On Monday, March 10, the ballroom at the Century Park Hyatt sparkled. Soldiers, filmmakers, and supporters came out to honor the winners of the 2008 Cinema City International Film Festival, as they capped off their 2-day screening competition.
Cinema City is dedicated to supporting the next generation of independent filmmakers. Yet the festival was much more than that. The Gala served as a fundraiser for numerous burn foundations, and honored American Soldiers who have endured burn injuries while serving our country.
Final Draft was pleased to sponsor the award for Best TV Pilot Script. Our winner, Liz Alper, who wrote Wheat in Chicago, was absolutely ecstatic.
"I feel like I'm on top of the world," she said. "I have a gold statuette that tells me I can go out and do anything."
Wheat in Chicago is the story of two brothers who went to Chicago during the Great Depression to make a better life, and wound up getting seduced by the gangs.
"The heart of the story," Alper says, "is based on a relationship I had with a friend, who was a role model for me."
The friend has since passed away, and Alper dedicated her award to him. Alper knows her journey as a writer is just beginning.
Congratulations to all the 2008 Cinema City International Film Festival Winners:
Best TV Movie Script - Watching Closely
Best TV Pilot Script - Wheat in Chicago
Best TV Short Form Pilot - The Volt
Best TV Pilot - Loving the InLaws
Special TV Pilot Diversity Award - The New Americans
Best Music Video - Siempre Pude Ver
Best Commercial - Too Many
Student Filmmaker Award - Marcus Clarke
Audience Award - A tie between Gunmen and Undoing Time
For more information, go to Cinema City International Film Festival
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