Alumni Accomplishments

DEVELOPMENT: MICHAEL PERRI Sold THE OWL TO SKYDANCE and TOM BRADY’S RELIGIONS OF SPORTS

STAFFED: WEI NING YU THE DROPOUT and SEVERANCE, AMADOU DIALLO THE DRIVER for AMC and Story Editor for Season 7 of BILLIONS, MICHAEL ROBIN DEGRASSI

REPRESENTATION: MICHELLE LESLEY JOHNSON Signed with BRANDY & STEPHEN CRAWFORD at INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT 

FELLOWSHIPS: MICHELLE LESLEY JOHNSON 2022 FOX WRITERS LAB FELLOW

ACCOLADES: DAVID KESSLER MINAMATA is an OSCAR Audience Fan Favorite, ELAD ZIV Winner for SCI-FI, SCRIPT PIPELINE FIRST LOOK CONTEST, SUSAN SASSI Quarterfinalist for EMERGING SCREENWRITERS and Quarterfinalist for UNIQUE VOICES SCREENPLAY COMPETITION

FELLOWSHIP: Michelle Lesley Johnson FINALIST FOX WRITER’S LAB

STAFFED: Michael Gutierrez AMAZON PRIME SHOW TBA / Megan Bacharach CO-WROTE NCIS:HAWAI’I CROSSOVER EPISODE

CONTEST: Jennifer Alexander ROADMAP WRITERS LATINX IN ANIMATION INITIATIVE / Michael Miller 3rd place CINESTORY’S TV Fellowship Retreat / Robiya Mansoor Development Funding through Bell State Development Fund / Jeff Locker FINALIST, SEDONA FILM FESTIVAL / Joe Dyton Semifinalist Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards / Susan Sassi Quarterfinals Fresh Voices / Michael Lucid Quarterfinals Big Break / Kenny Hillman Quarterfinals Big Break

FELLOWSHIP: Amanda Mercedes 2022 DISNEY GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT WRITING PROGRAM / Kris Crenwelge 2022 DISNEY GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT WRITING PROGRAM / Carlton Gillespie 2022 DISNEY GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT WRITING PROGRAM / George Perez 2022 SUNDANCE EPISODIC INTENSIVE

STAFFED: Natasha M Hall STORY EDITOR on SAINT X / Dr Robin J Hayes STAFFED ON SANDOKAN BLACK AND CUBA (PEACOCK) / Danny Dalah MR. SELF SABOTAGE RELEASED Feb 14th ON DAN HARMON’S CHANNEL 101 FILM FEST / James DeLorean WRITERS ASST at Syfy 

REPRESENTATION: Michael Lucid Signed with James Cristiano @ SEVEN SUMMITS PICTURES & MANAGEMENT

CONTESTS: Tricia Lee 2021 BLACKLIST / Robert Axelrod FINAL DRAFT BIG BREAK QUARTERFINALIST / Corbin Godfrey FINAL DRAFT BIG BREAK QUARTERFINALIST 

FESTIVALS: Steve Becker Winner of the Web Series Pioneer Awards at Baltimore New Media Fest & at the Rio Web Fest (the largest web fest in the world). / Steve Becker Writer/Creator of BRAZZY JAZZY (web series) ended 2021 with 44 festival wins! / Steve Becker Writer/Creator of LOWER EAST ASIDES (web series) won some big festivals and is in negotiations for distribution. /Jeff Locker Wrote and produced THE FORGOTTEN PLACE which just won its 18th film festival award! Currently adapted into a TV  series which is being shopped around with a production company. / Jeff Locker Wrote and produced TO BE SAVED which is an official selection of the prestigious Sedona International Film festival!

GRANTS: Denise Lopez Winner of One-Eyed Rabbit’s second annual Black Screenwriters Grant!

BOOKS: Mie Roe Published a book about everyone’s favorite TV Show. The 30 Rock Book is available everywhere books are sold

CONTESTS: Susan Sassi Cinestory 2022 TV Contest Quarterfinalists. / Steve Beker‘s comedy pilot ReFOCUSSED won Outstanding dialogue at Baltimore New Media Web Fest

STAFFED: Shani AM Moore KINGDOM BUSINESS (BET) / Richard Soriano as writer/producer, “My Apocalyptic Thanksgiving” (feature)

FELLOWSHIPS: Margaret Lebron VIACOM/CBS Writers Mentoring Program / Khalid Moalim VIACOM/CBS Writers Mentoring Program / Stefanie Woodburn VIACOM/CBS Writers Mentoring Program 

CONTESTS: Wendy G. Holley Gutierrez SEMIFINALIST, AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL – Drama Feature, Horror Feature, Enderby Entertainment Award / Mike O’Neill QUARTERFINALIST in the ScreenCraft Pilot Launch Competition / ShakthiJothianandan TOP 50, RoadMap Writers’ 2021 Jumpstart Writing Competition (Pilots), TOP 7% of COVERFLY, QUARTERFINALIST, ShoreScripts TV Pilot Contest, QUARTERFINALIST, Stage32: Search For New Blood Screenwriting Contest, SECOND ROUND, Austin Film Festival

GRANTS: Ella Gale / BLACK LIST/HORNITOS “Take Your Shot” $15,000 Grant Recipient

STAFFED: JIMMY MOSQUEDA, STAFFED, Harley Quinn (HBO MAX) / AMADOU DIALLO, STAFFED, AMC CRIME THRILLER TBA

SOLD: CRYSTAL FERREIRO, DRAMA PILOT, HERMANAS, to the CW with ILANA PEÑA Supervising

FELLOWSHIPS: RENI PAPANANIAS, DEL POTTER, SEMIFINALISTS, Warner Brothers Writers Workshop / JANALYN LI STEELE, FINALIST, CBS/VIACOM Writers Mentoring Program / ELLA GALE, WRITING FELLOW, Black List Feature Lab 

CONTESTS: KIM MARCELINO FINALIST, Austin Film Festival Teleplay Contest / CARLA CACKOWSKI, SECOND ROUND, AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL TELEPLAY CONTEST / VICTOR A. KWANSA, ESQ., TOP 50, RoadMap Writers’ 2021 Jumpstart Writing Competition (Pilots) / LISA RYSINGER SECOND ROUND, Austin Film Festival Teleplay Contest QUARTERFINALIST, ScreenCraft Screenplay Competition – FEATURE QUARTERFINALIST, The Script Lab Screenplay Contest QUARTERFINALIST, Emerging Screenwriters GENRE SCREENPLAY Contest RANKED TOP 5% of Discoverable Projects on Coverfly / GRANT STUART, SECOND ROUND, Sundance Episodic Lab 2022 TOP 100, Tracking Board’s LaunchPad Pilot Contest SEMIFINALIST, Stage32 Drama Competition QUARTERFINALIST, ScreenCraft Drama Pilot Competition QUARTERFINALIST, Outstanding Screenplays Competition

FELLOWSHIPS: JEFFREY JAY and DEL COOPER WARNER BROTHERS WRITERS WORKSHOP Semifinalist /KENYETTA RAELYN WOMEN’S WEEKEND FILM CHALLENGE PILOT ACCELERATOR Fellow

CONTESTS: MIKE HADGE AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL TELEPLAY CONTEST Semifinalist /NIKHIL KAMKOLKAR
OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY SHORTS COMPETITION Quarterfinalist / RAY KELLER and BIANCA LAMBERT
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL TELEPLAY CONTEST Second Round / LAUREN VERNEA COVERFLY RED LIST for MUSICALS Ranked #9 / RAY KELLER SCREENCRAFT Drama Competition Quarterfinalist, PAGE SCREENWRITING AWARDS Finalist, SCREENCRAFT Action & Adventure Competition Semifinalist

STAFFED: Erica Peterson  on THE DONORS (KEVIN HART SHOW) / Amadou Diallou on an AMC DRAMA SERIES / Alexis Siegel on Untitled Limited Series (NETFLIX) / Kris Crenwelge on an Animation Series TBA (NETFLIX) / Jeane Wong on Untitled. CABLE/STREAMING HISTORICAL DRAMA

REPRESENTATION: Michelle Leslie Johnson SIGNED with INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT 

CONTESTS: Kris Crenwelge ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition FINALIST / Erica Peterson HUMANITAS NEW VOICES, FINALIST / Erica Fagan TABLE READ MY SCREENPLAY’S GENRE, TOP TEN / Michael Yip SCRIPT PIPELINE TV COMPETITION SEMIFINALIST, PAGE INTERNATIONAL AWARDS SEMIFINALIST, TRACKINGG BOARD 1 HR PILOT, TOP 100, COVERFLY RED LIST

FELLOWSHIPS: Etan Manasse-Piha 2021-22 WARNERMEDIA ACCESS WRITERS PROGRAM / Irving Ruan 2021-22 WARNERMEDIA ACCESS WRITERS PROGRAM / Eunice Park 2021-22 WARNERMEDIA ACCESS WRITERS PROGRAM / Richard Nguyen & Vinita Meha 2021-22 WARNERMEDIA ACCESS WRITERS PROGRAM

STAFFED: Renata Sheperd CO-SHOWRUNNER, “GOOD TIMES” reboot at NETFLIX / Tim Grant CO-CREATOR, PANDEMIC PLAYHOUSE on PBS / Michael J. Gutierrez Staffed on an hour long comedy TBA at NETFLIX

CONTESTS: Margaux Froley Writers Lab US FINALIST  / Kris Crenwelge Writers Lab US SEMIFINALIST / Marisa Bramwell Writers Lab US SEMIFINALIST / Billie Speer Writers Lab US SEMIFINALIST / Wendy Holley Writers Lab US  SEMIFINALIST / Heidi Nyburg Humanitas New Voices SEMIFINALIST / Miguel Orozco PAGE SEMIFINALIST / Kenny Hillman Emerging Screenwriters QUARTERFINALIST / Kris Crenwelge Tracking Board LAUNCH PAD PILOT CONTEST SECOND ROUNDERS /  Kenny Hillman Tracking Board LAUNCH PAD PILOT CONTEST SECOND ROUNDERS / Kris Crenwelge SCREENCRAFT Sci-Fi & Fantasy QUARTERFINALIST / Ray Keller SCREENCRAFT True Story & Public Domain Competition FINALIST

STAFFED: Rose Surnow STAFFED on Pivoting (Fox) / Chandus Jackson STAFFED on Bull (CBS)

SERIES ORDER: Claudia Forestieri’s show THE GORDITA CHRONICLES (DEVELOPED AT SCRIPT ANATOMY!) got a SERIES ORDER from HBOMax

FELLOWSHIPS: Justin Calen-Chenn selected for SUNDANCE EPISODIC LAB / Lauren Glover selected for SUNDANCE EPISODIC LAB / Stacy F McDonald selected for SUNDANCE EPISODIC LAB / Melody Cooper selected for SUNDANCE EPISODIC LAB / Shanice Williamson selected for CIRCLE OF CONFUSION WRITERS DISCOVERY PROGRAM / Michael Gutierrez selected for CIRCLE OF CONFUSION WRITERS DISCOVERY PROGRAM / Lynda Brendish selected for CIRCLE OF CONFUSION WRITERS DISCOVERY PROGRAM / Ana Defillo selected for NHMC SERIES SCRIPTWRITERS PROGRAM / Francine Daniels selected for DISRUPTORS FELLOWSHIP

REPRESENTATION: Jeff Locker
SIGNED with BUCHWALD LITERARY

RECOGNITION: Min-Wood Park named on HARVARDWOOD 2021 MOST STAFFABLE WRITERS LIST

STAFFED: Kim Garland on THE IMPERFECTS (NETFLIX) / Jackie Penn AND Bradley Estrin Barks on THE 4400 (CW)

EPISODES: Alexis Siegel WROTE FREELANCE EPISODE of PRODIGAL SON on FOX / Megan Bacharach WROTE EPISODE of NCIS: NEW ORLEANS / Ariel Endacott WROTE EPISODE 410 of SEAL TEAM (CBS)

REPRESENTATION: Amy Hartman SIGNED with ANONYMOUS CONTENT / Bradley Estrin-Barks SIGNED with GOTHAM GROUP

CONTESTS: Kris Crenwelge WINNER, Roadmap Authors’ Write Start Manuscript Competition / Janalyn Steele WINNER, Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition, TV Spec Category / Thomas Lee FINALIST, NETFLIX IMPACT FELLOWSHIP for Action Comedies / 

PROGRAMS: Amadou Diallou 
ACCEPTED into MENTORSHIP MATTERS PROGRAM 

RECOGNITION: Natasha Hall & Alexis Siegel Named on AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL’S 25 SCREENWRITERS TO WATCH LIST

STAFFED: Angel Hobbs STAFFED on Nickelodeon Show TBA & FREELANCE EPISODE, Nickelodeon Show TBA

OPTIONED: Marina Bendocchi Alves PILOT OPTIONED by Network Movie Production Company in Cologne, Germany

REPRESENTATION: Khalid Moalim signed with Gotham Group

FELLOWSHIPS: Angel Hobbs NICKELODEON WRITERS PROGRAM 2021 / Michelle Lesley Johnson SEMIFINALIST, DISNEY GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT WRITING PROGRAM 2021 / Amadou Diallo & Victor A. Kwansa, Esq. FINALIST, Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab

CONTESTS: Mike O’Neill QUARTERFINALIST, LA International Screenplay Awards / Michael Lucid WINNER, BEST COMEDY, Hollywood Just4Shorts Competition, SEMIFINALIST, 2020 Filmmatic Pilot Competition, SEMIFINALIST, 2021 Pitch Now Competition, QUARTERFINALIST, 2020 WeScreenplay Pilot Competition, & QUARTERFINALIST, 2021 Fresh Voices Competition