2nd PLACE: JULIAN A. RENNER – LITTLE GIRL FOUND Julian spent his early years in Sierra Leone, on the west coast of Africa. As a teenager, he studied in the United Kingdom before attending Otterbein University in Ohio. Julian continued to develop his storytelling skills through the New York Film Academy and eventually furthered his education […]
MATTHEW FANTACI – SCANDALOUS Matthew Fantaci was raised on a strict diet of comic books, genre fiction and horror, gangster, and art house movies so that he would have an appreciation for the finer things when he came of age. His parents still shake their heads somberly when reminded of the fact that they took […]
From a wonderful field of finalists, here are our winners: 2015 FEATURE FELLOW SCANDALOUS – Matthew Fantaci, Los Angeles, CA SECOND PLACE LITTLE GIRL FOUND – Julian Awooner Renner, New Rochelle, NY THIRD PLACE GALAPAGOS by Lukas Hassel, New York, NY HONEY RED by Chance Muehleck, New York, NY Our deepest thanks to all ten finalists for sharing their […]
Thank you to every writer who submitted! It was extremely tough to dwindle down to these writers and their scripts.
A huge congratulations to CineStory fellows Daniel Barnz and Patrick Tobin on the announcement that their film CAKE will be released by Cinelou Releasing. Read more details about what Cinelou Releasing is planning for the release here.
While the details will be finalized in the coming months, we are excited to announce that early next year, the CineStory Foundation will start accepting submissions for the Inaugural TV/New Media Retreat which will be held in Idyllwild, CA in the Spring of 2016. We plan on bringing the same positive energy and creating the […]
2013 Fellow Patrick Tobin and his movie CAKE starring Jennifer Aniston will be premiering at this year’s Toronto Film Festival! We couldn’t be more excited for him!
We are beyond thrilled to add John August’s Highland screenwriting app as a sponsor to this year’s retreat!