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Scriptation Showcase - Features + Shorts Category |
2021-2022
Promoting scripts to its network of Hollywood directors, showrunners, and producers. 25 winners get to participate in a virtual meeting with professional writers, and have their scripts featured in the Emmy® winning app, Scriptation.
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Genre
Format
Representation Status
Finalists
Finalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 101 Pages
A tough-luck henchman with villainous aspirations accidentally ends the career of a world-class pompous spy, ruining both their lives, and gravely endangering all of humanity.
Queens, NY
Bill Murray once bought me a steak dinner and Bill Nye the Science Guy almost ruined my life.
Finalist
Feature
· Drama
· 110 Pages
An aimless young woman strapped for cash — and some sense of purpose — decides to sell her eggs, but when she becomes entangled with the couple she’s matched with, she ends up getting more than she bargained for.
Brooklyn, New York
Kate was born and raised in Greenwich Village. She is a graduate of Georgetown University, where she studied psychology and theater, and the William Esper Studio. She's the co-writer of the feature film Stargazer now in post-production, as well as the co-writer of A Voice Inside which was performed recently at the National Arts Club's One-Act Play F...
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Finalist
Short
· Comedy
· 13 Pages
A 5-year-old kid's first day of kindergarten goes hysterically wrong when he ends up on a bus to a different school.
Los Angeles, CA
Lexx Truss is an LA based writer, director, and producer from Greensboro, North Carolina. In 2019, he was declared the Grand Prize Winner of the Emerge! Filmmaking Lab through Little Ugly, Ghetto Film School, Vimeo and Dolby for his short psychological thriller, Zarina. Throughout the years, Lexx's films have garnered various awards and 3 of his sc...
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Blue Light
Private
Finalist
Feature
· Thriller
· 120 Pages
Lovesick with a woman full of debts, a committed hunter of pedophiles blackmails one of his preys to help his own crush
Caleson Sexson
No bio available.
Finalist
Feature
· Drama
· 119 Pages
In 1991, a chubby, pre-adolescent metalhead and his pregnant mother change their identities and go on the run from the men who refuse to let them go.
Kansas City, KS
Jamie Campbell thrives by finding ways to laugh in the midst of darkness. It’s a survival mechanism for a guy who is lucky to still be alive. When he was eleven years-old, he was kidnapped by one of his parents who took him on the run for six months before police caught up to them. As a teenager, he was beaten at gunpoint at a keg party after accide...
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Finalist
Feature
· Western
· 111 Pages
A rugged outlaw and orphaned teen go on the run, shooting their way through the old west, while bounty hunters and a crooked sheriff give chase.
Phoenix, AZ
An NYU film grad who operates cameras for a living and loves to write, but not about himself.
Finalist
Feature
· Drama
· 98 Pages
After her teenage son goes missing, a Mother organizes a collective of women to take on the corrupt police and cartels in search of their missing. Armed only with shovels, they follow a crude map to mass graves, where they hope to find the truth about their loved ones.
Garland, Texas
In his 61 years, Michael has been a professional percussionist, orchestra conductor, school teacher, published composer, published author, factory owner, software entrepreneur, actor, award-winning filmmaker screenwriter, and producer.
During the lockdown he learned how to build crossword puzzles, one was published by the NY Times.
People call him...
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Finalist
Short
· Other
· 18 Pages
A jaded resident clings to humor, drugs, and psychiatric care as he grinds through the horrors of pandemic medicine.
Brooklyn, New York
I practiced during the height of COVID where I honed my skills as a communicator, seeing firsthand the power of thoughtful words to win hearts, ease minds, and alleviate suffering. From the front lines of medicine, I learned to craft language that meets people where they are — understanding that the right words could be more powerful than any salve...
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Finalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 120 Pages
An Indian-American takes a break from medical school to pursue a career in comedy, acting and rap, giving a big mouth to his inner voice that bolsters and blows up both paths.
Minneapolis, MN
Tapan "like Japan with a T" Sharma. I was called tampon in middle school but I'm super absorbent; so, compliment.
Genre-driven satirist in service of creative social justice. Adam McKay meets Greta Gerwig meets Jordan Peele. Those aren’t comps; I just want to be a fly on that wall.
Canada born, Minnesota raised; dropped out of med school to be...
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Finalist
Short
· Comedy
· 20 Pages
Pancake Skank is a surrealist, comedic science fiction film following the titular mythical anti-heroine and her meek sidekick, Lover Boi, as they wreak havoc in the World of Almost Always Nighttime by robbing diners of their flapjacks, stumbling on what it truly means to be a friend along the way.
Las Vegas, NV
Originally from Kansas, Sav Rodgers is a filmmaker, writer, and pop culture documentarian.
Sav’s debut feature Chasing Chasing Amy explores the complicated legacy of Chasing Amy and its profound impression on his life. In 2018, Sav gave a TED Talk on the subject, “The rom-com that saved my life.” The film had its World Premiere at Tribeca and w...
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Finalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 102 Pages
The owner of a struggling, off the strip Las Vegas wedding chapel has his life turned upside down when Saint Valentine himself inspires him to accept his destiny and fall in love before midnight February 14th or all love will disappear from the world.
Redondo Beach, CA
Tammy's unique personal experiences have inspired her to create genre projects with thought-provoking themes. She has worked for high profile individuals, including an Academy Award winning producer. A Writer/Director/Producer with a BFA in Film/TV from NYU (Tisch), Tammy specializes in horror, fantasy, sci-fi and comedy. Her horror short films ha...
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Yog
Private
Finalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 119 Pages
A hapless loser gets frozen in ice on a trip to Alaska in 1991, only to be thawed out in 2022 and mistaken for a caveman - loving the fame, he goes along with it.
Joshua Kravitz
No bio available.
Finalist
Short
· Drama
· 11 Pages
When Shu finds out her daughter is going to therapy, she takes it personally and shuts herself off from her. She has to learn to open her heart to her or risk losing her daughter.
Bayonne, NJ
Doro is the product of a green card marriage between an illegal Hong Kong immigrant and a Viet refugee. Growing up, the main language used was neither parent’s first language so she found humor in the miscommunication and constant translation between family members. She writes comedies/dramas that include fun, strong women of color, and shed light o...
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Semifinalists
Semifinalist
Short
· Drama
· 17 Pages
Shocked by an unexpected death, an influencer drifts into the night, descending into a hall of mirrors.
Vancouver, BC, CA
Diego Martin is a QPOC writer and visual artist who lives and works in the Unceded Traditional Territories of the əsəlil̓wətaʔɬ, Xʷməθkwəy̓əm, & Sḵwx̱wú7meshsi Nations AKA Vancouver, Canada.
24-Hour Doorman
Private
Semifinalist
Feature
· Thriller
· 101 Pages
A group of New Yorkers, plagued by urban violence, escape to the promised safety of a high-security residence tower with a militaristic doorman determined to stop crime.
No bio available.
5 Down
Private
Semifinalist
Short
· Drama
· 21 Pages
Surrounded by friends who seem to have it all, a sober man in a stale relationship questions his potential.
Chicago, IL
No bio available.
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A Girl's Guide to Vampirism
Private
Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 110 Pages
A college girl and her squad try to help her best friend, who's become a vampire. Can they keep her fed and safe? Can they keep themselves safe?
Write LA Semifinalist (Top 15),
Shore Scripts Feature Contest Semifinalist,
The Golden Script Fellowship Semifinalist,
Scriptation Showcase Semifinalist,
Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinalist,
Filmmatic Inroads Fellowship Semifinalist,
Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition Semifinalist,
Plot Point Awards Finalist
Semifinalist
Short
· Drama
· 20 Pages
A trailblazing transgender woman, stranded in the middle of nowhere, must hitch a ride with an opinionated retiree in order to stop her ex from leaving the country with their son.
Bernhard is a writer, marketeer and carpenter with several years of experience as a screenplay editor, holding a BA in Screenwriting from Staffordshire University and an M.Litt. in Film Studies from the University of St. Andrews. Most recently, his animation short, Old School, was optioned and is currently in pre-production. It’s his second short, a...
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A PACKAGE OF DREAMS
Private
Semifinalist
Short
· Animated
· 23 Pages
A young man is pushed into working for a delivery service by his father and finds himself connecting with a hero from his youth in a supernatural way.
Glendale, CA
Bradley’s professional writing started when he wrote a magazine article on Star Trek: First Contact’s infamous Borg. The article got Simon & Schuster’s attention and he was asked to help co-write the book, Star Trek: Aliens & Artifacts. When he’s not working regularly in the entertainment industry, Bradley is writing and entering script contests.
A Possession for All Time
Private
Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 118 Pages
Told in alternating scenes between two time periods in the life of Robert (Bobby) Cormier (1952–1989), 1960s and 1980s, we meet 9-year-old Bobby in 1961 as 78-year-old Lucien Price (1883–1964), senior editorial writer for the Boston Globe, an eccentric, cultivated gentleman, sees him doing cartwheels on a beach in Nahant, Massachusetts. Through his ...
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Charles Kaufmann
No bio available.
A Safe Space
Semifinalist
Short
No logline available.
A Song for Cassandra
Private
Semifinalist
Short
· Other
· 18 Pages
An unsuccessful musician is booked to play at a mysterious party and discovers that the hostess is intent on killing herself at the end of the evening.
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Horror
· 90 Pages
A depressed couple must overcome their grief while demonic entities threaten their sanity and their lives.
Oviedo, FL
No bio available.
Against Interpretation
Private
Semifinalist
Short
· Comedy
· 16 Pages
Two men having dinner at a ramen shop find themselves unable to accept each other’s eating habits.
New York, NY
p.vengrinovich@gmail.com
Ain't No Grave
Semifinalist
Feature
Drama
No logline available.
All We Perceive
Semifinalist
Feature
Drama
No logline available.
An Ounce of Prevention
Semifinalist
Feature
Drama
No logline available.
Semifinalist
Short
· Drama
· 19 Pages
A former celebrity entertainer stuck in her apartment in a tormented, voyeuristic self-imprisonment attempts to come to terms with the tragic incident that ruined her career and injured a number of her child fans.
Los Angeles, CA
I’m compelled by human stories. Underdogs and Anti-Heroes. Impossible situations. The honest, darker side of Fairy Tales. Playful torment.
Story above all else.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 106 Pages
Harper, a self-medicating runaway bride, has just escaped her own bachelorette party. On the run, she meets Izabelle, a woman with one goal: marry rich. Together these lonely strangers move to Los Angeles to re-start their adult lives. They befriend a widower in a cemetery, become homies with their motel maid, and eventually reunite with Harper’s ma...
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Los Angeles, CA
Josie holds an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. She also has a BA in Philosophy from UCLA, and is therefore, really hoping that this student debt cancellation thing pans out.
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Any Soldier
Semifinalist
Feature
Drama
No logline available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Thriller
· 95 Pages
An alcoholic police chief in a small New Mexican town investigates the murder of a drug trafficker to overcome the guilt he carries for being complicit with his late fathers involvement with a cartel.
Oconomowoc, Wi
I'm a father of two who started with sketch comedy at Second City Chicago, and I now write dark comedy in neo-noir and contemporary western genres.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Adventure
· 120 Pages
A former spy travels back in time to prevent the destruction of Paris and save the man she loves, but finds that changing the outcome of World War II carries many hidden consequences.
Vista Del Mar, FL
No bio available.
Babelsberg
Private
Semifinalist
Feature
· Adventure
· 120 Pages
A flamboyant Hollywood movie star travels to Berlin to fulfill his dream of directing but the rise of the Nazis threatens to end both his career and his life.
Vista Del Mar, FL
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 103 Pages
In 1968 China, Wei and May Ling, desperate and determined as they were, decided to take the perilous journey from Guangzhou to a beach in Shenzhen where they would confront a treacherous, eight-hour swim through Deep Bay, a shark infested, powerful body of water, in hopes they would reach the shores of Hong Kong, the shores of their freedom (based o...
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South Orange, NJ
I've written four feature films along with a novel and short stories and hope to gain representation, or to otherwise get my stories published/made . I have been a practicing attorney in NJ, NY and CA and currently am a partner at a NJ firm. I am happily married with 2 amazing kids.
Most of my stories can be downloaded below. If you'd like t...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 117 Pages
Jazz virtuoso Charles Mingus checks himself into Bellevue Hospital, where he confronts his demons and his struggles to survive as a black musician.
Atlanta, GA
No bio available.
Birmingham
Semifinalist
Feature
Drama
No logline available.
Blow Out the Light
Semifinalist
Feature
Drama
No logline available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 117 Pages
1790. To save the newly United States, a brilliant but tortured
Founding Father wrestles with family history and his own
conscience while persuading a former slave to help sabotage the abolition of slavery.
No bio available.
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 96 Pages
While dealing with the harsh reality of his home life, a talented, but lonely teen boy forms a bond with his violin teacher.
Santa Clarita, CA
Alicia has always felt most heard, valued, and useful through storytelling. During her time in community college, she sharpened her skills as both a writer and director, winning the “Best Screenplay” award at her school’s annual showcase. Recently, she placed as a finalist in the Golden Script Competition (2024) with her feature length drama, “Caden...
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Calabar
Semifinalist
Feature
Drama
No logline available.
Semifinalist
Short
· Horror
· 9 Pages
A couple's kinky night at a remote desert motel reveals more than sexual desires when a monthly ritual becomes a dangerous test of unconditional love.
Los Angeles, CA
Genre Writer/Director.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 107 Pages
A street-smart eight-year-old daughter of Jewish immigrants reluctantly inherits her father's legacy, helping him peddle poultry to local merchants in 1948 Chicago. As a young woman, she gradually chooses her own profession, her own sexuality, her own happiness.
Chicago, Illinois
While perfecting sourdough during COVID 1, I wrote 2 films: The 3rd Impeachment Trial of Donald J Trump (comedy) & Chicken Tenderized (dramedy) and 2 novels: Miss Minnie's Boarding House (historical family saga) & Angel's Brew (legal thriller). I am currently writing a dramedy for streaming. I founded a national end-of-life wish granting charity, ...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 96 Pages
When a desperate sci-fi filmmaker reluctantly accepts a job on a made-for-TV Christmas movie, she must learn about life, love, and teamwork from the curmudgeonly, alcoholic director and oddball cast and crew, as she faces the unscrupulous producer threatening to end her career for good... If SCHITT'S CREEK was a HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIE.
Madison, WI
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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Semifinalist
Feature
· Thriller
· 110 Pages
A young Latine mom struggles to navigate her rural town after being sexually assaulted. She raises her chaotic six-year-old with help from her closeted roommate when she learns her predator is a police officer, and he's not going to stop.
Drama, Thiller, Crime
2024 HollyShorts Winner for Best Feature Screenplay & semifinalist in the 2024 Acad...
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Portland, OR
Being the daughter of a Mexican immigrant and a career wartime veteran greatly influenced Kari's lens. With her mom's schizophrenia and her dad's PTSD, her only inheritance was the generational trauma she weaves into her storytelling.
Kari was an independent teen mom who dropped out in her freshman year, supporting herself by weeding fields and p...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 99 Pages
A young woman who seems to have it all strikes a deal with a high-end thief—she'll help him land a corporate job if he teaches her his unique set of skills and as she becomes a modern-day Robin Hood, he discovers that the corporate world is more ruthless than any heist he's ever pulled.
Redondo Beach, CA
Tammy's unique personal experiences have inspired her to create genre projects with thought-provoking themes. She has worked for high profile individuals, including an Academy Award winning producer. A Writer/Director/Producer with a BFA in Film/TV from NYU (Tisch), Tammy specializes in horror, fantasy, sci-fi and comedy. Her horror short films ha...
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Cursed Fortune
Semifinalist
Feature
Comedy
No logline available.
Dave's Lucky Day
Private
Semifinalist
Short
· Unknown
· 10 Pages
A story about a guy, a fortune cookie, and what it truly means to be "lucky".
Valley Glen, California
No bio available.
David
Semifinalist
Short
No logline available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Thriller
· 104 Pages
After a woman leaps out a high-rise, killing herself and a random stranger, their surviving partners develop a connection that threatens to obliterate what remains of their fractured lives.
Greenville, SC
Screenwriter with a penchant for exploring what it means to be human, delving into the macabre, and squeaking out the occasional fart joke.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 104 Pages
Two estranged half-sisters reunite on Mother’s Day to fulfill their late
mother’s dying wish: to re-create the plot of an 80's cult classic.
Brooklyn, New York
Marissa Ruben is an actor / writer / director with a focus on female shame-resilience through the lens of absurdism and physical comedy.
She is an alum of the Nine Muses Lab Fellowship at Nine Muses Entertainment under the mentorship of Bryce Dallas Howard.
Marissa also holds a B.F.A. in Drama from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.