NY Elite: Congratulations on being an ISC finalist. What does it mean for your work to be selected at the International Screenwriting Competition in New York? Raisa J. Oliveira: Thank you! I’m incredibly honored to be selected as a finalist. Two of my projects were selected; one was a semi-finalist while this one, PRIME TIME, was a finalist. This is a very validating experience for … Continue reading Raisa J. Oliveira on “Prime Time”

NY Elite: Congratulations on being an ISC finalist. What does it mean for your work to be selected at the International Screenwriting Competition in New York? Leonid Lopatin: I am very humbled and honored to have been selected as one of the finalists with the screenplay “The price of redemption”. As a creative person, it is important for me to get recognition for my creativity. … Continue reading Upcoming TV series “Kalyta” by Leonid Lopatin

The prestigious International Screenwriting Competition 2022 held its 7th edition. With 1840 screenplays from screenwriters from around the world, ISC announced today the 75 finalists. The ISC jury is comprised of Martin Rosete, screenwriter, Jordan Benson, screenwriter, Sarah Birdd, screenwriter, Danny J. G, screenwriter/producer, Tom Smith, screenwriter, Aaron Brown, Screenwriter, and Mrika Krasniqi, producer/screenwriter/director and ISC Founder. The next ISC competition starts January 15, 2022. … Continue reading Winners of the 7th International Screenwriting Competition 2022

Al Julian entered the world of film and television writing, acting and production a short nine years ago after long careers in clinical psychology and law. Since then, he has authored a dozen feature length screenplays and a variety of teleplays, shorts and commercials. Productions made from his scripts have done extremely well on the festival circuit, and his feature thriller FEVER DREAMS was picked … Continue reading Interview with the notable director, writer and producer Dr. Al Julian

Kevin Short, critically acclaimed former Royal National Theatre actor, and award-winning writer for film and stage, is best known for his award-winning feature ‘Punk Strut – the Movie’. Several other short films have won awards on the Festival Circuit, namely ‘The Creature from the Bag Lagoon’ – a humorous reminder to recycle – and ‘Run Hermes’ – in support of the Nobel Prize winning anti-nuclear … Continue reading Exclusive Interview with Renowned Director, Producer, Actor and Writer Kevin Short

NY Elite: Congratulations on being an ISC finalist. What does it mean for your work to be selected at the International Screenwriting Competition in New York? Joe Leone: The finalist selection is a tremendous honor, alongside so many talented storytellers. I am truly humbled. NY Elite: Can you tell us about the work that you participated with at ISC? What is the story about? Joe … Continue reading Joe Leone on “The Phantom Council”

NY Elite: Congratulations on being an ISC finalist. What does it mean for your work to be selected at the International Screenwriting Competition in New York? Zaiesha Joseph: I am indeed excited about this achievement, at first, I was a little skeptical about submitting my work to film festivals because I thought that the significance of the screenplay would not be understood so the fact … Continue reading Zaiesha Joseph on her upcoming artistic projects

NY Elite: Congratulations on being an ISC finalist. What does it mean for your work to be selected at the International Screenwriting Competition in New York? John Kerner: I am truly honored. It is a bit surreal knowing the number of people that submitted their work and being selected as a finalist. NY Elite: Can you tell us about the work that you participated with … Continue reading John Kerner on Character Development in Script Writing

Richard Vetere is a talented screen and television writer, published and produced playwright, novelist, director, actor and published poet. NY Elite: Congratulations on being an ISC finalist. What does it mean for your work to be selected at the International Screenwriting Competition in New York? Richard Vetere: Having my two screenplays both Caravaggio and Baby Blue as finalists is pretty rare and exciting. NY Elite: … Continue reading Richard Vete on Writing “Caravaggio” and “Baby Blu”

For the past decade, Jamie Campbell has been a nationally touring stand-up comedian, improviser, and storyteller.  In 2017, Jamie took a leap into more personal work and wrote a solo storytelling show, The Devil On the Wall or, That Time I Got Kidnapped.  These performances garnered critical acclaim in their appearances at fringe festivals and independent venues across the U.S. He began screenwriting as a … Continue reading Screenwriter Jamie Campbell on “Call Me Thor”