The GSFF Screenplay Competition was instituted to recognize the importance
of the writer as the foundation for a really great film. Our goal is to
shine a spotlight on the winning screenplay, host a live stage reading by
professional actors, and create an atmosphere conducive to industry
professionals and investors attending and supporting your endeavors.
AND THE 2012 WINNER IS…..”Two Ton Tony” by Ken Pisani 
Join us for the reading of this years Garden State Screenplay Competition winner on Sunday March 25th at 2PM at Watermark 800 Ocean Avenue, 2nd Floor, Asbury Park,NJ at 2:00PM by professional actors.
Synopsis
“Two Ton” Tony Galento was a heavyweight boxer who trained on beer and spaghetti and did his roadwork with a cigar in his mouth. Loud, vulgar, and impossibly gregarious, Galento Forrest Gump-ed his way through the middle of the century, brushing up against everyone from Noel Coward to Orson Welles to Benito Mussolini, eventually landing in Hollywood where he acted alongside Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, and Gypsy Rose Lee. Along the way he boxed a bear, fought a kangaroo, and wrestled an octopus; and one night in an unlikely title fight against the greatest heavyweight who ever lived, Tony proved he was more than just a fat, beer-guzzling clown from Orange, New Jersey. (To learn more about “Two Ton Tony” and watch a short video, visit www.2tontony.com.)
Screenwriter’s Bio
Ken Pisani is a former sports producer/writer (including Sports Illustrated and two Olympics), earning two Emmy nominations for compelling, true sports stories. Winner of the Silver Award at WorldFest, Ken’s short film War Games, narrated by Oscar-winner Jack Palance, chronicled the forgotten POW Olympics of World War II. His original play, Glove Story, a tragicomic tale of two retired former boxing champions, was named a finalist for the 2009 Julie Harris Playwright Award and the 2005 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference.
Ken is also a comedy writer and member of the Writers Guild of America since 2003. He is currently working on a variety of film and television projects, including the further development of a feature about “Two Ton” Tony Galento. He lives in Los Angeles with his beautiful wife, Amanda.