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Writers

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John Kane
John Kane

Screenwriter, stage and tele-playwright, author, actor, director, lyricist

John's screenplay, DAISIES IN DECEMBER, (Showtime) starring Jean Simmons and Joss Ackland, won the Cable Ace Award for BEST SCREENPLAY in 1996. He was nominated for the Olivier award for SHOWBOAT (1990) and SWELL PARTY (1992). Last year, he was invited to co-devise OPENING DOORS; a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, which played with great success in Carnegie Hall (NYC). His first teleplay, THE VAMP, (London Weekend Television) starring Shelly Winters, led to his penning of over 200 programs and series for BBC Television.

Michael Matthew Barker
Michael Matthew Barker
Screenwriter, producer, actor

Michael Matthew Barker's writing career began as a head writer and creative director of 5:01 Magazine. While there, he penned numerous novels, which lead to his love of screenwriting. He has adapted four novels and a stage play into feature films and has written for stand-up comedians, stage and television. With twelve screenplays under his belt, he has four currently in production as well as five in development.

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Sam Quo Vadis
Sam Quo Vadis

Screenwriter, author

Sam is a multiple award-winning writer and founder of The Screenplayers, a cooperative organization of writers and filmmakers. He has recently created the pilot, series bible and business proposal for MIND LORDS, a TV series in the vein of "The X-Files" and "Dark Angel." Sam was commissioned to write the pilot script, series bible and business proposal for CHIC, a drama/crime/mystery TV series set in the fashion world. His 22 minute comedic short, BABYSITTERS, was produced in Chicago and starred Taylor Bright. He is the creator of the White Orchid website, http://www.studiostar.ca, and http://www.storybankonline.com.

Chera Federle
Chera Federle

Screenwriter, producer

Chera, with two writing options under her belt, has also worn the hats of associate producer, UPM, location scout and writer/script consultant on various low budget and independent productions to include writer/director, Catherine Crouch's METAMORA; She's also teamed with John Gunselman (Harper Valley PTA/Madison/Perfect Game/Thunder Alley) to produce her own feature film, OLD AND GRAY. In July 2007, Chera was commissioned by Infinity Films to pen the short script, Greener, which deals with the essence of fantasy verses the realm of reality. The project is currently in development.

Don Boner
Don Boner
Screenwriter

Don's first feature, a no-budget film noir murder mystery, Losers Lounge won the Best Film Noir at the 2004 Bare Bones International Independent Film Festival. His second feature, Somewhere In Indiana is distributed by Echelon Entertainment , and receive very good notices on Independent Film Internet sites as B-Independent, Film Thread, and other web sites.

Ivan Scicluna
Ivan Scicluna

Screenwriter, author, actor

Ivan Scicluna, a founding member and top mentor, of Helium Peer Reviews, was born and still resides in Malta, who's popularity as a runaway filming location prompted him to take part in extra acting in several productions; the latest being Marek Kanievska's "A DIFFERENT LOYALTY" where he rubbed shoulders with Sharon Stone and Rupert Everett. He is the author of a Fantasy novel and numerous screenplays that range in genre from Historical to Thriller to Action/Adventure. A speaker of four languages, a lover of travel, and a true historian, all lend to give Ivan's works an extreme sense of accuracy and adventure.

Wanda Karriker
Wanda Karriker

Screenwriter, author

Wanda wrote the novel, Morning, Come Quickly, to share what she has learned as a psychologist about the aftereffects of extreme child abuse and the resiliency of an individual soul. To try to assure that her message reaches the widest audience possible, she studied the art of screenwriting, then adapted her novel to the screenplay of the same name.

Sharon Chambers
Sharon Chambers

Screenwriter, actress, medical doctor

Sharon holds a diploma in Creative Writing and has served as a magazine editor and freelance feature writer for several newspapers in Jamaica. She is no stranger to the theatre and has won several awards for drama in national competitions. Since moving to England, she has concentrated mainly on medical writing and on honing her skills as a screenwriter. Her first screenplay, LOVERS' LEAP, is set to make waves. She has completed a children's novel and has two other screenplays in-progress.

Charles Barlow
Charles Barlow

Screenwriter

Charlie is a high school administrator and former English and Theology teacher. He is a co-writer on the screenplay Lady Crusaders, which tells the inspiring true story of the Sacred Heart Lady Crusaders 1995 basketball team and their quest to overcome a national record losing streak. He currently has two other screenplays in the works: Hoodwinked (a comedy thriller) and a yet untitled Western.

Carol Rutz
Carol Rutz

Screenwriter, author

Carol is the author of A NATION BETRAYED, a landmark book exposing secret Cold War experiments performed on children and other unwitting subjects. She bases key parts of this revealing book on her research of over 18,000 pages of declassified documents, testimony from other survivors and her own personal witness about this hidden holocaust. www.my.dmci.net/~casey/ Carol remains active in the survivor community publishing numerous articles and speaking at various conferences. Co-authored with Wanda Karriker, ANGEL OF LIFE, based on Carol's book and her life story, is her first screenplay. Homepage.

Joseph Zabrosky
Joseph Zabrosky

Screenwriter, producer, actor

Joseph, Director of Our Father's Productions and Elohim Books, is presently writing, directing and producing a collection of children stories entitled "Yeshua's Lessons In Life Series," slated for release in July 2005. He's written in the industrial realm for Ford Motor Company. With a host of screenplays of varied genre, Joseph initially followed screenplay analyst Michael Hague, continued the honing process in development at Kevin Costner's Tig Productions, and perfected his craft with screenplay expert Esther Luttrell (CBS, MGM, Dick Clark Cinema Productions). His most recent work, "What About The Children," a political thriller, is a product of six years of research. He's adapted for the screen the rave reviewed stage play, "A Spoonful of Collard Greens," which toured the east coast, headlined at the National Black Theater Festival and showcased at NBC.

Pamela Crabtree
Pamela Crabtree

Author

Pamela Crabtree published her first book, The Gift of Hurt, in July 2001. A nonfiction book, The Gift of Hurt, chronicles one woman's fall into madness. However, the book ends on an inspirational note when the subject of the book learns to experience the joy of loving, connecting and developing emotionally intimacy with people. Screenwriter Rob O'Hannon has adapted The Gift of Hurt into a screenplay.

Crabtree a versatile freelance writer also speaks professionally on the topics of child abuse and the therapist/client relationship. She has appeared on numerous radio and TV shows and anticipates writing a Civil War book based on the life of Confederate Captain Louis F. Watts during his service to the confederacy and his ultimate imprisonment in a Union prison.

Crabtree lives in Holland, Ohio, is married and has four children. She received her BA and Master's degrees from The University of Toledo and founded Yell and Tell: Stop Child Abuse Now, Inc. which advocates child abuse prevention.



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