2026 SHORT SCREENPLAY WINNERS
1st Place - The Golden Script Winner
Michele Love Santoro
BUTCHER
2nd Place
Rebecca Jean-Carroll
THE FAMILY WAY
3rd Place
Linda Rönn
RESULT UNKNOWN
2026 SHORT SCREENPLAY FINALISTS
Michele Love Santoro
BUTCHER
Alexander Menu
CAVELL
Mannie Rivera
CHILD SUPPORT
Noelle Brown
DANDELION CHILD
Jessica Pappas, Allison Burnett
FILOTIMO
Sara Reshamwala
HOME VIDEO
Bella Dontine
INK BETWEEN US
Roberta Peña Coindreau
MOM'S CLOSET
Frederik Ehrhardt
MUDSLIDE
Daryelle Chery
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
Linda Rönn
RESULT UNKNOWN
Mari Escobar
SHARED
Meng Lou Lei
STOP SIGN
Vihaan Vidur
THE DECEPTION
Rebecca Jean-Carroll
THE FAMILY WAY
Sara Burris Hersh
THE YELLA DELI
Wenti Wu
WAX APPLE COLOR
2026 SHORT SCREENPLAY SEMIFINALISTS
Michele Love Santoro
BUTCHER
Alexander Menu
CAVELL
Mannie Rivera
CHILD SUPPORT
Francisco de la Calle, Michael Conniff
CROSSROADS PANAMA
Noelle Brown
DANDELION CHILD
Lounis Tiar
ERECTUS
Jessica Pappas, Allison Burnett
FILOTIMO
Sara Reshamwala
HOME VIDEO
Bella Dontine
INK BETWEEN US
Christopher Jarvis
INTO THE FIRMAMENT
Roberta Peña Coindreau
MOM'S CLOSET
Frederik Ehrhardt
MUDSLIDE
Michael Monteiro
MY YOGA MAT
Daryelle Chery
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
Linda Rönn
RESULT UNKNOWN
Rani Nasr
SEVEN OF BOROMBO
Mari Escobar
SHARED
Meng Lou Lei
STOP SIGN
Kyungja Lee
THE COMFORT WOMAN STATUE
Vihaan Vidur
THE DECEPTION
Rebecca Jean-Carroll
THE FAMILY WAY
Todd J Stein
THE FINAL FIGHT
Sara Burris Hersh
THE YELLA DELI
Wenti Wu
WAX APPLE COLOR
Erin Copen Howard
WE'LL BE SAFE HERE
Glenn T Harding
WHEN THEY ARE HERE
2026 SHORT SCREENPLAY QUARTER-FINALISTS
Michele Love Santoro
BUTCHER
Alexander Menu
CAVELL
Mannie Rivera
CHILD SUPPORT
Francisco de la Calle, Michael Conniff
CROSSROADS PANAMA
Noelle Brown
DANDELION CHILD
Patrick Beath
DEAD WRONG
Lounis Tiar
ERECTUS
Jessica Pappas, Allison Burnett
FILOTIMO
Sara Reshamwala
HOME VIDEO
Bella Dontine
INK BETWEEN US
Christopher Jarvis
INTO THE FIRMAMENT
Sandy Hoffman
MILK & ASH
Roberta Peña Coindreau
MOM'S CLOSET
Richard Bruce Stirling
MONTEREY
Frederik Ehrhardt
MUDSLIDE
Michael Monteiro
MY YOGA MAT
Daryelle Chery
PRODIGAL DAUGHTER
Gloria-Bess Kopilavitch
QUANTUM LEAP
Linda Rönn
RESULT UNKNOWN
Rani Nasr
SEVEN OF BOROMBO
Mari Escobar
SHARED
Scout Latshaw
SOMETHING LIKE A FRIEND
Meng Lou Lei
STOP SIGN
Kyungja Lee
THE COMFORT WOMAN STATUE
Vihaan Vidur
THE DECEPTION
Katsiaryna Babaryka
THE DIRECT LINE
Rebecca Jean-Carroll
THE FAMILY WAY
Todd J Stein
THE FINAL FIGHT
Robert Tartell
THE L.A. KID
Kylie Jowers
THE LAST LAUGH
Eduard Lim
THE MILVIAN BRIDGE
Solvan Knell
THE VERTIGO MUST GO ON
Marc Angelo
THE WHITE SCARF
Sara Burris Hersh
THE YELLA DELI
Tallulah Boote Bond
THREEFOLD
Kevin P Ryan
THROUGH THE GLASS: A VINTAGE RECALLED
Wenti Wu
WAX APPLE COLOR
Erin Copen Howard
WE'LL BE SAFE HERE
Glenn T Harding
WHEN THEY ARE HERE