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: 2025 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Project G.H.O.S.T.
When a covert AI begins erasing truth to preserve peace, a disavowed NSA analyst must follow her late father’s encrypted trail to dismantle the system she once helped build—before freedom itself is overwritten.
and The Devil called!
The Devil visits God`s chosen-one five times, and with the gift of a book to get her in [to parliament] `and you will be my bride` gives dates the world will end but she rejects him, so with his tri-step-headed charcoaled alien goons he examines her brain for answers.
THE TORTOISE AND THE HEIR
A huge will, big enough to pay off the national debt, will belong to one heir, if a lone wolf, technology resistant San Francisco private investigator can outwit a corporation’s unlimited high tech and resources.
A Little Bit Crazy
A lonely widow experiencing survivor’s guilt and a homeless widower, who feels responsible for his wife’s suicide, fall in love when they come together in a reluctant second chance at confronting their past traumas and finding love.
A CHRISTMAS TALE OF NOT SO LONG AGO
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.
ALTA CALIFORNIA
In 1780s California, a mixed-blood scout, torn between his native heritage and Spanish conquerors, is thrust into a battle of survival and identity as he navigates oppressive mission life and brutal colonizers.
The Cajun
When a notorious pirate, made immortal by the curse of a Voodoo Queen, is invited to a mysterious poker game in modern day New Orleans, he discovers a clue to find the treasure that can set him free.
Xanadu Shores (20pgs) -
This Proof of Concept showcases the central characters introduced with sex appeal in a tense office situation, setting the stage for the heist, kidnapping and chase.
Xanadu Shores III Rescuing Atlas
The Xanadu Team has their credibility restored after rescuing Natalia uncovering plans of a megalomaniac aerospace engineer seeking world domination launching an intercontinental satellite conspiracy.
Xanadu Shores: 10 Minute PoC for The TV Pilot
This Proof of Concept showcases the central characters introduced with sex appeal, in an intense office reception area which sets the stage for the heist, kidnapping and chase.
