Richmond International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
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Richmond International Film Festival
Richmond International Film Festival Screenplay Competition
2018
Active Since 2010
RIFF is the premiere festival on the east coast with 6 days films, special guests, panels, industry mixers, workshops, pitch sessions and red carpets.
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Feature
· Thriller
· 110 Pages
A desperate father who resorts to crime to fund his fertility treatment must confront his past when the seven-year-old girl he killed is reborn as his daughter.
Comps: Fargo, Prisoners and The Omen.
Irvine, CA
Shiva Ramanathan discovered the magic of storytelling when an egg hit him squarely during his stage debut. It kickstarted an adventure even Indiana Jones would admire. From a degree in Communication to community theater, Shiva discovered a companion in writing through life’s exhilarating highs and soul-crushing lows.
While his screenplays have garn...
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Top 2%
Feature
· Sci-fi
· 114 Pages
In the near future Artificial Intelligence implants augment biological functions, but when a virus begins to replace people with emotionless duplicates, the scientist who created the implants struggles to code a patch and save humanity.
Baltimore, MD
Matthew is a U.S. Army veteran and currently employed supporting the government, as a private defense contractor, lending to a unique view on government, workplace, humor, and social interactions.
His scripts range from Comedy-Horror, Apocalyptic-Thriller, to Historical-Drama and have been awarded in nearly 30 different screenwriting competition...
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