2023 Winners

Emerging Screenwriters Action & Adventure Screenplay Competition

Grand Prize Winner

Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

Alliance by Suzanne Griffin
City on the Edge by Barbara Vaccaro and Stephen Yaffe
Freeway by Kathryn Boettcher
Jenna’s Gone by Russ Meyer
Less Traveled by Sheldon Gleisser
Mods by Tom Moriarty
Off by One by Jonathan Ackley
Operation Babylift by John McCarney
The Long Shadow Hunters by Ed Vela
The Teacher by Jay Fjestad

Semi-Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

A Trail of Diamonds by Roopal Badheka
Alliance by Suzanne Griffin
Berlin Snatch by Jack Duarte
Blowback by Eric Murphy
California by Tommy Musni
Children of the Apocalypse by Christian Maigaard
City on the Edge by Barbara Vaccaro and Stephen Yaffe
Collision Course by Anton Diether
Collision of Duty by Jermaine Jones
Coup d’Etat by Craig Cosgray
Cowboys and Indians by Aaron Campbell
DNA by Heather Farlinger
Escape From Pet Heaven by Avery Koenig
FOG by Cody Tucker
Freeway by Kathryn Boettcher
Grandma Dee and the Lost Continent by Mark Perlick
In His Father’s Footsteps by Bev Irwin
Jenna’s Gone by Russ Meyer
Kidd by Anthony Hyatt
Less Traveled by Sheldon Gleisser
Maze of Time by Andre Cadioli
Mods by Tom Moriarty
Off by One by Jonathan Ackley
Operation Babylift by John McCarney
Other Doors by G. Lloyd Helm
Our Monsters by Benjamin Ryan
Plague Walkers by Heather Wilk and Michael McIlraith
Project Abaddon: Rise of the Destroyer by Pete Borreggine, Gary N Hauger, and Danette R Lamkin
Rare Earth by Mary Ann Dixon
Red Christmas by Matthew Kelcourse
Shoot Back by Richard Giarraffa
Sidetracked by Edward Gillow
Slam Tilt by J.P. Riehle
Snakes on a Ten Car Train by Stephen Krespel
Taken & Afraid by Ronson Duncan
The 10th by Rudi O’Meara
The After War by Matthew Kelcourse
The Countdown by David Trisko
The Legend of Yakatutch by Sean Francis Ellis
The Long Shadow Hunters by Ed Vela
The Old Ways by Jack Rice
The Phantom Train by Gary Rose
The Promise by Naida Joanides
The Repatriots by Andrea Lawson
The Rescue by Gary Parker
The Savant by Tom Moriarty
The Sea Dragon by Adam Sharp
The Teacher by Jay Fjestad
Ticket to Ride: The Legend of Railroad Bill by Arnold Greenspan
Valley of Bones by Craig Cosgray

Quarter-Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

A Kansas Mermaid by A. S. Templeton
A Rodeo Renegade by Joseph Lawrence Lacroce
A Trail of Diamonds by Roopal Badheka
Alliance by Suzanne Griffin
Ameriania by Stuart Pollack
Berlin Snatch by Jack Duarte
Black Mane by Oliver North
Blowback by Eric Murphy
California by Tommy Musni
Cesar and Max by Susan Klos
Children of the Apocalypse by Christian Maigaard
City on the Edge by Barbara Vaccaro and Stephen Yaffe
Collision Course by Anton Diether
Collision of Duty by Jermaine Jones
Coup d’Etat by Craig Cosgray
Cowboys and Indians by Aaron Campbell
Crossroads by Gary St Martin
Dangerous Days Pro by Ruben J Varela
Death Cloak by Markus Meedt and Catherine O’Shea
Devil’s Island by Peter Mayfield
DNA by Heather Farlinger
Earthjacked by Marco Ruggio
Elderly Arthur and the Residential of Gloom by Matthew Lowe
Escape From Pet Heaven by Avery Koenig
FOG by Cody Tucker
Freeway by Kathryn Boettcher
Galentine’s Day by Carlos Gabriel Ruiz
Genesis Home by Matthew Kelcourse
Grandma Dee and the Lost Continent by Mark Perlick
Guns and Grace by Odin Ozdil
In His Father’s Footsteps by Bev Irwin
Insight by Eric Murphy
Insurrection by Simon Bowler Khan
Jenna’s Gone by Russ Meyer
Kidd by Anthony Hyatt
Kosovo by Timothy Guay
Less Traveled by Sheldon Gleisser
Madam Ching Pirate Queen by Bradford Farris
Maze of Time by Andre Cadioli
Milo & Megan by Brandon Crowson
Mods by Tom Moriarty
My Uncommon Brain by TD Heetderks
Nielheim by Elyssa Catalfano
Oblivescence by David A Webbley
Off by One by Jonathan Ackley
Operation Babylift by John McCarney
Operation Sparkles by Matthew Lowe
Other Doors by G. Lloyd Helm
Our Monsters by Benjamin Ryan
Plague Walkers by Heather Wilk and Michael McIlraith
Project Abaddon: Rise of the Destroyer by Pete Borreggine, Gary N Hauger, and Danette R Lamkin
Quarantined by Angie McDowell
Rare Earth by Mary Ann Dixon
Red Christmas by Matthew Kelcourse
Red Ridin’ in the Hood by Roger Hart
Represent! by Todd Serlin
Righteous Side of Hell by Lee Lucero
Sa’Be (The Legend of Bigfoot) By Benjamin Sarno
Same Old Scene by Justin Shaw
Scion by Ken Foley
Scrapped Hope by Jeremy Davis
Shadow Walkers by Joseph Destein
Shoot Back by Richard Giarraffa
Sidetracked by Edward Gillow
Slam Tilt by J.P. Riehle
Smokescreen by Nick Philippa
Snakes on a Ten Car Train by Stephen Krespel
Taken & Afraid by Ronson Duncan
Tangled Web by Robert Morgan Callahan
Terra: True Story by Adlan Dudaev
The 10th by Rudi O’Meara
The After War by Matthew Kelcourse
The Countdown by David Trisko
The Dead Can Be Stubborn by Laurance Davis
The Huckster by Joseph Destein
The Judas Apocalypse by Dan McNeil and Jasmine Aziz
The Last of the Mohicans 1812 by Robert Gregg
The Legend of Yakatutch by Sean Francis Ellis
The Long Shadow Hunters by Ed Vela
The Longsword Hunter by Chad Magnant
The Old Ways by Jack Rice
The Phantom Train by Gary Rose
The Price of Blood by Mitchell Martin
The Promise by Naida Joanides
The Repatriots by Andrea Lawson
The Rescue by Gary Parker
The Rommel Gambit by John Doble
The Savant by Tom Moriarty
The Sea Dragon by Adam Sharp
The Smugglers’ Tunnel by Eric Murphy
The Snowmen by John Dart and Jeff Swanson
The Teacher by Jay Fjestad
The Three Times I Cried By Johnny Galvan
The War Unheard by Adam Sharp
Ticket to Ride: The Legend of Railroad Bill by Arnold Greenspan
Tip Toe by Seth Conley
Trust the Tooth by Alex Arabian
Uncrowned by Priska Widjaja
Valley of Bones by Craig Cosgray
Wild Goose Chase by Audrey Hackett