Contests & Awards
In September of 2008, Frederick began to be recognized for his screenwriting at the September 2008 Cinema City International Film Festival. He received the Official Selection/Excellence In Screenwriting Award for the screenplay "From My Eyes," a based on true story for Ronald Eddings. Although the screenplay was never produced due to Mr. Edding's story and book being further developed for publication in 2010, he still savors the experience, and 14 months he put into the script. That was only the beginning for Frederick.
In September of 2009, he would return to the Cinema City International Film Festival again, this time with 3 feature length screenplays in the finals www.cciff.com ("TUCKED IN THE CUT"-FAMILY/ANIMATION, "THE BASEMENT"- FAMILY/INSPIRED BY TRUE STORY/HISTORICAL, and "BV3:THE FINAL VOW"-SUSPENSE/THRILLER/TRILOGY). This experience was truly a blessing for Frederick in that it confirmed and rewarded his hard work, proving that he has what it takes to make it, yet it didn't stop there. Also in 2009, he finshed as a finalist in the 2009 Roy. W. Dean LA Film grant competition with the treatment and business plan for his psychological spiritual thriller "THE TAG ALONG," a feature length film about a man struggling with principalities as mentioned in Ephesians 6:12, yet those closest to him believe he's entered a dangerous phase of psychosis. Again, in 2009, he was in the finals at the AMERICAN GEM LITERARY & SHORT SCRIPT CONTEST (Treatments Category) with his treatment for "THE ABATTOIR," based on his ABATTOIR poem from his book CAPRICIOUS TONES. Frederick adapted his Abattoir poem and treatment into a feature length screenplay, a bigscreen franchise waiting to happen.
While the momentum shifted in his favor in 2009, 2010 started him off with great hope, in the BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY COMPETITION.
In the 2010 BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY CONTEST, Frederick finished in the top 15 in 2 categores, again, with 3 screenplays....3 different scripts from those entered in the CCIFF. In the FEATURES category, "WHEN LOVE CAN'T SEE"-FAMILY DRAMA, finished in the top 15. In the SHORTS category, TV PILOT SCRIPT "PLATTERS"-DRAMEDY, and 30 minute short film "A TASTE OF COMPASSION"-FAMILY DRAMA, both finsished in the top 15.
Aside from the above, he is also listed with Award Winning Screenwriters at: www.awardwinningscreenwriters.com.
Note: Frederick is listed as "Freddy Robinson" in the links and credits provided.
"While what I have obtained and accomplished thus far is a blessing, I still have some polishing work to do in order to achieve that "Hollywood status" as a screenwriter in demand. Submitting to contests' that offer some sort of feedback helps bigtime, because it allows me to stay up on the "do's & dont's" when writing a script. Movies are more show & tell now, told in pitcures with a quick and tight structure, often heightened by music in order to set the tone."
-Frederick
While Frederick continues to grow as a screenwriter, he plans on obtaining either his Masters degree in Literature & Writing, or his MFA in Creative Writing.....or both. We'll keep you posted. Meanwhile, he's working on his MA..with honors..
www.goldenkey.org/GKIHS
In September of 2009, he would return to the Cinema City International Film Festival again, this time with 3 feature length screenplays in the finals www.cciff.com ("TUCKED IN THE CUT"-FAMILY/ANIMATION, "THE BASEMENT"- FAMILY/INSPIRED BY TRUE STORY/HISTORICAL, and "BV3:THE FINAL VOW"-SUSPENSE/THRILLER/TRILOGY). This experience was truly a blessing for Frederick in that it confirmed and rewarded his hard work, proving that he has what it takes to make it, yet it didn't stop there. Also in 2009, he finshed as a finalist in the 2009 Roy. W. Dean LA Film grant competition with the treatment and business plan for his psychological spiritual thriller "THE TAG ALONG," a feature length film about a man struggling with principalities as mentioned in Ephesians 6:12, yet those closest to him believe he's entered a dangerous phase of psychosis. Again, in 2009, he was in the finals at the AMERICAN GEM LITERARY & SHORT SCRIPT CONTEST (Treatments Category) with his treatment for "THE ABATTOIR," based on his ABATTOIR poem from his book CAPRICIOUS TONES. Frederick adapted his Abattoir poem and treatment into a feature length screenplay, a bigscreen franchise waiting to happen.
While the momentum shifted in his favor in 2009, 2010 started him off with great hope, in the BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY COMPETITION.
In the 2010 BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCREENPLAY CONTEST, Frederick finished in the top 15 in 2 categores, again, with 3 screenplays....3 different scripts from those entered in the CCIFF. In the FEATURES category, "WHEN LOVE CAN'T SEE"-FAMILY DRAMA, finished in the top 15. In the SHORTS category, TV PILOT SCRIPT "PLATTERS"-DRAMEDY, and 30 minute short film "A TASTE OF COMPASSION"-FAMILY DRAMA, both finsished in the top 15.
Aside from the above, he is also listed with Award Winning Screenwriters at: www.awardwinningscreenwriters.com.
Note: Frederick is listed as "Freddy Robinson" in the links and credits provided.
"While what I have obtained and accomplished thus far is a blessing, I still have some polishing work to do in order to achieve that "Hollywood status" as a screenwriter in demand. Submitting to contests' that offer some sort of feedback helps bigtime, because it allows me to stay up on the "do's & dont's" when writing a script. Movies are more show & tell now, told in pitcures with a quick and tight structure, often heightened by music in order to set the tone."
-Frederick
While Frederick continues to grow as a screenwriter, he plans on obtaining either his Masters degree in Literature & Writing, or his MFA in Creative Writing.....or both. We'll keep you posted. Meanwhile, he's working on his MA..with honors..
www.goldenkey.org/GKIHS