Larry Portzline

Screenwriter

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Member Since:
January 2021

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About Larry

-- Native of the Harrisburg, PA area;
-- Screenwriter and lifelong word pro who creates feel-good, character-driven comedies with quirky pop culture themes;
-- Quarterfinalist & Semifinalist in 6 screenwriting competitions, 2021-22;
-- Over 25 years in corporate, non-profit & government communications;
-- Accredited in Public Relations (APR);
-- Award-winning journalist;
-- Taught writing & literature at 4 colleges;
-- Bookstore Tourism guru.

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Male

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The Christmas Klutz Romance ⋄ Comedy When the accident-prone activities director at a small-town retirement village has yet another holiday mishap, she finagles a handsome new doctor into helping with the Christmas concert, causing a zany clash of lovesick suitors and quirky seniors.
A Star Barn Christmas Budget: $1M - $5M | Romance When a non-profit exec heads home for a Christmas escape in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, she rallies the town around saving her family’s iconic barn with the help of an old beau.
Head-On Bobby Rafferty Comedy A down-on-his-luck former daredevil is lured back into the game to stage an epic train crash and win a lucrative railroad project for his struggling hometown during the Great Depression.
The First-Ever (And Probably Only) Homer Landry Festival Comedy A lovesick college professor has to save his quirky small town when hordes of aging hippies invade its new arts festival and rob the grave of the local hero.

Education

Penn State
Elizabethtown College