After much deliberation, we are pleased to announce our eight finalists for the 2019 CineStory Feature Retreat & Fellowship Competition! BARBARA THE BARBARIAN by Des Bernison BLACK DIAMOND by Jon O’Neal THE EXTINCTION RULE by Randall Greenland A GREAT BIG LOVE by Samuel Johnson IN TOO DEEP: THE BRIAN FUTZ STORY (A LONG LOST 80’s […]
We’re excited to announce the 2019 Feature Contest semifinalists! Narrowing the list of 66 quarterfinalists to only 26 semifinalists was difficult, especially given the outstanding quality of the quarterfinalist scripts. WHAT’S NEXT Our 26 semifinalists all will be invited to attend this year’s feature retreat, which takes place on October 19th – October 22nd. Attendees […]
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 CineStory Feature Fellowship competition: FEATURE FELLOWSHIP WINNER: EGGSHELLS by Angelina Karpovich SECOND PLACE (tie) GREEN LANES by James Walker LET’S KILL D.B. COOPER by Mark Price Our deepest thanks to all eight talented finalists for sharing their work with us and to our panel of […]
Congratulations to the the finalists for the 2017 CineStory Feature Fellowship (listed below), and thanks to all for submitting. Stay tuned for the announcement here and on our Twitter and Facebook pages of the runners-up and the winner of the Feature Fellowship! AUSTENTATIOUS by Charmaine Colina THE BURNING SEASON by Jenny Halper DISTANT EARLY WARNING by Chris Harvey EGGSHELLS […]
Listed below are the semifinalists for the 2017 CineStory Feature Retreat and Fellowship. Congratulations to these writers and thanks to all for submitting. Stay tuned for the finalists announcement here and on our Twitter and Facebook pages! AUSTENTATIOUS by Charmaine Colina BON TON ROULÉR by Beanie Barnes BROKEN HEARTLAND by Greg Daubenspeck THE BURNING SEASON by Jenny Halper CHRYSALIS by Nia Malika Dixon DISTANT EARLY […]
Listed below are the quarterfinalists for the 2017 CineStory Feature Retreat and Fellowship. Congratulations to these writers and thanks to all for submitting. Stay tuned for the semifinalists announcement here and on our Twitter and Facebook pages! 13 EAST by Enrique Posner 5 DAYS 55 MILES by Tamar Halpern A DEVIL IN PROVIDENCE by Dante Frontani A MEMOIR OF MURDER by Peter Field […]
2nd Place Winner SAVION EINSTEIN – SUPERFECUNDATION Savion Einstein was born and raised in Israel. After her military service, she went into advertising and spent the next decade producing award-winning campaigns in Israel, EU and Asia for top domestic and international brands including The Coca-Cola Company, Unilever and P&G. But what Savion really wanted to […]
Congratulations to the following Writers in becoming a Finalist for the CineStory Feature Retreat & Fellowship! We will be announcing the Fellowship Winner in mid-August. Each of these writers has earned an invitation to attend the Feature Retreat that will be held in Idyllwild, CA from October 15th through October 18th.
Please take note that our Feature Retreat has moved from the end of September to October 15th through October 18th. For years, we’ve wanted to move the Retreat into October because the weather in Idyllwild tends to be a little cooler. Subsequently, since the Retreat dates have changed, it’s allowed us to adjust our submission deadlines […]
Congratulations to the writers who have advanced to the Quarterfinalist round. All these writers are still in the running to earn an invitation to our Feature Retreat and year-long Fellowship. To all the writers who submitted, it was an extremely competitive year, so if you didn’t advance, don’t get discouraged… KEEP WRITING!