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OF WITCHES AND KNIGHTS - Page Turner

By: ryan christiansen
OF WITCHES AND KNIGHTS has been selected as a Quarterfinalist status in Page Turner Feature and TV Pilot Competition

OF WITCHES AND KNIGHTS - Semi-Finalist

By: ryan christiansen
One of Ryan Christiansen's fantasy screenplays; OF WITCHES AND KNIGHTS just made it into the semi-final round of Table Read my Screenplay; Genre competition.
Tags: Of Witches and Knights, Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition(Semi Finalist)

Top 25 in 2021 Writer Lands Freelance Assignment

By: Desa Larkin-Boutte
The ISA's Top 25 Screenwriter To Watch in 2021 recipient Desa Larkin-Boutté is co-writing an episode for Season Four of HBO's WESTWORLD.
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Top 25 in 2021 Writer Signs With Verve Talent & Literary Agency
By: Desa Larkin-Boutte
The ISA's Top 25 Screenwriter To Watch in 2021 recipient Desa Larkin-Boutté has been signed by Verve Talent & Literary Agency, and is thrilled to now be represented by Verve's Manal Hammad.
Tags: Zora & Zizi, Verve Talent & Literary

Feature Finding Footing From ISA Writing Gig Submission.
By: Desa Larkin-Boutte
After responding to an ISA Writing Gigs post, Desa was contacted by a director interested in the story. After meeting on zoom, they were able to connect on key thematic elements, and now the script is circulating in the hopes of securing financing.
Tags: The Red Shoes,

Semifinalist, Walt Disney Television Writing Program, 2021

By: Freddy Boutros
Freddy Boutros was honored to be a semifinalist for the Disney TV Writing Program in 2021.

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.
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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,

ICE selected for the Filmarket Hub's UK Online Pitchbox

By: Stéphanie Joalland
Online development marketplace Filmarket Hub has announced the projects in development selected for the UK Online Pitchbox, the new virtual pitch event running July 2-3, in partnership with Film London. ICE by Stephanie Joalland was one of them. 
Tags: ICE,

DEARG DUE - THE RED THIRST - Quarterfinalist, PAGE Awards

By: Anthony Mariani
DEARG DUE - THE RED THIRST (One-hour) · Horror: advances to the Quarterfinalist round of the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition 2021. After her murder, an Irish woman takes on the role of the dreaded Dearg Due, a vengeful supernatural creature who travels through time to stop perverse men from committing crimes against women. ( Promising Young Woman meets Quantum Leap.)
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APERITIVO - Script requested by Millennium Films.
By: Anthony Mariani
Pitched Sam Schulte, Production & Distribution Manager at Millennium Films my ACTION / ROM-COM - APERITIVO. The script was then requested. APERITIVO - A British hitman hiding in Italy finds romance with a young local woman until the American Mob discovers his location. (Big Night meets The Professional.)

THE DEARG DUE (THE RED THIRST) made The Red List. #1 Horror Television

By: Anthony Mariani
Anthony Mariani's Tv Pilot : THE DEARG DUE (THE RED THIRST) has made The Red List: #1 Horror Television (One-hour) in the past month. Top 3 % of all projects on Coverfly. Top- 20 All-time one-hour TV. Top 2 % All- Horror projects. Top 5% All one-hour TV projects. Top 20 One-hour Horror TV for the year. THE BLACK LIST "The premise, which is sort of Promising Young Woman meets Quantum Leap with some adult Hocus Pocus vibes, is a pretty interesting amalgamation. And calling it such is in no way meant to imply that it's not unique; on the contrary, the somewhat strange mixture is decidedly unique and an intriguing read."
Tags: Dearg Due (The Red Thirst) ,

CLICK LIKE TO DIE goes to American High

By: Emily Rued
Screenplay Awards Network forwarded CLICK LIKE TO DIE Click to American High's acquisitions department for consideration.
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Short Produced - GIFT OF PEACE
By: Emily Rued
GIFT OF PEACE is Emily Rued's directing debut. It is now in post-production now. Emily is excited to finish post and submit to festivals. She says, "it's a story one won't soon forget."
Tags: Gift of Peace,

Inroads Fellowship Contest
By: Emily Rued
Emily Rued's screenplay GOOD GRIEF was selected as a quarterfinalist for Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship.
Tags: Good Grief, Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship(Quarter Finalist)

Top Ten Finalist Crimson Screen Horror Fest
By: Emily Rued
Emily Rued's script, CLICK LIKE TO DIE, wins another award. This time as a Top Ten Finalist in Crimson Screen Horror Fest.
Tags: Click Like to Die, Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest(Top 10)

EBO advances in the WeScreenplay Shorts Contest

By: Larry Coleman
Development Slate writer L.E. Coleman's dystopian sci-fi - short script EBO, advances to the quarterfinals in the 2021 WeScreenplay Shorts Contest.
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EBO, advances in the 2021 PAGE International Screenplay Awards
By: Larry Coleman
The dystopian sci-fi - short, EBO advances to the quarterfinal rounds in the 2021 PAGE Screenplay International Screenwriting Awards.
Tags: EBO, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist)

SWIRL CITY 2021 SCREENCRAFT SCI-FI & FANTASY QUARTERFINALIST
By: Larry Coleman
SWIRL CITY, the sci-fi dystopian drama on the future of race relations, advances in the 2021 ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Competition.
Tags: Swirl City, ScreenCraft Sci-Fi and Fantasy Screenplay Contest(Semi Finalist)

EBO takes second place honors in The 2021 Imaginarium Screenplay Awards
By: Larry Coleman
EBO, the sci-fi short script dealing with the effects of a placebo used to treat radiation poisoning in the not-so-distant future, takes second place in the short script category in the 2021 Imaginarium independent Film Festival.
Tags: EBO,

SHABADOODAH advances in the 2021 ScreenCraft Comedy Contest
By: Larry Coleman
The live action/animated comedy script, SSHABADOODAH by Larry E Coleman makes it into the quarterfinals of the 2021 Screencraft Comedy Competition.
Tags: Shabadoodah,

EBO, advances in the 2021 PAGE International Screenplay Awards

By: Larry Coleman
The dystopian sci-fi - short, EBO advances to the quarterfinal rounds in the 2021 PAGE Screenplay International Screenwriting Awards.
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EBO advances in the WeScreenplay Shorts Contest
By: Larry Coleman
Development Slate writer L.E. Coleman's dystopian sci-fi - short script EBO, advances to the quarterfinals in the 2021 WeScreenplay Shorts Contest.
Tags: EBO, WeScreenplay Shorts Contest(Quarter Finalist)

SWIRL CITY 2021 SCREENCRAFT SCI-FI & FANTASY QUARTERFINALIST
By: Larry Coleman
SWIRL CITY, the sci-fi dystopian drama on the future of race relations, advances in the 2021 ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Competition.
Tags: Swirl City, ScreenCraft Sci-Fi and Fantasy Screenplay Contest(Semi Finalist)

EBO takes second place honors in The 2021 Imaginarium Screenplay Awards
By: Larry Coleman
EBO, the sci-fi short script dealing with the effects of a placebo used to treat radiation poisoning in the not-so-distant future, takes second place in the short script category in the 2021 Imaginarium independent Film Festival.
Tags: EBO,

SHABADOODAH advances in the 2021 ScreenCraft Comedy Contest
By: Larry Coleman
The live action/animated comedy script, SSHABADOODAH by Larry E Coleman makes it into the quarterfinals of the 2021 Screencraft Comedy Competition.
Tags: Shabadoodah,

Invited onto the ISA Development Slate

By: Alishan Valiani
After completing IN SECTS during the WGA Michael Collyer Screenwriting Fellowship year, Alishan Valiani was invited by the ISA to join the Development Slate. He said "I look forward to the opportunity and hope to grow as a writer."

SWAG TOWN - pitched around town

By: John Hartfield
SWAG TOWN is being pitched directly to studios and streaming services with A-list actors and directors in addition to the very polished sizzle that was produced by New Street Pictures, Ltd.
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CONTINGENCY - out to pitch
By: John Hartfield
Valleywood Entertainment is setting up pitch meetings with several studios and streaming services for the political/crime drama, CONTINGENCY. They are attaching Emmy-winning directors and name actors and going directly to the buyers.
Tags: Contingency,

CONTINGENCY in development
By: John Hartfield
David Hartfield's TV series CONTINGENCY is currently in development with Emmy-nominated director David Platt attached.
Tags: Contingency,

SWAG TOWN trailer produced
By: John Hartfield
John Hartfield has just completed a six-minute trailer for his TV series pilot, SWAG TOWN, which was directed by Emmy-nominated director, David Platt of LAW & ORDER:SVU, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH and THE BLACKLIST fame. Veteran showrunner, Daniel Truly (LAW & ORDER:SVU, BLUE BLOODS and UNDER THE DOME) served as one of the Executive Producers.
Tags: Swag Town,

HOMECOMING - Official Selection in NYC
By: John Hartfield
John Hartfield's touching short HOMECOMING was an official selection at the New York Independent Film Festival: Los Angeles Edition.
Tags: Homecoming,

CONTINGENCY - out to pitch

By: John Hartfield
Valleywood Entertainment is setting up pitch meetings with several studios and streaming services for the political/crime drama, CONTINGENCY. They are attaching Emmy-winning directors and name actors and going directly to the buyers.
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SWAG TOWN - pitched around town
By: John Hartfield
SWAG TOWN is being pitched directly to studios and streaming services with A-list actors and directors in addition to the very polished sizzle that was produced by New Street Pictures, Ltd.
Tags: Swag Town,

CONTINGENCY in development
By: John Hartfield
David Hartfield's TV series CONTINGENCY is currently in development with Emmy-nominated director David Platt attached.
Tags: Contingency,

SWAG TOWN trailer produced
By: John Hartfield
John Hartfield has just completed a six-minute trailer for his TV series pilot, SWAG TOWN, which was directed by Emmy-nominated director, David Platt of LAW & ORDER:SVU, QUEEN OF THE SOUTH and THE BLACKLIST fame. Veteran showrunner, Daniel Truly (LAW & ORDER:SVU, BLUE BLOODS and UNDER THE DOME) served as one of the Executive Producers.
Tags: Swag Town,

HOMECOMING - Official Selection in NYC
By: John Hartfield
John Hartfield's touching short HOMECOMING was an official selection at the New York Independent Film Festival: Los Angeles Edition.
Tags: Homecoming,

1999 TRIP makes Top 100 in 2021

By: Robert Mirek
Robert Mirek's feature length screenplay 1999 TRIP has placed among the Top 100 (#80) in the 2021 Capital Fund Screenwriting Competition.

LAND OF THE DYING FIRE Makes Top 100 in 2021
By: Robert Mirek
The debut feature length screenplay LAND OF THE DYING FIRE by co-writers Robert Mirek and Charles Campbell has placed among the Top 100 in the 2021 Virtual screenwriting contest Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition for Mystery/Crime/Thriller.
Tags: Land of the Dying Fire, Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition (Action, Horror, Mystery)(Top 100)

SWIRL CITY 2021 SCREENCRAFT SCI-FI & FANTASY QUARTERFINALIST

By: Larry Coleman
SWIRL CITY, the sci-fi dystopian drama on the future of race relations, advances in the 2021 ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Competition.
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EBO advances in the WeScreenplay Shorts Contest
By: Larry Coleman
Development Slate writer L.E. Coleman's dystopian sci-fi - short script EBO, advances to the quarterfinals in the 2021 WeScreenplay Shorts Contest.
Tags: EBO, WeScreenplay Shorts Contest(Quarter Finalist)

EBO, advances in the 2021 PAGE International Screenplay Awards
By: Larry Coleman
The dystopian sci-fi - short, EBO advances to the quarterfinal rounds in the 2021 PAGE Screenplay International Screenwriting Awards.
Tags: EBO, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist)

EBO takes second place honors in The 2021 Imaginarium Screenplay Awards
By: Larry Coleman
EBO, the sci-fi short script dealing with the effects of a placebo used to treat radiation poisoning in the not-so-distant future, takes second place in the short script category in the 2021 Imaginarium independent Film Festival.
Tags: EBO,

SHABADOODAH advances in the 2021 ScreenCraft Comedy Contest
By: Larry Coleman
The live action/animated comedy script, SSHABADOODAH by Larry E Coleman makes it into the quarterfinals of the 2021 Screencraft Comedy Competition.
Tags: Shabadoodah,

Robert Rossetti 2 Comedies in Coverfly Top 5%

By: Robert Rossetti
THE GRANDMOTHER Screencraft Comedy Semi Finalist Top 4% A sarcastic grandmother fights a team of mercenaries all over an Amusement Park to rescue her three wily grandsons who have been taken hostage. DIE HARD meets HOME ALONE THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH Top 2% To save his beloved job, a wisecracking Mail Carrier must rely on his suburban street smarts to unravel a snarky soccer mom's adulterous murder scheme. TED LASSO meets DOUBLE INDEMNITY Bob is an NYU Film Grad, former Stand Up Comic, and relentlessly passionate comedy writer.
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THE GRANDMOTHER Action Comedy SCREENCRAFT SEMI FINALIST

By: Robert Rossetti
A sarcastic grandmother fights a team of mercenaries all over an Amusement Park to rescue her three wily grandsons who have been taken hostage. DIE HARD meets HOME ALONE Bob is an NYU Film Grad, former Stand Up Comic, and relentlessly passionate comedy writer. His scripts were most recently selected as a Stage32 Comedy Finalist, StoryPros Awards Finalist, 2X Screencraft Comedy SF, Page Awards Semi Finalist, and a Screencraft Fellowship QF. When not writing jokes he makes the World a better place by selling fences.
Tags: THE GRANDMOTHER, ScreenCraft Comedy Script Contest(Quarter Finalist)

Top 2% Comedies on Coverfly - The Further Adventures of Jimmy Lynch
By: Robert Rossetti
NYU Film Alum & Former NYC Stand Up Comic Robert Rossetti's script THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH is in the top 2% of all comedies on Coverfly as well as the top 3% of all feature scripts!
Tags: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH,

Robert Rossetti PAGE Semi Finalist
By: Robert Rossetti
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH a working class romantic comedy by NYU Alum and former Stand Up Comic, Robert Rossetti, was recently announced as a Semi Finalist in the Page International Screenwriting Awards. Bob is a hardworking prewga comedy writer with two scripts that have both placed multiple times in the contest circuit. Thanks to ISA for all their help & support!
Tags: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist)

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND Official Selection 2020 Script Summit
By: Robert Rossetti
Robert Rossetti's action comedy THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND has now picked up it's 4th Contest Placement of 2020. First a StoryPros Awards Quarter Finalist then a Stage32 Comedy Semi Finalist and a member of the illustrious Top 100 Comedies from the Table Read My Screenplay Competition, THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND has now been named as an official selection of the 2020 Script Summit Contests. Government Agents, Russian Spies, Roller Coasters, and your Nana kicking ass and taking names!
Tags: THE GRANDMOTHER, Script Summit(Official Selection)

THE GRANDMOTHER Action Comedy SCREENCRAFT SEMI FINALIST

By: Robert Rossetti
A sarcastic grandmother fights a team of mercenaries all over an Amusement Park to rescue her three wily grandsons who have been taken hostage. DIE HARD meets HOME ALONE Bob is an NYU Film Grad, former Stand Up Comic, and relentlessly passionate comedy writer. His scripts were most recently selected as a Stage32 Comedy Finalist, StoryPros Awards Finalist, 2X Screencraft Comedy SF, Page Awards Semi Finalist, and a Screencraft Fellowship QF. When not writing jokes he makes the World a better place by selling fences.
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Robert Rossetti 2 Comedies in Coverfly Top 5%
By: Robert Rossetti
THE GRANDMOTHER Screencraft Comedy Semi Finalist Top 4% A sarcastic grandmother fights a team of mercenaries all over an Amusement Park to rescue her three wily grandsons who have been taken hostage. DIE HARD meets HOME ALONE THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH Top 2% To save his beloved job, a wisecracking Mail Carrier must rely on his suburban street smarts to unravel a snarky soccer mom's adulterous murder scheme. TED LASSO meets DOUBLE INDEMNITY Bob is an NYU Film Grad, former Stand Up Comic, and relentlessly passionate comedy writer.
Tags: THE GRANDMOTHER,

Top 2% Comedies on Coverfly - The Further Adventures of Jimmy Lynch
By: Robert Rossetti
NYU Film Alum & Former NYC Stand Up Comic Robert Rossetti's script THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH is in the top 2% of all comedies on Coverfly as well as the top 3% of all feature scripts!
Tags: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH,

Robert Rossetti PAGE Semi Finalist
By: Robert Rossetti
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH a working class romantic comedy by NYU Alum and former Stand Up Comic, Robert Rossetti, was recently announced as a Semi Finalist in the Page International Screenwriting Awards. Bob is a hardworking prewga comedy writer with two scripts that have both placed multiple times in the contest circuit. Thanks to ISA for all their help & support!
Tags: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist)

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND Official Selection 2020 Script Summit
By: Robert Rossetti
Robert Rossetti's action comedy THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND has now picked up it's 4th Contest Placement of 2020. First a StoryPros Awards Quarter Finalist then a Stage32 Comedy Semi Finalist and a member of the illustrious Top 100 Comedies from the Table Read My Screenplay Competition, THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND has now been named as an official selection of the 2020 Script Summit Contests. Government Agents, Russian Spies, Roller Coasters, and your Nana kicking ass and taking names!
Tags: THE GRANDMOTHER, Script Summit(Official Selection)

CHEATERS - Action Comedy Inspired by the 2019 Varsity Blues College Scandal

By: Gallo Harris
A teen action comedy inspired by the 2019 Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal has recently placed in the semi finals for the 2021 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab and quarter finals for the 2021 ScreenCraft Screenplay Fellowship, the 2021 PAGE International Screenwriting awards, the 2021 Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition and the 2021 ScreenCraft Comedy Competition.

THE GIRL WITH THE RED HAIR - Inspired by the Nazi Killing Teen Girls of WW2
By: Gallo Harris
Inspired by true acts of resistance by teen girls in Nazi occupied Netherlands, this script has placed as a semi-finalist/Top 50 in the ISA Fast Track Fellowship 2021 and the 2021 Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition, quarter finalist in the CineStory Feature Fellowship 2021 and the Top 100 of Table Read My Screenplay 2021.
Tags: The Girl With The Red Hair, Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition(Semi Finalist), CineStory Feature Retreat & Fellowship(Semi Finalist), ISA Fast Track Fellowship(Semi Finalist), Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition(Semi Finalist), International Screenwriters' Association

KERBS VR Screenwriting Project

By: Avery Rouda
A week after joining ISA, Avery Rouda booked a Writing Gig working with the Kerbs team on a Mixed-Reality (XR) TV Series concept specifically designed for language learning (English, French, Spanish, Arabic). Exactly like a TV-series, they will shoot episodes (16 minutes) and seasons (One for every level of mastery). The plot takes place in a coffeehouse, where a dozen recurring characters help an expatriate (the learner) to be integrated, and to learn the language.Avery commented "Excited test my craft and hone my screenwriting technique for the immersive, 360 world of Virtual Reality Cinema. Thank you ISA for making this opportunity available to me. I am grateful and thrilled for this new chapter".

ELLA'S SECRET - theatre play's journey

By: HW Freedman
ELLA'S SECRET was staged for the first time in Seattle at the Ethnic Cultural Centre Theatre, University Washington., directed by Harris Freedman. The performances were co-sponsored by The International Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, the Ethnic Cultural Centre of the University of Washington and Yad Vashem. More recently, the play was successfully presented in London at the Baron’s Court Theatre, directed by Edward Davies. The play was also presented in Italy in Italian in Rome at Teatro Dell’Angelo Teatro Ridotto, the Spoleto Fringe Festival and Teatro Millelire, to critical acclaim.
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SOMETHING IN COMMON Screenplay
By: HW Freedman
HW Freedman's screenplay SOMETHING IN COMMON is based on the stage play of the same name. The play made its debut at the 1999 Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the Assembly Rooms Theatre under his direction. Then, by invitation, we transferred the production to The Warehouse Theatre, Croydon, London.
Tags: Something In Common,

BROKEN THREAD produced
By: HW Freedman
BROKEN THREAD is based on my original story and stage play entitled "The Sacred Thread" which was presented as a staged reading at the Roundabout Theatre Off Broadway. The Feature film was produced by Deepak Nayar and directed by Mahesh Mathai. Shooting was in India and the UK. Logline: A half-Indian, half-English businessman is haunted by a mysterious woman from his past who threatens to wreck his marriage and comfortable family situation.
Tags: Broken Thread,

THE GIRL WITH THE RED HAIR - Inspired by the Nazi Killing Teen Girls of WW2

By: Gallo Harris
Inspired by true acts of resistance by teen girls in Nazi occupied Netherlands, this script has placed as a semi-finalist/Top 50 in the ISA Fast Track Fellowship 2021 and the 2021 Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition, quarter finalist in the CineStory Feature Fellowship 2021 and the Top 100 of Table Read My Screenplay 2021.

CHEATERS - Action Comedy Inspired by the 2019 Varsity Blues College Scandal
By: Gallo Harris
A teen action comedy inspired by the 2019 Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal has recently placed in the semi finals for the 2021 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab and quarter finals for the 2021 ScreenCraft Screenplay Fellowship, the 2021 PAGE International Screenwriting awards, the 2021 Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition and the 2021 ScreenCraft Comedy Competition.
Tags: CHEATERS, Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition(Quarter Finalist), ScreenCraft Comedy Script Contest(Quarter Finalist), PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist), Diverse Voices presented by WeScreenplay(Quarter Finalist), ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship(Quarter Finalist), ScreenCraft, WeScreenplay

THE SMALL THINGS - Writing Hire

By: Michael Graf
Childe Productions hired Michael Graf to do a page one re-write on their dramedy feature script they're producing.
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Graf Selected Second Time For Bahamas Screenwriter Residency Program
By: Michael Graf
Michael Graf's quirky coming of age sports story, THROWING HAMMERS, was one of five screenplays selected as part of the Screenwriting Residency Program at the Bahamas International Film Festival. It's the second script for Graf to receive the honor.
Tags: THROWING HAMMERS, Bahamas International Film Festival(1st Place)

Michael Graf wins Screenwriter's Residency Program in Bahamas
By: Michael Graf
Michael Graf was one of five feature screenwriters to win the Screenwriter's Residency Program at the Bahamas International Film Festival for his inspirational true story, THE LAST INDIAN WAR.
Tags: THE LAST INDIAN WAR, Bahamas International Film Festival(1st Place)

Graf Named First Writer In Residence at the UW Institute For Discovery
By: Michael Graf
Screenwriter and Director Michael Graf was named the very first Writer In Residence at the University of Wisconsin's Institute For Discovery as part of their Science To Script program. The program promotes STEM in the arts to encourage young people to pursue science and math related fields.
Tags: PICKET CHARLIE,

THE LAST INDIAN WAR Optioned to Nonesuch Pictures
By: Michael Graf
"We think the market has caught up to this amazing script," says Producer Darin Dusan when he optioned screenwriter Michael Graf's historical sports drama about a group of Native American children that are kidnapped by the US Army and go on to invent the modern game of football. "This is an amazing story and it needs to be told." The screenplay has been making waves around the world, winning dozens of awards and accolades. It also has been a part of the ISA Development Slate.
Tags: THE LAST INDIAN WAR,
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