Gender

Male

Location

New Hyde Park, NY

My current Project Title:

Face Painters

I describe myself as a

Business seeking opportunities

About me - current project:

Face Painters is a current screenplay of mine that has been making the Festival rounds for the last two years. Logline: When dementia overwhelms a guilt-ridden funeral director, his son, an illiterate casket builder, has no choice but to bring in his sly college-smart brother to save the business.

Laurels, awards and other accomplishments:

Screenplay: Face Painters Writer: Giovanni Sanseviero gogio2008@gmail.com Competition List (as of 10-02-21): 157 entries, 60 awards, 45 nominations/finalist/semi/quarterfinalist honors (Date preceding event is still active) facepainters.net filmfreeway.com/434803 Twitter: @FPscript 1ST PLACE: 5th ‘LEGACY’ The Film Club, Toronto (Best Feature Screenplay) San Francisco Film Festival, CA (Best Feature Screenplay) Channel Islands Intl. Film Awards (Best US Script) Watch Out Intl. Film Festival. PA (Best Feature Screenplay) 11th INFLUX Film Awards, CA (Long Form Screenplay Winner) New York Independent Cinema Awards (Best Unproduced Screenplay) 5th Annual Cinema New York City (Best Screenplay) Pacific Beach Film Festival, CA (Best US Screenplay) Oaks Film Festival, CA (Best Screenplay) Eurasia Intl. Film Fest., Ru (Best Feature Script) Golden Intl. Film Festival, UK (Best Screenplay/TV Script) 8th Northeast Film Festival, NJ (Best of Fest.) Art Film Awards, Macedonia (Best Feature Script) Golden Wheat Awards, İstanbul (Best Screenplay) Birmingham Film & Television Festival, UK (Best Feature) Kosice Intl. Film Festival, Sk (Best Dramatic Script) Roma Intl. Film Awards, It (Best of Fest.) 22nd Moondance Intl. Film Festival, CO (Best of Fest.) Prague Intl. Film Festival (Best Feature Script) Gold Star Movie Awards, NJ (Best of Fest.) Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl. Film Festival, In (Best Screenplay) Rome Intl. Movie Awards, It (Best Original Script) Williamsburg Intl. Film & Music Com., NY (Best of Fest.) London Independent Film Awards (Best of Fest.) Dreamanila International Film Festival, Ph (Best of Fest.) World Cinema, Milan, It (Best Unproduced Screenplay) Cult Critic Movie Awards, Bengal, In (Best Feature Script) 2ND PLACE: Indo-French Intl. Film Festival, In (Best Unproduced Screenplay) 3RD PLACE: 1st Monthly Film Festival, Si (Best Dramatic Feature, May-21) SILVER: Queen Palm Intl. Film Festival, CA (Best Dialogue) BRONZE: KinoDrome Motion Picture & Script Fest., OH (Best of Fest.) RECIPIENT: Best Historical Script: American Filmatic Arts Awards, NYC Best Screenwriter Award: Dreamz Catcher Intl. Film Festival, In Best Screenwriter, Feature: 1st Monthly Film Festival, Sept., '21, Belgrade Best Script (Festival Director’s Award): Cannes Indie Film Festival, Fr Best Dialogue Award: Thinking Hat Fiction Challenge, In Best Original Concept: Silver Mask Live Festival, CA Critics’ Choice Award, Feature Script: World Film Carnival, Singapore Outstanding Achievement Award: Druk Intl. Film Fest., Paro Bhutan Best Treatment Award: World Film Carnival, Singapore Outstanding Achievement Award: Tagore Intl. Film Fest., Birbhum Outstanding Achievement Award: Virgin Spring Cinefest, UK Best Writer: 6th Annual Script Awards of Los Angeles, CA HONORABLE MENTION: Los Angeles Reel Film Festival, CA Niagara-Canada Intl. Film Festival London Reel Film Festival (LRFF) UK 11th Annual Los Angeles Movie Awards, CA Screenwriting Sage Contest, UK The Indie Gathering Intl. Film Festival, OH Bridge Fest, Vancouver Screen Power Film Festival ‘21, UK Metropolitan Film Festival of NYC-LA Film Boxe Intl. Monthly Film Festival, FL Los Angeles Film and Script Festival, CA Macoproject Film Festival, NYC Robinson Film Awards, It France Intl. Film Festival, Fr Toronto Tamil Intl. Film Festival, Canada NOMINATIONS: 8-21 LA Live Film Festival, CA (Hemingway Award) Virginia NOVA Festival (Best Dramatic Screenplay) Bergen Intl. Film Fest., NJ (Best Unproduced Screenplay) Lonely Wolf: London Intl. Film Festival (Best Screenplay) New Delhi Film Festival, In (Best Unproduced Screenplay) West Europe Intl. Film Festival, Brussels (Best Unproduced Screenplay) INVITES: Nostos Screenwriting Workshop, 2021 FINALIST: 9-21 Vesuvius Intl. Film Festival, It 9-21 Bright Intl. Film Festival, UK 9-21 London Film & Television Festival DaVinci Film Festival, CA Golden Harvest Film Festival Tokyo, Jp 11th SoCal Film Awards, CA Roma Short Film Festival, It 4th Dimension Indie Film Festival, Idsa British Indie Film Fest. Gold List, UK FunMill Films Festival, OH Austin After Dark Film Festival, TX WorldFEST Houston (4th rnd. finalist), TX Canadian Cinematography Awards, Toronto 24th Flickers' Intl. Film Festival, RI MICMX FILM Exhibition of Mexico Indie Film Salon of LA, CA Rome Prisma Awards, It The Monthly Film Festival (6-20), CA ’20 Screen Power Film Festival, UK Art of Brooklyn Film Festival, NY Screenwriter’s Network Competition, UK 7° Firenze FilmCorti Intl. Festival, It Cooper Awards, Is Beyond the Curve Intl. Film Festival, Fr SEMIFINALIST: 9-21 Screenwriting Master Contest, NY 9-21 Poe Film Festival, VA Ojai Film Festival, CA 25th Flickers' Rhode Island Intl. Film Festival New York Intl. Screenplay Awards Toronto Independent Film Awards Indie Fest USA, CA ISA Film Festival, Ru Fort Worth Indie Showcase, TX Long Island Film Expo, NY QUARTERFINALIST: Finish Line Script Competition, CA Atlanta Screenwriting Competition, GA Circus Road Screenplay Contest, CA Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship, CA Chicago Screenplay Awards, IL OFFICIAL ENTRY: Amsterdam World Festival Montreal Independent Film Festival CINEMAFEST Worldwide, NY Out-of-the-Can Film Festival, UK San Diego Film Awards, CA Big Weasel Like It Film Fest., MA Malta Film Festival LA Sun Film Fest, CA Imaginarium Convention, KY Austin Under The Star, TX Onyko Films Awards, Ee France International Film Festival Mediterranean Film Festival, 2021 Screenwriters Network, UK Story Pros Competition, CA Carolina Screenwriting Showcase, NC Short-filmz, CA Filmatic Dramatic Screenplay Award, CA Austin Spotlight Fest., TX Global Indie Film Fest, SCT, UK Rome Independent PRISMA Awards, It Sacramento Intl. Film Festival, CA More, but won't fit.

My home region is:

United States