APMFF Screenplay Competition 2015
There are presently no open calls for submissions.
The Asbury Park Music in Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2015 is closed. We had a great turnout! Thank you to everyone who submitted to the contest. We got some terrific submissions in both categories, and in the end, we had some tough decisions to make.
Both winners received $1000, tickets to the festival and swanky glass APMFF trophies to commemorate the win.
Asbury Park Music in Film Festival (APMFF) Screenplay Competition 2015 Winners:
Mark Steensland for "Jimmy the Freak" (Drama) and Randy Gross for "The Obligatory" (Genre/Comedy). Thank you to all who entered! What a contest! First judging and contest arrangements by **The Writer’s Hotel Editors Shanna McNair and Scott Wolven, with final judging by Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue. **The Writer's Hotel is the editorial arm of The New Guard literary review.
Each winner received $1000, tickets to the festival and a commemorative glass trophy. Congratulations, Mark and Randy!
Mark Steensland, “Jimmy the Freak,” Drama Category
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824847/
Mark Steensland self-published his first book while in the fourth grade, and has been telling stories ever since—some of them true. He became a professional journalist at the age of eighteen, writing about movies for such magazines as “Jim Steranko's Prevue,” “American Cinematographer,” “Millimeter” and “Kamera.” He has directed two feature films: “The Last Way Out,” a crime drama and “The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick,” a documentary. His short films including “Lovecraft's Pillow,” “Dead@17” and “Peekers” have played in festivals around the world and earned numerous awards. His novel for young readers, “Behind the Bookcase” was published by Random House in 2012. He currently lives in California with his wife and their three children.
Randy Gross, “The Obligatory,” Genre Category (Comedy)
Screenwriter and playwright Randy Gross has won several national awards for his screenplays, teleplays, and stage plays. In 2012, his TV Pilot script, “Not My Grandfather’s Ears,” was one of 10 finalists, and earned a one-year option, in the ANA Alliance’s “Search for America’s Newest Comedy Writer.” His short play, “Bread,” has been staged in Washington, D.C., North Hollywood, CA, Pittsburgh, PA, Colorado Springs, CO, and Sydney, Australia, and will be included in the anthology “The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2015” (Smith & Kraus, Inc.). He is also founder of “The Not Ready for Drive Time Players,” a Harrisburg, PA-based radio theater comedy troupe.
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Final judge biographies:
Micah and Noah are writers and producers on Golden Globe winning series, "Transparent." Together, they wrote "The Motel Life" with Dakota Fanning, Emile Hirsch and Kris Kristofferson. The film won Best Screenplay at the Rome Film Festival. They are currenly writing a feature about Mister Rogers for directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Little Miss Sunshine), and a feature called "IPO Man" for Fox Searchlight, with Jason Bateman attached to star and direct. http://noahharpster.com/ and http://http//www.roicommunity.org/users/micah-fitzerman-blue
The Writer's Hotel (Shanna McNair & Scott Wolven) is the teaching and editorial arm of The New Guard literary review. The Writer's Hotel Master Class in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry takes place each June in Midtown, Manhattan, hosting intensive workshops, classes and events are held between three writer's hotels in Midtown: The Bryant Park Hotel, The Library Hotel and The Algonquin. All attending writers get to read in the city as well. Readings take place at KGB, The Half King, Kinokuniya, Ear INN, Book Culture and The Bowery.
TNG and TWH Editors work diligently to support writers every day in practice and in print. www.newguardreview.com/#tabTHEWRITERSHOTEL
More on the Asbury Park Music in Film Festival:
APMFF 2015 ran from April 10-12, 2015 in Asbury Park, NJ at 60+ venues
The first annual Asbury Park Music in Film Festival was held the weekend of April 10-12, 2015. The three-day festival fused the rich musical heritage of Asbury Park with filmmakers and industry leaders from around the world. The APMFF schedule ncluded many local businesses and historic venues, and served to showcase the unparalleled local talent that makes Asbury Park such an iconic destination. The Screenplay Competition is a special component of APMFF 2015. Workshops and panels run by film industry professionals were the cornerstone of this portion of APMFF programming.
Please refer all questions to: info@apmff.com