2018 Success
- Erin Cardillo: Half-hour Comedy,”Life Sentence” premieres on the CW Network.
- Naomi Iwamoto: Winner Cinestory TV/Digital Fellowship.
- Danielle Karagannis: Accepted to the Stowe Story Lab, Berlinale / EFM Program.
- Josh Renfree: Finalist Tracking B Feature Contest.
- Jude Roth: Added to the 2018 “Writeher List.”
- Shaz Bennett: Added to the 2018 “Writeher List.”
- Courtney Miller: hired to direct for Bounce TV.
- Kevin O’Brien: wrapped film “At The End of the Day.”
- Chuck McCue: wrapped film “Alive.”
2017 Success
- Ben Zolno: Independent movie accepted into Cinequest.
- Luong Dinh Dung: Independent film chosen as the representative of Vietnam to join 90th Oscar race.
- Erin Pitkethly: Best screenwriter award at the Northern Ontario Music and Film awards.
- Melissa Cassera: One-hour drama in development with Full Screen.
- Lindsay Gossling: Accepted into the Sundance International Screenwriter’s Lab and the EAVE Puentes program.
- Hunter Doohan: Script sold to Lifetime.
- Elena Zaretsky: Script produced by Hallmark.
- Devi Snively: Accepted into the Fox Filmmakers Lab.
- Nadia Madden: Humanitas Prize: New Voices Finalist; Sundance Episodic Storylab Semi-Finalist.
- Rae Shaw: Second Runner Up in the 2017 Cynosure Screenwriting Awards.
- Miley Tunecliffe: First place winner in Page Awards.
- Aaron Kozak: Semi finalist Nicholl Fellowship; Finalist Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Awards.
- Nick Johnson: Finalist Page Awards.
- Dan Maurer: Finalist Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Awards. Obtained representation from management firm Heroes and Villains Entertainment.
- Heather Schmidt: Obtained representation from Bellevue Productions.
- Aydrea Walden: Web series received 1.5 million views.
- Heather Ragsdale: Finalist Meryl Streep Writers Lab, Finalist Final Draft Awards, Finalist Page Awards.
- Suzanne Keilly: Two movie assignments with SyFy Network.
- Alissa Dean: Writers Assistant on “Life Sentence.”
2016 Success
- Melissa Cassera: Hired to write two movies for Lifetime Entertainment.
- Tillery Johnson: Accepted into the Nickelodeon Writers’ Program
- Shawn Boxe: Staffed on “Silicon Valley”
- Christy Stratton: Staffed on “Modern Family”
- David Kessler: Represented at literary management firm IPG.
- Charmaine Degrate: produced season 4 premiere and Episode 406 of “The 100.” Promoted to Story Editor during second season
- Alissa Dean: Finalist in Sundance Screenwriting Lab
- Nadia Madden: Second-round Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. Finalist Sundance Episodic Story Lab. Finalist Scriptapalooza.
- Heather Ragsdale: Selected to participate in the Big Vision Empty Wallet Diversity Program. Finalist in Sundance Episodic TV Lab. Finalist in Sundance Screenwriting Lab.
- Louisa Makaron: Second rounder at Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition with two original pilots.
- Jeff Shevlowitz: Finalist Circus Roads Films Screenplay contest. Semi-Finalist for Table Read My Screenplay Contest.
- Melva McLean: Short film screened at Cannes.
- Lori Gambino: Blacklist script optioned by Echo Lake Entertainment. Director attached to TV pilot. Obtained new agent at CAA.
- Susan Zimmerman: Second rounder for two scripts at Austin. Semi-finalist Big Break, Cynosure First runner up at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and CthuluCon in Portland, OR in early October.
- Tasha Lowe-Newsome and Yuell Newsome: Top 5 finalist in Screamfest Script Competition.
- Andrea O’Malley: Finalist in Screencraft Pilot Launch Contest. Second Rounder Austin Film Festival. Second Rounder Sundance Episodic Lab.
- Misty Mcafee: Semi Finalist at Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. Second-rounder with additional script at Austin Film Festival. Script option.
- David McCrea: Short film shot in Ireland and Canada. Additional short film commissioned by Irish broadcaster.
- Kimberly Dilts: Feature-length comedy released and available on iTunes, Amazon Prime, Vimeo, Vudu, Seed&Spark and Indie Street.
- Eric Rudnick: Winner ATX Festival Pitch Competition. Two-time Second Rounder Austin Film Festival. Official Selection Brooklyn Web Fest
- Camille Beaudoin: Feature in post production.
- Esther Geller: Finalist in StoryPros International Competition.
- Brett Lewis: Produced indie comedy feature film starring Dylan Walsh.
- Shelley Dennis: TV Sitcom Finalist for the Creative World Awards.
- Major Wayne Geschwindt USMC: Finalist and Official Selection of the True Story Screenplay Competition.
- Clyde Santana and Gail E. Davis: Winners of the International Family Film Festival, science fiction / fantasy feature screenplay category.
- Jude Roth: People’s Choice Award and Top 40 Short Lister at Half the World Global Literati contest.
- Noel Orput: Premiere of first feature film, currently on festival circuit.
- Vivi Gregg: in development with Bohemia Group Originals on original tv pilot
- Dee Chilton: Semi-Finalist Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
- Phil Krampf: Semi-Finalist Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
- Ayser Salman: Semi-Finalist Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
- Andy Maycock: Semi-Finalist Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
2015 Success
- Robert Wooldridge, Grand Prize Winner of the Reel Writers Screenplay Contest.
- Christopher Schultz, Honorable Mention, Stage 32 Happy Writers 1st Annual Feature Contest.
- Jeff Shevlowitz, Elisa Wolfe, Nichol Simmons, Melva McLean and Steve D’Arcangelo, 2015 quarter-finalists in the Nicholl Fellowship.
- Pete Spencer: feature script with producer Mark Formatter and director Werner Schumann attached.
- Chris Schultz, finalist in the Stage32 Happy Writers Feature Contest.
- David Kauffman’s feature, “The One I Wrote For You” in Walmart, October 10th.
- Christina Shaver, Quarterfinalist Page Awards and Top 10% of the Nicholl Fellowship.
- Craig Harwood’s script won best short screenplay at the The Indie Gathering International Film Festival.
- Brett Lewis’ film “C Street” was released.
- Natalia Megas, Best Screenplay WINNER, Nova Film Festival.
- Melissa Rauch and Winston Beigel: “The Bronze” SOLD at Sundance for 3 million dollars.
- Jeff Shevlowitz, WINNER of Grand Prize from Reel Writers.
- Andrea Stewart accepted into the National Screenwriter’s Institute “Features First” Program.
2014 Success
- Charmaine DeGrate, ACCEPTED into 2014/15 Warner Brothers Writers Workshop. ABC/Disney Writers Program Finalist, NBC Writers On the Verge Finalist, CBS Writers’ Program Finalist
- Jimmy Monack, WINNER of Fade-In’s Best Family Screenplay Contest.
- Elena Zaretsky, second time finalist in the Warner Brothers Writers Workshop.
- Jennifer Cram SIGNED with William Morris Endeavor.
- Bonnie Cahoon, project in development with A&E studios.
- Chris Schultz, Kevin Killebrew, Louisa Makaron, Nadia Madden, Josh Renfree are Second Rounders at the Austin Film Festival Screenplay and Teleplay Competition.
- Tracie Laymon SIGNED with Gersh.
- Mike Grebb SIGNED with manager Jeff Portnoy.
- Kody Chamberlain, SOLD feature to Fox Studios.
- Robert Wooldridge, WINNER of Q2 2014 Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay competition.
- Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalists: Lindsay Gossling, Miley Tunnecliffe, Ali Imran Zaidi , Josh Renfree, Charmaine DeGrate, Carolyn Cameron, Kerry McPherson, Mike Grebb, Patrick Mahon.
- Nadia Madden, WINNER in the TV Writer’s People’s Pilot contest.
- Natasha Lewin & Partner Sarah WINNERS Best Feature Length Screenplay at the Laugh Factory’s Comedy Ninja Awards.
- Jude Roth’s film El Doctor SOLD for a 1-year exclusive & 2-yr non-exclusive online deal with Latino Public Broadcasting & PBS.
- Michelle Muldoon, Finalist, The Screenplay Festival.
- Josh Renfree, Semi-Finalist, Bluecat Screenplay Competition.
- Tom McCafferty, WINNER of the Audience Award at The GI Film Festival.
- Joe Gold, WINNER of JuntoBox Films InstaFilm Competition.
2013 Success
- Patrick Mahon, WINNER Page International Screenwriting Competition.
- Robert Wooldridge, Gold Prize, World Series of Screenwriting 2013.
- Tom Lockridge, Semi-Finalist Final Draft Big Break competition 2013.
- Irina Tuchinsky, First Runner-Up in CWA Contest 2013.
- Charmaine DeGrate’, Finalist, Austin Film Festival 2013.
- Nicholl Fellowship Quarter-Finalists: Patrick Mahon, James Leslie, Alissa Dean, Jimmy Miller, Steve D’Arcangelo, Ali Imran Zaidi, Andrea Stewart 2013.
- Page International Screenwriting Awards quarter-finalists:Jimmy Miller, Leigh Medeiros, George Covic, Patrick Mahon, Trevor Mayes, Nancy Joseph , Chris Molinaro, Marya Mazor, Thomas Barron, Jeff Evans, Gary Cifra, Patrick Mahon, Cynthia MacAdam, Matthew Zaal, Kim Morris-Johnson, Paul Pawlowski, Celeste Wolfe, Lynne Christensen, Xan Bernay, Shawn Boxe, Peter Tamaribuchi 2013.
- Lindsay Gossling, Accepted as a resident writer into the Cineplex Entertainment Film Program 2013.
- Robyn Kern, Semi-finalist in the StoryPros competition.
- Jimmy Monack, WINNER International Family Film Festival in L.A.
- John Worsley, Semi- finalist, 2011 Filmmaker’s International Screenwriting Awards and Semi-finalist, 2012 Gimme Credit International Screenplay Competition.
- Chad Diez, webseries Laps Official Selection at the 2013 New Media Film Festival.
- Bonnie Cahoon, Winner, Independent Filmmakers Showcase, Teleplay Category.
- Nicholas Johnson and Elena Zaretsky, WINNERS of the Acclaim TV Script Competition.
- David Kauffman, top 100 finalist in the Emerging Screenwriter’s Screenplay Competition.
- Justen Overlander, Semi-Finalist in the Kairos Screenplay Competition.
- Elena Zaretsky, Finalist Warner Bros. TV Writing Fellowship
- Shahari Moore, Cannes Film Festival
- Tish Dragonette, Semi-Finalist with SOAP for the 2011 American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest
- Waka Brown, Semi-Finalist Page InternationalScreenwriting Competition.
- Glen Sanders and Brooks Elms signed with Charlie Ferraro and Max Michael of UTA.
- Mike Hanson, WINNER Toronto International Film Festival, Comedy Genre.
- Pauline Gray, WINNER of the HBO-sponsored BET/Urbanworld Pilot Competition.
- Alex Cramer, Finalist for comedy screenplay at Austin Film Festival.
- Ali Imran Zaid, Semifinalist for comedy screenplay at Austin Film Festival.
- Geoff Redknap, Semifinalist for drama screenplay at Austin Film Festival.
- Elaine Thomas, Enderby Entertainment Award at Austin Film Festival.
- Suzanne Keilly, Quarter Finalist at Slamdance Film Festival.
- Chris Molinaro, 3rd Place, Scriptapalooza.
- Jimmy Miller, Semi-Finalist at Austin Film Festival.
- Jimmy Miller, WINNER, Acclaim Scripts Awards.
- Michelle Muldoon, AOF Writer of the Year Nominee.
- Vincent Noto, Quarterfinals Scriptapalooza.
- Lindsay Gossling, Quarterfinals of the Shoreline Screenwrittng Competition
- Paul Eckart, second round selection at Filmakers International Screenwriting Awards.