SCREENWRITING SUCCESS

2025 Success 

  • Adam Finberg: feature film Star People, debut at TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, available on Amazon and Apple TV
  • Billy Zeinert: bronze winner Page Awards.
  • Briana Chatters: Final Draft Big Break finalist
  • Corbin Reid: Christmas movie The Christmas Showdown produced by Fox Entertainment Studios and streaming on the OWN Network.  
  • Darren Moran: Semi-finalist at Austin Screenwriting  Competition. Accepted into Cinestory Feature Retreat.
  • Devi Snively: silver prize winner Page International
  • Douglas Thomson: feature film Don’t Come Here released in the UK on Amazon Prime and Apple TV. 
  • Frederik Ehrardt: Final Draft Big Break winner, Best LGBTQ script at Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, Grand Prize Winner for Best Screenplay at Hollyshorts.
  • GG Hawkins: feature film I Really Love My Husband, premiere at South by Southwest, streaming on Amazon Prime and Apple TV
  • JD Elliby: hired as a staff writer on a vertical drama series. Shopping agreement with Map Point Management for pilot.
  • John W. Kim: feature film Reunion, filmed in Los Angeles, produced by In Medias Res and the late Fred Roos.
  • Kanica Suy: top 15 finalist Shore Script Competition
  • Kimberly Dilts: accepted into Shane Black’s The Gauntlet
  • Kristen Mack and Kelley Mack: Page International finalist
  • Lenore Adediran: feature film Take Care, picked up by Kas Kas Productions. Staffed on Days of Our Lives.
  • Matthew Fountain: short film Rescue Songs, accepted into five festivals
  • Mike Hanson: finalist Page International
  • Nadine Pequeneza: Final Draft Big Break finalist. Accepted into Writers Lab Canada.
  • Nava Ghalili: Golden Script Competition, finalist. Long list, UK Film Festival.
  • Oanh-Nhi Nguyen:  short film Little Bird accepted into Cinequest Film Festival, and winner of the Jury Award for Best Student Film
  • Sabrina Saleha: 2025 Sundance Native Lab Artist-in-Residence. Staffed in a one-hour drama room.
  • Sari Karplus: gold prize winner, Page International.
  • Scottie Thompson: short film, Sienna and the Sit, accepted into eight festivals. Rising Star Award from Hot Springs International Women’s Film Festival.
  • Sylvia-Anne Parker: accepted to Moonshot Initiative Feature Accelerator program.
  • Tracie Laymon: feature film Bob Trevino Likes It, named to Variety’s list of “Best Overlooked Films,” the LA Times list of “Best Latino Movies of 2025,” Entertainment Weekly’s “Hidden Gems of 2025” list, The New York Times “Great Under the Radar Streaming Films.”
  • Van Ward: staffed on Witches for Netflix.
  • Vilma Llaguno: winner of the Indie Filmmaker Contest sponsored by Kickstarter and Tubi. Film, 40 Before 40, streaming on Tubi.
  • Wanuri Kahiu: Directed three episodes of Washington Black for Hulu.
  • Will Yun Lee: feature film being produced by Sebastian Lee, directed by Ryoo Seung-wan.

2024 Success 

    • Aaron Kozak, winner of the Enderby Award at Austin Film Festival 
    • Adam Finberg, feature film produced by Josh Shader
    • Adrian Colon, staffed on Poppa’s House on CBS
    • Alex Troxler, finalist, Austin Film Festival
    • Barry Leach, finalist, Page International Screenwriting Awards
    • Bill Zeinert, quarterfinalist, Nicholl Fellowship 
    • Bobby Marino, finalist, Austin Film Festival
    • Chris Costello, grand prize finalist, First Act, First Look Contest
    • Chris Lawing, distribution deal with Gravitas Ventures
    • Christy Stratton, short film selection, Austin Film Festival and Dances with Films
    • Christopher Iseneggar, finalist, Page International Screenwriting Awards
    • Dans Karagannis and Liz Renner, short film selected for Dances with Films
    • Clint Williams, semi-finalist, Nicholl Fellowship
    • Darcy Yuille, feature film streaming on Tubi
    • David Page, finalist, Page International Screenwriting Awards 
    • Devi Snively, winner Bluecat Screenwriting Competition, finalist Page International Screenwriting Awards 
    • Emily Nixon, accepted into the Access CBC Cohort
    • Eric Rudnick, Silver Savvy award for Best Short Film at Sound and Vision Festival
    • Frederik Ehrhardt, winner of Best Screenplay at the Cordilla International Film Festival, Cinestory Finalist, and #1 Comedy TV Script on Coverfly
    • Gina DeAngelis, semi-finalist, Nicholl Fellowship
    • Idil Ibrahim, SF Film Rainin Grant Finalist
    • J.D. Elliby, Top 10 Finalist, Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest 
    • Jimmy Miller, Winner, Nicholl Fellowship
    • J.R. Wicker, quarterfinalist, Nicholl Fellowship
    • Julie Hopkins, option with Vortex Media
    • Karen Conley, silver place winner, Page International Screenwriting Awards 
    • Kimberly Dilts, Launch Pad Top 10
    • Lindsay Clift, semi-finalist Austin Film Festival
    • Matt Foss, finalist Austin Film Festival
    • Savannah Ward, feature film attached with Lily Wachowski
    • Shahari Moore, selected for Mara Brock Akil’s Writer’s Colony
    • Stephen Chrabaszcz, produced feature film starring Isaiah Washington
    • Terry Hayman, quarterfinalist, Nicholl Fellowship
    • Traci Laymon, winner for narrative feature at South by Southwest
    • Troy Mann, semi-finalist, Nicholl Fellowship
    • York Walker, play produced at the Roundabout Theater
    • Zuri Rice, obtained representation with Jeff Portnoy of Bellevue Productions

     

2023 Success

  • Abby Cohen, semi-finalist Slamdance
  • Alex Grossman, produced feature on Apple TV and Amazon
  • Ashish Pant, winner for best pilot, NY Screenwriting Awards
  • Bob Dawson, winner of best scene, Wildsound Festival
  • Carlos Washington, finalist Page International
  • Chris Lawing, feature film Penitentia produced
  • Christina Ajalat, awarded best period screenplay by La Femme
  • Christine O’Keefe, semi-finalist Austin Film Festival
  • Clint Williams, added to the Georgia List (sponsored by The Black List)
  • David Page, finalist Screencraft, semi-finalist Austin Film Festival, semi-finalist Big Break
  • Eben Davidson, feature deal with Paramount
  • Eric Rudnick, short film selected by Boston SciFi Film Fest
  • Frederik Ehrardt, runner-up for best half-hour pilot in Script Pipeline’s First Look Competition
  • Gina D’Angelis, second place winner Cinestory, finalist Page International
  • Idil Ibrahim, accepted into TIFF Writers Studio, recipient of the Chanel Women Writers Network grant, nominated for the Humanitas Award
  • J. Adam Russell, quarterfinalist, Nicholl Fellowship
  • Janna Taylor, added to The Grey List
  • Jason Forbach, quarter-finalist Nicholl Fellowship
  • Jennifer Cram, feature film released by Lionsgate
  • Jennifer Paz, recipient of the NAMT (National Alliance for Musical Theatre) Writers Residency Grant to adapt her tv pilot script
  • Karen Conley, finalist Page International
  • Kei Haynes, semi-finalist Austin Film Festival
  • Keener Cagle,semi-finalist Austin Film Festival
  • Ken Hanson, semi-finalist Austin Film Festival
  • Kevin Hanna, second-place Scriptapalooza
  • Kimberly Dilts, winner Cinestory, finalist Screencraft
  • Lee Whittaker, writer director of feature film on Tubi
  • Lily Gwyer-Miller, added to The Grey List
  • Linda McPherson Davidson, finalist Page International
  • Louisa Makaron, quarter-finalist Nicholl Fellowship
  • Matt Foss, added to the list Austin Film Festival 25 Screenwriters to Watch, finalist Page International, added to Coverfly’s Best Unrepped Writers of 2023
  • Michael Leon-Wooley, representation with UTA
  • Michael Monteiro-Wise, film premiere at Cinema Diverse Film Festival
  • Michelle Malouf, winner best short screenplay, Seattle Film Summit
  • Olha Onyshko, best unproduced screenplay award at the Madrid International Film Festival (2023). 
  • Rachel Rogers, semi-finalist Nicholl Fellowship
  • Rhona Rees, winner Big Break Competition
  • Rocky Luckey, staffed on Saturdays on Disney
  • Rosemary Griggs, finalist Page International
  • Syd Blue, winner Rock the Shorts Film Festival
  • Sylvia Parker, accepted into the Sundance Episodic Writers Program, audio-drama commissioned by BBC Radio
  • Ted Campbell, two films written and directed for Tubi
  • Tiffany Bratcher staffed on Chicago PD
  • Tish Dragonette, finalist for Sedona International Film Fest 
  • Tracie Laymon, Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo attached to feature film 
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2022 Success

  • Aaron Kozak and Driscoll Otto: Winner, Best Pilot for the Slamdance Screenplay Awards
  • Alan Jenkins: ISA Top 25 Screenwriters to watch in 2022
  • Alicia Lomas-Gross: Feature film Perfect Harmony produced for Hallmark Movies and Mysteries
  • Angela Tucker: Feature film A New Orleans Noel produced for Lifetime
  • Barbara Ward Thall: Winner of the Josephson Entertainment Fellowship at Austin Film Festival 
  • Charmaine DeGrate: Executive Producer on House of Dragons
  • Chris Pittas: ISA Top 25 Screenwriters to watch in 2022, representation with Citizen Skull
  • Christine Lenig: Feature film Upgraded produced by Gulfstream Pictures
  • Clyde Santana: Winner of the Virginia Screenwriting Competition
  • Danielle Milton: Semi-finalist, Nicholl Fellowship
  • Elena Perez: ISA Top 25 Screenwriters to watch in 2022
  • Hymnson Chan: Winner of the WeScreenplay TV Contest
  • Jennifer Paz: Winner of Outstanding Screenplays TV Pilot Competition
  • John W. Kim: Winner of the Page Award Silver Prize 
  • Josh Mann: Runner up Script Pipeline
  • Karin DeLaPena Collison: Top 10 for Final Draft Big Break Contest
  • Kris Crenwelge: Selected for the 2022 Disney Writing Program, Staffed on True Lies for CBS
  • Matt Foss and Carlos Washington: Top 10 for FinalDraft Big Break Contest
  • Matt Harris: Winner of the Humanitas Prize for feature script, The Starling. Dead for a Dollar produced with Walter Hill directing
  • Matt Pacult: Episode, Trouver Frisson written for Documentary Now
  • Nick Smith: Winner of the UK Film Festival Script Competition
  • Philip Guitar: Winner, Best Writer at Rio de Janeiro World Film Festival
  • Rachel Rogers: Top 10 for Final Draft Big Break Contest
  • Robert Wooldridge: ISA Top 25 Screenwriters to watch in 2022
  • Sylvia-Anne Parker: Selected for the Sony Initiative, Creative Corridor / Feature script selected for the Wscripted Cannes Screenplay List / Sitcom selected for the British Comedy Guide
  • Victor Gabriel: Short film screened at the Sundance Film Festival

2021 Success

  • Aaron C. Wong: Finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship / Red List Drama Feature Scripts of All Time
  • Alan Jenkins: Winner of the ScreenCraft True Story and Public Domain Screenwriting Competition / Winner of the Grand Prize in Fade In Awards True Story / Biopic Competition / Chosen for the 2020-21 Black List/Google Storytelling Fellowship
  • Alejandro Alvarez: Diversity script of the month for the Writers Guild of Canada
  • Amelia Phillips: Red List Drama Feature Scripts of All Time
  • Barbara Ross: Winner (best writer), Austin Under the Stars Film Festival
  • Barbara Ward Thall: Red List Western Feature Scripts of All Time
  • Caro Ribeiro: Red List Comedy One-hour Scripts of All Time
  • Carolyn Cameron: Red List Musical Feature Scripts of All Time
  • Chris Pittas:  Winner (best horror short) Venice Shorts Fest, Winner (best gore short) IndieX Film Fest,  Honorable Mention in the ISA Fast Track Fellowship
  • Christopher Isenegger: Launch Pad’s Top 50 and  Roadmap Writer’s Jumpstart Top 50
  • Craig T. Williams: Accepted into the Warner Media Access Writers Program
  • Danielle Pinnock: Adult animated show sold; to be exec-produced by Taraji P. Henson
  • David Kessler: Feature film “Minamata” released theatrically
  • David Page: Winner of the Final Draft Big Break Contest /Semi-finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship
  • Deborah Puette: Semi-finalist for The Writers Lab
  • Elena Perez: Staffed on Chicago PD for NBC /Awarded the ISA Fast Track Fellowship / Semi-Finalist for The Writers Lab
  • Ellen Ancui: Finalist in Big Apple Film Festival, Accepted to the Cinestory Feature Writers Retreat, in development with showrunner for TV series
  • Elissa Aaron: Top 10 Finalist in Final Draft’s Big Break Contest
  • Finnerty Steeves:  Secured feature film distribution with Gravitas Ventures & Artist View Entertainment
  • Gina DeAngelis: Finalist in The Artemis Women in Action Film Festival / Red List Family Feature Scripts of All Time
  • Jared Iversen: Genre Winner of the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition
  • Jimmy Miller: Semi-finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship
  • Jo Rochelle: Staffed on Good Trouble Season 4 at Freeform
  • John Ravitz: Red List Action One-hour Scripts of All Time
  • Jude Roth: Semi-finalist for The Writers Lab
  • Kaili Capito: Semi-finalist for The Writers Lab
  • Karin DeLaPena Collison: Winner of the Nicholl Fellowship
  • Kris Crenwelge: Staffed on the Netflix animated show Spirit Rangers / Semi-finalist for The Writers Lab / Red List Sci.Fi. One-hour Scripts of All Time
  • Kristi Dick: Top 10 Finalist in Final Draft’s Big Break Contest
  • Lily Gwyer and Janna Taylor: Finalists in the American Zoetrope Screenplay Competition
  • Lindsay Gosling: Feature film “13 Minutes” released theatrically
  • Louisa Makaron: First place winner of the CineStory Competition for Original Drama
  • Malloy Mosely: Accepted into the WarnerMedia Access Writers Program
  • Marisa Bramwell: Semi-finalist for The Writers Lab
  • Matt Harris: Feature film “The Starling” released on Netflix
  • Matt Pacult: Top 10 Finalist in Final Draft’s Big Break Contest
  • Melanie Holmes: Red list for Drama Half-hour of All Time (2 Scripts)
  • Michael-Leon Wooley: Feature script being packaged by UTA
  • Michael Lipoma and Tamra Teig: Red List Historical Feature Scripts of All Time
  • Mike Hanson: Winner (short film script) Irvine International Film Festival, Nevada Short Film Festival & Toronto Independent Film Festival / Red list thriller short of all time.
  • Naomi Brodkin: Script assignment for Little America at Apple TV
  • Nesaru Tchaas: Short film screening at the Toronto International Film Festival
  • Nicole Betz: Top 10 Finalist in Final Draft’s Big Break Contest
  • Rachel Givney: Will adapt her own novel for Amazon Studios and DiNovi Pictures
  • Robert Woolridge: Grand Prize Winner of the Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition
  • Sam Callahan: Finalist for Big Apple Film Fest
  • Scotty Mullen: “A Christmas Village Romance” released on Lifetime
  • Shelley Dennis: Staffed on The Connors at ABC / Awarded a Disney General Entertainment Content Fellowship
  • Sonya Ellis: Semi-finalist for the Nicholl Fellowship
  • Sydney Balou: Staffed in the mini-room for “The Vanishing Half”
  • Sylvia-Ann Parker: Selected for The Writers Lab UK & Ireland
  • Tamra Teig: Red List Thriller Feature Script of All Time
  • Tracie Laymon: Winner of Best Short Film at the Seattle Film Festival and Audience Award at the Big Bear Film Summit
  • Yakira Chambers: Staffed at NCIS Hawaii at CBS
  • Yuriria Fanjul: Winner at Filmmarket Hub

2020 Success

  • Aadip Desai: 2020 Bafta Breakthrough Initiative
  • Alan Jenkins:  Winner of the Grand Prize in Fade In Awards True Story/Biopic Competition
  • Alexis Howell-Jones: Academy Nicholl Semifinalist
  • Alyssa Carter:  Finalist Stage 32 Diversity Springboard Screenwriting Contest
  • Ayser Salman: Accepted to the Women in Film Blacklist Episodic Lab
  • Barbara Ward Thall: Accepted into The Writers Lab sponsored by Meryl Streep
  • Barry Leach: Academy Nicholl Semifinalist
  • Bobby Marino: Signed with Bellevue Productions
  • Charmaine DeGrate: Script sold via Margot Robbie’s screenwriting lab.
  • Chris Pittas: Launchpad top 100
  • Craig Williams: Silver Prize for the Page International Screenwriting Awards / Coverfly Red List for Drama Television (One-Hour) of the Year
  • Crosby Selander: Seven-figure script sale to Legendary Entertainment.
  • Danielle Pinnock: Pilot with ABC Studios
  • Dwayne Colbert: Daytime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Writing for a Special Class Series
  • Eileen Jones: Script sold via Margot Robbie’s screenwriting lab.
  • Elena Perez: Coverfly Red List for Sci-Fi Television (One-Hour) of the Year
  • Elena Zaretsky: Finalist at the Austin Film Festival Script Competition
  • Ellen Ancui: Hired as a writer for the Netflix animation show, Brown & Friends.
  • Emily Rose Laochua: Winner of the Screencraft 2020 Sci Fi and Fantasy Screenplay Competition
  • Hymnson Chan:  Coverfly Red List for Action Pilot of the Year
  • Jeff Zampino: 3rd place Scriptapalooza / top 10 Stage 32’s Comedy Feature Contest
  • John Ravitz:  Second Prize for Fade In Awards First Ten Pages Competition
  • John W. Kim:  Finalist Stage 32 Diversity Springboard Screenwriting Contest
  • Karin DelaPena: Coverfly Red List for Drama Television (Half-Hour) of the Year
  • Kat Corbett: Academy Nicholl Semifinalist
  • Kenny Hillman: Signed with Heroes & Villains
  • Kris Crenwelge: Accepted into the LA SkinsFest Native American TV Writers Lab / Accepted to the Women in Film Mentoring Program /Coverfly Red List #4 for Drama Television (Half-Hour) of the Year
  • Lily Gwyer and Janna Taylor: Script on 2020 “Disability List” sponsored by The Blacklist
  • Margot Newcomer: Finalist at the Austin Film Festival Script Competition
  • Matt Harris: “The Starling” sold to Netflix for twenty-milion
  • Melanie Holmes: Coverfly Red List  for Drama Television (Half-Hour) of the Year
  • Melissa Cassera: “Obsessions” Thrilogy produced by Lifetime.
  • Michael Lipoma: ISA Top 25 Writers to Watch
  • Miguel Simal: Hired as director for “Miss Beijo”
  • Mike Hanson and Kelly Moothart: Winner of the Festigious International Film Festival, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and Top Shorts Film Festival
  • Nancy Duff: Winner Austin Film Festival Josephson Ent. Fellowship
  • Robert Woolridge: Coverfly Red List for Drama Feature of the Year
  • Rowan Wheeler: Staffed on BIRDGIRL for Adult Swim
  • Russell Knight: Winner of Best Screenplay at the Crime/Mystery Film & Screenplay Festival / Winner of Best First Time Screenwriter at the Festigious International Film and  New York Film Awards
  • Shelley Dennis: Staffed on “Spirit Rangers” for Netflix
  • Sylvia Parker: Developing a horror feature with Starchild Pictures and the British Film Institute / TV series optioned by Tigerlily Productions / Banjay Group
  • Ted Campbell: Currently writing and directing a feature for MarVista Entertainment
  • Tommar Wilson: Coverfly Red List for Drama Television (Half-Hour) of the Year
  • Will Warren: Honorable mention in the TrackingB Feature Contest
  • Yakira Chambers: Accepted into the ViacomCBS Writers Mentoring Program

2019 Success

  • Matt Harris: “The Starling” production wrapped with director Ted Melfi and actor Melissa McCarthy
  • Jennifer Cram:  Directing and writing “Sick Girl,” starring Nina Dobrev and produced by Sean McEwen, Cassidy Lunnen, John Papsidera and Jessica Wilde
  • Naomi Brodkin:  Winner of Development Deal Award at Austin Film Festival
  • Tillery Johnson:  Winner of Comedy Pilot Award at Austin Film Festival
  • Elizabeth Eller:  Winner of the ISA Fast Track X Fellowship
  • Devorah Snively:  Winner of the ISA Fast Track IX Fellowship
  • Tamra Teig and Michael Lipoma:  Winner of the Slamdance Screenwriting Grand Prize  / Winner of the Creative World Awards Family Feature / Winner of the Silver Prize for Page International
  • Monica Romero: Winner of the Get it Made short film competition
  • Heather Ragsdale on Coverfly’s “Red List” for top rated Family Feature
  • Mark Dylan Brown on Coverfly’s “Red List” for top rated Television Half-Hour
  • Jude Roth accepted into the Black List Women in Film Episodic Lab
  • David Kessler:  Screenplay “Minamata” in post-production with Johnny Depp producing and starring
  • Erin Cardillo: “Isn’t it Romantic,” released in theaters February 2019
  • Aadip Desai: Accepted into the Disney/ABC Fellowship for 2019 / staffed on “The Goldbergs”
  • Jade Branion: Writing for “The Chi”
  • Darren O’Hare: Accepted into the Writers Guild Foundation Veterans Writing Project
  • Shawn Boxe: Producer on “Boomerang” for BET
  • Monty Broussard:  Selected for a night of “Seasoned Scenes” at the Writers Guild Foundation
  • Keith Armonaitis: Winner of Best Narrative Short and the Lou Costello Award at the Garden State Film Festival
  • Pete Spencer: Screenplay optioned with producers Rachel Richardson-Jones and Sarada Mcdermott
  • Laurie Anne Smith: Staffed on “The Next Step,” for BBC
  • Joelle Luman: Added to the “2019 Hit List” for The Launch Pad

2018 Success

  • Nadia Madden: Winner Final Draft Big Break Contest (Diversity Category)
  • Lindsay Gossling: “Un Traductor” chosen for Sundance Film Festival
  • Tammy Caplan: Finalist Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition
  • Erin Cardillo: Half-hour Comedy,”Life Sentence” premieres on the CW Network.
  • Suzanne Keilly: hired by Netflix for new one-hour series.
  • Jade Branion: hired as writers’ assistant on “The Chi.”
  • Lia Martin: staffed on Netflix show “Family Reunion.”
  • Richard M. Dumont: goes into production on his film “Radio Silence.”
  • Wanuri Kahiu:  Writer and director for live-action feature film, “Rafiki.” (First Kenyan film to be screened at Cannes.)
  • Alex Cramer: sold “Rawhide Down” to Global Road Entertainment.
  • Matthew Claybrooks: producing “All About the Washingtons” on Netflix.
  • Tillery Johnson: hired as staff writer at Nickelodeon TV.
  • Denise Cruz: film “Five Weddings” released in theaters world-wide.
  • John Stimpson: film “Ghost Light” at the LA Film Festival.
  • Kelli Joan Bennett and Monica Zepeda: win best picture for their movie “Collusions” at the IFS Film Festival.
  • Joelle Luman: accepted into the Universal Writers Program.
  • Mark E. McCann: Film “Beautifully Broken” in theaters.
  • Kevin O’ Brien: Film “At the End of the Day” wins audience choice at the New Hope Festival.
  • Alex Nava: wins Beverly Hills Screenplay Competition.
  • Scotty Mullen: pens “The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time.”
  • 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” / Blacklist Featured Writer.
  • Shaz Bennett: Added to the 2018 “WriteHer List.”
  • Courtney Miller:  Writes and directs feature film for Bounce TV.
  • Chuck McCue and Jules Vincent:  film “Alive”opens “Shriekfest, 2018.”
  • Natalie Lewin: Black List / Women in Film fellowship

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.