Michael Lucid's comedy-thriller half-hour pilot LA CULT won "Best Comedy Pilot" in the Oct. 2020 Hollywood Just4Shorts competition. The pilot is his darkly loving take on his experiences with the improv comedy theater-school world in LA - it's "Barry" meets "Search Party." The pilot has also been placing highly in a number of other competitions, including: Semifinalist in the 2020 Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards, Semifinalist in the 2020 Pitch Now Screenplay Competition, Quarterfinalist in the 2021 Fresh Voices Competition, and Quarterfinalist in the 2020 WeScreenplay TV Contest.

Michale Lucid's feature courtroom dramedy LADY REPORTER which he co-wrote with Michael Lannan, creator of HBO's "Looking," has been named a Semifinalist in the Spring 2021 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Competition. LADY REPORTER is based on his real experience as a juror on an intense police brutality trial in LA. Michael and his co-writer are currently working with acclaimed TV actor Michael Urie (ABC's "Ugly Betty" and CBS' "Partners") to tailor the lead role for him to play. The script has also placed highly in a number of other competitions, including: Semifinalist in the 2020 ScreenCraft Drama Competition, Quarterfinalist in the 2020 StoryPros Screenplay Competition, and Second Rounder in the 2020 Launch Pad Feature Comp.