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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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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 HARMLESS a quarter-finalist in Coppola's Zoetrope
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's true-crime drama HARMLESS was a quarter-finalist in Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest in 2003.

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES a Quarter-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowships
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) was a quarter-finalist in the 1993 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, with over 4000 entries worldwide. FAITH & FAIRIES was later written as a novel. (http://www.faithandfairies.com)

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES made Honorable Mention in the Writer's Network
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) made Honorable Mention in The Writer's Network script contest in 2001.

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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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),

Christopher Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS now under option.
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS has been optioned.
Tags: Fang Hunters,

True-crime drama HARMLESS a quarter-finalist in Coppola's Zoetrope
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's true-crime drama HARMLESS was a quarter-finalist in Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest in 2003.

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES a Quarter-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowships
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) was a quarter-finalist in the 1993 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, with over 4000 entries worldwide. FAITH & FAIRIES was later written as a novel. (http://www.faithandfairies.com)

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES made Honorable Mention in the Writer's Network
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) made Honorable Mention in The Writer's Network script contest in 2001.

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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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),

Christopher Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS now under option.
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS has been optioned.
Tags: Fang Hunters,

True-crime drama HARMLESS a quarter-finalist in Coppola's Zoetrope
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's true-crime drama HARMLESS was a quarter-finalist in Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest in 2003.

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES a Quarter-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowships
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) was a quarter-finalist in the 1993 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, with over 4000 entries worldwide. FAITH & FAIRIES was later written as a novel. (http://www.faithandfairies.com)

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES made Honorable Mention in the Writer's Network
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) made Honorable Mention in The Writer's Network script contest in 2001.

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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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),

Christopher Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS now under option.
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS has been optioned.
Tags: Fang Hunters,

True-crime drama HARMLESS a quarter-finalist in Coppola's Zoetrope
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's true-crime drama HARMLESS was a quarter-finalist in Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest in 2003.

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES a Quarter-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowships
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) was a quarter-finalist in the 1993 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, with over 4000 entries worldwide. FAITH & FAIRIES was later written as a novel. (http://www.faithandfairies.com)

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES made Honorable Mention in the Writer's Network
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) made Honorable Mention in The Writer's Network script contest in 2001.

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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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),

Christopher Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS now under option.
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS has been optioned.
Tags: Fang Hunters,

True-crime drama HARMLESS a quarter-finalist in Coppola's Zoetrope
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's true-crime drama HARMLESS was a quarter-finalist in Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest in 2003.

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES a Quarter-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowships
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) was a quarter-finalist in the 1993 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, with over 4000 entries worldwide. FAITH & FAIRIES was later written as a novel. (http://www.faithandfairies.com)

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES made Honorable Mention in the Writer's Network
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) made Honorable Mention in The Writer's Network script contest in 2001.

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-comedy FANG HUNTERS now under option.
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS has been optioned.
Tags: Fang Hunters,

True-crime drama HARMLESS a quarter-finalist in Coppola's Zoetrope
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's true-crime drama HARMLESS was a quarter-finalist in Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest in 2003.

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES a Quarter-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowships
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) was a quarter-finalist in the 1993 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, with over 4000 entries worldwide. FAITH & FAIRIES was later written as a novel. (http://www.faithandfairies.com)

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES made Honorable Mention in the Writer's Network
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) made Honorable Mention in The Writer's Network script contest in 2001.

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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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),

Christopher Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS now under option.
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's horror-comedy FANG HUNTERS has been optioned.
Tags: Fang Hunters,

True-crime drama HARMLESS a quarter-finalist in Coppola's Zoetrope
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's true-crime drama HARMLESS was a quarter-finalist in Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Screenwriting Contest in 2003.

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES a Quarter-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowships
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) was a quarter-finalist in the 1993 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, with over 4000 entries worldwide. FAITH & FAIRIES was later written as a novel. (http://www.faithandfairies.com)

Fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES made Honorable Mention in the Writer's Network
By: Christopher Haviland
Christopher Sirmons Haviland's fantasy FAITH & FAIRIES (originally entitled THE TREE) made Honorable Mention in The Writer's Network script contest in 2001.

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.
Tags: A Season of Strawberries,

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."

Jason Goldberg Options Hit List Screenplay FLATWOODS

By: Jason Goldberg
2019 ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch and Development Slate writer Jason Goldberg optioned his Hit List script, FLATWOODS to Street Worth Media with Andy Palmer (The Funhouse Massacre, Camp Cold Brook, Witness Infection) attached to direct. Last year, Jason sold STAY OUT OF THE FUCKING ATTIC to Top Dead Center Films, which is currently in post production.
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Scripts Completed, optioned and attached.
By: Jason Goldberg
Since making ISA’s Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2019, horror writer Jason Goldberg has had an extremely productive year. He completed four original feature-length screenplays, a spec for The Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors and 4 short film scripts. He sold STAY OUT OF THE ATTIC to Top Dead Center Films, which is currently in post production and had his short, WHERE THERE'S SMOKE... released on Halloween. In addition, THE HOME and PROJECT PEQUOD have placed in top genre competitions. He completed an assignment for Blumhouse’s “Into the Dark” series and attached Andy Palmer to direct FLATWOODS. ------ "ISA is an organization that has a writer's best interest in mind. Their mixers are welcoming and panels enlightening."
Tags: Stay Out of the Fucking Attic!,

The Home - ScreenCraft Horror FINALIST
By: Jason Goldberg
Jason's geriatric horror feature screenplay CAREGIVER has advanced to the finals! Happy October, indeed.
Tags: The Home, ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Contest(Quarter Finalist)

The Home - ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Competition
By: Jason Goldberg
Jason's geriatric horror feature THE CAREGIVER has moved to the next round in ScreenCraft's Horror Screenplay Competition.
Tags: The Home, ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Contest(Quarter Finalist)

ScreenCraft Horror Quarter Finalist: 2 Projects
By: Jason Goldberg
Jason Goldberg's THE HOME and PROJECT PEQUOD have just landed in the quarter finals for ScreenCraft's Horror Competition.
Tags: Project Pequod, ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Contest(Quarter Finalist)

Kirkus Reviews Recommends Jon LaPoma's New Novel, The Soul City Salvation

By: Jonathan LaPoma
Kirkus Reviews has recommended Jonathan LaPoma's surreal, psychological epic literary novel, The Soul City Salvation, calling it, "A highly readable tale of a struggling but well-meaning schoolteacher." Almendro Arts will publish the novel on March 24, 2020.
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A SACRIFICE TO THE GOD OF THE BLUES a Finalist in 2019 Oaxaca Film Fest
By: Jonathan LaPoma
Jonathan LaPoma's gritty coming-of-age short drama, A SACRIFICE TO THE GOD OF THE BLUES, is a finalist in the 2019 Oaxaca Film Fest. The script is competing in the "Best Legacy" and "Best Overall Script" categories. This is the script's 10th award/honor and LaPoma's 161st overall.
Tags: A Sacrifice to the God of the Blues, Oaxaca Film Festival(Finalist)

HAMMOND the #1 Hot New Release on Amazon Australia
By: Jonathan LaPoma
Jonathan LaPoma’s new coming-of-age novel, HAMMOND, is the #1 Hot New Release in Sports Fiction and the #8 Hot New Release in Coming of Age Fiction on Amazon Australia.   It’s also the #2 bestseller in Sports Fiction on Amazon UK and Australia, and the #3 bestseller in Sports Fiction on Amazon Canada.  

HAMMOND is based on LaPoma's feature-length coming-of-age drama script, DELLWOOD, which is ranked 7th in the Sports category of MovieByte's Top 10 Contest Winning Scripts.

THE KIDNAPPED an Official Selection of Beverly Hills Film Fest
By: Jonathan LaPoma
The Beverly Hills Film Festival has selected Jonathan LaPoma's feature-length action/black comedy THE KIDNAPPED to its 2019 screenwriting competition. This is the script's 3rd award/honor and LaPoma's 158th overall.
Tags: The Kidnapped, Beverly Hills Film Festival(Finalist)

THE KIDNAPPED a Semifinalist in the S. California Screenplay Competition
By: Jonathan LaPoma
Jonathan LaPoma's feature-length black comedy script THE KIDNAPPED has advanced to the semifinals in the 2018 Southern California Screenplay Competition. LaPoma's 13 scripts have won a total of 157 awards/honors.
Tags: The Kidnapped, Southern California Screenplay Competition(Semi Finalist)

Another Contest Placement for Robert Rossetti Comedy Script JIMMY LYNCH

By: Robert Rossetti
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH a comedy written by NYU Tisch Alum and former NYC Stand Up Comic, Robert Rossetti, recently placed as a Quarterfinalist in the 2019-2020 Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition. This is Contest Placement #4 for JIMMY LYNCH after placing as both a Semifinalist in the 2019 Screencraft Comedy & 2019 Emerging Screenwriter's Comedy Competition as well as a Quarterfinalist in the 2019 Shore Scripts Feature Competition. Rossetti is a hungry monkey chained to a typewriter working every morning to create the World's Greatest Comedy. Check out more of his funny comedy scripts on his ISA Profile

3 Contest Placements for Robert Rossetti Comedy Script JIMMY LYNCH
By: Robert Rossetti
Robert Rossetti, a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, and former NYC Stand Up Comic, has recently placed in 3 Contests with his Comedy Feature, THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH! a 90's Comedy about Worcester, Massachusetts. The Script placed as a Semifinalist in the 2019 Screencraft Comedy Contest and is currently a Quarterfinalist in the Shore Scripts Contest as well as a Semifinalist in the Emerging Screenwriter's Comedy Genre Competition. Bob, is an avid Comedy writer with three completed features, an original pilot, and an original sketch comedy show all in his portfolio!
Tags: The Further Adventures of Jimmy Lynch, Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition(Quarter Finalist), ScreenCraft Comedy Script Contest(Quarter Finalist)

A NATIVE LAND wins Best Feature Screenplay at Lindsey Film Fest

By: Caitlin McCarthy
Caitlin McCarthy's thriller A NATIVE LAND has won the Feature Screenplay category at the 2020 George Lindsey UNA Film Festival. Along with being honored at the awards show on March 7th, an excerpt from A NATIVE LAND will be performed at the event.
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WONDER DRUG in Academy Nicholl Top 50
By: Caitlin McCarthy
WONDER DRUG by Caitlin McCarthy was among the Top 50 highest scoring scripts out of 7,302 screenplays that were entered in the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. The Academy Nicholl Top 50 list was released to the entertainment industry. The Top 50 list was also shared on the Academy Nicholl Facebook page.
Tags: WONDER DRUG, Nicholl Fellowship(Honorable Mention)

A NATIVE LAND in 2019 Academy Nicholl Top 10%
By: Caitlin McCarthy
A NATIVE LAND by Caitlin McCarthy placed among the Top 10% of all 7,302 entries in the 2019 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Competition. WONDER DRUG, also by Caitlin McCarthy, advanced to the Semifinals in the 2019 Academy Nicholl contest.
Tags: A Native Land, Nicholl Fellowship(Honorable Mention)

Caitlin McCarthy advances to 2019 Academy Nicholl Semifinals
By: Caitlin McCarthy
Caitlin McCarthy's screenplay WONDER DRUG has advanced into the Semifinal Round of the 2019 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, one of only 149 entries to advance from the Quarterfinal Round. During the Semifinals, four Academy members, drawn from a variety of branches, will read WONDER DRUG. From 10 to 15 Semifinalists will be selected as Finalists. All Semifinalists will be included in the Nicholl contact list that is forwarded in the fall to agents, development executives, managers, and producers who request it.

Caitlin McCarthy advances to 2019 Academy Nicholl Quarterfinals
By: Caitlin McCarthy
Caitlin McCarthy's scientific drama WONDER DRUG advanced to the Quarterfinals in the 2019 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition, one of only 365 entries to emerge from the First Round (out of 7,302 scripts entered). WONDER DRUG, a Sloan script at the Hamptons Screenwriters Lab, was also a Bitch List honoree and "Featured Script" on the Black List website. In more Nicholl news, Caitlin's thriller A NATIVE LAND placed among the Top 10% of all entries. Semifinalists will be announced in August.
Tags: A Native Land, Nicholl Fellowship(Honorable Mention)

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.
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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)

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.
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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)

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)

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.
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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)

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)

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.
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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)

Nicholl Fellowship Semifinalist

By: Christopher Hlas
Christopher Hlas' script SCARE ME is a Nicholl Fellowship semifinalist and got shortlisted to the top 50 scripts in the competition.

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