Hollywood Winners

2025

Finalists - Top 10

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

Demons by Shiva Ramanathan
Do Over by Sari Earl
Fear Play by Robert Rhyne
Horsefeathers by Kevin Clark-Ryan
Revolutionary Spy by James Foye
Sabbath Siege by Clive Morris
Spitting Fire by Angie Comer
The Method by Nathan Smith
The Worst Wedding Ever by Adam Sandel
Vice Versa by Jason Lajoie

Semi-Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

(I'll Never Find) Another You by Michael Elliott
100 Lifetimes by Kevin J. Howard
A New York Christmas Story by JR Rodriguez
Amelia by Hilary Miller and Katie Savage
Andy & Me by Julia Pearlstein
Annie Hell by Ervin Anderson
Bad Country by Mo Smead
Barry the Human by Mark Nesheim
Bird Dogs by Cy Kazai
Bitching Hour by Matthias Schubert and Claire Magnus
Burden of Command by Shashank Upadhye
Burleskh by Sophie Galibert and Rachel Klein
Cash Cow by Marisa Arohi
Chemical Reactions by Terrie Cooper Lee
Cover Up by Jesse Kalfel
Daughter of Gonder by Arnon Shorr
Days in The Dark: The Life of Vito Russo by Kenneth Lott and Terrence Greco
Demons by Shiva Ramanathan
Devil's Breath by David McClendon
Do Over by Sari Earl
Don’t Be Too Black by Eric McKeever
Dream Frontier: A Psy-Fi Adventure by The Mad Hapa
End of the World by Leila Fernández and Samuel Wilson
ExPat by Vinicius Bittencourt
Experimental Field 312 by Susan Boger
F.M.L by Ritchie Stonian Johnston
Fallen Angel by Weiyang Liu
Fear Play by Robert Rhyne
Feral Mountains by Terry Podnar
Finale by Kathy Fritz
Finding Moore by Paolo Mazzucato
Fly Boy Fly by Bob Hiltermann
Forsaken, Texas by Jordan Jacobson
Gap Year by Peter Andrews
Good Mourning by Collette Legault
Great Big Something by Andrea Weiss
Grim’s Gambit by Peter Fraser
Gun Runner by Donavan Darius
Hacked by Love by Rosemary Lokhorst
Horsefeathers by Kevin Clark-Ryan
Jobberz by Michael Atkinson
Joe Hollywood by Jane Henning
Kate's Light by Dave Schroeder
Killing Ford by Brian Morton
Madrid Affair by Jeffrey van Davis
Minister Speer by Sven Anarki
Mrs. V by Sasha Tishman
Mystery Sisters by Dani Hanks
No Nails by John Ravitz
One Night Stan by Robbie Robertson
Playing God by Craig Berger
Poetic Influence by Metin Yigit
Pundit by Atman Patel
Quash by John McCarney
Red State by Brian Leitten
Renegade by Pennie Diamond Quintana
Revolutionary Spy by James Foye
Rise Up Little Girl by Matthew Avant
Rock Moonies by Suzi Gottesfeld
Rough Mix by Jeff Paterson
Sabbath Siege by Clive Morris
Slayhaus by Casie Cook
Spitting Fire by Angie Comer
Sunday Money by David Timothy Legel and Jonathan Rush
Tagger by Allan Scott Tamshen
Terminal by David Poulshock, Nancy Froeschle, and Mary Andonian
Terra Silica by Alena Alova
The Accidental Terrorist by Stewart Fergus
The Atonalist by David A. Poric
The Deserter by Tristan Higgs and Catherine Rehwinkel
The Devil, a Rebel, a Fool by Clay Fusco
The Empty Sea by David Poulshock
The Exorsisters by Paul Andersen and Spencer Ford
The Falsettos by Gary Anthony Porpora
The Fastest Game in the World by Jane Nolan
The Heart Remembers by Sarantos Melogia
The Kill Clause by Kevin Tavolaro and Kelly Tavolaro
The Method by Nathan Smith
The Orlando Sound by Jimmy Sanders
The Polski Affair by Kenneth Gildin
The Royal Executioner by Marshall Ferrin
The Sacrifice by Jo Budzilowicz
The Skywalker by George R Strayton
The Squawker by Craig Peters
The Twelfth Moon by Barry Campbell
The Umbra by Brad Johnson
The Wages of Sin by Anthony Martinez
The Worst Wedding Ever by Adam Sandel
Tuesday Night Dragonslayer Club by Michael Rogan
'Twas the Flight... by Michael Elder
Ultimate Trip by Jason Swanson
Van 59 by Brian Trotter
Vice Versa by Jason Lajoie
Violet by Sarah Deakins
Volley or Die by Kelly Riot
What's a Zayde? by Andrew M Epstein
Where I Go When I'm Gone by Rebecca Robinson
Why Not Her? by Taylor Bartczak
Yahoo Boy by Wendy Bednarz
You Will Forever Be My Always by Dan McCrory

Quarter-Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

(I'll Never Find) Another You by Michael Elliott
100 Lifetimes by Kevin J. Howard
101 Hockey Dads by Haixia Hao
A Chocolate Haircut by Jordan Freese
A Gefilte Fish Out of Water by G.L. Sherman
A Mansion of Many Rooms by Daniel V Carbone
A New York Christmas Story by JR Rodriguez 
A Vampire's Christmas by Mia Miller
A Visit From My Teenage Self by The Mad Hapa
About McKenna by Michael Morra
Aether Dreams by Peter Andrews 
Alan Hunter: Dark Dealer by Macen Buis
All the Movies I Saw with Allyson by Andy Maycock
Amelia by Hilary Miller and Katie Savage
Amigas by Lindsay Waite
Analog Space Ship by Nate Bakke
Andy & Me by Julia Pearlstein
Annie Hell by Ervin Anderson
Ashes by Kevin Brodie
Ava by Robin Glass
Bad Country by Mo Smead
Barry the Human by Mark Nesheim
Bird Dogs by Cy Kazai
Bitching Hour by Matthias Schubert and Claire Magnus
Bitter by Jesse Speer
Block 28 by Kandace Caine 
Brains of the Family by Barbara Fischkin
Burden of Command by Shashank Upadhye 
Burleskh by Sophie Galibert and Rachel Klein
Capos by Cy Kazai
Cash Cow by Marisa Arohi
Chameleon by Saattik Das
Chemical Reactions by Terrie Cooper Lee
Codebreak by David Drive
County Hinterland by Lisa Nagy Isaacson
Cover Up by Jesse Kalfel
CulTea by Shellie Lewis
Cupid by Konstantin Georgiou
Danger Zone by Clive Morris
Daughter of Gonder by Arnon Shorr
Days in The Dark: The Life of Vito Russo by Kenneth Lott and Terrence Greco
Dead Children's Playground by Dawn C Crouch
Demons by Shiva Ramanathan 
Desperate Measures by Ruby Smith
Devil's Breath by David McClendon
Do Over by Sari Earl
Dog Tags by John Varkados
Don’t Be Too Black by Eric McKeever
Don’t Die Before It’s Over by Steven Bogart
Dream Frontier: A Psy-Fi Adventure by The Mad Hapa
Dropping the Gloves by Anna Forsyth
Duper by Jay Rath 
End of the World by Leila Fernández and Samuel Wilson
ExPat by Vinicius Bittencourt
Experimental Field 312 by Susan Boger
F.M.L by Ritchie Stonian Johnston
Fallen Angel by Weiyang Liu 
Fear Play by Robert Rhyne
Feral Mountains by Terry Podnar
Finale by Kathy Fritz
Finding Moore by Paolo Mazzucato
Fireflies by Amanda Keener 
Fly Boy Fly by Bob Hiltermann
Forsaken, Texas by Jordan Jacobson
Four Days to Sunrise by Francesco Filice
Gap Year by Peter Andrews 
Gentlemen of the Gridiron by Birgit Syran Myaard
Good Grief by Evan Paszamant and Stacy Citron
Good Mourning by Collette Legault
Grape Juice and Wafers by Shawn Crawford 
Great Big Something by Andrea Weiss
Grim’s Gambit by Peter Fraser
Gun Runner by Donavan Darius
Hacked by Love by Rosemary Lokhorst
Hiding Places by Samuel WilsoN
Horsefeathers by Kevin Clark-Ryan
How I Became a Pregnant Virgin by Andrea O'Malley
I Dare You to Name a More Perfect Couple by Tom Zawacki
I Got You Babe by Timoteo Camponeschi and Tamra Teig
I’ll Leave You With This by Benjamin Dietels and Blake O’Donnell
I’ve Never Been to Heaven, but I’ve Been to Oklahoma by M. Howard Sewell Jr. and Jacob H. Sewell
Immolation by Max Rissman
In Her Words by Amy Ward
It's Only Life by Stephen Meadows
Jane by Kristina Cooper Castillo
Jingi (Justice & Loyalty) by Phillip Hollins
Jobberz by Michael Atkinson
Joe Hollywood by Jane Henning
Kate's Light by Dave Schroeder
Kill the Ump by Hal Ackerman
Killing Ford by Brian Morton
Kinky Kills by Timothy Liebe
Lady M. by Sara Hallowell
Macho Picchu by Noah Greenspan
Mad Art Gallery by Diane Lansing
Madrid Affair by Jeffrey van Davis
Major League Drones by Selvir Katich
Martin and Sira by Julian Martin
Mean Genes by JK Kelly
Merry Pranksters by Marisa Forrest
Minister Speer by Sven Anarki 
Mission Black by Mick Williams
Mourning After by Kathleen Caprario-Ulrich
Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan by Gary Feld 
Mrs. V by Sasha Tishman 
Murder Takes Time by Giacomo
Murder Victims Club by Amanda Keener 
Muy Malo Mariachis by David Lavoie
My Perfect Christmas by Stephanie Bourbon
Mystery Sisters by Dani Hanks
Never Break the Chain by Jr Rodriguez
Never Was Beens: The Boy-Band That Almost Was by Robbie Robertson
No More Good Girls by Shahine Ezell
No Nails by John Ravitz
Novarro by Chris Machuca
Oasis by John Jacobsen
One More Round by Ryan Parker
One Night Stan by Robbie Robertson
Origin Story by Ama Adair
Paper Hats by Thomas Zimmerman
Paranormal Adrenaline by Gustavo Zakkera
Peter Pan: Now or Never by Bailey Donovan and Joel Micah Donovan
Phaethon by Victor Orel
Playing God by Craig Berger
Playing Hero by Warren Lane 
Playing the Changes by George Edward Collins
Poetic Influence by Metin Yigit 
Poochie Snatch by Josh Batista 
Programs by Irina Vysotskaya
Pundit by Atman Patel
Quash by John McCarney
Raise Hell by Gabriel Carnick
Red State by Brian Leitten
Renegade by Pennie Diamond Quintana
Revolutionary Spy by James Foye
Rise Up Little Girl by Matthew Avant
Rock Bottom by Matt Sadowski 
Rock Moonies by Suzi Gottesfeld
Rodeo Clown School by Stan Williamson
Rolling Tin by Gail E Moss
Rough Mix by Jeff Paterson
Run! Run! Run! - The Lives of Abbie Hoffman by Michael J. Shapiro
Sabbath Siege by Clive Morris
Santa AI by Stephanie Bourbon
Sentient Behavior by Michael Heppermann
Sex Talk Radio by DR Ransdell
Silent Waters by Farrah Pereira
Sixtysomething 2 by Carol Hoffman
Slayhaus by Casie Cook
Slippery Slope by Cole Potter
Snipped by Thomas Fowler
Snowdrop by Judith Bunting
Something's Happening Here by Wayne Jackson
South to Paris by Jack Teague
Spaceships Don't Have Rearviews by Ry Woodcraft
Spirit Week by Soma Mei Sheng Frazier and Adrian Frazier
Spitting Fire by Angie Comer
Stars Also Die by Shauna Ray Ratapu
Stay Wild! by Lauren Hackney
Sunday Money by David Timothy Legel and Jonathan Rush
Surfing Grandpa by George Petersen 
Survivors by Roz Sohnen
Sushi Cowboy by Eden De Ruse-Moore
Swiss Clean by Jim Wurst
Tabula Rasa by Jeffrey Massie
Tagger by Allan Scott Tamshen
Terminal by David Poulshock, Nancy Froeschle, and Mary Andonian
Terra Silica by Alena Alova
The Accidental Terrorist by Stewart Fergus
The Age of the Empath by Steve Brown 
The Ambassador by Brian Baker
The Art of Lies by john cooney 
The Ass of G.A.W.D. by Mark Bowes
The Atonalist by David A. Poric
The Best Man by Kerri A Quinn
The Bookseller by Rick Kinnebrew 
The Breaking of Bob Howard by George R Strayton
The Brothers Fury by Dane McCauley
The Co-Op by Jessica Newfield
The Deserter by Tristan Higgs and Catherine Rehwinkel
The Devil, a Rebel, a Fool by Clay Fusco 
The Diva's Last Act by Eric McKeever
The Emergence of Carlyle by Anne-Marie Maidan 
The Empty Sea by David Poulshock
The Exorsisters by Paul Andersen and Spencer Ford
The Falsettos by Gary Anthony Porpora
The Fastest Game in the World by Jane Nolan
The G.Y.M. by Dani Hanks
The Gold Porsche Robberies by Karl Shefelman and Ivan Kotevski
The Heart Remembers by Sarantos Melogia
The Inheritance of Memory by Alex Mehta 
The Invisibles by Jacky Song 
The Kill Clause by Kevin Tavolaro and Kelly Tavolaro
The Language of Wolves by Nan Schmid
The Method by Nathan Smith
The Multiples by Ruby Smith
The Orlando Sound by Jimmy Sanders 
The Patsy by DJ Hupp
The Polski Affair by Kenneth Gildin
The Realtor by Jack Newsome
The Reluctant Messiah by G.L. Sherman
The Right Kind of Wrong by Eric Murphy
The Rommel Gambit by John Doble
The Royal Executioner by Marshall Ferrin
The Sacrifice by Jo Budzilowicz 
The Samurai Ghost and Ms. Jones by Nancee LaFayette-Pang
The Second Prom of Willy Strom by Jim Spivey
The Silver Cup by DA Stenard and Dan Fitzpatrick
The Skywalker by George R Strayton
The Sound of Ruins by Kris Bart
The Squawker by Craig Peters
The Stopover between Life and Death by Leirbag X.O.
The Subtle Art by Gaia Kim Bartolini and Nikolaj Frantisek
The Summer of Haight by George Petersen 
The Sunshine Kid by David Testerman
The Torch Squad by Douglas Mayfield
The Twelfth Moon by Barry Campbell
The Twenty Seven Club by Brian Tell
The Umbra by Brad Johnson
The Unfavored One by Ruby Smith
The Wages of Sin by Anthony Martinez
The Weight of Ash by Leonidas Stanescu
The Worst Wedding Ever by Adam Sandel
The Year the World Ended by Jacqueline Xerri
They’re in the Skies! by Andy Gonzalez-Bendiksen and Maury Saucedo
This Is 60 by Lissa Coffey
Tuesday Night Dragonslayer Club by Michael Rogan
'Twas the Flight... by Michael Elder
Ultimate Trip by Jason Swanson
Undertow by Gabrielle Nehring
Van 59 by Brian Trotter
Vibez by Alexia Greene 
Vice Versa by Jason Lajoie
Violet by Sarah Deakins
Volley or Die by Kelly Riot
Wendy Chase and the Pharaoh Queen by Jessica Denson
Werner's Turn by Jim Amatulli and Brien Master
What's a Zayde? by Andrew M Epstein
Where I Go When I'm Gone by Rebecca Robinson 
Where We Left It by Krista Gallagher 
White Ceiling by Kirk Shannon-Butts
Why Not Her? by Taylor Bartczak
Wisdom of a Wish by Amanda Kowalski
Write Off by Maria Santiago
X9 by Sam Speron
XXL by Craig Berger
Yahoo Boy by Wendy Bednarz
You Slay Me by David Keith Miller
You Will Forever Be My Always by Dan McCrory
Zombie Day by Peter Nemenoff

2024

Grand Prize Winner

Rock Bottom by Nelson Downend

Finalists - Top 10

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

Bessie's Place by Adam Sandel
Eternal Pursuit by Benjamin Font
Floverr by Anita Udeep
MedicoLegal by David DeGusta
Rock Bottom by Nelson Downend
Simulation by Peter Jang
Stardust by Sven Anarki
The Breakup Buddy by Susan Bachner
Who Will Live by Paul Sokal
You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again by Zach Stephens

Semi-Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

A Revolution of Women by Stephen Blackburn
Alliance by Suzanne Griffin
American Folklore: A Midwife's Tale by Erik Miguel Gervais
Ark 2050 by Stephen Curran
Bailed out by Catherine Gillard
Battlefields by Stephen Lane
Be Bold! by Ruby Mainieri
Bessie's Place by Adam Sandel
Beta Testers by Rob Shapiro
Big Pink by David Dalessandro
Bleedthrough by Tammy Klembith
Bloodhounds by David Marantz
Boomerang by Mike Alter
Boo's Cruise by Michael G Morero
Borderlore: Llorona by J. Angel Sierra
Chasing Spielberg by Robert Tobin
Con Gusto by John Shea III
Crab by Abi Perpall
Crazy Honey by Tim Young
Crow Cabin by Stefan Rasporich
Death and the Glitterati by Helen Walsh
Death by Contract by Thomas Gidlow
Don't Eat Paper! by Julius Galacki
Eternal Pursuit by Benjamin Font
Evolution's Revenge by Woods Michael
Fast Fade by Linda Boroff
Fear by Peter Jang
Floverr by Anita Udeep
Gender Perfect by Brian P Wapole
Gunplay by Ken Pisani
Harming Prince Charming by Lyndal Simpson
Hereditary by Craig Berger
His Horse is Crazy by Sven Anarki
I Saw Her With The Devil by Christina Kishpaugh
Knead the Dough by Brett Joyce
Lark by Matilda Corley Schulman
Manors by Ted Lauck and Taylor MacDonald
Marilyn on the Couch by Hans Galesloot
Mary Kay & Johnny by Amanda Minchin
Mattress Store Assassin by Christopher Loveland
MedicoLegal by David DeGusta
Milf by Lotte Mullan
Monster on a Hill by Suzanne Griffin
Monument by Glenn Maneval Jr
Murder Most Virtual by Ted Chastain
Muse in the Mazeum by Clay Fusco and Pamela Chiacchiaro
My Fair Asian by Zenas Cao
My Fair Drag Queen by Devin Toohey and Brian Whitaker
Mystery Sisters by Dani Hanks
North and Wells by Ryan Coleman, Kitty Clark, and Daniel Seguin
Ole Miss by Mario Rivas
Path of Least Regret by Brian Gene White
Pete and Alice in Maine by Jared Shipley
Problem Girls by Mariella Krause and Christian McLaughlin
Reign of Blood by Peter Mellado
Riverwalk by Robin Scovill and Lea Endres
Rock Bottom by Nelson Downend
Rough Cut by Mitchell Slan
Saint Catherine's Boys by John Ravitz
Salvage by Miles Hill
Sanamoura by Brian P Wapole
Santa Wars by Lyndal Simpson
Sestra by Ali Jordan
Simulation by Peter Jang
Something is Rotten by Sonali Mehta
Spitfire by Heidi Hornbacher
Stardust by Sven Anarki
Stolen Crimes by Timothy Jay Smith
Sunset for Yesterday by Auriga Ifill
Super Pregnant by Rich Hynes
The Breakup Buddy by Susan Bachner
The Charmer by Roco
The Death of Me! by Debra Jarvis
The Door by Chloe-Lynn Russo and Chelsea Russo
The Gotham Park Hotel by Elaine Kast
The Granny Wars by Mary Huckstep
The Last Checkout by Peter Besson
The Long View by Len Uhley
The Mission by Kenneth Wright and Amanda Enciso
The Moron by Kevin J. Howard
The 'Pause by Karen Hartline
The Redfern Chronicles by David Dalessandro
The Riven Tide by Aaron Mason
The Rock of Abandon by Stephen Blackburn
The Triple Dealer by Nicolas Ardanaz
The Wheelchair Virgin by Karim Diané
This Sounds Just Like You by Jamison Bruce Anthony
Ticket to Ride by Lee Eiferman
'Til the Buzzer Sounds by Mike Alter
Triada, A Nuclear Storefront by Marcos Sucre
Vengeance of Saints by Phillip Roquemore
Villa 1.0 by Bharathkumar Balasubramanian
Warm Brothers by William Gorgensen
Welcome to America by Weiyang Liu
What Are Friends For? by Shannon McIntyre
Where Was Josie? by JC Farris
Who Will Live by Paul Sokal
Wichitawesome by Jake Glover
You Don't Know Dick by Ken Pisani
You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again by Zach Stephens

Quarter-Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

A Good Friend by Wendy Jones
A Mid-Christmas Morning by Richard Giarraffa
A Revolution of Women by Stephen Blackburn
A Sense of Security by Peter Gartner
Adventures in Serial Killing by Jack Warner
Advice for Teenage Outcasts by B Kelley
Alliance by Suzanne Griffin
American Folklore: A Midwife's Tale by Erik Miguel Gervais
Among Thieves by Danny Katz
An American Hero by David Marantz
Anonymous by Stephen Laughton
Aria by Steven Bogart
Ark 2050 by Stephen Curran
Bailed out by Catherine Gillard
Bakken by Jack Teague
Battlefields by Stephen Lane
Be Bold! by Ruby Mainieri
Becoming American by Sam Bayaraa and Khulan Baasanjav
Bessie's Place by Adam Sandel
Bet by Jamison Anthony
Beta Testers by Rob Shapiro
Big Brother by Ronen Tregerman
Big Pink by David Dalessandro
Black Swan by Philip Thompson
Bleedthrough by Tammy Klembith
Bloodhounds by David Marantz
Boomerang by Mike Alter
Boo's Cruise by Michael G Morero
Borderlore: Llorona by J. Angel Sierra
Cain by Paul Sokal
Calm Before the Storm by Victoria Menjivar
Carefree by Kristy Fusich
Chameleons Tale by Matthew Brendal
Chasing Avicii by Ross Langill and Ross Langill
Chasing Spielberg by Robert Tobin
Checkout by Hunter Davis
Choices by Martin Bard
Con Gusto by John Shea III
Crab by Abi Perpall
Crazy Honey by Tim Young
Cream Puffs by Jerry Jennings
Crow Cabin by Stefan Rasporich
Cry Wolf by Nelson Downend
Cuckoo, Cuckoo by Terry Lynam
Curbside Service by Christan Van Slyke
Damaged Goods by Craig Dietz
Dancing Noware by Colleen O'Doherty
Death and the Glitterati by Helen Walsh
Death by Contract by Thomas Gidlow
Death in Kansas by Grant MacDermott
Diabolica by Robb Badlam
Do You Fear What I Fear by Ervin Anderson
Don't Eat Paper! by Julius Galacki
Double Steed by Christine J Whitlock
Down Deep by D. Purcell
Dreamcatcher by Barry
Dropping the Gloves by Anna Forsyth
Eddie on the Scrap Heap by Marc Littman
EEV by Larry Ziman
Esperanza by Jamee Decio
Eternal Pursuit by Benjamin Font
Evolution's Revenge by Woods Michael
Fallen Angel by Weiyang Liu
Farc by Shane McCabe
Fast Fade by Linda Boroff
Father Time by James Leach
Fear by Peter Jang
Finding Daylight by Bettina Moss
Flight for Life or Death by Opal Morning Star
Floverr by Anita Udeep
Four Weeks in Swarga (Paradise) by Darshana Sanghrajka
From Afar by Barry Jay
Galaxy Raiders by Rich Hynes
Gender Perfect by Brian P Wapole
Ghost Warrior: The Awakening by Mike Chase
Graham by Stephanie Hutchinson
Gunplay by Ken Pisani
Harming Prince Charming by Lyndal Simpson
Heathens by Josh Hooks
Hell to Pay by Grace McKeaney
Hereditary by Craig Berger
High Ground, High Silver by John Shea III
His Horse is Crazy by Sven Anarki
Horny Devil by Missak Artinian
Hotel Gitmo by Tariq Ali
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Lying by Martin Kivell
I Saw Her With The Devil by Christina Kishpaugh
I’m in a Screenplay by Arthur Tiersky
Illicit Bids for Dying Kids by Phillip Roquemore
Ink Noir: A Sleepless Odyssey by Michael Avishai
It's a Long Road Back by Philip Rosetto
Jenkins and Watts: Paranormal Attorneys At Law by Michael Brennan
Jimi, Janis and Jim Must Die by John Arnau
Kaede no Madara by Doug Mattis
Katie and Tee by June Fortunato
Knead the Dough by Brett Joyce
Knockers by Karina Cochran and Hannah Checkley
Knotty by Dani Hanks
Land Lies by Alix Yumi Cho
Lark by Matilda Corley Schulman
Leviathan by Kevin Brodie
Little Old Ladies by Jeffrey Chase
Little Piece of My Soul by Randall Stanton
Lo & Em by Claire Aguayo
Manors by Ted Lauck and Taylor MacDonald
Marilyn on the Couch by Hans Galesloot
Mary Kay & Johnny by Amanda Minchin
Mash by Christa Butler
Mattress Store Assassin by Christopher Loveland
MedicoLegal by David DeGusta
Meg Undercover by Molly Mayock
Milf by Lotte Mullan
Mini-Ballers by Joe Gatto
Monster on a Hill by Suzanne Griffin
Monstrosity by Rob Nelson
Montecito by David DeGusta
Monument by Glenn Maneval Jr
Motherkiller by Terry Lynam
Murder Most Virtual by Ted Chastain
Muse in the Mazeum by Clay Fusco and Pamela Chiacchiaro
My Fair Asian by Zenas Cao
My Fair Drag Queen by Devin Toohey and Brian Whitaker
My Novel Writer by Phillip Roquemore
My Soulmate Died at Birth by Ross Martin
Mystery Sisters by Dani Hanks
Neon in Nashville by Ivory Hendricks-Bard
Next War by Pedro Canais
Night of the Living Decorations by Steffany Sommers
North and Wells by Ryan Coleman, Kitty Clark, and Daniel Seguin
Ole Miss by Mario Rivas
Open by Travis J. Opgenorth
Operation Wandering Soul by Nick Mendoza
Orbiting Esmeralda by Michael Swiskay
Orpheus by Richard Giarraffa
Overwhelming Darkness by S A Hart
Panopticon by Sophia Peaslee
Pantheon by Peter Andrews
Path of Least Regret by Brian Gene White
Pearl Jam and Toast by Will Downs
Pete and Alice in Maine by Jared Shipley
Peter Pan: Now or Never by Joel Donovan and Bailey Donovan
Powers & Glory by P. James Norris
Pray with a Bullet by Julius Galacki
Private Infidelity by Gino Baratta
Problem Girls by Mariella Krause and Christian McLaughlin
Punch Kid by Mario Egiziano
Quash by John McCarney
Ravine by Kevin Brodie
Refugee by Martin Bard
Reign of Blood by Peter Mellado
Return to Duty by Dustin Williams
Reunion by Anhtuan Do
Revolutionary Medicine by Kristen McNaule
Riverwalk by Robin Scovill and Lea Endres
Rock Bottom by Nelson Downend
Rough Cut by Mitchell Slan
Rule of Law by Eric Johnson
Running Start by Jillian Cardillo
Sad Blue Dan by David Smallwood
Saint Catherine's Boys by John Ravitz
Saladin Quick by Yusuf Gad
Salud! by Tyler J Thompson and Maria Hojas
Salvage by Miles Hill
Sanamoura by Brian P Wapole
Santa Wars by Lyndal Simpson
Secrets the River Kept by Lynn McPherson
Sestra by Ali Jordan
Shadow Resistance by B.J. Cyprian
Shadows and Light by Robin Chappell
Simulation by Peter Jang
Society of the Moon by Jack Warner
Something is Rotten by Sonali Mehta
South to Paris by Jack Teague
Spitfire by Heidi Hornbacher
Stardust by Sven Anarki
Starring Jake Wilkins & Jake Wilkins by Ed Wiles
Stealing Australia by Bill Hancock
Stitched Up by Ronald McQueen
Stolen Crimes by Timothy Jay Smith
Sub Rosa: Saving the Orca by DC Copeland
Sunrise by Joseph Freeman
Sunset for Yesterday by Auriga Ifill
Super Pregnant by Rich Hynes
That’s Our Girl by Lexi Brandt
The Arrangement by Donald Lorincz
The Bog by Jan Buttram
The Breakup Buddy by Susan Bachner
The Bridge by Philip Rosetto
The Charmer by Roco
The Connection Trap by David A Wimsett
The Death of Me! by Debra Jarvis
The Decision by Carlos Perez
The Door by Chloe-Lynn Russo and Chelsea Russo
The Duplicity of Well-Being by Phillip Roquemore
The Firekeeper by Daniel R Stevens
The Garfield Guy by Jeff Longsworth
The Gateway by Parm Saini
The Gotham Park Hotel by Elaine Kast
The Granny Wars by Mary Huckstep
The Last Archon by Jacques Powell
The Last Checkout by Peter Besson
The Long View by Len Uhley
The Machine Men by Stephen D Reid
The Mission by Kenneth Wright and Amanda Enciso
The Moron by Kevin J. Howard
The Night I Got Arrested With Lenny Bruce by Jason Solomon
The One Percent by Ray Keller and Richard Schmidt
The Painted Key by James H Barrett Jr and Tony Robenalt
The Pale Chessman by Adam Luff
The 'Pause by Karen Hartline
The Pigeon by Miles Kahn
The Pit by James Murphy
The Pluto Chamber by Grover Greene
The Post Office by Harris Freedman
The Precipice by Olga Holtz
The Quisling by Lynn H. Elliott
The Radio Programmer by Carol I Hoffman
The Redfern Chronicles by David Dalessandro
The Riven Tide by Aaron Mason
The Rock of Abandon by Stephen Blackburn
The Stuff of Dreams by Elaine Kast
The Trial of Edgar Allan Poe by Sven Anarki
The Triple Dealer by Nicolas Ardanaz
The Ultimate Bet by Frank Victoria
The Very Special One by Heidi Hornbacher
The Wardrobe by Peter Noel
The Wheelchair Virgin by Karim Diané
There Is Always Hope Beyond What You See by John Fisher
This Sounds Just Like You by Jamison Bruce Anthony
ThunderKids by Andrew Hopps
Ticket to Ride by Lee Eiferman
'Til the Buzzer Sounds by Mike Alter
TomKats by Mariella Krause and Christian McLaughlin
Trapped in Plain Sight by Tammy Klembith
Triada, A Nuclear Storefront by Marcos Sucre
Trick Selfie by Chad Wellinger
Unfathomable by Barry Brock
Vengeance of Saints by Phillip Roquemore
Villa 1.0 by Bharathkumar Balasubramanian
Warm Brothers by William Gorgensen
Welcome to America by Weiyang Liu
What Are Friends For? by Shannon McIntyre
What Are We Doing Here? by Peter Baron
What the Doorknob Said by Wayne Jackson
Where Was Josie? by JC Farris
Who Will Live by Paul Sokal
Wichitawesome by Jake Glover
You Don't Know Dick by Ken Pisani
You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again by Zach Stephens
Zayde and Becky by Andrew M Epstein

2023

2019

Grand Prize Winner

(Features & TV Pilots)

Lady Parts by Bonnie Gross

ISA Hollywood Writer Award Winner

Mission College by Jasmine Leyva

Grand Prize Winner

(Shorts & Web Series)

A Lady of Vassar by Anthony Fernandez

Finalists

(Features & TV Pilots)

2nd
Mission College by Jasmine Leyva

3rd
Call Out by Nir Shelter

4th
Flat-rate Frank by Jeffrey Howe

5th
White Momma by Fredrick Leach

6th
White House 101 by Jack Cusick

7th
I'm Not Jack by Jack Cusick

8th
The Wild Heart of Alaska by Mary Albanese

9th
Wyld by Erin Considine

10th
A Lady of Vassar by Anthony Fernandez

Semi-Finalists

(Features & Pilots)

Mona by Adam Finley and Gareth Hutchins, Adam Finley
The Clairvoyant by Adrian Prospero
Pick Up by Amy Sullivan
Pledge Mom by Amy Sullivan
A Ballad For Syria by Annie Macdonald and Robert B. Mac
99 by Arthur M Jolly
America First by Barbara Nunberg
Willful Blindness by Barbara Nunberg
Undressing by Becca Ayers
Old MacDonald had a Corpse by Blaze Foster
Lady Parts by Bonnie Gross
Hand by Brandon Trask
Conceptus by Brian Herskowitz
Warrior Warrior Pilot by Brian Michaels
Light by Chase Kuker and Michael Schilf
Saving Harry Snow by Chris Zeller
Shakespeare & Marlowe: A Write Pair by Chris Oneill
The Rise of Quaid and Serendipity by Christopher Fetherolf
Life Is Easy by Clark Kokich
Tapped by Courtney Cilman
His Last Dead Monkey by David Pantano
Hook by David Rocchio
Kayfabe Intercontinental by David Piechowski
Hell For Breakfast by Deborah Seibel
Freefall by Denise Meyers
Girl Trouble by Devi Snively
Analog by Dominic Smith and Molly Ferguson
The Method by Duncan Ralston
The Church Dealer by Elizabeth Clark
Somewhere Lies the Truth by Elizabeth J. Musgrave
Beginner's History by Emily Cheever
Wyld by Erin Considine
Caged Birds by Fredrick Leach
White Momma by Fredrick Leach
Orville and Mae by Gary Awad
The Six by Gillian Gordon
Muscle and Bark by Gina DeAngelis
Shooting at Ballerinas by Hank Isaac
Hell's Heaven by Ira Livingston IV and Chars Bonin
I'm Not Jack by Jack Cusick
White House 101 by Jack Cusick
Revolutionary Spy by James Foye
The Franchise by James Grayford
Mission College by Jasmine Leyva
The Steagles by Jeanie Clark
Flat-rate Frank by Jeffrey Howe
Totem by Jeffrey Kennedy
Board to Death by Jodi Teti
Pixylations by Joe Laudati
Red Letter Chronicles by Joe Moore
A Free State by Joel Fishman and Harry W. Kendall
The Romans of Bleecker Street by Joel Fishman
Robert Smalls by John Harris
Odd Man Out by Jymmi Willoughby
Battle Cries by Karen Walker
Paperweight by Katie Scrivner and Michael Sokey
Badass by Kelly Byrnes
Shunned by Kevin Bachar
Whiskey Town by Kim Gauger and Judi Lewison
A Player Born by Kirby Ward
Dream Divers by Leigh Stimolo
Special Skills by Leigh Cesiro and Adam Kaplan
The Bliss Killer by LeLe Park
Unt. Lindsay Farris Project by Lindsay Farris
4Plex by Liza Behles
The Clade by Maria Cozzi
Hit Escape by Mark Reynolds
Senseless Confidential by Marty Beaudet
Chasing the Lemon by Mary Goldman and Tim House
The Wild Heart of Alaska by Mary Albanese
Mind Games by Matthew Manson
Rhapsody by Max Nicholson
Paradize City by Megan Mcmurray
All The People I Like Are Dead by Melody Cooper
Northern Cross by Melody Cooper
A Bellevue Love Story by Michael Wolfe
Kid Midnight by Mychal Sargent
Trigger by Nick McMurdy
Shrimp by Nicole Jones
Call Out by Nir Shelter
Beadwindow by Paul Mooney
Inked In Blood by Paul Corricelli
Headspace by Randy Horton
Finding Christmas Magic by Rena Popp
Passing Through by Robert Rhyne
East of Mecca by Sheila Flaherty
The Violinist's Daughter by Shelly Drancik
The Last Firefly at Sandpoint by Steve Trebilcock
The Fall by Tamra Teig and Michael Lipoma
Booth by Thomas Cummings and Philip David Black
Frontier Zero by Tod Fennell
Night Sweep by Tony Abbate
Distortion by Travis J Opgenorth
Mother-Daughter by Tricia Lee
Prentice Park and the Missing Monkey by Turi Haim
Ladylove by Vanessa Leigh
I'm With Aids by Warren Wagner
Out From Under by William Robinson
The Food Section by Winston Wood
Forgotten Warrior by Xander Bernstein

2018

Grand Prize Winner

(Features & TV Pilots)

Stringer by Elaine Loh

ISA Hollywood Writer Award Winner

Odium - a Requiem for Love by Annika Pampel

Grand Prize Winner

(Shorts & Web Series)

Apartment Story by Greg Fortier

Finalists

(Features & TV Pilots)

2nd
Odium - a Requiem for Love by Annika Pampel

3rd
All In by Andrea Nettleton

4th
Lenore by Goldie Jones

5th
*Apartment Story by Greg Fortier

6th
Hard is the Good by Susan Brunig

7th
REDSKY5.0 by Robert Brody

8th
Mars One by Seaton Kay-Smith

9th
King Without a Kingdom by Wiktor Grodecki

10th
Broadband by Bonnie Cahoon

Semi-Finalists

(Features & Pilots)

Hiber by Adam Pachter
The Devil You Don't by Adrienne Arno
The BoxMan by Alexander Beale
Here Come the Clowns by Alexander Beale
The Paradoxical Cat by Alfred Dunham
Oil And Water by Alfred Thomas Catalfo
Patchwork by Amanda Keener
All In by Andrea Nettleton
The Mentor by Andrew Stone & Meredith Levine
High And Dry by Andrew Smith
Lame Possession of Maggie Stone by Anna Senn
Odium - A Requiem for Love by Annika Pampel
It Had To Be You by April Hartmann
Secret and Confidential by Ben Maraniss
Dead Giveaway by Bob Taicher
Fly Navy - "Decelerate Your Life" by Bobby Telatovich
Broadband by Bonnie Cahoon
Wild Horses by Brian Kowalchuk
The Corrupton of Beauty by Bruce Dundore
Twirl by Cara Winter
Dark Horizons by Carlo Carere
For the Taking by Charice Nicole Rynders
Disassembly by Christopher DeWan
Teller by Dan Fabrizio
Virtually President by Dan Hart
The Narrow Edge by David Deverell
Those Beneath by Debi Yazbeck
Blind Pursuit by Debi Yazbeck
HICKAM by Diane Hanks
Night of the Loving Dead by Don Hauka
Stringer by Elaine Loh
Nuggets by Eric Rudnick
The Dreaming by Eric Steele
Sight by Eva Gonzalez Szigriszt
The Dead Line by Gabriel Duran
PLUGGED by Geoff Dupuy-Holder
The Devil's Answer by Geoff Dupuy-Holder
Lenore by Goldie Jones
Silicon Curve by Heidi Nyburg
Bad Princess by Holiday Kinard
Close Proximity by Jack Comeau
Hang On by Jason Gruich
The Memphis Mafia by Jason Williams
Hollywood Motors by Jeffrey Nicholson
In the Name of the Father by Josh Susie
Calloused Hearts by Josh Susie
White Power Barbie by Josh Berman
Bad Ass by Joshua Rollins
The Broken Places by Joshua Rollins
Perspective by Joy Martinello
Legacy by Kellen Hertz
Dream House by Lily Waronker
Tragically Famous by Lisa J Cristoforo
Con Law by LL Byrd
I am Law -- Daddy's Little Girl by Lori Johnson
Galápagos by Lukas Hassel
Hellraiser by Luke Wronski
Storyville by Mariah Gretchen Robinson
In The Wolf's Mouth by Mariah Gretchen Robinson
The Weekenders by Marilyn Anderson
Give me that Becky by Marina Bendocchi Alves
Radio Chaos by Mark Reynolds
Ashtabula by Mark Paone
On the Corner of Eden and Grace by Marsha Rosenzweig Pincus
Chasing the Lemon by Mary Goldman
Liminal by Megan Meadows
Token Kyle by Melissa Emery
Hope House by Melissa Birks
Slave Children by Michael Faunce-Brown
Old Bones by Michael Lipoma
Alice is Gone by Michaela von Schweinitz
Amorous by Naomi Pandolfi
Mobster Memoir by Nicholas Tana
Control by Nicholas Tana
Perfect Record by Paul Nash
Pot of Gold by Randy Turner & E. R. Womdelsduff
9/10 by Richard Willett
Rational Panic by Robert Rhyne
Red Sky 5.0 by Robert Brody
King Company by Robert Brickman
Triggers by Robert J. Sawyer
Space Mission Six by Ron Yungul
Hard is the Good by S.B.
Deserted by Scott Seagren
Malice by Sean Mason
Mars One by Seaton Kay-Smith
KopKiller by Shane McCabe
Punctured by Shari Grewal
The Heart of a Tiger by SreyRam Kuy
The Aviatrix by Stephen Kelly
The Mushroom King by Steve Trebilcock
Jungleball by Steve Dini
Becoming Terpsichore by Susan Polk
Sex & Death by Thomas Thonson
The Moor by Thomas Thonson
Wacky Spookyville by Tirosh Schneider
A Violent Week by Tyler Dowey
King Without A Kingdom by Wiktor Grodecki
Quintana by William LiPera
The Three Lives of Angel Fleming by William LiPera

2016

Grand Prize Winner

(Features & TV Pilots)

SUGAR LAND by R.B. Ripley

Grand Prize Winner

(Shorts & Web Series)

RARE MODEL by Cody Pearce

Category Winners

(Features & TV Pilots)

ACTION/ADVENTURE
HOLLOW GRAHAM by Stephen Lewis

ANIMATION/FANTASY
THE EMPTY SEA by David Poulshock

COMEDY
FULL-TIME DAD by Scott Reynolds

DRAMA
DOWNBEAT GANGSTERS by Michelle Daniel

HISTORICAL
THE BOOK OF REVENGE by David Miller

HORROR
OASIS by Randall Hahn

SCIENCE FICTION
WENDIGO by Jess Nakaska

THRILLER
TURBULENCE by David Poulshock

PILOT
SUGARLAND by R.B. Ripley

SHORT
RARE MODEL by Cody Pearce

Special Mention

MERIDIAN by Allison Hagen
SILICON VALLEY ASSOCIATE by Douglas Robbins
THE 5 by Gregg McBride
WRECKING BALL by Gus Avila
CITY OF GOLD by Jason Carroll & Ryan Petey
TOWER OF STRENGTH by Jeremy Storey
DREAMWALKERS by Michelle Daniel
MONKEY MOUTH by Monte Light
DENMARK by Robbie Robertson
DELIVERED by Scott Reynolds
UNLISTED by Stephen Gill
A DEAD GIRL OR A LIVE BOY by Vincent Green

Semi-Finalists

(Features & TV Pilots)

THE MEMORY WAR by Adam Pachter
MOONCHILD by Alan O’Brien
A DATE WITH DESTINY SMITH by Allison McWood
MERIDIAN by Allison Hagen
WOLF WOMEN by Andy Wolfe
SHADOW CASTERS by Angel Partie
LEGRAND by Angelina Carkic
STARLIGHT by April Rouveyrol
REARVIEW by Ben Conway
ABE LINCOLN: PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 by Bill Walker & Brian Anthony
THE PROTECTOR by Bill Mess
OFF-DUTY by Carl Franzen
REALITY STRIKES by Carlos Uribe
THE EXPLORER’S CLUB by Christian Walker
RARE MODEL by Cody Pearce
IN QUEST OF THE BLUEBIRD by Connie Zerden & Robert Mann
FISHERS OF MEN by Daniel Chomistek
THE HANGMAN by Darryl Anka
SONG OF THE TOADFISH by David Hill
THE BOOK OF REVENGE by David Miller
THE EMPTY SEA by David Poulshock
TURBULENCE by David Poulshock
VISTA POINT, NORTH SIDE by David Kurtz
EXIT TO REALITY by Derek Kent
SILICON VALLEY ASSOCIATE by Douglas Robbins
LEGACY by Elizabeth Armancas
BLOODY MARY by Emily Felt
LOVE HATE LOVE by Emily Felt
KILLER BE KILLED by Franklin Friedlander
SIMON SAYS by Gary Files
FAMILY REUNION by Gina Lee Ronhovde
THE 5 by Gregg McBride
WRECKING BALL by Gus Avila
BREST WESTERN by Hal West
NEVER TOO LATE by Hannes Kivilaht
BLOOD DEBT by A.J. Farshchian and Ivan Borodin
ELEVEN DAYS by Jaginder Singh
DYING WITHIN by James Boggan
TEMPORARY LICENSE by Jana Godshall & Christina Stevens
CITY OF GOLD by Jason Carroll & Ryan Petey
THE MAURY CHRONICLES by Jeffrey Tumin
THE RUBBER ROOM by Jennifer Dunbar
TOWER OF STRENGTH by Jeremy Storey
WENDIGO by Jess Nakaska
GIVING UP THE GHOST by Jessica DiGiacinto
FANGED! By Joey Ernand
GOAT by Jordan Rane
ESCAPE VELOCITY by Karl Archer
ONE LAUREL CANYON PLACE by Kathryn Graf
SON OF A BITCH by Kevin Miller
THE LEBEAUX FILE by Kirkland Morris
TRIAL AND ERIN by Larry Shulruff
AN INN, A GYM, A TAXI by Lee Stoneman
POTTERSVILLE by Liam Hayes
OFFSPRING by Melanie Schiele
DOWNBEAT GANGSTERS by Michelle Daniel
DREAMWALKERS by Michelle Daniel
FORGIVING EVIL by Mike Scherer
THE FOURTH NIGHT by Mike Briock
MONKEY MOUTH by Monte Light
THE SNOWMAN by Nick Cammilleri
CALAMITY JANE. QUEEN OF SPADES by Pamela Perry
SUGAR RUSH by Patrick Bohan
CHASING DAKOTA by Paul Littell
ANGELUS by Phil Swinburne Guy Morton
SUGAR LAND by R.B. Ripley
OASIS by Randall Hahn
THE FINDINGS by Randall Hall
SOLOMON’S CHOICE by Richard Geiwitz
STEALATHON by Rick Majzun
MUCK: “PILOT” by Rob Raffety
DENMARK by Robbie Robertson
HI CONFLICT by Robert Barclay
NATE OF AMERICA by Robert Wooldridge
ALL AMERICAN BOY by Scott Boswell
DELIVERED by Scott Reynolds
FULL-TIME DAD by Scott Reynolds
SEEDS by Scott Shoemaker
Y2K by Scott Reynolds
A WARM, SOFT BODY NEXT TO ME by Semone Fournillier
STFU by Semone Fournillier
LOIS, SUPERMAN AND WILLY by Stefano Bozzo
HOLLOW GRAHAM by Stephen Lewis
THE ROSEBUD SCHOOL by Stephen Pullen
UNLISTED by Stephen Gill
VODOUN by Stuart Creque
QUARRYING SOULS by Tadhg Culley
EFFICIENT MARRIAGE by Tal Almog
EVERY TICKET TELLS A STORY by Tamara Steren
THE ISLAND CALLS by Teresa Roberts & Aaron Strongoni
JUNCTION by Thomas Kirlin
ZWARM by Thomas Herring
FORGOTTEN WORLD 1: THE SAREEN’S GIFT by Till Noever
WRITER’S DUEL by Ellery VanDooyeweert
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK by Troy Graham
GOD OF DESOLATION by Ulvrik “Wolf” Kraft
THE PICK-UP GUY by Vandon Gibbs
A DEAD GIRL OR A LIVE BOY by Vincent Green
YONKHEER by Wendy Jane Henson
HADLEYVILLE by Zach Jansen