2025 Screenplay Finalists


Feature Screenplay Finalists

Driverless written by Wilder Konschak & Sterling McLaughlin

Fear Catcher written by Shane Thompson

Flag Day written by Brian W. Smith & Vincent Viñas

Following Henry Grace written by Christine Makepeace

Goodnightmare written by Ian Rowe

I Feel Pretty written by Cole Hediger

Meadow written by Diana Shoykhet

Midnight Concert written by Charlotte Briones

Problematic written by Jerry Sampson

ReddeR written by James Steele Haney

Rev written by Dante Michael Savion

Tear Me to Pieces written by VJ Mancuso

The Mercury Club written by Alison Jean Cole

The Open Secret of East Hall written by Meghan Tuten

There is No One There Anymore written by Virgos Vampyr

Short Screenplay Finalists

All Cats Go to Hell written by Jesse Womack

Are You My Nihilist? written by Brittany K. Fonte

Dark Ride written by Brian W. Smith

Hexed written by Ariana DiValentino

Kai Fishman’s Life in the Background written by Chris Warner

Last Supper written by Maryellen DeVivo

Let’s Play a Game written by Shane Thompson

M’su Diable written by Erin Day

Night Feeding written by Sarah K. Reimers

Perfect Match written by Chelsea Arlene Schmidt

She Looks Just Like You written by Hyten Davidson

Thaw written by Regan Young

The Avon Lady written by Guillermo Ortiz & Geena Karsama

These Colors Don’t Run written by Chris Ethridge

Time to Dye written by Brian W. Smith

Zombies on a Bus written by Janet L. Loftis