Santa Barbara International Names Summer, 2024 Contest Winners
Susan Sweeney's The Widow of Summit Springs has been named the Best Screenplay Winner of the 2024 Santa Barbara International Screenwriting Competition. The Best TV Script and Best Short Script winners have also been announced.
Best Screenplay
Susan Sweeney
"The Widow of Summit Springs"
A young heiress seeks help from a father-son detective duo to escape the wrath of her stepmother. As the detectives work to protect the heiress, they uncover the stepmother's web of deceit and the family's dark past.
TV Script
Andrew Chiaramonte
"Starstruck Galileo"
The scientist and philosopher Galileo Galilei is found guilty of heresy for his scientific theories and is sentenced to a life sentence of house arrest.
Short Script
Mackenzie Breeden & Riley Scott
"Praying Mantis"
A Confederate soldier takes shelter in the isolated cabin of two women who now find themselves at his mercy until they turn the tables.
Updated: 10/21/2024
Additional Contest Info: The Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!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.
Twisted
A young man, scarred in a fire as an infant exhibits secretive behavioral problems, but must straighten out his twisted thinking at a rehabilitation facility whose head has his own twisted logic.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
I Hear You
A belligerent boss struggles with his marriage and hearing impaired son, but after he is caught pilfering from the company, he must find a way to reconcile his relationships and save his career.
Many Happy Returns
Two simple-minded brothers work part time at a science lab and find machinery in an unauthorized area that unknowingly transports them to Spain years before their time.
Not About Money
A competent late forties corporate gal gets promoted into management but is soon demoted and faced with a battle of resilience, justice, and a lawsuit while an unexpected ally attempts to redeem himself and discloses the unscrupulous ruler behind the scheme to oust her.
Broken
Haunted by visions and consumed by grief, a mother spirals after her son's death.
The Hills Have Divas
A female-driven horror/comedy screenplay about six washed-up ex-Broadway Divas accept a too-good-to-be-true gig in the California hills, only to discover they’ve been cast in the deadliest role of their careers…as PREY! Because nothing says ‘encore’ better than stilettos and a good ole live-streamed Western hunt for sport.
Betrayal at the Wedding
A young couple gets married, but their fears are more than realized at their reception with their single, dating parents.
Rod Knock
A newly single man encounters many comical mishaps in his work and social life, but he must prove himself worthy to his deriding buddies and his Latino lady friend.
