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.

"The Boy and the Great White Shark" by chris Ridley

Set on a remote atoll in the Pacific, a poor fisher boy forms a strange bond with a Great White Shark he cuts free and saves from drowning, tangled in old nets dumped from a Russian fishing boat, and his simple life is changed forever. His nemesis , Kapitan Lisa Alexeyey gets hers in the process.

"Beau: The Secret Billionaire Society " by Nancy Pennick
Genre: Romance

Beau is given a mission to help a small business eradicate a virus attacking their computers. It was supposed to be quick and clean - but then he meets Tess and everything changes.

"Canyon of the Damned" by Kristin Woodworth-Owen Owen

A female outlaw reluctantly falls in love with a drifter as her and her posse seek the truth behind the disappearance of her adoptive Lakota father, while facing a series of violent shoot-outs, shock, and betrayal along the way. An epic journey of love, friendship, and courage.

"Last Stone" by ChesterStudzinski Studzinski
Genre: Drama

LAST STONE - A film about life, death, love, hate, laughter, tears and... CURLING!

"The Third Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump" by Bonnie Tunick

Donald J. Trump dies and must submit to a morality trial by a jury of his peers to determine the trajectory of his soul in the Universe.

"P-Gen" by kblessan Blessan
Genre: Sci-Fi

In an overpopulated future where euthanizing the elderly is presented as one aspect of a perfect world, a group of idealistic young men and women risk their livelihoods to resist the propaganda and protect their beloved grandparents.

"Canela Cafe'" by Eric Vasallo
Genre: Fantasy

A vibrant Miami cafe' “manned” by two women chef's - Pili & Margarita are forced to make a deal with magical forces to save their beloved restaurant from being another casualty of the Great Recession of 2008.

"Voices of the City - Los Angeles - Synchroni-city" by Eric Vasallo
Genre: Drama

Trey, a struggling, Queer, Black, LatinX, altruistic writer bet the farm trying to catch a first break, blowing his rent on screenplay contests, has 5 days to make rent or get evicted from the city he loves. Along the way, he meets fellow dreamers inside his Uber that drop pearls of wisdom to help.

"Mary Tries to Get a Piece" by Eric Vasallo

Mary, a 20-something Sassy Queer Mexican-American, goes out cruising for a no-strings hook up one Saturday night in LA, is forced to summon her inner shero when her life becomes threatened...or is it?

"Run Chicken Run" by Eric Vasallo

An ethnically divided Miami 'hood is terrorized by a legendary cockfighter with supernatural powers aka "El Diablito Rojo" after being smuggled into the US from a rural village in Cuba. A young latina and two Fortnite addicts spring into battle to save their street from the diabolical menace.

"Crossing the County Lines" by paulthompson thompson
Genre: Drama

Three successful drug dealing gangs flex their muscles and expand failing boundaries as their quest to build an empire crosses the County Lines

"Tainted Love" by Camryn Chandrruangphen
Genre: LGBT

As high school jock comes to terms with his sexuality, he his forced to juggle a newfound attraction, his high school reputation, and his parents’ conditional love. How much will his freedom truly cost?

"SHADOWS OF THE CONQUEST" by Sara Lennon

In the turmoil of the Norman victory at Hastings a young English girl must help King Harold's widow escape captivity to enable her sons to launch the resistance, while their captor, a Norman knight, begins to question his allegiance to Duke William in this dual narrative of the Norman Conquest.

"Nash: The Secret Billionaire Society " by Nancy Pennick
Genre: Romance

Nash’s desire for a mission impossible role comes true but also places his girlfriend in danger. Realizing it's not a game, he regrets ever wishing for one.

"Pixie Dust" by Grace Nicole McLeod McLeod
Genre: Fantasy

Alice Kingsleigh attends a pristine private academy for the rich and gifted. She sticks out amongst the high strung students and wishes for anything but her reality. Little does she know that her wish is about to come true when she meets a red headed boy named Peter Pan. Two well-known tales will be

"Problem Cases" by Briana Cox
Genre: Drama

High school was hard enough as the resident scholarship student, but when an unfortunate incident with a scalpel gets Drake labeled as the resident psychopath as well, he reluctantly embraces his new bad reputation.