Luke Donnelly is an Award-winning Screenwriter who graduated from the University of Western Ontario with an Honours Specialization Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminology as well as a two-year diploma specializing in Theatre Arts.
Throughout his studies, he gained knowledge regarding the acting process, learned effective report writing techniques, garnered astute analytical skills, and enrolled on the Criminal Justice debate team.
Luke has received awards and consideration at festivals and writing nationally and internationally. Some awards/nominations include: "Top Ten Independent Screenwriters of Canada", "Top Ten Unproduced Screenplays of Canada", "Official Selection for Best Screenplay of the Year", "Top Screenplays of 2019", "Quarter Finalist Award from the ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Contest", among others. In addition, he was selected as a nominee for the Harold Greenburg Fund in 2018.
Filmography
Writer (4 Credits)
Ophelia
Screenplay
The Plantation
Screenplay
The Wayward Soldiers
Screenplay
MIXED2022
Short
Producer (1 Credit)
MIXED2022
Short
Director (1 Credit)
MIXED2022
Short
20 Awards & Selections
Official Selection (Top 7) MIXED
Winnipeg Reel to Real Film Festival Winnipeg
2023
Official Selection MIXED
Silver Wave Film Festival Fredricton
2022
Quarter Finalist for Best Science-Fiction Screenplay Ophelia
Screencraft Sci-Fi and Fantasy Screenplay Competition Los Angeles, California
2021
Official Selection for Best Screenplay Ophelia
Lake Travis Film Festival Lake Travis, Texas
2021
Quarter Finalist for Best Script Writing Ophelia
Vancouver Badass Film Festival Vancouver, Canada
2020
Quarter Finalist for Best Science-Fiction Screenplay Ophelia
Page Turner Screenplay Competition Santa Monica, California
2020
Official Selection for Best Science-Fiction Screenplay Ophelia
Bloodstained Film Festival Tokyo, Japan
2020
Official Selection for Best Screenplay Ophelia
Rome Independent Prisma Awards Rome, Italy
2020
Best Emerging Writers Globally The Wayward Soldiers
Oaxaca Film Festival Oaxaca, Mexico
2019
Top 10 Best Historical Scripts Worldwide The Wayward Soldiers
Cannes Screenplay Contest Cannes, France
2019
Finalist for Best Screenplay The Wayward Soldiers
Austin Revolution Film Festival Austin, Texas
2019
Official Finalist for Best Screenplay The Plantation
Hollywood Screenplay Competition Los Angeles, California
2018
Semi-finalist for Best Screenplay of the year The Plantation
Filmmatic Screenplay Awards Los Angeles, California
2018
Top 15 Best Emerging Writers Globally The Plantation
Oaxaca FilmFest Oaxaca, Mexico
2018
Official Finalist for Best Script Globally The Plantation
Oaxaca FilmFest Oaxaca, Mexico.
2018
Best Feature Screenplay Nominee The Plantation
Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival Los Angeles, California
2018
Top 10 Best Unproduced Screenplays in Canada The Plantation
Canadian Film Festival Toronto, Ontario
2018
Official Selection for Best Feature Screenplay The Plantation
Finish Line Script Competition United States
2018
Official Finalist for Best Feature Screenplay The Plantation
Canadian Film Festival Toronto, Ontario
2018
Official Finalist for Best Feature Screenplay The Plantation