2023 Screenplay Award Finalists

When not writing, Austin is an engineer for a nuclear plant, where most days seem no different than stocking shelves at Costco. In the last two years, Austin's screenplays: CAR HEROIN TRAIN, HER SEVENTH DEATH, WILLIAM THE II, and TAMING HOLDEN CAULFIELD have garnered over 75 nominations in film

Rod Kent started his career in computers in high school by getting a job at a top secret government laboratory after hacking into their computers to do homework…and getting caught. This led to a top secret clearance and finding out where Martians are buried in Area 51. After graduating, he went on

Born Nov. 23 1985 in Vladikavkaz, Russia to Inna Tedeeva, who was just a freshman at the time in a Moscow University and Boris Basiev, an aspiring actor at the VGIK drama school. He has Ossetian and Alani ancestry. George spent much of his youth in Brooklyn and graduated from Grover Cleveland H.S.

Drawn to the arts at a young age, Andrew quickly embraced his love of writing and film. The goal for all of his screenplays is to produce scripts with unique opportunities to showcase character development, extensive world building, and a balance between practical and digital effects. Above all, he

Jimmy Prosser is a writer/director from Los Angeles. He is a graduate of New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts, Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, where his pilot for the limited series "John & Meryl" was selected by NYU Tisch faculty as the Outstanding TV Drama Thesis. The

Amy began her career as a Casting Director in New York City where her office served as East Coast Casting for Paramount. From character development to dialogue, Amy’s writing is informed by her years reading with and directing actors. Her projects have found success in well-respected screenwriting

Kevin has directed eight short films and his credits as a producer have exceeded 50 at the time of this writing. His recent works include three short series starring Golden Globe and Tony Award winner Barry Bostwick and Saturn Award Winner Doug Jones, and a short musical/educational video starring

John Munn is a native of Washington State and is married to his wife of over fifteen years who inspires him to write every day. His two boys, Jack and Max, are his world. He has also lived in the United Kingdom, for a short period, where he studied literature and attended college at the University

Growing up in Europe before moving back to the USA in his late teens, Michael enjoys bringing an outsider perspective to high-concept genre stories. A graduate of UCLA's Professional Program in Screenwriting, Michael enjoys writing elevated horror, action-comedies, and grounded science fiction. A

A writer/director whose short films have been selected for various festivals, most notably Palm Springs International. In 2022 he directed a pilot for a 6-part television series which is currently in post production. Tim is determined to make meaningful action films that his wife and daughter would

From an early age when his grandfather introduced him to movies, Matt Curtsinger felt a passion to write his own stories. Even growing up in a small town, Matt would wander around his neighborhood imagining different stories and how he could tell them. As he grew older, he felt a pull toward movies

Alysha grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, performing on the professional stage from the age of five. She found her place on the other side of the camera and produced commercials and music videos for several years in Los Angeles. But after a last-minute change of plans kept her from traveling on

Tyler is a writer, filmmaker and producer based in San Francisco, CA. With a degree in Screenwriting from San Francisco State University, Tyler has worked in the film industry for 10 years. Tyler's writing style is high-concept, high-brow. Always tasteful, never pretentious. Exploring genres and

Andrew Essig was born in Cincinnati, Ohio but moved to Los Angeles after earning a degree in screenwriting and producing from Ohio University. In LA, he co-produced a half dozen comedy skits as one half of the What a Guy Media creative team, as well as a couple short films that have performed

Micah Sloat is best known for starring in the micro-budget hit PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. Combining that successful franchise with his degrees in philosophy and psychology, as well as his extensive background in the occult, he's currently creating and co-hosting PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE PODCAST for

I write sci-fi/fantasy screenplays. Aliens, abductions(no anal probing), interspecies romance(Kirk did it), all that wonderful stuff. Well, that and a whole dollop of fantasy thrown in. I have been told “ your stuff is so different” but, I can only do me. I spent a bazillion years developing

Florence is a writer and actor, raised in Ireland, currently living in Los Angeles. She has worked in the film industry for over a decade, performing in hit TV shows such as Dublin Murders, Foundation and Departure.

Katy Dore is a screenwriter and director living on California’s Central Coast. Katy creates TV and film projects with relatable stories and social relevance. Her historic drama TV series about Mary Ellen Pleasant, is currently in pre-production with Quincy Jones Productions, Flavor Unit and Goldmann

Leila's writing and filmmaking journey started when she travelled from the UK to New Zealand without flying. Inspired by all the stories she found, she decided to pursue film and applied for Sydney Film School in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Having won awards for her films and writing, she can

Daniel Scherr is a writer, director, producer, and Avid Certified editor with a Bachelor of Science degree in Film & Television from Full Sail University. Despite winning several awards for directing, Daniel has spent the last few years dedicated solely to his writing because, in the words of Alfred

I'm the son of a kidney transplant recipient and I wrote, 'Maybe today, maybe tomorrow, maybe never' because I wanted to tell a more relatable story about organ donation. Not one about miracles, or second chances or waking up in a bathtub full of ice in a war-torn country. My writing background is

Jon has a particular love of the crime, thriller, and horror genres. He currently has a portfolio of three features and one TV-pilot script, with another pilot in the works. Jon Addison uses his challenging childhood and early life experiences of paranoia to explore messy, complex characters

I’m a full time and life long practitioner and teacher of the yogic arts currently living and working in a spiritual community in central California. For me, writing and creating are an integral part of the process of spiritual life and development. Realizing my inner inspiration and my unique

Bill Taylor is an award-winning queer filmmaker who is committed to telling stories deeply rooted in the human condition. After making a slew of independent short and feature projects, he’s currently looking for representation to take his career to the next level. He’s at home writing in Drama

Dylan Wilson is an independent screenwriter and published short story author based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Dylan hopes to one day pursue a career in professional wrestling once they find a way to make it not hurt so much.

aspiring screenwriter

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English, ex-trader; lived in close to a dozen countries, picking up several foreign languages (and some useful nationalities) along the way. Claims to fame are; top student at elite uni, many funny scrapes in a long life, a deep knowledge of history from thousands of history books, and an ability to

Scintillating sci-fi & historical fusion drive my storytelling. No period-accurate dramas on societal norms here. Instead, try a WW1 body horror about a scientist secretly experimenting on missing soldiers. Wait, that's the plot of my screenplay Phantom Walls. (Screencraft 2023- Finalist). I've also

Michael is an award-winning screenwriter and producer, and Facebook’s former Chief Privacy Officer. Michael writes, directs, and produces elevated genre and prestige projects for film and television. He is currently producing Only Apparently Real based on an award-winning screenplay which he wrote

Rodolfo ‘Rudy’ Salas was born in Brownsville, Texas. His childhood was spent in a hundred-year-old house that stood in poverty. His wild imagination allowed him to escape from his impoverished upbringing. As his social and academic knowledge grew, so did his appreciation for storytelling and film