Monster Girl
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Jenny PopovichWriter
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Project Type:Screenplay
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Number of Pages:85
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Country of Origin:United States
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:Yes
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Student Project:No
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WPRN Women’s International Film FestivalRehoboth Beach, DE
July 20, 2020
Winner, Best Screenplay -
Summer in the South Film FestivalAtlanta, GA
July 13, 2020
Winner-Best Feature Screenplay, Drama -
Lady Filmmakers Film FestivalHollywood, CA
July 21, 2020
Winner, Feature Screenplay
Jenny is an Assistant Professor of Film Production at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Jenny’s scripts and films tell relevant twenty-first century stories with memorable and engaging characters. Jenny is a strong advocate for female representation both in front of and behind the camera. Her female-centered films and screenplays offer believable characters and unique plots. Her films have screened and won in over 38 festivals, including festivals in Mexico, Peru, Austria, Canada, and Switzerland. In the United States, Jenny’s films have been showcased at the Central Florida Film Festival, Best Horror Shorts Film Festival, WPRN Women’s International Film Festival, and The Cutting Room International Film Festival.
Jenny’s Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi, and Horror scripts have been honored at several prestigious film festivals. These include the WPRN Women’s International Film Festival, Summer in the South Film Festival, and FilmQuest. Jenny’s work received recognition at The New York Science Fiction Film Festival. It was also acknowledged by the ScreenCraft Film Fund and Coverfly’s Red List. Additionally, she received honors from The Richmond International Film Festival. Her feature screenplay, Monster Girl, a coming-of-age comedy-drama, was workshopped and received a table reading with SAG-AFTRA performers at The Lady Filmmakers Film Festival in Beverly Hills, CA. Jenny was interviewed by Sinister Magazine for an article on her horror short, Hair Wraith.
As a six-year-old living in a rural town in Michigan, I got into a fight with a friend of mine over what film to watch on "Movie Night." She wanted to watch Hocus Pocus. I wanted to watch Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). We watched Hocus Pocus. Afterwards, I went home and watched Nightmare, until my mother "caught" me and threw the video tape into the trash.
That's when I decided I must make movies.