Hank's Screenwriting & Filmmaking Accomplishments
Lilac - WEB TV Series Pilot - Writer/Producer/Director
• 64 International Film Festival and Awards Competitions "Official Selections"
• 40 Awards
• 11 Additional Nominations
The Stars Don't Twinkle in Outer Space - Story & Screenplay
• Winner - British Short Film Screenplay Competition - 2003
• Filmed on Location in Hungary and the UK
• 10 Film Festival "Official Selections"
• Rhode Island - 1st Prize, Screenplay - 2009
• Palm Springs - Best Live Action Short Film - 2009
Kyla's War - One-Hour Action/Adventure TV Series Pilot Teleplay
• 2024 Stage 32 1st Annual Period Piece Competition - Semifinalist
• 2024 Palm Springs International Screenplay and Pitch Competition - Finalist
• 2023 Coverfly - “Top 2%”
• 2022 Write LA Screenwriting Competition - Honorable Mention
• 2022 Nashville Film Festival Pitch Competition - Semifinalist
• 2022 Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Winner - Best TV Pilot
• 2022 Page Turner Screenplays - "First 15" - Quarterfinalist
• 2021 Script Lab - Semifinalist
• 2020 Ermantourage - “Top-50”
• 2020 Screencraft Virtual Pitch Festival - Semifinalist
• 2018 Nantucket Film Festival - Tony Cox Screenwriting Competition - Semifinalist
• 2018 Creative World Awards - Quarterfinalist
• 2018 Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship - Finalist
• 2018 Nashville Film Festival - Semifinalist
• 2018 ISA Fast Track - "Top-50"
• 2017 Hollywood Hills Awards - Finalist
• 2017 International Independent Film Awards - Diamond Award (screenplay)
• 2017 Sun Valley Film Festival - Finalist (one of only three)
• 2017 Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition - 2nd Rounder
• 2017 People's Pilot - Semifinalist
• 2017 World Series of Screenwriting - Finalist
• 2017 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices - Finalist
• 2017 North American Film Awards - Winner - "Best Script"
• 2016 Shore Scripts Screenwriting Competition - Finalist
• 2016 Table Read My Screenplay (London) - Semifinalist
Shooting at Ballerinas - WEB TV Series Pilot Teleplay
• 2024 Minnesota WEB Fest - “Official Selection” (as script)
• 2023 Coverfly - “Top 8%”
• 2022 Rome Prisma Awards - Finalist
• 2022 Sun Valley Film Festival - "High Scribe" - Winner
​• Winner, 28th Annual People's Pilot TV Writing Competition - "Best Comedy"
• Winner, 28th Annual People's Pilot TV Writing Competition - "Best WEB Series"
• Quarterfinalist, N.Y. Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition 2022
• Finalist, Filmmatic - Pitch Now Screenplay Competition 2019
• Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival 2019
• Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic - Inroads Fellowship Season 4
Fish & Chip - WEB TV Series - Story & Teleplay
• Coverfly - Top 1% in Genre/Format - #1 Family WEB Series
• Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Film Fund - Spring, 2018
The Probe - WEB TV Series - Story & Teleplay
• 2024 Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Contest - Semifinalist
• Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Film Fund Spring 2017
• Coverfly #4 Drama WEB Series
The Annex - WEB TV Series - Story & Teleplay
• Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Film Fund - Spring, 2017
Taffy - One-Hour Dramatic Thriller TV Series Pilot Teleplay
• 2022 Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards - Quarterfinalist
• 2022 Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards - Honorable Mention
• 2022 Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Contest - Semifinalist
• 2022 Page Turner Screenplays - "First 15" - Quarterfinalist
• 2022 Atlanta Screenplay Awards - Quarterfinalist
• 2018 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards - Quarterfinalist
• 2017 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship - Official Selection
• 2013 Sun Valley Film Festival - Finalist (one of only three)
• 2011 Fresh Voices Pitch Contest - Finalist
• 2009 People's Pilot - Second Prize - Action/Drama
• 2009 WildSound - Winner - Original TV Series Pilot (table read before a live audience)
The Last Day of April - Story & Screenplay (2017 version co-written with Anjul Nigam)
• IndieWise Virtual Festival - Official Selection - 2016
• Wendy's Shorts - Best International Experimental Trailer for Television - 2015
• Accolade Awards - Award of Recognition: Movie Trailer - 2015
Moby Music Video - "The Day" - Writer/Director
• Texas Ultimate Shorts - Best Pop Music Video - 2017
• IndieWise Virtual Festival - Official Selection - 2016
• Berlin Independent Film Festival - "Official Selection" - 2013
• Accolade Awards - "Award of Merit" (3) - 2011
• Accolade Awards - "Gold Award" - 2011
The Bench - Writer/Director
• Texas Ultimate Shorts - Finalist - 2017
• IndieWise Virtual Festival - Official Selection - 2016
• Local Films for Kids - Official Selection
• KIDS FIRST! Film Festival - Official Selection
• Seattle Children's Film Festival - Northwest Prize (juried) - 2013
The Gentleness of Rabbits - Story & Screenplay
• 2024 - Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Contest - Semifinalist
• 2017 - ScreenCraft Family-Friendly Screenplay Contest - Quarterfinalist
Pirate Cove - Story & Teleplay
• Creative Screenwriting - Unique Voices - Semifinalist - 2023
Forever Charlee - Story & Teleplay
• March 2024 Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Contest - Quarterfinalist
• Creative Screenwriting - Unique Voices - Semifinalist - 2023
• N.Y. Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition - Semifinalist - 2022
• Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards - Semifinalist - 2020
• Hollywood Hills Screenplay Competition - Finalist - 2017
The Dandelion Is Also a Flower - Story & Screenplay
• N.Y. Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition - Quarterfinalist - 2022
• Macoproject Film Festival - "Official Selection" - 2021
Luma - Story & Screenplay
• Semi-finalist - "Project Greenlight" - Inaugural Edition
• Semi-finalist - 1st British Feature Film Screenplay Competition
• Finalist - South Carolina Underground Film Festival - 2017
Godsend - Story & Screenplay
• ScreenCraft Short Screenplay Contest - Semifinalist - 2016
The Lie - Story & Screenplay
• Impact 50 - Finalist - 2016
Orlonski Is Missing - Story & Teleplay
• 2022 Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Finalist
• 2017 Hollywood Hills Screenplay Competition - "Best New Media Script"
Santa Calls - Father Christmas Bedtime Stories Book
• One of 25 selected authors - 2020
Night Fishing - A Short-Film Screenplay
• Hammond House International Literary Prize - Screenplay Category - Shortlisted - 2020
• Cascade Film Festival - Selected for Script Studio reading - 2018
The Captain & The Princess - Story & Screenplay
• 2022 Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Quarterfinalist
• 2021 Fade In Awards - Semifinalist
Henry & Isabella - Story & Teleplay
• Open Screenplay - Winner (presented as an animated children's series) - 2022
317 - Series Pilot Teleplay - "Awakenings"
​• 2022 - WIKI - World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Semifinalist
• 2022 - Page Turner Screenplays - Quarterfinalist
Proposition One - Story & Screenplay
• 2023 - UK Film Festival Script Competition - Finalist
• 2022 - WriterDuet 48-hr Throwdown - Quarterfinalist
Elephant on a String - Series Pilot Teleplay
• 2022 - WIKI - World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Quarterfinalist
Wander - Series Pilot Teleplay
• 2024 - Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition - Quarterfinalist
• 2024 - Page Turner Screenplay Competition - Quarterfinalist
• 2024 - Cinequest Screenplay Competition - Semifinalist
• 2023 - Filmatic TV Pilot Awards (Season 8) - Semifinalist
• 2023 - Filmatic Sci-fi/Fantasy Awards (Season 1) - Quarterfinalist
• 2023 - WIKI - World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Semifinalist
• 2022 - WIKI - World's Fastest Screenplay Competition (1st 10 pages) - Quarterfinalist
Daring Fellowes - Series Pilot Teleplay
• 2022 - WIKI - World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Finalist
H2O - Series Pilot Teleplay
• 2024 - February 2024 Wiki Screenplay Competition - Finalist
• 2022 - N.Y. Metropolitan Screenwriting Competition - Quarterfinalist
Spaced Out - Series Pilot Teleplay
• 2022 - WIKI - World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Honorable Mention
Escape Velocity - Feature Film Screenplay
• Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition - Quarterfinalist - 2011
• FilmStream - Finalist - 2009
Plastic Dolphins - Short Film Screenplay
• 2018 - IndustryBoost Competition - Finalist
• 2010 - I Am Entertainment Magazine - Finalist
The Gift - Fundraising Video for a non-profit organization
• 2006 - Accolade Awards - "Best in Show"
Atom & Eve - Feature Film Screenplay
• 2023 - WIKI - World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Semifinalist
William - Audio Drama
• 2023 - Minnesota WebFest - Official Selection - Podcast Concept Category
April Dancing - Feature Film Screenplay
• 2024 - WIKI - World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Semifinalist
• 2024 - Page Turner Screenplay Competition - Quarterfinalist
Elephant & Rabbit - Series Pilot Teleplay
• 2024 - WIKI - World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Winner - Best TV Script
Oliviana - Series Pilot Teleplay (animated or live action)
• 2024 - Page Turner TV Pilot Competition - Quarterfinalist
• 2024 - Emerging Screenwriters Animation Competition - Semifinalist
• 2024 - Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Contest - Finalist
Compass Rose - Feature Film Screenplay
• 2024 - WIKI - World's Fastest Screenplay Competition - Winner - Best Feature Film Script