Louis Macovsky

Screenwriter and Photographer (Still)

Portland, Oregon

Member Since:
December 2017

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About Louis

Louis was hired to co-write the limited series pilot, now in development, for Shad Meshad's autobiography CAPTAIN FOR DARK MORNINGS. He co-wrote an original western pilot, PURGATORY, a 2021 Austin Second Rounder, a 2022 ISA Fast Track Second Rounder, and a 2023 Save The Cat TOP 25 advancement pending. His feature adaptation of the 1940 novel, THE DOGS AND THE WOLVES, by French author Irene Nemirovsky was a 2023 Austin Second Rounder. His pilot adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize finalist MEAN SPIRIT, by acclaimed Indigenous poet and author Linda Hogan, was a Quarter Finalist in the 2019 WeScreenPlay competition. He adapted Warren Easley's NOT DEAD ENOUGH for a proposed anthology of Easley’s Claxton mystery series.

He is currently working on an original feature drama inspired by real "mediEVIL" people and actual events.

Inquiries welcomed.

As a background actor, Louis has appeared in over forty TV episodes, films, and commercials.

He comes to writing after a diverse career in veterinary medicine and environmental science.

His guiding light: "Tikkum Olam" (Repairing the World) and "Protect the Commons."

Gender:
Male

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Credits

Feeding Fate (2017)
Film Camera and Electrical Department
Happily Ever After? (2016)
Film Camera and Electrical Department
The Nowhere People
Film (short) Businessman

Awards

THE DOGS AND THE WOLVES - Winner, Best Screenplay Adaptation, Budapest Screenplay Festival
(2024)
THE DOGS AND THE WOLVES - Quarter finalist, LA International Screenplay Awards
(2024)
THE DOGS AND THE WOLVES - Finalist, Cambridge Script Festival
(2024)
PURGATORY - Top 25, Save the Cat!
(2023)
THE DOGS AND THE WOLVES - Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival
(2023)
THE DOGS AND THE WOLVES - Quarter finalist, Big Break
(2023)
PURGATORY - Second Rounder, Internatiional Screenwriters Assoc. Fast Track.
(2022)
PURGATORY - Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival
(2021)
MEAN SPIRIT - Quarter finalist, WeScreenplay
(2020)