User:EllenBellew

Joanne Bellew is an author and multi-award-winning screenwriter. Her debut screenplay "The Bracelets" made the Semi Finals in First Drafts "Big Break Screenwriting contest"[1], as well as making the top 2% on Coverfly [2] This was followed by her Romantic Comedy Feature 'Mojo' also being the top 2% on Coverfly, as well as making the Semi Finals in the Austin Film Festival in 2023. Her Christmas Film 'Once Upon A Christmas In Hollyville' made Semi-Finalist in the 2024 Page Awards, Coverfly's Red List for Faith Based scripts, and made The Black List's Top List.[3] She now has two screenplays in the top 2% and one in the top 1% on Coverfly, with her most popular 'Un Violon' made the finals of the Roadmap Writers Comp in 2023,[4] and on The Silver Award at The Page Awards 2023 Comp[5] She currently holds up to 76 different Awards and Selections. [6]

List of Current Work

• The Bracelets (Screenplay, Feature)
• MOJO (Screenplay, Feature)
• Saving Simon (Screenplay, Feature)
• Once Upon A Christmas In Hollyville (Screenplay, Feature)
• Un Violon (Screenplay, Short)
• You Cannot Sweep The Moon (Screenplay, Short)

List Of Awards and Selections

• Honorable Mention THE BRACELETS

Finish Line Script Competition Los Angeles 2022

• Top 10 THE BRACELETS

Final Draft Big Break 2021 Los Angeles 2022

• Quarterfinalist THE BRACELETS

Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship Los Angeles 2022

• Top 20% THE BRACELETS

Academy Nicholl Fellowship Los Angeles 2021

• Second-Rounder MOJO

Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2021) Austin, Texas 2021

• Semi-Finalist RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

24th Annual Fade In Awards Competition (2019) Los Angeles 2019

• Nominee RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

Los Angeles Film Awards - Screenplay of the Year (2019) Los Angeles 2019

• Winner RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

5th Annual Festigious Film Awards - Screenplay of the Year (2019) Los Angeles 2019

• Finalist RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

New York Film Awards - Screenplay of the Year (2019) New York 2019

• Finalist RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

Byron Bay International Film Festival (2019) Australia 2019

• Winner RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

Filmmatic Comedy Awards (2019) Los Angeles 2019

• Nomination - Writer of the Year (2019) RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Competition - Writer of the Year Las Vegas 2019

• Semi-Finalist RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (2019) Rhode Island 2019

• Winner RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

New York Film Awards (2019) New York 2019

• Winner - Best Feature Screenplay RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

Los Angeles Film Awards (2019) Los Angeles 2019

• Finalist RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

Changing Face International Film Festival (2019) Sydney2019

• Best Screenplay Feature RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

Festigious International Film Festival (2019) Los Angeles 2019

• Quarter-Finalist RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

New York City International Screenplay Awards (2019) New York City 2019

• Winner RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Competition (2019) Las Vegas 2019

• Winner- Best Screenplay MOJO

Global Film Festival Awards (2019) Los Angeles 2019

• Second Rounder MOJO

Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2019) Austin, Texas 2019

• Semi-Finalist MOJO

Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (2019) Rhode Island 2019

• Award of Excellence MOJO

New York Los Angeles International Film Festival (2019) Los Angeles 2019

• Official Selection MOJO

Script Summit Screenwriting Competition (2019) Las Vegas 2019

• Finalist MOJO

Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Contest (2019) Los Angeles 2019

• Finalist MOJO

INROADS Screenwriting Fellowship (2019) Los Angeles 2019

• Finalist MOJO

Las Vegas Film and Screenwriting Competition (2019) Las Vegas 2019

• Finalist MOJO

Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenwriting Contest (2019) Los Angeles 2019

• Semi-Finalist MOJO

Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards (2019) Rome 2019

• Official Selection MOJO

American Screenwriting Conference (2019) Sacramento, California 2019

• Finalist MOJO

Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition (2019) New York City 2019

• Official Selection MOJO

West Europe International Film Festival (2019) Brussels 2019

• Semi-Finalist SAVING SIMON

Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival. Las Vegas 2019

• Finalist SAVING SIMON

'Euro Fest' European International Film Festival St Petersburg 2019

• Official Selection SAVING SIMON

The West Europe Film Festival Brussels 2019

• Finalist SAVING SIMON

Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Competition Las Vegas 2019

• Official Selection SAVING SIMON

The Sacramento International Film Festival Sacramento 2019

• Honorable Mention SAVING SIMON

Los Angeles Movie Awards Los Angeles 2019

• Finalist MOJO

Yosemite International Film Festival (2018) Yosemite, USA 2018

• Quarter-Finalist MOJO

ScreenCraft Drama Contest (2018) Beverly Hills, CA 2018

• Best Feature Screenplay MOJO

New York Film Awards (2018) Los Angeles 2018

• Winner - Best Drama Screenplay MOJO

Festigious International Film Festival (2018) Los Angeles 2018

• Semi-Finalist MOJO

Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards (2018) Los Angeles 2018

• Winner - Honorable Mention MOJO

Los Angeles Film Awards (2018) Los Angeles 2018

• Official Selection SAVING SIMON

Catharsis International Film Festival 2018

• Semi-Finalist SAVING SIMON

Australian Independent Film Festival Brisbane 2018

• Runner-Up - Best Screenplay SAVING SIMON

Filmstrip Film Festival Awards Romania 2018

• Selection SAVING SIMON

Next Level Film Festival Australia 2018

• Honorable Mention SAVING SIMON

Experimental Forum Festival Los Angeles 2018

• Nomination- Best Feature Screenplay SAVING SIMON

Rome Independent Prisma Awards ROME 2018

• Official Selection SAVING SIMON

Hollywood Boulevarde Film Festival Los Angeles 2018

• Best Screenplay Feature SAVING SIMON

Festigious International Film Festival Los Angeles 2018

• Best First Time Screenwriter SAVING SIMON

New York Film Awards New York 2018

• Best Screenplay Feature SAVING SIMON

Los Angeles Film Awards Los Angeles 2018

• Award of Excellence SAVING SIMON

New York Los Angeles International Film Festival Los Angeles 2018

• Finalist with Honorable Mention SAVING SIMON

Los Angeles Film and Script Festival Los Angeles 2018

• Semi-Finalist SAVING SIMON

Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards 2018

• Finalist THE BRACELETS

Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards (2021) Santa Barbara

• Preliminary Finalist THE BRACELETS

Creative World Awards (2021) Los Angeles

• Semi-Finalist THE BRACELETS

Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards (Season 6) (2021) Los Angeles

• Semi-Finalist THE BRACELETS

Portland Screenplay Awards (2021) Portland

• Semi-Finalist THE BRACELETS

Art of Brooklyn Film Awards (2021) New York

• Winner- Best Feature Script THE BRACELETS

Florence Film Festival 2021 Florence

• Quarter-Finalist THE BRACELETS

Sedona International Film Festival 2021 Sedona

• Semi-Finalist THE BRACELETS

Flickers' Rhode Island Film Festival 2021

• Rhode Island Finalist UN VIOLON

The Los Angeles Screenplay Awards (2020) Los Angeles

• Semi-Finalist UN VIOLON

Big Apple Film Festival (2020) New York

• Quarter-Finalist RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards (2019) Los Angeles

• Top 20% RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

The Academy Nicholl Fellowship (2020) Los Angeles

• Finalist RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE

The Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards (2021) Santa Barbara

• Finalist MOJO

Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards Los Angeles

• Finalist MOJO

Byron Bay International Film Festival (2019) Byron Bay, Australia

• Winner -Best Script MOJO

Los Angeles Movie Awards (2021) Los Angeles

• Top 50 MOJO

Roadmap Writers Top Tier Competition (2020) Los Angeles

• Second-Rounder MOJO

Austin Film Festival (2019) Austin, Texas

• Quarter-Finalist (Top 10%) MOJO

The Page Awards (2020) Los Angeles