Zachary Smolar is a writer from Pittsburgh, PA. He received his MFA in Dramatic Writing from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2020 and graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 2018. He is the writer and producer of Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis, which premiered as an Official Selection at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February 2023.
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival
Pittsburgh, PA
2024
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Malibu Film Festival
Malibu, CA
2024
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Cinema Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
2024
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Vero Beach Film Festival
Vero Beach Florida
2024
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Cinequest Film Festival
San Jose, CA
2024
Official Selection // Best Dark Comedy
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Amsterdam World Cinema Film Festival
Amsterdam
2024
Official Selection // Winner: Best Screenplay
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Buenos Aires International Film Festival
Buenos Aires
2024
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Utah Film Festival
Vineyard, Utah
2024
Winner -- Best Comedy
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Santa Monica Film Festival
Los Angeles
2024
Official Selection / Honorable Mention
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Dubai International Film Festival
Dubai
2024
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
New York Shorts International Film Festival
New York City
2023
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Wasteland Film Festival
Edwards, CA
2023
Best Short - May 2023 // Special Guest Screening
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Independent Shorts Awards
Los Angeles
2023
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Silicon Beach Film Festival
Los Angeles
2023
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Short Com - Film and Animation Festival
London
2023
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Woods Hole Film Festival
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
2023
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Santa Barbara
2023
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
San Diego International Film Festival
San Diego
2023
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Izmir International Short Film Festival
Izmir
2023
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Scottish International Fantastic Arts Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
2023
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Waterford International Film Festival
Waterford
2023
Official Selection
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Vail Film Festival
Vail, Colorado
2023
Best Comedy Short 2023
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Bridge Fest
Vancouver
Best Newcomer Award
Trundle and the Lost Borscht of Atlantis
Planet Cinema
College
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Dramatic Writing, MFA
20182020
College
Brown University
History and Literary Arts
20142018
Current City
Los Angeles, CA
Hometown
Pittsburgh, PA
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