And the Winners Are…

After another lively discussion at the finals judging dinner, we are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s CineStory Screenwriting Awards. Grand Prize Winner and the 2012 CineStory Fellow LE MECANO, Lukas Hassel, New York, NY Second Place Winner THE YARROW KING, Brad Kane, Mill Valley, CA Third Place Winner THE LONG SHORT DROP, […]

2011 Screenwriting Award Winners Announced

In late July, the finals judges gathered to discuss the eight scripts in contention for the grand prize of the CineStory Screenwriting Awards, The CineStory Fellowship. After a lively discussion in which each script was discussed in depth, the judges made their decisions. And here they are: GRAND PRIZE WINNER/2011 FELLOW SPOTNIK – Celeste Wolfe, […]

Interview With Writer-Directer and CineStory Alum Daniel Barnz

When Daniel Barnz heard his name announced as the grand-prize winner of CineStory’s annual screenwriting awards for his screenplay Phoebe in Wonderland in 1996, he was thrilled. “I remember this really vividly. We were in this auditorium, and they were announcing the winners. Mine was the last name that was called,” Barnz said. “It was […]

Academy Award Nominee and Mentor Mark Fergus on the CineStory Screenwriting Awards

Writing duo Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby first became involved with CineStory when they won the Grand Prize in 1999 with their script, FIRST SNOW (2006). Since then they’ve gone on to become Academy Award nominees and work with some of the biggest names in Hollywood on films such as IRON MAN and COWBOYS AND ALIENS. Maureen Fox recently wrote […]