Script Files

Loonatoona

Follow an Australian family of four through a surreal day.
180 Official Selections.

"turns it up to eleven... definitely weird" - Finalist, TMFF
"a fast-paced witty comedy... an enjoyable, frantic ride" - Semi-Finalist, LA Comedy Film & Screenplay Festival
"incredibly funny... a truly crazy ride" - Winner, StoneFair International Film Festival
"very funny" - Save the Cat! Screenplay Challenge
"a brilliant piece of absurdist comedy writing... hilarious journey" - Los Angeles Feedback Film & Screenplay Festival
"quick-witted... a fun new world" - Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival
"wickedly psychedelic... Marx-Brothers-on-LSD" - Slamdance

  • Shockadelic
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay
  • Number of Pages:
    116
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • 1st Monthly Film Festival

    2020 3rd Best First Time Screenwriter - Feature (December)
  • 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival

    2021 Finalist
  • Accord Cine Fest

    2020 Winner (Best Script Feature, Festival Mention - November)
  • Amsterdam Film Festival

    2017 Winner (Second Place), First Time Screenwriter Competition
  • Art Film Awards - Monthly Competition

    2021 Finalist (January)
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

    2021 Honorable Mention (November)
  • Atlanta Comedy Film Festival

    2017 Official Selection
  • Atman Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Auckland International Film Festival

    2016 Official Selection
  • Austin Comedy Film Festival

    2021 Finalist (Best International Feature Screenplay)
  • Australasian Screenplay Competition

    2022 Quarter-Finalist (Feature Comedy)
  • Australia Film Festival

    2022 Official Selection
  • Best Film Awards

    2016 Quarter-Finalist (Screenplay competition)
  • Best Global Shorts

    2021 Official Selection
  • Best Script Award

    2020 Semi-Finalist (Comedy Screenplay - December)
  • Best Script Award

    2021 Finalist (Reading of Your Script - January)
  • Best Script Award

    2021 Winner (Best Australian Screenplay - March)
  • Beyond Earth Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Beyond The Curve International Film Festival

    2020 Finalist
  • Black Swan International Film Festival

    2021 Outstanding Achievement Award (April)
  • Brazil International Film Festival

    2021 Special Jury Award
  • Bridge Fest

    2020 Runner Up (December); Runner Up (Annual Awards)
  • Bright International Film Festival

    2021 Finalist
  • Bucharest Film Awards

    2017 Finalist
  • Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Canadian Cinematography Awards

    2020 Winner (Best Screenplay - November)
  • Cannes Film Awards

    2021 Best Australian Screenplay
  • Chandler International Film Festival

    2016 Official Selection
  • Chatham-Kent Film Festival

    2017 Official Selection
  • Cheonan International Screenplay Award

    2021 Winner (Best Comedy Script)
  • China Film Festival

    2022 Official Selection
  • Cift Festival of Toronto

    2020 Official Selection
  • Cine Fern

    2021 Official Selection
  • Cinema Soup Film Festival

    2021 Semi-Finalist
  • Continental Film Awards

    2021 Winner (Best Australian Feature Screenplay)
  • Crown Wood International Film Festival

    2020 Official Selection (December)
  • Cult Critic Movie Awards

    2021 Outstanding Achievement Award - Feature Script (January-February); Jean-Luc Godard Awards (Nominee); Pen of Honor
  • Cult Movies International Film Festival

    2021 Semi-Finalist
  • Dark Comedy Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Diglipur International Film Festival

    2021 Winner (Best Feature Script/Screenplay)
  • EdiPlay International Film Festival

    2021 Finalist
  • "Eurasia Fest" International Film Festival

    2021 Semi-Finalist
  • Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival

    2020 Finalist (December)
  • "Euro Fest" European International Film Festival

    2021 Best Screenwriter
  • European Film Festival (Mainstream & Underground)

    2021 Finalist
  • Feodosiya International Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Film Arts and Hearts Film Festival

    2022 Honorable Mention
  • Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards

    2021 Quarter-Finalist
  • Flixze Film Festival

    2021 Semi-Finalist
  • Fullshot Cine Mag Fest

    2021 Official Selection
  • Future Of Film Awards

    Best First Time Screenwriter (Feature) - June
  • Gangtok International Film Festival

    2021 Outstanding Achievement Award (April)
  • Genre Celebration Festival:

    2017 WInner (Best Feature Screenplay)
  • Gold Star Movie Awards

    2021 Special Mention - Comedy Script (February)
  • Golden Earth Film Award

    2020 Official Selection
  • Golden Leaf International Film Festival

    2021 Special Jury Award
  • Golden Peacock International Film Festival

    2021 Special Jury Award (July)
  • Golden Sparrow International Film Festival

    2021 Special Jury Award (February)
  • Golden Swan International Film Festival

    2021 Special Jury Award
  • Gona Film Awards

    2021 Special Jury Award
  • Havelock International Film Festival

    2021 WInner (Best Feature Script/Screenplay - March)
  • Headline International Film Festival

    2016 Winner (Award of Merit)
  • Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival

    2016 Official Selection
  • Hollywood Gold Awards

    2020 Winner (Gold Award - Feature Script - December)
  • Hollywood International Golden Age Festival

    2020 Semi-Finalist
  • Hollywood Screenplay Festival

    2021 Semi-Finalist
  • Houston Comedy Film Festival

    2021 Finalist (Best International Feature Screenplay Award)
  • Inca Imperial International Film Festival

    2021 Best Screenplay
  • India Film Festival

    2021 Honorable Mention
  • Indo French International Film Festival

    2020 Winner (Special Jury Award)
  • Indo Singapore International Film Festival

    2021 Special Jury Award
  • Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship

    2021 Quarter-Finalist
  • International Comedy Film Festival

    2021 Quarter-Finalist
  • International Film Festival of Andaman and Nicobar

    2020 Winner (Special Jury Award - December)
  • International World Film Awards

    2021 Official Selection
  • Kalakari Film Fest

    2021 Official Selection
  • Kosice International Monthly Film Festival

    2020 Best First-Time Screenwriter (Feature) - December
  • Krimson Horyzon International Film Festival

    2021 Winner Attainment Award (Best Screenplay from Australia)
  • Kurdistan International Independent Film Festival (KIIFF)

    2021 Nominee
  • LA Independent Film Channel Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • LA Indies

    2020 Official Selection
  • L.A. Sci-Fi & Horror Festival

    2021 Winner (Best Unproduced Screenplay)
  • LA Screenplay Festival

    2021 Semi-Finalist (March)
  • LA Sun Film Fest

    2021 Official Selection
  • Lake Charles Film & Music Festival

    2016 Official Selection
  • LakeCity International Film Festival

    2021 Special Mention (Best Script/Screenplay)
  • Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Liberty Film Awards

    2021 Best Feature Screenplay
  • Lit Laughs International Comedy Festival

    2020 Finalist (Winter)
  • London International Monthly Film Festival

    2021 Honorable Mention (February)
  • Los Angeles CineFest

    2016 Semi-Finalist
  • Los Angeles Comedy Film & Screenplay Festival

    2016 Semi-Finalist
  • LS&B Comedy Writing Contest

    2016 Official Selection
  • The Macoproject Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Madhouse Movies Film Festival

    2017 Official Selection
  • Madras Independent Film Festival

    2020 Winner (Special Mention -December)
  • Madrid Arthouse Film Festival

    2021 Semi-Finalist
  • Marina del Rey Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Markham (Canada) International Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Marudham Indie Film Festival

    2021 Winner (Best Feature Script/Screenplay - June)
  • ME Film Festival (Milledgeville Film Festival)

    2017 Semi-Finalist
  • Medellín International Film Festival

    2021 Winner (Script)
  • Mindfield Film Festival Albuquerque

    2020 Finalist - Platinum Award (November-December); 2021 Official Selection (annual Live Event)
  • Mokkho International Film Festival

    2021 Achievement Peak Award (Best Screenplay) ; Special Jury Award (Best Story)
  • Montreal Independent Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Montreal Movie Awards

    2021 Official Selection
  • Moody Crab Film Fest

    2020 Official Selection
  • Mountain Film Festival

    2017 Sir Edmund Hillary Award (Screenplay)
  • Mumbai International Film Awards

    2021 Winner (Best Story of the Year - 3rd Place)
  • Neu World Studios International Film Festival

    2016 Official Selection
  • New Age Cinemas & Scripts

    2021 Winner (Best Plot)
  • New Fort International Film Festival

    2021 Special Jury Award
  • New Wave Short Film Festival

    2021 Finalist
  • New York Independent Cinema Awards

    2020 Official Selection
  • New York Indie CineFest

    2021 Official Selection
  • The New York Long Island Film Festival (NYLIFF)

    2021 Official Selection
  • New York Movie Awards

    2021 Official Selection
  • New York Script Awards

    2021 Honorable Mention (Comedy Screenplay)
  • New York Tri-State International Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Newmarket Toronto Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Niagara Falls International Short Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • North Europe International Film Festival - London Edition

    2022 Official Selection
  • Oaxaca FilmFest

    2016 Official Selection (Global Script Challenge - Comedy)
  • Ooty Independent Film Festival

    2021 Critics' Choice Award - July
  • OTB | Only The Best Film Awards

    2021 Best Screenplay - Feature Film (February-March)
  • Out of the Can Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Paperscreenplay

    2021 Nominee (Best Use of Comedy)
  • Phoenix Film Festival Melbourne

    2017 Official Selection
  • Portland Comedy Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Prague International Monthly Film Festival

    2020 2nd Best Feature Script (December)
  • Purgatory Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Queer Global Arts Fest

    2021 Official Selection
  • Ray International Film Festival

    2021 Winner (Best Feature Script/Screenplay - February)
  • Red Dragon Creative Awards

    2021 WInner (Best Debut Script Writer - March)
  • Red Flight Pictures Screenplay Awards

    2021 Finalist (Comedy Screenplay Feature)
  • Reel Authors Screenplay Contest

    2016 Semi-Finalist
  • ReelHeART International Screenplay and TV Pilot Script Competition

    2021 Semi-Finalist
  • Reno Comedy Film Festival

    2021 Best International Feature Screenplay (Spring)
  • Robinson Film Awards (International Film Festival)

    2021 Official Selection
  • Rotterdam Independent Film Festival

    2021 Finalist
  • Sacramento International Film Festival

    2016 Semi-Finalist
  • Sacramento Underground Film & Arts Festival

    2021 Winner (Feature Film Screenplay)
  • San Mauro Film Festival

    2018 Semi-Finalist
  • Sasee Film Awards

    2021 Special Jury Award
  • Screenplay Festival

    2021 Semi-Finalist
  • Screenwriting Master Contest

    2021 Quarter-Finalist
  • Seal Beach Film Festival

    2017 Semi-Finalist
  • Short Stop International Film Festival

    2017 Best Script (3rd Place)
  • Siren Screenwriting Festival

    2021 Nominee
  • South Film and Arts Academy Festival

    2021 WInner (Best Screenplay)
  • StarBest Film Festival

    2017 Official Selection
  • StoneFair International Film Festival

    2016 Winner (Best Written Screenplay)
  • Sunset Film Festival Los Angeles

    2017 Official Selection
  • Swedish International Film Festival

    2021 Finalist
  • Tagore International Film Festival

    2020 Outstanding Achievement Award - Feature Script (December); 2021 Nominee - The Sun of the East Awards
  • Temple Tower International Film Festival

    2021 Special Jury Award
  • Texas Cinemania International Film Festival

    2017 Official Selection
  • Texas International Film Festival

    2017 Finalist
  • Thinking Hat Fiction Challenge

    2021 Official Selection
  • TMFF The Monthly Film Festival

    2017 Finalist (December-January)
  • Tokyo International Short Film Festival

    2021 Finalist
  • Top Indie Film Awards

    2016 Nominee (Best Feature Script)
  • Toronto Film Channel Awards

    2021 Official Selection
  • Toronto Film Magazine Fest

    2021 Official Selection
  • Transylvania Cinema Awards

    2016 Winner (Screenplay competition)
  • Underground Indie Film Festival - Horror Cult Sci-Fi Fantasy

    2017 Official Selection
  • United States Script Competition

    2021 Official Selection
  • Uruvatti International Film Festival

    2020 Winner (Best Feature Script)
  • US Hollywood Int'l Golden Film Award (US Hollywood International Film Festival)

    2016 Finalist
  • Vienna Indie Short Film Festival

    2021 Official Selection
  • Wales International Film Festival

    2021 Winner (Best Screenplay)
  • Wallachia International Film Festival

    2021 Winner (Best Comedy Feature Screenplay)
  • Wayfarer Film Festival

    2016 Official Selection
  • White Unicorn International Film Festival

    2021 Honorable Mention (February)
  • WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival

    2024 Semi-Finalist
  • Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Contest

    2021 Honorable Mention
  • Woods Hole Film Festival

    2021 Winner (Best Comedy Feature Screenplay)
  • World Distribution Award

    2020 Winner (Best Original Screenplay - November)
  • Zed Fest Film Festival & Screenplay Competition

    2021 Quarter-Finalist
  • Zero Degree Film Contest

    2021 Best Screenplay of the Season (Season 3)
Writer - Shockadelic
Writer Statement

Contact:
PO Box 804, Broadway NSW 2007, Australia
shockadelic@hotmail.com
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