Cynthia Troyer

Screenwriter

Personal Details

Name: Cynthia Troyer

Last visit: Nov 19, 2008

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Interests

Movies, hiking, reading, traveling...

About Me

Born and raised in Amish country in the heartland of Ohio, Cynthia attended Kent State University. After receiving her BA, she moved to Los Angeles. She started out working in physical production, PAing and serving as an Assistant Property Master.

For the past 10 years she has been working for many different entertainment companies as a Script Coordinator and/or transcriber. These companies include Laura Ziskin, Red Wagon & TNT Originals, and on a vast number of features and TV projects including the upcoming Hadrian and Charlotte's Web, as well as The Matrix, Jerry Mcguire, School of Rock, Sleepy Hollow, Monster's Ball, Gia, and Six Feet Under pilot.

For the past 6 years she has been working for actor Bill Pullman, creating specialty projects to raise financing for plays and assisting him with other related projects.

Her screenplay "The Fence" co-written with Kimberly Brinson was a semi-finalist for the Emerging Narrative award at IFP Market 2005, and was a finalist for the Gordon Parks award at IFP Market 2005. It is currently being considered for the AFI Director's Program 2008.

"Honeymoon," a broad comedy feature script, has won a "Consider" from Creative Screenwriting Magazine, and placed as a quarterfinalist at the Screenwriting Expo 5 contest, and made it to the semifinal round at the Buffalo/Niagara Film Festival.

"Between," her newly completed horror script, placed in the semifinals at the ScriptShark Insider 2007 contest, as well as a quarterfinalist at Writers on the Storm 3 in September 2008.

Cynthia currently resides in Hollywood, California.