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Kathryn Orwig
NOT MY BROTHER
Feature | Historical Action-Adventure | Inspired by my great-great-great-grandfather and his younger brother’s experience in the Civil War.
A pragmatic Union soldier toughs out his injuries and embarks on an impossible rescue mission to free his reckless kid brother from a heavily-guarded Confederate POW camp.
It's saving Private Ryan and 1917...but in the Civil War.
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SemiFinalist in Stowe Story Labs Page Awards Fellowship (Top 15) 2022
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Nicholl’s Fellowship Top 5% 2021 (Out of 8,191 scripts NOT MY BROTHER placed between 360-460)
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Winner (2nd Place) & Finalist (Top 6) in Script Summit 2021
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Semi-Finalist in ISA Action and Adventure Genre Busting Competition 2021
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Semi-Finalist FilmQuest Film Festival 2021
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Semi-Finalist in Table Read My Screenplay Austin Edition 2021
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Semi-Finalist in Cordillera International Film Festival 2021
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Second Rounder of ISA Fast Track Fellowship 2021
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Preliminary Finalist in Creative World Awards 2021
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Quarter Finalist in Page Awards 2021
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Quarter Finalist in The Script Lab Free Screenplay Competition 2021
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Quarter Finalist in Emerging Screenwriters Genre Competition 2021
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Quarter Finalist in Los Angeles International Awards - Winter 2021
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Quarter Finalist in Filmmatic Drama Awards - Season 6 2021
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Quarter Finalist in Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Competition 2021
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Quarter Finalist in ScreenCraft’s True Story & Public Domain 2021
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Quarter Finalist in New York International Awards 2021
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Quarter Finalist in Screenwriters Network (SWN) Competition 2021
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Honorable Mention and New York Movie Awards Official Selection 2021
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Poster art designed and created by the talented Spencer Schulte!
BeTwIxT
One Hour Serialized TV | Supernatural Horror
After a girl vanishes in the woods, five friends left facing allegations of betrayal and murder must come together to battle the real threat: the dark creature they summoned is hunting them.
It's OUTER BANKS with a hint of STRANGER THINGS.
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Winner Genre Selection Horror/Sci-Fi/Fantasy ISA Fast Track Fellowship 2022
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Winner of the GenreBlast 2021 TV/Webisodes Script Competition 2021
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Winner of the International Horror Hotel Film Festival Dramatic TV Pilots 2021
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Finalist (Top 50) FilmQuest Film Festival Feature Script Competition 2021
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Finalist (Top 10) Oregon Scream Week Film Festival TV Pilot 2021
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Semi-Finalist in Vancouver Women in Film Festival Competition 2021
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Quarter-Finalist in Southern California Screenplay Competition TV Pilot 2021
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Official Selection of the Diabolical Horror Film Festival 2021
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Official Selection ShockFest Film Festival 2021
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Finalist (Top 10) for Women in Horror Film Festival’s Short Competition 2020
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Pilot Short List (Top 25) in Barnstorm Festival 2019
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IGUANA DOG
Family Animated-Adventure | Short
When an iguana who wants to be a dog attempts to make friends with the local pack at the park, things don’t go exactly according to plan… and to gain their acceptance our friendly lizard risks life and tail to save a curious puppy from a dangerous river.
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It’s SECRET LIFE OF PETS meets THE PRESENT.
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Grand Prize Winner of Roadmap Writer's Shorts Competition 2021
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Semi-Finalist and Top 25 Shorts of the Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition Summer 2022
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Top 10 of Roadmap Writer's Shorts Competition 2021
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Top 25 of Roadmap Writer's Shorts Competition 2021
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Top 50 of Roadmap Writer's Shorts Competition 2021
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#5 on Coverfly's Red List Short Animated scripts for the Month of Jan/Feb 2022
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CASUS BELLI
One Hour Serialized TV | Historical Crime Mystery | Premium Cable
In the midst of WWI, when the head of the Vincenzio Mafia is murdered by an inside man, his squeamish younger brother must uncover the killer among them - the only catch is, he’s gotta suss out the murder on the battlefield as the mafiosos have been drafted.
It’s BOARDWALK EMPIRE and PEAKY BLINDERS… but on the battlefields of WWI.
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Finalist (Top 10) of the Stowe Story Labs Sidewalk Film Festival Fellowship 2023
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Finalist and Top 10 of Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition Summer 2022
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Semi-Finalist and Top 16 of Table Read My Screenplay Genre Competition Summer 2022
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Top 50 Roadmap Writers Top Tier Competition 2021-2022 Season
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Quarter Finalist in The Script Lab Free Screenplay Competition 2022
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Winner of the Best Crime TV Script in the Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival 2021
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THE ADVENTURES OF STAR GIRL AND THE MARBLE ROLLER
Short | Action-Adventure Fantasy | Family-Friendly
Fredrick Clayborn is the champion marble roller at Lakeside elementary, but when his sister is capture by a dark wish granter - he must play the ultimate marble game to free her. One wrong shot and Fredrick looses more than his champion title.
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Winner and Official Selection of the National Film Festival for Talented Youth Story Starts Here Screenplay Competition, 2018
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