Beatrice the Lady Short Screenplay by Paula McCool UK Screenwriter

Title: Béatrice, the Lady *NEW*

Status: Completed spec script

Genre: Psychological relationship thriller

Type: Short screenplay

Setting: The Scottish Highlands, 1560

In a dense medieval forest, Lady Beatrix and her younger sister Mally flee Beatrix’s volatile husband, James, the Laird of Eaglenock, in a desperate fight to stay alive.

As they vanish into the wilderness, Beatrix is forced to consider whether survival depends upon their escape, or on becoming as ruthless as the man hunting them.

Film Festival Stats – Béatrice, the Lady Short Screenplay

Festival name: Award/Commendation:
Crown Point International Film Festival (Chicago) WINNER – Best Short Screenplay
Sweeping Plains Screenplay Awards Australia WINNER – Best Drama Short Screenplay
Monthly Future of Film Awards WINNER – Best Short Script
Paramount International Film Awards WINNER – Best Short Script
Paramount International Film Awards WINNER – Best Thriller Screenplay
1st Monthly Film Festival WINNER – Best Short Script
Indie Cine Tube Awards WINNER – Best Screenplay
Asian International Screenplay Awards WINNER – Best Student Script
Lily Indie Film Fest WINNER – Best Short Script
Beyond Border International Film Festival WINNER – Best Original Screenplay
Indo Global International Film Festival WINNER – Best Film Poster
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival HONORABLE MENTION – Best Original Screenplay
Paramount International Film Awards HONORABLE MENTION – Best Original Screenplay
Paramount International Film Awards HONORABLE MENTION – Best Short Script
Asian International Screenplay Awards HONORABLE MENTION – Best Thriller Screenplay
Oxford Script Awards FINALIST – Best Thriller Screenplay
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival FINALIST – Best Poster
BridgeFest (Vancouver) OFFICIAL SELECTION – Best Screenplay
Auguri Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION – Best Original Screenplay
CinemaBriz Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION – Best Screenplay
Auguri Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION – Best Original Screenplay
Folkestone Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION – Best Screenplay

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