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Placement
Genre
Format
Representation Status
Finalists
" A Tempo "
Finalist
Short
No logline available.
" Blues for the Father "
Finalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Cost "
Finalist
Short
No logline available.
" Hell's Belles "
Finalist
Television
No logline available.
" Johannesland "
Finalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Ju Ju Justice "
Finalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Love & Detroit "
Finalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Margaret White "
Finalist
Television
No logline available.
" Ngozi "
Finalist
Short
No logline available.
" Old Queens "
Finalist
Television
No logline available.
" Roots From Which We Sprung "
Finalist
Television
No logline available.
" Second Nature "
Finalist
Television
No logline available.
" Somewhere… "
Finalist
Short
No logline available.
" The Doorman Life "
Finalist
Television
No logline available.
" The Matt Chat "
Finalist
Short
No logline available.
" The Space Between Us "
Finalist
Short
No logline available.
" Untitled "
Finalist
Short
No logline available.
Finalist
Feature
· Historical
· 117 Pages
In 1854, the arrest of a fugitive slave in Boston brings together two lawyers—one white and one Black—to fight the inhumane Fugitive Slave Law in an explosive trial that threatens to tear the city apart. Based on true events.
New York, NY
An actor and screenwriter, Nate grew up in Connecticut going to college for History and Anthropology. Upon graduation he decided to use his two degrees and move to New York City to pursue his dreams of acting and writing. He loves writing about what makes people tick and discovering connections between today and decades past.
Finalist
TV Script
· Unknown
· 68 Pages
Loch West follows an unbalanced - but brilliant - detective and her reluctant nephew, who investigate high-profile murders in the world of the supernatural.
Vancouver, BC, CA
Michael is a writer, cartoonist, and producer who has feature film, television, novel, and stage credits. Having worked in set dec, grips, craft service, post-production, and for the past ten years as a television producer, Michael is now working to set up his own show. Michael lives on the West Coast with his family and four pets.
Finalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 103 Pages
After Chloe finds out her family can't afford to pay her ransom, she collaborates with her clueless kidnappers to raise the money in a way that also promotes her homecoming queen campaign.
Los Angeles, CA
Before I knew what a screenwriter was, I knew that whatever I chose to do with my life, I wanted to make people laugh the way I did when watching movies like “Mean Girls” and series like “30 Rock”. A soon-to-be graduate of USC’s Writing for Screen and Television major, I can now say with confidence that I want to make people laugh by writing female...
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Finalist
Feature
· Drama
· 125 Pages
In post-World War II Canada, a cynical journalist is tasked with finding out the truth about an accused traitor and begins to question his own prejudices as he uncovers the unexpected about the man.
Little Britain, Ontario, CA
The granddaughter of Emmy-winning make-up artist, Patricia Green, and daughter of a newspaper editor and graphic designer, TAMARA GREEN, grew up with an appreciation for quality craftsmanship of words and visuals.
Dabbling in writing fan fiction as a teen, TAMARA returned to writing in 2020, this time original feature films, as a pass time while...
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Finalist
Feature
· Drama
· 117 Pages
JuJu Justice is a gritty mystical action drama set in the belly of the New Orleans voodoo culture, pitting a juju priestess against her dangerous childhood nemesis in a war between good and evil.
Charlotte, North Carolina
T.E. Lane offers mystery, thriller, action, and drama with a mystical twist. Hailing from the Southeast United States, the author enjoys weaving in locales, characters, and situations that feel familiar with just a touch of magic or otherworldly influence.
The author's debut novel, The Cornbread Letters, was the Winner of the Paranormal Mystery/Th...
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Finalist
TV Script
· Fantasy
· 57 Pages
After discovering they’re the unlikely offspring of an angel and demon and have joint supernatural powers, twins who were separated at birth must learn to work together in order to survive the humans and demons hunting them.
Los Angeles, California
Melinda & Chris Saranchock like to think of themselves as the Sonny and Cher of writing partnerships, but with more staying power and less singing (although they will sing if asked). Their latest feature is a 2023 PAGE Awards Gold Prize winner, Nicholl quarterfinalist, top 50 Launch Pad pick, ScreenCraft Family winner, TrackingB Honorable Mention, a...
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Semifinalists
" #Badwishes "
Semifinalist
Television
No logline available.
" A Rose Of No Man's Land "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Aadhyad "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Aborning "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Alternative Humans "
Semifinalist
Television
No logline available.
" Bad Reviews "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Broken House "
Semifinalist
Short
No logline available.
" By This, You Conquer "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Cloak "
Semifinalist
Television
No logline available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Historical
· 120 Pages
When 32,000 British troops land in America to crush the rebellion in 1776, Colonel John Glover and his Marblehead Militia save Washington’s Continental Army from annihilation several times before turning utter defeat into victory that breathes new life into their fight for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
- Verified WGA Member
Vero Beach, Florida
Hargrave is an award-winning NJN Public Television documentarian, a screenwriter and fundraiser. She’s completed three spec screenplays, "The Bottom Line," a drama loosely based on her experiences walking the picket line in the 1987 Writers Guild of America's strike against ABC-TV News and CBS News; "Fields of Grace," a drama and love story set in ...
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" Confessions Of Divorced Married Man "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Days Remaining "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Drops of Sunlight "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Dutopia "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Elixir "
Semifinalist
Television
No logline available.
" Freedom Man "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" K3+ "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Kahlil "
Semifinalist
Short
No logline available.
" Lady Wonder "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Lafitte "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Lena's Rules "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Leo Lets It Rain "
Semifinalist
Short
No logline available.
" Life "
Semifinalist
Feature
No logline available.
" Little Italo "
Semifinalist
Television
No logline available.
" Looking for Kreutzer "
Semifinalist
Short
No logline available.
" Lost And Foud "
Semifinalist
Short
No logline available.
" Lost Islands '
Semifinalist
Short
No logline available.