Meet Our 2018 Feature Fellowship 2nd & 3rd Place Winners

We are pleased to introduce our second and third place winners in the 2018 Feature Fellowship competition. Avishai Weinberger won second place for his screenplay DRIFT OFF and Belinda Schmid won third place for her screenplay JESSUP CREEK. Congratulations to them both!

Meet Travis Opgenorth, Our 2018 Feature Fellow

We’re thrilled to introduce the 2018 CineStory Feature Fellow, Travis Opgenorth, whose winning screenplay THE POACHER swept us away with its tense, dramatic turns.

And the Winners of the 2018 Feature Fellowship Prizes Are…

We’re pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Feature Fellowship prizes!

Congratulations, 2018 Feature Fellowship Finalists!

Congratulations to the the finalists for the 2018 CineStory Feature Retreat & Fellowship competition (listed below), and thanks to all for submitting.

Congratulations, 2018 Feature Semifinalists!

We’re pleased to announce the semifinalists for the 2018 CineStory Feature Retreat & Fellowship competition!

Congratulations, 2018 Feature Quarterfinalists!

We are pleased to announce the quarterfinalists of the 2018 CineStory Feature Retreat and Fellowship.

First Person: Amyn Kaderali-Chokora

Recently, CineStory’s Co-Executive Director Carlo Martinelli caught up with the 2016 CineStory Feature Fellow, Amyn Kaderali-Chokora. In 2017, Amyn directed two episodes of the CW’s “Supernatural” and just wrapped his third episode in February, 2018. He will return for additional episodes of the show in the fall. In addition, Amyn’s screenplay “The Christmas Calendar” is going […]

2018 Feature Retreat & Fellowship Contest Deadline Extended

If you thought you missed the deadline for this year’s Feature Retreat & Fellowship, never fear – we’ve extended the deadline until WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25TH.

Meet the 2018 TV/Digital Division Winners

We invite you to get to know our wonderful 2018 TV/Digital division winners: Congratulations to them all! Original Drama Winner JOEY SIARA Joey Siara grew up in Whittier, California. His dad was a cop and his mom a teacher. He spent his twenties in a rather loud indie-rock band called The Henry Clay People – […]

Meet Naomi Iwamoto, Our 2018 TV/Digital Fellowship Winner

We’re thrilled to announce that Naomi Iwamoto is the winner of CineStory’s 2018 TV/Digital Fellowship!