2025 Winners

Emerging Screenwriters Family & Holiday Screenplay Competition

Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

Christmaszilla by Koji Sakai
Cratchit by Benedict Ransley
Darcy Delane by Wendy Braff
Dog of the Rails by Wayne Johnson
Nutcracker Sweet by Nancy Franklin
Space Cadets: The Next Generation by Edwin McDonald IV
The Book of Ruth by Lou Borenstein
The Eight Dates of Hanukkah by Laurel Gans
The Santa Scoop by Terri Alkire
The Toy Collector by Michael Clifton and Michael Endara

Quarter-Finalists

(Alphabetical Order by Title)

7 Christmases by Linda Butorac
A Candlelit Christmas by Nancy Franklin
A Carol Christmas by Jenna St John and Gabe Uhr
A Christmas Fairy Tale by Ken Krauss
A Christmas Legacy by Gaelle Harvey and Nick Schlyer
A Christmas Legend: The Polar Penguins by Aaron Sutch
A Christmas Sign by Derek Polen
A Christmas to Forget by Brendon O’Neill
A Doggone Christmas by Michael Toay and Travis Mann
A Fairytale Christmas by Dianna Ippolito
A Furry Christmas by Allan Tamshen
A Glorious Christmas by Dorothy Irwin
A Gracious Christmas by John Woodard
A Lumberjack Christmas by Adam Russell
A Match Made For Christmas by Lindsey Campbell
A Miracle for Christmas by Shelley Chester
A Mommy For Christmas by John Anselmo
A New Year’s Carol by Anthony Hyatt
A Nutmeg Falls Christmas by Andrew Carden
A Relative Unknown by Lynne Logan
A Royal Holiday at the Ski Bum Lodge by Stephen Lane
A Second Chance at Christmas by Judy Johns
A Silver Screen Christmas by Melissa Field
A Thanksgiving Tradition by Casey Hagaman
A Very Metal Xmas by George O’Connor
A Very Pleasant Holiday by Christopher Schultz
A White Christmas Getaway by Lynn Vincentnathan
Absolute Faith by Mary Haarmeyer
All $eeing Prophet by Douglass Robertson
Ally All Over Again by Monika Moreno Lapp
Amy’s in the Freezer by Venita Ozols-Graham and Brigitte Graham
Angel Wings by Roger Stigliano
At Your Service by Cara Reinard
Back Door Santa by James Newton
Baking Christmas by Dennis Doud
Becoming Dancer by Jessica Green
Bee Leaf by Katrina Jaxson
Betting on Boat Man by Jay Hodgkins
Biff by John Mahony
Boomerang the Great by Ana R. Dominick
Broken Mistletoe by Ken Alozie
Bully for Me by Missy Cohen-Fyffe
By Gosh, By Jingle by Randy Gross
Cali-delphia Christmas by Jane Kelly Kosek and Jayme Petrille
Carry My Ghost by Bryce Emley
Catch! by Paul Rosengren and Mandy Rosengren
Christmas at Moose Lake by Mark DiStefano and John Distefano
Christmas Dream Train by LJ Edwards
Christmas Humbug by Roberta Nasser
Christmas in Cryonis by Molly Bandt and Celia Ramsey
Christmas in Japan by Jeremy Rigby
Christmas in the Poconos by Hannah Cleal-Jones
Christmas on Campus by Eric J Vardeman
Christmas Rose by Adam Russell
Christmas Sonata by Angela Page
Christmas with K’Landre by Shahine Ezell
Christmased by Hannah Escher
Christmaszilla by Koji Sakai
Christopher Dean by Ron Stewart
City of Lakers by Michael R Barnard
Claus Wars by Lyndal Simpson
Cloud to Ground by Ellen Lent, PhD
Cocoa for Christmas by Tegan Hickey
Comfort and Joy by IanPatrick Williams
Cooking up a Thanksgiving Romance by Don Santiago
Court Ordered Christmas by Steven Silverthorne
Cratchit by Benedict Ransley
Cupid Christmas by Rod Usher
Curbside Service by Christan Van Slyke
Cursemas by Kyle Quesnoy
Daddy Daughter Camp by Jillian Winters
Dadmas by Samuel Bollen
Darcy Delane by Wendy Braff
Dashing All the Way by Tony Jerris
Dear Butterfly by Anthony Moore
Deer Dog by Terri Campbellbelle
Deux Date by Malia Taylor
Dicey’s Song by Christopher Carlson and Mark Jean
Dinner with Rembrandt by Gabrielle Restivo
Do They Know It’s Christmas? by Whitni Resides and Richard Holland
Do You See What Eye See by Nicole James Burggraaf
Dog Gone Christmas by Gary White
Dog of the Rails by Wayne Johnson
Dr. Claus by James Sismanes
E.L.Fin by Joseph Costa
Elfstruck by Edward Lusk
Elven by Matthew Tallacksen
Faithful Focus by Jack Sherry
Faithful Wife and Hooker by John Connell
Family is a Lottery by Brian Schroeder
Fiancé Navidad by Rosa Costanza
Ficklestiffs by Bill Burton
Fly Boy Fly by Bob Hiltermann
Flying High by Kenneth Gildin
Frost vs. Sleet by Jennifer Anne Martin
Gap Year by Peter Andrews
Garbage by Darren Vukasinovic
Gay Hanukkah by Susan Lander
Get Up and Rock by Artour Amirkhanov
Gifted Hero by Paul Thompson
Golden Threads and Scattered Pieces by Bob Stromberg and Duane Kellogg
Grass by Mark Mc Quown
Greater Love by Peter Herlan
Growing Pains by Noel Neilson-Slabach
Hard Candy Christmas by Susan Arscott
Hatman by Adam Wallace and Drew Lane
Have an Ice Christmas by Robbie Robertson
Headless by Jennifer Krueger And James Mulholland
Heartland: It’s in the Letter by Suzanne Saunders
Heaven Can’t Wait by Paul Glen Neuman and Mark Edward
Hollidays in the Caribbean by Keith Hanson and Paul Gorse
Home for the HOWLidays by Terri Alkire
Hope Harbor by David Halligan
In Plain Sight by Brian Lipford
Innis the Menace by Ktohri Ross
It Happened One Christmas Eve by Jayne Ormerod
It Just Doen’t Feel Like Christmas by Carly Joseph and Jon O’Neill
It Was You by Paul Mori and Phil Naiman
Jeremy by Jonathan Turner Smith
Last Love by Bob Matias
Leapfrog by Peter Scott
Lighthouse Keepers by Matthew Lashua
Little Stars by Lucy Wilkins
Livia’s Summer by Michael Angelus
Love and Cookies by Elisa Manzini
Love on Lake Como by James Welch
Loving Ebeneezer by Gene J Wolande
Loving the Spirit by Richard Carson Bailey
Macie by Christopher Murray
Madam Caraveil’s Caravan of Curiosities by Amanda Keener
Maddie’s Christmas Show by Chris Carnicelli
Marie’s Garden by David Murphy
Me, My Elf & I by Ellen Ireland
Meet the Rudolphs by James Sismanes
Merry Krampus by Randy Lee Gross
Merry Pranksters by Marisa Forrest
Mr. December by Jenni Gold
My Funny Valentine by Diana Williamson
My Guardian Angel by Phil Naiman
Nanobots of Love by Robert Secreti
Next Santa by Shero Syndicate
Nick’d by Mike Nielsen
Nina Nano by Derek Ladd
Norman’s Tale by Evelyn Foster
Not Your Parents’ Christmas Story by Toni Gallagher
Nutcracker Sweet by Nancy Franklin
Oliviana by Hank Isaac
Once There Were Stories by Lynn Elliott
Once Upon a Chewish Xmas by Lisa Scott
One More Sleep by Robert Drusetta
Paint Your Dreams by Jacqueline Fisher
Patchwork by Amanda Keener
Permanent Christmas by Andrew Hopps
Please Wake Me Up by Janet Mellor
Porch Pirates by Ryan Dingus
Quicksand Christmas by Lisa Scott
Reindeer Lodge by Linda Shayne
Repeat Noel by David Schwartz
Rescue My Christmas Wish by Abi Smith
Revelry by Jeffrey G Baca
Santa Claus Down! by DC Copeland
Santa School by Hannah Cleal-Jones
Santa’s Workshop by Kane Seligsohn
Santa’s Dog by Karena Krull
Santa’s No-Fly Zone by Daniel Broderick
Santa’s Reindeers’ Vacation by Robert Howling
Santa’s Sack by DJ Hupp
Santa’s Way Station by G. Robert Frazier and Alan K. Frazier
Scatterbrained by George Petersen
School Nights by John Killoran
Scramble! by Kelly J. Frank
Scrooging on Love: A Christmas Story by Jermaine Jones
Secret Santa by Brian Moon
Seeing Christmas by Lizanne Southgate
Singing Lessons by Sean O’Connor
Sleighed off by Charlie Nadler
Smother’s Day by Sherry Dawn Klein
Snow on Christmas by Tara Cocco
Something I Got for Christmas by Ronald Ecker
Song for the Stars by Dianna Ippolito
Song of the Dolphin by Lise Pyles and Richard Scott
Space Cadets: The Next Generation by Edwin McDonald IV
Speaking Day by Tobias Nathe
Spirited Christmas by Angela Murphy and Monica Murphy
Substitute Down by Paul Rosengren
Sweet Dreams by Dianne Janis
Sweet Thang by Edward Gadrix
Tangled Up in Christmas by Jayne Ormerod
Tech the Halls by Don Willis
The Adventures of Goat Boy and Wonder Kid by Michael Vance
The Art of the Matter by Janna Jones
The Book of Ruth by Lou Borenstein
The B-Team by Thomas Schoch
The Chop by Hannah Rice
The Christmas Bus by Dan Loschack
The Christmas by Adam Ullberg
The Christmas Cave by David Beshears
The Christmas Clauset by Brian Neal
The Christmas Patisserie by Leanna Woodley
The Christmas Star Caper by Susan Arscott
The Christmas Tins by Anthony Truscello
The Christmas Tree by R K Avery
The Cuban American Dream by Eric A Vasallo
The Eight Dates of Hanukkah by Laurel Gans
The Fine Art of Christmas by Kevin Bakko
The Florida Man Conspiracy by Stephan Kolar
The Great Surrender by Romeo Ciolfi
The Handyman by Donald Lewis
The Holiday Trap by Lee Hoverd
The Inheritance of Memory by Alex Mehta
The Joke’s on You by Dan Olds and Shelly Paino
The Kidnap by LaTorie Martin and Shane Mclendon
The Longest, Merriest Christmas! by Maria Bird-Picó
The Money Tree by Shiva Ramanathan
The Nicholas Ornament by Duane Kellogg and Bob Stromberg
The Ordinary House of Extraordinary Lane by Robert Walcott
The Paper Squadron by Carlton Welch
The Patels Save Christmas by Mehul Shah
The Pole by Zach Timson
The Puppy Cure by Michael Compton and Sherry Compton
The QB by Derek Polen
The Reindeer Games by James Willingham
The Road Back by Charles Jessen
The Santa Scoop by Terri Alkire
The Santa Suit by Joe Cooke
The Secret Ingredient by LynnEsta Goldman
The Smiles of Cheshire, Mass by Stephen Evans
The Stand-in Bride by Mary Albanese
The Thanksgiving Day War by Michael Elliott
The Toy Collector by Michael Clifton and Michael Endara
The Unexpected Camper by Paul Rosengren
There’s No Christmas Like Show Christmas by Taylor Coriell
Those We Leave Behind by Amanda Keener
Three Wise Men by Brett Nicholson
Tinsel Tensions by Xavion Niles
Title IX by Ryan Greenwood
‘Twas the Flight… by Michael Elder
Twelfth Night of Christmas by Donna Hoke
Twisted by Pamela Green
Tyler Hudson’s Christmas Eve Adventure by Carol I Hoffman
Waking Up To Christmas by Susan Arscott
Walter Mitty by Adam Karpel
We Three Sisters by Kathy-Ann Hart
We Three Teens by Diane Lansing
Wild Wild Christmas by Ryan Evans and Jose Flores
Winnie-The-Pooh: A Tail in Two Cities by Justin Staley
Wishbook by Lisa PennerDang
Wonder Coaster by Charles Tucker
Working My Way Back to You by Poe Tam
Zach by Becky Revak