Francesca Varisco

Calgary, Canada

ScreenwriterProduction AssistantAuthorPlaywright

About Francesca

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Once upon a blog... il pasto nudo fund raising

Una giornata da donne (A day in women's life)

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Awards

2 X Quarter Finalist, Stage 32 Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Screenwriting Competition
(2025)
Semifinalist, Empowering Women Script Competition, STAGE 32 + CATALYST STUDIOS (Breaking Out)
(2024)
The HOT 100 List, Capital Fund Screenplay Competition (Let the rain)
(2022)
Nicholl Semifinalist (The Code)
(2019)
Official Selection, Oaxaca Film Festival (The King’s Horse)
(2019)

Official Selection, Oaxaca Film Festival (The Code)
(2017)

Semi finalist, Table Read My Screenplay Chicago (The Code)
(2017)

Second place, Comedy, Las Vegas Screenplay Contest (The King's Horse)
(2016)

Quarter Finalist, Happy Writers Competition (The King's Horse)
(2015)

Quarter finalist, The WeScreenplay International Screenwriting Competition (The King's horse)
(2014)

Finalist, Schermo bianco alle donne (Una giornata da donne)
(2010)

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Credits

Una giornata da donne (2010)
Film (short) Director, Actor

Loglines

Breaking Out Drama Fifteen men who went to College while incarcerated show us how education is key for both rehabilitation and prevention. Based on Breaking Out in Prison, from Babita Patel.
Pioneers - Pilot: When I first came to this Land Science Fiction A Pioneers expedition to planet Teegarden-b is wiped out by its native civilization, forcing the resident scientist and commander to go past their mutual dislike - while on frozen Earth, a boy and a group of eco-lunatics set out to rescue the scientist who might know how to fix Earth’s climate: his father.
Stuff in space - PILOT: Vera Science Fiction When a young space engineer accepts a new dream job at the space launch agency, she discovers an unsettling truth about her boyfriend - and has to help preventing a rogue satellite EMP attack, while navigating corporate politics.
Payback Thriller / Suspense ⋄ Action When the Russian mafia kidnaps world-famous pop star Tyler Schiff, she find an unexpected ally - and romance - in her captor, Sergey. (Co-writer: Darrick Evenson) DIE HARD MEETS EXTRACTION
Let the Rain Action ⋄ Crime Against the backdrop of a dark Vancouver, a badass lieutenant and her smart aide struggle to pin the criminal gangs behind the drug trade, until she resolves to take the matter in her hands and things derail. Inspired by true facts.
An Italian in Algiers Comedy ⋄ Family ⋄ Art House After meeting with a kid son of Algerian immigrants, the rather ordinary life of a pensioner finds new meaning as he decides to gift his wife a trip to Algeria. But first, he'll learn from the child a few things he wouldn't expect - discovering that inner strength and courage have no age.
The code Budget: $10M - $30M | Action ⋄ Mystery When an ambitious journalist and three IT analysts dig into a strange computer malware, they stumble upon Stuxnet and accidentally uncover a cyberwar operation targeting Iranian nuclear enrichment program. Based on a true story. 2019 Nicholl Semifinalist.
Timeless. There are no boundaries. Action ⋄ Science Fiction When she finds out she can see things happened in past ages, Sandra, a rather ordinary teenager, must learn how to master her gift and run from criminals willing to exploit it.
The King's horse Comedy ⋄ Romance When Sylvie, a horse trainer, meets Prince Karim, lazying on the French Riviera, she dislikes him at first sight - until his talent with animals makes her change her mind.