The LATINO SCREENPLAY COMPETITION (LSC) is proud to announce the Winners and Finalists of the 2007 Latino Screenplay Competition. The below-listed Winners represent the very best of the screenplays received during the 2007 cycle; both the Winners and Finalists represent the best-executed, most highly-crafted and stylistically-solid screenplays submitted to the Latino Screenplay Competition during its second cycle. All screenplays were judged in the categories of Plot, Dialogue, Characterization, Originality, Pacing, Latino Merit and Commercial Viability. The 2007 WINNERS The Best Latino-Themed Dramatic Feature: A MAN CAN CRY by Robert Horvath The Best Latino-Themed Comedic Feature: SNOW IN MIAMI by Robert Oscar Lopez The Best Latino-Themed Short Screenplay: IN THE SHADOW by Marc Saltarelli & Rob Montesinos LSC Honorable Mention: SABINO DAYS by Conrad E. Gomez The Martha Muñoz Award: BLUES FOR THE SEA by C.A. Griffith The 2007 Finalists Feature-length Screenplay Division BLACK STORK by Rafael Aguilo & Concha Ventura Crespo - TRAJE DE LUCES by Andrea Alvarez - QUE LUGAR TAN BUENA by Frank Beidler - EN EL NOMBRE DE DIOS by Lise Bennett - EMPIRE OF THE GODS by Georgia Bowen-Quinones - HALF OF AN ORANGE by Catherine Fridey - LOSS OF INNOCENCE by Eric Gaunard - THE BRUNCH GIRL by Sergio Guerra - LA BANDERA by Tina Juarez - JESUS ALVAREZ by John Kosek - CAUGHT INSIDE by Rachel Long & Brian Pittman - HONOR BOUND by Mathias Perez - GAUGIN'S GARDEN by Brandon Rosin - EL SHOW DE LA REALIDAD by Esther Ruiz - DONE MADE WRONG by Michael Scotto - MIRROR CALLED MEXICO by Mark Sewards - THE TOWER KING by Andres Torres, Fernando C. Valenzuela, Mia Saavedra & Clarissa Lewis Short Screenplay Division THE BORDER'S EDGE by Zayre Ferrer - WAR TRAINING by Jeanne McKinney Thank you to all of the outstanding screenwriters that submitted to the 2007 LSC cycle. Both the Winners and Finalists will be listed in the LSC Handbook, which will be mailed to agents, managers and production companies in early March 2008. If would like to be added to our mailing list and receive a copy of the BEST LATINO-THEMED SCREENPLAYS OF 2007 handbook, please email your address to: info@latinoscreenplaycompetition.com. Keep writing. Love Latino Life! -Latino Screenplay Competition (LSC) THE 2006 WINNERS The Best Latino-Themed Dramatic Feature: PRIESTESSES by Jorge J. Lomastro The Best Latino-Themed Comedic Feature: EL GANCHO ROJO by Joaquin Perez The Best Latino-Themed Short Screenplay: THE CROSSING by Alan R. Baxter LSC Honorable Mention: THE MEXICAN STAND OFF by Rogelio Lobato The Martha Muñoz Award: LA CHIVA by Akiva Penaloza THE 2006 FINALISTS Feature-length Screenplay Division THAT'S BISBEE by Robert S. Horvath - THE PIER'S END by Jeffrey Mark Jenkins - ANGEL SON OF LEATHERHEAD by John Kerr - THE RIGHT WRONG MOVE by John Madill - ETERNAL LIFE by Lyndon McGill - COYOTE SUNSET by Jose Morgado - COLLAR BOMBER by Alba Garay Rohlf - BETTER LATE THAN NEVER by Jorge Salgado - PHARR TEXAS by David H. Salley - I AM JOAQUIN by Richard Schimpf - MR. IN BETWEEN by Andrew B. Smith - COME TOGETHER by Charles B. Unger - ADELITAS by Sarah Vaill - THE ALIBI OF ANGEL ESPINOSA by Patrick Million & Vivianne Vives. Short Screenplay Division THE CHOSEN by Todd Ciaciuch - PRISONER OF EL JARDIN by Lupe Fernandez