Caleb Dillon – Screenwriter and Director

Caleb Dillon
Screenwriter – Director

Self-diagnosed with whatever the opposite of writer’s block is (writer’s faucet?).

I am the guru of Genre-Mashup. Give me monster trucks on Mars, a heist in a space casino, and Amish vs. Aliens. No concept is too ridiculous for me.

My short film, GOOD BEHAVIOR, advanced to the SEMI-finalists of the Road Map Writers Shorts Competition. Look at you go!

My short film, GOOD BEHAVIOR, advanced to the quarter-finalists of the Road Map Writers Shorts Competition.

My short, Ardent Ball, advanced to the semi-finalists of the Outstanding Short Screenplays Competition.

My short, Talkboy, advanced to quarterfinalist of Killer Shorts 2026.

My pilot, Holler Girl, advanced to quarterfinalist of the Outstanding Screenplay TV Pilot Contest.

My comedy pilot, NIMRODS, was one of four finalists in the 2025 Humanitas David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Award. Huzzah!

I produced not one but TWO shorts in this time, Lykos and Knock Twice, both coming soon!

My drama pilot, HOLLER GIRL, is one of ten semifinalists in the Humanitas: 2025 Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Award. Huzzah!

My comedy pilot, NIMRODS, is one of nine semifinalists in the 2025 Humanitas David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Award. Huzzah!

I graduated from The University of North Carolina, School of the Arts with a Master’s in Screenwriting, huzzah!

I began a Development internship with Highland Film Group

I began a Line Producer internship with Legacy Pictures

Identity Theft (short story) was selected as the 2nd Place Winner in the Killers Shorts Short Screenplay Competition 2025 (Prose)

I was invited to the September Stowe Narrative Lab for my feature, Husky, but sadly must decline for financial reasons. Wah-wah.

Holler Girl is a top 50 finalist in the ISA Student Fellowship 2025.

Identity Theft (short story) was selected as a Top 10 Finalist in the Killers Shorts Short Screenplay Competition 2025

Identify Theft is currently #9 on the Coverfly Red List (short story, horror, prose)

Skullduggery is a Quarter-finalist in the Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2024.

Skullduggery is currently #4 on the Coverfly Red List (comedy, half hour, fantasy)

Nimrods is a Quarter-finalist in the Screencraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2024.

Viral (1 pg) was selected as a Semi-Finalist in the Killers Shorts Short Screenplay Competition 2025

Identity Theft (short story) was selected as a Semi-Finalist in the Killers Shorts Short Screenplay Competition 2025

The Ardent Ball (15 pg, historical) was selected as a Quarter-Finalist in the Killers Shorts Short Screenplay Competition 2025

Snickety Snack has been selected as a semi-finalist for the Palm Beach Shorts, February 2025 edition of the festivals.

Snickety Snack (short film) is a Semi-Finalist at the Oakland Film Festival and the Sacramento Independent Film Festival