2023 FEATURE SCREENPLAYS WINNERS
1st Place - The Golden Script Winner
Cathriona Slammon
WHAT LITTLE GIRLS ARE MADE OF
2nd Place
Scott Anthony Cavalheiro, Claire Cavalheiro
WILD ANIMAL
3rd Place
Felix Halim
MARUTA
2023 FEATURE SCREENPLAYS FINALISTS
Jef Burnham
THE ONES WHO STAY
Sarah Granger
OCOTILLO
Nathan Cowan
DEAD! IN THE DRESSING ROOM!
Fran Ervin
PRIDE AND PRUDENCE
Melvin Lima
CA$H4LIFE
Kyle Curry
THE LION'S CHAMBERS
Sophia Costanzo
GOOD CUBAN GIRLS
Dennis Haseley
TRICK OF THE EYE
Jacob Serlen, Thomas Dunn
FIGHTANIC
Stephen Laughton
ANONYMOUS
Mack Velle
TOO DAMN GOOD
Gigi Lee
BAD BAD
William Kirrane
NEW TOMORROW
J. Miller
SLUGGER
Eric Sandefur
JASON AND THE SILENT KNIGHT
Jeff Hindenach
FORGETTING JUPITER
Jonathan Freeman
BILLY AND THE KID
Amadeus Redha
PARADISE BY WAY OF JORDYN
Cathriona Slammon
WHAT LITTLE GIRLS ARE MADE OF
Shia LaBeouf
A8450, M.D.
Lyndal Simpson
PLAYDATE
Andi Lipo
MAEDE'S HOUSE
Alexandra Redwood
REDACTED
Alan Schwarz
BRAIN GAMES
Don Stroud
CONSUMED
Patrick Tierney
STANDBY
Tarik Curry
THE IMPOSSIBLE RACE
Felix Halim
ENEMIZATION
Brian Flaccus, Chadwick Hopson
PAUL
Jessica Sutton
RUNAWAY RUTH
Yasmeen Alkooheji
BRIDES AND GODDESSES
Kyana Rookwood
TULA SPEAKS LITTLE
Scott Anthony Cavalheiro, Claire Cavalheiro
WILD ANIMAL
Bruna Pias
THE ENGINE
Ernestina Juarez
THE BANNER
Brandon Lill
BEYOND THE TRACKS
Madi Stine
EMERY & ELLSWORTH MAKE A PICTURE
Kyle Rizor
MY REAL IMAGINARY FRIENDS
Richard Rosso
TERMINUS ROAD
Rory Torres
TWO STEPS BACK
Jonathan Freeman
BORN IN THE BACKSEAT
Gary Blackwood
THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER
Kate Bitsakos
YELLOW BUTTERFLY
Jono Howard
ZERO
Suzi Bach
MALEM
James Kanady
BLOODY KANSAS
David W Hughens
MADE WITH LOVE
Devi Dang
DEEVA
Felix Halim
MARUTA
2023 FEATURE SCREENPLAYS SEMIFINALISTS
Jef Burnham
THE ONES WHO STAY
Sarah Granger
OCOTILLO
Nathan Cowan
DEAD! IN THE DRESSING ROOM!
Carlos Jamal Dorsey
ENTANGLEMENT
Matt Miller
NINETEEN
Fran Ervin
PRIDE AND PRUDENCE
Melvin Lima
CA$H4LIFE
Kyle Curry
THE LION'S CHAMBERS
Timothy Gaensler-Debs
NICKED
Sophia Costanzo
GOOD CUBAN GIRLS
Adam Seidel
APACHE
Ramona Taylor
STOP LOSS
Dennis Haseley
TRICK OF THE EYE
Jacob Serlen, Thomas Dunn
FIGHTANIC
Stan Moroncini
RAISE IRON
Stephen Laughton
ANONYMOUS
Mack Velle
TOO DAMN GOOD
Gigi Lee
BAD BAD
Brendan Byrne
ANTI-SOCIAL
William Kirrane
NEW TOMORROW
J. Miller
SLUGGER
Eric Sandefur
JASON AND THE SILENT KNIGHT
Jeff Hindenach
FORGETTING JUPITER
Jonathan Freeman
BILLY AND THE KID
Aubrey Grace Tomlinson
RIGHT WHERE YOU FOUND ME
Amadeus Redha
PARADISE BY WAY OF JORDYN
Cathriona Slammon
WHAT LITTLE GIRLS ARE MADE OF
Shia LaBeouf
A8450, M.D.
Alex Kugelman
THE BACHELIAR
Lyndal Simpson
PLAYDATE
Andi Lipo
MAEDE'S HOUSE
Alexandra Redwood
REDACTED
Vir Srinivas
THE PROSECUTION
Michael Greene
THE STONERS: STRANGE ROUX
Alan Schwarz
BRAIN GAMES
Jeff Nowak
FLIGHT TO FREEDOM
Don Stroud
CONSUMED
Patrick Tierney
STANDBY
Tarik Curry
THE IMPOSSIBLE RACE
Stephanie Gaston
WYATT
Felix Halim
ENEMIZATION
Frederic Marsanne
SHARDS OF A STRANGER
Brian Flaccus, Chadwick Hopson
PAUL
Jessica Sutton
RUNAWAY RUTH
Yasmeen Alkooheji
BRIDES AND GODDESSES
Eddie Yaroch
A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS
Kyana Rookwood
TULA SPEAKS LITTLE
Scott Anthony Cavalheiro, Claire Cavalheiro
WILD ANIMAL
Zach Roe
THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST
Sarah Dassero
YOU SAVED ME
Bruna Pias
THE ENGINE
Tyler Dunning Evans
TIDES
Darla Drendel
IN FRAMES
Ernestina Juarez
THE BANNER
Brandon Lill
BEYOND THE TRACKS
Jack Coady
SOCIAL CURRENCY
Keiya Ando
WASTED NIGHTS
Madi Stine
EMERY & ELLSWORTH MAKE A PICTURE
Kyle Rizor
MY REAL IMAGINARY FRIENDS
Richard Rosso
TERMINUS ROAD
Kathryn Boyd-Batstone
FOR ROSA
Oksana Prysiazhniuk
STEPH
Rory Torres
TWO STEPS BACK
Jonathan Freeman
BORN IN THE BACKSEAT
Gary Blackwood
THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER
Kate Bitsakos
YELLOW BUTTERFLY
Jordan Gustafson
TREADING THE BOARDS
Flavia Casà
INNER LIFE
Jono Howard
ZERO
Peter Harris
JUDGE MOFO
Suzi Bach
MALEM
Daniel Zagayer, Hunter Cope, Adam Aseraf
BIG GIRL FACE
Robert Bowersox
UNDER THE EYE OF GOD
James Kanady
BLOODY KANSAS
Antonio Messina
MACONOCHIE
David W Hughens
MADE WITH LOVE
Gregor Nicholas
MEETINGS WITH MARTY
Devi Dang
DEEVA
Steven Keith Bogart
PIGCAT
Sean Behrens
MEM-VID
Nick Gambino, Koura Linda
NINE TENTHS OF THE LAW
Felix Halim
MARUTA
2023 FEATURE SCREENPLAYS QUARTER-FINALISTS
Jef Burnham
THE ONES WHO STAY
Sarah Granger
OCOTILLO
Nathan Cowan
DEAD! IN THE DRESSING ROOM!
Carlos Jamal Dorsey
ENTANGLEMENT
Matt Miller
NINETEEN
Mark Clark
THE TRAIL TO SANTA FE
Fran Ervin
PRIDE AND PRUDENCE
Melvin Lima
CA$H4LIFE
Kyle Curry
THE LION'S CHAMBERS
Timothy Gaensler-Debs
NICKED
Sophia Costanzo
GOOD CUBAN GIRLS
Judy Nagy
EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
Shay Thurmon
MINOR ALTERATIONS
Adam Seidel
APACHE
Ramona Taylor
STOP LOSS
David Zhang
JOSH & HANA
Joshua Timpko
LITTLE TROUBLE
Dennis Haseley
TRICK OF THE EYE
Jacob Serlen, Thomas Dunn
FIGHTANIC
Stan Moroncini
RAISE IRON
Stephen Laughton
ANONYMOUS
Mack Velle
TOO DAMN GOOD
Georgia Bloo Nicolaou
TRANSISTOR RADIO
Melissa Alfredson
UNBECOMING
Gigi Lee
BAD BAD
Brendan Byrne
ANTI-SOCIAL
Sean Fitz-Gerald
BENEATH THE OKANAGAN
William Kirrane
NEW TOMORROW
J. Miller
SLUGGER
Randall Wolff
FIREBIRD
Eric Sandefur
JASON AND THE SILENT KNIGHT
Ashley Gianni
NO RULES
Chris King
SAINT DOROTHEA
Jeff Hindenach
FORGETTING JUPITER
Jonathan Freeman
BILLY AND THE KID
Mark Christopher Boyd
EVEN A JUST MAN FALLS
Aubrey Grace Tomlinson
RIGHT WHERE YOU FOUND ME
Amadeus Redha
PARADISE BY WAY OF JORDYN
Cathriona Slammon
WHAT LITTLE GIRLS ARE MADE OF
Shia LaBeouf
A8450, M.D.
Bradley Stryker
HIGH SCHOOL PTSD
JD Wallace, Jennifer Donohue
HOPIUM
Alex Kugelman
THE BACHELIAR
Josh Taylor
BLACKLAND COUNTY
Lyndal Simpson
PLAYDATE
Jeff Evans
THE SENATOR
Andi Lipo
MAEDE'S HOUSE
Nora deLyra
SOUTHPAW
Greg Robbins
INFINITE MAN
Alexandra Redwood
REDACTED
Daniele Baiardi
THE CROSSING
Vir Srinivas
THE PROSECUTION
Michael Greene
THE STONERS: STRANGE ROUX
Peter Fraser
BLACK ICE BELOW
Alan Schwarz
BRAIN GAMES
Jeff Nowak
FLIGHT TO FREEDOM
Dev Ross
CAINE AND ABLE
Don Stroud
CONSUMED
Patrick Tierney
STANDBY
Tarik Curry
THE IMPOSSIBLE RACE
Lynn Patricia Little
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Stephanie Gaston
WYATT
Carla McCloud Queipo
THE MAN
Felix Halim
ENEMIZATION
David Ward
TIANANMEN
Frederic Marsanne
SHARDS OF A STRANGER
Brian Flaccus, Chadwick Hopson
PAUL
Sarah Daly
DANCING BEYOND
Jessica Sutton
RUNAWAY RUTH
David Kessler
IMPENDING EXECUTION
Yasmeen Alkooheji
BRIDES AND GODDESSES
Giovanni D'Amaro
A CHRISTMAS TALE
Eddie Yaroch
A GHOST STORY OF CHRISTMAS
Kyana Rookwood
TULA SPEAKS LITTLE
Kit Anderson
THE GRASS VALLEY FOUR
Scott Anthony Cavalheiro, Claire Cavalheiro
WILD ANIMAL
Zach Roe
THE DEAD TRAVEL FAST
Sarah Dassero
YOU SAVED ME
Bruna Pias
THE ENGINE
Tyler Dunning Evans
TIDES
Darla Drendel
IN FRAMES
John Doble
THE ROMMEL GAMBIT
Ivo Raza
UNOPENED CONTAINERS
Ernestina Juarez
THE BANNER
Brandon Lill
BEYOND THE TRACKS
Tom E. Nicholson
ONE MAN STANDING
Jack Coady
SOCIAL CURRENCY
Keiya Ando
WASTED NIGHTS
Madi Stine
EMERY & ELLSWORTH MAKE A PICTURE
Alex Arabian
SHOOTING STAR
Kyle Rizor
MY REAL IMAGINARY FRIENDS
Stefan Podsiadly, James Ruth
COLOUR
Max Rissman
VOICELESS
Richard Rosso
TERMINUS ROAD
Elijah Noble El
BABY'S BREATH
Joel Michalak
U.S. INC.
Kathryn Boyd-Batstone
FOR ROSA
Christopher Hall
INTERRACIAL
Oksana Prysiazhniuk
STEPH
Lynn Yvonne Moon
REFLECTION - JOURNEY'S TRAVELS
David Woll
VIVIAN
Rory Torres
TWO STEPS BACK
Matthew Corley
BEAST OF VIRGINIA
Jonathan Freeman
BORN IN THE BACKSEAT
Patricia Stack
PICTURES WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
Matt Foss, Cora Vander Broek
ELEVEN ELEVEN
Gary Blackwood
THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER
Kate Bitsakos
YELLOW BUTTERFLY
Jordan Gustafson
TREADING THE BOARDS
Flavia Casà
INNER LIFE
Jono Howard
ZERO
Frank Spiro
MORTALITY
Peter Harris
JUDGE MOFO
Suzi Bach
MALEM
R.L. Hooker
KEEPER
Donald Lewis, Ziggy Dantzler
FOLKTALE
Daniel Zagayer, Hunter Cope, Adam Aseraf
BIG GIRL FACE
Robert Bowersox
UNDER THE EYE OF GOD
James Kanady
BLOODY KANSAS
Billy Festorazzi
FREEDOM MAN
John Mitchell
LORD ALMIGHTY
Antonio Messina
MACONOCHIE
Kyle R. Thomas
YOU ARE WHERE YOU'RE FROM
David W Hughens
MADE WITH LOVE
Gregor Nicholas
MEETINGS WITH MARTY
Gareth Root
SUPERPOSITION
Madi Stine
OUT OF WATER
Pablo Torroella
GODFOR
Jeff Fletcher
SIXTY DAYS IS FOREVER
Devi Dang
DEEVA
Jon J. Ryan
GULAG RATS
Zane Olson
GOD'S COUNTRY
Steven Keith Bogart
PIGCAT
Sean Behrens
MEM-VID
Nick Gambino, Koura Linda
NINE TENTHS OF THE LAW
Felix Halim
MARUTA
Kevin Rexroat
TOGETHER WE ARE AN OCEAN
Megan Mazer
TWO KGS OF MARMALADE
Amanda Keener
FIREFLIES