News Release for Immediate Release June 30, 2003 Screenwriting Contest Narrowed to Seven Finalists The Third Annual Film DC Screenwriting Competition has been narrowed down to seven finalists! The finalists have been chosen by local judges to be the seven best and brightest scripts from DC residents. They are competing for a prize that includes a trip to Los Angeles to visit and interact with the cast and crew of NBC's The West Wing. The following is a list of the finalists and a synopsis of their individual scripts. Good luck to the seven contestants! Script Contest Finalists Shadows by Hal Weiner President of Lafayette Square by Richard J. Ward Good People by Robert J. Williams Eastern Market by John C. Paty Lemonaid by Miriam Grant Somebody For Me by Thekla M. Spencer 1860 California Street by Katri M. Billard