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Placement
Genre
Format
Representation Status
Grand Prize Winners
Grand Prize Winner
TV Script
· Comedy
· 32 Pages
After suffering a heart-breaking trauma, successful children's author Harriet's life takes a surreal twist when the grown-up version of the fictional rabbit from her stories appears in the flesh and refuses to leave.
No bio available.
Finalists
A Bourbon Tale
Finalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Cesar and Max
Private
Finalist
· Comedy
No logline available.
Los Angeles, California
No bio available.
Finalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 92 Pages
Desperate for money to buy a new board, a surfer gets a job at a cinema where he’s drawn into the horrors of the film industry and a plot to kill a famous writer, forcing him to question his peaceful 'code of the surf'
South West Rocks, New South Wales, AU
John is a twice-optioned contest-winner doing original takes on highly commercial genres, often with social/political subtext. More info is on IMDb.
Deep Reservations
Finalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Finalist
TV Script
· Comedy
· 29 Pages
To save her flailing telenovela, a Latina producer hires an insufferable, has-been white British stage actor, only to find the road to higher ratings is paved with good intentions, provided they can keep from killing each other long enough to get there.
- Verified WGA Member
Charlotte, NC
John and longtime screenwriting partner Bill Walker met at Temple University where their passion for high-concept family films led them to Hollywood where they’ve written such diverse projects as the Leo Award-winning children’s comedy SPLITTING ADAM for Nickelodeon, Lionsgate’s WWII drama IN ENEMY HANDS, and Blumhouse Television’s limited horror se...
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Finalist
TV Script
· Comedy
· 35 Pages
An aspiring, perfectionist literary agent and a veteran self-help author — who doesn’t practice what she preaches — must work together to save their careers. Along the way, they discover that sometimes it takes someone else to truly help yourself.
I’m a Nebraska-born, Brooklyn-based comedy writer. I was the winner of the 2017 Refinery29+TBS Riot Comedy Lab, which selected and produced my original web series pilot Puffy. My unapologetic, female-centered comedies explore friendship, non-traditional success, and intergenerational relationships between women through humor and unconventional, rela...
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Home Grown
Finalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Night of the Loving Dead
Finalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Finalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 90 Pages
A college senior reluctantly joins her friends on a trip to New Mexico in hopes she can outrun the soul crushing Minnesota winter, and escape the looming threat of graduation. Things go awry when the group becomes entangled with a questionable wellness commune.
Los Angeles, CA
MOLLY BANDT and CELIA RAMSEY are a mother/daughter writing team who share a fascination with the cheeky underbelly of midwest nice. Molly is a public interest lawyer and children’s book author/illustrator living in Madison, Wisconsin. Celia works as an Executive Coordinator and Associate Producer for a production company in LA. Like the family they ...
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Semifinalists
24/7
Private
Semifinalist
Pitch
· Comedy
· 8 Pages
Three employees (and one weird mechanic) work at a 24-hour gas station in the middle of nowhere, where run-ins with the law, meth heads, and serial killers are the norm.
Eric Schinzer
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 104 Pages
A mock-documentary set in a world where all conspiracy theories turn out to be true, one lowly government employee gets the chance to live out his dream of becoming a conspirator.
Center Valley, PA
Brian Schwab is a screenplay contest and film festival winning writer with awards in the comedy, thriller and horror genres and was recently named one of the ISA's 'Top 25 Screenwriters of 2024.'
After being named 'Runner-Up' at Slamdance and one of the 'Top 3' scripts reviewed by Shore Scripts, Brian sold his first spec, Purgatory, and was subse...
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Alien Hoax: A Love Story
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Semifinalist
TV Script
· Comedy
· 35 Pages
A group of blue collar sorority girls go through day-to-day shenanigans while attempting to climb the social Greek ladder.
Los Angeles, California
India Pearl is a standup comedienne, former scream queen and middle school science teacher. She grew up in a blue collar Massachusetts town with a dad who traveled the world as a guitar tech for rockstars. She writes sitcoms with the snarky sense of humor of a New England latchkey kid. India has performed all over the US, including the San Francisc...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 123 Pages
Two prideful frontmen from different eras of the same legendary rock band reluctantly put aside bad blood to hit the road together on a cross country tour.
Mission Viejo, CA
Not extraordinary but extra ordinary. Transplant from Iran raised in the eighties\nineties bro culture of suburban Orange County. Took the encouragement of my high school English teacher too seriously and fucked up my chances of ever making any money in this world.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 104 Pages
When his life falls apart, pushover insurance agent Andy becomes his own man by committing insurance fraud with his estranged, deadbeat father, only to find out he has a taste for revenge against the people who hurt him most -- his shitty family.
New York, NY
Originally from Chicago, I'm a New York City-based writer of character-driven weird, silly, dark comedy features that also say something about the human condition, usually taken from aspects of myself I don't like. I'm also a former game developer for Nintendo, and play bass in rock bands around NYC.
Semifinalist
TV Script
· Comedy
· 31 Pages
When Shira Rosenbaum finds out she's sharing a Bat Mitzvah date with the most popular boy in school, she must find a way to change her date or risk becoming an outcast forever.
Brooklyn, NY
As the daughter of a character actor who read bedtime stories like he was at a call back for Dark Crystal, Cedar fell in love with storytelling and creating out-of-this-world sets and characters at a young age. After studying at NYU, Cedar worked as a prop assistant on projects like Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and West Side Story. Her vast experiences hav...
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Blood Rush
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Breaking Peace
Private
Semifinalist
· Comedy
No logline available.
Forest Row, East Sussex, GB
Nicholl SemiFinalist (2024) Screenwriter Suzy Miller re-wrote her life story of ‘overnight single-mum with three very young children’, into becoming ‘the creator of the UK’s first ever divorce fair’ - gaining international media attention.
She turned being chronically shy into performing a TEDx. From giving birth on a houseboat without pain rel...
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Burger Town
Private
Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 115 Pages
No logline available.
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Horror
· 109 Pages
A scientist, a pilot, and a group of affluent tourists crash land on their way to a luxury moon resort and must band together to save themselves from a mysterious, blood-thirsty monster.
Sherman Oaks, CA
Peter Macaluso is a Latinx writer/director who specializes in horror and rom coms (sometimes at the same time).
His scripts have won 37 awards including comedies, MISCHIEF NIGHT, (Top 20% Nicholl) and FOWL BALL (AFF Finalist).
His horror short, AS LONG AS YOU BOTH SHALL LIVE, led to the optioning of a thriller he co-wrote.
He was a Top 200 Fi...
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Cheaters
Private
Semifinalist
· Comedy
No logline available.
Los Angeles, California
We are Caitlin Gallo and Brittany Harris - best friends, writing partners, and part of ISA's Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2023. Caitlin’s a NY born and LA bred child of a music executive and Brittany’s a good ol’ southern girl - descendant of Mary Todd Lincoln. (Seriously.) But we're soulmates born worlds apart, brought together by a need for ap...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 97 Pages
A risk-averse small-town girl’s 18th birthday takes an unexpected turn when she and her spirited (slightly) older sister cross paths with a charming delinquent, leading to a night of misadventure as the trio come face-to-face with their fears...and a pair of low-rent drug-addled criminals.
Toronto, Ontario, CA
Matt was bitten by a radioactive writing bug. Since then, he staged a play, starred in a season of Power Rangers, got married, made a doc about John Hughes, became a father, wrote/directed an acclaimed romcom, became a father again, fell into advertising, removed a brain tumor, discovered he was neurodivergent, Saved Cats, won awards, & got divor...
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Comediennes
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 102 Pages
Cookieface is a comedy about an actress, ok a boutique sales girl, who on her 40th birthday realizes she’s broke, single and her best friend has the career she wants. Which leaves her with the decision, to give up on life or change it.
Los Angeles, CA
Director/ Writer/ Producer/Actor
Member of Women in Film, The Alliance of Women Directors, Greenlight Women, SAG-AFTRA & The Actors Studio. Her International award winning short films are, Waiting for Ronald (writer/directed), Come Away With Me (adapted/directed/actor) and one women show, My Psychotherapy Comeback Tour, (written/ directed / performe...
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Dick 2.0
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Digger
Private
Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 100 Pages
No logline available.
Dave Wade
No bio available.
Semifinalist
TV Script
· Comedy
· 39 Pages
After her onstage meltdown and botched suicide attempt vaults her into the
spotlight, sardonic stand-up Sandy Kellerman must survive the absurd life of fame she wasted years chasing.
Los Angeles, California
According to one exec, “Frankie Campisano writes like Aaron Sorkin on acid.” The writer, comedian and filmmaker is one of the founding members of Nice Hog! Productions, a multidisciplinary creative collective.
They've previously worked at NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures Classics, Strategy PR, Jigsaw Productions, and Fox Broadcasting Company.
Elias
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Semifinalist
TV Script
· Comedy
· 44 Pages
In the rigid society of the 18th century, a low-ranking nobleman is game for anything to marry the woman he loves. Even changing gender... EON is based on the true story of the Chevalier d'Eon, famous spy and cross-dresser.
Marine is a bilingual (English/French) screenwriter with a keen ability to craft stories that are at the same time funny, emotionally engaging, and thought-provoking. She is a fervent believer that entertainment, art and culture are in no way mutually exclusive and has a particular interest in blending these aspects in her projects. Holder of a mas...
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Excuse Him Your Honor
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Expense Report
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Family Value$
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 99 Pages
A pretentious, auteur director finds himself in over his head after his producing partner gambles away the film budget, leaving the director indebted and forced to direct porn in a mobster's film studio.
David Stovall
No bio available.
Semifinalist
TV Script
· Comedy
· 32 Pages
An eager young Realtor navigates the high-flying fast-moving world of Los Angeles Real estate and the eclectic bunch that comes with it as her Diva Long time Realtor Boss hangs on by a thread to the top and deals with ageing out. What price are we all prepared to pay for success?
West Hollywood, CA
Wendy's early career as a policewoman, dealt with a wide range of humanity, major crimes, domestic violence , carrying a Smith & Wesson ’38. Wendy’s first film, ”Big Bully Bank" smashed festival circuit, awards, screened at The Occupy Sundance FF. Wendy just directed her award winning screenplay feature , Alone Today./ Death on the Border no...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 90 Pages
A recently widowed man allows himself to become possessed in order to go to Hell to seek revenge on his wife’s killer and the plunge through the depths is a damn funny one.
Los Angeles, CA
BENJAMIN FONT is an up-and-coming writer/director whose film career began as the co-writer of Robert Schwartzman’s Dreamland, which premiered at Tribeca and was released by Orion Pictures. He made his feature directorial debut soon after with Madness, Farewell, a dark holiday comedy that he also wrote, produced, and starred in as the co-lead. His ne...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 106 Pages
When bad luck prevents a down-and-out mail carrier from missing out on her share of the Powerball Lottery, she steals a postal van and hits the road to deliver one final, life altering letter.
CA
Christy Rust is a tenacious single mother who turned to writing comedy as a way to escape Canadian winters and her children. Her hobbies include axe throwing and stress-eating (often at the same time).
Hack Need
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Handitrapped
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Heartbreak Hotel
Private
Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 120 Pages
No logline available.
Michael Holliday
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 110 Pages
An outlandish trash collector becomes a cult figure in the absurd world of darts in 1980's England. Inspired by actual events.
Phoenix, AZ
I arrived late to screenwriting. As in, I'm retired. I find writing motivation in the quirky and off-beat, more often than not in the world around us. Most of what I write is character-driven and (hopefully) humorous, with a more serious subtext. I may be in that infamous "65 and older" demographic, but I have stories I want to tell and have no...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 98 Pages
After their Asian-American club closes down due to low membership, three teens decide to blow the remains of their club’s budget on a wild night out.
Los Angeles, CA
Raised in Hialeah by extremely Filipino parents who moved to America with just $50, Eljohn decided to "blow it" and not become a doctor. To make things worse, he's a screenwriter now. He's placed in the Next 100 for 2020's Nicholl Fellowship and many others. He writes grounded & high-concept comedies usually centered around the Asian American identi...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 90 Pages
Scared of going to jail for a crime he committed as a broke college student, Ian takes his friends away for the weekend to say goodbye but can they let go of their own issues long enough to recognise their friend is in trouble?
Vancouver, BC, CA
Anna is a born and bred Londoner, now based in Vancouver, Canada. She likes to write ensemble comedies about dysfunctional people because she never learned how to work out emotions in a healthy way. When she's not writing, you can find her yelling at her various terrible sports teams.
Incredible Threats
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Interesting Times
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.
Semifinalist
TV Script
· Comedy
· 32 Pages
After a shy, love-starved scientist at a secret government lab wishes he was a superhero, a horrific accident causes his penis to develop a mind - and voice - of it’s own to help him with the ladies.
Long Beach, CA
Stephanie has a background in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine) and health equality. Disappointed by the lack of positive portrayals of female STEM characters in the media she has written screenplays with strong female leads.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 114 Pages
Ko, a 13 year old Korean boy from Queens, wakes up one morning to find Jesus in his tenement apartment, promising to solve all of his problems... or at least the easiest ones.
Nyc, NY
I live and write screenplays in NYC. I'm adapting and learning my style, although I doubt it will ever be nailed down to a specific genre.
I write whatever interests me, so far that's included a Western, a Young Adult fantasy, a Road Drama, a Summer Romance, a Historical Horror tv pilot and more... Most importantly, I bring my own unique accent t...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 118 Pages
A humble blue-collar worker is mistaken for an international assassin with a twenty-million-dollar bounty and is relentlessly chased and hunted.
Baltimore, MD
The allure of film captured Jeff’s eye at his earliest years; At age 4 he was acting out Fess Parker’s 'Davy Crockett', then 'Indiana Jones', and then 'The Terminator'. He has a strong penchant for the creative. A hobbyist, practicing engineer, and Master’s degree holder from Johns Hopkins, he is a true problem solver. He brings his love of film a...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 109 Pages
When her senior teammates graduate, a talented high school tennis player -- driven by the desire to escape her chaotic family -- must turn a group of fifteen-year-old misfits into state champions or risk losing her only shot at college recruitment.
With a BA in theatre arts and MA in film and television production, Natalie has been committed to telling visual stories for over a decade. Her goal is to continue creating and supporting fresh narratives that inspire, entertain, and enlighten.
Mac The Knife
Semifinalist
Unknown
Comedy
No logline available.