The 2019 Kairos Prize Semi-Finalists Announced

Becoming a 2012 winner of the Kairos Prize for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays was one of the most exciting moments in my writing career. MovieGuide gave me and the other winners the royal treatment in Hollywood. It was amazing. You can read all about my experiences here:  Winning The Kairos Prize.

The contest has changed considerably since those early days.  Now there are two categories: Beginner and Established. Plus, they only have one winner now in each category, as opposed to three.  However, I am sure the recently announced semi-finalists will be as excited as I was back in 2012. I want to congratulate them all!

Here are the semi-finalists in both categories:

Kairos Prize® for Beginning Screenwriters

A SONG ON THE WIND by Sharon Baker

THE GREAT by Marshall Foster and Ben Davies

COLORBLIND by Pamela Peak

DEAREST DADDY GOD by Stephanie Sharp

GRACE BY NIGHT by Nathan Leon

MULENGA by Karen Aaker

SIR KENDRICK AND THE CASTLE OF BEL LIONE by Jess Stainbrook

THROUGH FAITH by Bill Harris

Kairos Pro Prize® for Established Filmmakers

MINGO ROAD by Paul Cooper

NO GREATER LOVE by Carole Whang Schutter

THE CURSE OF THE PIRATES COVE by Walker Haynes

THERE YOU’LL FIND ME by Brian Baugh

Congratulations, and I look forward to seeing your movies!

And for those of you who entered and didn't win: Don't be discouraged! Taste is a very subjective thing. For all you know, your scripts might be better and more marketable than the winners. You won't know until you start sending them around. So do it!

Yours truly with the award and the check

And feel free to read my memoir The Promise, or the Pros and Cons of Talking with God, graciously published by TouchPoint Press.

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