PAGE Names 2025 Award Winners

The winners of The 2025 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and this year’s $25,000 Grand Prize has been awarded to Zach Roe for his thriller THE NEW BOYFRIEND. In addition, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes have been presented to the writers of the top feature screenplays, short film scripts, and original TV pilots in a total of ten different genre categories. This year’s talented winners are based all around the world and across the United States.

Following is a complete list of winners:

GRAND PRIZE
THE NEW BOYFRIEND
Zach Roe
Portland, Oregon

ACTION/ADVENTURE

Gold Prize
VOICELESS
David Dean
Lafayette, Colorado

Silver Prize
PIRATE QUEEN OF THE RED FLAG FLEET
Kathryn Orwig
Saline, Michigan

Bronze Prize
DIARY OF A GAZAN GIRL
Craig Rosenthal
Sydney, NSW, Australia

COMEDY

Gold Prize
SPEED DATING
David Zorn
Santa Monica, California

Silver Prize
TURNS OUT
Natalie Lynch & Tara Jayn
Cedar City, Utah

Bronze Prize
BETA vs VHS
Billy Zeinert
Clintonville, Wisconsin

DRAMA

Gold Prize
THE GODDESS & THE GRACKLE
Suzanne Faber
Chicago, Illinois

Silver Prize
SUBLIMIS
Mohit Dhameeja
Lewisville, Texas

Bronze Prize
BITTER FRUIT
Craig Winstead
Burlington, Vermont

FAMILY FILM

Gold Prize
YOUR PLANET SUCKS!
David Gray
Bloomington, Indiana

Silver Prize
ADVENTURES IN CHRISTMASLAND
Steffany Sommers
Mission Viejo, California

Bronze Prize
BOT CAMP
Paul Clarke
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

HISTORICAL FILM

Gold Prize
THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN
Jeff Evans
Wimauma, Florida

Silver Prize
ENDGAMES
Ian Master & Murray Pope
West Coker, Somerset, England

Bronze Prize
WAKING A QUEEN
Jean Barker
San Diego, California

SCIENCE FICTION

Gold Prize
MAYBE THIS TIME
David Hailes
Glasgow, Scotland

Silver Prize
THIS IS REAL
Amanda Kowalksi
Caledonia, Michigan

Bronze Prize
SAY YOU LOVE ME TOO
Charles Duncombe
Santa Monica, California

THRILLER/HORROR

Gold Prize
GIANTS
Michael Oosterom
Los Angeles, California

Silver Prize
PLAYDATE
Lyndal Simpson
Nunawading, Victoria, Australia

Bronze Prize
BANSHEE
Rachel Flynn
Glasgow, Scotland

SHORT FILM

Gold Prize
CALL AND RESPONSE
Charlene Fisk
Decatur, Georgia

Silver Prize
THE NIGHTINGALE IN BURKA
Abhilash Mohan
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Bronze Prize
BUD BURKETT WAS ALL SET TO DIE
Jeff Reese
Seaside, California

TV DRAMA PILOT

Gold Prize
THE REAL McCOY
Ori Kowarsky
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Silver Prize
FALLEN SUN
Tim Drain
Los Angeles, California

Bronze Prize
HOW TO SELL SEX
Joanna Dack
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England

TV COMEDY PILOT

Gold Prize
TIGHT FIVE
Sari Karplus
Thousand Oaks, California

Silver Prize
THE TEMP
Devi Snively
Skillman, New Jersey

Bronze Prize
LATE BLOOMERS
Kyle Kennan
Los Angeles, California

Updated: 10/15/2025

Additional Contest Info: 2026 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards