cindy’s short, comedy Focus has been filmed by Richard Thompson of Firefly Pictures.

A secretary loses her job, kills a squirrel, and is involved in a big misunderstanding all because she learns that her nitpicky mother is coming for a visit.

You can view the short here.

Read the script (10 pages – pdf format) or talk about it.

“Tick, Tick, Tick” by MJ Hermanny ~ First Place
Time is running out for a British Army officer who has a secret to hide as he controls a hostage rescue mission.

“The Witch from the Stygian Coven” by Matias Caruso ~ Second Place
Rival witch hunters must join forces to attack a witch’s hideout.

“Hit” by Jem Rowe ~ Third Place
A hitman’s latest contract comes from a mysterious source.

Each month, Movie Poet runs a free online five page screenplay contest. On the first of each month a new contest is announced. During that month, you can enter your script. During the next month, you can read, vote, and comment on all the entries. Finally, during the third month, the results are announced.

Head on over to Movie Poet and give it a go. – Don

Thanks, Jeff for the double heads up.

Check out The Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum – a not-for-profit writers support group, organized to provide educational, networking, and marketing support for individuals interested in learning the craft and business of screenwriting. They also have a podcast.

The Social Network – May 28, 2009 draft script by Aaron Sorkin – hosted by: Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum – in pdf format

On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication.

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For Your Consideration

Animal Kingdom – Undated, unspecified draft script by David Michôd – hosted by: Sony Classics – in pdf format

Tells the story of seventeen year-old J (Josh) as he navigates his survival amongst an explosive criminal family and the detective who thinks he can save him.

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