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Diane Sismour keeps her fans up at night with grounded horror, thrillers, and psychological suspense. Her characters and audiences never know what perils await them or the predicaments they must resolve. She’s a member of national and local writing and screenplay groups.

Her screenplay, The Doll Keeper, is in development with Director, Jason Noto, LP Tim Cronin, DP Jose Zambrano Cassella, FX Tate Steinsiek, PD Omar Foster, Producer The Doll Keeper Productions LLC.

Recent awards are:
2025 Nyx Horror Collective Fellowship Semi-Finalist
2025 Stowe Story Lab qualifier
2025 Austin Film Festival Second Rounder
2025 Austin After Dark Film Festival Screenplay: Dark Drama Feature Winner
2025 Atlanta Women's Film Festival Horror/Thriller Feature Screenplay Winner
2025 Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards Best American Screenplay Winner
2025 WRPN Women's International Film Festival Best of Festival – Platinum Screenplay Winner
2025 Sherman Oaks Film Festival Best Screenplay - Feature Film Finalist
2025 Montreal Women Film Festival Best Feature Screenplay Nominee
2025 Moonrise Film Festival Best Feature Screenplay Nominee
2025 Los Angeles Film & Script Festival Script (Suspense/Thriller) Jury Honorable Mention
2025 EuroCine Film & Screenwriting Festival Best Feature Film Screenplay Nominee (1/7/2026)
2025 Page Turner Screenplays, Best Feature Quarter Finalist
2025 Golden Pen Script Awards Best Feature Script Nominee (12/23/2026)
2025 Cannes Script Festival Winter Best Logline Winner
2025 Jalgaon International Film Festival-Awarded Winner Best Script
2026 Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival Best Horror Feature Screenplay Winner Best Feature
2026 Berlin International Film Festival Best Screenplay Finalist
2026 JIFF Best Screenplay Finalist Best Screenplay