Rachel WALSH-WILLIAMS – Screenwriter
Congrats to Rachel Walsh-Williams whose screenplay Tokyo Ghost won Best Thriller Script at the recent Cannes World Film Festival and earlier won Best TV Pilot for Tokyo Ghost at the LA Under The Stars Film Festival.
She has adapted Tokyo Ghost into a tv series which is now being submitted and the other 2 screenplays will follow shortly as she develops a career as a fulltime screenwriter.
Additionally she recently received a Commendation by the British Independent Film Festival @filmfestivalguild as a double Gold Lister for her short screenplay L’Avocat and her latest Brighton Road. The Gold List celebrates 20 screenplays of outstanding quality.
Rachel has an MA in Screenwriting from London Film School (University of Warwick) and is also a graduate of Cambridge (MPhil Japanese Studies), University of Warwick (BA Art & Italian), University of London (MA Japanese Studies) and courses with Harvard University (Japanese Art & Culture). She speaks Japanese, French and Italian.
Awards
Tokyo Ghost
Winner
- Best TV Pilot Screenplay at LA Under The Stars film Festival 8/24
- IndieX Film Fest Los Angeles (2024) – Best Short Script
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La Femme International Film Festival
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City of Angels Women’s Film Festival
Honourable mention
- Los Angeles Short Film Awards (2024) Thriller Screenplay
Finalist
- California Women’s Film Festival – Summer (2024) Short Script
Semi-finalist
- Lit Scares International Horror Festival (2024)
- Dubai Independent Film Festival (2024)
- Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (Summer 2023) – Entered as Tokyo Twist
- Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards – Diversity Initiative (v) 2023 – Entered as “Tokyo Twist”
Quarterfinalist
- Manchester Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2024) – Entered as “Tokyo Twist”
- Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards (Season 8) 2023 – Entered as “Tokyo Twist”
- Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2023) – Entered as “Tokyo Twist”
Hear My Song
Winner
- British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) 2024
- Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA) 2024
- New York Film Awards – Best Short Screenplay June 2024
- Paris Art and Movie Awards | PAMA Sessions – Spring Session (2024)
- Marina Del Rey 2024 – Best International Screenplay
- GOLD: Independent Shorts Awards Los Angeles – June (2024)
- Cannes World Film Festival (2024) – Best Short Script
- Golden Lion International Film Festival (GLIFF)
Nominee
- LA Under The Stars, California 2024
Honourable mention
- Indie Short Fest – Los Angeles – June 2024
Finalist
- California Women’s Film Festival (Summer) 2024 – Invited to speak on the panel 6 July in LA
- Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards (2023)
- Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards – Diversity Initiative V (2023)
Semi-finalist
- Miami Screenplay Awards (2023)
- Dubai Independent Film Festival (2024)
Quarterfinalist
- Manchester Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2024)
- Pittsburgh Shorts and Script Competition (2023)
Official Selection
- LA Independent Women Film Awards (POTENTIAL WINNER: Announced October 2024)
L’Avocat
Winner
- Los Angeles Short Film Awards (2024)
- NYC International Screenplay Awards (2024)
- Independent Shorts Awards – Los Angeles (2024)
- Dubai Independent Film Festival (2024)
Nominee
- Paris Art & Movie Awards (PAMA) 2024
- LA Independent Women Film Awards (2024)
Finalist
- Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA) 2024
- Cannes World Film Festival (2024)
- The Indie Gathering Internation Film Festival (2024)
Honourable mention
- The Los Angeles International Underground Film Festival (2024)
Semi-finalist
- New York International Screenplay Awards – NYISA (2024)
- Indie Short Fest (2024)
- IndieX Film Fest (2024)
Quarterfinalist
- Nashville 55th Film Festival – Academy Award Qualifier (2024)
Official Selection
- LA Independent Women Awards (2024)