Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition announces its $10,000 Grand Prize Winner.

Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition announces its $10,000 Grand Prize Winner.

(PRWEB) September 4, 2003 -- Scriptapalooza announces that Reckless Endangerment" from Venice Beach, CA writer Howard Skora is the 1st Place Prize winner of their 5th Annual Screenwriting Competition.

Prizes are also going out to the 12 other winners including 2nd Place Winner The Conspiracy" by Robert C. Fleet and 3rd Place Winner Dining With Dinah" by Theresa Shaw.

1st Place Winner will take home a $10,000 cash prize and a full suite of software from Write Brothers, a sponsor of the competition. In addition, his script, as well as the other top 12 winning scripts will be promoted by Scriptapalooza for the next year. Write Brothers is giving software
to the top 30 writers.

Last years success stories include runner up The Intruder" by Barbara Curry signing with a Scriptapalooza participant, literary manager Bettina Viviano and selling the script to Senator Films. The film is being produced by Gavin Palones Pariah. 1st Place winner, Chris Carlyle, signed with participant, Metropolitan Agent David Boxerbaum. For other success stories visit website at www.scriptapalooza.com

We are really excited about these 13 scripts. These scripts are the writers calling card to the industry, and after beating out 2900 other scripts they deserve to get representation, meetings and have their scripts read by the people in Hollywood looking for solid material" says Mark Andrushko, President of Scriptapalooza.

Established production companies and literary reps are invited to call Scriptapalooza for a package of the winning scripts. Many scripts become unavailable quickly, and interested parties are advised to act immediately. Vice President, Genevieve Cibor is the liason for all packages.

Scriptapalooza, Inc. was founded in 1998 to discover talented writers through the competition.

Press Contact: Mark Andrushko 323-654-5809 or Mark@scriptapalooza.com