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2008 Winners

Alumni Feature Script
1st Place – Fat Chance by Susan Hubbard
2nd Place - Arcade ’82! by Jon Knitter
Honorable Mention – Wild Takes by Cory Lanham
Honorable Mention – Little Domino by Jose Jaime

Student Feature Script
1st Place – American Side Show by Mark Anzelc
2nd Place - Legadon’s Last Hero by Ian Gray Parry
Honorable Mention – Cirque by Nathan Stevens

Student Short Script
1st Place – Bound by Meagan Wood
2nd Place - Decisions by Rachel Deans
Honorable Mention – The Krispy Kreme Kontingency by Josh Aderhold

Best Pitch Nathan Stevens for Cirque

2007 Winners

Alumni Feature Script
1st Place – T.H. Elkman by Eric Heisner
2nd Place - To Please the Giddy Jilts by Edward M. Erdelac
Honorable Mention – Chosen by Chris Vander Wall
Honorable Mention – Abducting Christmas by Joseph J Balckzo & David Brickler

Student Feature Script
1st Place – Archer by Jason Palevoi
2nd Place - Hypothermia by Sarah E. Cupp
Honorable Mention – Lavender by Kevin Sparrow

Student Short Script
1st Place – The Nine Year Conversation by Gisella Faggi
2nd Place - The Visit by Justin Thiele
Honorable Mention – Slapshot to the Heart by Marielle Brind
Honorable Mention – A Pirates Life by Brian Patterson

Best Pitch Gisella Faggi for Nine-Year Conversion

2006 Winners

Alumni Feature Script
1st Place – Erosion by Zach Sands
2nd Place – Torched by Susan Hubbard
Honorable Mention – One of the Family by John Peterson
Honorable Mention – The Santa Conspiracy by Kyle Kline

Student Feature Script
1st Place – Eva Eva by Maria F. Gigante
2nd Place – Scars of Sarajevo by Mike Scherschel
Honorable Mention – The Tune-Up Girl by Marie Ullrich

Student Short Script
1st Place – Almost Runaways by Josh Staman
2nd Place – Drought by Michael Regan
Honorable Mention – Penis Problems by Josh Staman

Best Pitch was won by Marie Ullrich for The Tune-Up Girl

2005 Winners

Alumni Feature Script
1st Place – Overture by Michael Chatlien
2nd Place – Shanghaied by Jeff Connell & Craig Clough
Honorable Mention – As Good Place as Any by Adam Wheelock & Mike   
   Malesa
Honorable Mention – Magnificent Field by Robb Klibowitz
Honorable Mention – Skunk Girl by John C. Peterson

Student Feature Script
1st Place – Sah Ee Gu (April 29th) by Wancy Young Cho
2nd Place – The Beekeeper by Sean J. S. Jourdan
Honorable Mention – The Last Great Flood by Travis Hughes

Student Short Script
1st Place – The Pool Party by Sean J. S. Jourdan
2nd Place – Lighten Up by Jamie Tipps
Honorable Mention – Petal Fall by Maria F. Gigante

Audience Award for Best Pitch Lihten Up by Jamie Tipps

2004 Winners

Alumni Feature Script 
1st Place – And Now For My Next Trick by Michael Elsey
2nd Place – Killer Artista by Dario Sanmiguel
Honorable Mention – Wait ‘Til Next Year by Nathan Jordan
Honorable Mention – Hollywoodland by Roy Maurer

Student Feature Script Category
1st Place – The Color Out of Space by Aaron Vanek
2nd Place – The Wicked Librarian by Jeff Smith
Honorable Mention – The Four Seasons by Elise Aliberti

Student Short Script
1st Place – Undertow by Joseph Balczo
2nd Place – Promises Kept by Jason W. Camp
Honorable Mention – Tutor by Brian Sturgulewski

Resonance Award - Alex Garland for 28 Days Later

2003 Winners

Alumni Feature Script
1st Place – Strangers in the Snow by Zachary Dean
2nd Place – Mayrosa by Paul David Smith
3rd Place – Heaven by Louis Anastas
Honorable Mention – Hitman, Hitman, Hitman by David Heinz
     Auidence Award for Best Pitch to David Heinz

Student Feature Script
1st Place – Hero's Flight by Michele McManmon
2nd Place – Meeting Woody Allen by Zach Baliva
3rd Place – Still Life by John Polydoros

Student Short Script
1st Place – The Missing Peace by Rachel Benjamin
2nd Place – The Sweetness of Goodbye by Antoinette Cole
3rd Place – Above the Line by Joesph Johnson

2002 Winners

Alumni Feature Script
1st Place - Vinegar to the Teeth by Michael J. Elsey
2nd Place (tie) – Running on Glass by Aaron W. Levy
2nd Place (tie) – American Moses by C. Bryce Fuller

Alumni Short Script
1st Place – Lemonade by Martha Shaifer-Hartel
2nd Place – Inland by Roy Maurer
3rd Place – Above the Line by Joesph Johnson

Student Feature Script
1st Place – South Side Irish by Sean Jennings
2nd Place – Ostrander by Jared Regan
3rd Place – Boxing Chronos by Peter S. Mazza 

Student Short Script
1st Place – I Don't Wear Plastic by Kimberly Robbins
2nd Place – Paradox Road by Ron Lehmann
3rd Place – Fine Point by Jeremy Braverman  

Exemplary Service Award
Paul David Smith
For dedicated service to the students, faculty, and staff of the Screenwriting Center.

2001 Winners

Feature Length Scripts:
1st Place - Haddon County by Ken Czechanski
2nd Place - Resurrection Mary by Mark Kobylinski
3rd Place - The Sun Rises in the West by Perry Wroblewski

Short Subject Scripts:
1st Place: Lesson One by Ron Lehmann
2nd Place: Reversal by Michael T. Kuciak
3rd Place: La Realidad by Stephen S. Mack II