About "Shoot In Philadelphia" Screenwriting
Competition & "SIP for TV- Prime Time"

SIP, sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, is open to all screenwriters, world-wide, who submit a feature length screenplay OR an original TV pilot length screenplay to be shot in the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. All genres will be accepted. Scripts will be judged on their overall quality, and the extent to which they project "shootability" in the Greater Philadelphia region.  

Greater Philadelphia Filmmakers is delighted to announce the 2010 “SIP” Finalists!  Good luck to everyone. Winners will be announced at a press conference on Sunday, November 14th. Details to follow!

 Full Length Screenplay Finalists: (These screenplays are considered for the Grand Prize and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Regional Award if applicable):

Mintz Meats, written by Steve Alten

The 3rd Best Thing, written by Katie Hennicke

Third Ball Kill, written by Steve Hochman

Experimentally Yours, written by Tom Turner

Sweet Jane, written by Tom Turner

The Derek Freese Film Foundation Prime Time Award Finalists:

St. Anthony’s, written by Matthew Feely

Christian, written by Steven Hornberger

Bleeder, written by Wade Ballance & Mark Kochanowicz

Upstaged, written by Michael Naylor & Lisa DeAngelis

Off Guard, written by Tim Radecki & Mike Dean

The Irene I. Parisi Award Finalists:

Haunt, written by Dan Reilly

Counterpoint, written by Joshua Fineberg


All winners will receive a cash prize, notes from High Profile Judges, National Press, and their synopses published on film.org

GRAND PRIZE
for Best Feature Length Screenplay
$10,000 CASH PRIZE

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The Derek Freese Film Foundation Prime Time Award
for Best TV Pilot Script
$5,000 CASH PRIZE

Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Regional Award
for best screenplay written by a Greater Philadelphia Resident, to encourage local feature production
$2,500 CASH PRIZE

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Parisi Award*
for Best Screenwriter (Feature or Prime Time) 25 years old or under:
$1,000 CASH PRIZE

*This award is made possible by the generous contribution of screenwriter Stephen J. Rivele (co-author of Academy Award nominated screenplay NIXON, ALI, COPYING BEETHOVEN in honor of his mother, Irene I. Parisi (1925-1964).

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SIP Finalist Judges are high profile Producers, Writers and Actors who have a Philadelphia connection. SIP Judges Past and Present 

Sponsors

• Greater Philadelphia Film Office
• Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
• Derek Freese Film Foundation
• Stephen J. Rivele
• Mike Lemon Casting
• Pita Pit 
• Sofitel Philadelphia
• Mary Spiers, 2009 SIP Grand Prize Winner
• The University of the Arts

 SIP Past Winners