Contest News

We would like to thank everyone who submitted a screenplay to the 2022 competition.

After the March 31 deadline our jury spent the month of April reading and reading and… as promised, our winners are announced one month later.

With that said… we know what you really want is to know who won!

First Prize

The Desert Shrine by V.R. Marianne Zahn

Second prize

The Passage of Sun by Aaron Braxton

Third Prize

Psychopathy by Lisa Montalto

Honorable Mention

2nd Date by Jaik Andino
Scoot by Joan Philo
The Murder (or Possible Political Assassination) of Santa Claus by Kory Orban
The Shadow Falls by Clay Callender
Wake of the Quasimodo by Lorna Norrise & Lauren Rosson

We would like to thank everyone who submitted a screenplay to the 2021 competition.  The last twelve months have been difficult for everyone and we truly do want to thank each and every screenwriter who kept writing through it all.

After the March 31 deadline our jury spent the month of April reading and reading and… as promised, our winners are announced one month later.

With that said… we know what you really want is to know who won!

First Prize

Simmer by Derrick Haggerty & Owen Schwartzbard

Second prize

Beheaded by Helen Williams

Third Prize

And No One Mourned by Ky Rogers

Honorable Mention

At The Mercy of Faith by Samuel Taylor
Don’t You Know Who I Am? by Izz Mariano
Stazie in The Spotlight – “Take a Dance on Me” by Christina Hodel
The Desert Shrine by V.R. Marianne Zahn
The Fox And The Cougar by Ryan Zamo

We would like to thank everyone who submitted a screenplay to the 2020 competition. After the March 31 deadline our jury spent the month of April reading and reading and… as promised, our winners are announced one month later!

First Prize

The unNatural Order by Becca E. Davis

Second prize

Hollywood’s Finest by Brando Benetton & Jack Bryant

Third Prize

Bones of Ribbon by Ashley Sanders

Honorable Mention

Paradise Unbecoming by Jim Norman Jim Norman
The Night Witches by Steven John Prowse Steven Prowse
There’s No Place Like Home Ec. by Jennifer A Ripley Jennifer Ripley

It is our honor every year to hold a public awards ceremony for our winners at Film Invasion Los Angeles.  Three of our six winners were able to attend!

We would like to thank everyone who entered the 2019 competition. After the March 31 deadline our jury spent the entire month of April reading and reading and… as promised, our winners are announced one month after the final deadline!

First Prize

Diesel by Mariano Svidler & Nancy Farrell

Second prize

Something New by Michael Abel

Third Prize

Heroes Guild by Dalton Short

Honorable Mention

Funny Accent by Barbara Shulgasser-Parker

The Priest by Noelle Nelson

Utopia by Aimiende Negbenebor Sela

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 contest!  We would like to thank everyone who entered the contes.

First Prize

She’s In The Clouds by Michelle Douglas

Second Prize

A Trip To Rome by Joe Petricca
The Lipstick Posse by Kelly Jean Karam
Waitlist by Sheila Jenca