ScreenCraft helped get Elie signed with Tom Drumm of Think Tank MGMT

“During the spectacular whirlwind that is the ScreenCraft Fellowship, the ScreenCraft team introduced me to my manager Tom Drumm from Think Tank Management, as well as setting the fellows up with meetings with some of the biggest studios and the most influential people in the film and television industry.”

Shiwani placed as the runner-up in the 2018 competition for her romantic comedy WEDDING SEASON. After winning, ScreenCraft introduced her to an independent producer, who developed the project and signed an option at Netflix.

ScreenCraft also introduced her to her manager at Affirmative Entertainment and her agents at Paradigm, the talent agency whose clients consist of Stephen King, Laurence Fishburne, and James Wan.

After winning ScreenCraft, writer Anna Klassen signed with manager Bash Naran and was hired to write TWO feature films for Netflix. She’s been featured in the major industry news sites, was voted onto The Black List, and is considered one of Hollywood’s top rising screenwriters.

She also signed with agents at WME and has been a working screenwriter ever since winning the ScreenCraft Fellowship. Read what she has to say about ScreenCraft.

After placing as a finalist in both the ScreenCraft Fellowship and 2018 ScreenCraft Pilot Launch, Annie Nishida signed with manager Derrick Eppich of Empirical Evidence. She was recently staffed on Disney Channel’s GABBY DURAN AND THE UNSITTABLES.

“My career really took off when I became a finalist in ScreenCraft’s Pilot Launch and Fellowship Competitions. The ScreenCraft team is extremely supportive and make it clear that they’re always willing to help with advice, industry introductions, and anything else that an emerging writer would possibly need to succeed. I always recommend their competitions to writers looking to break in.” – Annie Nishida

ScreenCraft Horror Finalist Zoe Vitale signed with Nicholas Bogner of Affirmative Entertainment after ScreenCraft introduced them.

“I was working on several projects when I could find time outside of my day job in TV, and was starting to feel in need of some external confirmation. After placing as a finalist, I got the confidence boost I was looking for. A member of the ScreenCraft team knew a manager who he thought would like my work and made the introduction. It was that easy. I would tell anyone on the fence about submitting to go for it. ScreenCraft has gone out of their way to give me advice and help me sign with a rep!” – Zoe Vitale

2019 ScreenCraft Fellowship Winner, Lucy Luna, signed with manager Kailey Marsh of Brillstein Entertainment Partners via an introduction by the ScreenCraft team and was subsequently staffed in a Warner Bros TV writers room.

“ScreenCraft cares. They are proactive, supportive, and are willing to push hard for you. They have the connections and the passion. They listen. They immediately understood where I wanted to go, and what I needed and they worked with me as if my dream was theirs. They are my guardian angels!” – Lucy Luna

After placing as the one hour runner-up in the 2019 ScreenCraft TV Script Contest LOST IN THE FLOOD, Sean Collins-Smith signed with manager, Luke Maxwell, at 3 Arts Entertainment.
“I can say, with 100% honesty, that my entire life changed after winning. Before winning, I was in Richmond, Virginia. Next thing I knew, I was taking generals at all these companies I would’ve never dreamed of stepping foot into – Bad Robot, Scott Free, Appian Way. None of that would’ve happened without winning. Now that I’ve signed with 3Arts, I can safely say that wouldn’t have happened without screenwriting contests.” – Sean Collins-Smith

After winning the grand prize in the 2019 ScreenCraft Sci-fi Screenplay Competition for his project POD, Nabil Chowdhary was introduced to manager Bash Naran at Writ Large by the ScreenCraft team and signed with him for representation.

In December 2019, Nabil was named to BOTH The Hit List and The Black List as one of the best screenplays of the year as voted on by entertainment industry professionals!

Matthew Ryan is an Australian-based award-winning playwright who won the 2017 competition for his screenplay GET IT TOGETHER. Since winning, Matthew has developed his project with New Zealand-based production company, New Holland Pictures.

“Thanks to ScreenCraft, I made contact with a producer who got my screenplay into the right hands. I now have an attachment agreement in place for it with a hugely talented director/producer and we’re currently developing the script towards production.” – Matthew Ryan

ScreenCraft winner Kevin Bachar signed with literary manager Matthew Koss of Zero Gravity Management after he won the 2018 Action Screenplay Competition with his feature EDISON’S GHOST.
“The coolest thing was that one of the judges for the contest was Steven De Souza, the writer of DIE HARD. That means he read my work, and thought it was worthy of winning the top spot. Let me write that again – the screenwriter of DIE HARD read my script and liked it!!!! That’s why you enter a contest – Yippy-ki-yay-mother%&*#er!” – Kevin Bachar

After placing as a winner in the ScreenCraft Sci-fi & Fantasy Competition with her feature screenplay ARTEMIS 1, Nicole Cohen signed with Christine Coggins of Heroes & Villains Entertainment.
“I’ll never forget the call when I found out I won 2nd place! My kids swarmed me in a hug, they were so proud! I’m glad they saw my try for something new and succeed. After winning, I grew confidence and a thicker skin. I spoke with a producer from my jury who was generous and encouraging, and found my manager whom I adore, as well as the producers who are developing my script into a feature.” – Nicole Cohen, screenwriter based in Virginia, USA

2018 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellow, Georgina Love signed with Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, a prestigious UK agency that reps Chiwetel Ejiofor, Neil Gaiman, Steve McQueen among others.

“The Australian industry is a tough one to break into and I really struggled to get my work in front of anyone. After gaining notoriety through the ScreenCraft competition, I gained much more confidence in my work. After winning ScreenCraft, I had people championing my work and creating opportunities that had been unattainable before. It led me to write more and be calm and collected in the meetings that came out of it.” – Georgina Love

2018 ScreenCraft Pilot Launch finalist, David Kushner signed with a manager at Zero Gravity. David was named honorable mention for his TV script CONCRETE JUNGLE.

“After placing as a finalist, the ScreenCraft team worked with me and my writing partner and we subsequently signed with a literary manager at Zero Gravity. I would advise any aspiring writers to enter competitions like ScreenCraft with a good track record of helping get writers signed.” – David Kushner

2019 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship Finalist, Tom Radovich, signed with Zero Gravity Management after placing.

“After becoming a finalist in the ScreenCraft Fellowship, I was mentored by the ScreenCraft team. This showed me that ScreenCraft is serious about helping writers. They championed my writing and introduced it to the right people and I landed an amazing manager at Zero Gravity soon after. So thank you to the entire team at ScreenCraft.” – Tom Radovich