BRUNO DERLIN

About Me...

I was born in Genoa, Italy and immigrated to New York with my family at age nine. I studied screenwriting and film production at The School of Visual Arts (NYC) and built an extensive roster of credits, in a multitude of capacities.I currently have eight completed feature screenplays available for production, three short subject scripts -- one of which is currently in development -- and one completed spec TV pilot for a half-hour dramatic series (similar format to HBO's Girls). I also have two produced feature collaborations, as well as several produced shorts.My production and directorial efforts range from multiple music videos to two self-directed and 30+ produced narrative short subjects. Production credits also include commercials and documentaries. I was a head writer of the popular comedy podcast, 3 People Like This, and the Editor-in-Chief of the internationally distributed film magazine, Guerrilla Filmmaker.

Cryptid

Horror, 102 pages
anticipated mpaa rating: R

Years after losing his wife to a brutal, unexplained attack, a weary South Jersey sheriff faces a new wave of savage killings — and when his estranged daughter returns seeking his blessing for her engagement, he must confront the resurfacing legend of the Jersey Devil before history repeats itself.

Threshold

HORROR, 109 pages
Anticipated MPAA Rating: R

Reeling from her father’s death, a clinically depressed young woman isolates with her unstable boyfriend in a secluded country home — but their grip on reality fractures when a seductive, sinister stranger arrives uninvited and slowly takes control.

ACCOLADESSemifinalist: Stage 32 Search for New Blood
Semifinalist: Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
Quarterfinalist: Mad Wife Productions Fellowship
Official Selection: White Unicorn International Film Festival
Official Selection: Atlanta International Screenplay Awards
Finalist: 13th Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest
Semifinalist: Page Turner Screenplay Competition
Finalist: Page Turner First 15
Quarterfinalist: Your Script Produced! Studios - Season 2

Sideshow

FANTASY/DRAMA, 101 pages
ANTICIPATED MPAA RATING: PG-13

When his parents' impending divorce shatters his world, a non-verbal autistic boy escapes into the vivid drawings of his imagined circus — a parallel reality where he is articulate and confident, but must outwit a tyrannical ringmaster and his cruel, child-hating animal trainer to find his way homeACCOLADES:
Quarterfinalist: Stage 32 1st Annual Family Friendly Screenwriting Contest
Quarterfinalist: The Script Lab Free Screenplay Contest
Second Round: ISA Fast Track Fellowship
Quarterfinalist: Emerging Screenwriters Drama Competition
Official Selection: Mad Wife Productions Fellowship

Ice Cream, You Scream

CO-AUTHOR: CHARLIE IACONO
HORROR, 98 PAGES
ANTICIPATED MPAA RATING: R

In the quaint, retro-flavored town of Silver Spring, PA, where life feels stuck in the '80s, a string of brutal murders shatters suburban bliss — as horny teens, oddball locals, and clueless neighbors become unwitting pawns in a deadly game, while a ruthless killer hides in plain sight.ACCOLADES:
Semifinalist: Microbudget Horror Script Competition

One Week 'Til Next Year

ROMANTIC COMEDY, 108 pages
ANTICIPATED MPAA RATING: R

As Y2K paranoia looms, a Brooklyn couple’s future is thrown into uncertainty when a charming family friend from Italy arrives for the holidays, reigniting old feelings in her heart and sparking jealousy in her boyfriend, just as they face the final days of the millennium.ACCOLADES:
Quarterfinalist: BlueCat Screenwriting Competition
Finalist: Page Turner Feature & TV Pilot Genre Competition

I Was A Teenage Teenager

TEEN COMEDY, 102 PAGES
ANTICIPATED MPAA RATING: R

Devastated after losing his high school sweetheart for bailing on her year-end musical, a withdrawn junior accidentally spirals into a whirlwind of superficial fame—until a final shot at redemption forces him to face the spotlight, the music, and the love he left behind.ACCOLADES:
Quarterfinalist: Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Screenplay Competition
Quarterfinalist: Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition
Second Round: ISA Fast Track Fellowship

The Devil Went Down to Jersey

HORROR/COMEDY, 90 pages
ANTICIPATED MPAA RATING: PG-13

When mutilated livestock and a pair of headless bodies turn up in the Pine Barrens, a local sheriff's investigation collides with a defiant NYU journalist and his goth girlfriend—sparking a media storm and reigniting fear that the Jersey Devil may not be just a legend after all.ACCOLADES:
Semifinalist: Project Greenlight - Bravo/HBO
Pre-Finalist: 13Horror.com Film & Screenplay Contest
Semifinalist: Filmmatic Screenplay Awards

Meet Market

TV DRAMA, 35 PAGES
ANTICIPATED CONTENT RATING: MA-TV

On the verge of divorce and barely holding it together, a Manhattan lounge DJ becomes an unlikely narrator of urban nightlife, revealing the chaos behind the bar, the quiet desperation of his regulars, and his own unraveling—one cat, one favor, and one track at a time.

Stool Pigeons

CRIME DRAMA, 15 pages
ANTICIPATED MPAA RATING: PG-13
IN DEVELOPMENT

Held hostage in a decaying roadside motel by a group of criminals, a chronically ill young woman forms a dangerous connection with one captor—igniting a tense battle of loyalty and manipulation as the promised ransom fails to arrive.

Travelers

SCI-FI/DRAMA, 27 PAGES
ANTICIPATED MPAA RATING: PG-13

In a fading bed and breakfast, a reclusive young woman finds her quiet routine shattered by a guest whose startling revelation binds them together—forcing both to confront buried truths and depend on each other to survive what’s coming.

The Catch

FAMILY/DRAMA, 7 pages
ANTICIPATED MPAA RATING: PG

When a deaf-mute 12-year-old city boy joins his hard-of-hearing grandfather for their first fishing trip on a quiet country lake, an unforeseen turn transforms their bonding day into a life-altering memory for the entire family.

It's Like That

CO-AUTHOR: TJ STONE
ROMANTIC COMEDY, 109 PAGES
ANTICIPATED MPAA RATING: R

Still filming other people’s happily-ever-afters, a lonely wedding videographer sees his own rom-com revival when he reconnects with his childhood crush—only to realize she’s engaged to the same guy who made middle school miserable, forcing him to sabotage the wedding without sabotaging what little dignity he has left.

Intervention

CO-AUTHOR: ANTON EVANGELISTA
DRAMA, RUNNING TIME: 90 MINS.
ANTICIPATED MPAA RATING:R
PRODUCED SCREENPLAY

Slice-of-life family drama with universal themes of a young Italian-American couple in the Bronx of 1968 and the challenges they face with family, loyalty and the miracle they encounter that changes their lives forever. Inspired by a true story, with a cast of mostly non-professional actors, the film went on to win many awards, including Best Drama and Best Film from prestigious film festivals.

Clouds of Magellan

CO-AUTHOR: MARCO URSINO
DRAMA, RUNNING TIME: 84 MINS.
ANTICIPATED MPAA RATING: R
PRODUCED SCREENPLAY

Mark Abele is making a go of his life. He has kicked his drug habit, he is a staff member at Daytop Village, and is married to a beautiful woman. But like the Magellanic Clouds being sucked in by the Milky Way, he is being engulfed by the forces that nearly destroyed him, and is losing touch with his goals. Revisiting his past through numerous flashbacks, he finds the key that might help him to unlock the path to a more stable, brighter future.