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.
News
Good news! My pilot Deplorable, a modern take on Cyrano, is a Quarterfinalist with the ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship, 2024 AND the Table Read My Screenplay 2024 contest. Thanks to Janet Allard at UNCSA for mentoring me through development.
My feature, Husky, about an esports athlete, is also a Quarterfinalist with the ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship, 2024. Thanks to Tim Albaugh at Pro-Path Screenwriting for mentoring me through development and thanks to UNCSA for providing a Career Development Grant to pursue this mentorship.
I am currently interviewing for several internships; fingers crossed.
In The Pines is entering the final stage of post-production and by Fall, we should start our Festival run. Whew… April was busy!
Whew, what a month…
A short I wrote last semester, Good Behavior, is now a Quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition. Huzzah!
And for the moment it’s on the Coverfly Red List! Double Huzzah!
Just wrapped up an internship with DeadTalkNews and I’m on the hunt for a summer internship. I also started reading for the Austin Film Festival this month.
More good news, a feature film I directed, In The Pines, is entering post-production. It’s a longer story but more news on that soon!
Just started a new semester at UNCSA, still pursuing my Masters. New semester, new pilot, new short, new possibilities!
A short I wrote last semester, Good Behavior, is now a quarterfinalist in the ScreenCraft Film Fund. Huzzah!
I also will be a reader for Austin Film Festival this year! Looking forward to getting started.
First semester as a MFA student at UNCSA done, whew!
A sci-fi short I wrote, The Concierge, is on The Red List.
The Concierge is a Quarterfinalist in the Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition 2023.
Happy New Year!
Am now interning at Dead Talk News, a media outlet for entertainment news. Trying something new. Check out my articles!
Began my MFA program at UNCSA, working towards a Master of Screenwriting. My hope post-graduation is to teach, and share with others what I have learned, while continuing to pursue my personal screenwriting goals.
The Innkeeper is now a Semifinalist in the Creative Screenwriting Feature Screenplay Competition
Nimrods is a Quarterfinalist in the Creative Screenwriting TV Pilot Screenplay Competition 2023
The Innkeeper is a Quarterfinalist in the Creative Screenwriting Feature Screenplay Competition
The Innkeeper is a Semifinalist in the ISA Emerging Screenwriters Animation Screenplay Competition