James Papa

Writing is my passion. I began in Reality TV while I worked at a recording studio for an entertainment lawyer, and then switched over to one-hour episodic TV Pilots and screenplays.

I enjoy creating unique bodies of work and write full-time. I also work as a script consultant for an LA producer. I've done page one re-writes and also changed the P.O.V. on several projects. I wrote, co-directed, and co-Writing

Writing is my passion. I began in Reality TV while I worked at a recording studio for an entertainment lawyer, and then switched over to one-hour episodic TV Pilots and screenplays.

I enjoy creating unique bodies of work and write full-time. I also work as a script consultant for an LA producer. I've done page one re-writes and also changed the P.O.V. on several projects. I wrote, co-directed, and co-produced a video for my short film: 'Ray Of Hope' about ‘paying it forward.’


Writing Recognition:
2012 Trailer Fest TV Finalist One-Hour Episodic Drama: "Five Boroughs"
2012 Extreme Screenwriting Screenplay Finalist: "Mojo" & "Dead Music"
2013 Writer's Of The Storm TV contest Semi-Finalist: "Sitters: Seductive Competition"
2013 Extreme Screenwriting Screenplay Finalist: "Barred From Heaven: Devil's Play"
2013 Extreme Screenwriting's TV Pilot Finalist: "Sitters: Seductive Competition"
2014 Extreme Screenwriting Screenplay Finalist: "Family Business"
2014 Extreme Screenwriting's TV Pilot Finalist: "Big Time Basso" & Dusty Snow"
2014 ScreenCraft Fellowship Semi-Finalist: "Uncorked"
2015 Page International Quarter-Finalist: "Uncorked"
2015 Extreme Screenwriting Contest Judge
2016 Page International Quarter-Finalist: "Uncorked"
2016-Present Script Consultant For LA Producer
2018 Oaxaca Film Fest Finalist - Global Script Challenge: TV Pilot Category: ‘Middle City’.
2019 Chicago Screenplay Awards - 'Lincoln HIGH' Screenplay Quarter-Finalist
2019 Chicago Screenplay Awards - 'Killadelphia' TV Pilot Finalist
2020 Chicago Screenplay Awards - 'Killadelphia' Screenplay Quarter-Finalist
2021 Hired By An LA Producer For A Paid Script Assignment