PAGE Announces 2023 Contest Finalists
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has announced their list of Finalists for 2023, representing the top 10 scripts in each of the contest's 10 genre categories. Winners will be announce October 15th.
ACTION/ADVENTURE
THE ALCHEMIST’S GREAT WORK
Darren Ursino
AVALANCHE EXPRESS
Megan Wilson
CARTEL HELL
Mike Murphy
THE FOREVER WINTER
Vandon Gibbs
GARE DU NORD
Takeo Hori
THE LAMB
John Ingle
PLUNDER
Mike Jupp
RIDERS IN THE SKY
David Martin
THE SNAKE AND THE CROW
Derek Ladd
SYMPATHY FOR THE WILD
Eamonn Cogan
COMEDY
BAGGAGE
David Lambertson
BEST. APOCALYPSE. EVER.
Josh Barkey
COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE
Tara Hall
A COP AND A VAMPIRE WALK INTO A BAR
Boris Coll
CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE
Asha Kurian & Mark Farris
DADDY ISSUES
Marisa Forrest
FLOATERS
Michael Noonan
HOOSIER DADDY
Jeffrey Field
PINKY SWEAR
Matthew Manson
PLOT TWISTS IN BEVERLY HILLS
Sam Wright
DRAMA
DOLLY DOES A THING
Lily Mercer
FILTHY
Lisa Cole
HANNAH’S ANSWER
Graeme Burfoot
HARE
Nicholas Schmid
THE JEWS OF KAIFENG
Paulo Cohen-Myers
THE LAST GOOD DAY
TJ Berry
PSYCHO KILLER
Linda MacPherson Davidson
TEA WITH THE AMBANIS
Sandhya Hermon
WAITING GAMES
Jeffrey Field
WALKING IN IOWA
Alex Murawski
FAMILY FILM
CHRISTMAS MIRACLE WORKER
Curtis S. Burdick
CLARA AND THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE
Ben Lokey
COOKIE
Brenda LePage
A DOLPHIN IN OUR LAKE
David Hartmann
DISCONNECT
Joey Day Hargrove
THE POET OF SUGAR CREEK
Karen Conley
SAVING CINDERELLA
Melinda Saranchock & Chris Saranchock
THE SECRET OF SHANGRI-LA
Lisa Gold
SPACE CADET
Nicole Delprado
SUPERMODEL UN
Jessica Jiji
HISTORICAL FILM
ALL THINGS FALSELY
Suzanne Faber
FERNWEH: THE ACHE FOR DISTANT PLACES
Rosemary Griggs
GODFOR
Pablo Torrellas
GOODBYE IRAQ
Vannar Jaddou
LIFE
Henry Hughes
ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMSTERDAM
Leon Golterman
PRIVATE THOMPSON’S SECRET WAR
Gina DeAngelis
SAVING MARK TWAIN
Staton Rabin
THE STRATFORD WIFE
Sarah E. Sinclair
TRICE
Matt Foss & Carlos Washington
SCIENCE FICTION
AGAINST ALL ENTROPY
Nick MacMurdy
BELYANA
Edoardo Nolfo
BLACK ICE BELOW
Peter Frasier
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
Jeannine Willey
INTREPID
Michael Langer
RUNAWAY FOREST
Stella Ruggiero
SCAVENGE
Curt McCray & Kent McCray
TAKEOVER
Jace Serrano
TIES THAT BIND
Luca Violante
TRANSFERENCE
Johnny Gilligan
THRILLER/HORROR
ALWAYS WE BEGIN AGAIN
Nic Cohen
BETIDE
Oscar Gutierrez Rodriguez
DUST ON DIRT
Adele Smaill
ELEVEN ELEVEN
James Williams
GUNN
Doug Rao
LURE
Nick Tassoni
THE ONES WHO STAY
Jef Burnham
SIMPLE BEAST
Erik Odom
THREE PADDIES
Dominic Graham
WINTERGREEN
Lyndal Simpson
SHORT FILM
AGING QUEENS
Joffre Faria Silva
THE BEHOLDER
Ryan Gregory
GEARJAMMER
Branko Maksic
GOLDEN HOUR
Maureen McEly
THE OTHER MAN
Carlan Morari
PINK X BLUE
Josh Smith
PIX
Peter Andrews
ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON
Stuart Alan Creque
THE SPHINX
Chloe Myerson
UN VIOLON
Joanne Bellew
TV DRAMA PILOT
BEARHEART
Cressandra Thibodeaux
CRENSHAW
Scott Kassel
DARK CARGO
Neer Shelter
NASHAA
Jas Kandola
OFFICER X
Michael Joiner
STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Patia Prouty
TO BE THE MAN
Stephen Downs
WAKE UP! WAKE UP! WAKE UP!
Aimiende Negbenebor Sela & Andrew Rubin
YAO GUAI: DRAGONS AND DEMONS
Brent McKnight
YOOHOO LANE
Kelly Jean Karam
TV COMEDY PILOT
BODICE RIPPERS
Laura Mannino
CROSSING
Tray Epps
GLAMVILLE
Rachael Brant
GOTTA BE McGEE
Thomas O’Connor
LOVE FOOL
Zina Kresin
NEPOTISM BABY
Juli Del Prete
OLD MOM
Stephanie Ogozaly
OPEN WIDE
Claire Ayoub
THE SCOOP
Rachael Morgan
SHELF LIFE
David Zorn
Updated: 09/15/2023
Additional Contest Info: 2024 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!The Boy Who Earned His Magic. Pilot episode: Only You Can Save Her
Strange things are happening to Howell.
RODEO
A wealthy, widowed New York socialite, and a know-it-all preacher enters the unfamiliar world of rodeo, determined to “rescue” the widow’s wayward daughter who has fallen for a young bull rider.
MY TOWN
A local newsman reports the who, what, where, when and how of a racial murder, but what about the why? Is he prepared for the consequences of trying to answer the why?
BORDERLINE JUSTICE
Rita Fuentes, a fiery, attractive Latina social worker introduces Martin Wilkins, a law-and-order judge, to the violent, politically charged world of power, money, illegals, and life for the drug mules--like Demetria Plascentia, and his foolish new son-in-law, Antonio Borja--he condemns daily in his courtroom.
AND WE WERE LEFT DARKLING
In the aftermath of WW2, in an undefined place, two men, Eichmann and Wallenberg, play chess, using humans as pawns.
ONCE THERE WERE STORIES
In this family drama, Christmases of long ago, ones of togetherness, family entertainments, and memorable stories, as told by Grandpa Lynn, now living in his daughter, Rhiannon Nolan's, spare room, now contrast with those of the Nolan family with its packaged television and sports, relatives' distancing, and multitude of electronic distractions.
PIRANDELLO'S WIFE
Quiet, passive, obedient, a wonderful mother to her children and perfect wife to her Nobel Prize winning husband.
ALTA CALIFORNIA
In 1780 colonial California, a mixed-heritage scout must choose between his loyalty to a Spanish expedition and his spiritual connection to the oppressed Chumash, navigating racism and cultural clash in his quest for identity.
Kuga's Way (pilot)
A dog sees its human mentor kidnapped and goes on a journey to find him, along the way meeting humans in dire need of help.
IN A PICKLE
Pets, pickleball and past romance await four recently retired friends who are enjoying the resort lifestyle offered by Grande Waters Resort, a world class, 55+ active retirement community located in the beautiful Arizona Sonoran Desert.
