ATF IP Accelerator · Dec 7, 2023
Film Bazaar Award
Love Letter to Laos
Asia TV Forum & Market, Singapore.
Read in Variety →In good company, on and off the page
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Where Isabel has been featured and where she has spoken about romance, vertical and the business of writing for the screen.
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OUT INTO THE WORLD
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WHAT ORGANIZERS SAY
I spent a lot of years at Paramount Pictures and Disney listening to people pitch, so I know through habit when someone can hold a room. Isabel Dréan can. Isabel taught a class on writing vertical series for Story Summit, our community of 4,000 writers, and joined me on our verticals panel at the Austin Film Festival this fall. Isabel is that rare speaker who is both a working practitioner and a natural teacher. What I value most is how generous she is with what she knows. She gives writers the actual mechanics, not theory, and they leave inspired to write. I recommend Isabel without reservation to any festival, conference, or writers’ organisation. I would have her back in a heartbeat.
Isabel was our star speaker at our last screenwriters festival online. Not because she was the biggest name, but because she delivered by far the best session. Up to date, insightful, actionable, concise and backed by hard won lessons. When it comes to verticals, she is number one.
Isabel is a thesaurus of knowledge regarding verticals and a constant source of inspiration for writers, producers, and industry professionals alike. She is incredibly kind and generous with her time, resources, and community. Isabel recently mentored for the Owl Screenwriting Workshop proving herself to be simultaneously luminous and professional. We would love to have her back!
Isabel is the kind of speaker you wish you had another hour with. She’s generous with what she knows, gives you a straight answer, and shares practical advice you can put to work right away. I’d recommend her in a heartbeat to anyone looking for a speaker or panelist.
The archive
Press, panels & conversations.
Festivals, panels, press and the conversations in between.
Recognition
Awards.
Melbourne WebFest · July 2014
Best Suspense/Thriller Series
Manigances
Watch the award announcement →Rio WebFest · 2015
Nominee, Best Directing (Action)
Manigances: Notice Rouge
Academy Nicholl Fellowships · 2015
Quarterfinalist
Co-written with Celine Drean
One of 375 scripts to advance, out of 7,442 entries.
Austin Webfest · June 2014
Best Directing
Manigances, Season 1
With Simon Cote. Manigances also won Best Supporting Actor for Marc Fournier.
New York Festivals International Film & TV · April 2014
Silver Medal, Best Online Program
Manigances, Season 1
HollyWeb Festival · April 6, 2013
Best Directing and Best Action/Thriller/Horror Series
Manigances
Directing with Simon Cote.
LA Webfest
Grand Prize: Outstanding Drama
Manigances: Red Notice
Also won Outstanding Writing.
Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival · 2015
Best Short Film, Best Directing, Best Cinematography
Let Go
Three awards, presented November 14, 2015 at the Promenade Playhouse, Santa Monica. Cinematography by Philippe Toupin.
Burbank International Film Festival
Best Short Comedy
Porch Light
Producer. The film also won Best Short Film in Omaha.
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