Feb 2011 16
“For its subtle irony with which he portrays the Italian political world, for the freshness of Gerry’s character and for its solid TV structure … Trusting that the series and characters development will measure up to the pilot episode”.
With this recognition, the quality jury – including screenwriter Luca De Benedittis, producer Tommaso Arrighi, director & writer David Casals-Roma and director Gianluca Sportelli – has announced the award for “Principi e Peones” by Marco Marchionni and Roberto Menotti. The winners attended with four other finalists the Award ceremony of “Serial Writer”, the first screenplay competition for TV series launched by the association Nocicinema.
The event saw active participation from the audience plunged into the outstanding performance of the duet Cinemù Duo (aka Francesco Leineri- piano and Giuseppe Mortelliti- narrating voice). The artists put on stage a musical reinterpretation of famous monologues from some excellent cinema classics.
The 5 shortlisted finalist scripts are:
- “A providential disaster” by Marco Poli
- “ Bar condicio” by Fratelli Bolivar
- “ I tre piatti della bilancia” by Francesco Grasso
- “ La sfida del Minotauro” by Luca Sotgiu
- “ Principi e Peones” by Marco Marchionni and Roberto Menotti
Nocicinema thanks the 80 screenwriters who took part in the competition and invites new professionals to submit their writings for the next edition of the contest.
Thank you all!