film and television writer
Victor Adame is a Chicano filmmaker from Riverside, California. He received his Bachelor's degree in Film and Media Studies from the University of California, Irvine, and his Master of Fine Arts degree in Screenwriting from Chapman University. Beyond his education, he has worked with prominent film companies ranging from the Sundance Institute to the Black List. He has also been part of industry fellowships such as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Gold Rising Program and the National Hispanic Media Coalition’s 2024 Series Scriptwriters Program. As a writer, he uses his cultural upbringing in the Inland Empire to tell stories about complicated Latino families affected by politics and social injustice. He is currently working on his first feature film - a semi-autobiographical family drama set in his hometown of Riverside, California. Most recently, he started a position as a Studio Page at Paramount Pictures.
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FEATURE FILM | DRAMA | 94 PAGES
When a false incarceration tears them apart, a close-knit Chicano family struggles to overcome their grief while coming of age in Riverside, California.
OPTIONED | IN PRE-PRE-PRODUCTION
HEIR
TELEVISION PILOT | DRAMA | 57 PAGES
PILOT - "Casus Belli”
After generations of feuding over shared land, two rival families (one Mexican and one Navajo) are brought together by a newfound shared relative - the heir. Now, they must work together to survive the everchanging Indigenous frontier.
CHUPACABRA
FEATURE FILM | HORROR/COMEDY | 93 PAGES
As their lifelong friendship withers away, five friends decide to spend Halloweekend on hallucinogens at a remote cabin in Tijuana, Mexico. When the problematic leader of the group is bitten by a Chupacabra, his friends must decide whether or not to kill him to prevent him from becoming a Chupacabra.
UPPERCUT
FEATURE FILM | DARK COMEDY | 104 PAGES
When a cynical and self-loathing zoomer is diagnosed with depression, he cannot afford his antidepressants due to his lack of health insurance. As his mental health deteriorates, he must excel at street fighting to save his life - problem is, he’s the worst fighter on Earth.
THE GARAVITOS
TELEVISION PILOT | CRIME/DRAMA | 60 PAGES
PILOT - "Leak"
In the mid 1990s, the Governor of California (a self-made Chicana) is up for reelection during the peak of the war on drugs. She and her dysfunctional yet powerful family must hide their resurfacing criminal past in order to maintain political power.
THUNDER BOYS
FEATURE FILM | DRAMA/MUSIC | 98 PAGES
A behind the scenes look at a Latino rock band as the four teens from different Latin American countries search for success while coming-of-age in 1980s Los Angeles.
accolades
2024 Series Scriptwriters Program - National Hispanic Media Coalition
2023 Semi-Finalist - Humanitas Prize Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Award (¡Raza!)
2023 Drama Feature Second Rounder - Austin Film Festival (¡Raza!)
2023 Television Spec Second Rounder - Austin Film Festival (Succession)
2023 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices QuarterFinalist (¡Raza!)
2022 Academy Gold Rising Program - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
2022 Finalist (Top 50 out of 3,500) - ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship (¡Raza!)
2022 Drama Feature Second Rounder - Austin Film Festival (Thunder Boys)
2022 Narrative Podcast Second Rounder - Austin Film Festival (A Bad Feeling)
2021 Outstanding Television Screenwriting Award - UC Irvine (Borders)
2021 Television Pilot Second Rounder - Austin Film Festival (Borders)