Welcome to the official site of Joe Kovler, where you will find out about his past work, professional background, and current projects. With a passion for movies, a deep understanding of great storytelling, and a thorough knowledge of screenplay structure, Joe has mastered the art of creating compelling scripts and books.
BOOKS
2022 Historical Fiction Company Awards
for At the Corner of Hitler and Goering
2024 Silver Award for Dangerous Crossings
SCRIPTS
CAMP HERO
A Historical Coming of Age Story
In 1962, in the shadow of the Cuban Missile Crisis, one of the fourteen thousand teenage refugees brought to the US by the CIA and the Catholic Church, deals with the challenges of adapting to a new country while looking for a way to become reunited with his family in Cuba.
HENDERSONVILE
OLYMPICS
An Instant Classic
In Hendersonville, North Carolina, during the summer of 1965, Josh, a vacationing fourteen-year-old from New York City faces vast cultural differences and finds himself in mortal danger as a Vietnam veteran, who has been stealing dogs and torturing wild animals suspects Josh of notifying the police.
THREE MILE HARBOR
Sci-Fi Pilot Script
In 1701, Sarah Kidd, a pirate in her own right, uses her genetically gained “dream discovery powers” to steal treasures, and guards them from colonial authorities and other pirates. In 2022 or the near future, Roberta Kydd Rousby, a descendent, has inherited her estate and her supernatural “dream discovery powers,” steals objects of great value, and is closely studied at a secretive military complex where occult research and experiments are conducted.
AT THE CORNER OF HITLER AND GOERING-
FULL LENGTH FEATURE SCRIPT
A Real Page Turner
In 1938, against a backdrop of the war in Europe, German Max Schmeling loses to the American Joe Louis in the first round of a fight at Yankee Stadium. After watching the defeat of his national hero to a “schwarze,” and to Max Baer, a Jew, a few years earlier, Karl Seger decides to stage a boxing exhibition at the Nazi youth camp he runs on Long Island, inviting three Jewish boxers, trainer Jackie and his proteges Ruby and Moe, to serve as sacrificial lambs in a display of German superiority.
AT THE CORNER OF HITLER AND GOERING-
PILOT EPISODE SCRIPT: "CAMP SIEGFRIED"
Historical Drama
ONE: The Pilot :“CAMP SIEGFRIED”
EPISODES:
TWO: “YAPHANK INVESTIGATION”
Corruption abounds in the Yaphank police, fire and hospital emergency departments. Challenged by this and the lies surrounding the death of one of the boxers, Jackie seeks revenge.
THREE: “PROPAGATION OF THE RACE”
Seger’s wife, teaching sex to young girls and boys, pushes the propagation of the Aryan race to new levels.
FOUR: “THE ALIEN SQUAD”
The NYPD Alien Squad ramps up their investigation into Nazi spies.
FIVE: “VENGEANCE”
Jackie continues in his efforts to get justice, a young girl’s pregnancy is celebrated, and the FBI ramps up the stalled out investigation.
SIX: “THE KLAN”
Camp Siegfrieders extend a welcome hand to the Ku Klux Klan and plan joint rallies on Long Island. Local communities embrace white supremacy.
SEVEN: “JUSTICE”
Justice has a twisted path on Long Island.
EIGHT: “NAZIS ON THE LOOSE”
One of the Camp Siegfriend leaders returns to Germany and creates the plans to send submarines to Amagansett and Florida to let loose groups of Nazi spies in America. Most of the spies are captured and executed.
CAMP HERO AWARDS
"A movie about a Cuban kid during the Cuban Missile Crisis is engaging. The fears he feels are all explored, whether it’s for his family’s well-being or his own. It makes for an intriguing story as he acts in response to these fears. It’s a unique perspective to a well known historical event."
-Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
FINALIST
Los Angeles International
Screenplay Awards
(top 10)
Fall 2018
FINALIST
Miami Screenplay Awards
Winter 2020
(top 10)
SEMI-FINALIST
Big Apple Film Festival
Summer 2019
SEMI-FINALIST
(TOP 5)
Faith in Film
Spring 2020
SEMI-FINALIST
NYC International Screenplay Awards
Spring 2019
QUARTER FINALIST
Screencraft Family Friendly Competition
2018
HENDERSONVILLE OLYMPIC AWARDS
"In 1964, Josh visits family in the country-side for the summer, and gets himself acquainted with the Sharp family: adopted siblings Dan, Bobby, Laura, and Kathy. Josh is fish out of water in this town. He is Jewish, from New York, and have never visited this town before. He joins the children’s Olympics alongside the Sharp kids, and over time they bond into a group of friends. At the same time, dogs keep mysteriously disappearing around town. Josh sees a mentally unstable Vietnam veteran burying a dead dog, and finds himself entangled in a dangerous conflict. "
-NYC International Screenplay Awards
SEMI-FINALIST
Chicago Screenplay Awards
2019
QUARTERFINALIST
Blue Cat Screenplay Competition
Spring 2020
QUARTERFINALIST
Los Angeles International
Screenplay Awards
2019 Holiday Awards
QUARTERFINALIST
Austin Screenplay Awards
2019
QUARTERFINALIST
NYC International Screenplay Awards
2019
QUARTERFINALIST
Atlanta Screenplay Awards
2019
THREE MILE HARBOR AWARDS
"This ambitious script intertwines the mystery of Captain William Kidd’s seventeenth century buried treasure with seemingly sinister military research into teleportation in the present day. ...Three Mile Harbor approaches the legend of Captain Kidd’s treasure cache from a different angle, focusing instead on Captain Kidd’s beautiful widow, Sarah, who married four times. Sarah’s first three marriages were brief, ending in her husbands’ deaths. This script not only suggests that Sarah was independently hiding Captain Kidd’s loot but also adds the original concept that Sarah was experiencing some kind of telekinetic powers that enabled her to acquire wealth. Three Miles Harbor covers new territory as well by inventing the story of Sarah Kidd’s descendant, Roberta, who apparently has inherited some of her ancestor’s teleportation powers. Roberta appears to be trapped in a menacing military experiment in the present that also may be related to the search for Captain Kidd’s lost treasure. "
-Santa Barbara Screenplay Awards
FINALIST
Santa Barbara International Awards
Winter 2021
FINALIST
Chicago Screenplay TV Pilots
2019
SEMI-FINALIST
NYC International Screenplay Awards
Winter 2020
QUARTERFINALIST
Atlanta Film Festival
Spring 2020
QUARTERFINALIST
Los Angeles International
Screenplay Awards
2020
Finalist
Best TV Pilots
Geneva International Science
in Fiction Screenplay Awards
Winter 2022
AWARDS FOR THE SCRIPTS AT THE CORNER OF HITLER
AND GOERING
"Reading At the Corner of Hitler and Goering is a shocking, sad, and riveting experience. Beginning with the deeply unpleasant revelation that Nazi sympathizers indoctrinated American children at summer camps, and then ending with the liberation of a concentration camp in World War II, the story examines Jewish- American identity in a new, engaging way. It heavily focuses on the importance of having a purpose, and of living with intention; it makes clear there are still some facets of life untouched by moral ambiguity." -Wiki Screenplay Contest
FINALIST
Wiki Screenplay Contest
2021
Feature
SEMI-FINALIST
Filmatic Drama Screenplay Awards
2021
Feature
QUARTERFINALIST
Blue Cat Screenplay Competition
2021
Feature
QUARTERFINALIST
Los Angeles International
Screenplay Awards
2020
Feature
SEMI-FINALIST
Miami Screenplay Awards
Summer 2020
Pilot Episode
SEMI-FINALIST
Wiki Screenplay
2020
Pilot Episode
SECOND ROUNDER
Austin Film Festival
2020
Pilot Episode
SEMI-FINALIST
Shore Scripts
2020
Pilot Episode
ABOUT JOSEPH KOVLER
Joe started writing short stories and scripts out of a pure love for writing. He gradually started becoming more and more involved in screenwriting and quickly fell in love with the industry, dedicating his time to coming up with creative ideas and working hard to develop his storytelling skills. All of his scripts have been honored with awards from numerous screenplay contests. Contact him to find out more information, or if you’re interested in collaborating on a project.
CONTACT
If you'd like to ask Joe a question or discuss his screenplays please use the info below.
Joe Kovler
50 Church Street
East Hampton, NY 11937
518-428-3896
