Cori Gonzalez-Macuer and Louis Mendiola have collaboratively become part of an exclusive list.
The pair have together written a script which has made The Black List, an influential annual survey of Hollywood screenplays which are said to buck the usual trends of conventional storytelling and are yet to be produced.
"To be recognised by them is, for me, amazing," Mendiola tells Newshub.
Mendiola, a US-born writer, has worked with 7 Days star Gonzalez on a variety of projects for about three years.
The Black List describes the script of Ass as a "new sort of entertainment" on its Twitter account.
"There's a bit of a political undertone that goes with it," Mendiola explains.
It's about a puppeteer who accepts work with his ex-fiancee on a "top secret" gig, being forced to fill-in for a famous donkey on a popular TV political comedy.
After being named on the prestigious list, the pair have even been in touch with a production company.
"There's definitely interest - people have already contacted us about it," Mendiola said.
"Once it was put out there that we were pushed up by The Black List - now they want to come and chat with us about it and see what we can do with it."
Watch this space - many scripts which have made The Black List have gone on to win significant awards.
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