Private Project

Last Thursday

When Dennis got up this morning, he wasn't expecting that his bank would be robbed by a bunch of witless goons, or that they would take him hostage, but hey - it's Thursday so it's almost the weekend, right?

  • Kevin Machate
    Writer
    Promise Me, Super Depressed, #RIP, The Guards Themselves, Inside the Extra's Studio, Worst Extra Ever, Oilskin, On American Soil
  • Project Type:
    Short Script
  • Number of Pages:
    33
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Austin Film Festival
    Austin, TX
    October 24, 2020
    Semifinalist
  • Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
    Rhode Island
    July 27, 2020
    Semifinalist (TBD)
  • Orlando Film Festival
    Orlando FL
    October 15, 2020
    Semifinalist
  • Dallas International Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
    Dallas, TX
    April 22, 2020
    Quarterfinalist
  • SENE Film Festival
    Chepachet, RI
    October 13, 2020
    Finalist
  • Scriptation Showcase
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 22, 2020
    Quarterfinalist (TBD)
  • Big Bear Film Summit
    Big Bear, CA
    July 15, 2020
    Best Short Screenplay
  • Mindfield Film Festival
    Albuquerque, NM
    March 4, 2020
    Diamond Award for Best Short Screenplay
  • Pinnacle Film Awards
    Hollywood Hills, CA
    March 7, 2020
    Diamond Award - Best Short Screenplay
  • Royal Wolf Film Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    March 10, 2020
    Best Short Screenplay
  • Indie Short Fest
    Los Angeles, CA
    April 4, 2020
    Outstanding Achievement Award
  • Austin Comedy Short Film Festival
    Austin, TX
    June 14, 2020
    Finalist
  • Independent Shorts Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    April 30, 2020
    Honorable Mention - Best Short Script
  • Screenwriting Master Contest

    July 15, 2020
    Quarterfinalist
  • The Legendary Script Contest
    Vancouver, BC
    June 1, 2020
    First Runner Up
  • Hollywood Jumbo Screenplay Festival
    Burbank, CA
    July 31, 2020
    2nd place
  • Not your grandma's screenplay competition

    August 1, 2020
    Finalist
  • Storyline
    Los Angeles, CA
    July 31, 2020
    Finalist
  • Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase
    Fort Worth, TX
    July 15, 2020
    Nominated for 3 awards
  • Miami Screenplay Awards
    Miami, FL
    June 15, 2020
    Semifinalist
  • Red Flight Pictures Screenplay Awards
    Philadelphia, PA
    August 16, 2020
    Finalist
  • 'FILM LOT' The Film Club Australia
    Melbourne, AU
    August 27, 2020
    Finalist
  • SoCal Film Awards
    Huntington Beach, CA
    October 4, 2020
    Best Short Screenplay
  • Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival
    Houston, TX
    September 12, 2020
    Best Short Screenplay
Writer Biography - Kevin Machate

Although he began his film career as an actor, Kevin quickly moved into Producing and eventually Directing. His films and screenplays have won numerous awards worldwide having been screened in various cities in the US, Europe, South America, Oceania, and Asia.
Kevin has directed six short films and his credits as a producer have exceeded 50 at the time of this writing.

His recent works include three short series starring Golden Globe and Tony Award winner Barry Bostwick and Saturn Award Winner Doug Jones, along with a series of short musical and educational videos (With puppets!) starring Ed Helms.

He is a veteran of the US Air Force and a three-time Guinness World Record holder.

Kevin is currently submitting his short screenplay called "Last Thursday", a lowbrow comedy about a bank robbery.

This is what Slamdance says about the script: "Last Thursday is a strongly comedic bank heist thriller with a great final twist that the reader doesn’t see coming. The dialogue is witty, expressive and full of grit (especially in the bank robbers’ dialogue), and the lead characters are vividly rendered and feel well developed."

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