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Sam is a multiple award-winning writer and founder and co-president
of The Screenplayers, a cooperative
organization of writers and filmmakers. Sam was commissioned by Treschic
Films to write the pilot script, series bible and business proposal
for CHIC, a drama/crime/mystery TV series set in the world of fashion.
Previously, along with several other "Screenplayers," he was
involved in writing a five-episode crime drama mini-series
for German television. In late 2009 his short script, Babysitters,
was filmed in Chicago.
Past accolades include being a winner in the Texas Film
Institute (TFI) and Telluride Indiefest screenwriting competitions,
a CineStory finalist, a top three American Zoetrope screenwriter (twice),
and a semi-finalist in the Don & Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting,
Moondance, and American Accolades competitions. He has been interviewed
for ScreenTalk magazine and AbsoluteWrite.
Sam is a member of Tribehollywood, The
Writers Building, and the Nicholl Scribes, membership in which is
restricted to writers who have placed in the prestigious Don & Gee
Nicholl Fellowships competition as sponsored by the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts & Sciences. He is represented by Patricia Miller of
White Orchid Literary
& Talent.
His interests include photography, mass media &
pop culture, communications, sociology, and political science. He is
fascinated with the Cold War era, Chinese culture and the monsters living
under his bed.
Lisa Rymer, former model turned news director, journalist
and talk show host, describes him as "calm and practical, though
whimsical" (an entirely accurate if seemingly contradictory depiction).
A list of Sam's spec scripts can be accessed from the
allscripts.html page.
Screenwriting Contest Summary
PROJECT
Red
Mercury
Don &
Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Semi-Finalist
American
Accolades Semi-Finalist
Scriptapalooza
Quarter-Finalist
American Zoetrope
Top Three
Handle
With Care
Texas Film
Institute Winners Circle
Moondance
Film Festival Semi-Finalist
Austin
Heart of Film Second Round
Words From Here
Semi-Finalist
Karats
Don &
Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Top 10%
20/20
Contest Second Round
Writers
Network Semi-Finalist
Words From Here
- Honorable Mention
Babysitters
American Zoetrope
Top Three
Texas Film
Institute Top Four
Cinestory Finalist
Email: Sam Quo Vadis
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