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 […]
Inaugural Paulist Productions Scholarship We are proud to announce the first ever 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. After 20 years of existence, this is a […]
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 […]