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FINALIST in the Annual Copenhagen Film Festival 2020

By: Laurel King
On January 21, 2020 the Annual Copenhagen Film Festival chose SECRET LIBRARY as a FINALIST for Best Screenplay. With the festival commencing on March 13, we're on the edge of our seats to find out who will be chosen as the official winner!

THE BLACK CASTLE Historical Vampire Series Optioned by Citizen Skull

By: judi jordan
Citizen Skull Productions optioned Judi Jordan's Historical Vampire Pilot and Series based on 'The Black Castle' Book one of five works by author/ DC anthologist, Les Daniels. Set in 15th century Spain, at the dawn of the Inquisition, the show follows a chivalrous Knight/Noble whose wife, a gifted Jewish Kabbalah alchemist accidentally renders him vampire while saving his life. Judi discovered Les' cult books and optioned all 5 for a TV series, wrote the pilot and Fresco Film, the Malaga Spain based production company for Game of Thrones, is on board to make the English-language series unforgettable. Lead talent from hit shows, including Versailles, El Ministerio del Tiempo, The Orphanage, Casa de Papel, Warrior Nun, among other shows, have signed on.

JUDI JORDAN Hired to Pen "REACH" a Hard-Hitting Football Screenplay

By: judi jordan
Writer Judi Jordan, well-known for her Diversity Drama/Character-Driven writing skill was hired by Producer/Actor Jacob Young to pen an emotional drama set in Texas that lays bare the "hot spots" in college football. 
Tags: SAG-AFTRA

THE LEASE OF NATURE - American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition

By: Anderson Boyd
Boyd's crime saga THE LEASE OF NATURE places as a Semi Finalist and within the Top 30 of the Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition, now in its seventeenth year.
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THE LEASE OF NATURE - Inaugural Sidewalk Feature Narrative/Stowe Story Lab
By: Anderson Boyd
Boyd's crime saga THE LEASE OF NATURE was selected for the inaugural Sidewalk Feature Narrative/Stowe Story Lab in Birmingham, AL, August of 2019.
Tags: The Lease of Nature, Stowe Story Labs(Official Selection)

THE LEASE OF NATURE - Grand Prizes, Finalist, Semi Finalist!
By: Anderson Boyd
Boyd's crime saga THE LEASE OF NATURE won Grand Jury Prizes at Richmond International Film Festival and River Bend Film Festival, and won 2nd Place at the Byron Bay International Film Festival. The script placed as a Finalist with Flickers Rhode Island Film Festival and as a Top 10 Finalist with Visionfest. As a Semi Finalist, THE LEASE OF NATURE placed with Final Draft Big Break, ScreenCraft Drama Contest, ScreenCraft Film Fund (Spring 2019) and the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards.
Tags: The Lease of Nature, Byron Bay International Film Festival Screenplay Comp(2nd Place), Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest(2nd Place), Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival(2nd Place), Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards(2nd Place), Richmond International Film Festival(2nd Place), River Bend Film Festival(2nd Place), Screencraft Drama Screenplay Contest(2nd Place), Visionfest Screenwriting Competition(2nd Place)

MESCALERO - Cinequest, ScreenCraft and LA International Screenplay Contest!
By: Anderson Boyd
Boyd's Western Adventure MESCALERO awaits further consideration as a Top 50 selection with the Cinequest Screenplay Competition and Finalist within the ScreenCraft Action & Adventure Contest. MESCALERO also finished as a Top 20 Finalist within the latest season of the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards.
Tags: Mescalero, Cinequest Screenwriting Competition(Top 50), Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards(Top 50), Screencraft Action & Thriller Screenplay Contest(Top 50)

THE LEASE OF NATURE wins Grand Prize from StoryPros!
By: Anderson Boyd
Boyd's crime saga THE LEASE OF NATURE took the top prize at the 2019 StoryPros International Screenplay Contest.
Tags: The Lease of Nature, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest(Grand Prize)

Christopher Haviland's Horror script PHANTASMAGORIUM now under option

By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror, PHANTASMAGORIUM, has been optioned.
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Comedy script PARENTAL CONTROL made Finalist in Other Worlds Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's sci-fi comedy PARENTAL CONTROL was a 2019 Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Parental Control,

SF script CODE & CREATION made Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Code & Creation,

Science Fiction script CODE & CREATION made Semi-Finalist in Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Semi-Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Code & Creation,

True Crime Drama 'EMBRACING THE SUNRISE' now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's mystery thriller, 'Embracing the Sunrise' (formerly entitled 'Harmless',) based on the true story of a little girl who was brutally murdered in 1969, has been optioned by producer-director Peter Engert in Florida.
Tags: Embracing the Sunrise (former: Harmless),

Comedy script PARENTAL CONTROL made Finalist in Other Worlds Austin

By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's sci-fi comedy PARENTAL CONTROL was a 2019 Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
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Christopher Haviland's Horror script PHANTASMAGORIUM now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror, PHANTASMAGORIUM, has been optioned.
Tags: Phantasmagorium,

SF script CODE & CREATION made Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Code & Creation,

Science Fiction script CODE & CREATION made Semi-Finalist in Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Semi-Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Code & Creation,

True Crime Drama 'EMBRACING THE SUNRISE' now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's mystery thriller, 'Embracing the Sunrise' (formerly entitled 'Harmless',) based on the true story of a little girl who was brutally murdered in 1969, has been optioned by producer-director Peter Engert in Florida.
Tags: Embracing the Sunrise (former: Harmless),

SF script CODE & CREATION made Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters

By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition.
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Christopher Haviland's Horror script PHANTASMAGORIUM now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror, PHANTASMAGORIUM, has been optioned.
Tags: Phantasmagorium,

Comedy script PARENTAL CONTROL made Finalist in Other Worlds Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's sci-fi comedy PARENTAL CONTROL was a 2019 Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Parental Control,

Science Fiction script CODE & CREATION made Semi-Finalist in Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Semi-Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Code & Creation,

True Crime Drama 'EMBRACING THE SUNRISE' now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's mystery thriller, 'Embracing the Sunrise' (formerly entitled 'Harmless',) based on the true story of a little girl who was brutally murdered in 1969, has been optioned by producer-director Peter Engert in Florida.
Tags: Embracing the Sunrise (former: Harmless),

Science Fiction script CODE & CREATION made Semi-Finalist in Austin

By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Semi-Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
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Christopher Haviland's Horror script PHANTASMAGORIUM now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror, PHANTASMAGORIUM, has been optioned.
Tags: Phantasmagorium,

Comedy script PARENTAL CONTROL made Finalist in Other Worlds Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's sci-fi comedy PARENTAL CONTROL was a 2019 Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Parental Control,

SF script CODE & CREATION made Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Code & Creation,

True Crime Drama 'EMBRACING THE SUNRISE' now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's mystery thriller, 'Embracing the Sunrise' (formerly entitled 'Harmless',) based on the true story of a little girl who was brutally murdered in 1969, has been optioned by producer-director Peter Engert in Florida.
Tags: Embracing the Sunrise (former: Harmless),

Jeffrey Howe's drama FLAT RATE FRANK in feature top 10 at Cinequest

By: Jeffrey Howe
Jeffrey Howe's historical coming-of-age script, FLAT RATE FRANK was announced as one of the top ten finalists in the feature screenplay competition at this year's Cinequest screenwriting competition. He will be attending the event in San Jose, CA in March.
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Jeffrey Howe's PERSONA one of 13Horror.com's top 13
By: Jeffrey Howe
PERSONA Jeffrey Howe's sci-fi thriller, was named an "additional winner" from among the feature screenplay finalists in 13Horror.com's Film and Screenplay Contest. This marks the third year in a row one of his scripts has received winner's laurels from the contest.
Tags: Persona, 13horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest(Finalist)

Jeffrey Howe's short film PAST PARTUM recognized in Toronto, Tokyo
By: Jeffrey Howe
PAST PARTUM, a dark thriller written by Jeffrey Howe, won "Best Horror Short" at the Toronto Independent Film Festival when it played there in September. It's currently nominated for "Best Drama Short" at the Genre Celebration Fesitval, coming up in December in Tokyo, Japan.
Tags: Past Partum,

Jeffrey Howe's THE COLDEST HORIZON takes top honors in two contests
By: Jeffrey Howe
Both the 2019 Huntington Beach Film Festival (aka SoCal Film Festival) and the 2019 Imaginarium Convention Screenplay Contest gave their Best Feature Screenplay awards to THE COLDEST HORIZON, Jeffrey Howe's South Pole ghost story script.
Tags: The Coldest Horizon, SoCal Film Festival(1st Place), Imaginarium Convention Screenplay Awards(1st Place)

Jeffrey Howe's FLAT-RATE FRANK script receives kudos at Script Summit
By: Jeffrey Howe
Jeffrey Howe's period coming-of-age drama, FLAT-RATE FRANK, was named "Best Concept" at this year's Script Summit in Las Vegas. The script is also a finalist at the Huntington Beach Film Festival (formally SoCal FF).
Tags: Flat-rate Frank, Script Summit(Finalist), SoCal Film Festival(Finalist)

Papa Octopus Catches Day of Reckoning

By: Travis Opgenorth
Papa Octopus Productions (Badland, Any Bullet Will Do) has optioned Travis J. Opgenorth's micro-budget, modern-day western DAY OR RECKONING with plans to fast track it into production this summer. This marks the second option and fifth overall script under contract for Travis, a Nicholl Fellowship semi-finalist, PAGE Awards finalist, CineStory Fellowship grand prize winner and ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch
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Eclectic Pictures Re-ups Shopping Agreement
By: Travis Opgenorth
As their original agreement was coming close to an end, and with a second company showing interest in Distortion, Eclectic Pictures (Angel Has Fallen) re-upped their shopping agreement with Travis Opgenorth for another full term. Eclectic Pictures has a number of financiers and co-producers equally interested in the project, and an A-list talent is circling the script with the intention of making it her directorial debut.
Tags: Distortion, Eclectic Pictures

Travis J Opgenorth Signs On For Feature Assignment

By: Travis Opgenorth
ISA Top 25 Writer to watch, CineStory Fellowship winner and PAGE finalist, Travis J Opgenorth has signed on to write and develop a feature project based on true events, and this deal marks his second feature writing assignment and fifth project currently in development. Presently, Travis has projects under contract with Sixth Sense Productions (Hotel Rwanda), Votiv Films (Super Troopers 2), and Eclectic Pictures (Angel Has Fallen).
Tags: Gridiron, Eclectic Pictures, Votiv

The Overnight Success...
By: Travis Opgenorth
9 years ago Travis wrote a spec called Day of Reckoning. It won some small contests and eventually a director picked it up to shop around. Nothing happened. Travis kept writing, and he'd check in with the director occasionally to see if he wanted to read new material. He politely declined every time. Late last year Travis reached out again. Again, the director declined but asked about DoR. Days earlier, a project had fallen out of pre-production at a company he knows. They read DoR and are now considering it for production in 2020. Nine years that script sat in a folder on Travis' desktop. Nine years he continued writing. DoR is now one of 4 features he currently has in development with four different companies. That's why you don't quit.

DISTORTION To Be Read Live
By: Travis Opgenorth
Travis J Opgenorth's latest award-winning script DISTORTION will be featured at the inaugural Coverfly Live Table Read event this June. After taking 2nd Place in the 2018 ScreenCraft: Action/Thriller Contest, Travis had the honor of workshopping the script with legendary writer-director Steven de Souza. Pitched as Salt meets Road to Perdition, the story centers on an aging CIA operative recently diagnosed with dementia. When her estranged husband and daughter are targeted for assassination, she must go on the run to protect them from her most dangerous enemy... her former CIA boss.
Tags: Distortion, ScreenCraft

Christopher Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS now under option.

By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS has been optioned.
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Christopher Haviland's Horror script PHANTASMAGORIUM now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror, PHANTASMAGORIUM, has been optioned.
Tags: Phantasmagorium,

Comedy script PARENTAL CONTROL made Finalist in Other Worlds Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's sci-fi comedy PARENTAL CONTROL was a 2019 Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Parental Control,

SF script CODE & CREATION made Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Code & Creation,

Science Fiction script CODE & CREATION made Semi-Finalist in Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Semi-Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Code & Creation,

True Crime Drama 'EMBRACING THE SUNRISE' now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's mystery thriller, 'Embracing the Sunrise' (formerly entitled 'Harmless',) based on the true story of a little girl who was brutally murdered in 1969, has been optioned by producer-director Peter Engert in Florida.
Tags: Embracing the Sunrise (former: Harmless),

Fantasy script FAITH & FAIRIES a Finalist in the People's Picture Show

By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (aka THE TREE) was a 2001 Finalist in the People's Picture Show script contest. FAITH & FAIRIES was also a 1998 semi-finalist in the Chesterfield Writer's Film Project contest, sponsored by Universal Pictures and Amblin' Entertainment. It made the semi-finals again in 2001.
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Christopher Haviland's Horror script PHANTASMAGORIUM now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror, PHANTASMAGORIUM, has been optioned.
Tags: Phantasmagorium,

Comedy script PARENTAL CONTROL made Finalist in Other Worlds Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's sci-fi comedy PARENTAL CONTROL was a 2019 Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Parental Control,

SF script CODE & CREATION made Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Code & Creation,

Science Fiction script CODE & CREATION made Semi-Finalist in Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Semi-Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Code & Creation,

True Crime Drama 'EMBRACING THE SUNRISE' now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's mystery thriller, 'Embracing the Sunrise' (formerly entitled 'Harmless',) based on the true story of a little girl who was brutally murdered in 1969, has been optioned by producer-director Peter Engert in Florida.
Tags: Embracing the Sunrise (former: Harmless),

Fantasy script FAITH & FAIRIES a Quarter-finalist in CSM's Expo

By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's FAITH & FAIRIES (aka THE TREE) was a 2002 quarter-finalist in the Screenwriting Expo script contest sponsored by Creative Screenwriting Magazine.
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Christopher Haviland's Horror script PHANTASMAGORIUM now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror, PHANTASMAGORIUM, has been optioned.
Tags: Phantasmagorium,

Comedy script PARENTAL CONTROL made Finalist in Other Worlds Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's sci-fi comedy PARENTAL CONTROL was a 2019 Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Parental Control,

SF script CODE & CREATION made Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Code & Creation,

Science Fiction script CODE & CREATION made Semi-Finalist in Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Semi-Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Code & Creation,

True Crime Drama 'EMBRACING THE SUNRISE' now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's mystery thriller, 'Embracing the Sunrise' (formerly entitled 'Harmless',) based on the true story of a little girl who was brutally murdered in 1969, has been optioned by producer-director Peter Engert in Florida.
Tags: Embracing the Sunrise (former: Harmless),

Science Fiction script CODE & CHEMISTRY a Semi-Finalist in the Chesterfield

By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CHEMISTRY was a 2001 Semi-Finalist in the Chesterfield Writer's Film Project screenplay contest managed by Universal Pictures and Steven Spielberg's Amblin' Entertainment.
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Christopher Haviland's Horror script PHANTASMAGORIUM now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror, PHANTASMAGORIUM, has been optioned.
Tags: Phantasmagorium,

Comedy script PARENTAL CONTROL made Finalist in Other Worlds Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's sci-fi comedy PARENTAL CONTROL was a 2019 Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Parental Control,

SF script CODE & CREATION made Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Code & Creation,

Science Fiction script CODE & CREATION made Semi-Finalist in Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Semi-Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Code & Creation,

True Crime Drama 'EMBRACING THE SUNRISE' now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's mystery thriller, 'Embracing the Sunrise' (formerly entitled 'Harmless',) based on the true story of a little girl who was brutally murdered in 1969, has been optioned by producer-director Peter Engert in Florida.
Tags: Embracing the Sunrise (former: Harmless),

Horror comedy FANG HUNTERS a Finalist in AAA Screenplay Contest

By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror comedy FANG HUNTERS was a 2006 Finalist in the AAA Screenplay Contest sponsored by Creative Screenwriting Magazine.
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Christopher Haviland's Horror script PHANTASMAGORIUM now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror, PHANTASMAGORIUM, has been optioned.
Tags: Phantasmagorium,

Comedy script PARENTAL CONTROL made Finalist in Other Worlds Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's sci-fi comedy PARENTAL CONTROL was a 2019 Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Parental Control,

SF script CODE & CREATION made Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Code & Creation,

Science Fiction script CODE & CREATION made Semi-Finalist in Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Semi-Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Code & Creation,

True Crime Drama 'EMBRACING THE SUNRISE' now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's mystery thriller, 'Embracing the Sunrise' (formerly entitled 'Harmless',) based on the true story of a little girl who was brutally murdered in 1969, has been optioned by producer-director Peter Engert in Florida.
Tags: Embracing the Sunrise (former: Harmless),

True Crime Drama 'EMBRACING THE SUNRISE' now under option

By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's mystery thriller, 'Embracing the Sunrise' (formerly entitled 'Harmless',) based on the true story of a little girl who was brutally murdered in 1969, has been optioned by producer-director Peter Engert in Florida.
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Christopher Haviland's Horror script PHANTASMAGORIUM now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror, PHANTASMAGORIUM, has been optioned.
Tags: Phantasmagorium,

Comedy script PARENTAL CONTROL made Finalist in Other Worlds Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's sci-fi comedy PARENTAL CONTROL was a 2019 Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Parental Control,

SF script CODE & CREATION made Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Code & Creation,

Science Fiction script CODE & CREATION made Semi-Finalist in Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Semi-Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Code & Creation,

Christopher Haviland's SF Script in 1% best in Nicholl Fellowships 2012

By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's CODE & CHEMISTRY (SF) was a Semi-finalist in the 2012 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting contest, among 129 out of 7,197 entries (1% best unproduced screenplays in the world according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences). This was the biggest contest of its kind to that date.
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Christopher Haviland's Horror script PHANTASMAGORIUM now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror, PHANTASMAGORIUM, has been optioned.
Tags: Phantasmagorium,

Comedy script PARENTAL CONTROL made Finalist in Other Worlds Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's sci-fi comedy PARENTAL CONTROL was a 2019 Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Parental Control,

SF script CODE & CREATION made Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Code & Creation,

Science Fiction script CODE & CREATION made Semi-Finalist in Austin
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's science fiction parody CODE & CREATION (aka CODE & CHEMISTRY) was a 2019 Semi-Finalist in the Other Worlds Austin SciFi Screenwriting Contest.
Tags: Code & Creation,

True Crime Drama 'EMBRACING THE SUNRISE' now under option
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's mystery thriller, 'Embracing the Sunrise' (formerly entitled 'Harmless',) based on the true story of a little girl who was brutally murdered in 1969, has been optioned by producer-director Peter Engert in Florida.
Tags: Embracing the Sunrise (former: Harmless),

STAR CHILD: A FOURTH GENERATION Ready To Go

By: Judy Bednarek
Judy moved to LA for 3 months to network with film colleagues that resulted in offers to direct and produce Star Child. She collaborated on a rewrite with award-winning directors Scott McCullough and Pasha Patriki (Black Water, Gridlocked) who both signed on to direct. Agents requested exclusive contracts for their clients that included an actor from Game of Thrones. Matthew Helderman at Buffalo 8 has offered to submit the project to their financiers for funding. There was interest from independent producers and an offer to film in China. Script has been read by Isaac Florentine, Jennifer Connelly, Ozzie Devrish, Jacob Whitley, Patrick Wang, Pasha Patriki, Matthew Helderman, Lou Simon, Dempsey Tillman, Trisha Kirk
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YELLOW EYE Finalist in Film Quest 2019
By: Judy Bednarek
Yellow Eye was a Finalist in the prestigious sci-fi FilmQuest in Utah. A low-budget version of the original script was commissioned by Chris Turner at Ballistic Films in Canada. His direction went into television and after 7 years of being shelved, the script was released.
Tags: Yellow Eye,

Oaxaca Film Festival Official Selection 2019
By: Judy Bednarek
A SEASON OF STRAWBERRIES was a pitch winner at the WildSound Film Festival in Canada and placed as a finalist in the Sundance-affiliated Oaxaca Film Festival in Mexico. The script was entered in the Global Script Challenge category and chosen for immediate commercial development from more than 10,000 scripts. It was also a semi-finalist in the Los Angeles CineFest.
Tags: A Season of Strawberries,

Oaxaca Film Festival Official Selection 2019

By: Judy Bednarek
A SEASON OF STRAWBERRIES was a pitch winner at the WildSound Film Festival in Canada and placed as a finalist in the Sundance-affiliated Oaxaca Film Festival in Mexico. The script was entered in the Global Script Challenge category and chosen for immediate commercial development from more than 10,000 scripts. It was also a semi-finalist in the Los Angeles CineFest.
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YELLOW EYE Finalist in Film Quest 2019
By: Judy Bednarek
Yellow Eye was a Finalist in the prestigious sci-fi FilmQuest in Utah. A low-budget version of the original script was commissioned by Chris Turner at Ballistic Films in Canada. His direction went into television and after 7 years of being shelved, the script was released.
Tags: Yellow Eye,

STAR CHILD: A FOURTH GENERATION Ready To Go
By: Judy Bednarek
Judy moved to LA for 3 months to network with film colleagues that resulted in offers to direct and produce Star Child. She collaborated on a rewrite with award-winning directors Scott McCullough and Pasha Patriki (Black Water, Gridlocked) who both signed on to direct. Agents requested exclusive contracts for their clients that included an actor from Game of Thrones. Matthew Helderman at Buffalo 8 has offered to submit the project to their financiers for funding. There was interest from independent producers and an offer to film in China. Script has been read by Isaac Florentine, Jennifer Connelly, Ozzie Devrish, Jacob Whitley, Patrick Wang, Pasha Patriki, Matthew Helderman, Lou Simon, Dempsey Tillman, Trisha Kirk

YELLOW EYE Finalist in Film Quest 2019

By: Judy Bednarek
Yellow Eye was a Finalist in the prestigious sci-fi FilmQuest in Utah. A low-budget version of the original script was commissioned by Chris Turner at Ballistic Films in Canada. His direction went into television and after 7 years of being shelved, the script was released.
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STAR CHILD: A FOURTH GENERATION Ready To Go
By: Judy Bednarek
Judy moved to LA for 3 months to network with film colleagues that resulted in offers to direct and produce Star Child. She collaborated on a rewrite with award-winning directors Scott McCullough and Pasha Patriki (Black Water, Gridlocked) who both signed on to direct. Agents requested exclusive contracts for their clients that included an actor from Game of Thrones. Matthew Helderman at Buffalo 8 has offered to submit the project to their financiers for funding. There was interest from independent producers and an offer to film in China. Script has been read by Isaac Florentine, Jennifer Connelly, Ozzie Devrish, Jacob Whitley, Patrick Wang, Pasha Patriki, Matthew Helderman, Lou Simon, Dempsey Tillman, Trisha Kirk

Oaxaca Film Festival Official Selection 2019
By: Judy Bednarek
A SEASON OF STRAWBERRIES was a pitch winner at the WildSound Film Festival in Canada and placed as a finalist in the Sundance-affiliated Oaxaca Film Festival in Mexico. The script was entered in the Global Script Challenge category and chosen for immediate commercial development from more than 10,000 scripts. It was also a semi-finalist in the Los Angeles CineFest.
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Saul Zaentz Fellowship Fund Winner

By: Evan Balkan
Feature screenplay, KING OF FREAKS, is a 2020 Saul Zaentz Fellowship Winner - the SZ Fund "Incubator Labs bring together creative leaders and experienced storytellers with Saul Zaentz Fellows to encourage risk-taking and boundary-pushing, to help identify and solve production challenges, and to foster community and collaboration."

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