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2005 PAGE Awards Winners Announced
The winners of the 2005 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have been announced, and the $10,000 Grand Prize has been awarded to Larry Postel for his hysterically funny Christmas fantasy X-MAS FILES. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes have also been presented in nine different categories. The complete list of winners is as follows:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
X-MAS FILES
by Larry Postel
Dallas, Texas
ACTION/ADVENTURE
Gold Prize
SILENCER
by Sean Mick
Carson City, Nevada
Silver Prize
QUARANTINE ZONE
by Greg Hittelman
Los Angeles, California
Bronze Prize
ABSOLUTION
by Robert Frisbee
Scottsdale, Arizona
COMEDY
Gold Prize
BIG SHOT
by Danny Kaufman & Michael Craven
Sherman Oaks, California
Silver Prize
SOME LOVE, SOME CASH
by Richard Clement Haber
New York, New York
Bronze Prize
SMILERS
by Mike McGeever
Lombard, Illinois
DRAMA
Gold Prize
GO AHEAD, BACK UP
by Sarah Skibinski
Eugene, Oregon
Silver Prize
2:04 AM
by Jayne Collett & Carl Heron
Kilkenny, SA, Australia
Bronze Prize
CORONADO
by Dylan Costello
London, England
FAMILY FILM
Gold Prize
BORN TO DANCE
by Lynn Esta Goldman
San Francisco, California
Silver Prize
THE LAWNMOWER MAFIA
by Dennis Douda & Adam Zelkind
Plymouth, Minnesota
Bronze Prize
THE COLONY
by Drina Connors Kay
Cape Vincent, New York
SCI-FI/FANTASY
Gold Prize
INFECTED
by Steve Nolan
Charlotte, North Carolina
Silver Prize
THE SPIRAL
by Tamai Kobayashi
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bronze Prize
PROJECT: ELYSIUM
by Philip Daay
Austin, Texas
THRILLER/HORROR
Gold Prize
SILO 13
by Keith Ray Putman
Los Angeles, California
Silver Prize
VOICE OF THE DEAD
by Anthony Derrico & Jeremy Ruiz
New Orleans, Louisiana
Bronze Prize
LIVING FOR YESTERDAY
by Martin McSweeney
Cork, Munster, Ireland
SHORT FILM
Gold Prize
SUDDEN DEATH
by Alexandra McCabe
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Silver Prize
HEADPHONICA
by Christopher Boynton
Brooklyn, New York
Bronze Prize
WHITE WATER
by Eric Stein & Michael S. Bandy
Santa Monica, California
TV DRAMA PILOT
Gold Prize
RED RIGHT HAND
by Michael Patrick Sullivan
Apopka, Florida
Silver Prize
FUTURE PERFECT
by Janet Lin
Los Angeles, California
Bronze Prize
TALES FROM EDGE CITY
by Jacob Mendelsohn
Brooklyn, New York
TV SITCOM PILOT
Gold Prize
ELLIS GRECO
by Glynn Borders & Marianna Annas
New York, New York
Silver Prize
PRESENT TENSE
by Adam Balsam
West Hollywood, California
Bronze Prize
SUDDENLY SINGLE
by Kim Standring Jacobs
Rose Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Updated: 09/01/2005
Additional Contest Info: 2026 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Eternal Blessings
A dying woman enters a time portal to confront her criminal past, only to realize that what she seeks is in the present--but getting back is proving harder than she thought.
Unknown Black Assailant
As the crack epidemic erupts across 1980s small-city America, a Black rookie detective investigating a string of gang murders in Little Rock, Arkansas uncovers a CIA-backed arms-for-drugs conspiracy—forcing him to choose between protecting his family and exposing a truth that could destroy him.
SETTLING THE BOOKS
A cautious investigator is none the less drawn in, along with four other heirs, by the reading of a billionaire rare book dealer’s will, they’re sealed in an airtight panic room, and with only four hours air, must solve the centuries-old mystery contained in the book ‘The Castilian Cypher’ in order to escape.
AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A former preacher, haunted by the tragic rape/murder of his twin sister, spirals into darkness as supernatural forces, both angelic and demonic, wage war for his soul.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
She Curses Like a Sailor
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York.
Lady Diogenes of the Shadow
Three retired ladies candidly discuss their bizarre neighbor over morning coffee.
Perfect Beau
A Brainiac Plain Jane clones her ideal boyfriend out of her gorgeous girlfriends' boyfriends' DNA for her university's senior class science project.
Cold Pepper
A law-abiding, church-going court stenographer becomes a one-woman vigilante 'offing' violent domestic abusers (and other pathetic souls) after their third offense.
Psychotic USA
A dramedy. A razor-sharp satiric view of the laughable state of modern psychiatric treatment as seen through the lens of four patients in an asylum.
