May 2020
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About Randy
Randy Scott Steinlauf is president of Shirasuna Productions, and an autodidactic, award-winning, Franco-American screenwriter based in Portugal.
He wrote, produced and directed his first short film “Fortificada – Family Council” in 2023 based on his feature screenplay “Fortificada” and most recently, in September 2023, the new short film “The Festival.”
Before filmmaking, he was a global senior executive in several Fortune 500 companies where he spent nearly 30 years working and living in France, Japan, China and Spain.
He earned a Masters in International Business Studies from the University of South Carolina and holds a BA in French from the University of Illinois.
He speaks English, French, Portuguese, and some Japanese.
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Seniors Suicide Club Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy In an assisted-living facility, four octogenarians conspire to leave this world together at the same time, but their plan goes awry.
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Nazareth High Budget: $1M - $5M | Comedy An apocryphal gospel chronicles the riotous exploits of a 16-year old Jesus of Nazareth who is more focused on playing with his band and searching for his lost love, than developing into a divine prophet.
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The Expat Budget: $1M - $5M | Comedy An American business executive on track toward his C-suite dream job gets blindsided by an expatriate assignment to Paris where he and his family must now learn to adapt as he tries to satisfy an ever more demanding CEO and CFO.
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Surfing in Siargao Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy Two 50-year old buddies from Chicago head off to a remote island in The Philippines to learn how to surf, battling the weather, each other, and the treacherous coral ocean floor.
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Fortificada Budget: $10M - $30M | Drama ⋄ Biography A 19th century Portuguese wine magnate must prevail over politicians, phylloxera, patriarchy, and especially her own children to ensure the survival of her family’s business empire.
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Villon Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama A 15th century French poet struggles to check his propensity for lying, cheating, stealing and killing, as he endeavors to stay out of prison, stay alive and prevent his life’s work from falling into oblivion.
Awards
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Fade In Short Script Competition: Semifinalist for "Surfing in Siargao"
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UK Film Festival Short Screenplay Competition: Phase 3 (Top 55) for "Surfing in Siargao"
(2021) -
UK Film Festival Short Screenplay Competition: Phase 3 (Top 55) for "Seniors Suicide Club"
(2021) -
Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices: Semifinalist for "The Expat"
(2021) -
Screencraft Comedy Screenplay Competition: Quarterfinalist for "The Expat"
(2021) -
Fade In Comedy Screenplay Competition: Semifinalist for "The Expat"
(2021) -
Austin Film Festival - Script Competition: Second Rounder for "Villon"
(2021) -
Page Turner Awards - Finalist for "Villon"
(2021) -
Austin Film Festival - Script Competition: Second Rounder for "Nazareth High"
(2020) -
Final Draft's Big Break Screenwriting Contest: Quarterfinalist for "Nazareth High"
(2020)
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