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Jana Vandelaar

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ROUGH SEAS

A retired pilot convinces his menopausal wife to leave Colorado—in the summer heat—and try life on a boat in the Florida Keys “for a month.” But when their home burns to the ground during their maiden voyage to the marina and they crash the boat, now they're in massive debt and hilarious fish-out-of-water adventures.

THE FLYING SPY TAKES A DIVE

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Flight attendant Kat takes an undercover job to save her grandma’s house—but with drug smugglers, sexy captains, and zero spy skills, what could possibly go wrong? Everything.


(This is the screenplay adaptation of Jana's Award-Winning book, 

ALLERGIES OVER THE ATLANTIC.)

A happy tribute to the great man! ❤️

BUFFETT BABES - tiki treasures

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Buffett-loving buds go to Hawaii for a treasure hunt left by a late husband. 


Sort of Golden Girls in Flip Flops


Top finalist in the Round Four 2025 Hollywood Genre Comedy Screenplay competition.


 Quarter-Finalist for ISA's Emerging Screenwriters - Action & Adventure Screenplay competition 2025

Selected to pitch this at Story Summit's Pitch Session, 2025

Christmas Cracks

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When an OCD exec’s trusty psychic predicts her life will end, she impulsively buys a ski lodge to reconnect with family—but cracked pipes, a steamy plumber and her screwy family all threaten to flush her “final Christmas” right down the drain.  


A semi-finalist at InkTip's Pitch to Page in 2024. 

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MEET THE CHARACTERS

A career-obsessed, permanently single, Californian deals with her mother’s seventh divorce in the snowy mountains of Colorado over the Christmas holiday. Despite the cold weather, it’s tough to stay cool after running into a smoking-hot man from her past.

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