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BlueCat Screenplay Competition Announces 2017 Winners

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LOS ANGELES, CA —  Judy Soo Hoo & Isaac Ho’s screenplay, CADAVER DOG, has been selected as the winner of the 2017 BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Their script was selected from 3,273 submissions and will be awarded a $10,000 cash prize.

The screenplay follows a young autistic Latina who, after rescuing a stray cadaver dog, stumbles upon a 15 year- old cold case that no one wants solved.

The winner of best pilot script is WHITE-SHOE U by Beanie Barnes. Ms. Barnes will receive $5000 for winning the inaugural pilot award. Story involves four Ivy League students building an illegal drug operation.

Will Schneider’s AGEUSIA won for best short screenplay and will receive a $5,000 cash prize.  Schneider recently started his first year in the MFA in Film and Television program at DePaul University.

Jason Chan’s script UNPROMISED won the Fellini Award for best international screenplay, winning a $1000 cash prize. Mr. Chan hails from Vancouver.

In addition, four feature scripts have been named as finalists, and will each take home a $1,000 prize:

Spree by Laura Allen

The Townhouse by Baruh Benjamins

Chico Grande by Jesus Celaya

Westchester by Sachin Mehta

Four pilot script have been named as finalists and each will receive a $500 prize:

Junk Dreams by Maria Soscia

The Orphan by Allie Kingsley and Tony Allen

Squat by Bill Keenan

Clementine by MJ Palo

Four short scripts have also been named as finalists and each will take home a $500 prize:

Sun Shine by Walker Hare

Borders of Life by Mohamed Karim

The Call by Colm Ryan

The Scientist by Cameron Thrower & Joe McKernan

Previous BlueCat Winners and Finalists include:

*Aaron Guzikowski (PRISONERS/Verve/Madhouse), hired on remakes of PAPILLON and THE WOLF MAN, along with the next chapter in the FRIDAY THE 13th franchise.

*Ana Lily Amirpour (A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT), won Special Jury Prize at the 2016 Venice Film Festival for THE BAD BATCH, starring Jim Carrey and Keanu Reeves.

*Ashleigh Powell (Gersh/Good Fear Film), writing THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS for Mark Gordon and Disney, with Lasse Hallstrom to direct.

*Young Il Kim (Rodham/UTA/Arlook), Robert Ian Simpson (Paradigm/Industry), Jim Beggarly (Gersh), Kateland Brown (Pretty Little Liars), and Colin Preston (ICM/Gotham Group).

To read complete profiles on all the writers, visit http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/category/interviews/

Founded in 1998 by Gordy Hoffman, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition has developed and discovered thousands of writers through our commitment to providing written feedback to all entrants and substantial cash awards to their best screenplays.