Short Film Competition entrants will adapt “Age of Kaos”, the winning script from the Short Screenplay Competition held earlier this year, to create innovative, thought-provoking films. Although working from the same script, each entrant should draw from his or her own interpretation and produce striking and original work that will impress the judges. The short film should be recognizably adapted from the screenplay, showing deference to the work while being its own creation.
Age of Kaos, by screenwriter Tim Larson, is an exploration into the nature of reality and perception. When a young nurse finds herself caring for a famous comic book writer with dementia, she struggles to find a way to help him escape the terror and loneliness of a world that only he can see.
The script crosses genres, rooted partly in the comic book universe of the writer (Art Weaver/Captain Karma) and partly in the dementia care facility where his caregiver works (Nurse Alex/Alexandra). The competition is designed to offer filmmakers a chance to showcase their creativity, demonstrate their technical skills and resonate a meaningful message and cinematic experience with an audience.
Submission Upload Deadline: October 31, 2015 at 12:00 AM (EST)
AGE OF KAOS SCREENPLAY BREAKDOWN
The screenplay is 16 pages, and a rough breakdown follows.
CHARACTERS (5 Actors playing 9 Characters)
Captain Karma/Art Weaver
Dr. Kaos/Dr. Kraus
Alexandra/Nurse Alex
Guard/Head Nurse
Dead Cellmate
SETS (8)
Gates of Oblivion - EXT/Night
Karma’s Cell - INT/Morning, Day, Evening
Weaver’s Room - INT/Morning, Day, Evening
Dungeon Corridor - INT/Morning
Corridor Outside Weaver’s Room - INT/Day
Nurses Station - INT/Day
Garden Courtyard - EXT/Evening
Garden Outside the Fortress of Oblivion - EXT/Evening
LOCATIONS (2)
Fortress of Oblivion
Gates of Oblivion - EXT
Karma’s Cell - INT
Dungeon Corridor - INT
Garden Outside the Fortress of Oblivion - EXT
Dementia Care Facility
Weaver’s Room - INT
Corridor Outside Weaver’s Room - INT
Nurses Station - INT
Garden Courtyard - EXT
NOTIFICATION AND PRIZES
Notifications will be sent to finalists via email by November 9, 2015. The Top 3 finalists will be invited to a public screening of their work and prizes will be announced and awarded on Wednesday, November 18th at 6:00 p.m. in Erie, Pennsylvania as part of FILM at the Erie Art Museum.
First Place Grand Prize:
$500.00 CASH (USD), Free admission to all 2016 GEFO Seminars ($60 Value), Film Society NWPA Membership Card ($50 Value), Judges Notes.
Second Place Prize:
Judges Notes, Free admission to all 2016 GEFO Seminars, and Film Society NWPA Membership Card.
Third Place Prize:
Judges Notes, Film Society NWPA Membership Card.