PORTLAND Comedy Film Festival Spring 2023

Diana Richardson and I are too excited for this news!!

Here’s the trailer for the nominees.

Come see our TV pilot in person:

Date:
Sunday, May 21, 2023

Start Time:
11:45 am PDT

End Time:
9:00 pm PDT

Venue:
Clinton Street Theater

Address:
2522 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR 97202, USA

Thank you, Portland Comedy FF Spring 2023!

More Good News for AREA 50

FINALIST! For 16th Annual StoryPros International Screenplay Contest!

 

Della Greenawalt and I are ecstatic and anxiously awaiting the Winner announcement on the 15th.

DALLAS LAW Finalist with Big Apple Film Festival

Big Apple rocks!

The Dallas Law Ladies are finalists!

~ debi

Emerging Screenwriters and THOSE BENEATH

Top 100!

I’m excited. Can’t wait to hear more.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Winners

~ debi

Stowe Story Lab TV Writer’s Room

I have the honor of being part of this talented group of twelve selected writers.

Eszter Angyalosy is taking us on the journey of breaking down the first season of BOSCH — one of my favorite shows.

Then we will create our own TV pilot and season.

~ debi

Texoma Shrooms Quarter-Finalist at TSL Screenplay Competition

Texoma Shrooms makes its debut!

Top 7.5% of the great TSL Screenplay Contest.

~ debi

 

Piss Elm Entertainment Page Launched

About time.

Diana Richardson and I are prepping for the social media blitz showcasing SUNFLOWER CARE, a half-hour TV pilot written by Della Greenawalt. This witty comedy will be directed by Debi Yazbeck and produced by Diana Richardson, partners at Cheat Death Productions.

Please visit my Piss Elm Entertainment Page and follow for more for updates!

Piss Elm Entertainment

~ debi

Another Sundance Certificate

I entered this eight week class with a sketchy vision of my zany, crime-drama, darkly comedic one-hour TV pilot Texoma Shrooms and came out with a full outline!

Sundance continues to help me.

Thank you Vanessa Matsui for your incredible notes and Angela LaManna for fun and thorough teaching.

~ debi

Movin’ On Up at LAISA

It seems I just posted about quarter-finals and LAISA’s incredible review of my TV pilot THOSE BENEATH.

Now THOSE BENEATH is a top 1% finalist still in the running for winner of the 2018 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards.

~ debi

 

 

Those Beneath (TV Pilot) & Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards

        I hadn’t entered a contest in a while, had never entered LAISA, but I felt my TV pilot, Those Beneath, could be a really good fit.

And look at this line-up of judges:

They sent me a one of the best set of scripts notes ever (I highly recommend).

Those Beneath is a quarter-finalist, top 10%.

Next announcement next week.

🤞

~ debi