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Sadly, there will not be an Underexposed Competition this year. Best of luck to all aspiring writers
The Underexposed 2002 Finalists
And the winners are...
First Place:
Bob Sinnott, "Freshman Ambition."
Second Place:
Kent M. Beeson, "Saint Callistus."
Third Place:
Janice Graham, "Inside Cabin."
Contestants should expect to receive their evaluations in the next four weeks. Good luck in all your future endeavors!
And congratulations to the following Honorable Mentions.
"The Caddy" Colleen De Maio
"Written in Water" Kris Johnson
"Marriage" Loreen M. Niewienhuis
"Knock 'em Dead" Greg Pace
"Laura" William Patton
"Ostrander" Jared Regan
"False Labor" Kate I. Walsh
"Potential" Maria Wilson
"One More Garden" Maria Wilson
September 29, 2001: The Underexposed has teamed up with the Writers Script Network to bring more exposure to our finalists.
For the upcoming 2002 Underexposed Competition, the top three winners will receive a free 6 month listing at Writerscriptnetwork.com, as well as a free listing in the magazine Players Marketplace which is mailed to 5,000 industry professionals. Producers, agents and managers will get the chance to view treatments, loglines, pitches, and/or resumes of our honored finalists. This partnership is just one more way to bring exposure to hidden talent.
The Underexposed 2001 winners
Of 159 submitted scripts, here were the top three:
First Place: David Whitley of Madison, WI for his drama, "All the Difference."
Second Place: Danny M. Howell of McLean, VA for his drama, "The Paper Boy."
Third Place: Chris Marton of Leeds, England, for his black comedy, "Who Scored?"
The following scripts were named as Honorable Mentions:
Gregory Blair--"The Ebb and Flow of Us" Drama
Nevada McPherson--"Home Fires" Drama
Bruce Wilkinson--"Donor" Thriller
Colleen DeMaio--"The Good Old Days" Comedy
David Van Hooser--"Robots Never Die" Sci-Fi/Action/Comedy
Patrick Donohoe--"Dead Dog Town" Comedy
What is The Underexposed?
Let's be honest. There are a lot of bad films being made these days; some of them even win Oscars. Too many skilled writers go unrecognized.
Established in 1999, The Underexposed is a screenwriting contest honoring the best in screenwriting, giving props and praise to talented yet unknown (for now) artists. All feature-length scripts are eligible; there are no restrictions on topic or tone. Writers are generally encouraged to take risks.
The goal of this competition is simple: to expose and nurture hidden talent. To that end, The Underexposed offers three cash prizes:
First Place: $4000
Second Place: $1000
Third Place: $500
Winners also receive a free 6 month listing at writersscriptnetwork.com, and the magazine Players Marketplace.
In addition to offering prizes, The Underexposed also provides detailed feedback to all contestants; very few other contests offer detailed critiques. These comments are certainly subjective, but they are intended to give contestants a sense of what works well with their submissions and what does not work so well.
The Underexposed Screenwriting Competition is sponsored by JOMO productions.
What is JOMO Productions?
A modest film production company in Boston, JOMO wrapped shooting of "The Jerry Pearlswig Story" in 2000. At this time there are no plans to release the documentary which followed an eccentric autograph-hound.
JOMO is currently in pre-pre-(did we say pre?)production of its first feature, tentatively titled, "Islands in the Stream." For all Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton fans, we are sorry to report that the film is not based on those country superstars.
The Underexposed
c/o Jomo Productions
PO Box 15545
Boston, MA 02215
jomopro@yahoo.com