Vanessa Chamberlain

Screenwriter

Adair, Iowa

Member Since:
January 2019

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About Vanessa

As a young child, my grandmother swore I lived in a cartoon world. As a teenager, NOTHING was off the table and EVERYONE was interesting. I hated school but am surprisingly addicted to educating myself these days. I'm now old enough to look back and wonder what happened, and a single mother of three awesome children. I have lived a life riddled with such insane highs, lows, and twists, that I have been told movies should be written about my life, many times. I have struggled with multipotentiality my whole life - not a mental illness, I swear - though it tends to feel like one most of the time. I'm also a drifter who loves visiting new places, meeting new people, and trying new foods. Stumbling through life, as I do, there came a day I tripped over my own memories, fell down a spiraling rabbit hole, and emerged an accidental screenwriter. I've been told I'm pretty good at the craft, too - or maybe I'm just hearing what I want to hear. Who knows? One thing I have learned about screenwriting is it sucks more than I knew anything could suck in life and turning your work over when finished writing it is more painful than childbirth. Believe me, I know after three natural childbirths with not even a Tylenol to ease the pain. Regardless of the pain, though, I absolutely love this craft. Masochistic? Maybe. If it doesn't hurt, it's not worth it though, right? I'm pretty sure some smart person, somewhere, said that. Or, maybe I just made it up. Either way, I believe it to be true. Want proof? I LOVE constructive criticism. To me, though, all criticism is constructive. I guess being a model when I was younger really did pay off in the end. I'm not on the cover of any magazines, but I can take a verbal and written beating with the best of them. How else will I grow? Point made, I guess.

Anyway, I joined Stage32 to find friends, meet other creatives, and maybe even partner up with someone to film my movies - or theirs.

Reach out and connect with me. I don't bite. Not unless we know each other really well and you ask nicely, that is. ;)

Gender:
Female

Badges

Certifications

Photos

Semi Finalist - Paris Women's Festival of Ontario

Loglines

SHE WASN'T THERE Drama Twenty-five years after losing her twin brother, the daughter of a well-known author sets out to pen her own book exposing the person she believes is responsible for his death - their mother.

Credits

The Listing (2014)
Film (short) by Kris & Terri DeBolt (Comedy) Production Manager Divorcing couple unearths common ground with the help of their Realtor.
Screamin (2014)
Video by Digital Matters Productions (Music) Production Manager Music Video for Screamin. Musical artist Will Keeps.
The Formula (2012)
Film by Thomas Beecher & Joe Clarke (Comedy and Romance) Actress Two engineering students who discover a mathematical formula to pick up women with ease.

Awards

Official Crown Selection - Queen Palm International Film Festival
(2021)
Bronze Winner - Queen Palm International Film Festival
(2021)
Official Selection - International Symbolic Art Film Festival (ISAFF)
(2021)
Official Selection - Cosmic Film Festival
(2021)
Official Selection - Marina del Ray Film Festival
(2021)
Quarterly Semi-Finalist - Cosmic Film Festival
(2021)
Special (Honorable) Mention - London International Monthly Film Festival
(2021)
Finalist - Tokyo International Monthly Film Festival
(2021)
Official Selection - Golden Lemur International Film Festival
(2021)
Quarter Finalist - Creative World Awards
(2021)
Official Selection - KinoDrome International Motion Picture & Screenplay Festival
(2021)
Official Selection - Austin Spotlight Film Festival
(2021)
Official Selection - HALO International Film Festival
(2021)
Quarter Finalist - Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition
(2021)
Finalist - Creative World Awards Screenwriting Contest
(2021)
Honorable Mention - The World's Fastest Screenplay Contest
(2021)
Nominee - Hollywood International Golden Age Festival
(2021)
Third Place - Williamsburg International Film & Music Competition
(2021)
Official Selection - Diamond Eye International Film Festival
(2021)
Official Selection - Fox International Film Festival
(2021)
Official Selection - Genre Celebration Festival
(2021)
Official Selection - Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
(2021)
Nominee - Global Independent Film Awards
(2021)
Winner, Best Feature Script - Global Independent Film Awards
(2021)
Semi Finalist - Paris Women's Festival of Ontario
(2021)