TV and Feature Screenwriter of heartfelt comedy and drama.
After studying and embodying universal laws since she was young, Australian writer, Joanne Bellew, believes wholeheartedly that there is an unlikely hero in every person. She is passionate about writing comedic and dramatic films that show people's brave, and sometimes hilarious, paths to enlightenment. She loves to travel and, while living in Australia, has spent a significant amount of time in the USA. Her favorite screenwriting retreat was in South Africa in 2022 on the Screenwriters Safari where she chose Dan O'Shannon of Modern Family as her mentor.
All of Joanne's projects have received a significant number of awards.
Her short film 'Un Violon', about a young boy in Paris who braves his insecurities to heal his village through music during the pandemic, has made #1 on Coverfly's Red List for Family Shorts, Top 10 in the Roadmap Writers Shorts Competition, and semi-finalist in the Page Awards.
Her rom-com/buddy comedy feature 'Rudy's Christmas Revenge', about a loving Christian single dad who discovers that going rogue against his faith to exact revenge on an old rival only makes him the villain, has won various faith-based and comedy competitions, has appeared in The Blacklist Quarterly Top List several times and has made Quarterfinalist in the Page Awards.
Her civil-rights drama feature 'The Bracelets', about a young white girl and her Black best friend who fight a town and stand for a Black man wrongly accused of murder, made Top 10 in the Final Draft Big Break and Quarterfinalist in the Page Awards.
Her rom-com feature 'Mojo', about a young Haitian girl desperate to keep the home of her voodoo queen grandmother following her death, has won in various competitions, made Second Rounder at the Austin Film Festival, Quarterfinalist in The Page Awards, and Top 50 in the Roadmap Writers Feature Comp.
Her dramedy feature 'Saving Simon', about a reckless young woman forced to prove to social services that she is responsible enough to care for her young autistic brother, has won various competitions and reached semi-finalist in the American Zoetrope.
Honorable Mention
THE BRACELETS
Finish Line Script Competition
Los Angeles
2022
Top 10
THE BRACELETS
Final Draft Big Break 2021
Los Angeles
2022
Quarterfinalist
THE BRACELETS
Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2022
Los Angeles
2022
Top 20%
THE BRACELETS
Academy Nicholl Fellowship 2021
Los Angeles
2021
Second-Rounder
MOJO
Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2021)
Austin, Texas
2021
Semi-Finalist
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
24th Annual Fade In Awards Competition (2019)
Los Angeles
2019
Nominee
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
Los Angeles Film Awards - Screenplay of the Year (2019)
Los Angeles
2019
WINNER
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
5th Annual Festigious Film Awards - Screenplay of the Year (2019)
Los Angeles
2019
Finalist
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
New York Film Awards - Screenplay of the Year (2019)
New York
2019
Finalist
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
Byron Bay International Film Festival (2019)
Australia
2019
Winner
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
Filmmatic Comedy Awards (2019)
Los Angeles
2019
Nomination - Writer of the Year (2019)
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Competition - Writer of the Year
Las Vegas
2019
Semi-Finalist
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (2019)
Rhode Island
2019
Winner
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
New York Film Awards (2019)
New York
2019
Winner - Best Feature Screenplay
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
Los Angeles Film Awards (2019)
Los Angeles
2019
Finalist
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
Changing Face International Film Festival (2019)
Sydney
2019
Best Screenplay Feature
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
Festigious International Film Festival (2019)
Los Angeles
2019
Quarter-Finalist
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
New York City International Screenplay Awards (2019)
New York City
2019
Winner
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Competition (2019)
Las Vegas
2019
Winner Best Screenplay
MOJO
Global Film Festival Awards (2019)
Los Angeles
2019
Second Rounder
MOJO
Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2019)
Austin, Texas
2019
Semi-Finalist
MOJO
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival (2019)
Rhode Island
2019
Award of Excellence
MOJO
New York Los Angeles International Film Festival (2019)
Los Angeles
2019
Official Selection
MOJO
Script Summit Screenwriting Competition (2019)
Las Vegas
2019
Finalist
MOJO
Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Contest (2019)
Los Angeles
2019
Finalist
MOJO
INROADS Screenwriting Fellowship (2019)
Los Angeles
2019
Finalist
MOJO
Las Vegas Film and Screenwriting Competition (2019)
Las Vegas
2019
Finalist
MOJO
Filmmatic Pitch Now Screenwriting Contest (2019)
Los Angeles
2019
Semi-Finalist
MOJO
Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards (2019)
Rome
2019
Official Selection
MOJO
American Screenwriting Conference (2019)
Sacramento, California
2019
Finalist
MOJO
Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition (2019)
New York City
2019
Official Selection
MOJO
West Europe International Film Festival (2019)
Brussels
2019
Semi-Finalist
SAVING SIMON
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival.
Las Vegas
2019
Finalist
SAVING SIMON
'Euro Fest' European International Film Festival
St Petersburg
2019
Official Selection
SAVING SIMON
The West Europe Film Festival
Brussels
2019
Finalist
SAVING SIMON
Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Competition
Las Vegas
2019
Official Selection
SAVING SIMON
The Sacramento International Film Festival
Sacramento
2019
Honorable Mention
SAVING SIMON
Los Angeles Movie Awards
Los Angeles
2019
FINALIST
MOJO
Yosemite International Film Festival (2018)
Yosemite, USA
2018
Quarter-Finalist
MOJO
ScreenCraft Drama Contest (2018)
Beverly Hills, CA
2018
Best Feature Screenplay
MOJO
New York Film Awards (2018)
Los Angeles
2018
WINNER - Best Drama Screenplay
MOJO
Festigious International Film Festival (2018)
Los Angeles
2018
Semi-Finalist
MOJO
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards (2018)
Los Angeles
2018
Winner - Honorable Mention
MOJO
Los Angeles Film Awards (2018)
Los Angeles
2018
Official Selection
SAVING SIMON
Catharsis International Film Festival
2018
Semi-Finalist
SAVING SIMON
Australian Independent Film Festival
Brisbane
2018
Runner-Up - Best Screenplay
SAVING SIMON
Filmstrip Film Festival Awards
Romania
2018
Selection
SAVING SIMON
Next Level Film Festival
Australia
2018
Honorable Mention
SAVING SIMON
Experimental Forum Festival
Los Angeles
2018
NOMINATION - BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY
SAVING SIMON
Rome Independent Prisma Awards
ROME
2018
Official Selection
SAVING SIMON
Hollywood Boulevarde Film Festival
Los Angeles
2018
Best Screenplay Feature
SAVING SIMON
Festigious International Film Festival
Los Angeles
2018
Best First Time Screenwriter
SAVING SIMON
New York Film Awards
New York
2018
Best Screenplay Feature
SAVING SIMON
Los Angeles Film Awards
Los Angeles
2018
Award of Excellence
SAVING SIMON
New York Los Angeles International Film Festival
Los Angeles
2018
Finalist with Honorable Mention
SAVING SIMON
Los Angeles Film and Script Festival
Los Angeles
2018
Semi-Finalist
SAVING SIMON
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards
2018
Finalist
THE BRACELETS
Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards (2021
Santa Barbara
Preliminary Finalist
THE BRACELETS
Creative World Awards (2021)
Los Angeles
Semi-Finalist
THE BRACELETS
Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards (Season 6) (2021)
Los Angeles
Semi-Finalist
THE BRACELETS
Portland Screenplay Awards (2021)
Portland
Semi-Finalist
THE BRACELETS
Art of Brooklyn Film Awards (2021)
New York
Winner Best Feature Script
THE BRACELETS
Florence Film Festival 2021
Florence
Quarter-Finalist
THE BRACELETS
Sedona International Film Festival 2021
Sedona
Semi-Finalist
THE BRACELETS
Flickers' Rhode Island Film Festival 2021
Rhode Island
Finalist
UN VIOLON
The Los Angeles Screenplay Awards (2020)
Los Angeles
Semi-Finalist
UN VIOLON
Big Apple Film Festival (2020)
New York
Quarter-Finalist
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards (2019)
Los Angeles
Top 20%
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
The Academy Nicholl Fellowship (2020)
Los Angeles
Finalist
RUDY'S CHRISTMAS REVENGE
The Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards (2021)
Santa Barbara
Finalist
MOJO
Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards
Los Angeles
Finalist
MOJO
Byron Bay International Film Festival (2019)
Byron Bay, Australia
Winner Best Script
MOJO
Los Angeles Movie Awards (2021)
Los Angeles
Top 50
MOJO
Roadmap Writers Top Tier Competition (2020)
Los Angeles
Second-Rounder
MOJO
Austin Film Festival (2019)
Austin, Texas
Quarter-Finalist (Top 10%)
MOJO
The Page Awards (2020)
Los Angeles
College
How To Write A TV Pilot That Sells (by Jen Grisanti)
2019Present
College
The Story Farm (by Max Timm)
2018Present
Nickname
Jo
Birth City
Sydney, Australia
Current City
Sydney, Australia
Gender
Female
Take the high road and act according to your own values and integrity, not by the environment that surrounds you.
TV and Feature Screenwriter of heartfelt comedy and drama.
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