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Kai Films Hires Dev Slate Writer to Pen Thriller img

Derek Johnson of Kai Films has hired KIM HORNSBY, to write the psychological thriller Indie film, INTERIOR DESIGN, slated for production in 2025 at Harbor Island Studios in Seattle.The project is currently on Kai Film's slate being pitched at Cannes Film Festival.
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Winner - Scriptwriters & Co img

Michael Clifton's psychological, body horror script KISSYFOOT placed as a Winner in the Scriptwriters & Co International Festival 2025. The short film is currently in post-production with director Renetta Amador and actresses Dale Dickey and Emily Rios.
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Zack Van Eyck wins coveted Robert Rodriguez Indie Auteur of the Year Award img

Zack Van Eyck was named the Robert Rodriguez Indie Auteur of the Year at the 2025 Bare Bones International Film Festival in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The award is given each year in honor of the original "rebel without a crew," Robert Rodriguez, who was the inspiration for the creation of the Bare Bones Festival in 1999. Van Eyck wrote, directed and produced the low-budget feature THE HITCHHIKER EFFECT which also won Best Dramedy at the festival.

Selected by ISA as a TOP READS for SPRING 2025 img

Kevin Howard's science fiction/thriller, THE CELESTIAL HIGHWAY, set on the icy moon Europa, has been selected by ISA as a Top Reads for Spring 2025!
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MIGRANTS receives BEST SCRIPT at WorldFest. May 2025 img

MIGRANTS clinched it's 6th accolade: the Best Script award at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. This story has resonated with judges across other prestigious film festivals as well, such as the Hispanic International Film Festival in 2024 (Gold Award) and Table Read My Screenplay in 2024 (Top 10), among others. This narrative delves into universal emotions and challenges, striking a chord with many.
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Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab Selects Writing Track Fellows img

Jerry Hsu has been selected to be part of Lena Waithe's Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab 2025 Writing Track, which provides opportunities for underrepresented storytellers to connect, grow, and accelerate their career in television.
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Read Request by ABC img

A development executive at ABC has requested to read Dani's Austin Film Festival winning half-hour workplace comedy, THE G.Y.M. Dani met the executive through RespectAbility's (now Disability Belongs) 2024 Entertainment Lab. Dani is an ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch in 2025.
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Short story - In Consideration img

Thrilled to share that THE BOY AND THE FLOWER is in consideration after submitting it to an ISA Writing Gig looking for Short Literary Stories.

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ADVENTURES IN SERIAL KILLING a CREATIVE WORLD AWARDS Preliminary Finalist! img

Jack Warner's ADVENTURES IN SERIAL KILLING is a PRELIMINARY FINALIST in the CREATIVE WORLD AWARDS SCREENPLAY Competition!Austin Film Festival raved about ADVENTURES: "The twists, turns, and reveals are masterfully plotted, leaving readers invested in where the story goes next."Jack is currently seeking management, and his works have received over 250 awards since October 2021.
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GUARDRAILS Wins HollywoodGenre.com Sci-Fi Screenwriting Competition img

Eric Lotter’s GUARDRAILS has won the HollywoodGenre.com Sci-Fi Screenwriting Competition. A cerebral thriller about a hidden AI and a buried superintelligence, the script was praised for its emotional depth, timely themes, and cinematic tension. Compared to Ex Machina and The Invisible Man, Guardrails marks Lotter as a rising voice in elevated sci-fi. Industry interest is already building around the project.
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Audience Choice Winner img

Toni Berrie was a finalist in the KC Women in Film and Media short script competition, with her short film B.R.A.D. It was read aloud by actors and voted to receive the Audience Choice Award. B.R.A.D is a sci-fi, dark comedy about a school counselor trying to protect the students as an AI device is implemented to deal with high risk behaviors in order to prevent school shootings.
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ISA Development Slate writer Peter Jang's short MASK is a past winner of the Grand Prize Best Narrative Short at the Marina Del Rey Film Festival.
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