2006 Winner

Awarded $10,000 cash prize

HYUNG'S OVERTURE

by Young Kim Il

The oldest son of a Korean immigrant family leaves Harvard to manage a Bronx convenience store in order for his younger brother to fulfill his destiny as a world-class violinist.

News

*Recently won the CAPE FOUNDATION NEW WRITERS AWARD.

*One of five screenplays selected for the 2006 KOREAN FILM COUNCIL FILMMAKERS DEVELOPMENT LAB. For the first part of the lab, writer Young Kim Il spent a week in Hawaii alongside his paired mentor, CHUL SHIN, a top Korean producer. In the second part of the lab, Young Kim Il traveled to the prestigious PUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in Korea to pitch his project to the film industry.

*To read more about Young Kim Il and his progress, please visit his BLOG.

Writer Bio

Young Kim spent his childhood in Seoul, Korea and his angst-ridden teenage years in New Jersey. He graduated with a BA in Economics from Harvard University and a MFA in Screenwriting from USC Film School.

He is a member of the Independent Writers Caucus of the Writers Guild of America. His feature screenplay, HYUNG'S OVERTURE, has been selected into the Film Independent's 2005 Screenwriters Lab. He also has written, directed, and produced four awful short films that will hopefully remain hidden for a long time.

Winner Interview

Young Kim interviewed by 2005 BlueCat Finalist and SCREENPLAY LIVE recipient, Ryan David Jahn.

Young Kim shares BlueCat experience

What BlueCat Screenplay Contest has meant to me.

Press

KIM WINS BLUECATSCREENPLAY COMPETITION, Variety

KIM NAMED WINNER OF BLUECAT SCREENPLAY COMPETITION, Variety, Gotham

UH ACADEMY FOR CREATIVE MEDIA AND KOREAN FILMMAKER PARTNERS SELECT FIRST SCREENWRITING FELLOWS, University of Hawaii News

"Betelnut" and "Love Conquers All" TAKE PUSAN PRIZES; AMERICAN PRESENCE SLOWLY INCREASES, Indiewire