Michael Celender

Actor, Producer, Screenwriter and Script Consultant

Johannesburg, South Africa

Member Since:
October 2020

Last online:
> 2 weeks ago

Invites sent:
0

About Michael

Johannesburg-based screenwriter and member of the Writer's Guild of South Africa. Screenwriting highlights include a full adaptation deal for a book/memoir (historical drama); helping an Israeli producer to promote his slate of projects; consulting with a celebrity on adapting his children’s series; 2019 WeScreenplay semi-finalist award and Emmy-winning screenwriter's top rating for true-life historical drama "Crossing Borders”; 2016 National Film and Video Foundation grant for "Affirmative Action" comedy along with 2019 Muse Awards semi-finalist placing.

Gender:
Male

Height:
5' 6"

Body type:
Slim

Hair:
Short

Hair color:
Blonde

Eyes:
Blue

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

Badges

Certifications

Photos

Loglines

Crossing Borders Budget: $1M - $5M | Drama In 1975, when a Connecticut family man learns of his scam-artist father’s death in a Tijuana hotel, he relives his tumultuous youth and the schemes that kept his family moving around Europe, the Middle East and beyond. A true story.
Affirmative Action Budget: $100K - $1M | Comedy In contemporary South Africa, a white millennial prankster fakes his ethnicity to land a top corporate position, helping him win back his family and the love of his life. But the job comes with surprises nobody expected.