The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards has announced their 2025 quarterfinalists, representing the top 10% of more than 9,100 entries submitted by writers from all across the United States and more than 80 foreign countries.
[Updated: 07/15/2025]
Finalists have been anounced in all 10 categories of the 2024 Page International Screenwriting Awards. Winners we be announced on October 15th.
[Updated: 09/15/2024]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards has announced their 2024 semifinalists, representing the top 25 scripts in each of the contest's 10 genre categories. This year’s semifinalists include writers based all around the world: the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Brazil, England, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Portugal, Italy, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
[Updated: 08/15/2024]
The winners of The 2023 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and this year’s $25,000 Grand Prize has been awarded to Sarah E. Sinclair for her historical drama The Stratford Wife.
[Updated: 10/15/2023]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has announced their list of Finalists for 2023, representing the top 10 scripts in each of the contest's 10 genre categories. Winners will be announce October 15th.
[Updated: 09/15/2023]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has now posted their list of Semifinalists for 2023, representing the top 25 scripts in each of the contest's 10 genre categories. This year’s Semifinalists include scripts by writers from all across the United States and around the world: Colombia, Brazil, Great Britain, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Italy, India, Singapore, South Korea, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
[Updated: 08/15/2023]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has announced their quarterfinalists for 2023, representing the top 10% of this year's entries - over 8,600 screenplays submitted by writers from all across the United States and more than 80 foreign countries.
[Updated: 07/15/2023]
Alexandra Qin's Thirstygirl has been named the $25,000 Grand Prize Winner of this year's Page International Screenwriting Awards.
[Updated: 10/15/2022]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards contest has announced this year's finalists — the top 10 scripts in each of 10 genre categories. The winners of this year’s contest will be announced on October 15.
[Updated: 09/15/2022]
The 2022 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards contest has announced their semifinalists - the top 25 scripts in each of 10 genre categories. This year’s Semi-Finalists include writers from Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Kuwait, India, South Korea, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and all across the United States.
[Updated: 08/15/2022]
The 2022 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has now posted their list of Quarter-Finalists, representing the top 10% of over 8,900 entries, submitted by writers from all across the United States and more than 80 foreign countries.
[Updated: 07/15/2022]
The winners of The 2021 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and this year’s $25,000 Grand Prize has been awarded to A.J. Bermudez for her edgy, contemporary action script ICON.
[Updated: 10/17/2021]
The Page International Screenwriting Awards has announced their 2021 finalists in each of their ten Genre Categories.
[Updated: 09/15/2021]
The judges of the 2021 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards have selected the Top 25 semifinalists in each of the contest's 10 genre categories.
[Updated: 08/15/2021]
The winners of the 2020 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition
have now been announced, and this year’s $25,000 Grand Prize was awarded to
Claire Tailyour for her haunting, evocative thriller MOTHER WILD.
[Updated: 10/15/2020]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards has announced the top 10 Finalists in each of their ten genre categories. This year’s Finalists include writers from all across the United States and 14 foreign countries: Australia, France, Belgium, Spain, England, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Morocco, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Mexico, and Canada.
[Updated: 09/16/2020]
The winners of the 2019 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards contest have now been announced, and this year’s $25,000 Grand Prize was awarded to Michael Kogge for his powerful historical biopic ODYSSEY.
[Updated: 10/15/2019]
The Judges of the 2019 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards have announced the top 10 Finalists in each of the contest's ten genre categories.
[Updated: 09/15/2019]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards has announced their 2019 Quarterfinalists, representing the top 10% of all entries in this year's contest.
[Updated: 07/22/2019]
The winners of the 2018 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards contest have just been announced, and the Judges have presented this year’s $25,000 Grand Prize to Kevin Bachar from New York City for his riveting action script TUNDRA KILL. In addition, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes have been awarded to writers in ten different genre categories.
[Updated: 10/16/2018]
The judges have now announced the Finalists in the 2018 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition, representing the Top 10 scripts in each of the contest's ten genre categories.
[Updated: 09/15/2018]
Semifinalists have been announced for the 2018 Page Screenwriting Awards.
[Updated: 08/20/2018]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards has announced their 2018 Quarterfinalists, representing the top 10% of all entries in this year's contest.
[Updated: 07/15/2018]
The PAGE Awards have announced Kendell Courtney Klein as the winner of their $25,000 Grand Prize for her biopic JANE. In addition, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes were presented to writers in ten genre categories.
[Updated: 10/15/2017]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has announced the Top 10 finalists in each their genre categories.
[Updated: 09/15/2017]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards has announced their Semifinalists for 2017 -- the top 25 scripts in each of the contest’s ten genre categories.
[Updated: 08/15/2017]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards has announced their Quarterfinalists for 2017, representing the top 10% of all entries in this year's contest.
[Updated: 07/15/2017]
The winners of the 13th Annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and the Judges have awarded this year's $25,000 Grand Prize to Diane Hanks of Swansea, Massachusetts, for her dark, compelling TV Drama Pilot CHANGELINGS. The Judges have also awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze prize's in ten different genre categories.
[Updated: 10/21/2016]
The highly anticipated new Warner Bros. action-thriller THE ACCOUNTANT, written by 2008 PAGE Gold Prize winner Bill Dubuque, has opened in theaters across the country. Directed by Gavin O'Connor, the movie stars Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, John Lithgow and J.K. Simmons.
[Updated: 10/21/2016]
After four rounds of competition, the Judges of the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards have now announced the scripts that have advanced to the Final Round of competition — the top 10 scripts in each of the contest’s 10 genre categories.
[Updated: 09/15/2016]
Semifinalists have been announced for The Page International Screenwriting Awards, representing the top 25 scripts in each of the contest’s 10 genre categories.
[Updated: 08/15/2016]
Quarterfinalists have been announced for The Page International Screenwriting Awards, representing the top 10% of all entries in this year's contest.
[Updated: 07/15/2016]
Ginia Desmond's feature film LUCKY U RANCH, based on her PAGE Award-winning short film script GROWING PAINS, will premiere at the Phoenix Film Festival on Saturday, April 9.
Set in 1953, LUCKY U RANCH is the story of 11-year-old Junior McCaully, who's ready to call it quits. Chubby, bullied, and stuck at a dead-end Arizona trailer court with his hardworking mom, nothing prepares him for the arrival of Melissa, a sophisticated Hollywood girl who changes everything. Directed by Steve Anderson and produced by Ginia Desmond and Douglas Raine, the movie features Trevor Robins, Donovan Droege, Harris Kendall, and Michael A. Candela in the starring roles. It was filmed on location in Tucson, Arizona.
[Updated: 04/07/2016]
Over the past decade, The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards contest has helped launch the careers of dozens of successful screenwriters, many of whom are now writing top TV series.
[Updated: 03/16/2016]
By page Contest Judge Heidi Hornbacher.
[Updated: 01/05/2016]
The 2008 PAGE Gold Prize-winning drama THE HEADHUNTER'S CALLING, by Bill Dubuque, begins filming this week in Toronto, featuring Gerard Butler, Alfred Molina and Willem Dafoe in the starring roles.
[Updated: 10/26/2015]
The Winners of the 12th Annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and the Judges have awarded this year's $25,000 Grand Prize to Gareth Smith of Lenoir City, Tennessee, for his powerful drama IMMACULATE. The Judges have also awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes in ten different genre categories.
[Updated: 10/15/2015]
Finalists have been announced for the 2015 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards.
[Updated: 09/15/2015]
Semifinalists have been announced for the 2015 Page Awards.
[Updated: 08/18/2015]
After the first two rounds of competition, the judges of the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards have now selected the scripts that will advance to the Quarter-Final Round in this year's competition.
[Updated: 07/15/2015]
The 2010 PAGE Bronze Prize-winning indie drama SCOUT, written and directed by Laurie Weltz, is slated to premiere on Saturday, April 25, at 8 p.m. at the Newport Beach Film Festival. The movie stars India Ennenga, James Frecheville, Nikki Reed, Tim Guinee, Ellen Burstyn and Danny Glover.
[Updated: 04/17/2015]
Over the past several years, many winners of the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have gone on to build highly successful careers writing for television.
[Updated: 03/07/2015]
The feature film WHITE WATER, adapted from the 2005 PAGE Award-winning short film script by Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein, will premiere on Saturday night, February 7, at 8 PM/ET as part of the new TV One original film series.
[Updated: 02/06/2015]
The new action-thriller THE ACCOUNTANT, written by 2008 PAGE Gold Prize Winner Bill Dubuque, begins filming this week in Atlanta, featuring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow in the starring roles.
[Updated: 01/19/2015]
The Winners of the 11th Annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have been announced, and the Judges have awarded this year's $25,000 Grand Prize to Matias Caruso of Buenos Aires, Argentina, for his exciting Action/Adventure script THREE OF SWORDS. The Judges have also awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes in ten different genre categories.
[Updated: 10/15/2014]
The PAGE Awards has announced their 2014 finalists in all genres and formats.
[Updated: 09/15/2014]
The PAGE International Screenwring Awards has announced their 2014 Semifinalists from among a record-setting 6079 submissions.
[Updated: 08/18/2014]
After the first two rounds of competition, the judges of the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards have now selected the scripts that will advance to the Quarter-Final Round of competition.
[Updated: 07/16/2014]
The animated musical LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY'S RETURN, adapted for the screen by 2005 PAGE Award winner Adam Balsam, opens in theaters all across the U.S. and Canada this weekend.
[Updated: 05/08/2014]
The 2010 PAGE Bronze Prize-winning drama SCOUT, written and directed by Laurie Weltz, has now completed production. The story of a rebellious Goth girl who sets out on a journey to Texas to rescue her little sister, the movie stars India Ennenga (TREME) in the title role, along with James Frecheville, Nikki Reed, Jane Seymour, Danny Glover and Ellen Burstyn.
[Updated: 01/09/2014]
The 2010 PAGE Gold Prize-winning horror script MAGGIE, by John Scott III, has just completed filming in New Orleans.
[Updated: 12/02/2013]
The Winners of the 10th Annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and the Judges have awarded this year's $25,000 Grand Prize to Brooke Eikmeier of Fountain, Colorado, for her powerful TV Drama Pilot LEAVENWORTH. The Judges have also awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes in ten different genre categories.
[Updated: 10/15/2013]
The judges of PAGE International Screenwriting Awards have now selected the top 10 Finalists in each of the contest's 10 genre categories. 2013 Winners will be announced on October 15th.
[Updated: 09/15/2013]
The PAGE Awards Judges have now selected the top 25 scripts in each of the contest's 10 genre categories.
[Updated: 08/15/2013]
The new feature DEAR ELEANOR, by 2007 PAGE Gold Prize winners Amy Garcia and Cecilia Contreras, is now filming in Boulder, Colorado, directed by Kevin Connolly and produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.
[Updated: 05/28/2013]
The hit U.K. comedy series SPY, created and written by 2008 PAGE Award winner Simeon Goulden, is now headed for ABC primetime. Having just finished its second successful season on Sky 1 HD in the U.K., Deadline.com announced that ABC has ordered an adaptation of the show for the States.
[Updated: 02/28/2013]
2006 PAGE Silver Prize winner Sang Kyu Kim has been hired as a writer/producer on the hit AMC series THE WALKING DEAD. Sang previously worked as a staff writer on the Starz series CRASH and the TNT series HAWTHORNE.
[Updated: 01/29/2013]
Since winning his PAGE Award in 2008, Bill Dubuque has been working non-stop. His spec THE ACCOUNTANT was picked up and is being produced by Silverwood Films (BLUE VALENTINE, HALF NELSON). He was hired to adapt THE BROTHERHOODS for Warner Bros. and Lin Pictures (SHERLOCK HOLMES, JUSTICE LEAGUE). He was then hired by Team Downey to script the new feature THE JUDGE for Robert Downey Jr. And he has now closed a huge two-picture blind deal with Team Downey and Warner Bros. to write two new movies for Robert Downey Jr. Bill is represented by PAGE Judge Eric Williams at Zero Gravity Management and Trevor Astbury at Paradigm.
[Updated: 12/15/2012]
The Winners of the 9th annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and the Judges have awarded this year's $25,000 Grand Prize to Tobin Addington of Brooklyn, New York, for his gripping thriller THE UNRAVELING.
[Updated: 10/15/2012]
The PAGE Awards have announced their 2012 finalist in all categories.
[Updated: 09/18/2012]
The PAGE Judges have now selected the top 25 scripts in each of the contest's 10 genre categories. The list of 2012 Semi-Finalists is posted on the PAGE Awards website.
[Updated: 08/17/2012]
The new movie MEMORIAL DAY, starring James Cromwell and Jonathan Bennett and written by 2007 PAGE Gold Prize winner Marc Conklin, will premiere on Saturday, April 21st at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival and will be released over the Memorial Day weekend.
[Updated: 04/12/2012]
The 2007 PAGE Award-winning drama DONOVAN'S ECHO, by Canadian writers Jim Cliffe and Melodie Krieger, screened last weekend at the Pan-African Film Festival in Los Angeles and will open on February 24th in theaters across Canada.
[Updated: 02/20/2012]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards contest was conceived by a team of Hollywood professionals nine years ago. This handful of industry professionals, all looking for new material, banded together with the idea that bringing global talent to Hollywood's attention via a high-end genre contest would provide a niche service that both they and the studios and production companies need - namely, the development of new writing talent from around the world. At the same time, it would give screenwriters who are not "connected" in the industry an opportunity to get their work read and considered by top industry professionals who are actively looking for new material.
[Updated: 12/23/2011]
2011 PAGE Award winner Laurelei Ballard has been signed by PAGE Judge Sammy Montana of Anarchy Management, and Laurelei's Bronze Prize-winning TV Pilot THIS TOWN has been optioned by Fox Studios and Apostle Films. Paul Schiff and Tai Duncan are attached to the project as Executive Producers.
[Updated: 12/06/2011]
The Winners of the 8th annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and the Judges have awarded this year's $25,000 Grand Prize to Pat White of Sammamish, Washington, for her edgy teen thriller ESCAPE.
[Updated: 10/16/2011]
The Judges of the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards have now selected the Top Ten Finalists in each of the contest's ten genre categories. Over 4,400 scripts were entered in the contest this year, submitted by writers from all across the United States and over 60 foreign countries. This year's Winners will be announced on October 15th.
[Updated: 09/15/2011]
Steve Allrich's 2010 PAGE Award-winning thriller BAD KARMA has just finished shooting in Australia. The movie stars Ray Liotta, Dominic Purcell and Vanessa Gray, and is directed by Suri Krishnamma. It will be distributed by Anchor Bay Films.
[Updated: 08/22/2011]
The Semi-Finalists in the 2011 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have been announced.
[Updated: 08/15/2011]
The new sitcom SPY, created and written by 2008 PAGE Award winner Simeon Goulden, is now filming in the U.K. The series is being produced by Hat Trick Productions and is slated to begin airing on Sky 1 HD this fall.
[Updated: 05/13/2011]
In an auction involving six bidders, the 2010 PAGE Award-winning horror script MAGGIE, by John Scott III, has been sold to producer Timur Bekmambetov (WANTED, APOLLO 18) in a mid-six figure deal. VFX wizard Henry Hobson is attached to direct the movie, which is slated to begin production within the year.
[Updated: 04/03/2011]
The Grand Prize winner of the 2010 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has been hired to write a new sci-fi adventure script for Hydraulx Entertainment (SKYLINE).
[Updated: 02/21/2011]
The 2007 PAGE Award-winning drama DONOVAN'S ECHO is currently in production, starring Danny Glover, Bruce Greenwood and Sonja Bennett. Written by Canadian screenwriters Jim Cliffe and Melodie Krieger, the movie is being shot on location in Vancouver. The film will be distributed by Union Pictures.
[Updated: 12/10/2010]
The Winners of the 7th annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and the Judges have awarded this year's $25,000 Grand Prize to R. Scott Shields of Hermosa Beach, California, for his bright, witty animated feature script SUPERCAT!
[Updated: 10/15/2010]
The Page Awards finalists have been announced in all genres.
[Updated: 09/17/2010]
Page has announced their contest quarterfinalists for 2010.
[Updated: 07/16/2010]
2008 PAGE Award winner Lisa Cole recently received a Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award for Rock Doc of the Year for her VH1 documentary DO IT FOR THE BAND. Lisa currently has a new feature in development with her husband, Mark Monroe, who won this year's Academy Award for his documentary THE COVE.
[Updated: 05/10/2010]
Now in its 7th anniversary year, the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition continues its track record of success: discovering and promoting some of the most talented new screenwriters from across the country and around the world. Since receiving their prizes, many PAGE Award winners have gone on to land writing assignments, secure representation, and sign option agreements on their winning scripts, and several now have movies in various stages of production and release.
[Updated: 12/07/2009]
The Winners of the 6th annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and the Judges have awarded this year's $25,000 Grand Prize to Mehul Desai of Leicester, England, for his captivating science fiction script PROGENY. The Judges have also awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes in ten different genre categories.
[Updated: 10/01/2009]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards has announced their finalists for 2009.
[Updated: 09/01/2009]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards have announced their quarterfinalists for 2009, representing the top 10% of all entries in this year's competition.
[Updated: 07/01/2009]
2006 PAGE Award winner Davah Avena is now on the writing staff of the hit TV series "Medium."
[Updated: 05/12/2009]
Since receiving their prizes, many PAGE Award winners have gone on to land writing assignments, secure representation, and sign option agreements on their winning scripts, and several now have movies in various stages of production and release.
[Updated: 02/24/2009]
Now in its sixth anniversary year, the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition continues its track record of success: discovering and promoting some of the most talented new screenwriters from across the country and around the world. Since receiving their prizes, many PAGE Award winners have gone on to land writing assignments, secure representation, and sign option agreements on their winning scripts, and several now have movies in various stages of production and release.
[Updated: 12/12/2008]
The winners of the fifth annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and the judges have awarded this year's $10,000 Grand Prize to Mike Amato of Franklin, Massachusetts for his stunning drama/thriller HONOR BOUND.
[Updated: 10/01/2008]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards have announced their 2008 finalists.
[Updated: 09/01/2008]
Semi-Finalists have been selected for the 2008 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. There were more then 3,800 entries this year, and the Semi-Finalists represented the 25 scripts in each of 10 genres.
[Updated: 08/01/2008]
The new short film DOUBLE, by PAGE Award-winning screenwriter Keith Ray Putman, is currently screening in the Short Film Corner at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. The psychological thriller was written and directed by Putman and stars Avery Clyde ("Dawson's Creek," "N.C.I.S.," "Medium").
[Updated: 05/19/2008]
Many PAGE Award winning writers have landed script assignments, secured representation, and signed option agreements on their work, and several now have movies in various stages of production and release.
[Updated: 02/27/2008]
Entries are now being accepted in the fifth annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition.
[Updated: 12/10/2007]
The winners of the fourth annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have now been announced, and the judges have awarded this year’s $10,000 Grand Prize to John Arends for his captivating action/adventure script SOLOMON’S WHALE -- a modern day re-imagining of the “Moby Dick” myth.
[Updated: 09/15/2007]
Page Awards winners gain success in the marketplace.
[Updated: 06/01/2007]
Page Award winners secure assignments and gain representation.
[Updated: 03/12/2007]
Through a recommendation from the PAGE Awards administrators, Larry Postel sold his 2005 Grand Prize-winning family film X-MAS FILES to an animation firm in India.
[Updated: 12/27/2006]
From over 2500 entries, submitted by writers from all across the United States and around the world, the judges have now selected the winners of the 2006 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition.
[Updated: 09/15/2006]
Janet Lin, winner of the 2005 PAGE Silver Prize for her TV Drama pilot FUTURE PERFECT, has been signed by Gersh and is working on a new Warner Bros./CBS series.
[Updated: 09/07/2006]
Irish author Martin McSweeney, winner of a 2005 PAGE Award for his thriller
LIVING FOR YESTERDAY, has been hired by Fastnet Films in Dublin to adapt his
new book into a screenplay.
[Updated: 05/26/2006]
After winning the Grand Prize in the 2005 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition, Larry Postel was hired by Vancouver producer Andrew Van Slee to write the comedy-horror-spoof CREEPY MOVIE.
[Updated: 03/28/2006]
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards has announced several success stories.
[Updated: 12/15/2005]
The winners of the 2005 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition have been announced, and the $10,000 Grand Prize has been awarded to Larry Postel for his Christmas fantasy X-MAS FILES. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Prizes have also been presented in nine different categories
[Updated: 09/01/2005]
Laurie Weltz and Jay C. Key have been named the Grand Prize winners of the 2004 International Screenwriting Awards for their family film script MONKEY RIVER.
[Updated: 08/02/2004]
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An interview with screenwriter David Bertoni regarding the PAGE International Writing Competition. [Updated: 10/11/2006]
An interview with screenwriter Larry Postel regarding the PAGE International Writing Competition. [Updated: 01/06/2006]
An interview with screenwriter Sean Mick regarding the PAGE International Writing Competition. [Updated: 12/29/2005]
An interview with screenwriter Billy Maddox regarding the International Writing Competition. [Updated: 08/19/2004]
An interview with screenwriter Colin Preston regarding the International Writing Competition. [Updated: 08/09/2004]
