2008 Harvardwood Screenplay Competition Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Harvardwood Screenplay Competition, sponsored by Circle of Confusion! It was a very competitive pool of scripts, and we thank all of the writers who participated. To read the winning screenplays, please email a request including your name and company info to: contest@harvardwood.org (you must be a Full Member of Harvardwood) or BrancatoNY@aol.com (if not a member).

1st place (cash prize of $500): PICTURE MAN by Broderick Fox April, 1942. Adam Silver, a young "by-the-books" FBI agent is sent up to an Alaska cannery town to investigate espionage charges levied against a Japanese fisherman. Silver arrives thinking this is a routine grunt assignment but quickly finds himself in way over his head, with no way to back out now.

2nd place: SUPER VILLAIN ACADEMY by Rob Cain “Super Villain Academy” is the story of a recently divorced dad who—despite a lifetime of mediocrity—has always dreamed of becoming a superhero. At the urging of his 12-year old son he tries out at the superhero open auditions; when rejected, he must decide whether to accept a fateful invitation to enroll in the Super Villain Academy.

3rd place: MR. CHRISTMAS by Paula Brancato After the recent death of their father, a new step mom tries to forge a closer bond with her reluctant step daughters (ages 12 and 16) to make a happy first Christmas. Just when she is ready to give up, an unlikely angel uses his kindness and magic to pull the family closer together.