variety.com
Todd Berger
film
awards
blues
voice
Todd Berger
‘Sweet Sixteen’ Wins Slamdance Festival Screenwriting Grand Prize
Reading now: 409
variety.com
variety.comDave McNary Film ReporterSlamdance has awarded its grand prize for screenwriting to writer Joyce Sherrí for her first feature screenplay for coming-of-age drama “Sweet Sixteen.”The festival announced 13 prizes Thursday during a live-stream ceremony co-presented by Writers Guild of America West and hosted by Slamdance alum Todd Berger across feature film, horror/thriller, TV pilot and short film categories.
Slamdance awarded more than $16,000 to winners across all categories.“Sweet Sixteen” centers on Sweet, a 15-year-old girl who tries to convince her parents to throw her a big sweet 16 birthday party, but money and family problems lead her down a destructive path.“Black people are not a monolith then neither are our experiences,” said.
Read more on variety.com
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
Report this news
Related News
Celebrities
Locations