1999 SCREENWRITING COMPETITION WINNER The OUTFEST Screenwriting Competition was inaugurated in 1997 to recognize and promote top quality screenplays that significantly feature lesbian, gay , bisexual and transgender characters and themes. It is the competition's goal to showcase outstanding queer-themed screenplays and their writers to the entertainment industry. In 1999 we received ninety-five scripts, which were read by a panel of forty-seven judges in tow rounds. The winner received a cash award of $1,000, and met with industry leaders to discuss strategies for pursuing sale and production opportunities.
Screenwriting Competition Winner Winner:  1. MAMU By David Basilio Finalist:  2. THE TRUTH ABOUT LYING by Jeff Davis  3. DOG DAYS by David Pevsner (tie)  3. ALL OVER THE GUY by Dan Bucatinsky (tie)  4. ROZZIE & HARRIET by Zsa Zsa Gershick & Marion Levine  5. PANDORA'S BOX by Liz Lackman  6. LEARNING BY INCHES by Daryl Busby  7. HEAVEN AND HOME by Matthew Everett  8. SUGAR PILL by Alan-Dean deLory  9. TEA & WHISKEY by T. Jolene Rice 10. THINNING HAIR by David Koch 11. BODY FLUID MONOGAMOUS by Howard Skora 12. WORK YOUR WAY OUT by Samantha Lavin
OUTFEST 98: OUTIE WINNERS
Audience Award: OUTstanding Narrative Feature CHUTNEY POPCORN - Dir: Nisha Ginatra, 1999, USA, 35mm, 90 min.	Audience Award: OUTstanding Documentary Feature AFTER STONEWALL - Dir: John Scagliotti, 1999, USA, 16mm, 88 min.
Audience Award: OUTstanding Narrative Short Film BABY STEPS - Dir: Geoffrey Nauffts, 1999, USA, 35mm, 25 min.	Audience Award: OUTstanding Documentary Short Film TOMBOY - Dir: Donna Carter, 1999, USA, 16mm, 6 min.
Audience Award: OUTstanding Narrative Video RICK AND STEVE: THE HAPPIEST GAY COUPLE IN ALL THE WORLD - Dir: Q. Allan - Brocka, 1999, USA, video, 1 min.	Audience Award: OUTstanding Documentary Video LIVING WITH PRIDE: RUTH ELLIS @ 100 - Yvonne Welbon, 1999, USA, video, 57 min.
Special Programming Award: OUTstanding Emerging Talent Benjamin and Dominik Reding for OI! WARNING Jim Fall for TRICK	Special Programming Award: OUTstanding Artistic Achievement Scott King for TREASURE ISLAND
Grand Jury Award: OUTstanding American Narrative Feature BLIND FAITH - Dir: Ernest Dickerson, 1998, USA, 35mm, 118 min.	Grand Jury Award: OUTstanding Foreign Narrative Feature HEAD ON - Dir: Anna Kokkinos, 1998, Australia, 35mm, 100 min.
Grand Jury Award: OUTstanding Screenwriting HIT AND RUNWAY - Dir: Christopher Livingston, 1999, USA, 35mm, 109 min.	Grand Jury Award: OUTstanding Documentary Feature THE MOST UNKNOWABLE THING - Dir: Mary Patierno, 1999, USA, video, 56 min.
Grand Jury Award: OUTstanding Actor in a Feature Film Charles S. Dutton in BLIND FAITH	Grand Jury Award: OUTstanding Actress in a Feature Film Mariel Hemingway in THE SEX MONSTER