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George Lindsey Una Film Festival Announces Screenplay Winners

Feb. 05, 2019



Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033

Dr. Cynthia Burkhead, UNA Dept. of English

FLORENCE, Ala.-The George Lindsey UNA film festival has selected finalists and winners in the 2019 festival screenplay competition.

The winner of the Feature Screenplay category is, "The Red Panther," by Bryant Hasheider.

The finalists in the Feature Screenplay category are:

"Coverless Caroline Buxton's Lipstick Posse," by Kelly Jean Karam

"30 Day Notice," by Austin Parsons and Bri Palmer

"The Red Panther," by Bryant Hasheider

"The Flat Earth," by Kennedy Pope

"COunter INTELLigence PROgram," by Mathew Nelson

The winner of the Short Screenplay category is, "Dogs of War," by Dan Goforth.

The finalists in the Short Screenplay category are:

"Dogs of War," by Dan Goforth

"The Governor's Ball," by Marti Young

"South Tower," by Landon Lovette

Awards for the winners will be presented at the 22ndannual George Lindsey UNA Film Festival Awards Show, Saturday, March 2.

For more information on the 2019 George Lindsey UNA Film Festival:www.lindseyfilmfest.com,lindseyfilmfest@una.eduor 256-765-4592.

George Lindsey UNA Film Festival

The George Lindsey UNA Film Festival is one of the few film festivals hosted by a university. The event was founded in 1998 in part by UNA alumnus and celebrated actor and entertainer George Lindsey. Lindsey's own film career included several important roles, including the character Goober Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show."

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