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!
JARED RONIN – SPEC DRAMA: BETTER CALL SAUL “DOMINGO” Jared Ronin began writing scripts after reading A Streetcar Named Desire at his Tennessee high school. His work drew him to New York where he graduated with a BFA in Dramatic Writing from Purchase College in 2009. After writing commercials for various companies around the country, television production […]
From a talented field of writers, we’re proud to announce L.M. Harter as the 1st ever CineStory TV Fellow! L.M. grew up in an old coal miner’s house and was first runner up Little Miss Parade of the Hills Pageant (to this day she still believes the other girl cheated.) She took her driver’s exam […]
Below is a list of our winners. All of our 1st Place Category Winners will be considered for the CineStory TV Fellowship which will be announced in mid-March.
Congratulations to the following writers in becoming Finalists for the CineStory TV/Digital Retreat & Fellowship! We will be announcing the Fellowship Winner and Category Winners in mid-March. Each of these writers has earned an invitation to attend the TV/Digital Retreat that will be held in Idyllwild, CA from April 22nd to April 26th.
Congratulations to all the following writers in Original Drama & Original Comedy in advancing to the Semifinalist Round. Finalists in all categories will be announced later in the week.
2nd Annual Paulist Productions Scholarship We are proud to announce that the 2nd Annual Paulist Productions Scholarship! Paulist Productions, a company dedicated to developing stories at the intersection of faith and culture, will give a needs-based scholarship to one of our very talented semi-finalists to attend the Feature Retreat held from October 15th to October […]
Huge congratulations to CineStory 2012 alum Christina Walker for being named one of the eight scribes for the 2016 Disney-ABC Writing Program. The primary goal for the Program Writers is to staff on a DATG series as a staff writer during the one-year program; however, staffing is not guaranteed. The program also provides access to […]
A huge congratulations to Derek J. Pastuszek and his script HERLAND on receiving the inaugural Paulist Productions Scholarship! Born in Philadelphia and educated in Boston, Derek J. Pastuszek holds both a BS in Film & Television and a BA in English from Boston University (2012); and now an MFA from the AFI Conservatory (2015). A lifelong […]