Trailerfest (Week 7) Contest

$5,000 in Awards

One Best Trailer Award: $5,000

Winner

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The Night at Coffenbury LakeTrailer 1 - Original trailer

Genres: Thriller and Suspense, Horror
Premise
One October morning an ex-detective finds two teens shivering and frightened on the edge of Coffenbury Lake, with a third floating dead on the water's surface. Police quickly recognize the work of serial killer Jonathan Caruthers. Only problem is he died one year ago.
Winner: Best Trailer
Finalist: Best Trailer
Semifinalist: Best Trailer
 
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Chris Lang

(Astoria OR)
Creative notes

First trailer captures the essence of this screenplay.

One Best Trailer Award: $5,000

Finalists

Main1318966085._sx350_sy197_

The Night at Coffenbury LakeTrailer 1 - Original trailer

Genres: Thriller and Suspense, Horror
Premise
One October morning an ex-detective finds two teens shivering and frightened on the edge of Coffenbury Lake, with a third floating dead on the water's surface. Police quickly recognize the work of serial killer Jonathan Caruthers. Only problem is he died one year ago.
Winner: Best Trailer
Finalist: Best Trailer
Semifinalist: Best Trailer
 
Main1318966440._sx60_sy60_

Chris Lang

(Astoria OR)
Creative notes

First trailer captures the essence of this screenplay.

One Best Trailer Award: $5,000

Semifinalists

The Night at Coffenbury Lake Trailer 1 - Original trailer

Uploader: Chris Lang

One Best Trailer Award: $5,000

Trailers that use material from test movies uploaded by Amazon Studios (such as Touching Blue [Movie 4] and The Nevsky Prospect [Movie 3]) are not eligible for this contest award.

Summary of Key Contest Rules

  • You must be at least 18 (or the age of majority where you reside).
  • Your trailer must complete its upload and processing by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on the last day of the contest entry period. This could take hours, and possibly more than a day, so make sure you give yourself plenty of time.
  • Only trailers between 1 and 6 minutes long are eligible for contest awards.
  • A total of 10% of the Best Trailer award is offered to eligible test movies that were incorporated into the winning trailer and meaningfully contribute to the winning trailer.
  • A total of 10% of the Best Trailer award is offered to eligible scripts that meaningfully contribute to the winning trailer.
  • A trailer in this contest will also be considered for subsequent contests for which it is eligible.
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