Résumé Competitions and Productions.
Updated: 30/01/2012 Coverage and professional comments for SWAP spec script 2012: Semi-Finalist: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Tears in the rain: Drama/War). 2012: 3rd Place: 2011 Cycle X: Gimme Credit International Screenplay Contest: (SWAP: Feature - Sci-fi/Thriller). 2012: 3rd Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (SWAP: Sci-Fi/Thriller - based on the feature length script). 2012: 3rd Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Reality Games: Thriller). 2011: Finalist: WriteMovies.com Contest #27: (SWAP: Feature - Sci-fi/Thriller). 2011: Finalist: 2011 AWS Award Winning Screenwriters contest: (SWAP: Feature - Sci-fi/Thriller). 2010: Finalist: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Fading Numbers (revised): Short - Drama/War). 2010: Semi-Finalist: British Short Screenplay Competition: (4 Minutes: Short - Drama/Thriller). 2010: Top 3 script score for coverage: (December) at Screenplay coverage: (SWAP: Feature - Action/Sci-fi/Fantasy/Thriller). 2010: Third  Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Revenge: Short - Action/Western). 2010: Finalist: Gimme Credit IX Screenplay Contest: : (4 Minutes: Short - Drama/Thriller). 2010: Finalist: Waterford Film Festival 2010 (Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War). 2010: Winner: Best Short Film:  Jersey Shore Film Festival :(Change: Drama). 2010: 2^nd Place: Peoples Choice Award:  Jersey Shore Film Festival :(Change: Drama). 2010: Semi Finalist:  Scripped "Edward Burns Contest" :(Daddy's Issues: Comedy/Drama). 2010: Winner: Best Short Feature film:  Ocean County Library Film Festival :(Change: Drama). 2010: Top Ten qualifier:  DVXuser Script Fest VII (Hitchcock) :(Pupil. Teacher. Patient. Lover.: Horror/Thriller). 2010: Winner: Write Movies A/Exposure Monthly Contest - March 2010: (Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War. 2010: Semi Finalist: Canon's Behind the still contest: (The Takeover Short - thriller). 2010: Runner-up: British Short Screenplay Competition (2009): (Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War). 2009: Third Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Angels and Devils: Short -  Thriller/Drama). 2009: Finalist: Gimme Credit VII Screenplay Contest: (Fading Numbers (revised): Short - Drama/War). 2009: Top 41 selection:  Filmbase short film awards 2009:(One for the road: Short  - horror/thriller/drama). 2009: Top Ten qualifier:  DVXuser Script Fest V (Monster Fest) :(One for the road: Short (6 page version) - horror/thriller/drama). 2009:  Winner: 2nd Place: Script Nurse 2009 "Mini-Movie" Screen Writing Contest. (Four minutes: Short - Drama/Thriller). 2009: Second Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Cuckoo Conspiracy: Short - Thriller). 2009: Second round of initial qualifiers:  Nicholl Fellowships 2009:(Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action). 2009: Top Ten qualifier:  DVXuser Script Fest IV (Western) :(Revenge: Short - Western/Action). 2009: Semi-Finalist: WriteMovies.com Contest #20:(Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action). 2009: Winner: 1st place in Short Script Category:  The Movie Deal Screenplay Contest 2008: (Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War). 2009: Top 5 "Honorable Mention":  2008 Skye Hye Short Script Competition: (Choices: Drama/Thriller). 2008: Finalist: The Free Screenplay Contest: (Utopia-1: Feature - Action/Sci-Fi). 2008: Finalist: The Free Screenplay Contest: (KillerApp: Feature - Thriller). 2008: Finalist: Gimme Credit VII Screenplay Contest: (Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War). 2008: Second Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War). 2008: Second Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Pupil.Teacher. Patient.Lover.: Horror/Thriller). 2008: Second Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Choices: Drama/Thriller). 2008: Finalist: WriteMovies.com Contest #18:(Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action). 2008: Quarter Finalist:  BlueCat 2007 Screenplay competition: (Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action). 2008: Finalist: Wildsound: Summer screenplay competition:(Fading Numbers: Short - Drama/War). 2008: Finalist:  Wildsound: Spring feature screenplay competition: (Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action). 2008: Semi Finalist: WriteMovies.com Contest #17:(KillerApp: Feature - Thriller). 2008: Top 30 finalist:  Wildsound: One page Screenplay competition II: (Modern mobile device phone type thingy: Short - Comedy). 2007: Second Place: "Best Short Animation". Waterford Film Festival Ireland. (A Tortured Soul II: computer animated - War/Drama). 2007: Top ten finalist:  Wildsound: One page Screenplay competition II: (The Standoff: Short - Comedy). To be read and voted on 21st November 2007. 2007: Winner: Script Nurse 2007 "Mini-Movie" Screen Writing Contest. ( The Marriage Counselor: Short - Comedy). 2007: Second place: Script Nurse 2007 "Mini-Movie" Screen Writing Contest. (The Not So Best Man: Short - Comedy). 2007: Winner: Itchy House Films: Short Screenplay Contest (Cuckoo Conspiracy: Short - Thriller). 2007: Consider: AAA Screenplay Contest:  (Blood Brothers: Feature - Drama/Action). 2006: Finalist: The People's Movie Screenplay Contest. (Lone Rangers: Feature -  Comedy/Drama). 2005:  Quarter finalist: Fade In Screenplay competition (Angels and Devils: Short -  Thriller/Drama). Educational Background and other information: Bsc in Computer Science Presently studying Msc by research Courses under taken in screenwriting with scriptforsale.com and 4screenwriters.com among others. Associate member of the Irish Playwrights & Screenwriters Guild. Associate member of the Irish Film and Television Academy. Member of IFI, Filmbase Ireland. Active member of Script swap, Script nurse, Trutopia, Dvxuser, Indietalk, Student Filmmakers, Indy Mogul, Without a Box, Inktip, Nextcat & Wildsound (among others). Regular contributor to the screenwriting hints and tips column on the Waterford Ways Website: http://www.wix.com/filmcom/Waterford-Ways-Home Also a regular contributor to www.scripped.com & www.filmmakersnetwork.ie screenwriter/filmmaker communities. Regular Movie reviewer on Waterford Ways Website: http://www.wix.com/filmcom/Waterford-Ways-Home and http://seanryanmovies.blogspot.com/ Sean is represented by The Lez Barstow Agency (UK) For more information please contact: seansshack@googlemail.com	Choices (Thriller) (2011): (c) Swimming Wings Productions (Los Angeles U.S.A.) The Fallen (War) (2011): Co-Writer (c) Bauke Brouwer (South Africa.) King City (Thriller - (2010/2011): Co-Writer/Producer (c) Gene Loveland (Los Angeles U.S.A.) Speed Dial (Comedy) - (2011):                                Writer/Executive producer                       (c) Daniel Gruen (San Francisco U.S.A.) Birth Control (Comedy) - (2010): (c) Miguel Oliveira (Portugal) Yuma Khatha (Music Video) -  (2010): (c) Rosso Films (Detroit U.S.A.) The Marriage Counselor (Comedy) -  (2010): Live Reading as part of Take 5 in the Sean Dunne Writers festival Waterford. (c) Push Pull Productions 2010 (Ireland) The Takeover (Thriller) - (2010): (c) Itchy House Films (New Jersey U.S.A.) Too good to be true (Comedy/Drama) - (2010) (c) Gary Silberman (New York U.S.A.) Eloise (trailer) - (2009): (Script for Documentary trailer) (c) Rosso Films (Detroit U.S.A.) Change (Drama) -  (2009): (c) Itchy House Films (New Jersey U.S.A.) Unplugged (spec commercial) - (2009) (c) Jay Rodriguez (New Jersey U.S.A.) Rough Cut (Horror/Thriller) - (2009) (c) AlexSachs (Boston U.S.A.) Catch Nixon (Thriller) - (2009) (c) Bauke Brouwer (South Africa) Simplicity (Spec commercial) -  (2008) iPhone Spec commercial (c) Yannick Hagman (Switzerland) Take Out (Horror) - (2007): Based on a short Screenplay by Sean Ryan (c) Itchy House Films (New Jersey U.S.A.) The Stand Off (Comedy) - (2007) Live Reading One page screenplay by Sean Ryan: (c) Wildsound Film Festivals (Canada).
	Cuckoo Conspiracy (2008/2009) Coming Soon (c) Jay Rodriguez (New Jersey U.S.A.) Misplaced (2009) Coming Soon (c) Rosso Films (Detroit U.S.A.) G.P.S. (2008/2009) Coming Soon (c) Frazier/Chipman Entertainment (California U.S.A.) Galactic Therapy(2008/2009) Coming Soon (c) Freedom Productions (Ireland)