Candace Egan

Screenwriter and Videographer

Fresno, California

Member Since:
April 2023

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About Candace

Candace Egan is a screenwriter and professor of Film and Media Arts with a background in journalism and corporate media. Her feature and TV pilot scripts have received numerous accolades including a Stowe Story Labs Fellowship, finalist in Stage 32’s Grown Up Movies Contest, semifinalist in the Page International Screenwriting Awards, and she was selected twice for the CineStory Feature Lab. Early in her career, she fell in love with the camera and the power of visual storytelling and now enjoys bringing her vision to life in the screenplays she writes. Tapping into her own adventurous life, she is inspired to write female-driven stories about mature, authentic women who transform into vibrant, adventurous versions of themselves and learn that it’s never too late to explore new opportunities.

Unique traits: Plays tennis.

Gender:
Female

Badges

2024-11-05

Writers' Room Member

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Loglines

Desert Belles Adventure Determined to win a grueling desert 4-wheel drive rally to save her family’s motor sports shop, a driven off-road racer finds herself saddled with a beginner partner who won’t be much help in the battle against deadly conditions, sabotage, and her shady former racing partner.
Second Set Comedy At loose ends, a recently divorced grandmother revisits her childhood dream to play tennis for a community college and struggles to navigate the challenges of being a 55-year-old freshman student athlete.
Northern Voice Historical ⋄ Western When a sexually traumatized revival singer comes to Hope, Alaska on the eve of the Klondike Gold Rush in 1896 she faces the challenges and dangers of living in a place where man and nature can be deadly.

Awards

Stowe Story Labs-2023 Law Firm of Stacy A Davis Fellowship
(2023)
BEST TELEVISION COMEDY SCREENPLAY Golden State Film Festival
(2023)
FINALIST California Women’s Film Festival
(2023)
SEMIFINALIST Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
(2023)
SEMIFINALIST Santa Barbara International Screenwriting Contest
(2023)
SEMIFINALIST ScreenCraft TV Pilot Competition
(2023)
WINNER BEST COMEDY TELEPLAY 2023 Portland Comedy Film Festival
(2023)
WINNER May 2023 Wiki Feature Screenplay Contest
(2023)
QUARTERFINALIST CineStory Feature Retreat and Fellowship
(2023)
QUARTERFINALIST ScreenCraft 2023 Action Adventure Contest
(2023)
OFFICIAL SELECTION Portuguese Golden Lemur International Film Festival
(2023)
QUARTERFINALIST Filmatic Inroads Fellowship Season 6
(2023)
QUARTERFINALIST Stage 32 TV Drama Contest
(2023)
QUARTERFINALIST CineStory Feature Retreat and Fellowship
(2022)

Education

California State University - Fresno
(1976-1980)