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PAGE Names 2026 Semifinalists

The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition has announced their 2026 semifinalists, representing the top 25 scripts in each of their 10 genre categories. This year’s semifinalists include writers from all across the United States and 16 foreign countries.

ACTION/ADVENTURE

THE BAIT (NOT ANOTHER SHARK MOVIE)
Bernardo Melo Barreto

THE BALLAD OF THE EMBER KNIGHT
Keiran O’Dea & Brennan O’Dear

BAT CITY RUN
David Milwee

BURNING WATER
Loren Davis

CALL OUT
Neer Shelter

CHASING BIGFOOT
Phil Parker

THE DOORWAY BETWEEN TRUTH AND LIES
Elizabeth McKay

THE EYE OF ANGKOR
Ian Masters & Jon Smith

A FISTFUL OF BASTARDS
Chris Sacks

FRAUD
Jill Hoppe

HELL HATH NO FURY
Michael Graf

HIGH CARGO
Bret Bordeaux

JACKED
Pablo Briz

THE LANGUAGE OF WOLVES
Nan Schmid

THE LAST EMBER
Kevin P. Ryan

THE MOUNTAINS BEHIND US
Charles Murray

NIGHTWATCH
Scott Leddy

PURITY STERLING
Robert Gallagher

SHACKLETON
Pauline McAlonan

STEAL VENGEANCE
Howard Fridkin

THE SUN ALWAYS SETS IN THE WEST
Zach Smith

SUNSPOT BABY
Richmond Weems

UNFORTUNATE SONS
Jamison Silverman

VALKYRIE
John Robert Marlow & Jacqueline Sinclair

THE WRITE-OFFS
Hector Jamesson

COMEDY

@THECONNERPROJECT
Ryan Clarke

ABOVE TOP SECRET
Stephen Hoover

THE ACCIDENTAL P.I.
Sarah Tantillo & Sandy Gingras

AGED OUT
Kirk Evans

BUGOSI! BUGOSI!
James Lafazanos

THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE
Katie Streicher

COUG@R
Salvatore DeLucia

DAD BAND
Greg Harvey

DEAD, BUT WHATEVER
Boris Coll

DENIAL
Emma Taylor Stock

FAUX BAE
Drew Mackintosh

FLORIDA WOMAN
Zep Williams

HONEY CHILD
June Escalante

HOW NOT TO HATE YOUR HUSBAND AFTER KIDS
Jennifer Grausman

IRISH TWINS
William Holloway

MAJOR TURNOFF
J.R. Underhill

OH JOY
Noelle P. Wilson

ROCK BOTTOM
Nelson Downend

SEIG KYLE
Marc Ketchem

SERIAL MONOGAMY
Julian Cohen

SMALLWOOD
David Page

SO WHY DON’T YOU KILL ME?
Devi Snively

SPOOKED
Scott Billings

THEO COLE
Kevin Cutts

THE ULTIMATE TRIP
Jason Swanson

DRAMA

20 MILLION
Helen Sedwick

BANGTAIL INSTINCT
Bruce Leaf

CHASED
William Rodbell

CONSEQUENCES OF TRUTH
Ben Lokey

DARE MIGHTY THINGS
Darin Tatum

DIG FOR VICTORY
Gemma Addy

DON JUAN IS DEAD
Chantel Delulio

THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
Cole Whitaker

FILTHY
Lisa Cole

GALAXIES
Robert Brody

GHOST OF THE YEAR
Jayde Rossi

HITORI (ALONE)
Frederick Cheung & Julie Misaki

INSOMNIA CAFE
J.R. Underhill

LANDFALL
Amy Fruchtman

THE LAST RESORT
Terry K. Jacob

THE LAST STUNTMAN
Michael Gonzalez

LAVENDAR FIELDS
Alexander Murawski

THE MOTIVATOR
Stephanie Kiluk

SKUNK HOUR
Steven Snell

SOUTH WIND COME
Ernestina Juarez

THE STABLE HAND
Rachel Stevens

SUMMERS IN KAMARES
Anastasia Bonaccorso

TOUCH ME
Virginie Van Robby

UNDER THE MOUNTAIN ASH
Dylan Costello

WAITING GAMES
Jeffrey Field

FAMILY FILM

ATTAGIRL
Terissa Kelton & Scott E. Morse

BENITA THE INVINCIBLE
Terry Lynam

BETTY’S FRIENDS
Mere Walton

CHRISTMAS BY THE POUND
Cecile Lee

CHRISTMAS MIRACLE WORKER
Curtis Burdick

CLAUS WARS
Lyndal Simpson

DINOSAUR ASTRONAUT
Nicholas Benson

EHLO
Dave Kagno

FOUND
Adam McLaughlin

HARRY’S HILL
Jeff Reese

HOW TO BE COOL IN TEHRAN
Michelle Farhang

MAGGIE’S HOUSE
Richard Sirianni

THE MAGIC HOURGLASS
Joel Karlinsky

MEETING SID
Gene Grillo

MIDNIGHT SUN
Griffin Sloan & Melissa Anderson

MY KARATE BAT MITZVAH
Merridith Allen

THE PIGLETS
Anja Wykes & Katrin McCabe

PINECONE
John Bruno

ROCKY ROAD
Phil Yuhas

RUNAWAY REINDEER
Michelle Davidson & Jeffrey Field

SANDI CLAUS
Lee Tidball

SIDEKICK
Michael Lee Barlin

SKY PIRATES
Alex English

SPELLCASTERS
Brenda LePage

WARRIOR’S TRAIL
Marco Rodriguez

HISTORICAL FILM

AMERICAN BUBBLE
Johnny Sanchez & Khalil Kain

ANDY & ME
Julia Pearlstein

BELONG
Daniel Parino

THE CARRIER (MUGALARI)
Salva Rubio

DAUGHTER OF SHADOWS
Jonathan Scoll

THE DEVIL’S BREATH
Tom Hogan

FUZZY & JUNE
Kincaid Jones

GHOST MOUNTAIN
James Taing & Brian Kazmarck

GREENSHOES
Marianne Aleck

HANGING CHAD
Alex Walker

HATCHIE’S BRIDGE
Dale Janda

JUMPMAN
Alex Pickering & Matthew Breault

LONELY SKIES
Lisa Lueddecke

MECCA
Kevin Karp

MOB JUSTICE
Kevin Faria

MONEY WHILE YOU SLEEP
Craig Nobbs

A NOBODY FROM DETROIT
Kelly Jean Karam

OPERATION AJAX
Jake Hulse

RHYTHM CROOKS
Paul Encinas

SPINNIN’ THE WEBB
Chet Falzerano & Judith Falzerano

A SUBJECT OF INTEREST
Pedro Eiras

TARGETS
Rick Lucas

UNSHAKEABLE
Heather Farlinger

WEEKEND IN EXILE
Robin Mizrahi

THE WRIGHT SISTER
Patricia Karlak

SCIENCE FICTION

33 FEET INTO THE PAST
Harri Kangas

AURA
Ryan Clarke

THE BETWEEN
Renee Brown

COGNITION
Mohit Dhameeja

CONTACT: RENDLESHAM
Richard Monahan

ERASURE
Ryan Berry

ELIXIR
David Warner

THE EXECUTIONER
David Wolfe

EXPIRATION DATE
Stan Evans

FIGMENT
Kevin Koljack

FOREGLOW
Lisa Gold

GRIDIRON
Jim Endecott

IF I SHOULD DIE
Stan Evans

THE LIBRARIAN
Christopher Shawbell

LOVE IN THE MULTIVERSE
Ray Keller

MASTERMINDS
Scott Patch

MINIMUM COMFORTABLE DISTANCE
Steven Snell

NIGHT OF THE PURPLE MOON
Scott Cramer

QUANTUM VEIL
Terri Fuller

RENASCENT
Kirk Weddell

THE SIMON PROTOCOL
Kevin Sterling

STILL IN TIME
Greg Harvey

THE STREAM
John Gilligan

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

VOYAGER
Sarah Fischer

THRILLER/HORROR

THE 7th HOUR
Kyra Arendt

ALMA’S WILL
Kelly Jean Karam & Jeffrey Howe

ANCHOR BABY
Eduardo Moral

AX MAN
Nevada Grey

BALANCE
Edward Klau

BENEATH THE DUST
Brady Skye

BEYOND THE PALE
Christian Hearn

DEAD MAN’S DUST
Randall Hahn

DESPERATE MEASURES
Ruby Smith

DIE BRITTANY, DIE!
Jackie Lee

DUE
Kathryn Zizek

DUST TO DUST
Joo Lee

FELT
Ran Jing

HYPERMANIPULATOR
Luke Wijayasinha-Gray

THE LANDLORD
Joel Michalak

LOOK
Christian Canterbury

LUCKY COUNTRY
Catherine Bonny

OLD GREEN EYES
Chad Simpson

ONE EYE OPEN
Matthew David Wright

THE PRINCE OF HALLOWEEN
Ryan Bradley

RATTLE
Sean Mick

SEEKING SUGAR MASON
Christopher O’Bryant

VESSEL
Nathaniel Patton

WHAT’S YOUR EMERGENCY?
David Lambertson

XIMENA’S HAIR
Alina Tyazhlova

SHORT FILM

ALONE
Millie Rowley

ALPHARETTA’S TEA CAKES
Alessandra Ashley

ARTICHOKE
Karen Siff Exkorn

DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME?
Kevin Talley

THE DOUGHBOY SOLDIER
Robert Ward

EAST LONDON WESTERN
George Gifkins

EMPATHY
Michael Wood

FAMILIAR
Gerard George

A GOOD GOODBYE
J.N. Gould

THE HEARTBEAT
Mary Marcano

HEREAFTER
Debby Huvaere

HOOD
Dante Desmond

KEYS
Paula Smith

LUNAR
Joanne Bellew

MARCH HARE
Laura Kindred

NOT THAT KIND
Michael H. Moore

PACIFIC PILGRIMAGE
Carly Keyes

THE PHONE CALL
Sandhya Hermon

PRIOR AUTHORIZATION
Brendon Villalobos

REMOTE
Patrick Mahon

THE RIDER & DEATH
Scott McCartney

STARDUST MOTEL
Colin Scully

TAGGED
Roy Pruden

UNDETECTABLE
Dylan Costello

WHITE RABBIT
Nelson Downend

TV DRAMA PILOT

ALLIANCE
Suzanne Griffin

BLOOD RELATIONS
Viv Young

BODY BROKERS
Gisella Bustillos

BRIDGET FURY
Emily Brubaker

CONCIERGE
Alex Pickering, Matthew Breault & Wynna Breault

THE CROONER
Joel Breitman

CROW
Matilda Corley Schulman

THE DIVISION
Allison MacKenna

ELIOT, BC
Jessica Friedman

FREEDOM GENERAL
Raymond Cho

THE GALLOWS
Ryan Bennett

GUN RUNNER
Donavan Darius

THE HEDGE
Jessica Harvey

LINK
Kevin Human & Jeremy Hurewitz

ON THIN ICE
Sam Robson

PLAY DATE
Gavin Broady

QB1
Michael Weinreb

QUEENS OF THE EAST VILLAGE
Katie Svosecz & Sam Stoddard

SAFE WORD
Peter Petralia

THE SIN CABINET
Rory Laughlin

SISTERHOOD
Anthony Bloomfield

TELL ME ABOUT IT
Jack Maxwell

TWILIGHT MAN
Stephen Nolly

THE UNCANNYS
Christine McVie

THE WEAPON
Lesley Fera

TV COMEDY PILOT

BANK
Jonathan Hoy Perez

EXCLUSIVE
Zane Swift

FRIENDS WITH AWESOME LIVES
Cristian Rosu

GAP YEAR
Emma Nostrand

HAPPY SAD SCARED MAD
Helena Cho

HOODWINK
Naomi Cooper

HOW DID I GET HERE?!
Brian Larkins

KAYFABE
Ali Malik & Jack Kelly

NOT ANOTHER LOVE STORY SET IN A NUCLEAR APOCALYPSE
Nicole Larson

ONE EURO
David Ryan

OUR HOUSE
Amy Stewart

POLE
Mimi Karsh & Lia Aprile

PRIVATE IT
Neha Kallianpurkar

RIAN COUNTRY SAFARI
Steffany Sommers

SHOP TV
Jayde O’Brien

SISTERS
Sophie Spiers

SLICK
Najy Kamal

SOBER LIVING
Kasi Brown & Brandon Walter

SPAGHETTI
Henry Sarwer-Foner

STRAIGHT-CURIOUS
Amber Neukum & Cayman Cardiff

TIME TO PRETEND
Emily Varsava

(UN)BOUND
Carrie-Lynn Neales

VERA VS. VERN
Kayti Murphy

WTAF
Stephanie Levy

YAYA’S HOUSE
Dina Laura

Updated: 08/16/2026

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