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OBS Original Script ContestOrganization of Black Screenwriters Announces
Finalists in the 2008 OBS Original Script Contest
LOS ANGELES , CA - January 12, 2009 - At the OBS meeting on Saturday, January 10, 2009 the finalists for the 2008 OBS Original Script contest were announced. The announcement included Honorable Mention, Semi-Finalists, and the Finalists for both Television and Film categories.
The 1st Place winner of the Television category will have the opportunity to take a meeting with Traci Blackwell, Director of Current Programming at The CW and Holly Brown, Film Development Coordinator at Overbrook Entertainment.
The 1st Place winner in the Film category will have an opportunity to take a meeting with Glendon Palmer, Director of Development at Our Stories Films and Holly Brown, Film Development Coordinator at Overbrook Entertainment.
Congratulations to the winners of our 2008 Original Script contest: Teri Jackson - 1st Place in the Film Category with her script entitled The Ark
Bridgett Michele Lawrence - 1st Place in the Television Category with her pilot entitled The Value of ‘Ex'
2008 OBS ORIGINAL SCRIPT CONTEST FINALISTS! CONGRATULATIONS! Please join us in also congratulating our FINALISTS.
TELEVISION
THE VALUE OF EX - By Bridgett M. Lawrence - Glendale, CA HUNTER'S POINT - By Hilliard Guess - Hollywood, CA IF YOU ONLY KNEW - Rene N. Rawls - Los Angeles, CA GIRL MEETS GOD - Yolanda Brown - Greensboro, NC OLIVIA, THE SLAVE - Yolanda Brown - Greensboro, NC ALL ABOUT INGRID - Christy Michelle Lavalais - Van Nuys, CA
FEATURE FILM
SOCCER MOM - By Dwayne Conyers - Alexandria, VA THE ARK - By Teri Brown-Jackson - Reseda, CA A BULLET BEATS A HANGIN'! - By Tony Bankston - Los Angeles, CA ELLINGTON'S JYNX - By Cassandra Black - Los Angeles, CA BOOSKIE - By DeMarco Dunnigan - Rancho Cucamonga, CA HARD KNOCKS - By Jela Oba Okpara Perry - Santa Monica, CA COUGARS ON THREE - By Tanisha White - Encino, CA THE HARD PLACE - By Doug Jackson - North Hollywood, CA WORTH FIGHTING FOR - Marlene Taylor - Tarzana, CA
SEMI-FINALISTS AND HONORABLE MENTIONS...
SEMI-FINALISTS
TELEVISION
THERE'S A LOT TO LOVE "LOVE, THE HARDEST THING TO LOVE" - Raenell D. Jones Los Angeles, CA THE GOODE GIRLS - Angie Marbury-Reevers Lawrenceville, GA THE VALUE OF EX - Bridgett M. Lawrence - Glendale, CA HUNTER'S POINT - Hilliard Guess - Hollywood, CA IF YOU ONLY KNEW - Rene N. Rawls - Los Angeles, CA GIRL MEETS GOD - Yolanda Brown - Greensboro, NC OLIVIA, THE SLAVE - Yolanda Brown - Greensboro, NC ALL ABOUT INGRID - Christy Michelle Lavalais - Van Nuys, CA
FEATURE FILM
CHARITY CASE - Malcolm Carter Playa Del Rey, CA MUM - Todd Rhys-Roosevelt Oxford, ENG LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP - Nyabingi Kuti Glendale, CA A LITTLE OFF THE TOP - Jason Wright Redlands, CA MAD DOG RUN - Beverly Smith Dawson Phoenix, AZ STAT GUY - Altman Carter Longwood, FL RIDERS OF THE APOCALYPSE - Jason Wright Redlands, CA THE FUNKY FRESH FIVE - Mark S. Rochon Chicago, IL WINDY CITY STORY - Frank (BINDER) Artrage Berkeley , CA THE SAME BLOOD - Angie Marbury Reevers Lawrenceville, GA TWINKLE - Cassandra Black Los Angeles, CA SOCCER MOM - Dwayne Conyers Alexandria, VA THE ARK - Teri Brown-Jackson Reseda, CA A BULLET BEATS A HANGIN'! - Tony Bankston Los Angeles, CA ELLINGTON'S JYNX - Cassandra Black Los Angeles, CA BOOSKIE - DeMarco Dunnigan Rancho Cucamonga, CA HARD KNOCKS - Jela Oba Okpara Perry Santa Monica, CA COUGARS ON THREE - Tanisha White Encino, CA THE HARD PLACE - Doug Jackson North Hollywood, CA WORTH FIGHTING FOR - Marlene Taylor Tarzana, CA
There's also our Honorable Mention. They did a good job, but there is still work to be done.
HONORABLE MENTION
TELEVISION
I'M NOT YOUR MOTHER - By Todd Rhys-Roosevelt Oxford, ENG FIFTH QUARTER: FLAGDOWN - By Donique Patton & Rick Walls Burbank, CA AN AFFLUENT HIDEAWAY - By Zelie Dember-Slack Yorba Linda, CA DORM DIARIES - By Jo-Issa Rae Diop New York , NY SLIPKNOT - By Kristen V Carter Newark, NJ THIS IS SO NOT HAPPENING - By Jamica C. Ashley Wilmington, NC DEEP COVER "HOME IS WHERE THE CRIME IS" - By Shaleatha Palmore Palmdale, CA CADDY & LAZ - By Marcus Thomas IL T.P.A. (TRANS PACIFIC AIRLINES) - By Michelle Paige Las Vegas, NV
FEATURE FILM
COURTSIDE - By Alan C. Beard North Hollywood , CA BEST SERVED COLD - By Thomas A. Bryant Bristol, TN DEXTER'S DESTINY - By Zelie Dember-Slack Yorba Linda, CA LILAH - By Melda Robinson Antioch, TN SEPARATE BUT EQUAL - By Brandon Hammond El Monte, CA FLORIDA SKY - By Kimberly Allen North Hollywood, CA BUDDY FOR LIFE - By Maine Johnson Los Angeles, CA THE ANKH - By Leonard Hunter Pittsburg, CA MEN WITHOUT SHADOW - By Claude-Michel Prevost British Columbia, CAN REALITY CHECK - By Wm. Jaman Taylor Marietta, GA 2011 ALCATRAZ LANE - By Joy Bennett Laverne, CA BETWEEN THE LIES - By Rachel Skerritt Roxbury, MA THE GOOD LIFE - By Regina Junior Crosett, AR THE LAWYER'S SON - By Wm. Jaman Taylor Marietta, GA COHORTS - By Aundrea Trotter Jackson, MS DREAM LOVER - By Dwayne Conyers Alexandria, VA THE WOMEN BEFORE ME - By Lasey S. Latta Victorville, CA PRE$ - By George W. Stubbs, II Culver City, CA DOWNLOAD SCRIPT CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT
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