Author / Aaron C. Wong
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Top 25, Roadmap Writers – JumpStart Writing Competition 2021
Thank you Roadmap Writers for selecting Garamba to your Top 25 Features in the 2021 JumpStart Writing Competition!
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Quarterfinalist, Roadmap Writers – JumpStart Writing Competition 2021
Thank you Roadmap Writers for selecting Garamba to your Top 50 Features in the 2021 JumpStart Writing Competition!
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Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival 2021
Thank you, Austin Film Festival, for choosing Garamba as a 2nd Rounder for the 2021 competition!
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Finalist 2021 Nicholl Fellowship – Garamba
Difficult to believe I’m saying this but I’m honored that Garamba is a 2021 Nicholl Fellowship Finalist! Looking at the competition, I never thought I’d get this far. Huge congrats to all…
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Second Rounder – 2021 Launch Pad Feature Competition
Excited for Garamba to be selected for the Second Round in the 2021 Launch Pad Feature Competition!
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Semifinalist – TSL Free Screenplay Contest (2021)
My feature drama screenplay Garamba made it to Semifinals in The Screen Lab’s Free Screenplay Contest (2021)!
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Semifinalist 2021 Nicholl Fellowship – Garamba
So grateful that Garamba is a Semifinalist in the 2021 Nicholl Fellowship!
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A Rhino Protector and a Poacher Both Turn
While conducting research for my screenplay Garamba, I came across these two reports and their juxtaposition fascinates me. One is a video that documents a poacher becoming a ranger to protect the…
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Quarterfinalist – TSL Free Screenplay Contest (2021)
My feature drama screenplay Garamba made it to Quarterfinals in The Screen Lab’s Free Screenplay Contest (2021)!
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Quarterfinalist 2021 Nicholl Fellowship – Garamba
So honored to share that Garamba is a Quarterfinalist in the 2021 Nicholl Fellowship!
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Cinestory 2021 Quaterfinalist for Garamba
Very honored to have recevied a Quaterfinalist recgonition for my feature screenplay for Garamba. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend this year. I plan to submit again in the future with…
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Story Structure Theory in one Infographic
Kind of a fun chart showing the connections among some major storytelling/scriptwriting theories: Original Source
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A Second Chance for Former Circus Elephants
Elephants (and so many animals) deserve much better than how we as humans treat them. This is a sweet story about several elephants receiving an easier life in their old age.
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When Lambs Become Lions, 2018 – ★★★★½
Amazing documentary. I have no idea how the filmmakers did it but it looks and feels more like narrative. Stunning cinematography. Not sure for how long but it’s currently available to watch…
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Semifinalist, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2021
Happy to announce that Garamba is a 2021 Screencraft Fellowship Semi-Finalist!
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2021 Stowe Story Labs Final Draft Honorable Mention!
So excited to share that my feature screenplay Garamba was selected as the 2021 Stowe Story Labs Final Draft Honorable Mention, which means I get to attend their program later this year!…
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Semi-Finalist in The Writers Room 5050 and Level 4 Press – The BIPOC Writers Fellowship (2021)
Happy to share that Garamba is a Semi-Finalist for the The Writers Room 5050 and Level 4 Press – The BIPOC Writers Fellowship: Adapting Books for the Screen (2021).
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Watch 2020 SXSW shorts for free
With SXSW canceled, you can see all the shorts that were going to play at the festival here. #SupportTheShorts
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Semifinalist, WeScreenplay – Diverse Voices Fall 2019
A Violent Noise Garamba is a Semi-Finalist in the Fall 2019 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices screenplay competition!
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Sign to Save Filmstruck
I don’t know how likely this is to do anything but signing a petition to save Filmstruck at least let’s the world know how important great cinema truly is: https://www.change.org/p/warnermedia-keep-filmstruck-alive
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New site and new adventures (in Austin)!
It still needs work and it’s really just a start, but my new website is live: aaroncwong.com If you get a chance, take a look around. If you see ways it could be…
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