Congrats to our 2015 CWA Winners!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

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 Congrats to our 2015 CWA Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

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Short Screenplays click here

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Congrats to our 2015 CWA Semi-Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

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Congrats to our 2015 CWA Quarter Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

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Congrats to our 2015 CWA Preliminary Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

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Congrats to our 2014 CWA Winners!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

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Congrats to our 2014 CWA Top Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

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Congrats to our 2014 CWA Semi-Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

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Comedy  click here

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Television  click here

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Congrats to our 2014 CWA Quarter Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

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Television  click here

Short Screenplays click here

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Congrats to our 2014 CWA Preliminary Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

Drama and Family click here

Comedy  click here

Action Adventure  click here

Horror Thriller Fantasy click here

Television  click here

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Congrats to our 2013 CWA Top Winners!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

 2013 Winners  click hereThe new season will open mid-November.  Congrats again to all of this year’s top placements! ___________________________________________________________________________

Congrats to our 2013 CWA Top Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

Drama and Family click here

Comedy  click here

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Television  click here

Short Screenplays click here

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Congrats to our 2013 CWA Semi-Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

Drama and Family click here

Comedy  click here

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Television  click here

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Congrats to our 2013 CWA Quarter Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

Drama and Family click here

Comedy  click here

Action Adventure  click here

Horror Thriller Fantasy click here

Television  click here

Short Screenplays click here

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Congrats to our 2013 CWA Preliminary Finalists!  Click the PDF links below to view the results.

Drama and Family click here

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Television  click here

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Congrats to the CWA 2015 WINNERS

GRAND PRIZE WINNER VITRUVIAN
(Horror/Thriller/Fantasy)
By Scott Poiley (Longwood, FL) & Anthony DiBlasi  (Los Angeles, CA)

ACTION ADVENTURE
First Place
LULLABIES FOR LIEUTENANTS
By David Carren & Frank Cox (Edinburgh, TX)

First Runner Up
STILLWATER
By Christopher A. Schultz (West Hills, CA)

ALL DRAMA & FAMILY
First Place
THE SORROW VEIL
By Russ Lindway (Seven Hills, OH)

First Runner Up
GRAPES
By Jane C. Rosen (Portland, OR)

COMEDY
First Place
ICE SAKI
By Jack Matosian (Winfield, IL)

First Runner Up
BROTHER OF THE BRIDE
By Helen Castles (NSW, Australia)

HORROR/THRILLER/FANTASY
First Place
DANCE OF THE BLESSED SPIRITS
By Matt Pacini (Roseville, CA)

First Runner Up
THE MEMORY THIEF
By Mark Matthews (Chicago, IL)

CREATIVE CONCEPT WINNER
MOON FROM DRY WATER
By Hal Harris (Dallas, TX)

SHORT SCREENPLAY
THE RAILROAD LADY
By Timo Von Gunten (Zurich, Switzerland)

TELEVISION

ORIGINAL SITCOM
FAMILY BE LIKE
By Howard Jordan Jr. (Los Angeles, CA)

EXISTING SITCOM
SILICON VALLEY: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
By Joshua Boshnack (Scottsdale, AZ)

ORIGINAL DRAMA
BIG TIME
By Wes Meilandt (Seattle, WA)

EXISTING DRAMA
PARENTHOOD: LITTLE TREMORS
By Julie Wong (Pasadena, CA)

Congratulations to all the 2015 Winners!
For further info, contact CWA at info@creativeworldawards.com

LATEST CWA PRODUCTION DEALS & WRITER SUCCESSES: 

Just announced May 2015, CWA's 2014 CWA Grand Prize Winner, THE WHEELMAN, written by Derek Asaff lands a huge option deal with Original Film (Fast and Furious franchise, 21-22 Jump Street, Goosebumps) and producers Tania Landau and Neal H. Moritz. Stay tuned for more info as this will be a fun project to watch when it comes to life on the silver screen.

CWA assists 2014 Drama Winner, Kimi Lee, in getting signed with agent, Stephan Dubreuil at Woolf+Lapin.

AT LAST (2014 RIFF Finalist & 2013 CWA Drama Winner) and GUIDE 2 PARENTS (Comedy Finalist) have signed a deal with a major Chinese production company for full equity financing of both projects ($15 million and $10 million budgets respectively).   Writer, A.W. “Tony” Scott will get a "Produced By" credit on AT LAST, and wife, Jean Su will be a Producer on GUIDE 2 PARENTS. This US China co-production is now in pre-production.

FIVE DAYS IN CALCUTTA , RIFF's comedy winner last year & CWA finalist, begins production this week in Los Angeles with Dawn Fields of Palm Street Films directing.   Fred Perry’s, CROSSINGS, was also the 2014 Grand Jury Prize for the feature screenplay category.

RIFF Quarterfinalist, ON THE WING, written by Jerry Casagrande and Dan DeLuca, has just completed production on their script, which stars Corbin Bernsen and Shirley Jones.

November 2014, CWA partners with Actors Connection NYC to bring the 2014 Family Winner, 'TWAS THE BLIZZARD BEFORE CHRISTMAS written by Rob Redstone and Finalist,  CLAWS, PAWS AND A BLUE MACAW written by Theresa Giese, a deal that includes a live table read and workshop with New York City actors. Filming completed in November 2014.  

SPRING/SUMMER 2014: Four writers from the 2013 competition currently in the process of securing options.

Creative World Awards (CWA) Co-founders, Heather Waters and Marlene Neubauer announce option deal for 2013 Grand Prize Winner, Paul Undari. Waters and Neubauer attached to produce his feature psychological thriller, THE PEOPLE VS. GOD.

CWA. in conjunction with The Moving Image Xchange, produce a short film adaptation of Undari’s feature in December. The short premiered at the Richmond International Film Festival (RIFF) held at the historic Byrd Theater in Richmond, VA February 27. In 2011, USA Today called the 1,300-seat theatre, "One of the top 10 places to still see a movie in splendor in the United States."

OCTOBER 2013: Eight of the 2013 CWA Winners being considered for agent representation, two for production deals.

Last year's Creative Concept Winner, SLEEPWALKERS completed post production in the fall, which was also the writer, Jason Merrin's, directorial debut. 

SPRING/SUMMER 2013: From the script and logline promotion, more than 70 CWA competition scripts were requested by production companies with two options pending.

WINTER 2012: The CWA 2010 contest script, THE CURSE, has been published as a novella, and optioned by Momo Films in Australia.

CWA gets 2012 Act-Adv Winner, Scott Lainer meeting with Literary Mgmnt company, Prolific Entertainment.

CWA co-founder, Heather Waters and The Moving Image Xchange option a CWA 2012 quarterfinalist feature, OFFERINGS.

CWA co-founder, Marlene Neubauer and Tracee Stanlee of Kundali Entertainment option ARMY OF AVARICE, a 2012 entrant. The script is currently in the final phase of development.

CWA makes introduction between several writers and Summit Talent Agency. Four being considered for representation.

2010 Winner, Ian Simpson signs with Paradigm. 

2010 Finalist, Robert Cholette signs with literary manager, Madhouse Entertainment.

76 Requests from various companies to view scripts - April 2011 (Film Engine Entertainment, After Dark Films, Autonomous Films, Kundali Entertainment, and more).

CWA gets 2010 Grand Prize Winner, Ian Simpson, personal Meetings with LionsGate, Inferno Entertainment & VN Entertainment.

December 2010 - Ian Simpson signs with Literary Mananger, Andrew Kersey of Kersey Management.

CWA gets 2008 script, "Disruptors" written by George Hernandez optioned by Inferno Entertainment.

2009 Grand Prize Winner, Adam Barker, now finalizing negotiations for an option deal.

2009: CWA works with Kundali Entertainment to sign option on 2 scripts from 2008. Finalist Shepherd’s Moon by John Arends and The List by Alec Carlin have both signed deals with production outfit, Kundali Entertainment.

CWA assists Finalist script, "Gary Son of God" from 2008, Kirk Davis and Devin Crowley for Option Deal - in final negotiations.

Regent Entertainment considering the 2009 1st Place Winner, "Boise, USA"

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2014 CWA WINNERS

 

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

THE WHEELMAN

(Comedy)

By Derek Asaff

(Los Angeles, CA)

 

ACTION ADVENTURE

First Place

10 TO LIFE

By Matthew Altman & Dave Matalon

(Los Angeles, CA)

 

First Runner Up

HELIOS

By Mark J Stasenko Jr

 

(Minneapolis, MN)

 

 

ALL DRAMA & FAMILY

First Place

KINDERGARTEN

By Kimi Lee

(New York, NY)

 

First Runner Up

‘TWAS THE BLIZZARD BEFORE CHRISTMAS

By Rob Redstone

(Los Angeles, CA)

 

COMEDY

First Place

LIFE SUPPORT

By Noah Edelson

(Sherman Oaks, CA)

 

First Runner Up

SPREADING EVAN

By Bob Calabritto

(Levittown, NY)

 

 HORROR/THRILLER/FANTASY

First Place

BLACKMOTH

By Steve Janas

(Delanco, NJ)

 

First Runner Up

SHATTER

By Gideon Shmorak

(Brooklyn, NY)

 

CREATIVE CONCEPT WINNER

A WOMAN, A BURRO, SIX CROOKS, AND A COYOTE

By Ann Hilborn

(Spring Branch, TX)

 

SHORT SCREENPLAY

HANNAH’S BIRTHDAY

By Juliet Bergh  

(Porirua, New Zealand)

 

                                                                                  

ORIGINAL SITCOM

THE STRUGGLE: A LITTLE NUDGE  

By Bryan Aran

(Toronto, Canada)

 

 EXISTING SITCOM

 VEEP: WHITE OUT IN THE WHITE HOUSE

By Jackie Maw Tolliver  

 (Brooklyn, NY)

 

ORIGINAL DRAMA

 KOSMOPOLIS

By Carey Dunn

 (Santa Monica, CA)

 

EXISTING DRAMA

 SCANDAL: ONCE MORE UNDER THE RUG

By M. Esther Sherman

(USA)

 

2010 GRAND PRIZE WINNER

BELOW THE WAIST by R. Ian Simpson

ACTION
First Place - MY LITTLE WAR IN JUAREZ by Todd Maetani

Second Place - BEASTS OF BURDEN by Gavin J. Chalcraft

COMEDY

First Place - DROP AND ROLL by Conor Biller
Second Place - THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF SWAROOP JONES by Drew Freeman


DRAMA / FAMILY

First Place - DARK HARBOR by Elizabeth Kent
Second Place – BARON OF HAVANA by Alex Simon


HORROR / THRILLER / FANTASY
First Place - HORROR COMIC by Stephen Hoover
Second Place - THE ADVERSARY by Matthew Nelson

CREATIVE CONCEPT AWARD

WORRY GHOSTS by Tim Dankanich

ORIGINAL DRAMA
Winner: DREAMWEAVERS by Amy Gershwin & Jason Marx
Honorable Mention: GODS AND GUNS by Cooper McMains

EXISTING DRAMA
Winner: NCIS: Sword in Hand by Mike Miyashiro
Honorable Mention: GOSSIP GIRL – War and Games by Mira Gibson

ORIGINAL SITCOM
Winner: REHAB by Michael Carnick
Honorable Mention: BEAVER FALLS by Mark Sarian

EXISTING SITCOM
Winner: THE BIG BANG THEORY – Pon Farr Racing by Thomas Pachner
Honorable Mention: TWO AND A HALF MEN - Duty Calls, Old Chum by David Minaskanian

SHORT FILM
Winner: HAPPY DOWNLOADDAY by Phil Ferriere
Honorable Mention: THE CURFEW by Brian Hauser

REALITY
Winner: THE ACE OF CLUB by Vince Yambrovich
Honorable Mention: AMERICA`S NEXT GREAT GOLF PRO by Vince Yambrovich

Again, we want to extend our sincere thanks to each of you & a special congratulations to our winners!

Heather & Marlene
www.creativeworldawards.com

Congratulations to all who have made it to the semi-finals and finals. Click here to view that list.

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2009 CWA contest:

GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Urbanity - Adam Taylor Barker, Frankfort, KY 

ACTION
First Place - Holmes - George Nicholis, Astoria, NY
Second Place - Minus Men - J.R. Taylor, West Hollywood, CA

COMEDY
First Place - The Other Woman - Kurt Smith, Redmond, WA
Second Place - Celebrity Seed  - Derek May & Richard Dane Scott, Converse, TX

DRAMA / FAMILY
First Place - Boise, USA  - Gene Franklin Smith, Pacific Palisades, CA 
Second Place - Rhyme of Love - Lior Cohen, Tel Aviv, Israel

HORROR / THRILLER / FANTASY
First Place - Infinity - Chris Bonneau & Heather Ellingwood, Los Angeles, CA
Second Place - Hocus Pocus-In The Land of Baloney - Rana Aich, San Jose, CA

CREATIVE CONCEPT AWARD
Parallel Voyage - Gary Mazza, Newtown, PA

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2008 CWA contest:

GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Pippa’s Song - Diana Mitchell, Nashville, TN

FIRST RUNNER UP: You Like Chinese Food - Ryan Sager and Jacob Gershman, Brooklyn, NY

SECOND RUNNER UP: The Union County Tragedy - Chris Wimmer & Joey McAdams, Los Angeles, CA