My Script LOG is a Grand Prize Winner!
Wow.
What a weekend.
On Saturday night, I watched the live stream video from the Canadian Film Fest’s Facebook page as they announced the Top 5 winners of the Harold Greenberg Fund $10k Script Contest.
They were on number 3 when my phone rang. It was Warren Sonoda, calling me from the festival.
“Are you watching?” he said.
“I am! I’m watching the broadcast!”
“Just wait…”
And then it happened. They announced that my script LOG was the GRAND PRIZE WINNER! I had just won $10,000 of development money for a script I wrote about a Log that kills and rapes people. My second screenplay ever. OH. MY. GOD.
Warren held the phone up to the microphone so the theatre of people could hear my reaction. All I remember saying was “Oh my god, thank you so much!” and I’ve been saying it over and over all weekend as the congratulations pour in from friends, family, colleagues and fans.
I’m still a bit in shock. I’ve never won a grand prize like this before. Log has placed in quarter and semi finals, but never been the first place winner. And now I might actually get to make this movie.
Stay tuned!!!!
Alison
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Alison Parker is an award-winning Canadian film director and screenwriter living in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Alison began her career as a sound engineer and editor. She then went on to build and run her own film studio. In 2010, Alison turned her focus to directing her own films.
Undeterred by the old adage, “Never work with children or animals,” Alison created a franchise of movies featuring children and animals. Her films have garnered a following of enthusiastic fans from all over the world and are available on iTunes, Amazon, ShortsHD, Vimeo on Demand and VHX through her distributor IndieCan Entertainment.
Alison’s credits include “Jake & Jasper: A Ferret Tale” , “The Magic Ferret,” which starred Jacob Tremblay in his first leading role, “Santa’s Little Ferrets” and “Dude, Where’s My Ferret?” featuring Mike Smith from The Trailer Park Boys.
Her screenplays range from family fare to gruesome horror comedy, thrillers to broad sports comedy. Most recently, her horror comedy screenplay Log has done well in several large screenwriting competitions, and a concept trailer is in the works to approach potential buyers at AFM.
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