Luke Donnelly
Screenwriter, Director and Producer
Toronto, Canada
August 2017
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About Luke
Luke Donnelly is an Award-winning Screenwriter who graduated from the University of Western Ontario with an Honours Specialization Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminology as well as a two-year diploma specializing in Theatre Arts. Throughout his studies, he gained knowledge regarding the acting process, learned effective report writing techniques, garnered astute analytical skills, and enrolled on the Criminal Justice debate team.
His first feature screenplay, "The Plantation", has received awards and consideration at festivals and writing competitions across the globe. Some awards/nominations include: "Top Ten Independent Screenwriters of Canada" and "Top Ten Unproduced Screenplays of Canada" from the Canadian Film Festival, and "Official Selection for Best Screenplay of the Year" from the Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival. In addition, he was selected as a nominee for the Harold Greenburg Fund in 2018.
Afterwards, Luke has received awards and nominations following subsequent Screenplays he has written ("The Wayward Soldiers" and "Ophelia"). Previous selections include: "Top Screenplays of 2019" at the Austin Revolution Film Festival, "Official Selection from the Rome Independent Prisma Awards, "Quarter Finalist Award from the ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Contest", and "Accepted 2021 Screenplays" at the Lake Travis Film Festival.
His directorial debut Short Film, "Mixed", which he wrote, directed, and produced has recently completed production and beginning its festival run.
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The Wayward Soldiers Budget: $100K - $1M | War ⋄ Historical Set during the Civil War, four brothers enlisted in the Union Army abandon their post and journey across a war-torn America to make it back to their family.
Credits
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Mixed
Film (short) by Mixed Reel Productions (Drama and Romance) Director/Writer/Producer Turbulent young love spirals out of control. A mixed tape of emotion unwound. -
Remnants of the Past
Film (short) (Action, Drama, Thriller and Short) Actor Two survivors stuck in a Post-Apocalyptic wasteland are on the hunt for the small band of marauders that stole a key leading to an "unknown treasure". A tale of survival and revenge.
Awards
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Lake Travis Film Festival- Accepted 2021 Screenplays (Top 35)
(2021) -
ScreenCraft Sci_Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition- Quarterfinalist for Best Sci-Fi
(2021) -
Rome Independent Prisma Awards- Official Selection for Best Screenplay
(2020) -
Bloodstained Film Festival- Official Selection for Best Science-Fiction Screenplay
(2020) -
Page Turner Screenplay Competition- Quarter Finalist for Best Science-Fiction Screenplay
(2020) -
Vancouver Badass Film Festival- Quarter Finalist for Best Script Writing
(2020) -
Austin Revolution Film Festival- Finalist for Best Screenplay
(2019) -
Cannes Screenplay Contest- Offical Selection for the Top Historical Drama Scripts Worldwide
(2019) -
Canadian Film Fest Finalist- Best Feature Screenplay
(2018) -
CFF "It" List for Top 10 Independent Writers of Canada
(2018) -
Finish Line Script Competition- Official Selection
(2018) -
Oaxaca Film Fest- Official Finalist for Best Global Script
(2018) -
Oaxaca Film Fest- Best Emerging Writers Globally
(2018) -
Filmmatic Screenplay Awards: Semi-Finalist
(2018) -
Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival- Official Selection for Best Screenplay
(2018) -
California Film Awards Finalist- Best Feature Screenplay
(2017) -
Paul Haggis Scholarship Nominee for Exemplary Acting and Creative Writing
(2014)
Education
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University of Western Ontario
(2016-2020) -
Fanshawe College
(2014-2016)
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