SPOTLIGHT: Alfred Thomas Catalfo, WINNER of the
RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Spotlight: Screenplay Competition Winners
2012 RIIFF Screenplay Competition
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Alfred Thomas Catalfo’s screenplay Betrayed was chosen out of a record 367 submissions from around the world. Betrayed revolves around a small-town newspaper editor who answers the door in the middle of the night to find a disheveled man who claims to be his older brother—an Air Force pilot shot down over North Vietnam in 1972 and reported Missing In Action. His joy at reuniting with his brother quickly turns to terror when shadowy assassins begin pursuing them. As they embark on a dangerous mission to reveal the truth, his faith in the man’s claims threatens to tear his family apart. Catalfo, of Dover, NH, is a screenwriter, producer, director, actor, and attorney. He has received numerous awards for his films and screenplays, and his most recent film, Rocketship, a 15-minute drama about two unlikely people working together to transform a vacuum cleaner into a rocketship, is an official selection for RIIFF 2013 and won the Jury Award for NH Film of the Year at the New Hampshire Film Festival. As the Grand Prize winner, Catalfo is the recipient of a free year of screenplay promotion services, through ScreenwriterShowcase. com; a 1-year Writers Database membership from Script Pipeline; Full Script Delivery to over 3,000 industry professionals comprised of studio executives, producers, and agents through ScriptDelivery.net; Final Draft Screenwriting Suites from Final Draft software; and passes to the 2013 FLICKERS: Rhode Island International Film Festival and the ScriptBiz™ Screenwriter’s Workshop. Betrayed will be a central focus of this year’s ScriptBiz™, taking place Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. For his full biography and filmography, visit Catalfo’s website: www.catalfo.com.