Macee Binns


PUBLISHED LITERARY WORKS

Macee Binns is a published Playwright, Screenwriter, Blogger and Journalist that has WON several awards for her plays, screenplays, articles and short stories. 

Most notably, her acclaimed female-led romantic dramedy, Hand Twins, recently WON awards for Best Feature Screenplay at the prestigious 2022 California Women’s Film Festival, the 2022 First Women Film Festival and the 2022 Venus Community Awards out of hundreds of entries submitted from around the world. The unproduced feature-length script placed as a Semi-Finalist at the 2021 Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, the 2021 Scriptation Showcase Script Competition and the 2022 Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards. The script received Quarter Finalist titles at the 2022 Richmond International Film Festival and the 2022 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition. In August of 2022, the screenplay was named a Preliminary Finalist at the 2022 Creative World Awards and it was one of the select few scripts that was passed on to the Semi-Finals at the 2022 ScreenCraft Film Fund Feature Competition with Mark Duplass. Additionally, Hand Twins received Official Selection nominations for Best Feature Film Script at the 2021 Miami Indie Film Awards, the 2021 Toronto Film and Script Awards in association with Toronto Film Magazine, the 2022 Andromeda Film Festival, the 2022 LA Indies Film Festival and the 2022 Toronto International Women Film Festival. Thanks to these accolades, Hand Twins is now ranked in the top 4% of all 92,191 screenplays on Coverfly. Requests to read the script can be submitted through TheBlackList, InkTip, FilmFreeway, ISA or on Coverfly.

Macee is a published playwright whose works have been produced at regional and community theaters across the U.S. In 2014, Macee's short film script, Row 28, was awarded a Finalist title at the esteemed Hollywood Screenplay Contest. Subsequently, the stage play version of Row 28 was published by JAC Publishing & Promotions and is sold on Amazon and Kindle eBooks. Two original monologues from Macee's play, Stone Cold Sober, were selected by Smith and Kraus Publishers for print in their annual anthology book series: The Best Women's Stage Monologues of 2017. This popular theatrical series can be found at Barnes & Noble, Target and most major book retailers worldwide. In 2018, Heuer Publishing acquired Macee's play, Candi With An I, and featured the comedic one-act in their renown Catalog for the Performing Arts. This short stage play can be purchased on Amazon and the Heuer Publishing Website. In 2019, Macee's play Now Boarding and her monologues Static, Stuffed Panda and Undressed were published by Off The Wall Plays and are sold digitally through the online publisher.

During her time in Hollywood, Macee has worked as a Content Writer for the popular news media sites TheRichest, Ranker and TopBuzz; where several of her articles went viral and received over 3 million views online. She also has journalist experience working as a Reporter for The Canyon News in Los Angeles. In 2018, Macee accepted a job at Dancing Iguana Productions as a Segment Writer, Producer and occasional Co-host of the popular podcast, Left Unsupervised; available on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn and Spotify. In 2021, Macee served on the Arkansas Arts Council as a Grant Reviewer and Panel Member, participating in the formal written grant review process and live discussion panel for performing arts organizations in her home state of Arkansas.  She was also invited to serve as a Screenplay Contest Judge at the 2023 SYS's Six-Figure Film Festival and Screenplay Contest, where she scored feature screenplays for the competition and participated in an Industry Panel, sharing her expertise in the field of screenwriting. 

In her spare time Macee Binns co-writes a women’s comedy blog, with actress Fernanda Chaves, called: Thoughts From A Tiny Ass Chair. To view her blog posts please visit tinyasschair.com and subscribe. 

LA Indies Independent Film Magazine recently featured Macee Binns as an up-and-coming Hollywood screenwriter in an article about her award-winning feature screenplay, Hand Twins. Please click HERE to see the full article.

Cannes Film Awards handpicked Macee's screenplay, Hand Twins, as one of the select few scripts to be featured in the distinguished festival's Annual Distribution List that is published on their website. Check out the full article by clicking HERE.

Bold Journey Magazine did a full profile on Macee Binns and her screenplay, Hand Twins, as part of the Bold Journey Series profiling creatives in Hollywood that you should know. Check out the full article HERE.

For more information on Macee Binns, check out her Personal Website, her IMDB or visit her Amazon Authors Page.

Hand Twins feature screenplay by Macee Binns •

"Hand Twins" an award-winning feature screenplay written by Macee Binns

Logline: Years after an Irish exit and deep in the throes of an early mid-life crisis, a celebrity gossip writer returns to her suffocatingly small hometown in Arkansas to hunt for her late father’s missing ashes; during her search, she crosses paths with her damaged ex-boyfriend who forces her to face the complicated past that she fought so hard to escape. "Hand Twins" is presently ranked in the top 4% of all 92,191 screenplays on Coverfly. Request to read the screenplay can be made through TheBlackList, InkTip, FilmFreeway, ISA or on Coverfly.
Bold Journey Magazine •

Bold Journey Magazine Profile on Macee Binns

Bold Journey Magazine did a full profile on Macee Binns and her screenplay, Hand Twins, as part of the Bold Journey Series profiling creatives in Hollywood that you should know. The popular magazine did a full editorial write-up on Macee’s award-winning screenplay, Hand Twins, which has been gaining traction on the film festival circuit this year. Requests to read the screenplay can be made through TheBlackList, FilmFreeway, InkTip, ISA or on Coverfly.
LA Indies Independent Film Magazine Article on Macee Binns •

Macee Binns featured in LA Indies Independent Film Magazine Article for her award-winning screenplay "Hand Twins"

Macee Binns was featured as an up-and-coming writer in an article by LA Indies Independent Film Magazine. The popular magazine did a full editorial write-up on Macee’s award-winning screenplay, Hand Twins, which has been gaining traction on the film festival circuit this year. Macee’s unproduced script was named an Official Selection and given an Honorable Mention Title for Best Screenplay at the 2022 LA Indies Film Festival prior to the article's release. This is the 15th nomination for Hand Twins during the 2021 - 2022 festival season. Requests to read the screenplay can be made through TheBlackList, FilmFreeway, InkTip, ISA or on Coverfly.
SYS’s Six-Figure Film Festival & Screenplay Contest •

SYS’s Six-Figure Film Festival & Screenplay Contest Announces Macee Binns as a Screenplay Contest Judge for the 2023 Festival Season

Sys’s Six Figure Film Festival & Screenplay Contest announces Macee Binns as a Hollywood Screenplay Contest Judge for the 2023 festival season. In addition to reviewing the festival’s feature screenplay submissions, she will also participate in an Industry Panel at the renown Los Angeles based film festival sharing her expertise in the field of screenwriting.
Cannes Film Awards Annual Distribution List •

Cannes Film Awards handpicked Macee's screenplay "Hand Twins" to be featured in the distinguished Festival's Annual Distribution List

Cannes Film Awards handpicked Macee’s screenplay “Hand Twins” as one of the select few scripts to be featured in the distinguished festival’s Annual Distribution List published on their website. The popular magazine did a full editorial write-up on Macee’s award-winning screenplay, Hand Twins, which has been gaining traction on the film festival circuit this year. Requests to read the screenplay can be made through TheBlackList, FilmFreeway, InkTip, ISA or on Coverfly.
LA Indies Independent Film Magazine Article on screenwriter Macee Binns •

Macee Binns featured in an LA Indies Film Magazine Article for her award-winning screenplay "Hand Twins"

Macee Binns was featured as an up-and-coming writer in an article by LA Indies Independent Film Magazine. The popular magazine did a full editorial write-up on Macee’s award-winning screenplay, Hand Twins, which has been gaining traction on the film festival circuit this year. Macee’s unproduced script was named an Official Selection and given an Honorable Mention title for Best Screenplay at the 2022 LA Indies Film Festival prior to the article's release. This is the 15th nomination for Hand Twins during the 2021 - 2022 festival season. Requests to read the screenplay can be made through TheBlackList, FilmFreeway, InkTip, ISA or on Coverfly.