Finish Line Script Competition Winners
Winners
2022
2022 Winners:
Grand Prize Winner: MATTHEW WIXEY - 731 (TV pilot)
Result: MATT WIXEY, based in the UK, signed with The CW Agency and wrote a novel, BASILISK, which will be published by Titan Books in May 2024.
Second Tier Winner: MATT THOMAS - DEBBIE (TV pilot)
Result: Producer & show runner, Bradley Bredeweg is attached to DEBBIE, with a top actress attached to star and produce. We are pitchinng the script to streaming in 2025.
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731 by MATT WIXEY
In postwar Tokyo, a doctor commits an audacious bank robbery, killing twelve people. As a stretched police force attempts to find him, a dark history of war crimes and conspiracy is uncovered. ONE HOUR PILOT; true story; war thriller
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UKON by LORENZO GALUSZKA
When a brutal warlord begins to persecute Christians in feudal Japan, a Catholic samurai must choose between the way of the warrior and the way of the cross. Based on a true story. FEATURE: action, true story
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DEBBIE by MATTHEW THOMAS
A high-flying defense attorney loses her job at a prestigious law firm and becomes a public defender. ONE HOUR PILOT; drama, procedural
Winners
2023
2023 Winners:
SASHA SILJANOVIC - ALWAYS FOREVER (1/2 hour TV pilot)
JANE WILSON - WHO IS AMY BOCK? (drama feature)
PEPI KOKAB - THE FIREMAN (drama feature)
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731 by MATT WIXEY
In postwar Tokyo, a doctor commits an audacious bank robbery, killing twelve people. As a stretched police force attempts to find him, a dark history of war crimes and conspiracy is uncovered. ONE HOUR PILOT; true story; war thriller
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UKON by LORENZO GALUSZKA
When a brutal warlord begins to persecute Christians in feudal Japan, a Catholic samurai must choose between the way of the warrior and the way of the cross. Based on a true story. FEATURE: action, true story
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DEBBIE by MATTHEW THOMAS
A high-flying defense attorney loses her job at a prestigious law firm and becomes a public defender. ONE HOUR PILOT; drama, procedural
2021 Winners
Grand Prize Winner: MUKI THANGAMANI - FLOWERFIELD (TV PIlot)
Result: MUKI THANGAMANI, based in Sydney AUS, signed with Aussie management company, Paper Road, Ltd. His script FLOWERFIELD is being developed by Jon M. Chu’s Electric Somewhere with Matthew Carnahan attached as show runner.
Tirota/Finish Line Social Impact Competition Grand Prize winner:
ALEX QIN – THIRSTYGIRL (Feature)
Result: ALEX QIN signed with Luber-Roklin Entertainment. She directed a Proof of Concept short of her winning script, THIRSTYGIRL, which Finish Line co-produced. The script also won the Page Screenwriting Award in 2022.
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FLOWERFIELD by MUKI THANGAMANI
In an attempt to locate the world’s most wanted terrorist in the wake of a devastating 9/11 style attack, the CIA recruits a widowed inner-city school teacher to infiltrate The Flowerfield Institute - an ultra exclusive, ultra secretive boarding school infamous for hosting the children or tyrants, oligarchs and international terrorists.
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MERCY by OLIVER COOPER IV
An unorthodox African-American surgeon, fresh from duty in the Korean War, finds new hope and surprising strength during a trip to the Jim Crow South, a journey that catapults him to a life-changing decision: to convert a struggling clinic into the town's only black hospital.
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TAKHAR by CHRIS CALEO
After losing his job, his wife and his son in one fell swoop, a meek commodities trader transforms himself into a web-based crusader looking to topple the worst offenders in capitalism. His first target: the Hedge Fund King who he holds responsible for decimating his only child. Then he takes on the 150 most powerful men on earth.
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FEATURE SCREENPLAY
APOCALYPSE PARK by Cord McConnell
AUDREY'S CHILDREN by Julia Fisher Farbman
AUGUST JIG by Abraham El-Raheb
DUAL by Simon Reynolds
FOOTPRINTS ON WATER by Neetha Syam
GUACAMOLE YESTERDAYS by Hudson Phillips
I AM THE WOLF by Adam Groff
JARO by James Butler
#KAREN by Nicole Jones
LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME by Aaron Pope & B. Gauthum
MINUTIA by Mark Lobatto
OPEN HOUSE by Sean J.S. Jourdan & John Ingle
ORADOUR by Vaughn Roste
PAINT FOR YOUR LIFE by Sherry Lamoreaux
QUANT BROTHERS by Luke Schiefelbein
RECOIL by Robert Armanyous
STEAL D.B. COOPER'S MONEY by Mark Price
THE APPLICANTS by Justin Ballheim
THE BLOOD FIELDS by John Kviklys
THE FARRELL GIRL by Lyndal Simpson
THE LION OF ENGAZIWA by James Woods
THE LOVE TRIALS by Theodore James
THE REGENT by Priscila Santa Rosa
TIMMY by Brian Dutt
TONGUES OF MEN AND ANGELS by Elizabeth Hayes
WAKE OF THE QUASIMODO by Lorna Norrise & Lauren Rosson
WHERE DO WE GO? by Joe Holt
TELEVISION PILOTS
BARRACUDA by Keegan Uhl & Caitlin Norton Wyatt
BLOOD DOG by Audrey Lorea
CROCODILE by Christopher Holt
ENDURE by Dan Fabrizio
FAMILY POLITICS by Arielle Haller-Silverstone
GOOD by Austin Kim
HEIR APPARENT by Yellowlees Douglas
(HYSTERICAL SILENCE) by Corbin Godfrey
JACKROCK RISING by Daniel McNaught
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS by Vincent R. Jung
NO GOOD DEED by Heather Farlinger
POW BAMM BOOM by Christopher O'Bryant
REVELATION by Guy Rowland
THE EXPEDITION by Rachel Farrell Fischer
THE FEED by Thu-Huong Ha
THE KILLER B's by Dave Chan
THE STETTIES by Madeline Scholl
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FEATURE SCREENPLAY
#KAREN by Nicole Jones
#LIKEME by Selina Ringel
A HITCHHIKER'S GUIDES by Alison C. Wroblewski
AJAX by Matt Kawecki & Aaron Kadkhodai
APOCALYPSE PARK by Cord McConnell
AUDREY'S CHILDREN by Julia Fisher Farbman
AUGUST JIG by Abraham El-Raheb
AURORA by Joseph Lee
BABY, PLEASE DON'T GO by Eoin O'Faolain
BADAASS YELLAHBOY by Dylan Braud
BIPARTISAN by Lindsay Grossman
BLACKSTONE JACK AND THE ISLAND OF THE WARSHADOWS by Michael Hahn
BLUE MUNDY by Megan Mallow
BUFFALO BLACQUE by James Russell
CARRY ME BACK by Claire Fortier
CLAY by Adi Blotman
COMMUNITY RESOURCES by Anonymous
DEAR BOY by Amy Rivera
DERANGEMENT by Daniel Murta
DRONES by Paul Harker
DUAL by Simon Reynolds
EVOLUTION ZERO by Madeline Rooks
FINAL INTERVIEW by Lou Peterson & Eddie Borey
FOOTPRINTS ON WATER by Neetha Syam
GOLDEN YEARS by Brendan Burney
GOLDIE & PEARL by Farzin Farzam
GUACAMOLE YESTERDAYS by Hudson Phillips
GUTS by Caitlin Stow
HOME OF THE DEVILS by Steven D'Addieco
I AM THE WOLF by Adam Groff
I BELONG HERE by Jesse Hayter
IDENTICAL by Rebecca Muench
INHERITANCE by Kurt T. Choate
JACKIN' THE STALK by Chris Sadlier
JARO by James Butler
LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME by Aaron Pope & B. Gautham
MAJOR HACKER'S WAR by Steve Blame
MALACOSTRACA by Charles Pieper
MINUTIA by Mark Lobatto
MISSISSIPPI RATTLESNAKE by Jason William Lee
MOTEL PARADISE by Alexander Clavijo & Katherine VanPelt
OCEAN EFFECT by Heather Farlinger
OPEN HOUSE by Sean J.S. Jourdan & John Ingle
ORADOUR by Vaughn Roste
ORIGINAL TRU by Adam Huss
PAINT FOR YOUR LIFE by Sherry Lamoreaux
PASTOR DASH by Pearse Lehane
PENNED by James Allerdyce & Steven Pierce
POST DON by Derick Ackerley
QUANT BROTHERS by Luke Schiefelbein
RECOIL by Robert Armanyous
SHELTERED by Grant Troyer
STARCHILD by Kelley Johnson
STEAL D.B. COOPER'S MONEY by Mark Price
STEPPIN OUT! by Steve Bensinger
THE ALICE SOLUTION by Emily Redinbo
THE AMEN SISTERHOOD by John Doble
THE APPLICANTS by Justin Ballheim
THE BIG D by Michael Weinreb
THE BLOOD FIELDS by John Kviklys
THE FARRELL GIRL by Lyndal Simpson
THE GAME by Andreas Toumbas
THE GREENHOUSE by Wylie Rush
THE HERD by Wiek Lenssen
THE LION OF ENGAZIWA by James Woods
THE LOVE TRIALS by Theodore James
THE MATRIARCHY by Philip Atlakson
THE PROVEN KILLERS ARE STILL FREE by Paul Gordon
THE REGENT by Priscila Santa Rosa
THE SOUND SIDE by Alex Blumberg & Mitchell Waranch
THE STRANGE STORY OF DR. JAMES BARRY by Lynn Robertson Hay
THE STYLIST by Masum Momaya
THE WALL by Alex Perez
THOSE WE LEAVE BEHIND by Will Stewart
TIMMY by Bran Dutt
TOMORROW by Briaz Szabo
TONGUES OF MEN AND ANGELS by Elizabeth Hayes
UNDERCURRENT by Debby Huvaere
WAKE OF THE QUASIMODO by Lorna Norrise & Lauren Rosson
WHERE DO WE GO? by Joe Holt
WHY, ARIZONA by Isaiah Mouw & Mark Botts
TELEVISION PILOTS & SHORT SCRIPTS
A FEAST FOR THE BEASTS by Ali Mozaffari
A GREENMOON OVER SUMMERLAND by Annie Bennett & Kyle Carter
A LITTLE RACE-ISH by Ursula Taherian
ARMISTEAD by André-Chance Goddard
BARRACUDA by Keegan Uhl & Caitlin Norton Wyatt
BEAST OF VIRGINIA by Matthew Corley
BETTER DAYS by Peter Sorcher
BLOOD DOG by Audrey Lorea
BRONZE BULLETS by Brooke Solomon
BY THE BOOK by Andrea Lawson
COMMENTARIAT by Liz Eldridge
CONTENTMENT by Chris Bone
CROCODILE by Christopher Holt
DAMSEL ON A QUEST by Ryan Manns & Jocelyn Manns
DATING INDIA by Kiana Nguyen
DENIAL by Andi Delott
ENDURE by Dan Fabrizio
FAMILY POLITICS by Arielle Haller-Silverstone
FUN AND GAMES by Mike Brooks
GOOD by Austin Kim
HEIR APPARENT by Yellowlees Douglas
HELL DIVERS by Max Harp & Quentin
(HYSTERICAL SILENCE) by Corbin Godfrey
JACKROCK RISING by Daniel McNaught
LAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER by Matthew Borlik Mikulich
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS by Vincent R. Jung
LENNY'S LUCK by Colin Pierce
LETTER FROM TAKAI by Matthew
LIVING MEMORY by Charlotte Cameron
LONELY PARISH by Hayes Matthew
LOSS by Leda Nishijima
MADEMOISELLE MAUPIN by Brandon Gale
MELVIN by Jeremiah Nemeth
MILLIE FOR PRESIDENT by Shruti Saran
NARMER JEFFERSON VS. PLANET EARTH by Aaron Yarber
NO GOOD DEED by Heather Farlinger
ON THE VERGE by Yair Karlberger
POW BAMM BOOM by Christopher J. O'Bryant
PUPPET ME by Julie Cavaliere
QPID by Owen Weber & Hunter Bradley
REVELATION by Guy Rowland
RUBY by Jessica Rowlands
SELLOUTS by Emily Donohoe & David McMahon
SOVEREIGN by Jakeva Phillips
STREET DOGS by Gibran Perrone
SUMMERY SOMETIMES... by Sasha Siljanovic
TALES OF TIRRION: DAWNHEART by Justin Cefalu
THE AFTER BATTLE by Zack Frizzell
THE EXPEDITION by Rachel Farrell Fischer
THE FEED by Thu-Huong Ha
THE KILLER B'S by Dave Chan
THE STETTIES by Madeline Scholl
THE UNLIKELY KING by Stephen Erickson
THE WRONG CANDIDATE by John Ravitz
WAVELENGTH by Irish Ann Rivera & Todd Zing
WE WERE METAL KIDS by Chris Caleo
2020 Winners
Grand Prize Winner: GUY ROWLAND - REVELATION (TV Pilot)
Result: GUY ROWLAND has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment. REVELATION is being produced by Echo Lake and another company (TBA). An Oscar winning actress (TBA) is attached to star.
Tirota/Finish Line Social Impact Competition Grand Prize winner:
STEPHANE DUNN - CHICAGO ‘66 (Feature)
Result: STEPHANE DUNN has signed with Gotham Group and her first YA novel, SNITCHERS was just published by Lee & Low. CHICAGO ‘66 has been optioned by Sean Penn to produce.
Second Tier winner: JAMES WOODS - LION OF ENGIZAWA (Feature)
Result: Based off this sample, JAMES WOODS was hired to write a feature for Jason Statham.
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REVELATION by GUY ROWLAND
A Nobel Prize-winning physicist and her team travel back in time 2000 years on a one-way trip to attempt to document the authenticity of Jesus Christ. ONE HOUR PILOT; drama/sci-fi
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THE LOVE TRIALS by THEODORE JAMES
Being left at the altar once was enough for Carrie Downes as her only vow now is to assure her next engagement is the last by secretly testing her new fiancé in the ways of loyalty, attraction, respect, and, of course, fidelity. FEATURE; romantic comedy
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THE LION OF ENGAZIWA by JAMES WOODS
Trapped in a mysterious game reserve by genetically enhanced lions, a downtrodden Zulu safari ranger must way a way to get her people out but keep the lions in. The future of Africa’s wildlife depends on it. FEATURE; action/thriller
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FEATURE SCREENPLAY
APOCALYPSE PARK by Cord McConnell
AUDREY'S CHILDREN by Julia Fisher Farbman
AUGUST JIG by Abraham El-Raheb
DUAL by Simon Reynolds
FOOTPRINTS ON WATER by Neetha Syam
GUACAMOLE YESTERDAYS by Hudson Phillips
I AM THE WOLF by Adam Groff
JARO by James Butler
#KAREN by Nicole Jones
LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME by Aaron Pope & B. Gauthum
MINUTIA by Mark Lobatto
OPEN HOUSE by Sean J.S. Jourdan & John Ingle
ORADOUR by Vaughn Roste
PAINT FOR YOUR LIFE by Sherry Lamoreaux
QUANT BROTHERS by Luke Schiefelbein
RECOIL by Robert Armanyous
STEAL D.B. COOPER'S MONEY by Mark Price
THE APPLICANTS by Justin Ballheim
THE BLOOD FIELDS by John Kviklys
THE FARRELL GIRL by Lyndal Simpson
THE LION OF ENGAZIWA by James Woods
THE LOVE TRIALS by Theodore James
THE REGENT by Priscila Santa Rosa
TIMMY by Brian Dutt
TONGUES OF MEN AND ANGELS by Elizabeth Hayes
WAKE OF THE QUASIMODO by Lorna Norrise & Lauren Rosson
WHERE DO WE GO? by Joe Holt
TELEVISION PILOTS
BARRACUDA by Keegan Uhl & Caitlin Norton Wyatt
BLOOD DOG by Audrey Lorea
CROCODILE by Christopher Holt
ENDURE by Dan Fabrizio
FAMILY POLITICS by Arielle Haller-Silverstone
GOOD by Austin Kim
HEIR APPARENT by Yellowlees Douglas
(HYSTERICAL SILENCE) by Corbin Godfrey
JACKROCK RISING by Daniel McNaught
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS by Vincent R. Jung
NO GOOD DEED by Heather Farlinger
POW BAMM BOOM by Christopher O'Bryant
REVELATION by Guy Rowland
THE EXPEDITION by Rachel Farrell Fischer
THE FEED by Thu-Huong Ha
THE KILLER B's by Dave Chan
THE STETTIES by Madeline Scholl
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FEATURE SCREENPLAY
#KAREN by Nicole Jones
#LIKEME by Selina Ringel
A HITCHHIKER'S GUIDES by Alison C. Wroblewski
AJAX by Matt Kawecki & Aaron Kadkhodai
APOCALYPSE PARK by Cord McConnell
AUDREY'S CHILDREN by Julia Fisher Farbman
AUGUST JIG by Abraham El-Raheb
AURORA by Joseph Lee
BABY, PLEASE DON'T GO by Eoin O'Faolain
BADAASS YELLAHBOY by Dylan Braud
BIPARTISAN by Lindsay Grossman
BLACKSTONE JACK AND THE ISLAND OF THE WARSHADOWS by Michael Hahn
BLUE MUNDY by Megan Mallow
BUFFALO BLACQUE by James Russell
CARRY ME BACK by Claire Fortier
CLAY by Adi Blotman
COMMUNITY RESOURCES by Anonymous
DEAR BOY by Amy Rivera
DERANGEMENT by Daniel Murta
DRONES by Paul Harker
DUAL by Simon Reynolds
EVOLUTION ZERO by Madeline Rooks
FINAL INTERVIEW by Lou Peterson & Eddie Borey
FOOTPRINTS ON WATER by Neetha Syam
GOLDEN YEARS by Brendan Burney
GOLDIE & PEARL by Farzin Farzam
GUACAMOLE YESTERDAYS by Hudson Phillips
GUTS by Caitlin Stow
HOME OF THE DEVILS by Steven D'Addieco
I AM THE WOLF by Adam Groff
I BELONG HERE by Jesse Hayter
IDENTICAL by Rebecca Muench
INHERITANCE by Kurt T. Choate
JACKIN' THE STALK by Chris Sadlier
JARO by James Butler
LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME by Aaron Pope & B. Gautham
MAJOR HACKER'S WAR by Steve Blame
MALACOSTRACA by Charles Pieper
MINUTIA by Mark Lobatto
MISSISSIPPI RATTLESNAKE by Jason William Lee
MOTEL PARADISE by Alexander Clavijo & Katherine VanPelt
OCEAN EFFECT by Heather Farlinger
OPEN HOUSE by Sean J.S. Jourdan & John Ingle
ORADOUR by Vaughn Roste
ORIGINAL TRU by Adam Huss
PAINT FOR YOUR LIFE by Sherry Lamoreaux
PASTOR DASH by Pearse Lehane
PENNED by James Allerdyce & Steven Pierce
POST DON by Derick Ackerley
QUANT BROTHERS by Luke Schiefelbein
RECOIL by Robert Armanyous
SHELTERED by Grant Troyer
STARCHILD by Kelley Johnson
STEAL D.B. COOPER'S MONEY by Mark Price
STEPPIN OUT! by Steve Bensinger
THE ALICE SOLUTION by Emily Redinbo
THE AMEN SISTERHOOD by John Doble
THE APPLICANTS by Justin Ballheim
THE BIG D by Michael Weinreb
THE BLOOD FIELDS by John Kviklys
THE FARRELL GIRL by Lyndal Simpson
THE GAME by Andreas Toumbas
THE GREENHOUSE by Wylie Rush
THE HERD by Wiek Lenssen
THE LION OF ENGAZIWA by James Woods
THE LOVE TRIALS by Theodore James
THE MATRIARCHY by Philip Atlakson
THE PROVEN KILLERS ARE STILL FREE by Paul Gordon
THE REGENT by Priscila Santa Rosa
THE SOUND SIDE by Alex Blumberg & Mitchell Waranch
THE STRANGE STORY OF DR. JAMES BARRY by Lynn Robertson Hay
THE STYLIST by Masum Momaya
THE WALL by Alex Perez
THOSE WE LEAVE BEHIND by Will Stewart
TIMMY by Bran Dutt
TOMORROW by Briaz Szabo
TONGUES OF MEN AND ANGELS by Elizabeth Hayes
UNDERCURRENT by Debby Huvaere
WAKE OF THE QUASIMODO by Lorna Norrise & Lauren Rosson
WHERE DO WE GO? by Joe Holt
WHY, ARIZONA by Isaiah Mouw & Mark Botts
TELEVISION PILOTS & SHORT SCRIPTS
A FEAST FOR THE BEASTS by Ali Mozaffari
A GREENMOON OVER SUMMERLAND by Annie Bennett & Kyle Carter
A LITTLE RACE-ISH by Ursula Taherian
ARMISTEAD by André-Chance Goddard
BARRACUDA by Keegan Uhl & Caitlin Norton Wyatt
BEAST OF VIRGINIA by Matthew Corley
BETTER DAYS by Peter Sorcher
BLOOD DOG by Audrey Lorea
BRONZE BULLETS by Brooke Solomon
BY THE BOOK by Andrea Lawson
COMMENTARIAT by Liz Eldridge
CONTENTMENT by Chris Bone
CROCODILE by Christopher Holt
DAMSEL ON A QUEST by Ryan Manns & Jocelyn Manns
DATING INDIA by Kiana Nguyen
DENIAL by Andi Delott
ENDURE by Dan Fabrizio
FAMILY POLITICS by Arielle Haller-Silverstone
FUN AND GAMES by Mike Brooks
GOOD by Austin Kim
HEIR APPARENT by Yellowlees Douglas
HELL DIVERS by Max Harp & Quentin
(HYSTERICAL SILENCE) by Corbin Godfrey
JACKROCK RISING by Daniel McNaught
LAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER by Matthew Borlik Mikulich
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS by Vincent R. Jung
LENNY'S LUCK by Colin Pierce
LETTER FROM TAKAI by Matthew
LIVING MEMORY by Charlotte Cameron
LONELY PARISH by Hayes Matthew
LOSS by Leda Nishijima
MADEMOISELLE MAUPIN by Brandon Gale
MELVIN by Jeremiah Nemeth
MILLIE FOR PRESIDENT by Shruti Saran
NARMER JEFFERSON VS. PLANET EARTH by Aaron Yarber
NO GOOD DEED by Heather Farlinger
ON THE VERGE by Yair Karlberger
POW BAMM BOOM by Christopher J. O'Bryant
PUPPET ME by Julie Cavaliere
QPID by Owen Weber & Hunter Bradley
REVELATION by Guy Rowland
RUBY by Jessica Rowlands
SELLOUTS by Emily Donohoe & David McMahon
SOVEREIGN by Jakeva Phillips
STREET DOGS by Gibran Perrone
SUMMERY SOMETIMES... by Sasha Siljanovic
TALES OF TIRRION: DAWNHEART by Justin Cefalu
THE AFTER BATTLE by Zack Frizzell
THE EXPEDITION by Rachel Farrell Fischer
THE FEED by Thu-Huong Ha
THE KILLER B'S by Dave Chan
THE STETTIES by Madeline Scholl
THE UNLIKELY KING by Stephen Erickson
THE WRONG CANDIDATE by John Ravitz
WAVELENGTH by Irish Ann Rivera & Todd Zing
WE WERE METAL KIDS by Chris Caleo
2019 Winners
Grand Prize Winner: AVI GLICK - OLD DOGS AND STILL WATER (Feature)
Result: AVI GLICK signed with Heroes & Villains Management and WME. His winning script OLD DOGS AND STILL WATERS is set up at A24 with producer Ben Shields Catlin producing.
First Tier Winner: BARBARA NUNBERG - WILLFUL BLINDNESS (Feature)
Result: BARBARA NUNBERG signed with Authentic Management within one week of placing in the competition.
Second Tier Winner: CHARLOTTE ESSEX - CONTRABAND (TV Pilot)
Result: CHARLOTTE ESSEX signed with Independent Talent Group in London. She was then staffed as a Story Producer on KILLING EVE and is currently producing PALOMINO for Netflix.
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OLD DOGS AND STILL WATERS by AVI GLICK
When a descendant of slaves sets out for justice, one rice miller will stop at nothing to preserve his cherished heritage and multi-billion dollar company. Inspired by true events. (Drama, Crime) -
WILLFUL BLINDNESS by BARBARA NUNBERG
Plucked from obscurity by Rupert Murdoch to lead Britain's oldest tabloid paper, Rebekah Brooks risks destroying her hard-won success when she authorizes the phone hacking of a teenage murder victim. (Political Drama) -
CONTRABAND by CHARLOTTE ESSEX
A reckless journalist risks her life to expose the impact of animal trafficking across three continents, only for the story to give her a reason to live; but will she survive? (Thriller, Drama) -
FEATURE SCREENPLAY
BENNELONG by James R. Ridley
BURNING SEA by Christos Kardana
CHARLIE HORSE by Zack Frizzell
EVERYTHING ELSE by Leo Marks
KANE by Robert Homer Mollohan
MANN IS IN THE FOREST by Kerry Mark
MOTHERS by Ali Qassim
NEEDS by Christopher J. O'Bryant
OLD DOGS AND STILL WATERS by Avi Glick
ON TIME by Xavier Neal-Burgin
PADDYROLLER by William Nyerere Plastow
PERENNIALS by Jack Freeman
PERIGEE HEART by Robert Languedoc
POD by Nabil Chowdhary
STAR AND THE CRESCENT MOON by Parviz Saghizadeh
STELLA ON THE VERGE by Samantha Morgan
SUNSHINE STATE: DUENDE by Kai Thorup
SURGEON HONG by Paul Gross
THE FOLLOWERS by Colin Dalvit & Andrew Lahmann
THE GODMOTHER by Shar Carter
THE SOCIOPATH SAINT by Daniel Choi
THE WELL by Richard D. Grennan
TURNOVER by Matthew Borlik
WE, WHO ARE ONLY SAILORS by Stephen Erickson
WHALES by Nora Jaenicke and Lisanne Skylar
WILD HEARTS by Jessica Rowlands
WILLFUL BLINDNESS by Barbara Nunberg
Z.APP by James A. Allen & Justin Hayward
TELEVISION PILOTS & SHORT SCRIPTS
A FEAST FOR THE BEASTS by Ali Mozaffari
BITCH REVOLUTION by Zeus Kontoyannis
BLIND TIGERS by Jacob Glover
BROOKLYN PANSY by Jason Forbach
CONTRABAND by Charlotte Essex
DEATH OF A REVOLUTIONARY by Marshall Ferrin
ELLIE by Becca E. Davis & Kathrene Gawel
FINDING SATOSHI by Shruti Saran
IDENTITY CRISIS by Nate Ruegger
LITTLE JUDAS by Greg Boose
NOSA by Michael Harriel
NOVA: FIRST FLIGHT by Rachel Fischer
SOMNUS by James Cripps
THAT SISTER THANG by Lindiwe Mueller-Westernhagen & Dale Winton
THE BREACHING by Wendy Young
THE HALL MONITOR by Chris Caleo
THE LOTUS EATER by Jay Furby
UNDER WATERTOWN by Bob Gebert
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FEATURE SCREENPLAY
25 SPECIAL SPELLS TO GET YOUR MAN BACK by Cara Washington
800 by Bjorn B. Bjornsson
ADA by Bethany Edgoose
A NEW ORDER FOR AMERICA by Steven Bogart
ARBITRAGE by Jeremiah Lewis
BENNELONG by James R. Ridley
BLACK TALON by Kris Lippert
BLOOD STAINED BANDAGE by Hassan Kafi
BONEBREAKER by Nathan Floody
BURNING SEA by Christos Kardana
CHALE by Nina Martinez
CHARLIE HORSE by Zack Frizzell
COWBOY by Randall Harvey & Alex Mindt
DARKEST PLEISTOCENE by Chris Turtle
DEEP EAST TEXAS by Shaun Ireland
DON'T TELL A SOUL by Dan Stone
EGGS by Kristen N. Granet & Brandon Joyner
EVERYTHING ELSE by Leo Marks
FACE OF EVIL by Stephen Ayres
FRANK DRESDEN by Colin McLaughlin
FULLER by Antonio Aguinaga
HOUSE ON DUFFY STREET by James R. Ridley
INCARNATIONS by Albert M. Chan
IRAZU by Daniel Kopec
JESS by Sean J.S. Jourdan & Danielle Prall
KANE by Robert Homer Mollohan
KID SOLDIER by Kelly Jean Karam
LEAVING IRNIA by Jelena Borojevic
MARCO POLO by Jeff Heckler
MANN IS IN THE FOREST by Kerry Mark
MIDNIGHT by John-Mark Davidson
MISSING MOM by Lou Wollin
MOTHERS by Ali Qassim
MURMANSK RUN by John MacRitchie
NEEDS by Christopher J. O'Bryant
OLD DOGS AND STILL WATERS by Avi Glick
ON TIME by Xavier Neal-Burgin
PADDYROLLER by William Nyerere Plastow
PERENNIALS by Jack Freeman
PERIGEE HEART by Robert Languedoc
PERSONA by Kathryn Graham
PETER THE GREAT by Jack Zafran
POD by Nabil Chowdhary
PROLONGED EXPOSURE by Nathaniel Blaesing
QUEEN & CoUNTRY by Varun Raman
RANCOR by Louis Patrick Earle & James Rotramel
RETURN TO TREASURE ISLAND by Kerry Glamsch
SEAN GLICK F*CKS THE WORLD by Isabella Vergun
SECRETS OF THE SOUTH by Kathy Berardi & Walter Richardson
SEVEN DEVILS by Theodore James
STAR AND THE CRESCENT MOON by Parviz Saghizadeh
STELLA ON THE VERGE by Samantha Morgan
SUNNY DAY FLOODING by Marya Cohn
SUNNYSIDE BEACH by Harriet Beaney
SUNSHINE STATE: DUENDE by Kai Thorup
SURGEON HONG by Paul Gross
THE BRIDE WORE BLOOD by Sam Kurd
THE FOLLOWERS by Calin Dalvit & Andrew Lahmann
THE FRIENDS OF JIMMY DELFONIC by Scott Corbett & Rohitash Rao
THE GIRL, DYING by Ally May
THE GODMOTHER by Shar Carter
THE HAVEN by Cord McConnell
THE HERO ENGINE by Dennis Cooper
THE PRIEST by Noelle Nelson
THE RED DEATH by Jason Rotolo
THE REFUGEE by Jeffrey Kerr
THE SOCIOPATH SAINT by Daniel Choi
THE TIME WASTERS by Kyle Works
THE WAY OF WALKING ALONE by Mitchell Mountain
THE WEATHERWAY CONSPIRACY by Ryan Lange & Alan Peery
THE WELL by Richard D. Grennan
THREE HUNDRED YEARS IN PARADISE by Stephen Graf
TILT by Pearse Lehane
TOLL BOOTH by Martin Stocks
TOMORROW THEY WILL KISS by Ralph Portillo
TRANSFERENCE by Paul Harker
TURNOVER by Matthew Borlik
UNNATURAL SELECTION by Sally Ashby
WAN MEI (PERFECT) by Yiyi Yin
WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS by Carl Brodt
WE'RE THE KIDS IN AMERICA by Imelda O'Reilly
WE, WHO ARE ONLY SAILORS by Stephen Erickson
WHALES by Nora Jaenicke and Lisanne Skylar
WHERE THE COLD WIND BLOWS by Larry Myers
WHERE MALES FALL FROM STARS by Matthew Mikulich
WILD HEARTS by Jessica Rowlands
WILLFUL BLINDNESS by Barbara Nunberg
ZAPP by James A. Allen & Justin Hayward
ZERO DARK CHRISTMAS by Michael Egan
TELEVISION PILOTS & SHORT SCRIPTS
A FEAST FOR THE BEASTS by Ali Mozaffari
AMERICA FIRST by Barbara Nunberg
ANTIGEN by Rachael Blackwood
ASSISTING by SallyAnn Hall
BACK-ALLEY by Young Eun (Grace) Kim
BITCH REVOLUTION by Zeus Kontoyannis
BLIND TIGERS by Jacob Glover
BROOKLYN PANSY by Jason Forbach
CHARACTERS by Chris Harris
CHRISTINA ON-CALL by Corinna Mendis
CIVILIZED by Amanda Samaroo
CONTRABAND by Charlotte Essex
DEATH OF A REVOLUTIONARY by Marshall Ferrin
ELLIE by Becca E. Davis & Kathrene Gawel
EVE by Corey Swim
FAKENHAM HALL by Yellowlees Douglas
FINDING SATOSHI by Shruti Saran
HEX by Joey Capuana
IDENTITY CRISIS by Nate Ruegger
INTERPOL by Lee Lawson
LIFT by Alison Orr Block
LITTLE JUDAS by Greg Boose
NARCOBRUJA by Alessandro Pederzoli
NIGHT BLIND by Robert O'Twomney
NOSA by Michael Harriel
NOVA: FIRST FLIGHT by Rachel Fischer
ODYSSEUS by David Barbeschi
POP PSYCHOLOGIST by Jeremy Kruse
SOMNUS by James Cripps
THAT SISTER THANG by Lindiwe Mueller-Westernhagen & Dale Winton
THE BREACHING by Wendy Young
THE GLOBAL FUND by Anne M. Brauer & Josep Colomer
THE HALL MONITOR by Chris Caleo
THE LOTUS EATER by Jay Furby
THE MASHINGS by David Crane
UNDER WATERTOWN by Bob Gebert
WORST BEST FRIENDS by John Anthony
2018 Winners
Grand Prize Winner: SEBASTIAN MAGIERA - FOLKLORE (TV Pilot)
Result: SEBASTIAN MAGIERA signed with manager Lou Pitt of The Pitt Group. He went on to work as a WA for Marvel’s, THE ETERNALS and Imagine’s WILLOW.
Second Tier Winner: RYAN O'LEARY - THE CHOP (TV Pilot)
Result: RYAN O'LEARY is a writer and script supervisor for WWE's "Smackdown".
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FOLKLORE by SEBASTIAN MAGIERA
Set in 18th-century colonial America, a Spanish priest, and a cursed enchantress band together to prevent malevolent supernatural forces from destroying the lives of helpless villagers. One-Hour Television Pilot Genres: Horror, Drama, Thriller
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NANCYGIRL by DAVID MCMAHON
A middle-aged woman's obsession with a drag queen takes her and her best friend from Alabama to New York City on a journey that threatens to destroy her family and her husband's political ambitions. Feature Script - Genres: Drama, Comedy, LGBTQ
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THE CHOP - RYAN O’LEARY
A landlord struggles with heat, murder, and parking spots as she fights to keep her inner-city block from regressing back to its notorious legacy of crime and violence. - One Hour Television Pilot - Genres: Crime, Drama
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Feature Screenplays
Anvil Jack by Kerry Mark
A Yacht in The Apache Junction by Avi Glick
Bad Mark by Elizabeth Delaney
Behind TheBadge by John Martins III
Bliss by Peter Sreckovic
Broken Sinclair by Beth Ashby
Bullet Catcher by Graham Bowlin
Darkness Awaits by Christopher Blackwell
Dronegames by Jay Kim
Experience by Taj Musco
Fast Fashion aka Notes From Nadia by David Mandell
Forget-Me-Nots by John Dummer
Frequently Used, Easily Forgotten by Audrey Cornett
Hanna Glade by Leslie Witter
Juniper's Point by Amber Alexander
Killing Kelko by Kieran Angelini
Like A Bloody Monkey by Maurizio Caduto
Lion Killer by Adam Scheiner
Los Idiotas by Renee Phoenix
My Big Black Gay Wedding by Caryn K. Hayes
Nancygirl by David McMahon
None Is Too Many by Brian Wilson
One Shot by Dave Thomas
Paleo by Octavia Martin
Rise by Ruth Setton
Settlement by Jason Sheedy
Shrimp by Nicole Jones
Steam by Robert Languedoc
The Bad Habits Of Unhappy People by Chantal Massuh-Fox
The Beer-Die Kid by Matthew Chaffee
The Carrington Affair by Devon Lehr
The Dead And The Living by Jaeden Henkel
The Deal by Andi Delott
The Hammer by Jason Hunter
The Reboot Camp by Martin Burke
The Warriors' Concerto by Jamaal Pittman & Lila Hood
The Weight Of Lies by Amanda Samaroo
Unconventional Warfare by Phillip Hardy
Vivian's Tai Chi Role by Costas Anastasiadi
Waitlist by Sheila Jenca
Warbrave by Andres Rivera
Yellow by Josh Walkling
TELEVISION PILOTS
Coastal Shelf by Michael Berlind
Crossroads by George Gutierrez
Drag by Nick Kirby
Emergency Psychiatric Services by Holly Scarabosio
End of Life by Sean Collins-Smith
Folklore by Sebastian Magiera
Hot Steaming Garbage by Brandon Brown
Juice Heads by Milan Tomasevic
Lift by Quinn Spicker
Midnight Sun by Jennifer Titus
Murder of Crows by Jason Forbach
Queen of Spades by Rafael Peixoto
Ride The Fence by RM Shafer
Savage by David Schlow
Savior by Tim Molloy
Strange Fruit by Jordan Traylor
The Chop by Ryan O'Leary
The Dilettantes by Ellen Doyle
The Hall Monitor by Chris Caleo
The Harlow Effect by Nathan Adolfson
The Resurrectionists by Travis Opgenorth
The Switch by Thomas Clary
The Trouble With Audrey by Paul Ashton
The Weather Underground by Brian Burstein
Twist by Damian Wayling
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FEATURE SCREENPLAY
25 SPECIAL SPELLS TO GET YOUR MAN BACK by Cara Washington
800 by Bjorn B. Bjornsson
ADA by Bethany Edgoose
A NEW ORDER FOR AMERICA by Steven Bogart
ARBITRAGE by Jeremiah Lewis
BENNELONG by James R. Ridley
BLACK TALON by Kris Lippert
BLOOD STAINED BANDAGE by Hassan Kafi
BONEBREAKER by Nathan Floody
BURNING SEA by Christos Kardana
CHALE by Nina Martinez
CHARLIE HORSE by Zack Frizzell
COWBOY by Randall Harvey & Alex Mindt
DARKEST PLEISTOCENE by Chris Turtle
DEEP EAST TEXAS by Shaun Ireland
DON'T TELL A SOUL by Dan Stone
EGGS by Kristen N. Granet & Brandon Joyner
EVERYTHING ELSE by Leo Marks
FACE OF EVIL by Stephen Ayres
FRANK DRESDEN by Colin McLaughlin
FULLER by Antonio Aguinaga
HOUSE ON DUFFY STREET by James R. Ridley
INCARNATIONS by Albert M. Chan
IRAZU by Daniel Kopec
JESS by Sean J.S. Jourdan & Danielle Prall
KANE by Robert Homer Mollohan
KID SOLDIER by Kelly Jean Karam
LEAVING IRNIA by Jelena Borojevic
MARCO POLO by Jeff Heckler
MANN IS IN THE FOREST by Kerry Mark
MIDNIGHT by John-Mark Davidson
MISSING MOM by Lou Wollin
MOTHERS by Ali Qassim
MURMANSK RUN by John MacRitchie
NEEDS by Christopher J. O'Bryant
OLD DOGS AND STILL WATERS by Avi Glick
ON TIME by Xavier Neal-Burgin
PADDYROLLER by William Nyerere Plastow
PERENNIALS by Jack Freeman
PERIGEE HEART by Robert Languedoc
PERSONA by Kathryn Graham
PETER THE GREAT by Jack Zafran
POD by Nabil Chowdhary
PROLONGED EXPOSURE by Nathaniel Blaesing
QUEEN & CoUNTRY by Varun Raman
RANCOR by Louis Patrick Earle & James Rotramel
RETURN TO TREASURE ISLAND by Kerry Glamsch
SEAN GLICK F*CKS THE WORLD by Isabella Vergun
SECRETS OF THE SOUTH by Kathy Berardi & Walter Richardson
SEVEN DEVILS by Theodore James
STAR AND THE CRESCENT MOON by Parviz Saghizadeh
STELLA ON THE VERGE by Samantha Morgan
SUNNY DAY FLOODING by Marya Cohn
SUNNYSIDE BEACH by Harriet Beaney
SUNSHINE STATE: DUENDE by Kai Thorup
SURGEON HONG by Paul Gross
THE BRIDE WORE BLOOD by Sam Kurd
THE FOLLOWERS by Calin Dalvit & Andrew Lahmann
THE FRIENDS OF JIMMY DELFONIC by Scott Corbett & Rohitash Rao
THE GIRL, DYING by Ally May
THE GODMOTHER by Shar Carter
THE HAVEN by Cord McConnell
THE HERO ENGINE by Dennis Cooper
THE PRIEST by Noelle Nelson
THE RED DEATH by Jason Rotolo
THE REFUGEE by Jeffrey Kerr
THE SOCIOPATH SAINT by Daniel Choi
THE TIME WASTERS by Kyle Works
THE WAY OF WALKING ALONE by Mitchell Mountain
THE WEATHERWAY CONSPIRACY by Ryan Lange & Alan Peery
THE WELL by Richard D. Grennan
THREE HUNDRED YEARS IN PARADISE by Stephen Graf
TILT by Pearse Lehane
TOLL BOOTH by Martin Stocks
TOMORROW THEY WILL KISS by Ralph Portillo
TRANSFERENCE by Paul Harker
TURNOVER by Matthew Borlik
UNNATURAL SELECTION by Sally Ashby
WAN MEI (PERFECT) by Yiyi Yin
WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS by Carl Brodt
WE'RE THE KIDS IN AMERICA by Imelda O'Reilly
WE, WHO ARE ONLY SAILORS by Stephen Erickson
WHALES by Nora Jaenicke and Lisanne Skylar
WHERE THE COLD WIND BLOWS by Larry Myers
WHERE MALES FALL FROM STARS by Matthew Mikulich
WILD HEARTS by Jessica Rowlands
WILLFUL BLINDNESS by Barbara Nunberg
ZAPP by James A. Allen & Justin Hayward
ZERO DARK CHRISTMAS by Michael Egan
TELEVISION PILOTS & SHORT SCRIPTS
A FEAST FOR THE BEASTS by Ali Mozaffari
AMERICA FIRST by Barbara Nunberg
ANTIGEN by Rachael Blackwood
ASSISTING by SallyAnn Hall
BACK-ALLEY by Young Eun (Grace) Kim
BITCH REVOLUTION by Zeus Kontoyannis
BLIND TIGERS by Jacob Glover
BROOKLYN PANSY by Jason Forbach
CHARACTERS by Chris Harris
CHRISTINA ON-CALL by Corinna Mendis
CIVILIZED by Amanda Samaroo
CONTRABAND by Charlotte Essex
DEATH OF A REVOLUTIONARY by Marshall Ferrin
ELLIE by Becca E. Davis & Kathrene Gawel
EVE by Corey Swim
FAKENHAM HALL by Yellowlees Douglas
FINDING SATOSHI by Shruti Saran
HEX by Joey Capuana
IDENTITY CRISIS by Nate Ruegger
INTERPOL by Lee Lawson
LIFT by Alison Orr Block
LITTLE JUDAS by Greg Boose
NARCOBRUJA by Alessandro Pederzoli
NIGHT BLIND by Robert O'Twomney
NOSA by Michael Harriel
NOVA: FIRST FLIGHT by Rachel Fischer
ODYSSEUS by David Barbeschi
POP PSYCHOLOGIST by Jeremy Kruse
SOMNUS by James Cripps
THAT SISTER THANG by Lindiwe Mueller-Westernhagen & Dale Winton
THE BREACHING by Wendy Young
THE GLOBAL FUND by Anne M. Brauer & Josep Colomer
THE HALL MONITOR by Chris Caleo
THE LOTUS EATER by Jay Furby
THE MASHINGS by David Crane
UNDER WATERTOWN by Bob Gebert
WORST BEST FRIENDS by John Anthony
2017 Winners
Grand Prize Winner: R.B. RIPLEY – SUGARLAND (TV Pilot)
Result: ROB RIPLEY signed with Authentic Management. SUGARLAND has been optioned by several producers. He was accepted into the WB Discovery Access Program in 2021. He has written and is currently producing an original feature.
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SUGAR LAND by R.B. RIPLEY
Los Angeles, CA - one hour television drama pilot
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DESERT RAIN by COLLEEN BURNS
Norwich, Norfolk, UK - feature screenplay
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A FISH FOR RUDY - HELEN DARVELL
Queensland, AUS - feature screenplay
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Feature Screenplays
Anvil Jack by Kerry Mark
A Yacht in The Apache Junction by Avi Glick
Bad Mark by Elizabeth Delaney
Behind TheBadge by John Martins III
Bliss by Peter Sreckovic
Broken Sinclair by Beth Ashby
Bullet Catcher by Graham Bowlin
Darkness Awaits by Christopher Blackwell
Dronegames by Jay Kim
Experience by Taj Musco
Fast Fashion aka Notes From Nadia by David Mandell
Forget-Me-Nots by John Dummer
Frequently Used, Easily Forgotten by Audrey Cornett
Hanna Glade by Leslie Witter
Juniper's Point by Amber Alexander
Killing Kelko by Kieran Angelini
Like A Bloody Monkey by Maurizio Caduto
Lion Killer by Adam Scheiner
Los Idiotas by Renee Phoenix
My Big Black Gay Wedding by Caryn K. Hayes
Nancygirl by David McMahon
None Is Too Many by Brian Wilson
One Shot by Dave Thomas
Paleo by Octavia Martin
Rise by Ruth Setton
Settlement by Jason Sheedy
Shrimp by Nicole Jones
Steam by Robert Languedoc
The Bad Habits Of Unhappy People by Chantal Massuh-Fox
The Beer-Die Kid by Matthew Chaffee
The Carrington Affair by Devon Lehr
The Dead And The Living by Jaeden Henkel
The Deal by Andi Delott
The Hammer by Jason Hunter
The Reboot Camp by Martin Burke
The Warriors' Concerto by Jamaal Pittman & Lila Hood
The Weight Of Lies by Amanda Samaroo
Unconventional Warfare by Phillip Hardy
Vivian's Tai Chi Role by Costas Anastasiadi
Waitlist by Sheila Jenca
Warbrave by Andres Rivera
Yellow by Josh Walkling
TELEVISION PILOTS
Coastal Shelf by Michael Berlind
Crossroads by George Gutierrez
Drag by Nick Kirby
Emergency Psychiatric Services by Holly Scarabosio
End of Life by Sean Collins-Smith
Folklore by Sebastian Magiera
Hot Steaming Garbage by Brandon Brown
Juice Heads by Milan Tomasevic
Lift by Quinn Spicker
Midnight Sun by Jennifer Titus
Murder of Crows by Jason Forbach
Queen of Spades by Rafael Peixoto
Ride The Fence by RM Shafer
Savage by David Schlow
Savior by Tim Molloy
Strange Fruit by Jordan Traylor
The Chop by Ryan O'Leary
The Dilettantes by Ellen Doyle
The Hall Monitor by Chris Caleo
The Harlow Effect by Nathan Adolfson
The Resurrectionists by Travis Opgenorth
The Switch by Thomas Clary
The Trouble With Audrey by Paul Ashton
The Weather Underground by Brian Burstein
Twist by Damian Wayling
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FEATURE SCREENPLAY
25 SPECIAL SPELLS TO GET YOUR MAN BACK by Cara Washington
800 by Bjorn B. Bjornsson
ADA by Bethany Edgoose
A NEW ORDER FOR AMERICA by Steven Bogart
ARBITRAGE by Jeremiah Lewis
BENNELONG by James R. Ridley
BLACK TALON by Kris Lippert
BLOOD STAINED BANDAGE by Hassan Kafi
BONEBREAKER by Nathan Floody
BURNING SEA by Christos Kardana
CHALE by Nina Martinez
CHARLIE HORSE by Zack Frizzell
COWBOY by Randall Harvey & Alex Mindt
DARKEST PLEISTOCENE by Chris Turtle
DEEP EAST TEXAS by Shaun Ireland
DON'T TELL A SOUL by Dan Stone
EGGS by Kristen N. Granet & Brandon Joyner
EVERYTHING ELSE by Leo Marks
FACE OF EVIL by Stephen Ayres
FRANK DRESDEN by Colin McLaughlin
FULLER by Antonio Aguinaga
HOUSE ON DUFFY STREET by James R. Ridley
INCARNATIONS by Albert M. Chan
IRAZU by Daniel Kopec
JESS by Sean J.S. Jourdan & Danielle Prall
KANE by Robert Homer Mollohan
KID SOLDIER by Kelly Jean Karam
LEAVING IRNIA by Jelena Borojevic
MARCO POLO by Jeff Heckler
MANN IS IN THE FOREST by Kerry Mark
MIDNIGHT by John-Mark Davidson
MISSING MOM by Lou Wollin
MOTHERS by Ali Qassim
MURMANSK RUN by John MacRitchie
NEEDS by Christopher J. O'Bryant
OLD DOGS AND STILL WATERS by Avi Glick
ON TIME by Xavier Neal-Burgin
PADDYROLLER by William Nyerere Plastow
PERENNIALS by Jack Freeman
PERIGEE HEART by Robert Languedoc
PERSONA by Kathryn Graham
PETER THE GREAT by Jack Zafran
POD by Nabil Chowdhary
PROLONGED EXPOSURE by Nathaniel Blaesing
QUEEN & CoUNTRY by Varun Raman
RANCOR by Louis Patrick Earle & James Rotramel
RETURN TO TREASURE ISLAND by Kerry Glamsch
SEAN GLICK F*CKS THE WORLD by Isabella Vergun
SECRETS OF THE SOUTH by Kathy Berardi & Walter Richardson
SEVEN DEVILS by Theodore James
STAR AND THE CRESCENT MOON by Parviz Saghizadeh
STELLA ON THE VERGE by Samantha Morgan
SUNNY DAY FLOODING by Marya Cohn
SUNNYSIDE BEACH by Harriet Beaney
SUNSHINE STATE: DUENDE by Kai Thorup
SURGEON HONG by Paul Gross
THE BRIDE WORE BLOOD by Sam Kurd
THE FOLLOWERS by Calin Dalvit & Andrew Lahmann
THE FRIENDS OF JIMMY DELFONIC by Scott Corbett & Rohitash Rao
THE GIRL, DYING by Ally May
THE GODMOTHER by Shar Carter
THE HAVEN by Cord McConnell
THE HERO ENGINE by Dennis Cooper
THE PRIEST by Noelle Nelson
THE RED DEATH by Jason Rotolo
THE REFUGEE by Jeffrey Kerr
THE SOCIOPATH SAINT by Daniel Choi
THE TIME WASTERS by Kyle Works
THE WAY OF WALKING ALONE by Mitchell Mountain
THE WEATHERWAY CONSPIRACY by Ryan Lange & Alan Peery
THE WELL by Richard D. Grennan
THREE HUNDRED YEARS IN PARADISE by Stephen Graf
TILT by Pearse Lehane
TOLL BOOTH by Martin Stocks
TOMORROW THEY WILL KISS by Ralph Portillo
TRANSFERENCE by Paul Harker
TURNOVER by Matthew Borlik
UNNATURAL SELECTION by Sally Ashby
WAN MEI (PERFECT) by Yiyi Yin
WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS by Carl Brodt
WE'RE THE KIDS IN AMERICA by Imelda O'Reilly
WE, WHO ARE ONLY SAILORS by Stephen Erickson
WHALES by Nora Jaenicke and Lisanne Skylar
WHERE THE COLD WIND BLOWS by Larry Myers
WHERE MALES FALL FROM STARS by Matthew Mikulich
WILD HEARTS by Jessica Rowlands
WILLFUL BLINDNESS by Barbara Nunberg
ZAPP by James A. Allen & Justin Hayward
ZERO DARK CHRISTMAS by Michael Egan
TELEVISION PILOTS & SHORT SCRIPTS
A FEAST FOR THE BEASTS by Ali Mozaffari
AMERICA FIRST by Barbara Nunberg
ANTIGEN by Rachael Blackwood
ASSISTING by SallyAnn Hall
BACK-ALLEY by Young Eun (Grace) Kim
BITCH REVOLUTION by Zeus Kontoyannis
BLIND TIGERS by Jacob Glover
BROOKLYN PANSY by Jason Forbach
CHARACTERS by Chris Harris
CHRISTINA ON-CALL by Corinna Mendis
CIVILIZED by Amanda Samaroo
CONTRABAND by Charlotte Essex
DEATH OF A REVOLUTIONARY by Marshall Ferrin
ELLIE by Becca E. Davis & Kathrene Gawel
EVE by Corey Swim
FAKENHAM HALL by Yellowlees Douglas
FINDING SATOSHI by Shruti Saran
HEX by Joey Capuana
IDENTITY CRISIS by Nate Ruegger
INTERPOL by Lee Lawson
LIFT by Alison Orr Block
LITTLE JUDAS by Greg Boose
NARCOBRUJA by Alessandro Pederzoli
NIGHT BLIND by Robert O'Twomney
NOSA by Michael Harriel
NOVA: FIRST FLIGHT by Rachel Fischer
ODYSSEUS by David Barbeschi
POP PSYCHOLOGIST by Jeremy Kruse
SOMNUS by James Cripps
THAT SISTER THANG by Lindiwe Mueller-Westernhagen & Dale Winton
THE BREACHING by Wendy Young
THE GLOBAL FUND by Anne M. Brauer & Josep Colomer
THE HALL MONITOR by Chris Caleo
THE LOTUS EATER by Jay Furby
THE MASHINGS by David Crane
UNDER WATERTOWN by Bob Gebert
WORST BEST FRIENDS by John Anthony
2016 Winners
1st Tier Winner: ADITE BANERJIE – COACHING CLASS (Feature)
Result: ADITE BANERJIE, based in India, was signed by Mumbai based The Story Ink and has published several romance novels via Harper Collins. She is currently writing for a multi-season TV show about Indian cooking and culture starring Sanjeev Kapoor. One of her Harlequin Books is being adapted into an international television series
2nd Tier Winner: MAZAIR LAHOOTI – NOMAD (Feature)
Result: MAZ LAHOOTI signed with Thruline & UTA. He won the Blacklist’s Script Opportunity with Warner Bros. in 2019 and 2020 and directed his first feature, BELOW in 2019. He is currently rewriting a script for First Option Pictures and is in pre-production on the film DIE WELL to be produced by 828 Media Capital Prods.
