Johannesburg-based screenwriter-filmmaker (and US and Israeli citizen - formerly of LA and Tel Aviv).
Screenwriting highlights include:
— A full adaptation deal (“He Died Alone in Tijuana” memoir).
— Helping an Israeli producer promote his slate of projects.
— Consulting with a celebrity on adapting his children’s series.
— 2019 WeScreenplay semi-finalist and Emmy-winning screenwriter's top rating for "Crossing Borders” (adaptation / true-life historical drama - currently with Kit Harington's team for the co-lead role).
— 2016 National Film and Video Foundation grant for "Affirmative Action" dramedy along with 2019 Muse Awards semi-finalist placing.
— "The Little Five" animated adventure under consideration by development execs working with Netflix, Paramount Animation and others.
— “Eloise” sci-fi pandemic romance - production funding grant received from the Kwazulu-Natal Film Commission in 2022-2023. Currently in post-production.
I’ve written corporate videos for hi-tech companies and start-ups, including for a new venture capital fund's IPO ceremony at an overseas stock exchange. I’ve also done extensive article and copywriting, working with nonprofits, marketing agencies, investment firms and more. I founded a popular educational website and authored my own series of books.
www.celenderthescreenwriter.weebly.com
Feel free to connect: www.linkedin.com/in/michael-celender/
