Melissa Duge Spiers

Semi-Finalist, Winter 2021
Brave Woman

Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
Santa Barbara, CA

2022

Semi-Finalist
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Fade In Awards Drama Competition
Beverly Hills, CA

2022

Drama Feature Semi-Finalist
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Nashville Film Festival
Nashville, TN

2022

Top 10 Finalist
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Cinequest Film Festival Screenwriting Contest
San Jose, CA

2021

Quarter Finalist
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Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition
Santa Monica, CA

2020

2nd Round
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Sundance Episodic Lab 2020
Park City, UT

2020

Winner
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The Los Angeles Lab at the Athena Film Festival
Los Angeles, CA

2019

First Runner Up - Diversity
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Cynosure 2019 Screenwriting Awards
Los Angeles, CA

2019

Second Rounder
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Austin Film Festival Script Competition
Austin, Texas

2018

Top 10 - Drama Category
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Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest
Los Angeles, CA

2018

College

Barnard College, Columbia University

English Literature

1989 – 1992

High School

Andrews Academy

1983 – 1987