“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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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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Mother and Child – Undated, unspecified draft script by Rodrigo García – hosted by: Sony Classics – in pdf format

A drama centered around three women: A 50-year-old woman, the daughter she gave up for adoption 35 years ago, and an African American woman looking to adopt a child of her own.

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Barney’s Version – October 29, 2009 unspecified draft script by Michael Konyves (Based on the novel by Mordecai Richler) – hosted by: Sony Classics – in pdf format

Take a ride through the life and memories of Barney Panofsky, a hard-drinking, cigar-smoking, foulmouthed 65-year old hockey fanatic and television producer, as he reflects on his life’s successes and (numerous) gaffes and failures as the final chapters of his own existence come sharply into focu

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Please Give – Undated, unspecified draft script by Nicole Holofcener – hosted by: Sony Classics – in pdf format

In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in apartment the couple owns.

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It’s Kind of a Funny Story – Undated, unspecified draft script by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck (based on the novel by Ned Vizzini – hosted by: Focus Features – in pdf format

A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

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Made in Dagenham – Undated, unspecified draft script by William Ivory – hosted by: Sony Classics – in pdf format

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

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Get Low – Undated, unspecified draft script by Chris Provenzano and C. Gaby Mitchell (story by Chris Provenzano & Scott Seeke) – hosted by: Sony Classics – in pdf format

A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party… while he was still alive.

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