Tag Archive for: Filmmaking

Congratulations to Our 2023 TV Contest Semifinalists

We’re pleased to announce the Original Comedy, Drama, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy division semifinalists for our 2023 TV Retreat & Fellowship Contest! Many thanks to our hardworking judges, who read tirelessly. We could not exist without them. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT Semifinalists in the Original Comedy, Drama, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy divisions now advance to the finalist round, after which […]

Meet Our 2022 Feature Fellowship Winner

  We’re thrilled to introduce our 2022 Feature Fellowship winner, Timothy Ware-Hill! In his Fellowship-winning script, A TASTE OF CHOCOLATE – THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO COFFEE, after an unarmed Black man is killed by police, a poet/preacher’s kid is asked to lead a peaceful protest, but he’s afraid that if his father and community discover he’s […]

The 2023 TV Contest’s Late Deadline is Almost Here

The late deadline for our 2023 TV Retreat & Fellowship Contest is right around the corner on Monday, September 5th. Take advantage of our late submission price by submitting by the 5th. Why Submit? CineStory selects about 30 emerging screenwriters through its annual TV competition for a 4-day intensive retreat held in April 29 – […]

Congrats to the 2022 PMC-CineStory Scholarship Winner

The CineStory Foundation is excited to announce that Karina Hurtado-Ocampo is the recipient of the 2022 Population Media Center (PMC) CineStory Scholarship for her TV pilot, THE TAKING OF LINCOLN PARK. As this year’s winner, Karina receives a Zoom meeting with PMC executives as well as free housing and tuition for the 2022 CineStory TV […]

Meet Our 2022 TV Contest Division Winners

Congratulations to Our 2022 TV Division Finalists!

We’re excited to announce our 2022 TV contest division finalists. Many thanks to our dedicated judges, who spent so many hours reading and evaluating our submissions. During the next round of judging, we will determine our division winners, and from those winners we will determine our 2019 TV Fellowship winner! Congratulations to this year’s finalists, and […]

Congratulations to our 2022 TV Division Semifinalists

We’re pleased to announce the Original Drama, Comedy, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy division semifinalists for our 2022 TV Retreat & Fellowship Contest. Many thanks to our hardworking judges, who read tirelessly and whose assistance we could not exist without. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT Semifinalists in the Original Drama, Comedy, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy divisions now advance to the finalist round, […]

Meet Our 2021 Joint Feature Fellowship Winners, Laila & Zaina Ujayli

We’re thrilled to introduce our 2021 joint Feature Fellowship winners, Laila Ujayli and Zaina Ujayli! In their Fellowship-winning script, FOUR FLOORS IN RAQQA, which is is based on a true story, a headstrong woman braves bombs and execution in ISIS-occupied Raqqa to protect her neighborhood and the home she built with her siblings. As this […]

Meet Our 2021 2nd & 3rd Place Feature Prizewinners