Los Angeles CineFest

RICHTER'S WAR by Daniel P. Douglas has won best short screenplay at the February 2016 Los Angeles CineFest. The sci-fi World War II hardboiled detective story has previously won or placed in multiple contests during 2015 and 2016.

"Things To Do Before Leaving", a feature length comedy by James Byrne placed as a Finalist (top 20) in the 2016 Los Angeles Cinefest.

Jonathan LaPoma's latest feature-length script, HARM FOR THE HOLIDAYS, is a semifinalist in the Los Angeles CineFest. HARM FOR THE HOLIDAYS is a black comedy that follows an unrepentant asshole with a heart of gold who moves back in with his...

Domo arigato to LA Cinefest and Palm Street Films for announcing Travis Opgenorth's short Samurai actioner, Before Dishonor, as a FINALIST in both of their contests. 

In January 2016, Adam Luff collaborated with actor and long time friend, Tom Brumpton on a micro short 'Nurture of the Beast' a sci-fi horror about a scientist that has devoted his life to work at the cost of his family life.   Adam...

Back in the spring of 2012, Adam Luff was living in San Francisco and wrote, directed and played the lead in his silent movie homage 'Hat Trick' a short about an unconfident man using magic to solve all his problems but magic cannot solve...

Jonathan LaPoma's short drama 'A Sacrifice To The God Of The Blues' has won its second award today, advancing to the semifinals of the 2016 Los Angeles CineFest. A Sacrifice To The God Of The Blues' is based on LaPoma's short...

Ruben Bush's 'BLACKOUT.COM' was an Official Selection at the Los Angeles Cinefest February 2017. The Official Selection means that this screenplay is a Semi-finalist in the screenplay competition, which marks the third accolade for...

Scott Dissinger's short script In the Open Sea won 1st Place for the LACF Award for Best Short Screenplay for the month of May 2016 at the Los Angeles CineFest.

Dene Stark's short script 'Unclaimed' was a SEMI FINALIST in the Los Angeles Cinefest competition 2017

Jonathan LaPoma's scripts 'Diplomatic Ammunity', 'Sofi's Journey' and 'La Tierra Que Yo Amo' ('Land That I Love') co-written by Natalia Porras Sivolobova, placed in six different film festivals today: Los Angeles CineFest ('Diplomatic Ammunity'),...

Thompson's script 'Medea, South Carolina' is a semi-finalist in the Los Angeles Cinefest Screenplay Competition. The script may still move up to the next tier, with final annoncements to follow.

WIFT Atlantic holds a conference every year in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Women Making Waves. The CBC pitch competition is a highlight of this event every year. Brenda was one of five women from Atlantic Canada chosen to pitch her short screenplay,...

FLAT-RATE FRANK, Jeffrey Howe's historical coming of age drama, advanced to the quarterfinals of the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. It also entered the semifinal round at the Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices competition.