Oklahoma writer nabs screenplay prize
Midweek update: 'The Waif' by Adam Hampton wins Kinolime screenplay contest; will be produced as a film
An Oklahoma writer has won a screenplay competition with a massive prize.
As reported in The Oklahoman and elsewhere, Shawnee-area writer Adam Hampton is the winner of the Kinolime screenplay competition. The prize? That script will now be made into a film.
Writer Adam Hampton’s script “The Waif” was among more than 600 screenplays that were entered in the competition. Voters culled the screenplays in multiple rounds. From the top 10, a team of judges selected the top three. Then, voters selected the final winner.
The logline for the film follows:
Upon arriving at his family cabin, a suicidal man who has lost everything, encounters a mysterious woman who brings her own twisted family and plans for a night of unspeakable evil that will ignite his innate will to survive.
Hampton has written, acted, and directed films; working with his own “Outsiders” group as well as talented filmmakers from around the state and beyond. His “Unusual Calling of Charlie Christmas” was a cult favorite; he starred in “Jurassic Games” and “Gremlin.” You may have seen him in “90 Feet From Home,” or more recently, “Out of Exile.”
He’s the host of and a writer for the “Play It Loud” series, focusing on musicians; earlier this year, he wrapped on “Reverence,” from director Kyle Kauwika Harris; and just this summer, he shared his thoughts on the “Superman” series of films as a guest on Nick Sanford’s “Death by Movies” podcast. I’ve known Adam for a while, and was thrilled to work with him a few years back when he played the villain in the film adaptation of my comic book hero, “The Grave.”
We'd like to offer our congratulations to a tremendous Oklahoma writer who’s been a pleasure to know and work with!
Matthew Price, matthew@matthewlprice.com, has written about comics, entertainment, film, and a variety of Oklahoma topics and industries for more than two decades. He is the co-owner of Speeding Bullet Comics in Norman.