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SWIRL CITY 2020 Scriptapaloza Quaterfinalist

By: Larry Coleman
Written well before the pandemic and the George Floyd murder, SWIRL CITY is a dystopian sci-fi script about the catastrophic race wars which came on the heels of protest and how an interracial couple with the help of an AI helped saved humanity.

THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH Goes to 11!

By: Robert Rossetti
But this one goes to 11... THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH was recently selected as a Unique Voices Screenplay Competition Semi Finalist which gives the Robert Rossetti working class romantic comedy a total of 11 contest placements!
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THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH Page Awards Quarter Finalist!

By: Robert Rossetti
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH is now a 2020 Page International Screenwriting Competition Quarter Finalist. That makes four Finalist Placements in 2020 for Robert Rossetti's hilarious romantic comedy about a Newport smoking Mailman and a snarky Soccer Mom. THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH was also selected as a Stage32 Comedy Contest Finalist as well as a 2020 Story Pros Semi Finalist and a 2020 Screencraft Fellowship Quarter Finalist! Bob Rossetti has also placed three times with his latest comedy THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND too. An NYU Film grad and former stand up comic, Bob is going to stop at nothing to get represented and sell his scripts. 16 Contest Placements between two comedy features and more on the way!
Tags: The Further Adventures of Jimmy Lynch, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist)

FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH Stage32 Comedy Writing Contest Finalist
By: Robert Rossetti
Robert Rossetti's working class comedy garners it's first Finalist placement from the 2020 Stage32 Comedy Writing Contest! JIMMY LYNCH has now placed in a total of 7 Contests going back to 2019! Surely 2021 will a year that Rossetti, an NYU Film grad, with multiple contest placements for multiple comedies, will continue to rack up awards.
Tags: The Further Adventures of Jimmy Lynch, Stage 32 Comedy Writing Contest(Quarter Finalist)

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND Action Comedy places as Quarterfinalist in Stage32
By: Robert Rossetti
Robert Rossetti's action comedy THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND has recently placed as a 2020 Quarterfinalist in the Stage 32 Comedy Contest! This is the first placement for THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND but in total 7th placement for Rossetti who has received 6 contest placements for his script, THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH and has now done it again placing with another script! Rossetti is an NYU Alum and former stand up comic looking for a manager!
Tags: This Land is Your Land, Stage 32 Comedy Writing Contest(Quarter Finalist), Stage 32

Another Contest Placement for Robert Rossetti Comedy Script JIMMY LYNCH
By: Robert Rossetti
Make it 6 total Finalist Placements for THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH perhaps the greatest comedy the World has yet to know...Robert Rossetti, NYU Film Alum & former Stand Up Comic has done it again! Rossetti is a prolific comedy writer working hard to get management & he has also placed in the Stage 32 Comedy Contest with another script, THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND!
Tags: The Further Adventures of Jimmy Lynch, Stage 32 Comedy Writing Contest(Quarter Finalist), Stage 32

International Quarantine Film Festival Finalist

By: Megan Swertlow
Megan's short quarantine film, JENNY has been selected as a finalist for the 2020 International Quarantine Film Festival
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Women in Film 2020 Mentorship Program
By: Megan Swertlow
Selected to be in Women in Film's Mentorship Program in the Transitioning From Career to Creative Circle

Hedgebrook Screenwriters' Lab Fellow
By: Megan Swertlow
Megan Swertflow won a place at the 2018 Hedgebrook Screenwriters Lab.
Tags: No Overnight Parking,

Women in Film 2020 Mentorship Program

By: Megan Swertlow
Selected to be in Women in Film's Mentorship Program in the Transitioning From Career to Creative Circle
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International Quarantine Film Festival Finalist
By: Megan Swertlow
Megan's short quarantine film, JENNY has been selected as a finalist for the 2020 International Quarantine Film Festival
Tags: No Overnight Parking,

Hedgebrook Screenwriters' Lab Fellow
By: Megan Swertlow
Megan Swertflow won a place at the 2018 Hedgebrook Screenwriters Lab.
Tags: No Overnight Parking,

Burning Love Screen Play Contest

By: jodi Ippolito
Fang, was a runner up in the Burning Love Screen Play Contest.

"Unintended Consequence" ScreenCraft Pilot Finalist

By: Dominic White
The clever and deliciously dark dramedy UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES has advanced to the semirfinals round of the ScreenCraft Pilot Launch TV Script Contest. "Undoubtedly, this is an honor, given the high caliber of screenplays in the competition," says screenwriter Dominic H. White. "The story is getting traction in top tier competitions, I believe, because it confronts the challenges of today's society in an accessible, profound, and humorous way."

WRITER FOR HIRE: Biopic Feature

By: Shane Elizabeth
After Datura Studios read Cannabiz, thanks to the ISA, they hired Shane to write a biopic feature about one of Houston's first African-American millionaires. This marks Shane's first official PAID job for a feature as a screenwriter. She started it at the beginning of the pandemic and is currently working on revisions with the intention of moving into development soon! THANKS ISA for the recommendation.
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ROTU - Named an Official Selection for the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2020
By: Shane Elizabeth
ROTU, the VR story-narrative gaming experience was officially selected by the Cannes Film Festival 2020 in the category of: XR DEVELOPMENT SHOWCASE. Shane was the writer for this piece. She is responsible for brining the characters to life with dialogue and direction as well as setting the stage for the gaming experience.

WRITER FOR HIRE: The VR interactive experience: Finding Pandora

By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to Felicity and the ISA, Shane has also made a great connection with Double Eye Studios. They have officially hired Shane to come on board as a writer for the larger-than-life, LIVE Interactive Virtual Reality Theater Performance: Finding Pandora. She is currently writing scenes and developing character's voices for the soon to be seen experience.
Tags: Table Read My Screenplay - Park City

HALF-HOUR DRAMA Wins Pilot Category of Drama Screenplay Awards

By: Shane Elizabeth
Shane was recently named the category winner in the Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards for her half-hour drama pilot, Cannabiz. This is an interesting success worth noting due to the fact that the half-hour drama format is still a very new, niche, not often used, format. Yet, Shane still pulled through with a win, beating all the other traditional hour-long drama screenplays submitted.
Tags: Cannabiz, Filmmatic Screenplay Awards(Category Winner)

WRITER FOR HIRE: VR game - ROTU, Rhythm of the Universe, POST SUNDANCE
By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to the amazing Table Read My Screenplay event at the Sundance Film Festival of Shane Elizabeth's award winning script, she has been hired by a VR company to write for them. The CEO and COO of ROTU Entertainment attended the table read of her script, CANNABIZ. They were so impressed, they followed up with her post Sundance and gave Shane her first official "paid writing gig." Shane wrote the script for their arcade version of the first installment for their VR game they have been developing for the past 10 years. In addition, Shane also served as the Script Supervisor on set during production and assisted the director in directing the actors. Her words will soon be heard, seen, and played in arcades all across the U.S. come 2020.

WRITER FOR HIRE: The VR interactive experience: Finding Pandora

By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to Felicity and the ISA, Shane has also made a great connection with Double Eye Studios. They have officially hired Shane to come on board as a writer for the larger-than-life, LIVE Interactive Virtual Reality Theater Performance: Finding Pandora. She is currently writing scenes and developing character's voices for the soon to be seen experience.
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ROTU - Named an Official Selection for the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2020
By: Shane Elizabeth
ROTU, the VR story-narrative gaming experience was officially selected by the Cannes Film Festival 2020 in the category of: XR DEVELOPMENT SHOWCASE. Shane was the writer for this piece. She is responsible for brining the characters to life with dialogue and direction as well as setting the stage for the gaming experience.

WRITER FOR HIRE: Biopic Feature
By: Shane Elizabeth
After Datura Studios read Cannabiz, thanks to the ISA, they hired Shane to write a biopic feature about one of Houston's first African-American millionaires. This marks Shane's first official PAID job for a feature as a screenwriter. She started it at the beginning of the pandemic and is currently working on revisions with the intention of moving into development soon! THANKS ISA for the recommendation.
Tags: Cannabiz, Table Read My Screenplay - Park City

HALF-HOUR DRAMA Wins Pilot Category of Drama Screenplay Awards

By: Shane Elizabeth
Shane was recently named the category winner in the Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards for her half-hour drama pilot, Cannabiz. This is an interesting success worth noting due to the fact that the half-hour drama format is still a very new, niche, not often used, format. Yet, Shane still pulled through with a win, beating all the other traditional hour-long drama screenplays submitted.
Tags: Cannabiz, Filmmatic Screenplay Awards(Category Winner)

WRITER FOR HIRE: VR game - ROTU, Rhythm of the Universe, POST SUNDANCE
By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to the amazing Table Read My Screenplay event at the Sundance Film Festival of Shane Elizabeth's award winning script, she has been hired by a VR company to write for them. The CEO and COO of ROTU Entertainment attended the table read of her script, CANNABIZ. They were so impressed, they followed up with her post Sundance and gave Shane her first official "paid writing gig." Shane wrote the script for their arcade version of the first installment for their VR game they have been developing for the past 10 years. In addition, Shane also served as the Script Supervisor on set during production and assisted the director in directing the actors. Her words will soon be heard, seen, and played in arcades all across the U.S. come 2020.

Venice Biennale College Cinema International Development Lab

By: Juan Carlos Zaldivar (aka Violenta Flores)
VIOLENTA was selected as one of 15 International projects to be developed at the Venice Biennale College Cinema International Development Lab class of 2019-2020.

Alta California

By: Lynn Elliott
ALTA CALIFORNIA is an historical action-adventure drama, set in the California mission era. A young mixed-blood, Paco Palido, haunted by the ghost of his murdered, unbaptized, “heathen” mother, is "saved" by Franciscans and is now a mission guard. He finds himself a stranger in his own land. He struggles to find his place in a world filled with hypocrisy, cruelty, divisiveness, and the impending collapse of the native peoples of Alta California. A "period" piece about a forgotten segment of American history.

Winner, Humanitas New Voices Award

By: John Doble
John Doble’s screenplay, THE AMEN SISTERHOOD, received the prestigious Humanitas New Voices Award. Established in 2010, the Humanitas award recognizes new work that inspires more compassion, peace, love and dignity in the human family. Working with his Humanitas mentor John has created in SISTERHOOD the story of five women fighting to drive the drug dealers out of their inner-city neighborhood.

ROTU - Named an Official Selection for the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2020

By: Shane Elizabeth
ROTU, the VR story-narrative gaming experience was officially selected by the Cannes Film Festival 2020 in the category of: XR DEVELOPMENT SHOWCASE. Shane was the writer for this piece. She is responsible for brining the characters to life with dialogue and direction as well as setting the stage for the gaming experience.
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WRITER FOR HIRE: The VR interactive experience: Finding Pandora

By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to Felicity and the ISA, Shane has also made a great connection with Double Eye Studios. They have officially hired Shane to come on board as a writer for the larger-than-life, LIVE Interactive Virtual Reality Theater Performance: Finding Pandora. She is currently writing scenes and developing character's voices for the soon to be seen experience.
Tags: Table Read My Screenplay - Park City

WRITER FOR HIRE: Biopic Feature
By: Shane Elizabeth
After Datura Studios read Cannabiz, thanks to the ISA, they hired Shane to write a biopic feature about one of Houston's first African-American millionaires. This marks Shane's first official PAID job for a feature as a screenwriter. She started it at the beginning of the pandemic and is currently working on revisions with the intention of moving into development soon! THANKS ISA for the recommendation.
Tags: Cannabiz, Table Read My Screenplay - Park City

HALF-HOUR DRAMA Wins Pilot Category of Drama Screenplay Awards

By: Shane Elizabeth
Shane was recently named the category winner in the Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards for her half-hour drama pilot, Cannabiz. This is an interesting success worth noting due to the fact that the half-hour drama format is still a very new, niche, not often used, format. Yet, Shane still pulled through with a win, beating all the other traditional hour-long drama screenplays submitted.
Tags: Cannabiz, Filmmatic Screenplay Awards(Category Winner)

WRITER FOR HIRE: VR game - ROTU, Rhythm of the Universe, POST SUNDANCE
By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to the amazing Table Read My Screenplay event at the Sundance Film Festival of Shane Elizabeth's award winning script, she has been hired by a VR company to write for them. The CEO and COO of ROTU Entertainment attended the table read of her script, CANNABIZ. They were so impressed, they followed up with her post Sundance and gave Shane her first official "paid writing gig." Shane wrote the script for their arcade version of the first installment for their VR game they have been developing for the past 10 years. In addition, Shane also served as the Script Supervisor on set during production and assisted the director in directing the actors. Her words will soon be heard, seen, and played in arcades all across the U.S. come 2020.

HALF-HOUR DRAMA Wins Pilot Category of Drama Screenplay Awards

By: Shane Elizabeth
Shane was recently named the category winner in the Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards for her half-hour drama pilot, Cannabiz. This is an interesting success worth noting due to the fact that the half-hour drama format is still a very new, niche, not often used, format. Yet, Shane still pulled through with a win, beating all the other traditional hour-long drama screenplays submitted.
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ROTU - Named an Official Selection for the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2020
By: Shane Elizabeth
ROTU, the VR story-narrative gaming experience was officially selected by the Cannes Film Festival 2020 in the category of: XR DEVELOPMENT SHOWCASE. Shane was the writer for this piece. She is responsible for brining the characters to life with dialogue and direction as well as setting the stage for the gaming experience.

WRITER FOR HIRE: The VR interactive experience: Finding Pandora

By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to Felicity and the ISA, Shane has also made a great connection with Double Eye Studios. They have officially hired Shane to come on board as a writer for the larger-than-life, LIVE Interactive Virtual Reality Theater Performance: Finding Pandora. She is currently writing scenes and developing character's voices for the soon to be seen experience.
Tags: Table Read My Screenplay - Park City

WRITER FOR HIRE: Biopic Feature
By: Shane Elizabeth
After Datura Studios read Cannabiz, thanks to the ISA, they hired Shane to write a biopic feature about one of Houston's first African-American millionaires. This marks Shane's first official PAID job for a feature as a screenwriter. She started it at the beginning of the pandemic and is currently working on revisions with the intention of moving into development soon! THANKS ISA for the recommendation.
Tags: Cannabiz, Table Read My Screenplay - Park City

WRITER FOR HIRE: VR game - ROTU, Rhythm of the Universe, POST SUNDANCE
By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to the amazing Table Read My Screenplay event at the Sundance Film Festival of Shane Elizabeth's award winning script, she has been hired by a VR company to write for them. The CEO and COO of ROTU Entertainment attended the table read of her script, CANNABIZ. They were so impressed, they followed up with her post Sundance and gave Shane her first official "paid writing gig." Shane wrote the script for their arcade version of the first installment for their VR game they have been developing for the past 10 years. In addition, Shane also served as the Script Supervisor on set during production and assisted the director in directing the actors. Her words will soon be heard, seen, and played in arcades all across the U.S. come 2020.

Deaf No More - 2nd place out of 804, based on a single paragraph pitch

By: Shane Elizabeth
Shane Elizabeth is the runner-up in Script Pipeline's 2019 Next Great Movie Project. She beat out 804 other submissions for the second place award for pitching her logline and pitch for DEAF NO MORE. A movie she is now developing under the guidance of Script Pipeline.
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ROTU - Named an Official Selection for the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2020
By: Shane Elizabeth
ROTU, the VR story-narrative gaming experience was officially selected by the Cannes Film Festival 2020 in the category of: XR DEVELOPMENT SHOWCASE. Shane was the writer for this piece. She is responsible for brining the characters to life with dialogue and direction as well as setting the stage for the gaming experience.

WRITER FOR HIRE: The VR interactive experience: Finding Pandora

By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to Felicity and the ISA, Shane has also made a great connection with Double Eye Studios. They have officially hired Shane to come on board as a writer for the larger-than-life, LIVE Interactive Virtual Reality Theater Performance: Finding Pandora. She is currently writing scenes and developing character's voices for the soon to be seen experience.
Tags: Table Read My Screenplay - Park City

WRITER FOR HIRE: Biopic Feature
By: Shane Elizabeth
After Datura Studios read Cannabiz, thanks to the ISA, they hired Shane to write a biopic feature about one of Houston's first African-American millionaires. This marks Shane's first official PAID job for a feature as a screenwriter. She started it at the beginning of the pandemic and is currently working on revisions with the intention of moving into development soon! THANKS ISA for the recommendation.
Tags: Cannabiz, Table Read My Screenplay - Park City

HALF-HOUR DRAMA Wins Pilot Category of Drama Screenplay Awards

By: Shane Elizabeth
Shane was recently named the category winner in the Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards for her half-hour drama pilot, Cannabiz. This is an interesting success worth noting due to the fact that the half-hour drama format is still a very new, niche, not often used, format. Yet, Shane still pulled through with a win, beating all the other traditional hour-long drama screenplays submitted.
Tags: Cannabiz, Filmmatic Screenplay Awards(Category Winner)

WRITER FOR HIRE: VR game - ROTU, Rhythm of the Universe, POST SUNDANCE
By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to the amazing Table Read My Screenplay event at the Sundance Film Festival of Shane Elizabeth's award winning script, she has been hired by a VR company to write for them. The CEO and COO of ROTU Entertainment attended the table read of her script, CANNABIZ. They were so impressed, they followed up with her post Sundance and gave Shane her first official "paid writing gig." Shane wrote the script for their arcade version of the first installment for their VR game they have been developing for the past 10 years. In addition, Shane also served as the Script Supervisor on set during production and assisted the director in directing the actors. Her words will soon be heard, seen, and played in arcades all across the U.S. come 2020.

WRITER FOR HIRE: VR game - ROTU, Rhythm of the Universe, POST SUNDANCE

By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to the amazing Table Read My Screenplay event at the Sundance Film Festival of Shane Elizabeth's award winning script, she has been hired by a VR company to write for them. The CEO and COO of ROTU Entertainment attended the table read of her script, CANNABIZ. They were so impressed, they followed up with her post Sundance and gave Shane her first official "paid writing gig." Shane wrote the script for their arcade version of the first installment for their VR game they have been developing for the past 10 years. In addition, Shane also served as the Script Supervisor on set during production and assisted the director in directing the actors. Her words will soon be heard, seen, and played in arcades all across the U.S. come 2020.
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ROTU - Named an Official Selection for the CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2020
By: Shane Elizabeth
ROTU, the VR story-narrative gaming experience was officially selected by the Cannes Film Festival 2020 in the category of: XR DEVELOPMENT SHOWCASE. Shane was the writer for this piece. She is responsible for brining the characters to life with dialogue and direction as well as setting the stage for the gaming experience.

WRITER FOR HIRE: The VR interactive experience: Finding Pandora

By: Shane Elizabeth
Thanks to Felicity and the ISA, Shane has also made a great connection with Double Eye Studios. They have officially hired Shane to come on board as a writer for the larger-than-life, LIVE Interactive Virtual Reality Theater Performance: Finding Pandora. She is currently writing scenes and developing character's voices for the soon to be seen experience.
Tags: Table Read My Screenplay - Park City

WRITER FOR HIRE: Biopic Feature
By: Shane Elizabeth
After Datura Studios read Cannabiz, thanks to the ISA, they hired Shane to write a biopic feature about one of Houston's first African-American millionaires. This marks Shane's first official PAID job for a feature as a screenwriter. She started it at the beginning of the pandemic and is currently working on revisions with the intention of moving into development soon! THANKS ISA for the recommendation.
Tags: Cannabiz, Table Read My Screenplay - Park City

HALF-HOUR DRAMA Wins Pilot Category of Drama Screenplay Awards

By: Shane Elizabeth
Shane was recently named the category winner in the Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards for her half-hour drama pilot, Cannabiz. This is an interesting success worth noting due to the fact that the half-hour drama format is still a very new, niche, not often used, format. Yet, Shane still pulled through with a win, beating all the other traditional hour-long drama screenplays submitted.
Tags: Cannabiz, Filmmatic Screenplay Awards(Category Winner)

JANUARY 14TH - Official Selection of Indie Short Fest

By: La'Chris Jordan
(March 31, 2020) - JANUARY 14TH was officially selected for the April 2020 season of the Indie Short Fest. Hundreds of film submissions were received from 48 countries. Indie Short Fest (ISF-LA) is an LA-based international film competition. Indie Short Fest is a Gold verified Filmfreeway, an IMDb award list qualifier, and a partner of Independent Shorts Awards and IndieX Film Fest.
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JANUARY 14TH - Official Selection of the Accra Indie Filmfest in Ghana
By: La'Chris Jordan
JANUARY 14TH was named an Official Selection of the Accra Indie Filmfest in Accra, Ghana. Fifty-five films will be showcased in the festival which will be held virtually on July 20-26. This marks the second year of the festival. The festival received 4,00 submissions from all over the world and JANUARY 14TH was the only film selected from the U.S.
Tags: January 14TH,

JANUARY 14TH - Official Selection of the Pan African Film Festival
By: La'Chris Jordan
LaChris Jordan's short film JANUARY 14TH was an official selection for The Pan African Film Festival, held in Los Angeles on February 11-23, 2020. This was the World Premiere of LaChris's short film JANUARY 14TH.
Tags: January 14TH,

Best Writer (Nominated) - Queen Palm International Film Festival, 2020
By: La'Chris Jordan
Nominated for Best Writer for the short film JANUARY 14TH at the Queen Palm International Film Festival on June 3, 2020.
Tags: January 14TH, Queen Palm International Film Festival(Official Selection)

JANUARY 14TH Wins Best Short and Best Director at the Top Indie Film Awards
By: La'Chris Jordan
(January 27, 2020) - JANUARY 14TH won Best Short and Best Director at the 2019 Top Indie Film Awards Winter Edition. Over 200 films were nominated for various categories alongside JANUARY 14TH which was also nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Writing, Best Editing and Best Music. The Top Indie Film Awards will screen the years best entries with a live audience in Tokyo, Japan at the Hatchobori Zero One Building in February 2020. In between showings of the top films, there will be Q&A's with attending filmmakers. January 14th stars Jasmine Runnels, Tyree Jamar, Tabitha Mitchell and Brian Badolato.

JANUARY 14TH - Official Selection of the Accra Indie Filmfest in Ghana

By: La'Chris Jordan
JANUARY 14TH was named an Official Selection of the Accra Indie Filmfest in Accra, Ghana. Fifty-five films will be showcased in the festival which will be held virtually on July 20-26. This marks the second year of the festival. The festival received 4,00 submissions from all over the world and JANUARY 14TH was the only film selected from the U.S.
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JANUARY 14TH - Official Selection of Indie Short Fest
By: La'Chris Jordan
(March 31, 2020) - JANUARY 14TH was officially selected for the April 2020 season of the Indie Short Fest. Hundreds of film submissions were received from 48 countries. Indie Short Fest (ISF-LA) is an LA-based international film competition. Indie Short Fest is a Gold verified Filmfreeway, an IMDb award list qualifier, and a partner of Independent Shorts Awards and IndieX Film Fest.
Tags: January 14TH,

JANUARY 14TH - Official Selection of the Pan African Film Festival
By: La'Chris Jordan
LaChris Jordan's short film JANUARY 14TH was an official selection for The Pan African Film Festival, held in Los Angeles on February 11-23, 2020. This was the World Premiere of LaChris's short film JANUARY 14TH.
Tags: January 14TH,

Best Writer (Nominated) - Queen Palm International Film Festival, 2020
By: La'Chris Jordan
Nominated for Best Writer for the short film JANUARY 14TH at the Queen Palm International Film Festival on June 3, 2020.
Tags: January 14TH, Queen Palm International Film Festival(Official Selection)

JANUARY 14TH Wins Best Short and Best Director at the Top Indie Film Awards
By: La'Chris Jordan
(January 27, 2020) - JANUARY 14TH won Best Short and Best Director at the 2019 Top Indie Film Awards Winter Edition. Over 200 films were nominated for various categories alongside JANUARY 14TH which was also nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Writing, Best Editing and Best Music. The Top Indie Film Awards will screen the years best entries with a live audience in Tokyo, Japan at the Hatchobori Zero One Building in February 2020. In between showings of the top films, there will be Q&A's with attending filmmakers. January 14th stars Jasmine Runnels, Tyree Jamar, Tabitha Mitchell and Brian Badolato.

Viral Reddit horror story optioned for development.

By: Chris Hicks
Chris's popular short horror story MY FAMILY RUNS AN ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET, which went viral on Reddit's NoSleep, has been optioned for development as a television series.

JANUARY 14TH - Official Selection of the Pan African Film Festival

By: La'Chris Jordan
LaChris Jordan's short film JANUARY 14TH was an official selection for The Pan African Film Festival, held in Los Angeles on February 11-23, 2020. This was the World Premiere of LaChris's short film JANUARY 14TH.
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JANUARY 14TH - Official Selection of Indie Short Fest
By: La'Chris Jordan
(March 31, 2020) - JANUARY 14TH was officially selected for the April 2020 season of the Indie Short Fest. Hundreds of film submissions were received from 48 countries. Indie Short Fest (ISF-LA) is an LA-based international film competition. Indie Short Fest is a Gold verified Filmfreeway, an IMDb award list qualifier, and a partner of Independent Shorts Awards and IndieX Film Fest.
Tags: January 14TH,

JANUARY 14TH - Official Selection of the Accra Indie Filmfest in Ghana
By: La'Chris Jordan
JANUARY 14TH was named an Official Selection of the Accra Indie Filmfest in Accra, Ghana. Fifty-five films will be showcased in the festival which will be held virtually on July 20-26. This marks the second year of the festival. The festival received 4,00 submissions from all over the world and JANUARY 14TH was the only film selected from the U.S.
Tags: January 14TH,

Best Writer (Nominated) - Queen Palm International Film Festival, 2020
By: La'Chris Jordan
Nominated for Best Writer for the short film JANUARY 14TH at the Queen Palm International Film Festival on June 3, 2020.
Tags: January 14TH, Queen Palm International Film Festival(Official Selection)

JANUARY 14TH Wins Best Short and Best Director at the Top Indie Film Awards
By: La'Chris Jordan
(January 27, 2020) - JANUARY 14TH won Best Short and Best Director at the 2019 Top Indie Film Awards Winter Edition. Over 200 films were nominated for various categories alongside JANUARY 14TH which was also nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Writing, Best Editing and Best Music. The Top Indie Film Awards will screen the years best entries with a live audience in Tokyo, Japan at the Hatchobori Zero One Building in February 2020. In between showings of the top films, there will be Q&A's with attending filmmakers. January 14th stars Jasmine Runnels, Tyree Jamar, Tabitha Mitchell and Brian Badolato.

TV Pilot PATIENT Produced!

By: M. Rowan Meyer
After two years of shooting, editing, and producing, Rowan's first TV pilot is finished. PATIENT won Best Teleplay at Cinequest Film Festival, Creative World Awards, Great American Script Contest, and Moondance International Film Festival, as well as being a Finalist or Semifinalist in over 25 others. Enjoy! https://vimeo.com/394101155/feca903752
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Short Film CARE PACKAGE Produced!
By: M. Rowan Meyer
In response to the global pandemic, Rowan wrote, directed, and produced a short called CARE PACKAGE. It came in 1st at Live Read LA and was in the Top 8% in the BBC's InterConnected Film Challenge. Enjoy! https://vimeo.com/414349173
Tags: Care Package,

NYC MIDNIGHT Screenwriting Challenge Top 15
By: M. Rowan Meyer
From an original pool of 1700+ writers, Rowan took 14th place in NYC Midnight's 2019 Screenwriting Challenge. Three rounds, three new scripts: MOSS, a horror, MIYAMOTO, a historical fiction, and SPAZ, a fantasy.
Tags: Moss , NYC Midnight

NYC MIDNIGHT Short Screenplay Challenge Winner
By: M. Rowan Meyer
From an original pool of 1000+ writers, Rowan took 1st place in NYC Midnight's 2019 Short Screenplay Challenge. Four rounds, each requiring a 5 page screenplay in 48 hours, based on assigned prompts. The award includes a very generous cash prize, screenwriting software, and an interview published on NYC Midnight's website along with his winning scripts. 
Tags: NYC Midnight

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