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Exciting ISAConnect Member Success Stories

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Female-driven animated comedy is ISA Fast Track Genre Winner

By: Dava Whisenant
The animated tv pilot MANSPLAINO by Dava Whisenant & Steve Young has been chosen as the ISA Fast Track Fellowship Genre Winner for Animation. The female-driven satirical comedy was also chosen as a Semifinalist in the recent Austin Film Fest Screenplay Competition. MANSPLAINO was initially inspired by Dava's personal experiences on the film festival circuit with a documentary she directed, where she was frequently assumed to be the assistant of the film's star, rather than the filmmaker. Her co-writer, a former Letterman staff writer, witnessed this happening, and MANSPLAINO's main characters developed from there.

DARK MATTER selected to participate in 2021 Stowe Story Labs

By: Olga Holtz
Olga Holtz has been selected to participate in the August 2021 Sidewalk Narrative Lab, a program of Stowe Story Labs, with her psychological thriller pilot DARK MATTER.
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DARK MATTER a WeScreenplay TV Contest runner up and a StoryPros finalist
By: Olga Holtz
DARK MATTER, a thriller TV pilot by Olga Holtz, has received an Honorable Mention (a runner-up placement) among the finalists of the 2022 WeScreenplay TV Contest and a finalist placement at the 15th StoryPros International Screenplay Awards. DARK MATTER is presently on four Red Lists, including Coverfly's top 20 TV thriller pilots of all time.
Tags: Dark Matter, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest(Finalist), WeScreenplay Television Competition(Finalist)

A LABOUR OF LOVE makes the Top 50 Fast Track Fellowship
By: Olga Holtz
A LABOUR OF LOVE, a feature by Olga Holtz based on a true story, was named to the Top 50 of the 2021 ISA Fast Track Fellowship XIV.
Tags: A Labour of Love, ISA Fast Track Fellowship(Second Round)

Red-listed DARK MATTER pitched to a major studio
By: Olga Holtz
A treatment for DARK MATTER, a TV pilot for a thriller limited series by Olga Holtz, was requested by a major studio for its open writing assignment through Coverfly. DARK MATTER is on the Red List after multiple recent contest placements, including the semi-finals of the Stowe Story Lab ISA fellowship, the finals of the Mad Wife Production screenplay contest, and the semi-finals of the Table Read My Screenplay Genre competition.
Tags: Dark Matter, Stowe Story Labs(Semi Finalist), Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition(Semi Finalist)

DELIVERANCE makes Coverfly Top 3%
By: Olga Holtz
After earning multiple accolades, DELIVERANCE, a short Sci-Fi thriller by Olga Holtz, has made Coverfly Top 3%, in addition to placing #5 Sci-Fi short of the year and #2 of the month on The Red List.
Tags: Deliverance, The Red List(Top 10)

A LABOUR OF LOVE makes the Top 50 Fast Track Fellowship

By: Olga Holtz
A LABOUR OF LOVE, a feature by Olga Holtz based on a true story, was named to the Top 50 of the 2021 ISA Fast Track Fellowship XIV.
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DARK MATTER a WeScreenplay TV Contest runner up and a StoryPros finalist
By: Olga Holtz
DARK MATTER, a thriller TV pilot by Olga Holtz, has received an Honorable Mention (a runner-up placement) among the finalists of the 2022 WeScreenplay TV Contest and a finalist placement at the 15th StoryPros International Screenplay Awards. DARK MATTER is presently on four Red Lists, including Coverfly's top 20 TV thriller pilots of all time.
Tags: Dark Matter, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest(Finalist), WeScreenplay Television Competition(Finalist)

DARK MATTER selected to participate in 2021 Stowe Story Labs
By: Olga Holtz
Olga Holtz has been selected to participate in the August 2021 Sidewalk Narrative Lab, a program of Stowe Story Labs, with her psychological thriller pilot DARK MATTER.
Tags: Dark Matter, Stowe Story Labs(Semi Finalist)

Red-listed DARK MATTER pitched to a major studio
By: Olga Holtz
A treatment for DARK MATTER, a TV pilot for a thriller limited series by Olga Holtz, was requested by a major studio for its open writing assignment through Coverfly. DARK MATTER is on the Red List after multiple recent contest placements, including the semi-finals of the Stowe Story Lab ISA fellowship, the finals of the Mad Wife Production screenplay contest, and the semi-finals of the Table Read My Screenplay Genre competition.
Tags: Dark Matter, Stowe Story Labs(Semi Finalist), Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition(Semi Finalist)

DELIVERANCE makes Coverfly Top 3%
By: Olga Holtz
After earning multiple accolades, DELIVERANCE, a short Sci-Fi thriller by Olga Holtz, has made Coverfly Top 3%, in addition to placing #5 Sci-Fi short of the year and #2 of the month on The Red List.
Tags: Deliverance, The Red List(Top 10)

FAIRY TRAIL Quarterfinalist Creative Screenwriting Animation Screenplay Co

By: Paul Glen Neuman
Paul Neuman's animated screenplay FAIRY TRAIL is a quarterfinalist in the Creative Screenwriting Animation Screenplay Competition 2021.

DAVY CRICKET 2nd round of the ISA Fast Track Fellowship 2021
By: Paul Glen Neuman
DAVY CRICKET animation script by Paul Glen Neuman makes it to the 2nd round of the ISA Fast Track Fellowship 2021.
Tags: Davy Cricket, International Screenwriters' Association

Denise Meyers named one of two ISA Fast Track Fellows 2021

By: Denise Meyers
Meyers was named one of two 2021 Fast Track Fellows by the International Screenwriters Association for her feature screenplay, FREEFALL, an action/adventure film that reimagines the D.B. Cooper hijacking as the work of a recently fired stewardess and an air traffic controller. Meyers shares Fellowship honors with along with Alan Jenkins, a law professor, for his screenplay, SCOTUS.
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FREEFALL in the ISA Fast Track Top 50/HOMEFRONT a WeScreenplay TV pilot QF
By: Denise Meyers
ISA Development Slate writer Denise Meyers screenplay FREEFALL has advanced to the ISA Fast Fellowship Top 50 and HOMEFRONT, a TV pilot set in World War Two (co-written with Todd Tavolazzi) is currently a WeScreenplay Pilot Quarterfinalist.
Tags: FREEFALL, ISA Fast Track Fellowship(Category Winner)

FINALIST, SEMI-FINALIST, QUARTERFINALIST SECOND ROUNDER AND OPTIONED!
By: Denise Meyers
FREEFALL was a Finalist for the Writers Lab, RIDE THE WIND; The Bessie Stringfield Story is currently a semi-finalist for the Emerging Screenwriters Contest, and HOMEFRONT, a TV pilot set in Galveston during World War Two, co-written with Todd Tavolazzi, is a quarterfinalist for the Page Awards, a Second Rounder for The Launch Pad Pilot competition and advanced to the second round for Sundance Episodic. Another screenplay is under option. August has been a good month so far for writer Denise Meyers.
Tags: FREEFALL, Writers Lab NYC(Finalist)

HOMEFRONT Advances to the Second Round of SUNDANCE EPISODIC
By: Denise Meyers
Stowe Story Labs participants, Denise Meyers and Todd Tavolazzi have advanced to the second round for Sundance Episodic with their spec TV pilot, HOMEFRONT, about the lives of four diverse Americans in Galveston, Texas, during World War Two. Meyers, who recently placed in the Top Ten for the ISA's Table Read My Screenplay's Genre Competition with her script RIDE THE WIND; The Bessie Stringfield Story, and Tavolazzi, a finalist in the ScreenCraft Film Fund with THE LAST RESCUE are currently at work on the pitch deck for the series.
Tags: HOMEFRONT, Sundance Episodic Lab(Semi Finalist)

ISA DEVELOPMENT SLATE LEADS TO MANAGER
By: Denise Meyers
A new management company recently found LUCKY 13, FREEFALL, POWDERKEG and the TV pilot for THE DARK OF NIGHT on the International Screenwriters Association website and is now in negotiations with writer Denise Meyers to represent her material. Meyers is the 2019 inaugural recipient of a Sloan Foundation Development Grant in partnership with the Athena Film Festival and Barnard College, a development grant winner through the Stowe Story Labs and winner of the Atlanta Film Festival Screenwriting Competition.
Tags: LUCKY 13, Stowe Story Labs(Finalist), ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship(Finalist)

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
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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.
Tags: Wild Datura,

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)

THE JUMP - Top 10 Finalist - Table Read My Screenplay - Austin

By: John Killoran
John Killoran's psychological sci-fi dramedy THE JUMP was named in the Top 10 of the Horror/Science Fiction category in the 2021 Table Read Austin Competition.
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SCHOOL NIGHTS - Top 50 ISA Fast Track Fellowship
By: John Killoran
John Killoran's fantasy rom-com SCHOOL NIGHTS was named to the Top 50 of the 2021 ISA Fast Track Fellowship XIV.
Tags: School Nights, ISA Fast Track Fellowship(Top 50)

SCHOOL NIGHTS - Top 10 Finalist - ISA Comedy and Genre Busting Competition
By: John Killoran
John Killoran's rom-com fantasy SCHOOL NIGHTS was recently named in the Top 10 of ISA’s inaugural Comedy and Genre Busting Screenplay Competition, an achievement that the email announcing it made seem like a big deal—so John’s decided it’s a big deal, too.
Tags: School Nights,

MENTAL - Semifinalist, 2021 Austin Table Read My Screenplay

By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's MENTAL was named a semifinalist in the 2021 Austin Table Read My Screenplay Competition. In this horror thriller, a psychiatry student with a phobia for gore is held captive by intruders, and she must use her training to outsmart her attackers.
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THE NUT FARM - Coverfly Top 1%, #1 Fantasy One-Hour TV Project
By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's pilot THE NUT FARM is currently ranked among the top 1% of all discoverable projects on Coverfly. Additionally, THE NUT FARM is currently ranked #1 on the Coverfly Red List for the top-rated one-hour fantasy television projects of all time. THE NUT FARM is also currently ranked #1 on the Coverfly Red List for the top-rated one-hour fantasy television projects of the year.
Tags: THE NUT FARM, Slamdance Screenplay Competition(Quarter Finalist), Table Read My Screenplay - Austin(Quarter Finalist), PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist), WeScreenplay Diverse Voices(Quarter Finalist), Scriptation Showcase - TV Comedy & Drama Pilots(Quarter Finalist)

MENTAL - Quarterfinalist, 2021 Page Screenwriting Awards

By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's MENTAL was named a quarterfinalist in the 2021 Page International Screenwriting Awards. In this horror thriller, a psychiatry student with a phobia for gore is held captive by intruders, and she must use her training to outsmart her attackers.
Tags: MENTAL,

FAMILY SPIES - Quarterfinalist, 2021 Page Screenwriting Awards
By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's FAMILY SPIES was named a quarterfinalist in the 2021 Page International Screenwriting Awards. In this family-friendly action comedy, retired husband-and-wife spies go to extraordinary lengths to keep tabs on their rebellious teen daughter, and wind up placing their family in the crosshairs of an old enemy.
Tags: FAMILY SPIES , PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist)

THE NUT FARM - Semifinalist, 2021 Page International Screenwriting Awards
By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's THE NUT FARM was named a semifinalist in the 2021 Page International Screenwriting Awards. In this fantasy pilot, a struggling single mother inherits a nut orchard from her estranged mom. She comes to realize the property has paranormal qualities that bring unimaginable benefits and horrifying burdens.
Tags: THE NUT FARM, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist)

THE NUT FARM - Finalist, 2021 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition
By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's THE NUT FARM was named a finalist in the 2021 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. In this fantasy pilot, a struggling single mother inherits a nut orchard from her estranged mom. She comes to realize the property has paranormal qualities that bring unimaginable benefits and horrifying burdens.
Tags: THE NUT FARM, Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition(Semi Finalist)

ATTACK THERAPY - Semifinalist, 2021 Austin Table Read My Screenplay

By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's ATTACK THERAPY was named a semifinalist in the 2021 Austin Table Read My Screenplay Competition. This thriller tells the story of a psychologist who must become her own therapist and conquer old demons, all so she can survive an attack aimed at protecting the career of the politician who assaulted her when they were teens.
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THE NUT FARM - Coverfly Top 1%, #1 Fantasy One-Hour TV Project
By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's pilot THE NUT FARM is currently ranked among the top 1% of all discoverable projects on Coverfly. Additionally, THE NUT FARM is currently ranked #1 on the Coverfly Red List for the top-rated one-hour fantasy television projects of all time. THE NUT FARM is also currently ranked #1 on the Coverfly Red List for the top-rated one-hour fantasy television projects of the year.
Tags: THE NUT FARM, Slamdance Screenplay Competition(Quarter Finalist), Table Read My Screenplay - Austin(Quarter Finalist), PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist), WeScreenplay Diverse Voices(Quarter Finalist), Scriptation Showcase - TV Comedy & Drama Pilots(Quarter Finalist)

MENTAL - Quarterfinalist, 2021 Page Screenwriting Awards

By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's MENTAL was named a quarterfinalist in the 2021 Page International Screenwriting Awards. In this horror thriller, a psychiatry student with a phobia for gore is held captive by intruders, and she must use her training to outsmart her attackers.
Tags: MENTAL,

FAMILY SPIES - Quarterfinalist, 2021 Page Screenwriting Awards
By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's FAMILY SPIES was named a quarterfinalist in the 2021 Page International Screenwriting Awards. In this family-friendly action comedy, retired husband-and-wife spies go to extraordinary lengths to keep tabs on their rebellious teen daughter, and wind up placing their family in the crosshairs of an old enemy.
Tags: FAMILY SPIES , PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist)

THE NUT FARM - Semifinalist, 2021 Page International Screenwriting Awards
By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's THE NUT FARM was named a semifinalist in the 2021 Page International Screenwriting Awards. In this fantasy pilot, a struggling single mother inherits a nut orchard from her estranged mom. She comes to realize the property has paranormal qualities that bring unimaginable benefits and horrifying burdens.
Tags: THE NUT FARM, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards(Quarter Finalist)

THE NUT FARM - Finalist, 2021 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition
By: Warren Clarke
Warren Clarke's THE NUT FARM was named a finalist in the 2021 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. In this fantasy pilot, a struggling single mother inherits a nut orchard from her estranged mom. She comes to realize the property has paranormal qualities that bring unimaginable benefits and horrifying burdens.
Tags: THE NUT FARM, Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition(Semi Finalist)

Signed first attachment agreement

By: Todd Foley
Todd Foley has signed his first attachment agreement with a producer for my satirical thriller feature AMERICAN CHECKOUT, one week after placing as a Quarter Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition. Todd said "I look forward to collaborating on making the story even stronger and then seeing it taken out to the market, with the hope of seeing it on screen one day. This is a significant milestone in my writing career."

SCHOOL NIGHTS - Top 10 Finalist - ISA Comedy and Genre Busting Competition

By: John Killoran
John Killoran's rom-com fantasy SCHOOL NIGHTS was recently named in the Top 10 of ISA’s inaugural Comedy and Genre Busting Screenplay Competition, an achievement that the email announcing it made seem like a big deal—so John’s decided it’s a big deal, too.
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SCHOOL NIGHTS - Top 50 ISA Fast Track Fellowship
By: John Killoran
John Killoran's fantasy rom-com SCHOOL NIGHTS was named to the Top 50 of the 2021 ISA Fast Track Fellowship XIV.
Tags: School Nights, ISA Fast Track Fellowship(Top 50)

THE JUMP - Top 10 Finalist - Table Read My Screenplay - Austin
By: John Killoran
John Killoran's psychological sci-fi dramedy THE JUMP was named in the Top 10 of the Horror/Science Fiction category in the 2021 Table Read Austin Competition.
Tags: The Jump, Table Read My Screenplay - Austin(Semi Finalist)

THE STAY LIST is Quarterfinalist for ISA Genre-Busting

By: Rebecca Spindler
The supernatural TV drama, THE STAY LIST, makes the Quarterfinalist rank of the 2021 ISA Drama Genre-busting competition. This script was requested by Greg Berlanti Productions and Queen Latifah's production company; Flavor Unit Entertainment. It's TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL meets GREY'S ANATOMY.
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SONGBIRD requested by Gold Pictures
By: Rebecca Spindler
Rebecca Williams Spindler received a script request from Gold Pictures on her highly acclaimed Coming-of-Age / Music Inspired Drama: SONGBIRD.
Tags: SONGBIRD, Gold Pictures, Inc

SON OF THE SEED wins Best Sci-Fi Short Film
By: Rebecca Spindler
A quirky cosmic comedy short film, SON OF THE SEED, has won Best Sci-Fi at the 2021 Niagara Falls Film Festival. The script was written and produced by Rebecca Williams Spindler. This quirky college comedy was written back in 2010 and revised for 2018 production. Think Clark Kent meets Luke Skywalker to save the mustard seed planet. It's also won Official Selection at Venice and Santa Monica Film Festivals.
Tags: SON OF THE SEED,

TV Medical Pilot receives positive response from Greg Berlanti Productions
By: Rebecca Spindler
THE STAY LIST, written by Rebecca Williams Spindler, a TV Medical Drama pilot, based on actual patient stories with a supernatural slant was pitched to Greg Berlanti Productions. Rebecca received a script request and positive coverage notes from Greg Berlanti's Assistant, Max Cunningham.
Tags: THE STAY LIST,

THE STAY LIST chosen for 2019 Rocaberti Writers Retreat
By: Rebecca Spindler
THE STAY LIST, Rebecca Williams Spindler's TV Medical Drama pilot, based on actual patient stories, was chosen for the July 2019 Rocaberti Writers Retreat in Dordogne, France. Rebecca was selected to be mentored by Jen Grisanti during the retreat.
Tags: THE STAY LIST,

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!
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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.
Tags: Wild Datura,

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,

WILD DATURA places in Stowe Story Labs Fellowship reviews

By: Bernadett Belinda York
Stowe Story Labs announced female-driven western screenplay WILD DATURA among their ISA Fellowship quarter finalists in 2021... both writer and project were selected for the 2021 June narrative lab.
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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.
Tags: Wild Datura,

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)

SKYE MONTANA: An Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition Quarterfinalist

By: Larry Coleman
The black female superhero script, Skye Montana, makes the Quarterfinals in the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition.
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Harry Fly buzzes his way into StoryPros Screenwriting Competition
By: Larry Coleman
Development Slate writer, Larry E. Coleman's animated comedy, The Magnificent Harry Fly, advances to the quarterfinal round of the 15th Annual StoryPros International Screenwriting Competition.
Tags: The Magnificent Harry Fly, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest(Semi Finalist)

SHE'S TOO YOUNG: A Screenwriters Network Short Film quarter-finalist
By: Larry Coleman
Larry E. Coleman, an ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch for 2021, has found placement with his new dramatic short script, SHE'S TOO YOUNG. The Screenwriters Network, Short Film Screenplay Competition has advanced the short into its quarterfinal round.
Tags: She's Too Young, Screenwriters Network Screenplay Competition(Quarter Finalist)

THE MAGNIFICENT HARRY FLY Does it Again
By: Larry Coleman
Development Slate writer, Larry E. Coleman's animated dramedy, THE MAGNIFICENT HARRY FLY, has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Scriptation Showcase Script Competition.
Tags: The Magnificent Harry Fly, Scriptation Showcase Script Competition(Semi Finalist)

LITTLE BOYS makes the Top 15% of the Nicholl Fellowship

By: Larry Coleman
ISA Development Slate writer Larry E. Coleman's LITTLE BOYS, a drama dealing with childhood male sexual abuse, finished in the top 15% of the 2019 Nicholl Fellowship. The script, previously titled White River, also placed in the top 20% of the Nicholl in 2016. It was put away and submitted again after a rewrite and title change and moved further in the competition.
Tags: Little Boys, Nicholl Fellowship(Top 15%)

Harry Fly Buzzes to a 1st Place Win in the Script Summit Competition
By: Larry Coleman
ISA Development Slate writer Larry E. Coleman's adult animated comedy, THE MAGNIFICENT HARRY FLY, takes home the Golden Feature Award in the 2021 Script Summit Screenplay Competition.
Tags: The Magnificent Harry Fly,

ReAnimassassins by Jayson Crittenden Selected as ISA Semifinalist

By: Jayson Crittenden
ReAnimassassins, the latest script by Jayson Crittenden, is selected as a Semifinalist in ISA's Comedy and Genre Busting Screenplay Competition.
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HARLEM HELL FIGHTERS BY JAYSON CRITTENDEN SELECTED BY ISA - TOP 50 FINALIST
By: Jayson Crittenden
The biographical pilot HARLEM HELL FIGHTERS by Jayson Crittenden is chosen as a "Top 50" finalist in ISA'S Fast Track Fellowship.
Tags: Harlem Hell Fighters, International Screenwriters' Association

HARLEM HELL FIGHTERS Moves Closer To ISA'S FAST TRACK
By: Jayson Crittenden
The biographical pilot HARLEM HELL FIGHTERS by Jayson Crittenden advances to the Second Round Selection of ISA's Fast Track Fellowship Program.
Tags: Harlem Hell Fighters,

FOLLOW THE BADGE BY JAYSON CRITTENDEN IS SCRIPTAPALOOZA'S 2nd PLACE WINNER
By: Jayson Crittenden
Out of more than 4,000 submissions around the world, FOLLOW THE BADGE, an original action feature script with franchise potential written by Jayson Crittenden, is awarded 2nd place by Scriptapalooza’s International Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Follow the Badge, Scriptapalooza Screenplay & SHORTS Competition(Quarter Finalist)

FOLLOW THE BADGE selected by Scriptapalooza as a Quarterfinalist
By: Jayson Crittenden
Jayson Crittenden's original Action/Adventure script, FOLLOW THE BADGE has been selected by Scriptapalooza as a Quarterfinalist. Jayson said he was ''honored by the selection".
Tags: Follow the Badge, Scriptapalooza Screenplay & SHORTS Competition(Finalist), Creative Screenwriting UNIQUE VOICES Screenplay Competition(Finalist), Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition (Action, Horror, Mystery)(Finalist)

KILLED TWICE IN TEXAS by Jayson Crittenden Hits The Red List and Semifinals

By: Jayson Crittenden
KILLED TWICE IN TEXAS by Jayson Crittenden Makes The Red List as the #9 Western Feature of the month... and is selected as a semifinalist in the Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
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HARLEM HELL FIGHTERS BY JAYSON CRITTENDEN SELECTED BY ISA - TOP 50 FINALIST
By: Jayson Crittenden
The biographical pilot HARLEM HELL FIGHTERS by Jayson Crittenden is chosen as a "Top 50" finalist in ISA'S Fast Track Fellowship.
Tags: Harlem Hell Fighters, International Screenwriters' Association

HARLEM HELL FIGHTERS Moves Closer To ISA'S FAST TRACK
By: Jayson Crittenden
The biographical pilot HARLEM HELL FIGHTERS by Jayson Crittenden advances to the Second Round Selection of ISA's Fast Track Fellowship Program.
Tags: Harlem Hell Fighters,

FOLLOW THE BADGE BY JAYSON CRITTENDEN IS SCRIPTAPALOOZA'S 2nd PLACE WINNER
By: Jayson Crittenden
Out of more than 4,000 submissions around the world, FOLLOW THE BADGE, an original action feature script with franchise potential written by Jayson Crittenden, is awarded 2nd place by Scriptapalooza’s International Screenplay Competition.
Tags: Follow the Badge, Scriptapalooza Screenplay & SHORTS Competition(Quarter Finalist)

FOLLOW THE BADGE selected by Scriptapalooza as a Quarterfinalist
By: Jayson Crittenden
Jayson Crittenden's original Action/Adventure script, FOLLOW THE BADGE has been selected by Scriptapalooza as a Quarterfinalist. Jayson said he was ''honored by the selection".
Tags: Follow the Badge, Scriptapalooza Screenplay & SHORTS Competition(Finalist), Creative Screenwriting UNIQUE VOICES Screenplay Competition(Finalist), Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition (Action, Horror, Mystery)(Finalist)

ReAnimassassins by Jayson Crittenden Selected as ISA Semifinalist
By: Jayson Crittenden
ReAnimassassins, the latest script by Jayson Crittenden, is selected as a Semifinalist in ISA's Comedy and Genre Busting Screenplay Competition.
Tags: ReAnimassassins, ISA Comedy and Genre Busting Screenplay Competition(Semi Finalist)

Fast-Track Alum Sean Collins-Smith Accepted into Sony TV Program!

By: Sean Collins-Smith
Previous ISA Fast-Track Fellow Sean Collins-Smith was accepted into the inaugural Sony TV Pictures Diverse Writers Program! He was invited because of his limited series pilot WONDER DRUG, which is being called “CHERNOBYL meets ERIN BROCKIVICH.” The script chronicles the worldwide thalidomide tragedy of the 1960s, when the drug killed tens of thousands of newborn babies, and one FDA employee’s attempts to prevent it from reaching America. Readers on The Black List have called the pilot "remarkable," "fascinating," and "impeccably crafted." Sean will spend six weeks learning from writers, showrunners and execs within the Sony family.

Fellowship, Contest Wins and ISA Top 25
By: Sean Collins-Smith
Sean won the ISA Fast Track Fellowship in 2018 and signed with a manager. After then being selected as an ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch, Sean has had a string of successes. He landed on the Austin Film Festival's Top Writers to Watch and placed as a finalist in Screencraft's Pilot Launch with THE SECRET LIFE OF INBRED MUTANTS, a 30-minute comedy pilot. He also placed as a finalist in WeScreenplay's TV Pilot Competition with his 60-minute pilot, LOST IN THE FLOOD, and was a finalist for ABC/Disney's Writers Program earlier this year. ------"The ISA is rocket fuel for your screenwriting career -- 7 months after winning the Fast Track Fellowship, I was in Los Angeles, I had a manager and I was taking general meetings!" - Sean Collins-Smith
Tags: Lost in the Flood,

Steven Michael's suspense thriller EMPATH earns honor

By: Steven Michael
The dark mind of an empathic serial killer is exposed in EMPATH, and has earned semi-finalist honors in the Table Read My Screenplay Genre competition for 2021.
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OUR BETTER ANGELS Earns Status
By: Steven Michael
Steven Michael's screenplay, OUR BETTER ANGELS, is in the top 2% of all screenplays on Coverfly, and earned top 3% honors for all drama scripts.
Tags: Our Better Angels,

OUR BETTER ANGELS Awards
By: Steven Michael
A new take on an old cliche has earned OUR BETTER ANGELS finalist honors in the Screencraft Family Screenplay contest 2021. What started as a writing exercise resulted in numerous awards across a spectrum of screenplay competitions. Steven E Michael wants to graciously thank each contest. Now the hard part - do it again!
Tags: Our Better Angels, ScreenCraft Family Screenplay Contest(Quarter Finalist)

OUR BETTER ANGELS moves up to semi-finalist honors
By: Steven Michael
The story of two disparate people thrust together has garnered another award in the Screencraft Family Drama Screenplay Contest for 2021. The screenplay moved on from quarter-finalist to semi-finalist.
Tags: Our Better Angels, ScreenCraft Family Screenplay Contest(Quarter Finalist)

Steven Michael's EMPATH Honored Again
By: Steven Michael
The 2021 Southern California Screenplay Contest has honored Steve's newest screenplay, EMPATH, with quarter-finalist and semi-finalist awards.
Tags: EMPATH, Southern California Screenplay Competition(Quarter Finalist)

ANTILLIA: CONQUEST GOLD Advances to Finals of Table Read My Screenplay 2021

By: Jason Todd
ANTILLIA: CONQUEST GOLD is a Semifinalist and Top 100 in the Action/Adventure genre in the 2021 Table Read My Screenplay Competition, and has advanced to the final round of judging in April. ANTILLIA: CONQUEST GOLD is the story of a mixed-race family coming together after a tragedy. Set in the Florida Keys in 1980, the lives of Pan Am flight attendant Chelsea Goldsmith, her older sister Shelly, and younger brother River are thrown into chaos when they learn a series of shocking revelations. Antillia has Semifinalist placements in the WeScreenplay TV Contest (2020), TRMS Genre Competition (2020), and Filmmatic Pitch Now - Season 3 (2021)
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ANTILLIA Advances to Semifinals of ScreenCraft Public Domain Competition
By: Jason Todd
ANTILLIA: CONQUEST GOLD has advanced to the semifinal round of the 2021 ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Competition. This is the third accolade for Antillia in 2021, including Top 100 for Table Read My Screenplay - Genre Competition and Semifinalist in Filmmatic Pitch Now (season 3).
Tags: Antillia: Conquest Gold, WeScreenplay Television Competition(Official Selection), Filmmatic Screenplay Awards(Official Selection), Script Summit(Official Selection), Scriptation Showcase - TV Comedy & Drama Pilots(Official Selection), Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards(Official Selection), ScreenCraft Public Domain Screenplay Competition(Official Selection), Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition(Official Selection), Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition (Action, Horror, Mystery)(Official Selection), Screenwriters Network Screenplay Competition(Official Selection)

ISA PRO Requests a Read - ANTILLIA now Top 3% on Coverfly
By: Jason Todd
Big Thanks to the International Screenwriters Association for featuring ANTILLIA: CONQUEST GOLD in the ISA Spotlight. An Industry Pro took notice and requested a read! After some recent contest placements, ANTILLIA is now in the Top 3% of scripts on Coverfly, and #4 on the Red List for Adventure Pilots in the past year.
Tags: Antillia: Conquest Gold, WeScreenplay Television Competition(Official Selection), Filmmatic Screenplay Awards(Official Selection), Script Summit(Official Selection), Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards(Official Selection), Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition(Official Selection), Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition (Action, Horror, Mystery)(Official Selection), Screenwriters Network Screenplay Competition(Official Selection)

ANTILLIA: CONQUEST GOLD Advances to Semifinals in SWN Screenplay Comp
By: Jason Todd
ANTILLIA: CONQUEST GOLD has advanced to the semifinal round for the Screenwriters Network (SWN) Screenplay Competition. This follows a semifinalist placement in the 2020 Filmmatic Pitch Now (season 3) competition earlier this year. ANTILLIA: CONQUEST GOLD is currently in the Top 5 on the Coverfly Red List for Adventure TV pilots.
Tags: Antillia: Conquest Gold, WeScreenplay Television Competition(Semi Finalist), Filmmatic Screenplay Awards(Semi Finalist), Scriptation Showcase - TV Comedy & Drama Pilots(Semi Finalist), Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards(Semi Finalist), ScreenCraft Public Domain Screenplay Competition(Semi Finalist), Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition(Semi Finalist), Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition (Action, Horror, Mystery)(Semi Finalist), Screenwriters Network Screenplay Competition(Semi Finalist)
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