PRESENTING … THE SHORTLIST
Our judges reduced the entries from 1080 to just five finalists. There has to have been a shortlist in there somewhere, right?
Right. Entries were judged independently, and a shortlist compiled for the session where the judges would meet face-to-face to decide the five finalists.
Last night, I donned my black bodysuit and balaclava (not a pretty sight, I can tell you) and sneaked into YBB HQ. I had painstakingly pieced together the combination to the safe from scraps of paper I found in Barrie’s rubbish bin. I dunno about you guys, but I had to know. I had to know who those people were – the ones who came just this close to being YBB finalists. Enough time had passed; their guard was down. I made my move, effortlessly dodging the security system to reach the safe.
And there it was: a single piece of paper. 46 scripts that were on the radar for Barrie, Christian, Philippa, Catherine and David, but ultimately didn’t quite make the final five. Nevertheless, yours is a roll of honour, and in order of entry (this selection was never ranked) the list goes like this:
To Earn A Crust – Owain Hopkins
Fish Don’t Speak, Kiwis Don’t Fly – Sarah Grohnert
The Super-Duper Tour Bus - Kyle J. Shephard
Friendly Competition - Joe Case
The High Country – Juliet Bergh
No Regrets – Michael M. McGuire
Mr. Whippy and the BMX Kid – Tim McLachlan
Jack & Kayla – Michael J. Herbert
The Location Scout – Haydn Butler
The Koru Effect – Javier Prato
Oscar and the Land of the Long White Cloud – Tessa Chong
Back 2 Purity – Bernado Rao Vieira
Dandy and the Land of the Long White Cloud – Stu Willis
Something Special – Kristi Simkins
Talking Heads – Frank Nesemann
Pure Imagination – Kade Robinson
It’s all a lie! – Brandon Reichard
In The Park – Bernado Rao Vieira
In Our Own Words – Mark Hutchings
Congratulations to all – remember, these entries were chosen out of over 1,000 entries, so getting this far is a mighty achievement! And that goes for you threefold, Mr. Petersen …
Discuss!
– Your Big Break Critic
Thanks for posting this, YBBC. Very ‘motivating’ – and of course I’m chuffed. [All I have to do now is make the most of the experience on the virtual set of Your Big Break]. These entries are brilliant, and I also see that Bernado Rao Vieira, Mick Andrews (love your work especially, Mick!) and Rajneel Singh all scored double entries on this list. Good work to them!
Also, YBBC, thanks to your team for hyperlinking the list back to the entries. It makes it so easy to go back and look at what each of these people submitted.
Now, Rajneel, you BETTER take out the top award…though you’re up against stiff oppostion.
And I’m delighted to see Juliet Bergh’s High Country on this list. THAT script is great story telling.
Wow this was cool to know, i had no idea i made the shortlist…thanks for posting!