Carol Hall
Carol was born and raised in Oakland, California, and formed her own film production company, Blue Carp Productions LLC, in January 2020 to produce some of her screenwriting projects. Prior to that, she has been a screenwriter since 2009. Her family crime dramedy, Ryan’s Treasure Hunt was optioned by Roslin Pictures.
Carol’s passion is to write and produce films that portray positive and important images of women and Asians. She is seeking markets for eight of her scripts. Seven have won or placed in eighteen screenplay contests, most notably, the Write Room Grand Prize for Donaldina: Based on True Events in the Life of Donaldina Cameron (now renamed Jeweled Bird) and Third Place in the Cinequest Film Festival Screenplay Contest for the same script.
Carol has written seven work-for-hire scripts as part of her freelance writing business. She also has ten years of experience producing stage productions and is a very organized person. As an accomplished speaker, she has taught at various conferences and writers’ groups. Carol is a member of several writers and film organizations, most notably Women in Film San Francisco Bay Area and the California Writers Club.
FOUNDER OF BLUE CARP PRODUCTIONS LLC
Jeweled Bird, feature film in development, projected completion, 5/25
Silicon Valley Family TV Pilot excerpt, Zoom Table Read, Women In Film San Francisco Bay Area, 11/21
Silver Linings, short video, Second Place, Friends Circle Night Video Contest, 11/20
Thanks to Pacifica, short video, Finalist, “In The Time of COVID” Ding-Ding TV Video Contest, 5/20
OPTIONED SCRIPT
Ryan’s Treasure Hunt, family crime dramedy, optioned 2/19
WORK-FOR-HIRE AND VOLUNTEER SCRIPT PROJECTS
Ryan’s Treasure, short stage play adapted from the feature script, Fremont Community Church, director and playwriter, 2023
Ash’s Birthday Party, Pokémon stage play, Fremont Community Church, director and playwriter, 2022
Docudrama short for a non-profit, Global Peace Train, about the Lakota tribe, 2021
Lead Minister Search Video, Fremont Community Church, scriptwriter, 2021
Road Trip Comedy, 90-minute film about a father-daughter road trip, 2018
Historical Romantic Musical Stage Play, 100-minute play set in an 1800s fictional European kingdom 2018
Animated Family Comedy Feature, 90-minute film with TV series potential starring animals, 2018
Comedy Horror TV Pilot, One-hour pilot for a Chinese zombie show geared for the West, 2018
Animated Web Series. Six-part webisode for an electronic interactive children's toy, 2018
AWARDS
Emerging Screenwriters Sci-Fi Screenplay Competition, Quarterfinalist, Lady of Devices TV Pilot, 4/23
Emerging Screenwriters Family & Holiday Screenplay Competition, Semifinalist, Ryan’s Treasure Hunt, 12/22
Capital Fund Screenwriting Competition, Top 100, Ryan's Treasure Hunt, 7/22
Only the Best International Screenplay Contest, Winner of the Special Award, Ryan’s Treasure Hunt, 6/22
Emerging Screenwriters Genre Screenplay Competition, Semi-Finalist, The Angry Angels of Chinatown, 9/21
International Christian Film and Music Festival, Official Selection, The Angry Angels of Chinatown, 3/2020
Cinequest Film Festival Screenplay Contest, Semi-Finalist, Silicon Valley Family, 1/2020
Capital Fund Screenwriting Competition, Top 100, Ryan's Treasure Hunt, 7/18
International Faith & Family Film Festival Screenplay Contest, Semi-Finalist, Ryan's Treasure Hunt, 1/18
San Francisco Indie Film Festival Screenplay Contest, Finalist, The Angry Angels of Chinatown, 1/18
Capital Fund Screenwriting Competition Finalist, Mordecai, 7/16
Cinequest Film Festival Screenplay Contest, 3rd Place, Donaldina: Based on True Events in the Life of Donaldina Cameron, 3/16
Nashville Film Festival Semi-Finalist, Donaldina: Based on True Events in the Life of Donaldina Cameron, 3/16
Beverly Hills Screenplay Contest Finalist, Mordecai, 2/16
World Series of Screenwriting Contest Finalist, Mordecai, 10/15
Hollywood Screenplay Contest Finalist, Mordecai, 9/15
New York Screenplay Contest Grand Prize, Lady of Devices, 9/15
San Francisco Global Movie Festival Screenplay Contest Finalist, Second Act, 8/15
Nashville Film Festival Semi-Finalist, Donaldina: Based on True Events in the Life of Donaldina Cameron, 2/15
Nashville Film Festival Semi-Finalist, Mordecai, 2/15
The Write Room Screenplay Contest, Grand Prize, Donaldina: Based on True Events in the Life of Donaldina Cameron, 1/15
The Kairos Prize Semi-Finalist, Mordecai, 1/15
Most Promising New Novelist of the Year, Mt. Hermon Writers Conference, Cry of the Daughter, 4/06
COMPLETED FEATURE SCREENPLAYS AND TELEVISION PILOTS
Jeweled Bird, historical drama inspired by true events
Silicon Valley Family, 30-minute TV Pilot and bible
The Professional Whistleblower, Spy Thriller based on a novel, When the Devil Whistles, by Rick Acker
Lady of Devices, sci-fi TV series pilot and bible based on Shelley Adina's YA book series, Magnificent Devices
Mordecai: Based on the Old Testament Book of Esther, action/adventure, sword and sandals, spy mystery
Second Act, (L.A. version) romantic comedy with a musical setting
Second Act, (Beijing version) romantic comedy with a musical setting
Mike & Thunder Dog, hist. biopic, based on Thunder Dog, Michael Hingson's NYT bestselling memoir w/Susy Flory
Lost Diamonds, contemporary inspirational drama co-written with Ernestine Hedge based on true events
Blame, suspense thriller, based on C.S. Lakin\'s award-winning novel Someone to Blame
Cry of the Daughter, drama based on Carol\'s novel of the same name
SAMPLES OF PUBLISHED WORKS
For Those Who Serve, non-fiction book published by Baker Publishing Group, 2/04
Cry of the Daughter, novel accepted for publication by UP Publishing, 2/10
SCREENWRITING CONFERENCES, WEBINARS AND SEMINARS
Shonda Rhimes's Writing for Television Online Course, 5/17
John Truby's Writing TV Drama Course, 4/16
Stage 32 Writing True Stories Class, 1/15
Screen Adaptations Webinar, 1/14
Great American Pitchfest, 5/13, 5/16
Squaw Valley Community of Writers Screenwriters Juried Workshop, 8/11
Northern California Screenwriters Expo, 3/10
Mt. Hermon Writers Conference, Mt. Hermon, CA, Scriptwriting Workshop, 4/08
SAMPLE AFFILIATIONS
Women in Film San Francisco Bay Area: Treasurer, Script Incubator Organizer
Friends Circle Night (entertainment industry meet-up group: Host
Show Talent Talent Show: Entertainment industry showcase of talent: Host
Christian Entertainment Guild’s Screenwriters Critique Group: Past Member
California Writers Club, Fremont Branch: past President, past Vice-President, past Treasurer
Bay Area Writers Group, Organizer