SLAMDANCE SCREENPLAY COMPETITION WINNERS

2006 Screenplay Competition Winners

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2006 Top Ten Finalists



1st Place
Drool by Nancy Kissam


2nd Place
Black Dove by Phil Penningroth


3rd Place
Ball by Julian Breece


4th Place
Pennsyltucky by Francis Abbey


5th Place
Vampire Strippers Must Die! by Keith Hartman


6th Place
Jump the Void by Goro Toshima


7th Place
Three Latin Girls by Yamin Segal

8th Place
Reserved Seats for the Plain and Unconscious by Steve McCall & Zak Hilditch


9th Place
Sugarcane Blues by Chris Gordon


10th Place
Struck by Lynne R. Kamm

2006 Short Length Length Screenplay Finalists


(Jennifer D. Corley, Ken Pisani and Competition Director John Stoddard)
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1st Place
4 Corners by Ken Pisani

2nd Place
The Mariner's Debt by Sarah Dodd & Cory Kinney

3rd Place
Mary's Last Day by Jennifer D. Corley

4th Place
The Hoarders by Maree Gutterson

5th Place
Sigurnost by Isabelle Marinov

2006 Feature Length Honorable Mentions


(Maureen Johnson, Robert Rhyne and Danny Passman)
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Adonis by Jeff Tetreault

The Boy From Settignano by Maureen Johnson

Frank & Lola by Matthew M. Ross

Rational Panic by Robert Rhyne

Virgin by Danny Passman & Gadi Dechter

PAST COMPETITION WINNERS

2006 Screenplay Competition Winners
2005 Screenplay Competition Winners
2004 Screenplay Competition Winners
2003 Screenplay Competition Winners (Press Release)
2002 Screenplay Competition Winners (Press Release)
2001 Screenplay Competition Winners (Press Release)
1996-2000 Screenplay Competition Winners

"Winning Slamdance was an incredible moral booster and the seal of approval that made the industry stop and take notice."
-Nicole Kassell, 2001 Slamdance 1st place winner and director of THE WOODSMAN

"When I wrote NEO NED I had absolutely zero contacts in the movie business. NEO NED was optioned and produced because of the exposure I got in the Slamdance screenplay competition. Van Fischer, the director, found my script while he was showing his first movie at the Slamdance Festival."
-Timothy Boughn, 1999 Slamdance Finalist NEO NED

"Slamdance doesn't care about marketability, proven formulas nor insider politics--they care about unique, moving, well-told stories. To have fellow filmmakers and storytellers embrace my screenplay, and to be in the company of so many talented writers, sets Slamdance far above others in the crowded world of screenplay competitions."
-Todd Holmes, 2005 Slamdance 1st place winner PREETI GIRL

"As screenwriters we're running a marathon -- although it is exhilarating, we are bound to get tired or discouraged because it's a long journey. The Slamdance community is lined up along our path with water bottles, cheering us on."
-Amir Ohebsion, 2004 Slamdance 1st place co-writer THE APOLOGY

"It is so gratifying to be surrounded by such a dedicated and passionate group of filmmakers. I know I am in a special place now."
-Miranda Kwok, 2003 Slamdance 1st place winner, SONG OF SILENCE

"Slamdance is a great experience; it really is 'a festival for filmmakers by filmmakers'. It's like eating at a family-style restaurant where everyone is hungry for innovative, creative nourishment!"
-Tom Lewis, 2002 Slamdance 1st Place winner, SPY

"Having our names and script posted on the Slamdance Web site gave us a massive boost in visibility. So many industry people contacted us based on that."
-John Douglas Sinclair, 2005 Slamdance Finalist SPLIT INFINITY

"The award means a lot to me because I know that my script was read by people who love film and take film to heart."
-Tayna Steele, 2003 Slamdance 2nd place winner, THE PARACHUTE FACOTRY

"Winning third place at Slamdance had done more for me than winning first place at other contests."
-Gary L. Miner, 2003 Slamdance 3rd place winner, WIZARD OF GENOA

"Being a top ten finalist in Slamdance's screenplay competition gave me what felt like overnight exposure. Within twenty-four hours of their announcement I was receiving queries from agents and producers."
-Chris Rodgers, 2004 Slamdance Finalist, EMMA

"When I realized Slamdance had previously recognized two of the most moving films IÕve seen in recent years, THE WOODSMAN and MARIA FULL OF GRACE, I thought, 'I want to be part of that club'."
-Tamara Farsadi, 2005 Slamdance Finalist, GREEN SHAG CARPET GIRLS