SHORT SCREENPLAY CONTEST
FEATURE SCREENPLAY CONTEST
FIRST PLACE
THE STAND OFF - HOLLY CONNELLY
FIRST PLACE
BRANDED - THOMAS O'HARA
SECOND PLACE
SECOND PLACE
DOWN RIVER - JASON McARDLE
THE WET RATS - JOHN HEAD
THIRD PLACE
THE LOGO - JULIAN GIBBS
THIRD PLACE
THE HOT HOUSE - CHRIS ISAACS
10 x ADDITIONAL WINNERS
10 x ADDITIONAL WINNERS
Flesh Fantastique - Jason Boaden
The Exorcism of Father Gabriel - Pierre Langenegger
What Kind of Films Do You Like - Idil Sukan
The Job Interview - Pierfranco Allegri
Morrigan's Tree - Nicki Bosch
Under - Chris Churilla
Papa's Pony - Jessica Riley
Flagged Down - Maria Swift
Lost Property - Liam Parsons
Every Other Winter - Ronald Samways
Poor Players - Ronald Kaehler
Resemblance - Eileen Alden
Left For Dead - Laurent Auclair
SBH (School Bus Head) - Jarrett Bryant
Documented - Brandon Young
The Move - Andrew McGivern
Calm - Linda Ryan
Purchase - Michael Major
Redime Te Captum - Samuel Odetunde
Night of the Pilgrim - Kate Roy
Massive congratulations to our overall winners and to those of you who placed in the top 20% as finalists!
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Making the final decisions was extremely difficult because the standard of screenwriting and the quality of films on display was absolutely phenomenal. We were overwhelmed by the brilliant ideas, fantastic story-telling, mesmerizing dialogue and memorable characters which were presented.
A huge thank you to every single one of you who entered. Although we are sorry for your disappointment if you didn't make it as a winner or place as a finalist, we sincerely hope you still enjoyed taking part in the contest and found your judge's feedback constructive.
All screenplay winners will be contacted via email with full details of their prizes.
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For the full list of Finalists who scored in the top 20%, see the Finalists 2024 page.
If you were selected as a screenplay finalist, we will also be contacting you regarding your entitlement to an exclusive publishing offer.
Selected film-makers who placed as winners and finalists will be contacted shortly regarding a film distribution offer via 13Horror.com's Amazon Prime Video collective.
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We hope to see you again for our next Film & Screenplay contest, which is open for entries now!