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Past INSIDERS & WINNERS  


#25 - January 27th, 2020 LRLA

January INSIDER:  

Elise Henderson - President of Television, MRC ('House of Cards, 'The Outsiders')

Watch Q&A Video Here

January SELECTIONS:

Natalie Higdon

- Pick Up Sidney

Watch Video Here

Mads Gauger

Christan Mary Leonard

- Sheltered

Watch Video Here

January FINALISTS:

Sven Anarki - Dirty Blonde  
Simon Bowler- Insurrection
Kelly Byrnes- 33 Weeks A Prude
Ginger Casey - Benny and The Jets
Gregg Ostrin - Jewish Guilt
Mark Perlick - Snowflakes
Amanda Samaroo- Civilized
Jeremy Storey- Seraphim's Miracle



#24 - December 2nd, 2019 LRLA

December INSIDER:  

Kit Steinkellner - Creator/Showrunner - 'Sorry For Your Loss' (Facebook Watch)

Watch Q&A Video Here


December SELECTIONS:

Scott Cox

- Hot Toddy

Watch Video Here

John McCarney

- Quash

Watch Video Here


December FINALISTS:

Sven Anarki - Minister Speer  
Simon Bowler- Forger
James Gonzo- How Can I Help You?
Sarah Halle Corey - Roadkill
Michael Hogan - Benny B
Casey Jones & Amanda Sidwell - Cape Curio
Dillon Magrann-Wells- The MacGuffins
Bree Wyrd- Kiss Marry Kill



#23 - October 28th, 2019 LRLA

October INSIDER:  

Sandra Yee Ling -  Production Executive - Automatik

Watch Q&A HERE



October SELECTIONS:

Jon Price

- IN-STEAD

Watch Reading HERE

Tracie Laymon

- One Small Step for Neil

Watch Reading HERE

October FINALISTS:

Danny Baram- Simulation Theory  
Alex Beattie- Night of Game
Marty Beaudet- Senseless Confidential
B.K. - Made in America
Jeremy Foley & Sara O'Reilly- Behind The Scenes
John McCarney- Flesh and Bone
Gregg Ostrin- Harker & Harker: We Kill Vampires
Amanda Samaroo- The Weight of Lies


#22 - August 26th, 2019 LRLA

August INSIDER:  

Hannah Ozer - Literary Manager - Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment

Watch Q&A  HERE




August SELECTIONS:

Sarah Casey

- Arrangements

Watch Reading  HERE

Rick Cramer

- Redemption

Watch Reading  HERE


August FINALISTS:

Jacob Drenick- Don't Take My Sunshine Away
Jeremy Foley- Fender Bender
Mary Gallagher- That Sex Thing
Justin Moran- RUST
Chance Muehleck- Killing It
Eric Sollars- Go, Doctor Banting
Mark Steensland- Darkshadow
Lee Trawick- Shattered Days



#21 - June 10th, 2019 LRLA

June INSIDER:  

Ubah Mohamed - Executive Story Editor - DC's Legends of Tomorrow (CW Network)

Watch Q&A Video HERE



June SELECTIONS:

Brian Kiley

- Junior's League 

Watch Reading Video HERE

Jeff LaGreca

- Deadstone Tales 

Watch Reading Video HERE

June FINALISTS:

Ari Abraham- Arivind
Simon Bowler- Forger
Vivek Choudry- The Harvester
Natalie DeJohn & Chandra Wicke - Throwback Thursday
Emily Frederick- You Are My Fish and I Will Keep You Alive
Caroline Hoenemeyer - Negative
John McCarney - Spendlove
Alison Parker - Agent Thumb


#20 - April 8th, 2019 LRLA

April INSIDER:  

Felicity Staunton - VP, Development & Production, Animal Logic Entertainment (Peter Rabbit, The Lego Movies)

Watch Q&A Video HERE


April SELECTIONS:

Janette Danielson & Giovana Frediani

- Mean Streak

Watch Reading Video HERE

Rodney Wilson

- Grand Parents

Watch Reading Video HERE


April FINALISTS:

Joan Albright- Peregrine
Sven Anarki- Blitz
Michi Broman- Happy Campers
Conor Kyle - The Tube
John McCarney- Spendlove
Tom Richard Santos - Expatriados
Nakia Shuman & Sarah Katin - Expats
Justin Warren - Deep Fried


#19 - February 11th, 2019 LRLA

February INSIDER:  

Kira Snyder - Co Executive Producer, The Handmaid's Tale

Watch Q&A Video HERE

February SELECTIONS:

Delraj Takher

- Conversations with the Night

Demon

Watch Reading Video HERE

Aaron Yarber

- A.B. is an E.T.

Watch Reading Video HERE

February FINALISTS:

Josh Auter- S.H.A.R.P.
Simon Bowler- Forger
Vivek Choudry- The Girl Who Couldn't Drown
Abby Cohen - Car Trouble
Carol Faw- Rebel Girls
John McCarney - Spendlove
Samantha Tan - Ally Chia
Stephen Wallenfels - Promiseland


#18 - December 10th, 2018 LRLA

December INSIDER:  

Chris DeFaria - CEO, Dreamworks Animation

December SELECTIONS:

Ari Frenkel, Jonathan Lee, Justin Anthony Long

- Benjamin Franklin and the Legend of the Vajra

Chris Sutherland

- Henry & Emma


December FINALISTS:

Greg Burgess- Where's Jenny?
Stuart Creque- Trick Or Treat
Shawn Dwyer- Happy Little Trees
Steve Feld - Now What?
Bear Kosik - Crossing Xavier
Sway Stagall - Ube Bubog, Vol. One, 'School of Hard Knocks'
Stephen Wallenfels - Promiseland
Paul Zeidman - Dreamship



#17 - October 15th, 2018 LRLA

October INSIDER:  

Debbie Leibling - Veteran Producer/Development Exec. (Comedy Central, 20th Century Fox)

October SELECTIONS:

Jason Gilmore - Glass City

Erin Rein - Underworked

October FINALISTS:

Rick Cramer- Kalmon Krane
Suzanne Griffin- The Chocolate Kandinsky
Brian Kiley- The Boss Of Me
Gustavo Lima - Lies, Hamburgers and Cufflinks
John McCarney - Operation Babylift - Children of the Dust
Aaron Mobley - Complicated White Man
Josh Naquin - Down To Earth
Justin Warren - Glory Hole


#16 - July 23rd, 2018 LRLA

July INSIDER:  

Jason Alexander - Actor, Writer, Director (Seinfeld, Pretty Woman and many many more)

July SELECTIONS:

 Sabrina Besla- Amboy

 Steve Trebilcock - The Mushroom King

July FINALISTS:

Nick Alverson- The Caretakers
Zach Paul Brown- Cairos
Rick Cramer - Kalmon Krane
Steve Feld - 40 mins over Maui
Mary Gallagher - The Marines Have Landed
Amy Huckabay - Sam Dean Can't Die
Heather Magee - The Shop Around the Corner
Ali McGrath - The Eulogy
Justin Warren - Zombie Lives Matter


#15 - May 21st, 2018 LRLA

May INSIDER:

Greg Schmidt, Creative Executive, Animal Logic

May SELECTIONS:

Erica Euphrasania -

Abominations

Alex Simon - Baron of Havana

May FINALISTS:

Ari Abraham- Monogamish
Sarah Attrill- Ransom
Alan Field - Chemical Attraction
Jason Gilmore - Glass City
Derek Liakos - Gold Coast
Lynsey Murdoch - Day Crosser
Mat Sheldon - The Dress
Stephanie Neroes- Trinity Ranch


#14 - March 29, 2018 LRLA

March INSIDER:  

Brooklyn WeaverLiterary Manager

March SELECTIONS:

Brian Golden - Shitty Hall

Jace Lacob - Connection

March FINALISTS:

Sabrina Besla- Jolene
Brandon Botta & Casey Botta- Spitfires
Rain Fuller - Crazy Love
Hamid Reza Khorasanizadeh  - Motherhood
Carolyn McCray - Nazi Witch
Stephanie Neroes - Trinity Ranch
David Quiroz, Jr. - Where Daylight Dies
Courtney Suttle- Lottery


#13 - January 29, 2018 LRLA

January INSIDER:  

Alex Walton, President of Bloom Media

January SELECTIONS:

Mark Perlick - The Shadow of Dharma

Anthony Giambusso - Hunting Dark Falls

January FINALISTS:

Jean Awal - How Do You Want It?
Greg Beck- 4-F: Operation Underworld
Stephen Davis - The Miscalculation
Brittany Frederick - Bright Lights
Randall Knox - Bamboozled
Derek Liakos - Monstera
Wade Riddle - The Web
Diana Woody- Company Christmas


#12 - December 11, 2017 LRLA

December INSIDER:  

Shawn Boxe, Writer - 'Silicon Valley' (HBO)

December SELECTIONS:

Alicia Lomas-Gross - The Lab

Elizabeth Quinn- Going Reno

December FINALISTS:

Simon Bowler - Insurrection
Brittany Frederick - Bright Lights
Michelle Furtney-Goodman - Back to Reality
Bear Kosik - My Life With Cats
Derek Liakos - Gold Coast
Richard Mueller - Fountain Grand Freelancers
Selim Sevim - Whistle
Steve Trebilcock- The Mushroom King


#11- "Halloween Special" October 30, 2017 LRLA

October INSIDER: 

Pete Goldfinger- Writer of 'Jigsaw', 'Piranha 3D', 'Sorority Row' & also a respected writing coach.

October SELECTIONS:

Stuart Creque - Wet Rot
Chris Desmond - Acid Spitting Baby Seals

October FINALISTS:

Charlie BeckermanAt Sea
Peter Haig - A War on Terror
Jamie Moniz - Lady Lazarus
Stephanie Neroes - Fauk My Life
Courtney Suttle - Lottery
Ed Vila - Honor
Leah Welch and Tom Anderson - Elyria
Harry Wood - The Horror


#10- September 18, 2017 LRLA

September Insider:

Holly Hines, Senior Vice President of Original Content, Dynamic Television

September SELECTIONS:

Kevin Sullivan - Lake Effect
Lou Wollin - Cloning Ms. Stone

September FINALISTS:

Martin Blinder - Mrs. Arnold's War
Angela Bourassa - Balls Out
Carmella Cardina - Red Dirt Girl
Stuart Creque - Wet Rot
Henry de Hoon - Newton's Apocalypse
Grady Gilbert - Substitutes
Taylor Van Arsdale** - The Rift
Joshua Young - Soaked


#9- August 7, 2017 LRLA

August INSIDER:

Mickey Fisher - Creator of 'Extant' (CBS) and the upcoming series 'Reverie' (NBC)

August SELECTIONS:

Camille Hollett-French - Hush Little Baby
Randall Knox - Avalon

August FINALISTS:

Christian Canterbury - North Beach
Robin Conly - FML
Paul Conway - Loose Change
Dennis Love - Saving Elvis
Rose Schimm - All Good Creatures
Wendy Wilkins - Hometown
Ian Patrick Williams - A.I. P.I.
Taylor Van Arsdale - Skeeter


#8- June 26, 2017 LRLA

June INSIDER:

Pamela Goldstein - Literary Agent, Verve Talent & Literary Agency


June SELECTIONS:

Carrie Morrison Best In The World
Taylor & Clint Williams Deliver Us From Evil

June FINALISTS:

Christian Canterbury - X
Randall Knox - Avalon
Trish MacEnulty - Gilded Cage
Flannery Maney - Flesh and Blood
Ali McGrath - Twits
Arden Pryor - American Savior
Joshua Smooha - Area 51
Clint Williams - Chatahoochee


#7- May 22, 2017 LRLA

MAY INSIDER:

Ryan Condal - Creator/Writer 'Colony' (USA Network), and Feature Writer of 'Hercules' & upcoming 'Logan's Run'

MAY SELECTIONS:

Holiday Kinard - Bad Princess

Josh Gilbert - Boys of Summer

MAY FINALISTS:

Noah Burczyk - Art Knock Off
Christian Canterbury - Lovers a 'Go-Go
Stuart Creque - One Child Born
Randall Knox - Avalon
Carrie Morrison - Best in the World
Matthew Price - Ahiru

Neal Reynolds - Arranged

Syd Stewart - Boots n' Yago


#6- April 17, 2017 LRLA

April INSIDER:

Cate Adams - Production Executive, Warner Bros. Pictures

April SELECTIONS:

Gregg Ostrin - Private Dicks

Jenna Wycoff - Adventure Mountain

April FINALISTS:

Henry De Hoon - Alchemy Lost
Christian Kutlick - Vincent Locke: Villain At Law
Steven Morrison - Ugly
Malcolm Carter - Company of Prophets
Kevin Machate - Super Depressed
Adam Beal - Rental

Casey Dunn - Public Access
Gabrielle LeGendre - The Middle


#5- March 6, 2017 LRLA

March INSIDER:

Malcolm Spellman - Writer/ Producer 'Empire'( Fox Network) and Feature Writer 'Our Family Wedding'

March SELECTIONS:

Devin Mainville - Wrong Number

Nick Alverson - Best Friends at Turnip Farm

March FINALISTS:

Yolanda Brown - Overturned
Nathaniel Boggess Awake and Happy
Henry De Hoon - Alchemy Lost
Azia Squire- Super Rich Kids
Charlie Jones - Drapetomania
Megan Bacharach - Eggland's Best

Randall Knox - Avalon
Anthony Giambusso** - Jake and Anna Have Sex with Other People


#4- January 26, 2017 LRLA

January INSIDER:

Monica Levinson, President of Production 'Shivhans Pictures' (Trumbo, Captain Fantastic)

January SELECTIONS:

David A. Flores - Bristol

Gus Avila - Kingwood

January FINALISTS:

K.K. O'Brien - Radium Girls
Dana Whitney Baked Off
Tracey Bradley - Source
Elizabeth Quinn- Loser Says What
Michael Patrick Spillers - Whittier Boulevard
Lou Wollin - The Stand-Up

Persephone Vandegrift - The Water King
Tom Jenkins - Hopeful Romantics


#3- December 5, 2016 LRLA

December INSIDER:

Ant Hines, Oscar & Emmy nominated screenwriter and  producer ( Borat, Da Ali Show, Bruno & The Dictator)

December SELECTIONS:

Juliet McDaniel - Missy Gets Mad

Alan Johnson - Louise and Doober

December FINALISTS:

Richard Mueller - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Michael Beckley - Oh My God I Love Theater
Mark Lickona - The Nation
Samir AsthanaAmerican Renegade
Bear Kosik - My Life with Cats
Matthew Schutt - The Blue and the Red

Yolanda Brown - Pancake Queen
Nancy Pants - Georgie Girl


#2- October 24, 2016 LRLA

October INSIDER:

Daniela Garcia-Brcek, Literary Manager- Circle of Confusion

October SELECTIONS:

Anthony Giambusso - Girl Sailor

Jordan Rane - We're Not Together

October FINALISTS:

Lizzie Welch - Exit Abroad
Darien Clark Life with Herman
Alberto Lopez - El Santo Clos
Robert Skir Ain't That a Kick in the Head
Judith Lutz - New York Nation
Zac Kish - F*ck You, John

Rob Tobin - Balls of Different Sizes
Adam Beal - Rental


#1- September 26, 2016 LRLA

September INSIDER:

Joel Millner, Literary Agent- Larchmont Literary, clients include writers/ creators of 'Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul' & 'Pirates of the Caribbean' franchise

September SELECTIONS:

Hannah Dillon - Modern Love

Katherine Waskul- Maze

September FINALISTS:

Carmella Cardina - Red Dirt Girl
Lena Welch - Nod and S(e)mile
Stefano Bozzo - Lois, Superman, and Willie
Justin Warren Double Booked
Carolyn McCrayFresh Meat
Kelly Byrnes - Glitches

Paul Conway - Loose Change
Danny Baram - Alt Alex