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Previous Pitch winners
The Pitch 2024
Six projects were pitched to the 2024 panel of judges. Participating screenwriters included Sean William Chandler, Jorge Flores, David William Leeper, Irlanda Martinez, Enrique Quintanilla, Nikole Salinas, and Lynn Vincentnathan.
Polite Desertion
The winner of the 2024 THE PITCH is Nikole Salinas for her screenplay Polite Desertion
The Pitch 2023
Four projects were pitched to the 2023 panel of judges. Participating screenwriters included Hayley Muñoz, Nancy K Parten, Lynn Vincentnathan, Mario Alberto Zamarripa and Jose Guadalupe Zamarripa.
Poder-Rosas
The winner of the 2023 THE PITCH is Hayley Muñoz for her screenplay Poder-Rosas
The Pitch 2021
Three projects were selected to pitch their original screenplay to the 2021 panel of judges. Participating screenwriters included Costantino Ciminiello and Mitchell V Slan, Mac McStravick, and Desireé Nash.
La Burra: The Legend of the Donkey Lady
The winners of the 2021 THE PITCH are Mitchell V. Slan and Costantino Ciminiello for their screenplay La Burra: The Legend of the Donkey Lady
The Pitch 2018
Three projects were selected to pitch their original screenplay to the 2018 panel of judges. Participating screenwriters included Abel Gonzalez Del Toro, Nick Perkins and Juan Enrique Quintanilla.
Tri Again
The winner of the 2018 THE PITCH is Nick Perkins for his screenplay Try Again
The Pitch 2020
Three projects were selected to pitch their original screenplay to the 2020 panel of judges. Participating screenwriters included Hyten Davidson, Scott Simpson and Jonathan Turner Smith.
Stranger to Blue Mountain
The winner of the 2020 THE PITCH is Hyten Davidson for her screenplay Stranger to Blue Mountain
The Pitch 2019
Four projects were selected to pitch their original screenplay to the 2019 panel of judges. Participating screenwriters included Michael Abel, Anita Azenet, Jose Fikes, Joshua David, Adam Lapallo, Karl Lentini, and Charles Gorgano.
Tulsa ‘21
The winners of the 2019 THE PITCH are Anita Azenet and Jose Fikes for their screenplay Tulsa ‘21
The Pitch 2017
Three projects were selected to pitch their original screenplay to the 2017 panel of judges.
Creeper
The winner of the 2017 THE PITCH is Abel Gonzalez for his screenplay Creeper