Izabela Borowska is a screenwriter, novelist, songwriter and filmmaker, seamlessly weaving her passion for science and music into the storytelling. Her screenplays have received awards in New York City, Los Angeles, Michigan and Vail, Colorado.
She writes various types of projects and genres: thrillers, science-fiction, dramas, fantasy, animation, children’s picture books and stage plays. In 2020 her debut novel “Soul Transplant”, a psychological thriller science-fiction, received the Founder Award at the Story Summit on Royal Caribbean Cruise, founded by David Paul Kirkpatrick (Former President of Paramount Pictures and Production Chief at Walt Disney Pictures), and the script version of “Soul Transplant” is now poised as a promising concept for a TV series. In 2020 her script “The Event”, won the Fantasy Category at the Script Summit and is on the RED LIST by Coverfly.
She was born in Poland, graduated from the I. J. Paderewski Music Schools, Potsdam University of Applied Sciences and have obtained a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and a master’s degree in European Law.
Many of her screenplays have been recognized and awarded in renowned script competitions, film festivals and programs including Story Summit, Script Summit, ScreenCraft Screenwriting Contest, Vail Film Festival, Roadmap Writers, Script Lab, Inroads Fellowship, Indie Short Fest, The TITAN Awards, CineStory Feature Fellowship Contest, Emerging Screenwriters, Filmmatic, Page Turner, Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival, Pinewood Studios in England (studio behind Star Wars, James Bond), and many others.
She participated in many international film workshops, including: “Compelling Live Video” by Broadcast Pix, “Mastering S3DCampus”, „Warsaw Film School Masterclass”, “Effective Film Directing, VFX ” by Platige Image Studio (studio behind The Witcher), “Walt Disney Animation Week” by Story Summit. She learned the intricacies of scriptwriting from Christopher Vogler and navigated the narratives seas with: Linda Aronson, Helen Jacey, Stephen Cleary, Jeff Arch (Sleepless in Seattle), Tab Murphy (Brother Bear, Gorillas in the Mist), Robin Swicord (Memoires of Geisha, Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Meg LeFauve (Inside Out, Captain Marvel) and many more.
As an award-winning writer, she collaborates with Deadline Hollywood and Variety, and is invited to numerous prestigious film events and film festivals such as Venice Film Festival, Deadline Sound & Screen, Sundance Film Festival, Deadline Contenders Television, Variety Music for Screens Summit. She is also a member of the ISA (International Screenwriters’ Association).
Her works explore philosophical themes through speculation on technology, the nature of intelligence, artificial intelligence and humanity’s place in the universe. As a luminary in the world of science fiction, she is a member of the Polish Astrobiological Society and collaborates with the minds at NASA, ESA, and the SETI Institute. Her intellect and creativity earn her an invitation as a guest to the Nobel Prize Summit, which takes place in May in Washington.
