Albert’s one-hour crime-drama pilot script Renaissance Town has moved on to the second round for the International Screenwriters’ Association (ISA) Fast Track Fellowship. The Top 50 will be announced on October 1, 2026. Six category finalists (Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Historical/Biographical, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, and Suspense) and two Fast Track Fellows will be announced on October 22, 2026.

Fast Track Fellows participate in eight general meetings with studio/development executives and literary agents and receive year-long script development and guidance. Fast Track Fellows are also automatically accepted onto the ISA Development Slate for a full year of support.

Renaissance Town, written by Albert, 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.