Stephen Wise

Stephen Wise was one of the first 30 students inducted into the inaugural class of University of Central Florida’s film program and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree cum laude. As a screenwriter, Stephen has received accolades from Creative Screenwriting Magazine, Writer’s Digest, and the Screenwriting Expo. He co-wrote Batman: DarKnight, a script for a proposed Batman film that was optioned by Warner Bros., but was eventually passed over in favor of the reboot Batman Begins. DarKnight is constantly listed as one of the best unproduced Batman screenplays, including by IFC and Screen Rant, and The Hollywood Reporter featured it in an article in June 2015. He has been a judge for the BlueCat Screenplay Comptetions and the Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival, and he ran the Pensacon Short Film Festival for 6 years.

Stephen is also an award-winning filmmaker and commercial director, having received four Addy Awards from the American Advertising Federation and a Best Director award for his short film “Crooks”. Many of his short films have played in film festivals around the world, and his most recent, “Sur’vi”, is currently in the festival circuit and has already won a Best in Show award, Audience Choice Award, and Best Costume Design.  Stephen has appeared in the feature films Jurassic World and Fantastic Four. Additionally, he has written and published Portals of the Mind, an anthology of short stories of genres that include science fiction, fantasy, horror, and others. His books are available on Amazon.

• Writer, Director, Producer – “Sur’vi”
  
• Director, Editor – Nightmare Theatre (pilot)
• Producer – “Shackled”
• Producer – “The Summoning”
• Producer – “Girl from Iceland”
• Writer, Director – “Tribulation”
• Writer, Director – “Slasher: A Day in the Life”
• Writer, Director, Editor – “Zombification”
• Writer, Director, Editor – “Crooks”
• Writer, Director, Editor – “From the Ashes”
• Writer, Director – “Ice Blue”
• Assistant Director – “The Parker Syndrome”
• Screenwriter – Batman DarKnight (unproduced but optioned by WB)
• Assistant Director – Diamante
• Producer – “Bash”

Stephen’s IMDb Page

• Winner Best Girl Power Film, 2019 GeekFestToronto – “Sur’vi” (Writer, Director, Producer)
• Winner 2019 Silver Addy Award – Destin Commons TV campaign (Photographer, Editor)
• Winner Best Movie Poster, 2019 Southern States Indie FanFilmFest – “Sur’vi” (Poster Designer)
• Nominee Best Movie Poster, 2019 Central States Indie FanFilmFest (Poster Designer)
• Winner Spotlight Award, 2018 Elevation Indie Film Awards – “Sur’vi” (Writer, Director, Producer)
• Winner Best Fantasy Film, 2018 FantaSci Short Film Festival – “Sur’vi (Writer, Director, Producer)
• Winner Best Short Film, 2018 Flourescent Film Festival – “Sur’vi” (Writer, Director, Producer)
• Finalist Best Poster at the 2018 Los Angeles CineFest (Poster Designer)
• Nominee Audience Choice Award, 2018 Silver Screen for Short Films
• Winner 2017 Audience Choice Award, Kite Film Festival – “Sur’vi (Writer, Director, Producer)
• Winner 2017 Gold Addy Award – Pensacon mobile app (contributor)
• Winner 2015 Silver Addy Award – 30-second TV spot “Pensacon – Where Fans Come Together” (Writer, Producer, Editor)
• Winner 2015 Silver Addy Award – 7-minute web version of the commercial “Pensacon – Where Fans Come Together” (Writer, Producer, Editor)
• Winner 2014 Silver Addy Award – Visit Pensacon commercial (Director, Producer, Editor)
• Finalist Creative Screenwriting Magazine’s 2005 AAA Screenplay Contest – From the Ashes
• Quarterfinalist Screenwriting Expo’s 2005 Screenplay Contest – From the Ashes
• Winner Best Director, O36: Orlando’s 36 Hour Video Race 2004 – “Crooks”
• Winner Best in Show, O36: Orlando’s 36 Hour Video Race 2004 – “Crooks” (Writer, Director, Editor)
• Winner Best Use of Dialogue, O36: Orlando’s 36 Hour Video Race 2004 – “Crooks” (Writer)
• Quarterfinalist Directing Competition, 2002 Project Greenlight – “From the Ashes”
• Finalist Writer’s Digest’s 2001 Screenplay Contest – Sinkhole