Tyler Tice has won the 2017 Slamdance Writing Competition Grand Prize for his vampire drama “Day Shift.”
Tice, an emerging writer from New Jersey, was awarded $8,000 for the grand prize win and $2,000 for first place
in the horror category at the annual awards ceremony Friday night at the Writers Guild of America West in Los Angeles.
“Day Shift” is a character-driven portrait of a blue collar vampire hunting in the San Fernando Valley.
“Before this contest, I was all but ready to pack it in and go back to school,” said Tice. “Becoming a finalist breathed new life into that dream I’ve had ever since I was a kid staring at video tapes in the horror section of Showbiz Video. Winning this Grand Prize is a tremendous honor and inspiration.”
The Slamdance Festival was founded as an alternative to the larger Sundance film festival. The 24th edition of the Slamdance Film Festival will run concurrently with the...
Tice, an emerging writer from New Jersey, was awarded $8,000 for the grand prize win and $2,000 for first place
in the horror category at the annual awards ceremony Friday night at the Writers Guild of America West in Los Angeles.
“Day Shift” is a character-driven portrait of a blue collar vampire hunting in the San Fernando Valley.
“Before this contest, I was all but ready to pack it in and go back to school,” said Tice. “Becoming a finalist breathed new life into that dream I’ve had ever since I was a kid staring at video tapes in the horror section of Showbiz Video. Winning this Grand Prize is a tremendous honor and inspiration.”
The Slamdance Festival was founded as an alternative to the larger Sundance film festival. The 24th edition of the Slamdance Film Festival will run concurrently with the...
- 10/14/2017
- by Dave McNary
- Variety - Film News
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