The biggest things that drew me to ScreenCraft were the general word-of-mouth and the amount of genre specificity baked into the competitions to ensure you’re swimming in the right pool. I started at the very bottom of the proverbial barrel, with no connections, little in the way of support, and barely a sliver of light to give me hope down in the mire - the only thing I could do was write myself out.
Suffice to say, the career path of “screenwriter” seemed nothing more than an absurd pipe dream from the moment the thought entered my brain. Both of my parents grew up on farms and most of my relatives still work in the agricultural field. I grew up in a lower-middle-class household outside a God-fearing rural community in western Wisconsin. Jackson Murray Hired to write a feature for an acclaimed director with Heller Highwater shopping the project What a precious resource for screenwriters starting in the industry!" The ScreenCraft staff and judges are amazingly kind, and their website and emails are a great source of education. I’d recommend ScreenCraft to anyone to hone their skills, work on receiving feedback, and find support and connections in the industry. 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.
After winning, I grew confidence and a thicker skin. So taking the step to open my work up to contests was a vulnerable one. "This is my first script, so I was brand new! I’d always wanted to write, but hadn’t put myself out there yet. Nicole Cohen Signed with Manager at Heroes and Villains EntertainmentĪfter placing as a winner in the ScreenCraft Sci-fi and Fantasy Competition with her feature screenplay ARTEMIS 1, Nicole Cohen signed with Christine Coggins of Heroes and Villains Entertainment.
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