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2025 GENRE SCRIPT COMPETITION

GRAND PRIZE WINNERS:

THE COW, Feature Screenplay - Jonathan Face.

WE'LL BE SAFE HERE, Short Screenplay - Erin Copen Howard

THE LAST BROADCAST, TV Pilot Script - Noureddine Hifad



GENRE WINNERS:
 

THE COW, Jonathan Face (Feature Drama Winner)
 

SHITFACE, Chandler Chavez (Feature Comedy Winner)

DEATHSLED, Wesley Drent (Feature Horror Winner)

FERAL MOUNTAINS, Terry Luke Podnar (Feature Thriller/Suspense Winner)
 

LADYBOY BLUES, Richard Lanoix (Feature Action/Adventure Winner)
 

COUNTING ON CLARK, Erin Copen Howard (Feature Sci-Fi/Fantasy Winner)


THE NURSE, Shanee Edwards (Feature Historical/Biopic Winner)


STRANGER CHOICE, Terrance Henry (Feature Western/Period Winner)

HOME FOR THE HOWLIDAYS, Terri D. Alkire (Feature Holiday/Family Winner)


OMAHA!, Kelly Gutierrez (TV Pilot Drama Winner)


DEPARTMENT OF UNSEEN AFFAIRS, Sarantos (TV Pilot Comedy Winner)


THE LAST BROADCAST, Noureddine Hifad (TV Pilot Horror/Thriller Winner)


WOODBRIDGE PARK, Drew Michael (TV Pilot Mystery/Crime Winner)


MAGIC AND COCKTAILS, Marcos Gracia (TV Pilot Action/Adventure Winner)


PLANET HUNTERS, Nick Newcastle (TV Pilot Sci-Fi/Fantasy Winner)


LIFE OF A FIREFLY, Sandra Brown Lindstedt (TV Pilot Historical/Biopic Winner)
 

WE'LL BE SAFE HERE, Erin Copen Howard (Short Screenplay Drama Winner)

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I'M WITH TRAUMA, Rebecca C. Scott (Short Screenplay Comedy Winner)

HEDONISM, Jessica James (Short Screenplay Horror Winner)


FOLKS, Jonathan Redding (Short Screenplay Thriller/Suspense Winner)


HOME AGAIN, Stephen Kellam (Short Screenplay Historical/Biopic Winner)


13 STEPS, Loren Davis (Short Screenplay Western/Period Winner)

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THE DANCE BETWEEN DARKNESS AND LIGHT, William Mariano (Short Faith/Family Winner)



FINALISTS:
 

COME BACK, Short Screenplay - Tiffany Nichole Bromley
 

HENRY AND THE HOUND, Feature Screenplay - Joshua Aaron Thomas
 

DEATH IN REALITY, Feature Screenplay - Erin Copen Howard
 

LADY OF GRACE, Feature Screenplay - Marvin Jackson
 

THE DRILL, Short Screenplay - Vee Kumari
 

BREAKING THE CURSE, Feature Screenplay - Lisa K. Thomas
 

STARLINE POST, Feature Screenplay - Emma Benten
 

TWO FATES,Feature Screenplay - Kelsey Ann Wacker & Lori Lee Peters
 

BUTTERFLY, Short Screenplay - Joseph Leonello
 

ATTAGIRL, Feature Screenplay - Terissa Kelton & Scott Morse


CHILI AND BOOTS, Feature Screenplay - Nyasha Foy
 

THE SEVEN “SEE US! HEAR US!”, Feature Screenplay - J. Blasi-Figueroa
 

KRIS KRINGLE, Feature Screenplay - Maria Ciampi
 

LEVI’S CONVERSION, Short Screenplay - Antonio Guanaes
 

MOTHERSHIP, Feature Screenplay - Joseph Michael Leone
 

APEX, Feature Screenplay - Erin Copen Howard
 

THE SISTREN, TV Pilot Script - Angela Thorne
 

THE END OF HOPE, Short Screenplay - Ricky Serrano Robles
 

THE NETWORK, Feature Screenplay - Rory Laughlin
 

GREEN MEANS GO!, Feature Screenplay - Harker Jones

 

OPERATION: CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, Feature Screenplay - Eric Edward Glawe
 

BASED ON A NON-TRUE STORY, Feature Screenplay - Emilio Santín
 

THINK APOCALYPSE!, Short Screenplay - Erin Copen Howard
 

7 THE LEGEND, Feature Screenplay - Randall Paul Swearingen
 

FADEPOINT, Feature Screenplay - Rory Laughlin
 

TAILGATING AT SWEENEY’S FUNERAL HOME, Short Screenplay - Kendra B. Cunningham
 

THE SURREALIST’S MUSE, Feature Screenplay - Steven Keith Bogart
 

AMERICA, Feature Screenplay - Mario Rios Pacheco
 

REAPER, Short Screenplay - Chloe Joanna Stephenson
 

THE SANTA SCOOP, Feature Screenplay - Terri Alkire

 

WARRIOR’S TRAIL, Feature Screenplay - Marco Rodriguez
 

THE PERFECT GAME, Feature Screenplay - Peter T. Simon
 

THE CHAIRMAN, Short Screenplay - Greg Barnes
 

NECROTICA, Feature Screenplay - Wesley Steven Drent
 

BIG AL, HIP HOP AND HER, Feature Screenplay - Ellen Gerstein
 

EMERALD CITY, Feature Screenplay - David Bobrow
 

FINAL DAWN, Short Screenplay - Heather Farlinger
 

AMERICAN MONEY, Feature Screenplay - Timothy A. McGhee
 

PRETENTIOUS MOVIE, Feature Screenplay - Michael Paradiso
 

A MIRACLE FOR CHRISTMAS, Feature Screenplay - Shelley Chester
 

THE “C” WORD (NO, NOT THAT ONE), Short Screenplay - Melanie Gail Wilderman


 
SEMI-FINALISTS:
 

CHILDLESS CAT LADY, TV Pilot Script - Meaghan Hynes Reese
 

1999, TV Pilot Script - Kristopher Pierce
 

SYNNOIA, Short Screenplay - Javier Hinojosa Allely
 

MOGEN THE BOLD, Feature Screenplay - Laura Londagin
 

MUNDANE, Short Screenplay - Teresa Castilho
 

LEGACY, TV Pilot Script - Morgan Turner
 

A THIS AND THAT GOLDEN HOLIDAY, Feature Screenplay - Lisa Summerour
 

TOP SECRET SANTA, Feature Screenplay - Jayne Ormerod
 

THE REVENGE CLUB, Short Screenplay - Marla Naomi Eaton
 

SEA HASH, TV Pilot Script - Molly Olasiji

 

BOOGLINEE, Feature Screenplay - Randall K. Wong
 

LATTE, TV Pilot Script - Kario Marcel
 

LEAD INTO LOVE, Feature Screenplay - Megan Archbold & Melissa Winter
 

HOW TO FLIRT WITH A WITCH, TV Pilot Script - Ilyssa Peltz, Tiana Warner, Stephanie Warner
 

A VERY TIMBER CHRISTMAS, Feature Screenplay - Diana Shoykhet
 

0800 DEADLINE (ANON), TV Pilot Script - Katy Edelsten
 

THREE STRIKES, NO CHRISTMAS!, Feature Screneplay - Ktohri Nicole Ross
 

TROPHIES, TV Pilot Script - Phillip Cook
 

SECOND SET, Feature Screenplay - Candace Lee Egan
 

LOSING LIGHT, Feature Screenplay - Nick Pullia

 

WHITE ORCHID, Feature Screenplay - Maura Campbell & RIk Sinkeldam
 

THE WOMAN IN THE MIRROR, Short Screenplay - Kimber Leigh
 

Pi, TV Pilot Script - Dani Cannon
 

TARGET AUDIENCE, Feature Screenplay - Rory Laughlin
 

THE MANHATTAN PROJECT, Feature Screenplay - Janet Walker
 

SOMEONE LIKE ME/BLACK DRAGON, Feature Screenplay - Timothy S. Lott
 

LOOK BOTH WAY IN THE BARRIO BLANCO, Feature Screenplay - Judith Robbins Rose
 

IN THIN AIR, Feature Screenplay - Jay Rubin & Jim Ruel
 

IN THE GARDEN, Feature Screenplay - Christal Kahles-Jones & Kathy Krantz Stewart
 

SOCIAL TIES, TV Pilot Script - Cas Saxe

 

INTERLOPER, Feature Screenplay - Guinevere Rose
 

RED HANDS, Feature Screenplay - Maureen Anne Meehan
 

SACRED SUN, Feature Screenplay - Michael Louis Gould
 

OCCHUED, Feature Screenplay - Ucon & Saya
 

A SHADOW IN AYLOUL’S STORM, Feature Screenplay - Fidaa Hourani
 

THE FAMILY COTTAGE, Short Screenplay - Michael Shawn McInnes
 

SIDES OF NORMAL, Short Screenplay - Synth Knox
 

COW FARM, TV Pilot Script - Natasha Sofia Goulden
 

DETENTION: ROOM 107, Short Screenplay - Joseph Michael Leone
 

AMERICAN MONEY, Feature Screenplay - Timothy A. McGhee

 

DEAR GRANDSON, Feature Screenplay - Scott Reneau
 

JIMI, JANIS, AND JIM MUST DIE, Feature Screenplay - John Arnau
 

BOB DOOLEY, Feature Screenplay - Margina Sisson
 

GYRE: SONGLINES, TV Pilot Script - Gina Lennox
 

7TH WAVE, TV Pilot Script - Noah Lang & Harold "Blake" Hoss
 

AMBERICA, TV Pilot Script - Amber Shaheen Nelson & Mokotsi Rukundo
 

POCKETS, TV Pilot Script - Erik Walker Neill & Anthony DeVine
 

ANGELS, DEMONS, AND A COURT-MARTIAL, Feature Screenplay - Chris Kreger
 

VOODOO VALENTINOS, Feature Screenplay - Michael Louis Gould
 

CONSUMED, Feature Screenplay - Don Stroud



QUARTER-FINALISTS:

BURNOUT, TV Pilot Script - Izzie Mantese
 

SEASONS CHANGE, Feature Screenplay - Josh Datingaling
 

THE SHADOWLANDS, TV Pilot Script  - Christine Bush
 

SEOUL HEARTS, TV Pilot Script - Cheryl L. Burrows
 

KILLIN’ IT IN THE KITCHEN, Feature Screenplay - Jayne Ormerod
 

SPARROWS, TV Pilot Script - Karen Campion
 

CHASING TRUTHS, Feature Screenplay - Dennis Manning
 

AMERICAN MYTHOS - THE CATHEDRAL, TV Pilot Script - Craig L. Graaff
 

PRECURSOR, TV Pilot Script - Steve Brown
 

ZIMMI: THE ODYSSEY, TV Pilot - Todd Stark

 

NEXT CHAPTER, TV Pilot Script - Brian Meegan
 

AT THE MERCY OF FAITH, Feature Screenplay - Samuel Taylor
 

LE MOGADOR, TV Pilot Script - Noureddine Hifad
 

DEATH CAN BE A FUNNY BUSINESS, Feature Screenplay - Joe Fishel
 

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, Feature Screenplay - Dennis Michael O’Connor
 

THE SESSION, Short Screenplay - Xola Xander
 

LOVE AND PURPOSE, TV Pilot Script - Molly Gross
 

GLORY AND LOOT, Short Screenplay - Jamie R. Kadavy & Troy M. Kadavy
 

HIGHLAND DRIVE, TV Pilot Script - Rosalyn Rosen
 

SPICE (THE VARIETY OF LIFE), Feature Screenplay - Laura B. Londagin

 

MUTT AND JACK’S EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE, Feature Screenplay - Jodi L. Dickey
 

CLEANSE MY SINS, Feature Screenplay - Viveka Thompson-Robinson
 

THE WINTER WOLVES, Feature Screenplay - Mark Kelly
 

ALIEN CAMCORDER, Short Screenplay - Corey Hood
 

AGENT JAX JACKSON: THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW, Short Screenplay - Chris Warner
 

2 MAN, TV Pilot Script - Palmer Townes Hope
 

FORBIDDEN LOVE, Feature Screenplay - Timothy Shrikrishnan Lott
 

60 DATES IN SIX MONTHS (WITH A BROKEN NECK), Feature Screenplay -

Maureen Anne Meehan
 

THE GHOST OF DI AN (ZEE AHN), Feature Screenplay - Taylor Hunt
 

NOCTURNAL TENDENCIES, Feature Screenplay - Stephanie Sowder

 

ALL UP IN YOUR BUZINESS: MANAGING YOUR BUSINESS CRAP, Feature Screenplay - Julianna M. Newland
 

A HOLLYWOOD WEREWOLF, Feature Screenplay - Joseph Graves
 

CITADEL LOST, Feature Screenplay - Ernie Rivera
 

THE SOUND OF RUINS, TV Pilot Script - Kris Bart
 

CHAINED TO YOUR GHOST, Feature Screenplay - Amanda Lemberg
 

A PIRATE AND A PRINCESS, Feature Screenplay - Mark Thomas Kelly
 

A PHOTOGRAPH,Feature Screenplay - Conor Clancy & Christina Sussmann
 

GREED, Short Screenplay - Tania Villegas Ocampo
 

A WRINKLE IN TIME, TV Pilot Script - Ben Tobin
 

THE MAR CHRONICLES, TV Pilot Script - A. S. Templeton

 

THE LAST TRIAL, Feature Screenplay - Rebekah Scheffelmaier
 

THE WEIGHT OF GUILT, Short Screenplay - Maria K. Singh
 

THE EXTERMINATOR, Feature Screenplay - William Thomas Curley
 

THE BLACKSMITH, Feature Screenplay - Gina Lennox & Barzou Mansour Ishmael
 

YEAR OF THE DRAGON, TV Pilot Script - Natasha Langridge-Thorpe
 

UNIT F: MONSTER VICE, TV Pilot Script - Chris Warner
 

LOVE KILLS, Short Screenplay - Xola Xander
 

MYSTIC MASALA, TV Pilot Script - Sadhana Singhal
 

INKED IN BLOOD, Feature Screenplay - Paul Corricelli
 

BEACH BLACKOUT, Feature Screenplay - Blair London


A HOUSE FOR THE FLOWERS, Feature Screenplay - Juliana Philippi
 

OVERDUE, Short Screenplay - Philippa Rae
 

ON THE EDGE, Feature Screenplay - Irina Vysotskaya
 

TRUE NORTH, Feature Screenplay - Sophia Flot-Warner
 

FIVE DEFIANT WOMEN, Feature Screenplay - Vivianne Rosenberg
 

NATALIA, Feature Screenplay - Rosalyn Rosen
 

COMING OF AGE, Feature Screenplay - Connor A. Field
 

DANCE, Feature Screenplay - Mark Thomas Kelly
 

MEDICINE, TV Pilot Script - Daniel Austin Jones
 

INVASION OF THE BREWERY SLUGS, Feature Screenplay - William Curley



HONORABLE MENTIONS:
 

THE BEECHER TRIALS, TV Pilot Script - John Gatta
 

DANCING WITH SPIES @GODDESS, TV Pilot Script - Francis Billingsley
 

AT THE MERCY OF FAITH (TERROR VERSION), Feature Screenplay - Samuel L. Taylor
 

CHRYSALIS - THE FAMILY ADVENTURE(S), TV Pilot Script - Marc Ginsburg
 

WINNING, Feature Screenplay - Charles Edward Mack
 

CONTACT

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2025 Venue

TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRES

6801 HOLLYWOOD BLVD

LOS ANGELES, CA 90028

UNITED STATES

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2025 EVENT DATE:

MARCH 9th 11:00am-9:59pm

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*Participants will be notified ASAP of any changes due to unforeseen circumstances.

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