

"Thaddeus Thackeray" advances to ISA COMEDY semifinals
My script IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THADDEUS THACKERAY is a semi-finalist in the ISA Comedy "Genre Busting" Screenplay Competition. So just what is a "genre busting" screenplay? I'll let the ISA writeup explain: Is there a comedy series that you didn't realize is also in the fantasy genre, such as The Good Place? And what do you do with movies that are perfect representations of comedy and science fiction, like Ghostbusters? These are genre busting comedies, works that defy tradit


The Return of the Great Adventure: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK celebrates 40 years!
As RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK celebrates it's 40th anniversary this month, not to mention the start of production on a fifth Indiana Jones film this very week, I recently shared some images and trivia on Richard Amsel's 2 posters wfor the film. You can read them here, in my website about the Richard Amsel documentary I've been working on for over five years. The response I've received to the writeup, and all the enthusiastic support to the book and documentary, have meant the

UPDATE: "Thaddeus Thackeray" advances to STORYPROS finalists
StoryPros has just announced the finalists of their 14th annual screenwriting awards, and my script IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THADDEUS THACKERAY made it, within the FAMILY / TEEN / ANIMATION category. More information on my screenplays can be found on my COVERFLY profile, and the SCREENPLAYS page of my website. Art by Jeff West: #Writing #Personalnews #IntheFootstepsofThaddeusThackeray #screenwriting #JeffWest

UPDATE: "Thaddeus Thackeray" advances to STORYPROS semifinals
StoryPros has just announced the quarterfinalists of their 14th annual screenwriting awards, and my script IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THADDEUS THACKERAY made the cut! UPDATE 6/1/2021: The script has now advanced to the semifinals, within the FAMILY / TEEN / ANIMATION category! Also, as one of the perks to the recent Fresh Voices contest placements, I’ve received a 2 year subscription to Moviebytes.com. It’s a screenwriter’s resource, and ranks scripts’ listings based on their perfor