Entries by Colette Sartor
Meet Our 2025 Feature Fellowship Winner
We’re thrilled to introduce our 2025 Feature Fellowship winner, Alana Saab, whose screenplay JAANEM (MY LOVE) impressed us with its emotional resonance and layered characters. In JAANEM (MY LOVE), a woman’s world crashes down when her transgender husband dies and she must plan a traditional Islamic funeral with her religious in-laws while trying to […]
And the 2025 Feature Contest Prizewinners Are…
We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Feature Fellowship prizes! Many, many thanks to our Fellowship judges for their invaluable insights and efforts in making this difficult decision. FEATURE FELLOWSHIP WINNER JAANEM (MY LOVE) by Alana Saab As our Feature Fellow, Alana receives free tuition and lodging for the retreat and a private […]
Congratulations to Our 2025 Feature Contest Finalists!
We’re excited to announce the 2025 Feature Retreat & Fellowship Contest finalists! It was an extremely difficult task to narrow down our finalists to just nine writers from an excellent group of semifinalists. Many thanks to our dedicated judges, who spent hours reading and evaluating our submissions. WHAT’S NEXT Each of the finalists will be […]
Our 2026 TV Contest Regular Deadline is Fast Approaching!
The regular deadline for our 2026 TV Retreat & Fellowship Contest is fast approaching on Sunday, August 24, 2025! 2026 TV RETREAT LOGISTICS The 2026 TV retreat will be held on May 1st – 5th in the beautiful mountains of Idyllwild, California. Attendees receive three one-on-one, one and a half hour sessions with mentors. TV […]
Congrats to Our 2025 Feature Contest Semifinalists!
We’re excited to announce our 2025 Feature Contest semifinalists! The creativity of these scripts was inspiring. We’re thrilled to recognize the achievements of these wonderful writers. Many thanks to our dedicated judges, who spent so many hours reading and evaluating our submissions. WHAT’S NEXT Semifinalists and quarterfinalists will receive an invitation to this year’s feature […]
Congrats to Our 2025 Feature Contest Quarterfinalists!
We’re excited to announce our 2025 Feature Contest quarterfinalists! This year’s submissions showed tremendous talent. It was a pleasure to read everyone’s work. Many thanks to our dedicated judges, who spent hours reading and evaluating our submissions. WHAT’S NEXT Quarterfinalists will be offered any open spots to this year’s retreat after the semifinalists, finalists, and […]
2026 TV Contest is Open for Submissions
Our 2026 TV retreat & fellowship contest is open for submissions! Submit using the button below by July 20th to save on your submission fee! 2026 TV RETREAT LOGISTICS The 2026 TV retreat will be held on May 1 – 5, 2026 in the beautiful mountains of Idyllwild, California. Attendees receive 3 one-on-one, 1-1/2 hour […]