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Exciting ISAConnect Member Success Stories

These are the top success stories listed by ISAConnect Members. If you're an Industry Pro and interested in viewing the work of these emerging writers, please request Industry Pro status. 3859 Success Stories Listed.

A TV Director attaches to thriller pilot, GLACIER POINT.

By: Alan Baxter
From being invited onto the Development Slate, after his ISA Diversity Initiative selection, Alan Baxter has found more success. Fresh off directing a new AMC+ series, a TV Director discovered Baxter’s dark, crime procedural, GLACIER POINT, and now has officially come aboard to helm the series.

Alan R. Baxter's thriller pilot is honored by the ISA Diversity Initiative
By: Alan Baxter
Alan R. Baxter recently submitted GLACIER POINT into the ISA Diversity Initiative. He was inspired to enter because the current entertainment landscape lacked true AAPI representation. Glacier Point features a strong female Chinese-American lead and it draws from his own experience as a 2nd Generation Chinese-American. He is thrilled to receive an Honorable Mention in the Diversity Initiative and be included among the many other talented writers.
Tags: GLACIER POINT, ISA Diversity Initiative(Honorable Mention)

Three and half years later, the movie comes out... Writing Gig Success!

By: Matthew Tolbert
On April 5, 2018, Matthew Tolbert submitted his script (THE STARTER MARRIAGE) to an ISA Writing Gig. In July 2018, he signed an agreement. On December 14, 2021, the movie based on his script was released nationally to a variety of streaming and On-Demand platforms. Matthew said 'It pays to respond to ISA opportunities, and it pays to be patient.'

ISA Diversity Initiative Top 3 Selection

By: marcus stricklin
Marcus Stricklin submitted his script ALONE TOGETHER, for the 2021 ISA Diversity Initiative. He felt inspired to enter because he wanted his diverse voice and perspective to be heard. Marcus is absolutely thrilled to have been one of the three selected writers to be chosen for the Initial ISA Diversity Initiative. After meeting with the incredible ISA Development Team, and discussing his work, goals, aspirations, and future projects, Marcus has now been invited on to the ISA's Development Slate of top tier writers. He thinks it's truly an honor to be part of the Development Slate, and looks forward to working with the team going forward.

WarnerMedia x ABFF Comedy Winner
By: marcus stricklin
Recently Marcus Stricklin's comedy pilot CRAZY IN LOVE was named best comedy pilot by WarnerMedia and the American Black Film Festival. During an awards presentation, which streamed on ABFFPLAY.com, he was presented with the award, which was wonderful. He said 'It's one of my favorite pilots that I have written, so I am thrilled to see that the execs loved it!'.
Tags: Crazy, In Love, American Black Film Festival(Winner), Warner Bros.

Winner - Best Comedy Screenplay

By: Zack Morrison
Zack Morrison's script CANUSA STREET was announces as the winner of 'Best Comedy Screenplay' at the 2021 Catalyst Episodic Festival (formerly known as iTV Fest).

Hired by VOYAGE MEDIA

By: Elizabeth Ditty
Elizabeth was hired in December 2021 by Voyage Media to create an outline, pilot and series treatment based on IP.
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HARKER named an Official Selection for HorrOrigins
By: Elizabeth Ditty
In 2020, HARKER by Elizabeth Ditty, was named an official feature screenplay selection for HorrOrigins.
Tags: Harker,

Hired for Coverage & New Outline of Sports Feature
By: Elizabeth Ditty
In 2021, Elizabeth was hired by a former track & field star to provide coverage on an existing feature screenplay based on stories from his career and to write a new outline for an updated version.

THE FAMILY JEWELS featured on "The Thing"
By: Elizabeth Ditty
Excerpts from THE FAMILY JEWELS were featured on the third episode of "The Thing," a scene-specific study for actors, writers and directors, hosted by Phil Ogden, directed by Gillian Fritzche, and featuring a wonderful cast of actors. 
Tags: The Family Jewels,

AMERICAN DAYDREAM - Honorable Mention | LAMA (2022)

By: Jim Grieco
Jim Grieco is honored to have his feature length dramedy, AMERICAN DAYDREAM, win Best Feature Screenplay at the Winter 2022 Los Angeles Movie Awards.
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STILL TIME TO CHANGE - Finalist - Creative World Awards (2021)
By: Jim Grieco
Jim Grieco is honored to have his feature length drama, STILL TIME TO CHANGE, selected as a Finalist at the 2021 Creative World Awards.
Tags: Still Time to Change, Creative World Awards Screenwriting Contest(Semi Finalist)

STILL TIME TO CHANGE - Best Drama Screenplay - LAFA (2021)
By: Jim Grieco
Jim Grieco is honored to have his feature length drama, STILL TIME TO CHANGE, win Best Drama Screenplay at the 2021 Los Angeles Film Awards.
Tags: Still Time to Change, Los Angeles Film Awards(Best Drama Screenplay)

AMERICAN DAYDREAM - Best Feature Screenplay | LAFA (2021)

By: Jim Grieco
Jim Grieco is honored to have his feature length dramedy, AMERICAN DAYDREAM, win Best Feature Screenplay at the 2021 Los Angeles Film Awards.
Tags: American Daydream, Los Angeles Film Awards(Best Drama Screenplay)

STILL TIME TO CHANGE - Coverfly Overall Top 10%
By: Jim Grieco
STILL TIME TO CHANGE by Jim Grieco is ranked overall top 10% of discoverable projects on Coverfly.
Tags: Still Time to Change,

RAINBOW CRYSTAL -- AWARD WINNER BEST FANTASY SCREENPLAY

By: Samantha Caprio-Negret
RAINBOW CRYSTAL won BEST FANTASY Screenplay with NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS for December 2021.

MANO NERA -- AWARD WINNER BEST DRAMA SCREENPLAY

By: Samantha Caprio-Negret
MANO NERA won BEST DRAMA Screenplay with NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS for December 2021.
Tags: MANO NERA , New York International Film Awards (NYIFA)(Best Drama Screenplay)

MANO NERA -- AWARD WINNER BEST DRAMA SCREENPLAY

By: Samantha Caprio-Negret
MANO NERA won BEST DRAMA Screenplay with NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS for December 2021.

RAINBOW CRYSTAL -- AWARD WINNER BEST FANTASY SCREENPLAY
By: Samantha Caprio-Negret
RAINBOW CRYSTAL won BEST FANTASY Screenplay with NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS for December 2021.
Tags: RAINBOW CRYSTAL , New York International Film Awards (NYIFA)(Best Drama Screenplay)

Alan R. Baxter's thriller pilot is honored by the ISA Diversity Initiative

By: Alan Baxter
Alan R. Baxter recently submitted GLACIER POINT into the ISA Diversity Initiative. He was inspired to enter because the current entertainment landscape lacked true AAPI representation. Glacier Point features a strong female Chinese-American lead and it draws from his own experience as a 2nd Generation Chinese-American. He is thrilled to receive an Honorable Mention in the Diversity Initiative and be included among the many other talented writers.

A TV Director attaches to thriller pilot, GLACIER POINT.
By: Alan Baxter
From being invited onto the Development Slate, after his ISA Diversity Initiative selection, Alan Baxter has found more success. Fresh off directing a new AMC+ series, a TV Director discovered Baxter’s dark, crime procedural, GLACIER POINT, and now has officially come aboard to helm the series.
Tags: GLACIER POINT, Middlebury Script Lab(Fellow), NBC Writers on the Verge(Fellow), Sun Valley Film Festival High Scribe Screenwriting Award(Fellow)

HARVEY set to release on January 7, 2022

By: Ranelle Golden
Ranelle Golden's feature film HARVEY has been picked up for distribution. It will release in January 2022 through MidNight Releasing, distribution is through Acort International.

Ranelle Golden and Shawn Golden hired by Tiger Power Studios
By: Ranelle Golden
Ranelle and Shawn were hired to write a feature film inspired by a true story, about one man's journey from Entertainer to Chief of Police. The 1st draft was completed in December 2021, and co-writer Ranelle Golden is slated to Co-Direct this one.

Ranelle Golden and Shawn Golden hired by Tiger Power Studios

By: Ranelle Golden
Ranelle and Shawn were hired to write a feature film inspired by a true story, about one man's journey from Entertainer to Chief of Police. The 1st draft was completed in December 2021, and co-writer Ranelle Golden is slated to Co-Direct this one.

HARVEY set to release on January 7, 2022
By: Ranelle Golden
Ranelle Golden's feature film HARVEY has been picked up for distribution. It will release in January 2022 through MidNight Releasing, distribution is through Acort International.
Tags: HARVEY, Macro Vision Films LLC

Buffalo 8 reps WILD DATURA for 2022 production

By: Bernadett Belinda York
Buffalo 8/BondIt Media Capital has agreed to represent award-winning screenplay WILD DATURA. The feature is a female-driven, LGBTQ+ western written by ISA Network member, Bernadett Belinda York, who won the 2021 Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Competition in her genre and placed in the following contests: Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition, Stowe Story Labs/ISA Fellowship, The Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards. The project received a financial score of 90/100 from Slated, made The Red List Top 20 Western Features, and is a Top 5% discoverable project on Coverfly. WILD DATURA is currently in the pitch phase, having a preliminary schedule set for Spring 2022.
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Austin Film Fest advances PARANNOYANCE to finals
By: Bernadett Belinda York
The 28th Annual Austin Film Festival advances Parannoyance in the Produced Digital Series Competition. If selected, the pilot will premiere during the month of October 2021. Follow the paranormal dark comedy online @Parannoyance https://linktr.ee/parannoyance
Tags: PARANNOYANCE, Austin Film Festival(Finalist)

PARANNOYANCE selected to premiere in Hollywood!
By: Bernadett Belinda York
Paranormal dark comedy mini-series PARANNOYANCE was chosen as an official selection at the The Hollywood First-Time Filmmaker Showcase and Lift-Off Film Festival Global Network. The LGBTQ+ inclusive proof-of-concept pilot was created, written, and produced by award-winning screenwriter Bernadett Belinda York and comedian Kim Lupe-Smith. The festival is premiering online now during the month of September 2021.
Tags: PARANNOYANCE, Lift-Off Film Festival Global Network(Official Selection), Lift-Off Film Festival Global Network

PARANNOYANCE pilot advances in Paris finals!
By: Bernadett Belinda York
American paranormal dark comedy mini-series PARANNOYANCE moved to the finals at the Paris International Short Film Festival. The project is being considered for a Best TV Pilot Award and will screen in August 2022 if selected. The series was created/written/produced by award-winning writer Bernadett Belinda York and stand-up comedian Kim Lupe-Smith.
Tags: PARANNOYANCE,

Emerging Screenwriters places WILD DATURA in finals!
By: Bernadett Belinda York
Emerging talent, Bernadett Belinda York, continues to prove the need for diversity in western features as her award-winning, female-driven, LGBTQ+ screenplay WILD DATURA advances to the finals in another genre competition!
Tags: Wild Datura, Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition(Quarter Finalist)

AMERICAN DAYDREAM - Best Feature Screenplay | LAFA (2021)

By: Jim Grieco
Jim Grieco is honored to have his feature length dramedy, AMERICAN DAYDREAM, win Best Feature Screenplay at the 2021 Los Angeles Film Awards.
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AMERICAN DAYDREAM - Honorable Mention | LAMA (2022)
By: Jim Grieco
Jim Grieco is honored to have his feature length dramedy, AMERICAN DAYDREAM, win Best Feature Screenplay at the Winter 2022 Los Angeles Movie Awards.
Tags: American Daydream, Los Angeles Movie Awards(Honorable Mention)

STILL TIME TO CHANGE - Finalist - Creative World Awards (2021)
By: Jim Grieco
Jim Grieco is honored to have his feature length drama, STILL TIME TO CHANGE, selected as a Finalist at the 2021 Creative World Awards.
Tags: Still Time to Change, Creative World Awards Screenwriting Contest(Semi Finalist)

STILL TIME TO CHANGE - Best Drama Screenplay - LAFA (2021)
By: Jim Grieco
Jim Grieco is honored to have his feature length drama, STILL TIME TO CHANGE, win Best Drama Screenplay at the 2021 Los Angeles Film Awards.
Tags: Still Time to Change, Los Angeles Film Awards(Best Drama Screenplay)

STILL TIME TO CHANGE - Coverfly Overall Top 10%
By: Jim Grieco
STILL TIME TO CHANGE by Jim Grieco is ranked overall top 10% of discoverable projects on Coverfly.
Tags: Still Time to Change,

Feature film Screenwriter Assignment

By: Mehul Desai
Mehul Desai has been hired by Voyage Media (Los Angeles) to adapt an original science fiction treatment into a feature film screenplay. Working with Producer Robert Mitas (Beyond The Reach, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Flatliners, Ratched).

Suzanne Griffin selected as a 2022 WIF Mentoring Program Mentee

By: Suzanne Griffin
Suzanne Griffin has been selected a one of 16 women for the Writers Circle of the 2022 Women in Film Mentoring Program. Mentees get the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the entertainment industry’s business practices and culture, focus their efforts, and hone skills as they work with experienced industry mentors for an entire year.

Clusterf**k Season 1 produced by Chicago-Based Podcasting Network

By: Kemmer Cope
Six half-hour episodes of the dramedy Clusterf**k were produced by Eclectic Full Contact Theatre and Podcasting Network. Available to listen wherever podcasts are distributed (Apple Music, Spotify, etc.)

REHAB CABIN wins Outstanding Screenplay at Tallgrass Film Festival

By: Kate Beacom
ISA Development Slate writer Kate Beacom was awarded Outstanding Screenplay for her script REHAB CABIN at the Tallgrass Film Festival.
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REHAB CABIN at Revelation Perth Film Festival
By: Kate Beacom
Kate Beacom's feature REHAB CABIN will make it's Australian premiere in July 2021 at Revelation Perth Film Festival.
Tags: Rehab Cabin,

REHAB CABIN at Kansas City FilmFest
By: Kate Beacom
Kate Beacom's feature REHAB CABIN was an Official Selection at Kansas City FilmFest International in April 2021.
Tags: Rehab Cabin,

REHAB CABIN Premieres at PIFF 2021
By: Kate Beacom
New ISA Development Slate writer Kate Beacom's feature REHAB CABIN premiered at Portland International Film Festival as part of their 2021 festival. It received wonderful reviews from local papers like The Portland Mercury and Willamette Week.
Tags: Rehab Cabin,

ISA Development Slate Discovery
By: Kate Beacom
Kate Beacom and her writing partners feature GHOSTED was discovered through a writing gig submission and the writers were invited to join the ISA's Development Slate.
Tags: Ghosted, International Screenwriters' Association

THE KINDRED gets UK and US release dates

By: Christian Hearn
Psychological thriller THE KINDRED will be released in the UK on December 27th and into select cinemas in the US on January 7th. The film will be available on the following platforms in the UK; Amazon, Chili, iTunes, Sky, and Virgin.
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THE KINDRED Long listed for Raindance Discovery Award
By: Christian Hearn
Christian Hearn's Psychological horror THE KINDRED has been long listed for the Raindance Discovery Award at the 24th British Independent Film Awards.
Tags: The Kindred, Raindance Film Festival

General Meeting with Paul Andersen of Script to Screen
By: Christian Hearn
Christian J Hearn was invited to a meeting with Australian writer, director and producer Paul Andersen of Script to Screen to discuss his comedy feature scripts THE BOY WHO HAD THREE ARMS and the meeting concluded with them exchanging emails and Paul requesting both scripts.
Tags: The Boy Who Had Three Arms, Script to Screen

Hired, for Script Editor on THE LAST RHINO
By: Christian Hearn
Christian Hearn has been hired by Richard Heap of Slackjaw Productions (The Runaways, 2019) to polish and script edit mystery thriller script THE LAST RHINO.

Signed with Beresford Management
By: Christian Hearn
Christian Hearn now repped by UK Agency Beresford Management.

Invited to join the 2021 BIFA's Springboard scheme

By: Stéphanie Joalland
Stephanie was invited to join the BIFA's Springboard scheme, a tailored programme sponsored by Netflix and the British Film Institute aimed at nurturing emerging talent as they build on the success of their first features.
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Selected for the CELTIC SCREEN TALENT SHOWCASE at Edinburgh Film Festival
By: Stéphanie Joalland
Inspired by my Breton heritage, my project BUGUL NOZ (aka THE NIGHT SHEPHERD in Breton) was one of eight projects selected to be showcased at the Filmarket Hub's Celtic Screen Talent Showcase during the Edinburgh International Film Festival in early August.
Tags: BUGUL NOZ ,

Visit Films boards ICE

By: Stéphanie Joalland
Following its selection for the Frontières international co-production market at Fantasia back in July, Stéphanie and her production partner at Frenzy Films, Sean McConville, have just secured a deal with NYC-based Visit Films ( IT FOLLOWS, PRIMER, UPSTREAM COLOR,) to finance and distribute ICE which Stéphanie will also be directing.
Tags: ICE,

ICE selected for Coverfly's Fall 2020 Pitch Week
By: Stéphanie Joalland
Stephanie was choosen out of 2,500 writers to pitch ICE and her other projects to LA Managers this week through Coverfly's Fall 2020 Pitch week.
Tags: ICE,

ICE selected for virtual edition of 2020 BiFan's NAFF Project Market

By: Stéphanie Joalland
A total of thirty projects took part in this year's NAFF project market. Nineteen international projects participated in the It Project Selections. ICE by Stephanie Joalland was one of them. 
Tags: ICE,

CHEATIN' SONG Sold to Producer

By: Patricia Bruce
CHEATIN' SONG This short screenplay was sold to US Producer Ty Mapp (imdb) and will go into production in 2022. When a young wife and mother is wronged by her spouse, she takes matters into her own hands, with vengeance.
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These are the top success stories listed by ISAConnect Members only. Many come from ISA Writing Gigs, the ISA Fast Track, the ISA Development Slate, the ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch plus other ISAConnect Members who have demonstrated additional success throughout the industry. This includes but is not limited to winning or placing in contests, receiving a fellowship, a writing assignment, representation and/or getting a script produced, optioned or sold. We welcome posting your success from any part of the industry!

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