Cheers to 2021! A new year means new opportunities :)
We are so excited to see where this new year takes the ISA Community and what amazing things together we will accomplish. Even though 2020 was a challenging year (that's an understatement), we were so impressed by what our community was able to achieve amidst the craziness and uncertainty.
If you felt at all depressed, unmotivated, or like you lost your creative spark, please know it's okay. You are not alone! The ISA is here to support you and help kick things back into gear. Let's use 2021 to rediscover that creativity, your passion for storytelling and to connect to others in the industry, even if on our Zoom events, because every little bit helps. :) And please join us in celebrating these success stories below. Hopefully they'll get you inspired, motivated, and on the right path in the new year!
A Little Inspiration to Get You Started in 2021
ISA Fast Track Fellowship
Fellow Success: Fast Track Fellow Kevin Bachar sold his screenplay The Inhabitant, and it was produced this year. It stars Dermot Mulroney, Leslie Bibb and Odessa A'zion.
Shoot Your Short
Winner Success: SYS winner, Amanda Bermudez, has just signed with new representation, to whom she was recently introduced by the ISA.
Table Read My Screenplay
Winner Success: Table Read Winner Marshall Gillson's Table Read for their Pilot, Offbeat (But On Point), was directed by Randall Winston (Mixed-ish, Scrubs). Winner Elaine Loh was staffed on the Gossip Girl reboot for HBO Max, and is currently staffed on Dynasty.
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices
Winner Success: CS winners Desa Larkin-Boutte, D.J. McPherson and Jack Christian have had their scripts optioned.
Remember, you're only in the first chapter of your book. Now is the time to write the rest of your story.
