A Toronto-born singer-songwriter, photographer and multi-award-winning co-author of the screenplays, GRACE (retitled "Brave Hearts") and "The Experiment", Jeffrey Allen Russel earned his living as a real estate broker before embarking on a writing career. As a writer, he has found a passion he never experienced in the world of business and has discovered a new art form to express his strong sense of the visual.

Lynda Lemberg is a retired educator who has been immersed in art-house, international and indie cinema as well as world literature and theatre since adolescence.

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A Toronto-born singer-songwriter, photographer and multi-award-winning co-author of the screenplays, GRACE (retitled "Brave Hearts") and "The Experiment", Jeffrey Allen Russel earned his living as a real estate broker before embarking on a writing career. As a writer, he has found a passion he never experienced in the world of business and has discovered a new art form to express his strong sense of the visual.

Lynda Lemberg is a retired educator who has been immersed in art-house, international and indie cinema as well as world literature and theatre since adolescence. Lynda believes in the transformative power of art - its potential to humanize, break down barriers and inspire social transformation. As a classroom teacher, Lynda incorporated theatre, film and social issues into the curriculum she developed. She has devoted most of her adult life to peace, anti- racism and social justice activism for which she received the first Human Rights Award given to a secondary teacher in the province of Ontario, Canada. In her retirement, Lynda has worked as a drama coach and assistant to the director for award-winning high school theatrical productions. As a writer, she has channelled her creative energy and passion for social justice into co-authoring "GRACE" and "The Experiment".

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Richmond Fest (First Place, Dramatic Genre Award) [2014]
Female Eye (First Place) [2016]
Short Stop (First Place, retitled Brave Hearts) [2016]
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Richmond Fest (First Place, Dramatic Genre Award) [2014]
Female Eye (First Place) [2016]
Short Stop (First Place, retitled Brave Hearts) [2016]
New Renaissance (First Place, London, UK ) [2016]
Beverly Hills Screenplay (First Place, Historical Category) [2017]
The Monthly Film Fest (TMFF) (First Place, Richmond & Glasgow (2015) U.K.) [2016]
Veer West (First Place, Best International) [2015]
Top Indie (First Place) [2015]
Depth of Field (First Place, First Time Writer) [2015]
Indie (First Place, Switzerland) [2015]
Los Angeles Screenplay (First Place, Historical Drama) [2015]
Hollywood Hills (First Place, Grand Prize) [2015]
Buffalo Niagara Festival (First Place) [2015]
CineRockom Festival (First Place, Diamond Award) [2015]
Flagstaff (First Place, AMFM Best Feature) [2015]
Los Angeles Screenplay (First Place) [2015]
Courier (First Place, Feature Screenplay) [2015]
NOVA Film Fest (First Place, Best Screenplay of the Year) [2015]
New Media Scripts (First Place) [2015]
New York Screenplay (First Place, Grand Prize - Historical) [2014]
Bare Bones (First Place) [2014]
Downbeach (First Place, renamed Atlantic City Cinefest) [2014]
Carolina Festival (First Place, Film and Video) [2014]
River Bend Film Fest (First Place, Indie Style) [2014]
IL/Chicago (First Place) [2014]
Cannes Screenplay (Second Place, Historical Category) [2016]
Alaska International (First Place) [2014]
Illinois International (First Place) [2014]
Winnipeg Real to Reel (First Place) [2014]
PAGE International (Semifinalist, retitled Brave Hearts) [2016]
ISA Fast Track (Finalist, Top 50) [2015]
International Filmmaker (First Place, London, Best Historical) [2013]
Women's Independent (First Place) [2013]
Hollywood Screenplay (First Place, Grand Prize Historical) [2013]
Creative World (Second Place, First Runner Up) [2013]
TrindieFest (First Place) [2013]
ReelHeART (First Place) [2013]
NYLA (First Place) [2013]
Moondance (First Place) [2013]
Nice International (First Place, Best Inspired by Actual Events) [2013]
Aura Screenwriter Awards (Second Place, Silver) [2015]
Las Vegas Screenplay (Second Place, Historical) [2015]
American Movie Awards (Second Place, Special Marquee for First-Time) [2015]
Worldfest - Houston (Second Place, Gold Award for Historical) [2015]
Contest of Contest Winners (Second Place) [2015]
Universe Multicultural (Second Place) [2015]
Diverse Voices (Semifinalist, retitled Brave Hearts) [2016]
StoryPros International (Finalist, One of Ten) [2015]
Honolulu Awards (Second Place) [2014]
Chicago Screenplay Contest (Second Place) [2014]
World Series (Second Place) [2014]
Wild Rose (Second Place, Distinctive Achievement) [2014]
Honolulu Awards (Second Place) [2014]
TheWriteRoom Competition (Finalist) [2016]
Fresh Voices Feature (Semifinalist, Spotlight Award Nominee) [2016]
Final Draft/Big Break (Quarterfinalist, retitled Brave Hearts) [2016]
Wexford Film Festival (Finalist, Ireland retitled Brave Hearts) [2016]
Indiepossible (Finalist) [2016]
London Golden Scout (Finalist, One of Six) [2016]
Catharsis International (Finalist, One of Three) [2016]
Cannes Latitude (Finalist, retitled Brave Hearts) [2016]
Oaxaca FilmFest (Finalist) [2016]
Screenplay Festival (Semifinalist, Winner TBA) [2017]
Los Angeles Independent (Third Place) [2015]
Table Read (Semifinalist, Park City, Austin) [2015]
ScreenCraft Fellowship (Semifinalist) [2015]
Screenwriter Showcase (Third Place) [2015]
Nevada Fest (Third Place) [2015]
International Independent (Third Place, Gold Award) [2014]
Independent Film Quarterly (Third Place, Actually 6th Place) [2014]
Canada Fest (Third Place, Grand Prize) [2014]
Indie Gathering (Third Place) [2014]
High Desert (Third Place) [2014]
Omaha (Finalist, One of Eight) [2015]
Nashville Fest (Semifinalist, Historical, One of Eight) [2015]
Atlanta (Finalist, One of Fifteen) [2015]
Sacramento Fest (Finalist) [2015]
Marquee Lights (Finalist) [2015]
Beverly Hills Fest (Finalist) [2015]
FilmMakers/Feature (Finalist, One of Sixteen for Drama ) [2015]
Mongolia Festival (Finalist, One of Ten, Winner TBA) [2015]
Madrid Festival (Finalist) [2015]
Twister Alley Festival (Finalist, One of Fourteen) [2015]
Garden State (Finalist, One of Six) [2015]
Manchester Festival (Finalist, One of Six) [2015]
Acclaim Film (Finalist, One of Five) [2015]
Colorado Fest (Finalist, One of Ten) [2015]
Evolution (Finalist, Mallorca) [2015]
NexTV Writing & Pitch (Finalist, One of Six) [2015]
Charleston International (Finalist, One of Ten) [2015]
Reel Authors (Finalist, One of Four) [2015]
True Story (Finalist, One of Ten) [2015]
Hollywood Sky (Finalist) [2015]
South Carolina Underground (Finalist) [2015]
Austin Fest Film (Quarterfinalist, Second Rounder) [2015]
Pitch List (Finalist, Rebel Seed, One of Twelve) [2015]
Capital Fund (Finalist, THE HOT 100 WINNERS, 19th) [2015]
Life Fest (Finalist) [2014]
Finish Line (Semifinalist, Winner TBA) [2016]
Barcelona Festival (Finalist, One of Ten) [2014]
Awareness Festival (Finalist, One of Ten) [2014]
Glendale Festival (Finalist, One of Thirteen) [2014]
Toronto Film and Video (Finalist, renamed Toronto Independent) [2014]
Columbia Gorge (Finalist) [2014]
California Independent (Finalist, One of Four) [2014]
Twin Rivers (Finalist) [2014]
Woods Hole (Finalist) [2014]
Amsterdam (Finalist, Van Gogh Award) [2014]
Burbank Film Festival (Finalist, One of Ten) [2014]
Back in the Box (Finalist) [2014]
SENE Film Festival (Finalist, One of Five) [2014]
New Hope (Finalist, One of Six, Best Period Piece) [2014]
Zed Fest Feature (Finalist) [2014]
PollyGrind Film Festival (Finalist) [2014]
Circus Road (Finalist) [2014]
Catalina (Finalist, One of Fifteen) [2014]
Northeast Film Festival (Finalist, One of Five) [2014]
Reel Writers (Finalist, One of Ten) [2014]
Cinestory Feature (Quarterfinalist) [2015]
New Hampshire (Finalist, One of Ten) [2013]
Dixie Festival (Finalist, One of Nine) [2013]
Scriptapalooza Features/Shorts (Quarterfinalist) [2013]
Silent River (Finalist, One of Six) [2013]
Action On Film (Finalist, Best Period Piece - One of Six) [2013]
Adapted Screenplay (Semifinalist) [2015]
Palm Street Films (Semifinalist, One of Ten) [2015]
Vail Film Festival (Semifinalist, One of Twelve) [2015]
Austin Indie Flix (Semifinalist) [2014]
Women In Cinema (Honorable Mention) [2017]
Fade In (Quarterfinalist) [2015]
Screenplay Incubation (Honorable Mention, Special Mention (Delhi, India)) [2015]
Mountain Film (Honorable Mention) [2015]
Colortape (Honorable Mention, Best Revised Script) [2015]
L.A. Neo Noir (Honorable Mention) [2015]
EyeCatcher (Honorable Mention) [2015]
Cynosure (Quarterfinalist) [2014]
L.A. New Wave (Honorable Mention) [2014]
WriteMovies (Honorable Mention) [2014]
Williamsburg Film & Music (Honorable Mention) [2014]
L.A. Film & Script (Honorable Mention) [2013]
Screenwriting Goldmine (Quarterfinalist) [2013]
Writers Place (Honorable Mention) [2013]
L.A. Cinema Film Fest (Honorable Mention, Award of Merit) [2013]
SkyFest (Honorable Mention, Award of Excellence) [2013]
L.A. Movie (Honorable Mention) [2013]
Urban Mediamakers (Honorable Mention) [2013]
Los Angeles CineFest (Honorable Mention, (of Hollywood) Award of Merit ) [2013]
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