Matthew Dressel is fucking awesome!

Posted by: Don, April 2nd, 2017, 7:36pm

IFP Minnesota and Knight Foundation announce winner of $10,000 Screenwriting Residency

March 21, 2017, St. Paul — Independent Filmmaker Project Minnesota, a St. Paul-based media arts center, has announced the winner of the IFP Minnesota Screenwriting Residency, an annual competition for Minnesota screenwriters. Matthew Dressel, of Duluth, MN, has won the $10,000 residency...

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He won with his screenplay The Other Man which was a featured script a few years ago (totally unrelated to his success).

- Don

Posted by: Mr. Blonde, April 2nd, 2017, 7:42pm; Reply: 1

That's very awesome. Big congratulations, Matthew. =)

Posted by: AnthonyCawood, April 2nd, 2017, 7:58pm; Reply: 2

Great news!

Posted by: eldave1, April 2nd, 2017, 8:25pm; Reply: 3

very cool

Posted by: Grandma Bear, April 2nd, 2017, 8:27pm; Reply: 4

Awesome! I'll have a beer to this. (reaching over to the cooler next to the bed...) 8)

Posted by: Pale Yellow, April 2nd, 2017, 8:29pm; Reply: 5

Super duper congrats Matthew!!! I'll toast to you tonight!!

Posted by: Zack, April 2nd, 2017, 8:40pm; Reply: 6

Congrats dude! That's awesome! :)

~Zack~

Posted by: khamanna, April 3rd, 2017, 2:44am; Reply: 7

Nice going, congrats!

Posted by: LC, April 3rd, 2017, 6:17am; Reply: 8

Good on ya, mate! Always enjoyed reading your scripts.

Posted by: Dressel, April 3rd, 2017, 7:23am; Reply: 9

Thanks everyone and thanks Don!

For the record, Simply Scripts was instrumental in this script's success. Every - single - bite I've received has been a result of being on this site. And all the rewrites and drafts came from both critiques I received on this board and connections I made as a result of it. I've loved this site ever since I joined over a decade ago, and can't recommend it enough to any screenwriter I know.

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