Brian Kowalchuk

CEO at The Kowalchuk Company
Director, Playwright, Producer and Screenwriter

Los Angeles, California

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January 2025

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About Brian

Several scripts with accolades from reputable screenwriting competitions such as Nichol Fellowships, Screen Craft, The Script Lab, Final Draft Big Break, PAGE, WeScreenplay, Outstanding Screenplays, Fresh & Unique, ISA Table Read Hollywood, and Filmmatic. Two scripts in Overall Top 5% on Coverfly. A coveted eight (8) evaluation score from a Black List Reader. A film he wrote/produced and directed (The Billy Armstrong ) received a standing good recommendation from a Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) programmer. Just finished first draft of first novel. Worked doing paid script coverage for a major, multiple Academy Award winning production company, and also an established online coverage company. In Development www.odethemovie.net. Brian Kowalchuk IMDBpro (II)

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Wild Horses Budget: $1M - $5M | Independent ⋄ Drama A reclusive, world-famous classical pianist must perform a concert at Carnegie Hall to save his Montana ranch house from disappearing into a massive sink hole. A Jewish/African-American burlesque dancer he relies on to help ease his anxieties is targeted by a violent white supremacist. *** R-Rated. Multiple prestigious screenplay accolades. Coveted 8 evaluation score from a Black List reader. Overall Top 3% on Coverfly.
The Edge Of Form Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi ⋄ Adventure A disgraced NASA astronaut gets a second chance when sent into space to repair the Hubble Telescope. On an unscheduled orbit around the moon’s dark side, he uncovers a subterranean alien plot to destroy all life on Earth. An interplanetary war breaks out and he must be rescued by a being of extraordinary origin. But that’s not all. *** Major studio franchise tentpole. Placed well in Screen Craft, and, The Script Lab Sci-Fi & Fantasy screenwriting competitions. ScreenplayReaders.com strong Consider coverage described the fantasy and sci-fi elements as "mind-boggling". Good coverage from development assistants at Warner Bros and Sony.
Uncle Steamroller & Champion Rabbit Budget: $5M - $10M | Sports ⋄ Comedy A gruff Afghanistan war veteran strives to regain his pro heavyweight wrestling championship while being managed by a failed motivational speaker; his best friend from high school back in the day. *** R-rated. The Wrestler meets Rocky with a touch of Wedding Crashers. Placed well in Filmmatic, and, Screen Craft Comedy Screenwriting competitions. Sets up good for sequels. Worldwide theatrical market appeal.
Ode Budget: $100K - $1M | Drama ⋄ Comedy Due to the inadvertent intervention of a corrupt psychic gypsy, a literature professor on the verge of a nervous breakdown exchanges mortalities with his beloved mom as they struggle to live truer lives. Eventually mom figures out what happened and that's when the magic truly happens. *** Placed well in Final Draft Big Break, PAGE, and The Script Lab screenwriting competitions. Top 5% Overall on Coverfly. Has tone of Ghost and Dead Poet's Society (without the suicide). www.odethemovie.net