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Competitions and Productions.

 

Competitions and awards (as of  March 2014):

2014: Finalist Write Movies - #34 : (SWAP: Feature - Sci-fi/Thriller).

2013: Winner: First place: Write Movies - WMCm - November 2013: (SWAP: Feature - Sci-fi/Thriller).

2013: Winner – Best Writer (Platinum Award): Cinerockom International Film Festival. (Choices: Drama/Thriller).

2013: Winner – Best Short Film (Platinum Award): Cinerockom International Film Festival. (Lunch Break: Black Comedy/Thriller).

2013: Winner – Best Actor (Diamond Award): Cinerockom International Film Festival. (Lunch Break: Black Comedy/Thriller).

2013: Winner – Best Short Film (Emerald Award): Cinerockom International Film Festival. (Choices- Drama/Thriller).

2013: Winner – Best Short Film (Sapphire Award): Cinerockom International Film Festival. (Revenge - Western).

2013: Finalist: Waterford Film Festival - scripts: (The Box: Short - Drama/Real life).

2013: Finalist: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Tears in the rain: Drama/War).

2013: Semi-Finalist: British Short Screenplay Competition: (The Box: Short - Drama/Real life).

2012: 2nd Place: Write Movies A/Exposure Monthly Contest - August 2012: (SWAP: Feature - Sci-fi/Thriller).

2012: Winner: Platinum Award: 2012 Oregon Film Festival:(Choices: Drama/Thriller).

2012: Second Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (4 Minutes: Short - Drama/Thriller).

2012 Top 20% of all entries:  Nicholl Fellowships 2012:(Roadside Stars: Feature - Drama).

2012: Winner: Best Narrative Short: Cannes Artisan Festival:(Choices: Drama/Thriller).

2012: Winner: Best Actor: Cannes Artisan Festival:(Choices: Drama/Thriller).

2011: Semi-Finalist: British Short Screenplay Competition: (Tears in the rain: Drama/War).

2011: 3rd Place: 2011 Cycle X: Gimme Credit International Screenplay Contest: (SWAP: Feature - Sci-fi/Thriller).

2011: 3rd Round Qualifier: British Short Screenplay Competition: (SWAP: Sci-Fi/Thriller - based on the feature length script).

2011: 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: Audience Choice Award: Texas Black Film Festival :(Change: Drama).

2010: Audience 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:

Msc in Computer Science

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.

Websites:  

 http://seanryanmovies.blogspot.com/

Coverage samples of my work: http://seanryanmovies.blogspot.ie/2013/04/swap-spec-feature-screenplay.html

Bio: http://seanryanmovies.blogspot.ie/2012/09/my-bio.html

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3741595/

For more information please contact: seansshack@googlemail.com



 

 

 


Lunch Break (Black Comedy) (2013):

 

 

(c) Swimming Wings Productions (Los Angeles U.S.A.)

Revenge (Western) (2013):

 

 

 

(c) Swimming Wings Productions (Los Angeles U.S.A.)

The Necklace (Horror) (2013):

 

 

(c) Swimming Wings Productions (Los Angeles U.S.A.)

5 Minutes (Thriller/Drama) (2013):

 

(c) Swimming Wings Productions (Los Angeles U.S.A.)

 

 

G.P.S. (Thriller) (2013):

Writer
(c) University of Alabama at Birmingham (U.S.A.)

 

Connection (Thriller/Drama) (2012):

Writer/Director/producer
(c) Freedom Productions (Ireland)


Choices (Thriller) (2011/2012):

Writer/Executive producer
(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):

Writer
(c) Miguel Oliveira (Portugal)


Yuma Khatha (Music Video) -  (2010):

Co-Writer
(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

Writer
(c) Push Pull Productions 2010 (Ireland)

The Takeover (Thriller) - (2010):

Writer
(c) Itchy House Films (New Jersey U.S.A.)

Too Good To Be True (Drama/Comedy) - (2010):
 

Writer
(c) Gary Silberman (New York U.S.A.)

Eloise (trailer) - (2009):
(Script for Documentary trailer)
 

Co-Writer
(c) Rosso Films (Detroit U.S.A.)

Change (Drama) -  (2009):

Writer
(c) Itchy House Films (New Jersey U.S.A.)

Unplugged (spec commercial) - (2009)

Writer
(c) Jay Rodriguez (New Jersey U.S.A.)

Rough Cut (Horror/Thriller) - (2009)

Writer
(c) AlexSachs (Boston U.S.A.)

Catch Nixon (Thriller) - (2009)

Writer
(c) Bauke Brouwer (South Africa)

Simplicity (Spec commercial) -  (2008)
iPhone Spec commercial

Writer
(c) Yannick Hagman (Switzerland)

Take Out (Horror) - (2007):
Based on a short Screenplay by Sean Ryan

Writer
(c) Itchy House Films (New Jersey U.S.A.)

The Stand Off (Comedy) - (2007):
  Live ReadingOne page screenplay by Sean Ryan:

Writer
(c) Wildsound Film Festivals (Canada).