Brett Howard Nelson
Award-Winning Screenwriter & Producer
87 Wins
146 Official Selections
Updated 10/07/2024 © Brett Howard Nelson. All rights reserved.
News
BLOOD, SCUM & NEON LIGHTS is an Official Selection and a Top Finalist Screenplay in the 14th Catalina Film Festival.Per the festival: "We had our second highest number of submissions in our 14 years as an event, and your project rose to the top with over 50 countries submitting this year. Every year the Catalina Film Institute searches the world to find the best independent filmmakers and storytellers, and we found that in you. In fact, we boosted our Screenplay Finalists to 28 this year, up from 20 Finalists last year. It was more competitive this year and just too many great submissions for our judges to choose from."The festival will take place September 25-29, 2024.
THE LIFE & TIMES OF A CUBICLE-CRAZY CO-WORKER! is an Official Selection in the Fall 2024 Portland Comedy Film Festival in Portland, Oregon. The script ranked 16 out of 289 overall submissions and with a 90% on the judging scorecards.
In Development
Film and TV actors are now being attached to the first three feature screenplays for the BLOOD, SCUM FRANCHISE.Talented actor, Guy Nardulli (TULSA KING; RED NOTICE), is officially attached to the multi-award-winning, BLOOD, SCUM & NEON LIGHTS and the 2-PART back-to-back sequel, BLOOD, SCUM & CHICAGO FIGHTS. Guy will be playing the supporting role of “Jack Fontana."
Actor extraordinaire, Angel Garet (The First Wives Club; Hubbard Street; Cerebellum), is officially attached in a supporting role as boxing contender, “Zal Romero," in BLOOD, SCUM & CHICAGO FIGHTS: PARTS 1 & 2.
Canadian actor Drew G. Sicard (CW’s The Flash; Hallmark’s Don’t Go Breaking My Heart), is officially attached to the multi-award-winning, James Dean-related, feature script, Spyder: One Man’s Quest for the “Little Bastard’ as “Jace,” the best friend of the lead character, Spyder Deakins. Drew is also officially attached to the BLOOD, SCUM FRANCHISE as “Meo the Merciless,” for BLOOD, SCUM & NEON LIGHTS.
New York City film and stage actor, Jonathan Hirsch (The Knife Fighter; Gravesend; Nightbirds), is officially attached for two roles for the multi-award-winning screenplay, BLOOD, SCUM & NEON LIGHTS, as “Benjamin Feldman,” and “Dietrich Danzig.”
Actor David M. Sandoval Jr., (Big Little Lies; Dolemite Is My Name; 13 Reasons Why), is officially attached to the BLOOD, SCUM FRANCHISE as “Cisco Camacho,” in the multi-award-winning screenplay, BLOOD, SCUM & NEON LIGHTS.”
Dax Campbell (Quantum Leap; Detective Knight), is officially attached to Spyder: One Man’s Quest for the “Little Bastard’ as the unbeknownst “Truck Driver,” hauling a priceless, automotive possession across California—from Warner Springs, heading north to the region of Cholame. It’s a minor role for a major, pivotal scene that provides clues for the lead character, Spyder Deakins.Stay tuned for more talent developments coming soon.