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Joel Silverman, a talented writer, has been nominated for both Writers Guild and Humanitas awards for Best Screenplay. He has scripted projects for various studios, including Disney, Universal, Paramount, Fox, Fox 2000, Sony, Paramount, Universal, CBS Films, Screen Gems, and MGM.
Silverman has won several prestigious awards, including the Bruce Geller Screenwriting Award for his screenplay "American Name," the story of Barney Ross.
In the last three years, he has sold five projects to major studios and had one movie produced. In 2017, he sold the screenplay "GIRL AT SEA" based on the book "Maiden Voyage" in a preemptive deal with CMG.
One of his notable works is the screenplay "AFTER WORDS," which was released theatrically in 2016 and starred Academy Award-winner Marcia Gay Harden. The film received praise from critic Rex Reed, who described the script as "touching."
Silverman has also sold several other projects, including the spy thriller "LIBERTY" to Fox 2000 in a seven-figure deal, the YA novel "ANATOMY OF A MISFIT" to Paramount in a bidding war, and the inspirational drama "WIL" to Screen Gems.
Earlier in his career, he wrote the inspirational sports drama "Brian Stokes" for Digital Domain and the sports film "Garo" for Disney. He also wrote the TV series "March to Madness" for F/X and the inspirational sports drama "Undefeated" for Universal.
In addition to his work in film and television, Silverman has also written the life stories of Mario Andretti and boxer "Boom-Boom" Mancini for Fox. He has also penned the film "Girl Ball" for Lifetime and the sports drama "Fly" for Fox 2000.
As a director, Silverman made his debut with the film "Nailed" in 2001, which starred Academy Award-nominee Harvey Keitel and won several awards.
