Gotham Screen Announces Winners of the 2007 Screenplay Writing Contest

New York, NY, November 22, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Set up by a group of Gotham based producers and productions companies, the newest addition to the international screenplay contest circuit is specifically targeted at up and coming writers who don't have agency or management representation yet but would otherwise have the talent and craft to make it in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Gotham Screen proudly announces the finalists and winners of the 2007 contest and congratulates the following writers and their successful entries:

Winners of the 2007 contest:

Comedy: Elvis Has Left The Building, by Johnny H. Moore Jr
Horror: White Out, by Patrick Bates and Tony Lucchi
Family: Anthropoid, by Randolph Splitter
Drama: Far Rockaway, by Myles Sorensen

Finalists of the 2007 contest:

A Difference of Age, by Carolyn Winter
Anthropoid, by Randolph Splitter
The Duelist, by Shawn Linden
Elvis Has Left The Building, by Johnny H. Moore Jr
Far Rockaway, by Myles Sorensen
The Hospital, by Jess DiGiacinto
Trauma Junkie, by Tom Hobbs
White Out, by Patrick Bates and Tony Lucchi
Whispers of Red, by Melissa Mendelson

Congratulations to all the screenwriters and their screenplays, and a big ‘thank you!’ to everyone who submitted their work and made the 2007 round of the Gotham Screen screenplay writing competition such a success. Please check back next year at www.gothamscreen.com for details and deadlines of the 2008 contest.

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