January 2025
The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge has just been selected for the Manchester Film Festival (in England!) and The Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (in Florida!).
More to come!
January 2025
A lot has been going on and I haven’t had a chance to update. Here are some of the highlights.
My original TV pilot WEEKI WACHEE has received several accolades:
Official Selection for the Chicago Screenplay Awards, Official Selection for the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, Semi-Finalist for the Cinequest Screenwriting Competition, Semi-Finalist for the Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards, Quarter-Finalist for the Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards and Finalist for the London International Screenwriting Competition.
My short film THE YELLOW SPONGE IS THE DISH SPONGE is still on the festival circuit and doing great.
WINNER - OUTSTANDING COMEDY DIRECTOR - SPECIAL JURY PRIZE at the Anchorage International Film Festival
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Official Selection of the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival
October
I am a FINALIST for the Yes, And Laughter Lab. Yassssssss! Very exciting!
August
Well things are getting spicy over here. We just picked up the GRAND PRIZE: Best LGBTQ+ Film at the Rhode Island Film Festival, we have been accepted into the Vancouver Queer Film Festival and next week we screen at SIDEWALK! Let’s go Yellow Sponge!
August 2024
We are excited to be official selections for the MICHEAUX FILM FESTIVAL and the SIDEWALK FILM FESTIVAL! Go Sponge!
July
Very excited that I won the BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE in SHORT FILM at the WACO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL.
GO TEAM SPONGE on another AWARD!
July
Our film THE YELLOW SPONGE IS THE DISH SPONGE has been selected for the Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival! Happing in Rhode Island in August!
July
Excited to announce that my original 1/2 TV pilot LOVE, MARY TODD has made it to the Quarterfinals of the Golden Script Competition. Woot Woot!
July
The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge is an official selection for the Waco Independent Film Festival
UPDATE: We have also been NOMINATED for the following awards
Best Short Film - Comedy
Best Short Screenplay
Best Comedic Performance - Bixby Elliot (that’s me!)
June
The Yellow Sponge is the Dish Sponge is an official selection for the LA Film Festival and the WINNER of BEST LGBTQ Short Film
May
Fun news! Our short film NATSUKASHII was accepted to the Seattle Film Festival and my TV script Love, Mary Todd is a semi-finalist for the Big Apple Film Festival. Click HERE to learn more about Natsukashii
May/June
Hitting the Film Festival Circuit with my name short film THE YELLOW SPONGE IS THE DISH SPONGE, directed by Michele Noble, written and produced by me and starring Alexander Lambie and myself. CLICK HERE to learn more.
April
Workshop of my new play WHOLE SKY ALL DIAMONDS, a commission for Syracuse University.
December, January, February (catching up) :)
So excited and grateful that my script Love, Mary Todd has received so much love including Cinequest, Atlanta Film Festival, The Los Angeles TV, Script and Film Festival and Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Diversity Initiative. THANK YOU!
November
Our short film NATSUKASHII will be screened at TBUFF (Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival) where our film AQUAMARINE filmed two years ago (and won an award!) and at the Budapest Movie Awards. Also, my pilot script LOVE, MARY TODD is part of the Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival 2023
September
Lots of fun accolades for my work
September
My short film NATSUKASHII was named a semi-finalist for the Santa Ana Independent Film Awards
August
My short film screenplay THE YELLOW SPONGE IS THE DISH SPONGE has been selected as the runner up for the BEST SHORT FILM SCREENPLAY AWARD at the OUT ON FILM FESTIVAL!
August
Excited to announce that both my feature screenplay SALT KISS and my narrative short film NATSUKASHII are both SEMI FINALIST for the Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival!
July
Principal photography begins for my new short film THE YELLOW SPONGE IS THE DISH SPONGE
June
My pilot LOVE, MARY TODD has been selected as a FINALIST for the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards - Diversity Initiative! Yassssss!
June
Excited that my original 1/2 hour comedy pilot LOVE, MARY TODD was selected as the winner of the Best TV Series Award for the Prix Royal Paris Screenplay Awards! So f’ing excited! :)
June
My short film Natsukashii was an official selection for the Feline Film Festival
May 2023
My TV Pilot, LOVE, MARY TODD was a finalist (1 of 6 scripts) for the BEST COMEDY TELEPLAY AWARD at the Portland Comedy Film Festival.
May 2023
I am excited to announce that our AMAZING director, Jack Dentinger, took home the BEST DIRECTOR AWARD at the Austin International Art Festival this year for the short film I wrote and co-produced. BRAVO JACK!
April 20223
A reading of WE ARE NOT UNSPECTACULAR THINGS (or Sherlock Homo and The Study in Scarlet) will be presented at Syracuse University’s Tepper Semester directed by Jonathan Silverstein.
April 2023
My original TV Pilot LOVE, MARTY TODD is an official selection for the PORTLAND COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL (and their script competition).
March 2023
My original TV Pilot LOVE, MARY TODD has been selected as a quarterfinalist for THE SCRIPT LAB (TSL) SCREENPLAY COMPETITION (and is currently still in consideration for further rounds).
February 2023
I launched my first FINISH THE DRAFT class, taught an online workshop on FINISHING THE DRAFT for 100 ppl and started 1 on 1 coaching for writers looking to FINISH THEIR DRAFTS! Learn more by clicking on FINISHTHEDRAFT on the nav bar.
October 2022
Rhode Island International Film Festival (Flickers 41) has selected the film that I co-wrote with written by Daniel Talbott, Oliver Palmer, Amy Berryman, Addie Johnson Talbott, Samantha Soule and Ren Dara Santiago, AIN’T IT THOUGH, as a FINALIST for their Screenplay Competition!
September 2022
Currently pitching a new 1/2 comedy (written by Melanie Maras and myself) with Entertainment Studios!
May 2022
I am excited to share the news that my feature length screenplay HAPPY, NOW is a finalist for the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival.festival.com/ I will be attending the festival (in person!) May 25th - May 29th.
May 2022
So incredibly excited and honored that AQUAMARINE has been selected for the 2022 Madrid international Film Festival (happening July 18th, 2022).
We also received the news that we have been nominated for 5 awards: Best Short Film, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Short Film (Eric Wiegand) , Outstanding Lead Actress in a Short Film (Isabel Pask) , Best Editing in a Short Film (Jack Dentinger) and Best Costumes in a Short or Feature (Olivia Hern).
May 2022
AIN’T IT THOUGH begins shooting in Palm Springs, Los Angeles and Ojai in May 2022. This indie experimental feature is written by Daniel Talbott, Oliver Palmer, Amy Berryman, Addie Johnson Talbott, Samantha Soule, Ren Dara Santiago and myself. So excited for this shoot!
AIN’T IT THOUGH: When their estranged mother sends them a box of seven cassette tapes, a young drag creator living in NYC sets out on a journey to their long-lost childhood home in the desert wilds near Palm Springs.
April 2022
The New Renaissance Festival in Amsterdam has awarded the film that I co-wrote with written by Daniel Talbott, Oliver Palmer, Amy Berryman, Addie Johnson Talbott, Samantha Soule and Ren Dara Santiago, AIN’T IT THOUGH, the BEST SCREENPLAY AWARD!
Spring 2022
My short film AQUAMARINE is an official selection of the Beeston Film Festival in Beeston, Nottingham, England.
We have also been nominated for BEST SCRIPT, BEST PRIDE and BEST HORROR.
Spring 2022
My short screenplay YOU’VE GOT TYPES is a semi-finalist for the Palm Springs Shorts Festival!
Spring 2022
AIN’T THOUGH a new feature film written and directed by members of C19 (including Bixby) will begin shooting. If you are interested in supporting this project you can click HERE to make a donation
December 2021
Bixby’s short film script YOU’VE GOT TYPES won the “Best Voice” award at the Script Summit Screenplay Competition
December 2021
Aquamarine selected as Best Short Film at the Tampa Bay Underground Festival!
March 2021
Aquamarine (written and produced by Bixby Elliot) was featured in the Tokyo International Short Film Festival and was a finalist for Best International Short.
March 2021
Aquamarine (written and produced by Bixby Elliot) will premiere at the NYCITFF. Click HERE for tickets and information.
February 2021
Bixby’s 1/2 comedy television pilot, DREAMS COME TRUE (written with Becky Yamamoto) has been selected as a quarter finalist for the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards.
October 2020
Art House Productions has announced the 2020-2021 cohort of its INKubator Program and Bixby was a FINALIST for the program. Click HERE to see their exciting lineup of artists.
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Bixby’s play I LOVE YOU ST. PETERSBURG! will be produced by the Hershey Area Playhouse as part of their Digital Shorts program October 2nd - 4th, 2020. Click HERE for tickets and information.
Summer 2020
Principal photography completed on AQUAMARINE a short film written by Bixby Elliot and directed by Jack Dentinger. Currently in post production and scheduled for release September 2020.
March 2020
Samuel French released publication of I LOVE YOU ST. PETERSBURG! Bixby Elliot’s short play and winner of The Samuel French Off Off Broadway competition. Click HERE to purchase or obtain rights.
February 2020
if on a winter’s night…Bixby Elliot’s full length play received a reading at Los Angeles’ Blank Theater
January 2020
Kick off of the 8th season of The Brooklyn Generator, co-curated with Erin Mallon