AWARDS 2012

CONGRATS TO THE 2012 Winners!  Click on the PDF link below to view the results.  

2012 Winners

CONGRATS TO THE 2012 FINALISTS!  Click on the PDF links below to view the results.  

2012 Finalists - Action/Adventure

2012 Finalists - All Drama/Family

2012 Finalists - Comedy

2012 Finalists - Horror/Thriller/Fantasy

2012 Finalists - All Television

2012 Finalists - Short Film

CONGRATS TO THE 2012 SEMI FINALISTS!  Click on the PDF links below to view the results.  

2012 Semi Finalists - Action/Adventure

2012 Semi Finalists - All Drama/Family

2012 Semi Finalists - Comedy

2012 Semi Finalists - Horror/Thriller/Fantasy

2012 Semi Finalists - All Television

2012 Semi Finalists - Short Film

CONGRATS TO THE 2012 QUARTER FINALISTS!  Click on the PDF links below to view the results. The Semi Finalists will be announced next Monday, August 20th. 

2012 Quarter Finalists - Action/Adventure

2012 Quarter Finalists - All Drama/Family

2012 Quarter Finalists - Comedy

2012 Quarter Finalists - Horror/Thriller/Fantasy

2012 Quarter Finalists - All Television

2012 Quarter Finalists - Short Film

CONGRATS TO THE 2012 PRELIMINARY FINALISTS!  Click on the PDF links below to view the results. The Quarter Finalists will be announced next Monday, August 13th.

2012 Preliminary Finalists - Action/Adventure

2012 Preliminary Finalists - All Drama/Family

2012 Preliminary Finalists - Comedy

2012 Preliminary Finalists - Horror/Thriller/Fantasy

2012 Preliminary Finalists - All Television

2012 Preliminary Finalists - Short Film

 

2011 Awards

Special thanks to all who participated in the 2011 Creative World Awards!  This was by far the most competitive year to date, and we are thrilled with the caliber of work received.  Below are the links to access the official lists. Congrats to all, and very best wishes to each of you & your writing this fall.

Congrats to the 2011 Winners!  Click on the link below to view the complete list.

2011 Winners - Feature Film, TV & Short Film

Congrats to the 2011 Finalists!  The Winners will be released next Monday, September 12th.

Finalists - Feature Film, TV & Short Film

Congrats to the 2011 Semi-Finalists!  Click on the links below to view the official results. Stay tuned in as we will release the 2011 Finalists next Monday.

Semi-Finalists - Feature Film

Semi-Finalists - Television and Short Film

 

Congrats to the 2011 Quarter Finalists! Click on the links below to view the official lists. Tune in again next Monday when the Semi-Finalists will be released.

Quarter Finalists - Feature Film

Quarter Finalists - Television and Short Film

 

Congrats to the 2011 Preliminary Finalists! Tune in again next Monday when the Quarter Finalists will be released. 

Action/Adventure

Comedy

Drama & Family

Horror & Fantasy

TV & Short Film

Congrats to all, and very best wishes to each of you & your writing this fall!

 

HEADLINES

Recent deals, options, considerations and requests for CWA writers & screenplay contest winners: 

From the CWASpring 2013 logline and script promotion, more than 70 scripts requested by production companies with one option pending.

CWA 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 2012 quarterfinalist, OFFERINGS. Congrats, Elijah. 

CWA co-founder, Marlene Neubauer and Kundali Entertainment option ARMY OF AVARICE, a 2012 entrant.  Congrats, Nathan.

CWA promotes 2011 writers:  2011 Comedy Winner, Ted Gurich, in meetings with Summit Talent Agency. Four others being considered for representation.

2010 Winner, Ian Simpson signs with Paradigm.

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

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

CWA gets 2010 Grand Prize Winner, Ian Simpson, Personal Meetings with LionsGate, Inferno Entertainment & VN Entertainment.  Best of luck, Ian!

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

CWA gets 2008 script, "Disruptors" written by George Hernandez optioned by Inferno Entertainment - currently in development. Congrats, George!

2009 Grand Prize Winner, Adam Barker, now finalizing negotiations for Options Deal.

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.  Congrats, John & Alec.

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

Regent Entertainment considering 2009 1st Place Winner: Executive requests/consideration for script, "Boise, USA"

2009 First Place Comedy Winner Gets Consideration with "The Other Woman" by Kurt Smith
“With my CWA win and the promotional prize package, I have already received 11 read personal requests for my romance comedy, The Other Woman. At a time when rom-coms are out of favor in Tinsel Town, that is a huge achievement, and I can't thank you enough!” The list so far...

Ksana Golod, The Wolper Organization, Gross-Weston Productions, Barry Krost Management, Principato Young, Fever Pitch Pictures, Zero Gravity Management, Roberts/David Films, Inc., David Foster Productions, Michael Mailer Films, Craig Anderson Productions

Other Recent Requests: 

Abbot Management requests Winners of 2009. Colin O’Reilly requests to read Urbanity. Mad Hatter Entertainment requests second place winner of 2009
Michael Connolly from Mad Hatter Entertainment requested fantasy, Hocus Pocus-In the Land of Baloney. Connolly is co-producer of How to Train Your Dragon, a Dreamworks Banner releasing this March. Quattro Media requests second place winner of 2009.
Jim Strader requests to read Hocus Pocus-In the Land of Baloney.Sander Moses requests to read Finalist 2009
Development executive requests to read Flair! A Bartender’s Battle. Freefall Films requests to read Winners of 2009
Brant Rose Agency requests to read 6 scripts of 2009
VC Associates requests to read top Winners of 2009
Snoot Entertainment requests to read 4 Scripts of 2009

AWARDS 2010

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.

AWARDS 2009

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

AWARDS 2008

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

Deadline Calendar

EXTENDED DEADLINE: 6/15/2013
Features $75 (Entry only) or $105 (With judge's scorecard/brief notes)
*For TV and short script entries, deduct $10 off of the above feature film entry amounts.
*If you'd prefer entry only vs. the Judge's scorecard/brief notes, select the "entry only" box at check out.
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