ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Competition |
The True Story jury includes production companies, studios and literary managers behind some of the best true story entertainment out there, including The Wolf of Wall Street, King Richard, Woman of the Hour, Monsters, and many more.
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Feature  · Historical  · 101 Pages
The untold story of Freddie Mercury’s teenage escapades on Zanzibar and escape from the horrific revolution of 1964.
Lymington, Hants, GB
A multi-award winning British writer, Sophie became well known for starring as Titty in the EMI movie SWALLOWS & AMAZONS. She has a degree in Anthropology and a background in TV production. After producing an INSET series and writing her own docu-dramas for BBC TV she set up wildlife films in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. Her WWII screenplay s...
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Feature  · Historical  · 102 Pages
In 1895 Ontario, after the gruesome murder of young Jessie Keith, Detective John Wilson Murray pursues eccentric Quebecois vagrant Almede Chattel for the crime. Soon, English and French Canadians clash over the out-of-control case as evidence seems to point to the return of Jack the Ripper as the real killer.
Toronto, Ontario, CA
Glenn Forbes won the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition and placed first on the 2014 Blood List/New Blood for THE WRECKAGE, a horror script under option to A Bigger Boat. Work-for-hires include: the horror/slasher BURNING LAKE for Misfits Entertainment; and a rewrite on a fantasy thriller ALBION, for Hacienda Films.
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Feature  · Drama  · 93 Pages
An aging woman in a mental asylum experiences memories of her youth in the early 1900s when she was the most famous model in the world, until a grisly murder brought her career to its knees. Based on the true story of Audrey Munson.
Los Angeles, CA
Sofia Drummond-Moore is a writer born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She grew up in National Parks around the U.S. with her park ranger parents and ended up in Colorado for most of her childhood. Now she lives in Los Angeles, California. Sofia has a Bachelors Degree in Creative Writing from Knox College and a Masters Degree in Screenwriting from the Ameri...
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Feature  · Family  · 106 Pages
In post-depression North Dakota, a young boy navigates a treacherous year on the farm with his sister and mother, while his father heads West to urban Washington State in search of a new future for his family. Based on actual events and stories.
Los Gatos, CA
A 2-time Winner and 15-time Finalist with two #1 features on the Coverfly Red List, 3 in the top 1% and 3 more in top 5%. Won the 2020 Screencraft True Story Competition (Endurance - in development with Noble Story Co), and won Silver in the 2020 PAGE Awards (Rescue Dog - available). Looking for the right team to partner with and bring emotiona...
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Feature  · Historical  · 91 Pages
An inspirational story of love and war based on the true account of Makorongo, an African serviceman who became a POW to the Japanese but was rescued by his boyhood friend Hans-Werner before America bombed Tokyo in WWII and returned to the girl he left behind.
Lymington, Hants, GB
A multi-award winning British writer, Sophie became well known for starring as Titty in the EMI movie SWALLOWS & AMAZONS. She has a degree in Anthropology and a background in TV production. After producing an INSET series and writing her own docu-dramas for BBC TV she set up wildlife films in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. Her WWII screenplay s...
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Feature  · Historical  · 105 Pages
When an eight-year-old boy vanishes from the sleepy suburbs of Bondi Beach in 1960, two seasoned detectives must embrace the fledgling art of forensic science to catch an international fugitive. Based on the shocking true story of Australia’s first ransom kidnapping.
Los Angeles, CA
Leslie Borchert is a Los Angeles based writer with a passion for fierce female protagonists and twisted mysteries. She is the founder and organizer of the Women Screenwriters Workshop, as well as a proud member of IATSE, having worked in film and television art departments over the past two decades. Leslie's pilot "EXODUS" was selected for the 2024-...
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Feature  · Drama  · 109 Pages
In 1970s California, the young daughter of a Cadillac dealer faces a deadly prophecy as her father gambles everything to topple a Mafia boss.
Los Angeles, CA
Kelsey Ann is an actress turned screenwriter with roots in the wild heart of Florida. She currently shadows Co-EP Sarah Alderson on CBS’ S.W.A.T. Kelsey Ann directed, produced, co-wrote, and starred in the feature film, Stephanie Stevens, alongside her husband. Her thriller feature, Thrust is in development and was selected as a part of MOVIE MAKER ...
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