Success Stories

ScreenwritingU Alum Bryan Furur (ProSeries 33) had his screenplay optioned by Allan Apone (Titanic, Django Unchained, Iron Man) of Auspicious Entertainment. Jamie Barber (Covert Affairs, The O.C., Mr. And Mrs. Smith) is attached to direct the movie.  The project is currently seeking financing. Bryan has had several screenplays optioned, and in additon to being a screenwriter, he's been an accomplished special

ScreenwritingU Alum Tracy Williams (ProSeries 25) has been hired by producer/actress Andrea Fellers to adapt a popular fiction book into a feature film.   Tracy was one of many writers who responded to an ad, submitted their writing sample, and were interviewed by the producer.  But after reading Tracy's script and interviewing her, the producer

ScreenwritingU Alum Ann Kimbrough (ProSeries 21) has been hired by Alumni Producer/Directors Joe Zanetti (ProSeries 42) and Mary Alice Corton (ProSeries 40) to rewrite the feature film project, “The Trial.”   The script was originally written by Jessi Thind– a low budget thriller set to film in Vermont in the spring of 2015. Joe and Mary Alice found Ann through "ScreenwritingU’s Most

Capestany Films has hired ScreenwritingU Alum, Tracee Beebe (PS 41, MSC 2) to write the screenplay for their film MY SILENT VOICE. Director/Producer Scott Capestany came up with the idea for the story about a deaf girl who wants to become a championship horse rider. Tracee's background as a horse trainer and as a screenwriter

ScreenwritingU Alum Scotty Cornfield (ProSeries 37) has been hired by UK-based director Cyrus Trafford and producer Ryan Hamilton of Arclight Films to write a treatment and screenplay for a feature film about a gang member in an American prison. Scotty responded to director Cyrus Trafford’s Linkedin advertisement about the film and offered his expertise as a former homicide

The Discovery Channel has bought  ScreenwritingU Alum (ProSeries 45) Ron Chepesiuk’s documentary-“The Frank Matthews Story: The Rise and Disappearance of Frank Matthews, Kingpin,” which Ron co-directed and co-produced. The documentary will be available for showing on Discovery’s worldwide affiliates, through its film distributor Nelson Madison Films beginning the summer of 2014, Ron also published a

ScreenwritingU Alum Drew Foerster (ProSeries 17, MSC 1) had his original, broad comedy screenplay titled ROCK DAD optioned by producer Susan Dynner of ABERRATION FILMS. Susan Dynner was VP of Creative Affairs for Charlie Sheen and Nick Casavettes' Ventura Films.  Since then, she has produced the Sundance award winning BRICK, and FREE RIDE starring Anna Paquin.    Drew

ScreenwritingU Alum Jeff Blyth (Proseries 46) has been hired to write and direct the sci-fi feature film, BLUE LIGHTS. Jeff was recommended to producer Jacqueline Gault at HotSquatch Entertainment by a mutual friend in the industry to direct the film.  After Jeff read the script and novel the story was based on, he pitched the producer

ScreenwritingU Alum, Steve Hammon (ProSeries 11) landed another paid writing assignment, this time with actor/producer Kaushik Das. Das has hired Steve to write a script for a feature film. Steve was recommended to Kaushik by a producer he had worked with on a previous project.  Over the last few years, Steve has built a network of

ScreenwritingU Alum Anna M. Elias (PS 38) landed representation with Italia Gandolfo of Gandolfo Helin Literary Management Italia Gandolfo will represent Anna’s screenwriting career as well as her novels.  Currently Anna is developing a film adaptation for an attached A-list actor/director, based on a book they’ve optioned. Anna got her start in film production, working