HypeFest, the film & video festival that links independent ideas with commercial creativity, is pleased to announce the Screenplay Competition Semi-finalists. Thanks to everyone who entered! The winner(s) will be announced at the HypeFest Awards Show, July 31, 2005. Prizes will be provided by The Writer's Store and Michael Wiese Productions.

HypeFest Screenplay Semi-Finalists
(Listed alphabetically by author)

A Deeper Shade of Soul by Tim Carr
Ever have one of those days when everyone but you seems to be on a completely different planet?
ParkingLotFilms@cs.com

Underachiever by Wendy Jo Cohen
When Jimmy ineptly attempts mugging a little old lady, he finds he has made a terrible mistake. His would-be victim is none other than his dreaded high school English teacher. Believing “whatever one does should be done well,” the fearsome Mrs. N. decides he needs some remedial work on the ABCs of criminality.
wendy@widesphere.com

The Write Stuff by Stacy Dymalski
When 12-year-old Charlie Dodgson wins a big writing contest; he learns a harsh lesson about integrity. Will this talented writer feel compelled to make “minor” changes for fame’s sake?
sed@saffiresystems.com

Orphan by Michael Jortner
A thirty-something, wannabe screenwriter wakes up from an intense dream and tells us about his complicated relationship with his father.
mjortner@earthlink.net

Hours Before Dawn by James D. Tuverson
Unraveled teenager, Max, holds his best friend hostage the night before he plans a murderous assault on their high school. Peter is at first shocked, and then reveals his own disturbing reasons for wanting to take part in the massacre.
jtuverson@comcast.net

Happy Hour at Starbucks by Anne Wallace
People gather at Starbuck to talk to friends and enemies, and to jockey for power positions in their lives.
lvotdrs@yahoo.com

Providing a bridge between content creators in the independent and commercial communities, HypeFest offers a platform for filmmakers to promote their work to the commercial industry. Screening shorts, commercials, promos and music videos in all genres, HypeFest will take place July 29-31 2005 in Hollywood as a three-day event of film screenings and nightly parties, complete with mixing and mingling opportunities. For additional information on this unique event, visit the HypeFest website at www.hypefest.com.