1st Place **FINALIST** 'He Knows' by Stuart Creque   LOGLINE - Mommy and Daddy assure Timmy that Santa Claus knows who's been bad and good, and Timmy resolves to prevent Santa from leaving a lump of coal to ruin his parents' image of him as their little angel.   10 PAGES   (Heat 1)  

2nd Place **FINALIST** 'Good Neighbors' by Timothy Noonan   LOGLINE - Demanding neighbors and their selectively mute son torment first time homeowner Dave Avery and his dog Ace.     15 PAGES   (Heat 1)  

3rd Place  'The Fireplace' by Bert Klasey   LOGLINE - Joe and his terribly obnoxious girlfriend head to a small mountain town for a night away, but unfortunately for them, some folks in this town have a very particular way of dealing with big city folks with the wrong attitude.   15 PAGES   (Heat 1)  

4th Place  'THE CHIMNEY ELF' by DINO LENCIONI   LOGLINE - A young boy's elfin friend may be more than just a figment of the boy's wild imagination.   13 PAGES   (Heat 1)  

5th Place  'In the Valley of the Shades' by Steven Slater   LOGLINE - A soldier of antiquity plays a cat-and-mouse game to escape from the hell that traps him as a result of his own actions.   9 PAGES   (Heat 1)