Screenplay Award 2022

The Page Turner Award's Screenplay Award is for screenwriters who want to place their writing in front of film producers, and for authors who would like to see their books adapted to film.

"A8450, M.D." by Shia Labeouf
When a Jewish pathologist Dr. Miklos Nyiszli, is sent to work for 'Angel of Death' Dr. Josef Mengele in Auschwitz, he struggles to maintain his humanity as he is forced to endure the horrors of the Holocaust.
"A Legend's Story: Volume One" by Michael Bouey

A man’s family is murdered and the world later abolishes laws and guns to where crime is legal in a political dystopian environment. The president now running this world like this is the same individual that killed the man’s family decades before. Will he set out for revenge?

"Reflections of Intimacy" by Jewel Mensah
Genre: Poetry

What does intimacy mean to you? Reflections of Intimacy is a theoretically artistic and photojournalistic exploration into the subject and practice of intimacy; and the path of connection it opens.

"The Ghost of Pembroke Lodge" by Olga Holtz

Inspired by true events. A ghost's violent visit deals a final blow to the deteriorating marriage of the world's most famous rationalist.

"Deliverance" by Olga Holtz
Genre: Sci-Fi

While a human suspects his sex robot of cheating, the machine becomes self-aware and joins a powerful robot resistance.

"The Untamed" by Olga Holtz

Held captive by her rapist during the Vietnam War, an undaunted woman finds an extreme way to regain her freedom.

"A Labour of Love" by Olga Holtz

Striving to restore the epic film NAPOLEON, an obsessed English film-maker sacrifices all - money, personal life, career - to his idol: the delusional genius director of the mutilated masterpiece, who sabotages the restoration. Based on a true story.

"The Ancient Chronicles: The Newborn" by Richard A. Delgado
Genre: Thriller

After the massacre of his entire family by a reckless immortal. Leonardo is forced to face his own mortal past, and his immortal future while seeking vengeance.

"All You Can Carry" by Max Orkis
A family man defies his loved ones and stays in a war zone to care for his abusive mother-in-law as he chooses between life and honor.
"A Scary Thought" by Bryan Lewandowski
The ghost of a junkie torments the friends and family of a teenager through their thoughts. And the only way to survive is to abuse substances.
"At the Gates" by Vir Srinivas
Genre: Historical

Hannibal crosses the Alps with his army into Italy in 218 BC, triggering an existential war with the Roman Republic, as the determined Scipio rises to challenge the brilliant Carthaginian general.

"I Hope This Email Finds You Well" by Quinton Buxton
After landing a job as the new assistant to a high-profile producer, Allison Anders soon discovers all the challenges that come with the entertainment business - emails, egos, and an office computer that's alive... and deadly.
"Quiet Noise" by George Basiev
Attempting to make contact with his departed Mother using an Ouija board, a Brooklyn teenager instead unleashes a terrifying entity into his home.
"Replica" by Jamie Gordon
After her father's unexpected prison release, a young woman fights to maintain control of the family's counterfeit handbag business, and the double life that helped her build that empire.
"Stand-In Santa" by
Genre: Family

What happens when a boy reaches the age when many begin to question if Santa Claus is real? In the case of Preston Peabody, he takes his dog Lucy for a walk on Christmas Eve and experiences the ADVENTURE of a lifetime...maybe two! Join Preston as he discovers a magical carousel, meets Holly

"The Water Tower" by W.L. Dismuke
Genre: Sci-fi

An unexplained freeze turns Earth into a giant artic; Angela Pine must lead a group of survivors, protect the water tower from enemies, and fight off monstrous beasts who pose a significant threat to humanity.

"Imagine" by Jeffrey Barton
When Imaginary Friend BeeZoo is forgotten and sent to the Imagine Nation she does everything in her power to escape and return to her best friend Max on Earth.
"Gay For Jesus" by Jason Laurits
Genre: Comedy

A gay, aspiring rock singer struggles to make it big, only to find that a career (and audience) in Christian music comes much easier, as does closer ties to his mother, ultimately . . . as long as he’s able to keep the gay at bay.

"Long John" by Ryan A
Genre: Drama

A redneck rookie from Arkansas gets a shot at golf's greatest title, a PGA Major Champion (Based on the book, My Life In and Out of the Rough, by John Daly)

"Other Man's Land" by Moises Amsel
An inexperienced Alaska State Trooper investigating a missing person's case in a remote town on the brink of a modern-day gold rush, finds in a group of local inmates the only support available to help him deal with the mounting challenges presented by the case and the town's imminent boom.