John McCloskey, writer

My script “The Pizza Paradox” won the category “Best Unproduced Script” at the Berlin Short Film Festival, in Germany, on 4/16/21. It also won the category of “Best Unproduced Script” at the Paris International Short Festival, in April, 2021. “The Pizza Paradox” won the “Best Script” category at Vegas Shorts, 3/31/21.

My script “The Injured Party is at Fault” won the “Best Feature Script” category at the 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival, 4/30/21.

My script “Second Best and Best” won the “Best Feature Script” category at the Chicago Indie Film Festival Awards, 6/6/21.

My script “Martin’s Accidental Quest” was an “Award Winner” at the Depth of Field International Film Festival, 2/28/21.

My script “Untitled Rom Com” won the “Best Feature Script-Silver Award” at the Pinnacle Film Awards, 5/1/21.

My script “Last Summer at the Dells” won the category of “Best Unproduced Script” at the Berlin Art Film Festival, 6/12/21.

My script “The Blood Machine” won the “Best Unproduced Script” category at the London Indie Film Festival (24framesfilmfest), on 6/14/21.

My script “The Pizza Paradox” was a “Finalist” at:
The New Wave Short Film Festival, in Munich, Germany, 6/1/21; the Roma Short Film Festival, 6/1/21; the Vancouver Independent Film Festival, 6/10/21; the Tokyo International Short Film Festival, 5/1/21.

My script “At Raygar’s” was a “Finalist” at the Berlin Short Film Festival, 5/22/21. It was also a “Finalist” at the Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, 4/26/21.

My pilot-teleplay “Don’t Change Your Husband” was a “Finalist” at the Golden Script Competition, 7/5/20. It can be found on the “Golden List.”

My script “Last Summer at the Dells” was a “Finalist” at the New Wave Short Film Festival, Munich, Germany, on 6/1/21. It was also a “Semi-Finalist” at the Chicago Indie Film Awards, 2/7/21.

My script “Known Unknowns” was a “Finalist” at the Hollywood International Golden Age Festival, 5/20/21.

My script “The Blood Machine” was a “Nominee” at the Rotterdam Independent Film Festival, 6/14/21.

My script “Martin’s Accidental Quest” was a semi-finalist in the Page Turner Screenplay Contest, September 21, 2020. They said it was in the “Top 15 scripts” in the category of comedy.

I won the 2016 Best Local Playwright Contest at the Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette, in Indiana. My play was “The Kegger”. (I used the pen-name “JS Green” then.)It was performed at the CTGL on May 17, 2016.

My play “Should Be Giraves” was produced at the Secret Theatre in New York City in 4 performances throughout the month of February, 2020. It starred Jessica Alexandra Green and Kerry McGann. Sarah MacDonnell directed.

My play “A Solemnly Questioning Air” was produced at the Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette on June 3-5, 2016. Kyle Borsz directed.

My screenplay “Your Face is a Country” won “Best Feature Script” at the River Atreyee International Film Festival, in Bagdora, India, on April 2, 2021.

John McCloskey
PO Box 531
Fowler, IN 47944