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”

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? DJ: It means everything.  I scriptwrite as a hobby dreaming of it one day being a job and this feels like such a positive step in the right direction. NY Elite: Can you tell us about the work that … Continue reading Exclusive Interview with Writer, Director Dougie Jones       

Although he began his film career as an actor, Kevin quickly moved into Producing and eventually directing and writing. Kevin’s films and screenplays have won numerous awards worldwide with his two most recent films having been screened in various cities in the US, Europe, South America, Oceania, and Asia. He has directed six short films with the seventh shooting in February 2022, and his credits … Continue reading Screenwriter, Producer, Director Kevin Machate on “Gloomy Sunday”

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? Chris Goodenough: I feel humbled. Judging by the sheer magnitude of people that submitted their works, it’s truly an honor to be selected as a finalist. NY Elite: Can you tell us about the work that you participated with … Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Chris Goodenough