2016 Silent River Screenplay Competition

Irvine, California, USA. (June 28th, 2016) – The Silent River Screenplay Competition in its third year, is proud to announce the sponsorship support of Final Draft, celebrating its 25th anniversary of supporting writers. Final Draft will offer prizes to the winners in both Feature and Short screenplay categories.

We also want to congratulate all the finalists and semi-finalist of our 2016 competition listed below. 2016 Silent River Screenplay Competition winners are expected to be announced in the first week of July, 2016. For more information, please visit our website and follow us on our social media sites.

Finalists in Feature Screenplay Category:

1. Fire on Ice - By Courtney Charles Suttle
2. Elle - By Kaitlin Puccio
3. A Passionate Man - By Martin Blinder, M.D.

Finalists in Short Screenplay Category:

1. The Preacher's Stare in Times Square - By Harry Seddon
2. Arrivals and Departures - By Peter Nemenoff
3. The End - By Kelly Karam

Semifinalists in Feature Screenplay Category:

1. Fire on Ice - By Courtney Charles Suttle
2. Cornered - By Linda Feferman
3. Bring Me Home - By Christian Scheid
4. Elle - By Kaitlin Puccio
5. Lizzie -By Gerald Schoenewolf
6. Smuggler - By Tiffany V. Stiles
7. Return Tickets - By Nicolas Di Francesco & Cyril Simonnot
8. A Passionate Man - By Martin Blinder, M.D.
9. Writing The End - By Aisha Cerami & Massimiliano Mauceri

Semifinalists in Short Screenplay Category:

1. The Preacher's Stare in Times Square - By Harry Seddon
2. Arrivals and Departures - By Peter Nemenoff
3. Don't Say It - By Rachel Linehan
4. Animal Skins - By Bryan Ott
5. Kaleidoscope – By Alex Grene
6. The End - By Kelly Karam
7. Walking Out - By Arin Kambitsis
8. Chew You Up - By Erik Shinker

Silent River Screenplay Competition Juries:

Romell Foster-Owens, Dax Phelan and Ricahard Modiano,

Preliminary Judges:

Alison Richards, Jason Reeser, Jennifer Reeser, Amata Natasha Goldie, Susan Armaiti Zinowsky and Vanessa Chan.

Established with a vision to celebrate literature and the art of cinema, the “Silent River Film and Literary Society” (SRFLS), is a non-profit organization, that offers special programming of films and literature year-round and organizes the Silent River screenplay competition annually.

Press Contact:

Kalpna Singh-Chitnis (Director)

Address:931 Monte Vista, Irvine, CA 92602 USA
Phone: 949-394-5148
Email:info@silentriverfimandliteraysociety.org
www.silentriverfilmandliteraysociety.org
www.silentriverfilmandliterarysociety.org/screenplay-competition

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