Stage 32 Feature Drama Screenwriting Competition |
2024
Stage 32 is proud to present the 5th Annual Feature Drama Screenwriting Competition!
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Finalists
Finalist
Feature
· Drama
· 120 Pages
An immigrant boy and an abused boy share an unbreakable lifelong friendship as they navigate careers, marriages and family while struggling to overcome their traumatic pasts.
Oak Park, CA
Mike Macke is a screenwriter who specializes in character-driven drama and comedy with heart. Through his writing Mike looks to entertain as well as inspire in a fashion that illuminates the power and goodness of the human spirit, excluding no one, inviting everyone along for the ride during our fleeting time on this beautiful planet we call earth.
Finalist
Feature
· Drama
· 106 Pages
A quiet boy with synesthesia attempts to revive an ancient slug festival in his quaint Japanese village with the help of his new American friends.
Chiba, JP
Mao is a Japanese screenwriter. Her first bilingual feature script, SLUG FEST, was selected as a Finalist at Stage 32 5th Annual Feature Drama Screenwriting Competition 2024. She is passionate about writing genre-bending stories.
Semifinalists
Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 92 Pages
Fugitive recovery agents hunt down one of their own accused of murder.
San Antonio, Texas
Stephen's history with dramatic arts began early, staging plays in his childhood living room. After being seduced by the unique storytelling power of cinema, he focused on writing and directing films. He holds a B.S. in Radio-TV-Film from UT Austin and an MFA in Film Production from Chapman University.
His short film "Tinhead" enjoyed an award-wi...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 117 Pages
After her Hollywood director father is accused of sexual harassment by her friend, a determined daughter navigates the scandal while seeking redemption and uncovering family secrets with the help of her reclusive former It Girl aunt.
Croton On Hudson, NY
Mel is a fiction and #preWGA TV writer who writes about women coming of age at any age. A focus on pop culture, dramedies and delving into how characters interact with their setting.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Historical
· 115 Pages
A Korean woman’s courageous, life-long struggle to overcome wartime sex slavery and to fulfill a promise.
Missoula, MT
For over 30 years, Bill Andrews was a copywriter and a marketing/brand executive and with several Fortune 500 companies. At night and on weekends (and sometimes during the workday!) Bill wrote fiction. Bill’s first novel titled THE ESSENTIAL TRUTH won first place in the 2012 Mayhaven Contest for fiction.
Bill's third novel, DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGO...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Historical
· 102 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... 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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In His Image
Private
Semifinalist
Feature
· Other
· 105 Pages
A rebellious little girl named Evie sets out to prove her goodness by becoming a Priest but only the patriarchy and 1000s of years of tradition stand in her way.
Los Angeles, CA
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 90 Pages
Desperate to escape the agony of watching his son die from leukemia, a grieving father enlists in a brutal and senseless war, where he must lead his militia through relentless bloodshed toward a mysterious mission, all while battling the chaos within and around him.
Berlin, Berlin, DE
Stefan is a German storyteller and restless pioneer who turns bold visions into tangible experiences. Powered by an eclectic academic mix—history, political science, computer science, and geography—he tackles every brief with a 360-degree perspective that fuses strategy and imagination. He runs a boundary-pushing communication firm whose campaigns s...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Western
· 118 Pages
Based on a true story—in 1896 Montana, when an opium-addicted prostitute is kidnapped by a poacher, she fights tooth and nail to regain her freedom. But her captor is the only thing between her and a U.S. Marshal tracking her for extradition to Colorado for murder.
Los Angeles, CA
Sydney Hoffner weaves irreverent stories about legendary women.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 119 Pages
Two seasoned D.E.A. agents go undercover with a rookie female officer to infiltrate a ruthless gang of New Jack Hustlers, moving large quantities of a potent new narcotic.
Hyattsville, MD
My name is A. Demetrius Glenn, and I am a screenwriter, producer, and director currently living in the Washington, D.C. metro area. I have written fourteen feature-length screenplays, with twelve reaching the quarterfinals to finals and winning two screenplay competitions.
Heat of the Moment will be my first feature-length film shot in the Washin...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 110 Pages
Latin Quarter, New Orleans 1955. Desiree, aka Pretty Boy, finds herself in jeopardy when she falls for an exotic dancer whose boyfriend is a corrupt detective on the NOLA police department.
New York, NY
Kristine Peterson has directed 7 features. Her feature, Slaves to the Underground, was chosen for Competition at Sundance. She directed Body Chemistry and Critters 3 which featured Leonardo DiCaprio in his first film role. She worked on staff for Francis Coppola during Apocalypse Now and Black Stallion. She was AD for 17 films including Lily Tom...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Western
· 113 Pages
After the brutal murder of his wife, a Civil War hero and his 12-year-old daughter embark on a treacherous journey to find her killer and unleash their revenge.
Writing was a salve for a turbulent childhood. My mother vacuumed the rug to maintain sanity; I wrote stories. I still write and live stories. My passion for words hasn't changed, only the experiences that fully tint and shade characters. I have a preference for strong female figures who are tested to bring their strength to the surface.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Horror
· 105 Pages
A WWI German submarine crew, led by a sadistic commander, experiences supernatural events after becoming stranded in a strange patch of ocean.
Los Angeles, California
Nicholas Grant is a Los Angeles based screenwriter focusing on action, horror, and thriller features. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2020, majoring in both Film and Communication Studies, as well as completing the competitive Screenwriting submajor. Nicholas moved to Los Angeles in 2021 — subsequently working as an Audio Description...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 110 Pages
A guilt ridden criminal turns on his partners who murdered an innocent man and teams up with a rookie police officer to bring them to justice.
Yucca Valley, California
Surrounded by an eclectic group of family members in Liverpool UK, June started writing plays and screenplays based on family experiences. This has produced scripts that have won the Silver Award in the Page Awards, placed in the top 10% in the Nicholl Fellowship and and is listed in the top 1% and 2% of scripts on the Coverfly platform. Most recent...
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Quarterfinalists
Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 103 Pages
In a dystopian world where individuality is forbidden, a young man secretly discovers love, knowledge, and the dangerous power of self-awareness, risking everything to break free from collective oppression.
New York City, New York
Jose Manuel is a Puerto Rican actor and screenwriter born and raised in the Bronx, NYC. He is looking forward to bringing entertainment and art into big and silver screens.
Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Horror
· 109 Pages
A grieving family leaves civilization to escape a viral outbreak, only to have the illness strike home, forcing the filmmaker and his pregnant daughter to navigate through chaos and danger while dealing with the mysterious pathogen that threatens their lives and the fate of humanity.
Filmmaker, writer, fake Shemp.
A movie & tv buff since birth, Bob (he/him) was raised on a steady diet of Godzilla, Muppets, Speed Racer, Stooges, & comics. In the 70’s, he discovered the joy of creative writing. In the 80’s, he started producing short films & flip-book animations with a stop-motion Super-8 camera, and this Midwesterner has told ...
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Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 114 Pages
CLOSER TO FINE: LADY BIRD meets THE CATCHER IN THE RYE – As she wavers between championing individuality and seeking acceptance, a 15-year-old girl acts out but fails to recognize that her behavior may have very serious consequences. A semi-accurate recollection of the writer's adolescence.
WATCH ME TALK MORE ABOUT CTF HERE: https://youtu.be/pII...
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West Hollywood, CA
Marisa immerses herself in entertainment as both creator and consumer. In her world, PARASITE and the “Housewives” peacefully coexist. A former development exec, Marisa realized that writing is her true calling. She’s extremely proud that all of her scripts have been awarded in multiple competitions. Marisa is insatiably curious and adores informed ...
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COUNTERPOINT
Private
Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 93 Pages
In New York City, the friendship between two violinists at an elite high school conservatory turns vicious when a life-changing competition is announced.
Los Angeles, CA
Arden Earnest is a writer-director and the recipient of the Slamdance Screenplay Award, a ScreenCraft Grand Prize Winner, and was awarded AFI's Writers Room Ready distinction. An alum of the AFI Conservatory and USC School of Cinematic Arts, she recently completed a short film she wrote and directed, inspired by her award-winning feature script COUN...
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Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Thriller
· 99 Pages
A desperate couple's quest for a child through surrogacy spirals into paranoia and madness when their seemingly perfect surrogate harbors dark secrets and a hidden agenda.
- Verified WGA Member
Rancho Mirage, CA
Known as an imaginative "world-builder," Josh works across multiple genres including comedy, science fiction, thrillers, procedurals and true stories. After graduating with a BA from the University of Alberta, Josh earned an MFA in film production from NYU and then attended the AFI as a screenwriting fellow. He has created, written and show-run scri...
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Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Historical
· 118 Pages
When her only brother is killed in battle, a teenage girl, bent on revenge, disguises herself as a man and joins Lincoln's Army while her grief-stricken father races to find her before tragedy can strike again.
Indio, CA
Dale Janda holds an MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute. His drama, THE BIRDHOUSE MAKER, has done well in the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition and in the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Competition. Dale explores themes of loss and redemption in socially-oriented drama. He also holds a BA in Theatre and a...
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Here and Now
Private
Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 94 Pages
A woman grappling with a genetic predisposition to early-onset Alzheimer's must navigate her fears for the future and her relationship with her fiancé, who struggles to accept their new reality.
No bio available.
Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 101 Pages
Moving in reverse, Tony journeys through a year of loss and confusion, confronting painful memories in an attempt to understand whether peace can be earned or if heartbreak leaves a permanent mark.
Long Beach, CA
I am an artist from the South Side of Chicago, specializing in film production. I hold a BA in Film and Africana Studies from Connecticut College and an MFA from Chapman University. My filmmaking journey has taken me around the world, where I have worked in the camera department on a wide range of productions. Beyond traditional film work, I have al...
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Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 118 Pages
A young horse trader finds herself entangled in the world a of secluded West Texas Cattle Ranch, navigating the desires of its inhabitants, both human and animal, while trying to honor her own secret motivations for being there in the first place...
Los Angeles, CA
As a recovering student athlete (Equestrian) (yes, she is a horse girl), and now a writer/actor based in Los Angeles, Matilda finds herself sharing stories filled with a little bit of magic and a whole lot of heartbreak. Matilda hopes to give voice to women who have maybe been told to quiet down one too many times -- and maybe in the process, make...
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Our Father's Hands
Private
Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 95 Pages
A young, troubled boxer struggling with his father's fading legacy, dying mother, and strained relationship with his brother, risks everything he loves for one last chance to prove himself.
Columbus, GA
After early years filled with run-ins with the law, stints in juvie, foster care, rehab, etc., Andy pursued a career in substance abuse treatment, child protection and suicide prevention. Those experiences left lasting impressions of awe, sadness and wonder at the hardships and triumphs of the human experience and sustain a deep love for the land an...
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Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Western
· 114 Pages
In late 19th century Colorado, a poor city girl struggles to survive when her terminally ill father sells her into marriage with a mountain-dwelling loner escaping a traumatic past.
Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB
Steve is a writer specialising in period dramas and location pieces that evoke classic cinematic visuals. With a background in acting and teaching drama for twenty years, his features have garnered interest in the BBC Open Call with a favourable producer report on medieval island survival drama "Red Fell" and a longlist and semi-finalist position fo...
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Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 84 Pages
University professor Ricardo Torres seeking revenge for his son’s death, gains the trust of the second-in-command of the dictatorial regime, general Guardado. But when the plan to kill the general’s son all settled, nothing goes as expected.
No bio available.
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Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Sci-fi
· 98 Pages
When a dream-invading psychic predator begins infecting others’ minds, a brilliant but haunted therapist must battle him in nightmares while facing her own repressions.
Orange County, CA
BENJAMIN R. MONACO is an award-winning screenwriter and Southern California native. He holds a BA in Psychology from The Ohio State University and also graduated from the Los Angeles Film School with a degree in Producing.
Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 115 Pages
A multi-generational anthology that follows three young women--a nine year old bookworm, an introverted college student and a transgender teen athlete--as they struggle to stand up for themselves while their safety and civil rights are threatened by their families.
Nashville, TN
Ben Parsons is an independent filmmaker born in Auburn, AL and currently working out of Nashville, TN. He graduated Watkins College of Art with a BFA in Film in 2017. His work is known for its unique characters and frequent use of fast-paced dialogue.
Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 114 Pages
An American English-league footballer returns home to Berkshire County Massachusetts and becomes embroiled in controversy while mentoring the talented but troubled teenage son of an undocumented immigrant responsible for a senseless accident that shattered two families and divided their town.
Setauket, NY
As an internist for over 25 years practicing primary care at a regional university on Long Island, I’ve been a privileged witness in the real life drama of my patients. Married with 2 young adult sons, my experiences have helped me as a writer in the construction of diverse and complex characters both fictional and biographical.
Quarterfinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 80 Pages
When a misanthropic anthropology major and college senior is dropped by her postgraduate fellowship, she joins a knitting group to sneak into some inheritances and stay in New York City despite the insane cost of rent.
Los Angeles, CA
Samantha Duncan hails from the self-proclaimed weird city Austin and now lives in LA. Although she has been writing for almost as long as she could spell (so, for 2 years...kidding!), she began honing her screenwriting craft as a bashful coed at Columbia University. Having grown up mixed-race before mixed-race was a demographic category on forms, he...
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