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Crime Caper/A clockwatcher/Shortcomings

Five Minutes to Freedom
11-year-old Cass McLean hatches a plan to escape detention by speeding up time, but can her partner-in-crime rise to the challenge?

This was a tough one for me, but I'm proud that I was able to finish and submit on time!

It's been fun to read so many loglines. I'm always fascinated by how different prompts lead to such wildly different stories. Excited to read some of your scripts!
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Hi all! Been doing NYC Midnight writing contests for a few years but this is my first attempt at screenwriting, and I gotta say...it was super fun! Was discouraged when I got horror as a genre--don't watch or read in it AT ALL--but I submitted...something :)

GROUP: 15 

Horror / All-inclusive / a salesperon


Karmana Island


A big-shot CEO tries to relax at an exclusive island resort, but he can't seem to escape his beautiful guide, or his sins.
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Originally posted by beckyrcollins beckyrcollins wrote:

Originally posted by AgathaRaisinChristie AgathaRaisinChristie wrote:

Does everyone typically get the same prompt over again?
Genres are random. That said, I've had Thriller a lot more than other genres. And comedy as well actually. I've pulled that at least 3 times but never Rom Com or Poli Sat. Unless I wiped that from memory. 

It might take a while to get Yahtzee Wink

Love it! I'm going to call it my yahtzee file! 
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Reading some of the titles and loglines here has made me feel a bit inadequate. My stuff is fairly more straightforward. 

Group 32
-Fairy Tale
-Staycation
-A Gossipmonger

Title: Beauty and the Beasts Staycation
Logline: Adam plans a weekend "staycation" much to the annoyance of Belle. Red Riding Hood follows the couple, mocking them on social media, until Belle finally snaps. 
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Originally posted by NotLebowski NotLebowski wrote:

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Thriller | Moonlighting | a point man

Ruthless

Forced into crime to save her kidnapped daughter, a mother must confront a devil she doesn't know - as well as the devil she does.


I've never heard of a 'point man'! I'm impressed you managed to do something with that; I'm not sure I'd've known where to start.
R1 G101 Hot (Horror)
SW26 R1 G27 The Inevitable End of Pau (Suspense)
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Originally posted by beckyrcollins beckyrcollins wrote:

These all sound great! 

Group 23: Comedy / crunch time / a censor 

One Censor To Rule Them All

A close-minded censor must speed review the highly-anticipated final installment of an epic fantasy trilogy before its Auckland premiere begins.

For all my fellow lotr nerds

A NZ city mention! Funnily enough I frequent the cinema where they held the RoTK world premiere, excited to read!
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Originally posted by luluackerman luluackerman wrote:


A NZ city mention! Funnily enough I frequent the cinema where they held the RoTK world premiere, excited to read!

My perfect beta! Hopefully it reads as something passably set in NZ... 
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G16 - Political Satire/Nickname(s)/A lady-in-waiting

Title: Dragon Force
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When the royal council's endless deliberations leave the kingdom defenceless, a lady-in-waiting becomes its unlikely last hope against an all-too-real dragon problem.


My second time doing PolSat, though with a bit of twist this time Tongue



Edited by EdW - 22 Feb 2026 at 5:55pm
Screenwriting 2026 R1 TBC!
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Group 13 thriller / intermission / bearded man

DRIPPED IN BLOOD

A widow and her lover plan the perfect murder that will allow them to live happily ever after. Or so he thinks. 

Good luck!


Edited by DSC123 - 22 Feb 2026 at 6:04pm
r1 g13 Dripped in Blood
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@RichD74 I hope you post this one to read! I once worked with a French man, and he saw me microwave a croissant. He did not talk to me for the rest of the day! LOL

Originally posted by RichD74 RichD74 wrote:

Well done everyone for getting their scripts in. Look forward to reading them.

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Comedy / Piece of cake / A recruiter

Just Desserts

Forced to interview an American pastry chef recommended by the hotel's wealthiest client and benefactor, a fastidious French recruiter watches in quiet horror as the candidate treats the job - like it's a piece of cake.
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