Mario Scott Waller

Screenwriter, Graphic Designer and Illustrator

Denver, Colorado

Member Since:
August 2014

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About Mario

As an art director for both marketing agencies and publications I have had a creative mix of visual as well as copywriting exposure to vividly convey many types of products, events and services. This experience led me to screenwriting, a longtime passion, which I have forged recent success and recognition in Page International, Austin Film Festival, and Final Draft Big Break competitions to name a few. I have completed several feature and TV pilot scripts in the drama genre in which I have strong interest.

Gender:
Male

Ethnicity:
Pacific Islander

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Best Scene Reading of TV Show: Free Agents by Mario Scott Waller

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Devilish Budget: $0 - $100K | Horror ⋄ Mystery The existence of the Jersey Devil -- an age-old cryptid myth -- is re-ignited when a prominent land developer is mysteriously killed in the Pine Barrens. The impending pursuit reveals a centuries-old secret and a shocking truth. (Second Round Austin Film Festival 2021)
The Summit Budget: $100K - $1M | Sports ⋄ Drama Jason Wright traverses the ultra-rich and the seasonal working-class as he chases his dream of returning to the podium as a world-class skier. But his quest is jeopardized as a newcomer to town and the return of a forgotten past bury him in an avalanche of trouble.
SF: The City Budget: $100K - $1M | Drama The professional duties and personal agendas of four prominent San Francisco women seesaw between collaborators and adversaries as they battle on the tilted playing field of their male-dominated worlds.
Mustang Sallie Budget: $30M+ | Action ⋄ Drama Sallie Michelle Sullivan, the brash daughter of a legendary racecar driver, must overcome her own recklessness to defy auto racing’s male-dominance and become the sport’s first female champion. (2018 Second Rounder in Austin Film Festival, 2019 Quarter-finalist in Southern California Screenplay Competition; 2020 Final Draft Big Break Quarter-finalist)
Wall of Fire - Feature Budget: $10M - $30M | Action ⋄ Drama A reclusive ex-Hotshot firefighter and his estranged teenage daughter are forced to guide four escaped convicts through the rugged wilderness while eluding a raging wildfire. (Quarterfinalist - 2015 Page International Screenwriting Awards; Second-round - 2016 & 2017 Austin Film Festival)
Free Agents - Pilot Budget: $100K - $1M | Drama A freewheeling sports agent joins a fledgling boutique agency and helps them navigate industry big fish and the eclectic personalities of the wide-ranging clients it manages.(Quarter-finalist - 2024 Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards; Finalist - Nov. 2016 WILDsound Writing and Film Festival)
Chinawood - Pilot Budget: $100K - $1M | Drama ⋄ Comedy A once-prominent director is black-balled in Hollywood and faces the end of his illustrious career when he is approached by a phlegmatic Chinese entrepreneur who offers him a chance at redemption.

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Awards

Quarterfinalist - Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards - "Free Agents"
(2024)
Quarter-finalist - Final Draft Big Break Competition - Action/Drama "Mustang Sallie"
(2020)
Quarter-finalist - SoCal Screenplay Competition - Action/Drama "Mustang Sallie"
(2019)
Second Round - Austin Film Festival - Action/Drama "Mustang Sallie"
(2018)
Second Round - Austin Film Festival - Action/Drama "Wall of Fire"
(2017)
Second Round - Austin Film Festival - Action/Drama "Wall of Fire"
(2016)
Finalist - WILDsound Writing and Film Festival - TV Pilot Drama "Free Agents"
(2016)
Quarter-finalist - Page International Screenwriting Awards - Action/Drama "Wall of Fire"
(2015)