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
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.”
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.
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.
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.
