Contact: Jeanne Corcoran
NFO Production Manager
Phone: (702) 486-2713

For Immediate Release
January 19, 2007

Lieutenant Governor Krolicki Announces Revenues, Launches Annual Directory and Presents Awards at Press Conference

LAS VEGAS, Nv. -- Nevada Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki, who as Chair of the Nevada Commission on Economic Development now oversees the Nevada Film Office (NFO), hosted that division's annual kickoff press conference today. The multipurpose event served to announce filming revenues for calendar year 2006, officially launch the NFO=s 2007 Nevada Production Directory, and present screenwriting awards to the winners of the 2006 NFO Screenwriters Competition.

"We welcome our new Lieutenant Governor, Brian K. Krolicki, and appreciate his participation in this annual event," says Charles Geocaris, Director of the NFO. "Each year, we have been privileged and honored to have the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada helm this press conference which encompasses many aspects about filmmaking of all kinds in Nevada. We appreciate Lt. Gov. Krolicki's enthusiasm for this industry in our state and look forward to continuing to cultivate and serve this economic diversification."

Copies of the 2007 Nevada Production Directory were on hand for distribution to attendees. Thousands of copies of this award-winning resource guide are distributed throughout the year by the Nevada Film Office to select industry professionals around the world. It contains extensive information essential to successful production throughout the State, and is considered the primary reference tool for all media projects that shoot in Nevada. An electronic version can also be found online at www.nevadafilm.com, where it receives more than 100,000 hits per month.

Additionally, the first, second and third place winning scripts and their screenwriters for the 2006 Nevada Screenplay Competition were announced by Lieutenant Governor Krolicki who presented awards and sponsor gifts to the winners. The NFO screenwriters contest is the oldest of its kind in the United States, and 2006 marked the 18th year of the competition. The top three winning scripts will be copied and conveyed by the Nevada Film Office to producers and production companies willing to read the scripts for possible future projects.

Press Release: Lt. Governor Announces…

The winning screenwriters were:
1st Place - Best Screenplay

A LESSONS FROM THE GYPSY CAMP"
(Period Drama ~ Book Adaptation)
A girl. A gypsy. A murder. A choice... The year is 1955. Eisenhower is president, the McCarthy hearings are over, and Lolly Candolin promises her father if he stops drinking she won't cut her hair. Her father, refusing to have his life dictated by a ten-year-old, retaliates by tossing Bo, Lolly's aged cat, down into a gypsy camp from the high levee surrounding the town. Going against everything she's been told, Lolly ventures into the gypsy camp looking for Bo and befriends a cast of misfits including Sam, the unofficial leader of the camp. When the town's sheriff is fatally shot, Sam is arrested for the killing. By discovering the identity of the true killer, Lolly puts into motion a terrible dilemma no youngster should ever have to face.

ELIZABETH APPELL
527 Woodland Road
Kentfield, CA 94904
(415) 461-1932
eappell@yahoo.com



2nd Place

A MINDSCAPE
(Psychological/Supernatural Thriller)
A man is born with a gift to heal people by traveling with them to their memories. When he takes on the case of a brilliant but perhaps sociopathic girl, he begins to question his sanity, finally realizing that the girl, herself, is no more than a memory. MINDSCAPE showcases strong, complex leading roles and tells a story that explores the impact of memory, the grief of loss and the hope of redemption. Imagine THE DEAD ZONE meets THE BAD SEED with a shocking reversal at the end reminiscent of THE SIXTH SENSE.

GUY HOLMES
12 Likely Place
Santa Fe, NM 87508
(505) 992-0197
gmholmes@inbox.com



3rd Place

A DEAD MAN'S HAND
(Drama)
When "The Kid" takes on Vegas, it becomes a tale of revenge set in Glitter City's netherworld of poker players, crossroaders and brutal criminals. The Kid is the World Champion of Poker. He has it all: talent, fame, fortune... But he only cares about one thing: Revenge. Whitey, the owner of the biggest casino in Vegas, killed The Kid's father. For that, The Kid is going to take Whitey down, all the way down, and then kill him. The Kid uses his extraordinary poker skills - reading people, bluffing, and going "all in" to defeat the most dangerous opponent he has ever faced.

TERRY HAYDEN
9404 Forest Edge Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89149
(702) 265-0107
MrTerryHayden@aol.com

"Access to industry professionals who have the resources to produce motion pictures is the most valuable ‘prize' of all," says NFO Deputy Director Robin Holabird, who manages the northern Nevada office of the NFO in the Reno/Tahoe area. "Getting your script into the right hands for consideration is every writer's primary objective."

The press event began at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 19th, and was held at the Aladdin Resort and Casino in Las Vegas and sponsored by its parent company, Planet Hollywood. This is the third year the event has been held at the popular luxury resort located directly on AThe Strip.@ In addition to awards presented by Lieutenant Governor Krolicki and the Nevada Film Office, other sponsors who provided gifts for the winning screenwriters included Final Draft Screenwriting Software, The Las Vegas Sign Company, Brenden Theatres, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Bureau (LVCVA).

For additional information, please contact Jeanne Corcoran at the Nevada Film Office at (702) 486-2713.