Albert’s one-hour crime-drama pilot script Renaissance Town has been selected as a semifinalist in the 11th season of the Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards.

Renaissance Town is set in a dying Rust Belt town recently rejuvenated by refugees. When a beloved young woman is raped and murdered in a Rust Belt city remaking itself as a refugee haven, Utica’s first Karen Burmese police officer is torn between her badge, her family, and her community as she risks everything to clear her brother in a case powerful people are determined to simplify.

Renaissance Town was previously a semifinalist in the BlueCat TV Writing Competition, a quarterfinalist in the Stage 32 TV Drama Screenwriting Contest, and a second rounder for the International Screenwriters’ Association (ISA) Fast Track Fellowship.

The Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards is an annual screenwriting competition dedicated to discovering and promoting emerging television writers. Now in its 11th season, the competition recognizes outstanding original television pilots and web-series scripts across all genres, providing writers with industry exposure, networking opportunities, and access to entertainment professionals.