
jad jacob

THE GREAT CAROLINA HOTEL (FEATURE SCREENPLAY)
A missing person case leads Port Schanley and his assistant, Frank Dodge, to investigate a remote hotel.



"Brimming with the type of creative confidence and stylistic personality that immediately distinguishes great scripts from good ones."
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"A brilliant script, well-executed and with an original premise."
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"Quite simply an exemplary work of dramatic screenwriting."
-The Black List
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FINALIST, Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship in Screenwriting
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SEMI-FINALIST, Goldman Award, SWN Screenplay Competition
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8/10 EVALUATION, TWO 7/10s, The Black List​
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BENSON'S PLAYGROUND (SHORT)
A children's television show host returns home to visit his dying father.
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FINALIST, BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, Lonely Wolf International Film Festival
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FINALIST, BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR (MALE), IndieX Film Fest
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FINALIST, BEST STUDENT SHORT, New York World Film Festival​
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FINALIST, The Cutting Room Int'l Short Film Festival
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FINALIST, JellyFEST Film Festival
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AWARD OF RECOGNITION: LEAD ACTOR, IndieFEST Film Awards
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​SEMI-FINALIST, New York No Limits Film Series
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SEMI-FINALIST, Student LA Film Awards
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OFFICIAL SELECTION, Golden State Film Festival
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OFFICIAL SELECTION, Int'l New York Film Festival
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OFFICIAL SELECTION, New York Lift-Off Film Festiva
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OFFICIAL SELECTION, Tisch Fringe Festival
RECOGNITIONS:
BEANS AND RICE (SHORT)
A doctor arrives home, expecting a visit from her son.

AN IMPERFECT CURE (SHORT)
TRANSFORMED INTO AWARD-WINNING STAGEPLAY, Beans And Rice
TUESDAY NIGHTS (SHORT)
CHASING LADY (SHORT)
OFFICIAL SELECTION, Sight & Sound Showcase Fall 2018
WAITING FOR JERRY (SHORT)
A birthday party gone wrong.


RECOGNITIONS:
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BEST COMEDY SHORT, Avalonia Festival II
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OFFICIAL SELECTION, Motion Pictures Int'l Film Festival
A documentary highlighting the struggles of Syrian refugees living in Stuttgart, Germany.
I AM SYRIA (DOCUMENTARY)
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RECOGNITIONS:
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE, Docs Without Borders Film Festival
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GOLD AWARD, International Independent Film Awards
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BRONZE AWARD, Spotlight Documentary Film Awards
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NOMINATION, RALPH F. BOYD AWARD, Schenectady Human Rights Commission
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DR. JOHN YOUNGBLOOD MEMORIAL BOOK AWARD IN THE FINE ARTS



PREMIERE: JUNE 10, 2017
GE Theatre @Proctors, Schenectady NY
SHOWINGS & TALKS:
Harvard University
Capital Region Institute of Human Rights: Teen Summer Symposium
The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences: ACPHS Forum
Collar Works Gallery, Troy NY
IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE (SHORT)
It's not what it looks like.
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BEST FICTION/STORY, Rod Serling Film Festival
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OUTSTANDING DIRECTING, Media Arts Festival 2017
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OUTSTANDING COMEDY, Media Arts Festival 2017
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OUTSTANDING DIRECTING, NHS Short Cuts
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OUTSTANDING COMEDY, NHS Short Cuts​




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OUTSTANDING ACTRESS - HANNAH DAVIS, NHS Short Cuts
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SILVER AWARD, International Independent Film Awards
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OFFICIAL SELECTION, Orlando Film Festival
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OFFICIAL SELECTION, Ballston Spa Film Festival
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OFFICIAL SELECTION, The Set NYC Short Film Screenings
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