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Photo Credit Above Mecky Creus Edel Rodriguez is a Cuban American artist who has exhibited internationally with shows in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Havana, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Spain. Inspired by personal history, religious rituals, politics, memory, and nostalgia, his bold, figurative works are an examination of identity, mortality, and cultural displacement. Edel Rodriguez …

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After receiving nearly 4,000 scripts this season from writers across the globe, Slamdance is honored to recognize the following writers as the official winners of the 2024 Slamdance Screenplay Competition. These screenplays are divided into five submission categories: Feature, Horror/Thriller, Pilot, Short, and Mentorship Recipient. Read the Indie Wire article here. HORROR/THRILLER SCREENPLAYWINNERS GRAND PRIZE WINNERFIRST PLACE HORROR/THRILLER …

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A NEW ANNUAL EVENT CELEBRATING TRULY INDEPENDENT FILMS AND EMERGING FILMMAKERS Nominees Selected from Film Festivals Throughout the Year, with Awards to Be Presented at the Inaugural Ceremony at the DGA Theater, Los Angeles on December 9, 2024 Read the article through Variety here. LOS ANGELES, CA (October 23, 2024) – Slamdance, the artist-led “by filmmakers …

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ANNOUNCING THE SLAMDANCE 2024 AWARD WINNERS Photo by Lauren Desberg GRAND JURY AWARDS – FEATURES Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize: “The Accident” (Giuseppe Garau, Italy)Honorable Mention: “The Complex Forms” (Fabio D’Orta, Italy) Documentary Feature Grand Jury Prize: “Inheritance” (Matt Moyer, Amy Toensing, United States)Honorable Mention: “Petro” (Sean Mattison, United States) Breakouts Feature Grand Jury Prize: …

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The 2023 Slamdance Screenplay Awards, in collaboration with Landmark Theatres, celebrated exceptional writing talent across categories that include; Features, Horror/Thrillers, Pilots, and Shorts. Leading the accolades was Mike Ackerman, whose feature-length script “This End Up” clinched the Grand Prize. In the TV pilot category, Teri Ruske’s “Do I Belong Here?” emerged as the First Place …

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