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Jeffrey Allen Russel

Jeffrey Allen Russel

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Screenwriter

Toronto, Canada

Member Since:
April 2014
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About Jeffrey

Jeffrey Allen Russel is a Toronto born, award winning author. Jeffrey discovered a passion for story-telling and a new voice to compliment the beautiful imagery already found in his photography. His first screenplay, BRAVE HEARTS, has won world-wide acclaim winning over 80 film festivals. His next full-length feature is, THE EXPERIMENT, an action packed dramatic thriller set in Baltimore.

Gender:
Male
Height:
6'
Weight:
165
Body type:
Athletic
Hair:
Short
Hair color:
Brown
Eyes:
Brown
Ethnicity:
Caucasian

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  • THE EXPERIMENT

    THE EXPERIMENT Action ⋄ Thriller ⋄ Crime ⋄ Drama During the Civil Rights era, three teens -- a poor White James Dean wannabe with anger issues and two Black track stars who face racial harassment at a White girls' academy they attend on athletic scholarships -- get caught up in a racist and wildly illegal conspiracy to use primarily African Americans as guinea pigs for medical experiments.

Awards

  • 1st Place Feature Screenplay – Courier Awards – Los Angeles, CA. 03-2015
    (2015)

  • 2nd Place Historical Feature – 2014 Las Vegas Screenplay Contest – Las Vegas, NV. 03-2015
    (2015)

  • Best Feature Screenplay – Buffalo Niagara Film Festival – N.Y. 04-2015
    (2015)

  • Screenplay of the Year – Northern Virginia International Film Festival (NOVA) – Alexandria, VA. 04-2015
    (2015)

  • Best International Screenplay – Veer West Film Festival – Seattle, WA. 04- 2015
    (2015)

  • Gold Remi Award – Historical/Period Piece – WorldFest-Houston International Film and Video Festival – Houston, TX. 04-2015
    (2015)

  • Special Marquee Award, First-Time Screenwriter – American Movie Awards – 04-2015
    (2015)

  • Best Feature Screenplay – New Media Film Festival – Los Angeles, CA. 06-2015
    (2015)

  • Best Feature Screenplay – VOB Film Festival – Village of Brewster, N.Y. 07-2015
    (2015)

  • Best Unproduced Screenplay – Tenerife International Film Festival – Tenerife, Canary Islands – 07-2015
    (2015)

  • Best Feature Screenplay – The American Film Award – New York, N.Y. 07-2015
    (2015)

  • The Maxine Austin Award for Best Screenplay – FLY Film Festival – Enid, OK. 08-2015
    (2015)

  • Best Screenplay – MAC Film Festival – Amazon, Brazil – 08-2015
    (2015)

  • Best Screenplay – Cinevana-London – Los Angeles, CA. 08-2015
    (2015)

  • Best Screenplay – The Monthly Film Festival – June-July Edition – Glasgow, Scotland – 08-2015
    (2015)

  • Diamond Award (Grand Prize) for Best Screenplay – Cinerock International Film Festival – Hollywood, CA. 09-2015
    (2015)

  • Winner - Illinois International Film Festival, DeKalb, IL.
    (2014)

  • Winner Indie-style - River Bend Film Festival, South Bend, IN.
    (2014)

  • Best Screenplay - Rated - SR Socially Relevant Film Festival - New York, NY.
    (2014)

  • Winner - 2014 Carolina Film & Video Festival Scriptwriting Contest - Greensboro, NC.
    (2014)

  • Winner - Best Screenplay - 2014 Winter Film Awards - New York,  NY.
    (2014)

  • Best Screenplay - Dramatic Genre Award - Richmond International Film Festival - Richmond, VA.
    (2014)

  • Winner - Winnipeg International Film Festival - Winnipeg, Man.
    (2014)

  • Grand Prize Winner Third Place - 2014 Canada International Film Festival - Vancouver, B.C.
    (2014)

  • Winner -  2014 Illinois International Film Festival (IIFF) Screenplay Competition - DeKalb, IL.
    (2014)

  • First Prize - Women's Independent Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA.
    (2014)

  • Winner - Second of Three - Honolulu Film Awards, Film Festival, Honolulu, HI
    (2014)

  • Gold Award - Alaska International independent Film Festival - Anchorage, Alaska
    (2014)

  • Grand Prize - Biographical/Historical- Hollywood Screenplay Contest - Los Angeles, CA.
    (2013)

  • Best Historical Screenplay - London International Filmmakers Festival - London, U.K.
    (2013)

  • Best Script - NYLA International Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA.
    (2013)

  • Best Unproduced Feature Screenplay - Moondance Film Festival - Mystic, CT.
    (2013)

  • 1st Place Award Best Screenplay - ReelHeART International Film Festival - Toronto, ON.
    (2013)

  • Best Unproduced Feature Screenplay Inspired By Actual Events - St. Tropez International Film Festival - Nice, France.
    (2013)

  • Best Unproduced Feature Screenplay - Los Angeles Art-House Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA.
    (2013)

  • Best Unproduced Feature Screenplay - Los Angeles Screenplay Competition - Beverly Hills, CA.
    (2013)

  • Gold Award - TrindiFest Film Festival - Trinidad, CO.
    (2013)

  • Best Screenplay - LA Film and Script Festival - Beverly Hills, CA.
    (2013)

  • Honourable Mention - Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA
    (2013)

  • Honourable Mention - Los Angeles New Wave Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA.
    (2013)

  • Honourable Mention - Urban Mediamakers Film Festival - Atlanta GA.
    (2013)

  • Honourable Mention - Los Angeles Film and Script Festival (Winter) - Los Angeles, CA.
    (2013)

  • Honourable Mention - Los Angeles Film and Script Festival (Spring) - Los Angeles, CA.
    (2013)

  • Honourable Mention - Los Angeles Movie Awards - Los Angeles, CA.
    (2013)

  • Honourable Mention - The Writers Place Screenplay Competition - Pensacola, FL.
    (2013)

  • Honourable Mention - Women’s Independent Film Festival - Los Angeles, CA.
    (2013)

  • Award of Excellence - Skyfest Film and Script Festival - Asheville NC.
    (2013)

  • Award of Merit - Los Angeles Cinema Festival - Los Angeles, CA.
    (2013)

  • Award of Merit - Los Angeles Film and Script Festival - Los Angeles, CA.
    (2013)

  • First Runner-up - Creative World Awards - Marina del Rey, CA.
    (2013)

  • 2013 Rising Star Award - Canada International Film Festival - Vancouver, Canada
    (2013)

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