VIEW 2019’s WINNERS. FEATURE | TV PILOT 1HR | TV PILOT 1/2 HR
Our Judges have spoken. We are honored to announce the order of 2019’s Feature and TV Pilot Winners below. Congratulations to our winners, those who placed, and to all who entered 2019’s contest.
SOME OF OUR JUDGES COMMENTS
Chris Provenzano ‘It was a pleasure to read such great new voices and stories with real heart.’
Patrick Lussier ‘These scripts were wonderful. It was great fun to read such a diverse group of stories, all of which were so well written.’ Patrick is already chatting with two of our winners about their projects.
Neil Maskell ‘I’ve really enjoyed reading these scripts. They are such a great, varied and eclectic mix.’
– Check out our post-contest timeline for full details of what happens next.
– 2020’s contest will be bigger and better than ever before! Keep up to date with our new calendar.
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FEATURE WINNERS
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AMERICAN VICE
by Benjamin Feuer
Right wing lawyer, media genius, closeted homosexual. Aide to Joe McCarthy, mentor to Donald Trump, fiancee of Barbara Walters, blood rival of the Kennedys. This is the incredible true story of Roy Cohn, the greatest lawyer you’ve never heard of.
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LAND’S END
by Jonny King
A surly, pregnant teenager reluctantly agrees to drive an elderly widower to Cornwall, where he plans to end his life by jumping from the cliffs at Land’s End.
Jonny on Making It As A Screenwriter
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MODEL MINORITY
by Amy Thomas
In 1970s Los Angeles, one woman finds herself stuck between the traditions of her Chinese-American family and her new found interest in the world of adult magazines.
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BAD WATER
by Jacob Wehrman
A troubled biologist teams up with a grieving migrant to reveal a disturbing eco-terror plot. As the women race to stop the attack, they become targets of a racist war criminal.
Jacob on Making It As a Screenwriter
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SON OF A GUN
by Evan Cunningham
Frank Cooper is content to live a quiet life on his Texas homestead with his 10-year-old son, Sam. When a chance meeting with a bounty hunter brings troubles from his mysterious past, Frank decides to meet his problem head-on and takes Sam along on the journey of a lifetime. |
TV PILOT – 1 HOUR WINNERS
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PIPELINE
by Brian Golden
In California’s drought-stricken Central Valley, three Mexican-American siblings are forced to confront their complicated history when a controversial public works project pits them on opposite sides of the law.
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SONS & MOTHERS
by Geoff Gedroyc
Fearing an arrest for historic war crimes in Afghanistan, an ex-military interrogator travels back to her seaside home town of Margate, to mend her relationship with her long-estranged son.
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LIVING MEMORY
by Charlotte Cameron
A trauma psychotherapist turns memory detective when she suffers a vicious, mysterious attack she cannot remember, and encounters a patient whose trauma resembles her own. With the attacker still out there, and clues deep in the memory of this fellow victim – and others – she sets out on a dangerous quest for justice.
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TV PILOT – 1/2 HOUR WINNERS
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THE BIG O
by Kate Shenton
An awkward millennial who can’t reach orgasm embarks on a journey through sex therapy to face her demons and achieve her Big O. |
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BLUE GIANT
by Jordan Prosser
After suffering a nervous breakdown, self-destructive 28-year-old Abby Horne embarks on a hilarious and heartbreaking quest to become the first person on Mars.
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STAGED
by Marla Cukor
Desperate to stop the network from cancelling their once-wildly popular real estate reality show, STAGED, TV’s most famous real-life couple, Ree and Billy Sanders, take matters into their own hands, devising a desperate, twisted scheme to save their TV empire, and bring their show back to its original glory.
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FEATURE FINALISTS 13 Finalists
| Abdullah Alhendyani |
Haram |
| Amy Thomas |
Model Minority |
| Benjamin Feuer |
American Vice |
| Billie Bates |
Helldorado |
| Evan Cunningham |
Son of a Gun |
| J. Eric Thompson |
The Fambly Chambliss |
| Jacob Wehrman |
Bad Water |
| James Stewart |
Foxed |
| Jonny King |
Land’s End |
| Matt Brothers |
Breach |
| Nathan Patton |
Waitress #2 |
| Sarah Sheldon |
Honey |
| Will Welles |
Long Haul |
TV PILOT – 1 HOUR FINALISTS 8 Finalists
| Andy Healy |
Open Space |
| Brian Golden |
Pipeline |
| Charlotte Cameron |
Living Memory |
| Faye Upton |
Outrider |
| Geoff Gedroyc |
Sons and Mothers |
| J.P. Estes |
Laurel Canyon |
| Jack Kennedy |
Whiskey Wheels |
| LeLe Park |
The Bliss Killer |
TV PILOT – 1/2 HOUR FINALISTS 8 Finalists
| Amanda Keener |
Madam Caraveil’s Caravan of Curiosities |
| David Zee |
Losers |
| Jordan Prosser |
Blue Giant |
| Jordan Sandfer |
Leopold: The Lost Elephant |
| Kate Shenton |
The Big O |
| Marla Cukor |
Staged |
| Michael Jones |
Paradise |
| Nate O’Mahoney |
Kids of the Black Hole |
SEMI-FINALISTS
FEATURE SF’s 43 Semi-Finalists
| Abdullah Alhendyani |
Haram |
| Adam Spring |
Monstrous |
| Alex Arabian |
Soul to Squeeze |
| Amy Thomas |
Model Minority |
| Benjamin Feuer |
American Vice |
| Bill Baxter |
A Kind of Victory |
| Billie Bates |
Helldorado |
| Brian Kazmarck |
Emergent |
| Daniel Lauder |
Heart |
| Douglas Spaltro |
Lloyd |
| Eli Hart |
First Century Break |
| Eric Jeske |
Avalanche |
| Joann Buckley Collins & Eric Olson |
Elsa |
| Evan Cunningham |
Son of a Gun |
| Gordon LePage |
Love, In the Time of Heat Death |
| J. Eric Thompson |
The Fambly Chambliss |
| Jacob Wehrman |
Bad Water |
| James Price |
Gallus Days |
| James Stewart |
Foxed |
| John Craig Howells |
Barricades |
| Jonathan Mooney |
Negroes With Guns |
| Jonny King |
Land’s End |
| Justin Fox |
Hemorrhage |
| Kevin Dembinsky |
The Last Christmas |
| Laurie Whitaker |
A Haunting in the Hollywood Tower |
| Lukas Hassel |
Silhouette |
| Lynne Ashe |
Scuppernongs |
| Matt Brothers |
Breach |
| Michael Droberg |
In His Stead |
| Michael Raymond |
The Mother Road |
| Michael Rhodes |
Save Lee |
| Nathan Patton |
Waitress #2 |
| Peter Haig |
A War on Terror |
| Raven McGrew |
The Gypsy Queen |
| Robert Rogers |
Tutankhamun Not in Common |
| S R Kuy |
The Heart of a Tiger .2 |
| Sam Wright |
Have You Heard About Harvey? |
| Sarah Sheldon |
Honey |
| Sean Collins-Smith |
Spiral |
| Staton Rabin |
Betsy and the Emperor |
| Terri Viani |
Dirty Water Dogs |
| Will Welles |
Long Haul |
| Zack Frizzell |
Charlie Horse |
TV PILOT – 1 HOUR SF’s 26 Semi-Finalists
| Alan R. Baxter |
Glacier Point |
| Andy Healy |
Open Space |
| Ben Maraniss |
Weimar |
| Brian Golden |
Pipeline |
| Brian McCauley Johnson |
Brute |
| Cameron Barsanti |
Apache |
| Carlo & Erin Carere |
Near Death |
| Charlotte Cameron |
Living Memory |
| Charlotte Essex |
Contraband |
| Christopher Locke |
Willowwood |
| Craig Page |
Parts |
| Dan Benamor |
Ash & Bone |
| Faye Upton |
Outrider |
| Geoff Gedroyc |
Sons and Mothers |
| Geoff Faugerolas |
Haussmann |
| Heather Farlinger |
No Good Deed: The Oliver Sipple Story |
| Helena Touseull |
Not For Profit |
| J.P. Estes |
Laurel Canyon |
| Jack Kennedy |
Whiskey Wheels |
| Julia Skikavich |
Missing Pieces |
| LeLe Park |
The Bliss Killer |
| Martin Garner |
Hesperium |
| Nabil Chowdhary |
The Peragro Project |
| Tessa Shaffer |
The Underground |
| William Beeker |
Devices |
| Zoe Warncke & Michael Mizrahi |
Libertine |
TV PILOT – 1/2 HOUR SF’s 21 Semi-Finalists
| Amanda Keener |
Madam Caraveil’s Caravan of Curiosities |
| Andrea VanEerten |
High Strung |
| Christa Jarrold |
The One |
| Connor McLean |
Vala the Jaguar Guardian |
| Cristen Manion |
Moist |
| Danielle Evenson & Heather Huntington |
Pilgrimage |
| David Zee |
Losers |
| Dominic Smith & Molly Ferguson |
Analog |
| Jordan Prosser |
Blue Giant |
| Jordan Sandfer |
Leopold: The Lost Elephant |
| Kate Shenton |
The Big O |
| Leanne Mangan |
Disbos |
| Madeline Colker |
Valerie |
| Marla Cukor |
Staged |
| Michael Jones |
Paradise |
| Nate O’Mahoney |
Kids of the Black Hole |
| Nathalie Perus |
Bad Seed |
| Phillip Ramati |
Life Coach |
| Steven Nass |
Professional Losers Pilot |
| William Dobson |
Dark Lives |
| Zeo Niu |
I Am Your Father |
QUARTER-FINALISTS
FEATURE QF’s 127 Quarter-Finalists
| Abdullah Alhendyani |
Martyrs |
| Abdullah Alhendyani |
Haram |
| Adam Spring |
Monstrous |
| Adrian Prospero |
The Clairvoyant |
| Albert M. Chan |
Incarnations |
| Alex Arabian |
Soul to Squeeze |
| Amanda Keener |
Patchwork |
| Amanda Prentiss |
The Windigo |
| Amy Thomas |
Model Minority |
| Ari Gill |
No Exit |
| Ben Escobar |
You Make Me Feel |
| Benjamin Feuer |
American Vice |
| Bill Baxter |
A Kind of Victory |
| Bill Lahey |
Nightmare on Flight 831 |
| Bill Walker |
Starring…John Dillinger |
| Billie Bates |
Hellodorado |
| Brendan Beachman |
The Lookout |
| Brent Hartinger |
Bad Listing |
| Brian Kazmarck |
Emergent |
| Bryan Kelsey |
The Man by the River |
| Carlton Witherell |
Skiptracer |
| Chiara Cassaghi |
Beyond The Piave |
| Chris Hoshnic |
Appropriately Paul Dano |
| Conor Simpson |
A Handful of Fire |
| Craig Warren |
The Rising |
| Daniel Corrieri |
Disappearing |
| Daniel Doyle |
Junk Boy |
| Daniel Lauder |
Heart |
| David Earle |
Searching for Michael |
| David Gero & Tahir Jon |
Covfefe |
| Des Burnison |
Barbara the Barbarian |
| Douglas Spaltro |
Lloyd |
| Droknows Droberg |
In His Stead |
| Eli Hart |
First Century Break |
| Eric Jeske |
Avalanche |
| Ernest Langston |
Electric Lazarus |
| Ernestina Juarez |
Death’s Hidden Love |
| Evan Cunningham |
Son of a Gun |
| Everett Moss |
Minidoka County |
| Florian Potra |
State of Trance |
| Gordon LePage |
Love, In the Time of Heat Death |
| Guy Pooles |
Rust |
| Heather Farlinger |
DNA |
| Howard Schreiber |
Once, In a Dry Season (or My Big Gay Divorce) |
| Isla Ure |
The Tides |
| Ivan Cush |
Bean and Gone |
| J. Eric Thompson |
The Fambly Chambliss |
| J.R. Statton |
Portrait of a Beast |
| Jacob Wehrman |
Bad Water |
| Jade S. Bokhari |
Daisy Chained |
| James Mayer |
The Peace Line |
| James Price |
Gallus Days |
| James Stewart |
Foxed |
| Janaé Rachel Ballot |
Don’t Fence Me In: The Anthony Perkins Story |
| Jane Peters |
Growing Up Crazy |
| Jason Howard |
Out There |
| Jeremy Foley & Sara O’Reilly |
Fender Bender |
| Jim Moore |
Forbidden |
| Joann Buckley Collins & Eric Olson |
Elsa |
| John A. Kuri |
Anastácia |
| John Craig Howells |
Barricades |
| John Mahony |
Crimelords |
| Johnny Pickavance |
El Aurens |
| Jon Scagos |
This Is Not Georgia Aug 2019 |
| Jonathan Mooney |
Negroes With Guns |
| Jonny King |
Land’s End |
| Julius Ritter |
White Sheets |
| Justin Fox |
Hemorrhage |
| Kae Bahar |
Blindfold Shoes |
| Kamal John Iskander |
Diabolina |
| Kenneth Kokin |
Variations on Love and Madness |
| Kevin Dembinsky |
The Last Christmas |
| Kulvinder Gill |
The Life and Deaths of Jim Reaper |
| Kulvinder Gill |
Flesh and Blood |
| Laurie Whitaker |
The Hollywood Tower |
| Loren Soeiro |
Red Vienna |
| Lukas Hassel |
Silhouette |
| Lynne Ashe |
Scuppernongs |
| Mark Feinsod |
The End Of Time |
| Mary Griffitts and Ryan Griffitts |
Worthy |
| Matt Brothers |
Breach |
| Matt Sadowski |
Cherries |
| Megan Raney Aarons & Colin K. Gray |
Cages |
| Michael Curylo |
Kill Shot |
| Michael Goldburg & Dave Chan |
Sure-Fire |
| Michael Hubbard |
The No-Goods |
| Michael Raymond |
The Mother Road |
| Michael Rhodes |
Save Lee |
| Milena Korolczuk |
Animal |
| Monica Evans |
Journey to the Giants |
| Nathan Patton |
Waitress #2 |
| Nelson Downend |
Desdemona |
| Olivia Roberts |
A Slow and Patient Thaw |
| Paul Baiguerra |
The Dunes |
| Peter Haig |
A War on Terror |
| R. L. Beeman |
Escape From Lake City |
| Raven McGrew |
The Gypsy Queen |
| Richard Wininger |
How to Win the War For Peace |
| Rob Malenfant |
Sake |
| Robert Rogers |
Tutankhamun Not in Common |
| Robert Rossetti |
The Further Adventures of Jimmy Lynch |
| Ryan Anker |
Smart Puck |
| S R Kuy |
The Heart of a Tiger .2 |
| Sam Wright |
Have You Heard About Harvey? |
| Sarah Sheldon |
Honey |
| Sean Collins-Smith |
Spiral |
| Selcen Onsan |
A Suspect in Arms |
| Staton Rabin |
Betsy and the Emperor |
| Summer Moore |
6 Feet Above Screenplay |
| T Michael Serrani |
Snowberry |
| Terri Viani |
Dirty Water Dogs |
| Terry Connell |
Slaves to the Rhythm |
| Thomas Marrier |
For Her Own Good |
| Timucin Leflef |
Heroman |
| Tom Cavanaugh |
Behold |
| Tom Harrison |
Home Care |
| Tom Massmann |
Waking Up Dead |
| Tom Radovich |
It’s a Christmas Miracle, Charlie Brown |
| Tomek P. Chenczke |
House of Jade |
| Tony Shyu |
Macau Omen |
| Tracie Hollis |
Gemini Synth |
| Trevor Clarence |
We Are Not Alone |
| Varun Raman & Tom Hancock |
Hey Hudson |
| Will Welles |
Long Haul |
| Yvonne Potter & Lea Sellers |
Pola |
| Zach Jansen |
Hadleyville |
| Zack Frizzell |
Charlie Horse |
TV PILOT – 1 HOUR QF’s 71 Quarter-Finalists
| Aaron Chumbris |
White Lotus |
| Alan R. Baxter |
Glacier Point |
| Alex Ovadal |
The Dying Road |
| Amar Rehal |
The Maharaja |
| Andy Healy |
Open Space |
| Ben Maraniss |
Weimar |
| Brian Golden |
Pipeline |
| Brian McCauley Johnson |
Brute |
| Bryan Sisto |
Ability |
| Cameron Barsanti |
Apache |
| Carlo Carere & Erin Carere |
Near Death |
| Chadwick Harman |
The House Their Fathers Built |
| Charlotte Cameron |
Living Memory |
| Charlotte Cohn & Jason Odell Williams |
The Pawn |
| Charlotte Essex |
Contraband |
| Christopher Locke |
Willowwood |
| Christopher Patrick |
Small Town |
| Connor Martin |
Cucuy |
| Corey Swim |
Chapulin |
| Craig Miller |
Rock’n’Biscuit |
| Craig Page |
Parts |
| Dan Benamor |
Ash & Bone |
| Daniel Kavanagh |
Blood of the Vine |
| Faye Upton |
Outrider |
| Geoff Gedroyc |
Sons and Mothers |
| Geoff Faugerolas |
Haussmann |
| Glen McCoy |
Griffins |
| Glenn Acosta |
Redreamers |
| Graeme Keeton |
The Ghost Behind Glass |
| Greg McCarron |
Alice and Dorothy |
| Gregory Pratt |
Destination Unknown |
| Heather Farlinger |
No Good Deed: The Oliver Sipple Story |
| Helena Touseull |
Not For Profit |
| Ian Masters & Jon Smith |
They Walked Alone |
| J.P. Estes |
Laurel Canyon |
| Jack Kennedy |
Whiskey Wheels |
| Jason Hefter |
Karma McMannus |
| Jeff Bower |
Wiped |
| Jenny Donoghue |
Ally On Time |
| Josh Kaukl |
Heathens |
| Joshua Sackheim |
Mawashi Man |
| Julia Skikavich |
Missing Pieces |
| Juliana Rabadjija |
The Aftermath |
| Kelly Krause |
Macabre |
| Kim Shaw |
The Big Break |
| Kristen Bjorge |
Kingdom of Children |
| Kristine Eckert |
Salvation Ship |
| LeLe Park |
The Bliss Killer |
| Linda MacPherson Davidson |
Big Stick |
| Mark Thomas |
The Nation |
| Martin Garner |
Hesperium |
| Matthew Riopelle |
Clean |
| Michael Catlin |
Plainview |
| Mike Pelak |
Top of the Hill |
| Nabil Chowdhary |
The Peragro Project |
| Octavio Llano |
Adelitas |
| Richard Crawford |
A Fall of Eagles |
| Roxanne Beck |
The Queen of Magic |
| Sahit Anand |
Just Hit Delete |
| Sam Ferguson |
Pest Control |
| Scott Hawthorne & Jim Goode |
Xchange |
| Seaton Kay-Smith |
Mars One |
| Selvir Katich & Dave Belvederi |
Borders |
| Steve Blame |
Hammurabi |
| Suzanne Griffin |
The Sensualist – A Woman in Black |
| Tessa Shaffer |
The Underground |
| Thomas W. Giuliano |
The Shetland Bus |
| Tony Hendriks & Gillian Royes |
Ganja Bay |
| Vincent Stoia |
Bountiful |
| William Beeker |
Devices |
| Zoe Warncke & Michael Mizrahi |
Libertine |
TV PILOT – 1/2 HOUR QF’s 46 Quarter-Finalists
| Aaron Singer |
Strangers |
| Amanda Keener |
Madam Caraveil’s Caravan of Curiosities |
| Andrea VanEerten |
High Strung |
| Brianna Brown |
White Reacher |
| Cameron Gavinski |
Committed |
| Christa Jarrold |
The One |
| Cody Mauro |
Mad & Frank |
| Connor McLean |
Vala the Jaguar Guardian |
| Cristen Manion |
Moist |
| Dale Winton |
Sausage & Sushi |
| Dalton Short |
Heroes Guild |
| Dan Goodsell |
Monkey Weatherman |
| Danielle Evenson & Heather Huntington |
Pilgrimage |
| David Zee |
Losers |
| Dominic Smith & Molly Ferguson |
Analog |
| Douglas Cushnie |
Broad Daylight 30 |
| Emil Benjamin |
Hopeless |
| Erica Fagan |
Rainbow Mafia |
| Evan Purcell |
Workforce |
| Jacob Wydra |
Family Boat Trip |
| Jordan Friedberg |
Hola Hermana! |
| Jordan Prosser |
Blue Giant |
| Jordan Sandfer |
Leopold: The Lost Elephant |
| Joseph Luther & Connor Rohan |
Post- |
| kate shenton |
The Big O |
| Kay Webb |
More Than Molly |
| Keshia Coe |
The Reality Show |
| Leanne Mangan |
Disbos |
| Lilliana Winkworth & Jeremy Sender |
My Mom Is My Pimp |
| Madeline Colker |
Valerie |
| Marla Cukor |
Staged |
| Martin Fleming |
Cowabunga Beach |
| Matthew Farthing |
Lost Cause |
| Melanie Holmes |
Big Star |
| Michael Jones |
Paradise |
| Michelle Lam |
Vihazka |
| Nate O’Mahoney |
Kids of the Black Hole |
| Nathalie Perus |
Bad Seed |
| Paul Spreadbury |
Lagnaippe |
| Phillip Ramati |
Life Coach |
| Steven Nass |
Professional Losers |
| Steven Prieto |
Valley Village 12 |
| Tiffa Foster |
Tom and Laura |
| William Dobson |
Dark Lives |
| Zeo Niu |
I Am Your Father |
| Zep Williams |
Scrimshaw |
