SIP Past Winners

YEAR	GRAND PRIZE	TV PRIME TIME AWARD sponsored by Comcast and NBCUniversal	The Nina Lo Presti Award Sponsored by Laurie Lo Presti	OSCAR MICHEAUX AWARD sponsored by VestedIn	Content for Kids sponsored by Hallee & David Adelman
	$10,000 cash prize	$5,000 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	$5,000 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	$2,500 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	$5000 cash prize Notes from Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org
2022	Colin Francis Costello & Stephanie Jordan Street Riders Sponsored by Wyncote Foundation	Guy Patton The Commonwealth	Shalane Miller OBitch	David Chang Church Boy	Denise Brossman Kevin & Bean
2021	Catherine Shefski Serenade Sponsored by Hallee & David Adelman	Philip Malaczewski Kenso Girl	Sharon Spaeder Perfect To A Tee	David Chang Enter The Kingdom	Victoria Moser All We Got
2020	Law Crimlis Wish Sponsored by Hallee & David Adelman	Philip Malaczewski The Immune	Kiz Mentor Balance of Power	Craig Bolton The Line	Matthew Frishkoff Prospects and Prophecies
2019	David Chang Skin Sponsored by AKA Hotel Residences	Eric Andresen 30 Meters	David Chang Skin	David Chang Skin	Kristina Lohre Bloom
2018	Deron Albright Fairview Cantata	Philip Malaczewski Alpha Female	Deron Albright Fairview Cantata	Steven R. Berry Janet Leslie	Caroline Puts Linked
2017	Ben & Oliver Samuels The Doan Brothers	Peter Page Wilson No Love Lost	Ben & Oliver Samuels The Doan Brothers	Stephen Arthur Schaffer The Dennis Brothers	Lindsay Michel Liberty Investigations
	$10,000 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	$5,000 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	$2,500 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	$500 cash prize Notes from Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org
2016	Evan Young & Jareth Grealish The Forgotten	Katie Hennicke Tenure Evan Young & Louis Iovino Coastliners	Carol Sabik-Jaffe Safe Haven	Chloe Kimberg Senior Scav
	GRAND PRIZE	TV PRIME TIME AWARD sponsored by Comcast and NBCUniversal	REGIONAL AWARD sponsored by Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia	STUDENT AWARD sponsored by Robert McKee Story Seminar
	$10,000 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	$5,000 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	$2,500 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	Free Tuition to the intensive 4-day STORY Seminar in NYC Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org
2015	Megan Riakos The Last Reprieve	Angela & Darren Croucher Use of Force	Julia Yorks Mothers and Daughters and Fathers and Sons	Lexx Fusco The Devin in the Details
2014	Jennifer Yee First Chair	Octavia Bay Mixed Up	Jennifer Yee First Chair	Jenna Gelenberg Grave
2013	Denise Brossman Labor of the Gods	Steven Homberger PHL 2.0	Kristine Kennedy No Neighbors	Michelle Smith & Adrianne Gunter Served!
	GRAND PRIZE	TV PILOT AWARD sponsored by the Derek Freese Film Foundation	REGIONAL AWARD sponsored by Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia	IRENE I. PARISI AWARD sponsored by Stephen J. Rivele for a writer 25 or younger *
	$10,000 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	$5,000 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	$2,500 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org	$1,000 cash prize Notes from High Profile Judges National Press Synopsis published on www.film.org
2012	Jim Malone Turning Two	Eric Rivera Into the Fire	Joseph Horning Darkness on the Edge of Night
2011	Anthony Stitt The Sneaker Man	Bruce Graham The Darbarians	Jerry L. Jennings FaceWorld
2010	Tom Turner Sweet Jane	Matthew Feely St. Anthony’s	Katie Hennicke The 3rd Best Thing	Dan Reilly Haunt
2009	Mary Spiers Saving Independence		Mary Spiers Saving Independence
2008	Adam F. Goldberg Everything Changes		Jennie Krurnrine Think About Love	Eamon R. Mclvor Judy is a Punk
2007	Joe Nienalt Smile		Salih Abdul- Qawi Beat a Bully	Derek Dressler Incidental Contact Robert Golphin Midnight and Mourning Matthew Taylor The Four Men From Abernacte Corey Stephens Seeking Paradise
2006	Bruce Graham Middle Aged White Guys		Bruce Graham Middle Aged White Guys	Brian Loshiavo Paint By Number
2005	David Hoag The Biographer		Kent Murray According To Plan
2004	Bernie DeLeo Queens for a Day		Jessica Parenti In Flew Enza	Jeremiah Zagar Paper Giants
2003	Kristin O’Keefe Aptowicz Mutter		Jessica Parenti In Flew Enza	Annie Baker Meet the Mog James Costanzo The Patriots
2002	Hal Borden I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia		Hal Borden I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia
				*In honor of his mother, Irene F Parisi

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