Jim Picariello

Jim Picariello is a screenwriter/filmmaker breaking into the industry from rural, coastal Maine. It's a surefire plan!

His dark romantic comedy screenplay, The Cult of Us, was a Quarter-Finalist in the Nicholl Fellowship and is a Coverfly Top 2% Project, and his short script, Ninja Chiropractor, was a Semifinalist in the 2019 Austin Film Festival, where he's a 2-time Pitch Finalist. In addition, he is a 2018 Stowe Story Labs alum.

Most recently, Jim's optioned feminist, animated, family feature screenplay, Igor and Frankie, is a Coverfly Top 1% Project and his first 4-minute short film, This Time It’s Shopping, made for $100, was selected by 18 film festivals and won 5 top awards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kjo-creLVk

This earned the attention of Sesame Street, who hired Jim to make a short film about “The Number 6” on a Maine farm, which aired on HBO's Sesame Street in 2018.

Jim’s subsequent 5-minute short film, Passive Aggressive Dads, was selected by 22 festivals, including Sedona, Nantucket, Breckenridge, SOHO, and BFI London. The film won 3 top awards, including Best Comedy (up against features) at the Beaufort International Film Festival. https://vimeo.com/275326334

His family-friendly short film, The Mushroom Huntress, starring Hoyt Richards (the world's first male supermodel) and Lacey Hannan, is currently in festivals.