Video Contests, Film Festivals, and Awards

Creative World Awards (CWA), an international Los Angeles based screenwriting competition, has released its 2011 winners. With almost 2,000 film and television writing entries spanning across six continents, sixteen talented writers take home top awards.

Top honors go to the Grand Prize Winner, Michael McCoy of Santa Rosa, CA for UNDER THE RISING SUN; Comedy Winner, Ted Gurich of Marina del Rey, CA for MARIACHIS IN MAZATLAN; Horror/Thriller/Fantasy Winner, Joey Cassel of Sandusky, OH for DEAD MOON FALLS; Drama Winner, Eric Carlson of Williamsburg, VA and co-writer, A.J. Hill of Nederland, CO for UNDER PRESSURE; and Action-Adventure Winner, Craig Cambria of Atlanta, GA for CANARIES.

Other feature film winners include Adam Taylor for MY BOYFRIEND IS THE ANTICHRIST, Helene Wagner for LADY JUSTICE, John Kiefer Radzniak for JOHNSTOWN, and Peter Podgursky for THE EXCHANGE STUDENT. Suzie Weis and Kyle Taylor take the best short script award for IT HAD TO BE YOU, and television winners include Christine Downs, Nicholas Barton, Jim Bernfield, Mark Sarian & Ari Voukydis, and Rick Hubley & Richard Hubley II, with the Creative Concept Award going to Jason Merrin.

The Creative World Awards (CWA) screenwriting competition is known for championing writers and helping them garner the exposure and recognition they need to propel their personal projects forward. CWA has built relationships with some of the most sought after companies in the industry such as Lionsgate/Mandate International, Inferno Entertainment, Dark Hero, Icon Films & Entertainment, Morgan Creek, Kundali Entertainment, and more, all of which get first looks at the winning scripts each year.

Through their development service, CWA provides assistance in story and craft development, which is geared towards getting projects ready for the screen. Now going into its fifth year, CWA has helped secure option deals and representation for many of their writers, resulting in it becoming a major "go-to" source for finding new talent and material in the industry.

Resources:

www.creativeworldawards.com