Jamie Sutliff, a writer and artist from Long Lake, NY won first place for Best Feature Screenplay for The Ghost and the Gold Louis at the Utah Film Awards in Orem, Utah, March 25, 2016. The Utah Film Awards recognizes outstanding achievement in film, series and commercials and is now in it's fifth year. Submissions hailed from Australia, Uganda and other locations throughout the United States. Festival Director, Warren Workman, confirmed there were 315 submissions for a total of 47 awards given out. Jamie competed with 53 other scripts to take first place.
The Ghost and the Gold Louis is an historical paranormal adventure following a young girls discovery of her great-grandmother's ghost. The ghost of Evangeline is fiercely strong, determined and able to manipulate events to right the wrongs of her past life as a slave. She leads her grand-daughter on the hunt for the gold Louis coins missing for two-centuries, so valuable, that their re-discovery will save the family business. This fast-paced engaging, action adventure is set in New Orleans and is woven through historical events. The story combines elements of filmmaking, special effects and storytelling that Sutliff would love to see hit the big screen.
Sutliff traveled to the Utah Film Awards via the generosity of Long Lake community members who raised funds to offset the cost of his travel. Sutliff's award will be on display and remain permanently at the C.V. Whitney Long Lake Public Library as gift to the community of Long Lake, N.Y.
Sutliff's portfolio includes his work as a craftsman specializing in life-sized wildlife carvings for museums and private collections. His work has also appeared in over a dozen national magazines including the Smithsonian Magazine in October 2006. He's also a musician, performing and writing original music and touring for over 15 years across the United States.
Jamie Sutliff has turned a number of his stories into award-winning screenplays, including The Devil Wind, which won a Laurel Leaf for best screenplay at Hollywood's Independent Film Festival; Yah-Ko, which won the Silver Award at the International Independent Film Awards; and Antidote Man, a semifinalist at the Hollywood Circus Road Film Festival.
Jamie Sutliff's written work includes seven novels including The Elves of Loch Fada Land of the Nen-Us-Yok, Snowflakes in a Clear Night Sky, Antidote Man, The Sphere of Visions, Yah-Ko, and Elves of Owl's Head Mountain.
The adapted novel, The Ghost and the Gold Louis, is scheduled for release May 6th and will be available regionally at ADK Trading Post, Long Lake, Hoss's Country Corner, Long Lake, The Bookstore Plus, Lake Placid, National and international venues, including Barnes & Noble B&N UK, Amazon, Amazon UK , EUR. Digital audio books available at B&N Downpour and all national venues. CD hard copy audio available at local, regional and international venues.
For media inquires contact Jamie Sutliff by mail at PO Box 606, Long Lake, NY 12847; by phone 518.624-4442, or via email at uselves@gmail.com. For more information, go to www.jamiesutliff.com.
