LM Dramedy Big House Designs Named “Second Rounder” at Austin Film Festival

Lost Mountain’s half-hour comedy-drama, Big House Designs, was named a “Second Rounder” at the 2024 Austin Film Festival, one of the top four film festivals in North America. Second-round status is granted only to the top 20% of all scripts submitted to the festival. We are delighted with our contest showing.

The same script recently earned accolades from a BlueCat Screenplay Competition script reader, who described it as a “poignant, compelling drama” with a “strong, inspiring protagonist” and “immensely impactful scenes.” 

“The screenplay introduces the audience to the story of Ivy Copeland, a newly appointed First Lady of Texas who, dissatisfied with the conservative, close-minded role designated to her, makes a decision to go against the flow,” the reader writes. “[It] does an impeccable job establishing Ivy’s character, presenting her to the audience as a multifaceted, iron-willed individual whom the readers want to follow. Following Ivy’s search for a new purpose, which she, in the script’s finale, finds in opening her own fashion brand alongside a convicted inmate she accidentally befriended, the pilot masterfully fleshes out Ivy’s rebellious nature through natural dialogue and subtle yet telling actions she takes… Ivy is an excellently developed lead the readers are eager to see succeed.”

Thank you to this reader. We agree! 

The pilot and pitch for Big House Designs are available upon request.