The Boy Who Earned His Magic

Incorporated into THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC are the USA’s myriad of different ethnic peoples, its myths, tales, and enchanting and mesmerizing landscapes.   THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC (formerly THE CROSSINGWAY) is my homage to my adopted country.

8-minute vimeo "The Boy Who Earned His Magic":  https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/899695359

IMPORTANT:  THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC is available in two forms:  YA novel and a six-part teleplay series.

1. The Young-Adult Novel (available through Amazon, Barnes and Novel and Goodreads).  Awards for the novel are listed below;

2. A teleplay format, the PILOT of which is called "Only You Can Save Her."  To date it has won 37 national and international awards.  Listed below.

3. A series of quiz books asking questions about readings in the YA novel.

NOTE:  "Only You Can Save Her" is the pilot for a television series based on my YA novel, THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC.  That pilot has won the following awards:

NOTE:  "Only You Can Save Her" is the pilot for a television series based on my YA novel, THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC.  That pilot has won the following awards:

PILOT TELEPLAY EPISODE OF THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC: “ONLY YOU CAN SAVE HER!”

--AWARD WINNER, Beyond the Curve International Film Festival, 7/15/23

--AWARD WINNER, Stingray International Film Festival (France), 7/17/23

--AWARD WINNER, Pageant Film Festival, 8/10/23

--AWARD WINNER.  Humro Cinema Film Fest.  9/6/23

--AWARD WINNER, From STANLEY To FEDERICO at 8 & HalFilm Awards, 10/14/23

--AWARD WINNER, Golden Spotlight International Film Festival, 10/26/23

--AWARD WINNER, Best Unproduced Script, Picture Panorama Film Festival, 11/8/23

--AWARD WINNER, The Singapore International Competition, 11/17/23

--AWARD WINNER, Chalachitra International Film Awards, 11/24/23

--AWARD WINNER, LA Independent Film Channel, 10/8/23

--AWARD WINNER.  Movie Play International FF (France), 12/10/23

--AWARD WINNER, Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival (London), 12/10/23

--AWARD WINNER, London Indie Film Festival (Best Television/Pilot Program or Series), 12/29/23

--AWARD WINNER, London Indie Film Festival (Best Family/Children’s Film), 12/29/23

--AWARD WINNER, London Indie Film Festival (Best Feature Script), 12/29/23

--AWARD WINNER, International Network Film Festival (Australia), 1/13/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, The Indie FEST Film Awards (USA), 1/8/24

--SEMIFINALIST, Edinburgh Film Awards, 1/11/24

--AWARD WINNER, International Network Film Festival (Australia), 1/13/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION.  San Diego Independent Cinema Awards, 1/16/24

--HONORABLE NOMINEE, Toronto Film & Script Awards, 1/22/24

--HONORABLE NOMINEE, Big Screen Blast Film Festival (USA), 1/22/24

--AWARD WINNER, International Network Film Festival (Australia), 1/13/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION.  San Diego Independent Cinema Awards, 1/16/24

--HONORABLE NOMINEE, Toronto Film & Script Awards, 1/22/24

--HONORABLE NOMINEE, Big Screen Blast Film Festival (USA), 1/22/24

--AWARD WINNER, IndieFEST Film Awards (USA), 1/28/24

--AWARD WINNER, Frida Film Festival (France), 1/29/24

--AWARD WINNER, London Indie Film Festival (Best Feature Script), 12/29/23

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, The Indie FEST Film Awards (USA), 1/8/24

--SEMIFINALIST, Edinburgh Film Awards, 1/11/24

--AWARD WINNER, International Network FilmFestival (Australia), 1/13/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION.  San Diego Independent Cinema Awards, 1/16/24

--AWARD WINNER, Switzerland Film Festival and Screenplay Competition, 1/20/24

--HONORABLE NOMINEE, Toronto Film & Script Awards, 1/22/24

--AWARD WINNER, IndieFEST Film Awards (USA), 1/28/24

--AWARD WINNER, Big Screen Blast Film Festival, 2/3/24

--AWARD WINNER, 8& Halfilm Awards, 2/20/24 (television script)

--AWARD WINNER, Airflix Film Festival, 2/15/24

--AWARD WINNER, Queenstown Film Festival (New Zealand), 2/18/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, Accolade Global Film Competition, 2/19/24

    --AWARD WINNER, Hollywood Hype International Film Festival, 2/29/24

--AWARD WINNER.  The Dreamers Film Festival (Italy), 3/2/24

--AWARD WINNER, LA Sun Fest, 3/2/24

--AWARD WINNER, 8& Halfilm Awards, 2/20/24 (Pilot Script)

--AWARD WINNER, Accolade Global Film Competition, 3/8/24

--SEMIFINALIST, Niagara Falls International Short Festival, 3/17/23

--UPGRADED TO SEMIFINALIST, Dublin Movie Awards, 12/28/24-

-HONORABLE MENTION, Filmshort Creative Awards (USA), 12/28/24

--FINALIST, Global Shorts, 3/2/24

--FINALIST, Cine Verse International Film Festival (USA) , 3/3/24

--AWARD WINNER, IndieFEST Film Awards (USA) 3/29/24

--AWARD WINNER, Filmique International Film Festival (West Bengal), 4/10/24

--upgraded to SEMIFINALIST, Oakland Film Festival, 4/11/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, Tokyo Lift-Off Festival, 4/19/24

--FINALIST, Ecovision Global Film Festival (Sydney), 4/21/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, Indie Festival (Manchester), 4/22/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, California Indies Festival (Los Angeles), 4/23/24

--AWARD WINNER, LA Independent Film Channel contest, 4/25/24.

--AWARD WINNER, Global Shorts (Los Angeles), 5/1/24

--AWARD WINNER, 8 & HalFilm (Rome), 5/6/24

--AWARD WINNER, Luminary Independent Film Festival (France), 5/8/24

--FINALIST, Ecovision Global Film Festival (Sydney), 5/20/24

--NOMINEE, Swedish International Film Festival, 5/25/24

--SEMIFINALIST, Hollywood International Golden Age Festival (India), 5/31/24

--AWARD WINNER, Swedish International Film Festival, 6/8/24

--AWARD WINNER, Los Angeles Short Film Award, 6/10/24

--AWARD WINNER, San Francisco Independent Filmmakers Contest, 6/14/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, Asian Talent International Film Festival, 6/19,24

-AWARD WINNER, Cinematography & Photography Awards (London), 6/26/24

--HONORABLE MENTION, Pinocchio International Film Festival (Italy), 6/26/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best Indie Television Script, Think Different Film Festival (Nice, Cote d’Azur, France), 7/7/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best Pilot TV and Best American Writer, Japan Film Critics Awards 2024, 8/18/24

--AWARD WINNER, San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival, 8/18/24

--SECOND ROUND SELECTION, ISA Fast Track Fellowship, 9/11/24

--HONORABLE MENTION, Elegant International Film Festival (India), 9/16/24

--AWARD WINNER, SPAIN, Best Pilot TV, CinemART Film Festival 2024, 9/25/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best Pilot TV, Atlanta International Film Festival 2024. Wild Filmmaker.  9/30/24.

--AWARD WINNER, Best International Television Script, Iceberg Cinema and Literature Award, 2024.  Wild Filmmaker.   10/14/24.

--AWARD WINNER, Best Television Script, Poland International Film Festival 2024, Wild Filmmakers, 10/23/24.

--AWARD WINNER, Montmartre Movie Extravaganza, 10/27/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best Original Television Script, British Film Critics Awards 2024.  10/27/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best International Television Script, Berkeley International Film Festival 2024, 11/11/24

--HONORABLE NOMINEE in the Indo Dubai International Film Festival, 11/15/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best International Pilot & Best Original Idea , Los Angeles Arthouse Film Critics Awards, 11/17/24

--AWARD WINNER, Filmzen International  Film Competition, 11/18/24.

--AWARD WINNER, Hidden Universes: IFF Melbourne, 12/1/24

--AWARD WINNER, Berlin Short Films Awards and BEST TV PILOT, 12/1/24

--HONORABLE NOMINEE, Asian Talent International Film Festival, 12/6/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best Pilot TV, WASHINGTON, DC International Film Awards 2024,  12/11/24

--AWARD WINNER. Award of Excellence Script/Writer,  Best Shorts Competition, 12/18/24

--HONORABLE NOMINEE at the Asian Talent International Film Festival 2024

--AWARD WINNER.  Best Television Script, America Europe Film Festival, 2025.  Wild Filmmaker.  

--AWARD WINNER.  Best Television Script, America Europe Film Festival, 2025.  Wild Filmmaker. 

--AWARD WINNER. WRPN.TV Short, Tight and Loose Global Film Festival Competition, 1/11/25

--AWARD WINNER, Best Original Television Script, Indie Golden Globe 2025, 1/20/25

--AWARD WINNER, Best Original Television Script 2025, Lights in the Shadow Film Awards, 2025 (Wild Filmmaker), 2/11/25

FINALIST

--FINALIST, EdiPlay International Film Festival (France), 7/4/23

--FINALIST, Global Shorts, 3/2/24

--FINALIST, Cine Verse International Film Festival (USA) , 3/3/24

--FINALIST, Ecovision Global Film Festival (Sydney), 5/20/24

--FINALIST, Clown International  Film Festival (Paris), 7/2/24

--FINALIST, 2024 Flickers’ Rhode Island Film Festival, 10/14/24

--FINALIST, Dubai International CINEVERSE Screenplay Awards, 1/30/25.

SEMIFINALIST

--SEMIFINALIST, Paris International Short Festival, 11/10/23

--SEMIFINALIST, Filmmatic TV pilot Awards, 11/15/23

-- SEMIFINALIST, Austin International Art

--SEMIFINALIST, Edinburgh Film Awards, 1/11/24

Festival, 11/16,23

--SEMIFINALIST, Dublin Movie Awards, 12/28/24

--SEMIFINALIST, Oakland Film Festival, 4/11/24

--SEMIFINALIST, Hollywood International Golden Age Festival (India), 5/31/24

--SEMI-FINALIST, London International Filmmakers Festival, 6/16/24.

--SEMI-FINALIST, International Cosmopolitan Film Festival of Tokyo, 6/16/24.

--SEMI-FINALIST, San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival, 7/17/24

--SEMI-FINALIST, Dubai Independent Film Festival, 7/18/24

--SEMI-FINALIST, Munich Short Film Awards, 8/11,24

--SEMI-FINALIST, Rome International Short Festival, 8/11,24

-- SEMI-FINALIST, Santa Barbara International Movie Awards, 8/18/24

---- SEMIFINALIST, Santa Monica International Filmmaker Awards, 11/13/24

--SEMIFINALIST, Santa Ana Independent Film Awards, 1/12/24

--SEMIFINALIST, Paris International Short Festival, 11/10/23

--SEMIFINALIST, Filmmatic TV pilot Awards, 11/15/23

-- SEMIFINALIST, Austin International Art Festival, 11/16/23

QUARTERFINALIST

--QUARTER FINALIST, Table Read My Screenplay Competition-Park City, 12/5/23

--QUARTER-FINALIST, Page Turner Feature and TV Pilot Drama Competition, 8/12/24

--QUARTER FINALIST, San Francisco International  Screenwriting, 10/4/24

OFFICIAL SELECTION

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, The Film Contest, 3/17/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, City of Arts Film Festival (Madrid), 3/28/24

--OFFICIAL SELEC TION, Chicago Indie Film Awards, 3/28/24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TELEPLAY EPISODE TWO OF THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC: “BE PREPARED FOR WHAT?”

--AWARD WINNER, Stingray International Film Festival, 2/11/24

--AWARD WINNER, Big Screen Blast Film Festival, 3/3/24

--AWARD WINNER, 8 & Halfilm (Rome), 3/14/24

--AWARD WINNER, Golden Spotlight International Film Festival (USA) 3/23/24

--AWARD WINNER, London Indie Film Festival (Best Television/Pilot Program or Series), 3/30/24

--AWARD WINNER, London Indie Film Festival (Best Family/Children’s Film), 3/30/24

--AWARD WINNER, LA Independent Film Channel Festival, 4/25/24

--NOMINEE, LA SUN  Film Festival, 4/25/24

--AWARD WINNER, The IndieFEST Film Awards, 5/2/24

--AWARD WINNER, Hollywood Hype (India), 5/26/24

--AWARD WINNER, Beyond the Curve International Film Festival (France), 5/31/24

--AWARD WINNER, Cineverse International Film Festival(England), 6/3/24

--AWARD WINNER, Switzerland International Film Festival, 6/29/24

--AWARD WINNER, Luxembourg International Film Festival, 6/29/24

--AWARD WINNER, Beyond the Curve International Film Festival (France), 7/5/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best Television Script and Best Writer, Diario Italiano Film Festival (Florence), Wild Filmmaker, 7/24/2024

--AWARD WINNER, Swedish International Film Festival, 9/4/24

--AWARD WINNER, Accolade Global Film Competition (La Jolla, USA), 9/6/24

--AWARD WINNER, Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival (London), 9/10/24

--AWARD WINNER, Paris International Short Festival, 9/15/24

--AWARD WINNER, Multi Dimension Independent Film Festival (London), 9/23/24

--AWARD WINNER, Clown International Film Festival of Paris, 10/3/24

--AWARD WINNER, Movie Play International  Film Festival (India), 10/7/24

--AWARD WINNER, Los Angeles Short Film Award, 10/9/24

--AWARD WINNER at Movieplay International Film Festival (UK), 11/7/24

--AWARD WINNER, Best Television Script, Hollywood Indie Film Critics Award, 2024. 12/28/24.

--HONORABLE MENTION, Indo Dubai International Film Festival, 2/9/25. 

 

--SEMI-FINALIST, Niagara Falls International Short Festival, 6/16/24.

--SEMIFINALIST by London International Filmmakers Society, 9/1/24

--SEMI-FINALIST, Edinburgh Film Awards, 11/5/24

 

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, Luminary Independent Film Festival (France), 11/6/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, IndieFEST (USA) Film Awards, 4/10/24

 

 

 

 

 

TELEPLAY EPISODE THREE OF THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC: "My Greatest Enemy--Myself"

--AWARD WINNER, London Indie Film Festival, 4/29/24

--AWARD WINNER, Airflix Fllm Festival, 7/9/24

--AWARD WINNER (Award of Excellence, Script/ Writer; Award of Excellence, Television-Program/Series; Award of Excellence, Web Series, IndieFest (La Jolla, USA), 7/28/24

--AWARD WINNER, Beyond the Curve International Film Festival (France), 7/31/2024

--AWARD WINNER, Swedish International Film Festival, 9/4/24

--AWARD WINNER and CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT, Hollywood Hype International Film Festival 9/25/24/24

--AWARD WINNER. Cine Verse International Film Festival (UK), 10/23/24

--AWARD WINNER, Swedish International Film Festival, 9/4/24

--AWARD WINNER and CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT, Hollywood Hype International Film Festival 9/25/24/24

--AWARD WINNER. Cine Verse International Film Festival (UK), 10/23/24

 

--FINALIST, Airflix Film Festival (India), 5/10/24

--FINALIST, Stingray International Film Festival (Paris), 5/19/24

 

--SEMI-FINALIST, Paris International Short Festival, 11/5/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, Accolade Global Film Competition, 11/15/24.

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, Frida Film Festival, 5/24/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, Frida Film Festival, 5/24/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, LA Sun Film Fest, 8/18/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTION, LA Independent Film Channel Festival, 8/23/24

 

TELEPLAY EPISODE FOUR OF THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC: "Look Into My Eyes!"

--AWARD WINNER, London Indie Film Festival, 5/30/24

--AWARD WINNER, Stingray International Film Festival (Paris), 9/21/24

     --HONORABLE NOMINEE, Swedish International Film     Festival, 10/21/24

--AWARD WINNER, IndieFest (La Jolla, USA), 10/28/24

     --AWARD WINNER, Outstanding Achievement, Swedish International Film Festival, 11/8/24

--FINALIST at Cineverse International Film Festival (U.K.)  12/5/24

--OFFICIAL SELECTON, IndieFest (La Jolla, USA), 8/1/24

--upgraded to SEMI-FINALIST, Paris International Short Festival, 2/8/25

 

 

TELEPLAY EPISODE FIVE OF THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC: "Kochma Kote!  Nightmare Place!" 

--AWARD WINNER (pilot television), London Indie Film Festival, 8/5/24

--AWARD WINNER (family, children’s), London Indie Film Festival, 8/5/24

--AWARD WINNER, IndieFest (La Jolla, USA), 10/28/24

--AWARD WINNER, Swedish International    Film Festival, 11/8/24

-- AWARD WINNER, Stingray International Film Festival (Paris), 11/24/24/

 

TELEPLAY EPISODE SIX OF THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC: "Travèse Envizib. Invisible crossings"

--AWARD WINNER, London Indie Film Festival, 10/29/24.

--AWARD WINNER, Swedish International Film Festival, 11/19/24

-- AWARD WINNER, Stingray International Film Festival (Paris), 11/24/24