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Page Announces 2025 Semifinalists

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has now posted their list of 2025 semifinalists, representing the top 25 scripts in each of their ten genre categories. This year's semifinalists include writers from all across the United States and thirteen foreign countries.

ACTION/ADVENTURE

99 PROBLEMS (AND A BEACH AIN’T ONE)
Martin Fleming

BREAKAWAY
Mahyar Rasi

CHASING BIGFOOT
Phil Parker

DAY BLINK
David Benoit

DESOLATION
Casey Nelson

DIARY OF A GAZAN GIRL
Craig Rosenthal

THE FABLED FIVE
David Milwee

THE GOOD GUY
Brandon Carstens

JULES GOLD
Katherine Morein & Jody Gehrman

KISMET
Jill Greenwood

THE LANGUAGE OF WOLVES
Nan Schmid

THE MAN BY THE RIVER
Casey Warfield

THE NIGHT WATCHMAN
Thomas Gaunt

ONCE UPON A TIME AT CHRISTMAS
Inocencio Adriano

THE PALE HORSE
Kyle Rizor

PIRATE QUEEN OF THE RED FLAG FLEET
Kathryn Orwig

QUBIT
Darren Moran

REQUITED
Bill Johnston

RUN RENEGADE
Mary Ann Rotondi

STEAL VENGEANCE
Howard Firkin

THE TINKERER
Rich Orstad

UNCONQUERED: THE JOHN HOLLINS STORY
Phillip Hollins

VOICELESS
David Dean

WHERE DEAD MEN LOSE THEIR BONES
Patrick Hatten

WOODCUTTER
D. McCord Austin

COMEDY

ACQUAINTANCES
Nate Patton

BABY LET’S TALK
Joan Macbeth

BAKED CAKES
Shellie Lewis

BEST LAID PLANS
Kelly Anelons & Megan Anelons

BETA vs VHS Billy Zerniert

BLESSED IMOGENE
Julie Sandwell

BREAD & BUTTER
Rennard West & Ariel Julia Hairston

THE BUCKET HIT LIST
Karen McDermott

BUGOSI BUGOSI
James Lafazanos

CHAOS AT THE QUINCENERA
Fabian Garcia Alvarado & Matthew Stenerson

CHARLES SOMEBODY
Scott Corbett & Mark Cohen

DAD BAND
Greg Harvey

DESTROYING OZ
Mark Ketchem

DNA
Heather Farlinger

THE GAMES OF THE III OLYMPIAD
Neil Martorana

HONEY CHILD
June Escalante

HOPE THIS EMAIL FINDS YOU WELL
Karla Spika

LOVE THAT FOR YOU
Forrest Brown

THE PERFECT SUICIDE
Don Santiago

SPEED DATING
David Zorn

STEP RIGHT UP!
Gary Kelson & Michael Lynn

TOMORROW IS A LONG TIME
Jesse Robinson

TURNS OUT
Natalie Lynch & Tara Jayn

WORST CHRISTMAS EVER
Brenda LePage

THE WORST WEDDING EVER
Adam Sandel

DRAMA

ALMOST HEAVEN
Alex Kramer

AMERICAN CRIME
David Milwee

ANEMOIA
Alex Murawski

BITTER FRUIT
Craig Winstead

BURN
Nick Porisch

CADENCE
Claire Utley

THE CARRINGTON AFFAIR
Devon Lehr

CINNAMON GIRL
Trish MacEnulty

FLAT PENNIES
Robert Ward

THE GODDESS AND THE GRACKLE
Suzanne Faber

GUNNER
Kevin Kunz

HER NAME IS SPRING
Jibran Ahmed

A HOUSE
Garth Ginsburg

THE LAST DOCTOR
Michael Bezushko

THE LOST HIGHWAY
Steven Hickel

NAUTILUS
Ben Everhart

PAR 3
Todd Scheiperpeter

PIECES OF YOU
Jack Warner

PROVENANCE
Daniel Weber

SMOKE
Nicholas de Waal

SUBLIMIS
Mohit Dhameeja

THE SURVEILLANCE OF ORDINARY THINGS
Susan Brunig

TEETH SKIN
Jed Gatward

WAITING GAMES
Jeffrey Field

WARTIME REVELATIONS
Carlo Bordone

FAMILY FILM

ADVENTURES IN CHRISTMASLAND
Steffany Sommers

BOT CAMP
Paul Clarke

CASTLE IN THE AIR
Kate Kelson

DETECTIVE CLAUS
David Zeltser

DINOSAUR ASTRONAUT
Nicholas Benson

EHLO
Dave Kagno

ESCAPE FROM TAYLOR CREEK
Marie Etzler

HARRY’S HILL
Jeff Reese

J.C. IS AN E.T.
Aaron Yarber

KEEPSAKE CHRISTMAS
Rich Orstad

LIFE AS A MESOPLANKTON
Ariella Stoian

THE MILLION PENNY PARADE
Sean Conrad

MITTS
Peter Fraser

MOLE
Alex Wilson

THE MONEY TREE
Shiva Ramanathan

MOUNTAIN OF LIGHTS
Barbara Ashdown

ON THE BLACK
Kristen Mack & Kelley Mack

ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS IN HOLLYVILLE
Joanne Bellew

PINECONE
John Bruno

REACHING THE SKY
Don Loschack

ROCKY ROAD
Phil Yuhas

SANTAMAN: REGIFTED
Colin O’Brien

SERENA’S THUNDER
Jean Hunter

TRANSYLVANIA CHRISTMAS
Benjamin Hardie

YOUR PLANET SUCKS!
David Gray

HISTORICAL FILM

ACROSS ENEMY LINES
Julia Bergeron

ADA
Sofia Drummond-Moore

ANDY & ME
Julia Pearlstein

BLACK HILLS WOLF
Brett Stone

THE BOOK OF LIFE
Peter Groth

THE DEVIL’S BREATH
Tom Hogan

ENDGAMES
Ian Masters

FALSE FLAG
Peter Murphy

GOD MAKERS
Quinn Spicker

THE HEROINE OF WRANGEL ISLAND
Aaron Michael Bailey

I MET THE DEVIL
Rachel Coomes

LOUISA
Scott Halvorson & John Matteson

THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN
Jeff Evans

MIKEY & LANIE
Graham Byrne

MONEY WHILE YOU SLEEP
Craig Nobbs

NO MAN’S LAND
Jack Delaney

NYCHALAND
Lorenzo de Guia & Greg Cabrera

ONCE UPON A TIME A FASCIST CAME TO TOWN
Rosemary Griggs

THE RUNNYMEDE PLAYHOUSE
Mere Walton

SAIGON DOLL
Tony Ferrendelli

TIANANMEN
David Ward

UNDOCUMENTED MINORS
Weiyang Liu

WAKING A QUEEN
Jean Barker

WAR OF THE ANTS
Maylom Ventura

WHEN OUR WOMEN SAT
Uzo Chijioke

SCIENCE FICTION

AFFECT
J.L. Tywater

ASYLUM
Craig Nobbs

BEYOND THE WALL
Alex Reed

BROTHER
Justin Rossbacher

COMPULSION
Brady Nelson

ELIXIR
David Warner

ERASURE
Ryan Berry

FOREGLOW
Lisa Gold

THE HALF-SISTERHOOD
Lynn Esta Goldman

INHERITANCE
Johnny Gilligan

THE INNER REACHES
Robert Field

THE KARMAN LINE
Kevin Young

LOVE IN THE MULTIVERSE
Ray Keller

THE MAN IN THE SKY
Larry Collins

MAYBE THIS TIME
David Hailes

NIGHT OF THE PURPLE MOON
Scott Cramer

ON THE RECORD
Adam Goudchaux

PUNCHBAG
Steven Snell

REDEFYNE
Bella Grace

SAY YOU LOVE ME TOO
Charles Duncombe

SURROGATE
Nicholas Abshire & Claire Campos O’Neal

THIS IS REAL
Amanda Kowalski

THREE BLIND MICE
Cheryl Hughes

TRISTAN AND ISOLDE: LOVE IN THE DARK FUTURE
Lynn Esta Goldman

VIENNA CALLING
Renate Grassmugg

THRILLER/HORROR

12:43
Steven Snell

BANSHEE
Rachel Flynn

THE BAPHOMET CONDITION
Jeff Barker

CAROLINE
Aaron Edwards

CONTROL/COPY/SAVE
A.V. Helm

THE DEMONOLOGIST
Lukas Kendall

DOG MOM
Madi Stein

EVANESCE
Samuel Winokur

FAUNA
Elijah Noble El

FINE CHINA
Alan Bye

FLESHEATERS ANONYMOUS
Josh Bradley

GIANTS
Michael Oosterom

GOODNIGHT, SWEET LOVE
Trad Willman

THE HOARD
Megan Wilson

HOLDING
Max Hersh

LIVIA
Edoardo Nolfo

LORD SAID SO
Max Rissman

MASKS
Andre LeBlanc

THE NEW BOYFRIEND
Zach Roe

PERMANENT RECORD
A.X. Diamond

PLAYDATE
Lyndal Simpson

SEA OF SOULS
Alexandra Fisher

SEEKING SUGAR MASON
Christopher O’Bryant

UNDER THE BRIDGE
Daniel Shafer

THE YEARNING
Paul Frank

SHORT FILM

THE BODY AND BLOOD OF LEONARD
Philip Paternite

BUD BURKETT WAS ALL SET TO DIE
Jeff Reese

CALL AND RESPONSE
Charlene Fisk

CHRYSALIS
Guy Murray-Brown

CLIPPED
Sara Shelton

COLLECTOR
Marco Rodriguez

THE COMFORT WOMAN STATUE
Kyung-Ja Lee

FIN
Kwabena Nimo

GRIEF
Kelly Cochran-Yzquierdo

HYSTERIA
MK McGehee

JOHNS
Paddy Doheny

KING ZAC
Mark Yablonovich

LAVENDER SHUTTERS
Shey Greyson

LOST AND FOUND
Dennis Hennessy

THE MODERN AGE
Max Kemp

THE NIGHTINGALE IN BURKA
Abhilash Mohan

RETRO
Ashley Casperite

THE REVVER
Mike Hanson & Kelly Moothart

SAVE KILL FATHER SON
Judy Vann

THE SWEETEST SILENCE
Ryan Crepack

TOUGH LOVE
Warren Lane

TRIGGER
Vandon Gibbs

UNINVITED
DQ Kaufman

THE UNTAMED
Olga Holtz

WORTHY OF LIFE
Allison Norlian & Judith Rubin

TV DRAMA PILOT

AFFECTION OF A TIGER
Khalid Abdulqaadir

ALLIANCE
Suzanne Griffin

THE A.P.O.
Jake Hulse

THE ANGEL MURDERS
Pearse Lehane

BLACK LAUREL
Kelly Davis

BROKER
Jas Kandola

THE DIVINTY CYCLE
Nelson Downend

DREAMING OF VENEZUELA
Evlampia Papadopoulos

FALLEN SUN
Tim Drain

FREEDOM COUNTRY
Raymond Cho

HOT HEADS
Julia Harter

HOW TO SELL SEX
Joanna Dack

MONEY MAN
Raoul Dyssell

THE NINE
Katherine Griffin, Amanda Ladd-Jones & Gwen Strauss

THE PROMETHEUS PROJECT
Isaac Fitzsimmons

QB1
Michael Weinreb

RAGE BABY
Gilani Sumida-Moiseff

THE REAL McCOY
Ori Kowarsky

REVELATIONS
Johnny Gilligan

SCRAMBLED
Mariyam Mahbub

STREET MEDICINE
Keith Jeffreys

THE THROWAWAYS
Annaliese Meyer

TWO IF BY SEA
Jeremy Elliott

THE WEEK’S LIST
Jane Gilmore

YOOHOO LANE
Kelly Karam

TV COMEDY PILOT

ACCESS VILLAGE
Brian Koukol

BAD HABITS
Michael Cumes

BATTY
Andrew James

BITCH
Joy Frelinghuysen

BREAKING NEWS AT HOLLER HIGH
Clinton Irey

CAMPUS POLICE
Cat Youell & Brad Crowe

CONSIGNMENT
Donna Handel

CONTENT CREATORS
James Mallon & Stephen Nicholls

DEAD BIRD
Hunter Ashton

DOGS OF L.A.
Wendy Moulton-Tate & Cathleen Weed

EAST BUMF*CK
Anthony Zonfrelli

HATE YOU EVEN MORE (NOW YOU’RE DEAD)
Kate Austin-Raffan

HEN
Shauna Ray Ratapu

HOME BASE
Michelle Xing

JESUS ONE-STOP
Frederik Ehrhardt

LATE BLOOMERS
Kyle Kennan

NARMER JEFFERSON VS. PLANET EARTH
Aaron Yarber

OFF MENU WITH HANSELLA
John Allen

PAIGE & HADLEY’S PUNK ROCK MISADVENTURES FROM HELL
Devi Snively & Circus Szawleski

QUEENMAKER
Matija Sraj

RE-GIFTED
Joel Michalak

SOBER LIVING
Kasi Brown & Brandon Walter

THE TEMP
Devi Snively

TIGHT FIVE
Sari Karplus

TURPENTINE BURN
Angus McDonald

Updated: 08/15/2025

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