WINNERS
7th Edition | 2026
EYES
by ADRIAN BOBB
1st Place Best in Fest Award 2026
TRESPASSERS
by MADELEINE ELLIS
2nd Place Golden Cinema Award 2026
THIS IS ME
by GABRIEL LUNA
3rd Place Silver Screen Award 2026
2026 Finalists
[4] SUBSCRIPTION written by CHRISTOPHER GLASS
[5] MEMORY CARE written by MICHELLE TATTENBAUM
[6] THUMBS UP! written by MARLOWE PERCIVAL
[7] HANNAH AND THE HONEYDEW SHORTAGE written by DANIELA DI SALVO
[8] UNDER THE BED written by ANNA XIQUES
[9] RABBIT ON THE MOON written by MEI WU
[10] ALONE written by ADAM GREIG
[11] BUBBLES written by PADDY C. COURTNEY
[12] FORGOTTEN COLORS written by ALEJANDRO JARAMILLO
[13] WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL ME WHAT YOU DREAMED? written by JUAN MÉNDEZ
Honourable Mentions
COLD HANDS written by JEREMY THORNHILL
HOPE written by MELANIE PETERSON
STRANGE WAY OF LIFE written by MICHAEL YOUNG
THE INHERITANCE OF PURPOSE written by ALEX MEHTA
WE’GWAPT’G (WATCH UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT) written by ANNIE BERNARD-DAISLEY and DEAN LAPLONGE
THE CSSC PRESENTS: AWARD WINNING SCREENPLAYS VOLUME VI
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6th Edition | 2025
THE SOUND OF TREES
by MICHAEL YOUNG
1st Place Best in Fest Award 2025
LAST MEAL: A LOVE STORY
by BETTY ROBERTSON
2nd Place Golden Cinema Award 2025
HAIL!
by LEE MURRAY CHETWYND
3rd Place Silver Screen Award 2025
2025 Finalists
[4] AMUSE ME written by JASON LONG
[5] WE VAMPIRES written by MATTHEW HEITI
[6] ONE NIGHT IN MARENGO written by CHRISTIN BUTCHER
[7] THE LAST CUT written by JAMIE POWTER
[8] MOTHER, DAUGHTER, DEPROGRAMMER written by HUELAH LANDER
[9] HOST written by JENNA SCHAEFER
[10] THE RIGHT TO DIE written by CICY NIE
[11] WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND written by CLAUDINE YIP
[12] HAVE YOU EATEN YET? written by SHERRY LI
[13] BURROW written by SWAROOP ELAMON
Honourable Mentions
ALMOST HUMAN written by BERNHARD RIEDHAMMER
BADGE OF SHAME written by TALA MOETAZEDI
CLOWN COLLEGE written by SCOTT EKINS
DAISY’S DAISIES written by LEELEE GRUNOW
LAND OF LOST SOCKS written by MATT SADOWSKI
MOTHERS ANONYMOUS written by PAIGE DARON IRWIN, ALEXANDRA NADIA VERMA
PARIS DAUMIER’S BLUE PERIOD written by CHARLIE OSLER, OLIVIA HAMMOND
ROMEO & JULIET: A NEW EPILOGUE written by ADRIA BUDD JOHNSON
STALL written by JOEL BUXTON
STUCK AT THE GATES written by JASPREET SIDHU
THE CSSC PRESENTS: AWARD WINNING SCREENPLAYS VOLUME V
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5th Edition | 2013
THE TRIUMPHANT DEATH OF FRANK BEAN by CATHERINE HARDIN
1st Place Best in Fest Award 2013
THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
by DAVID J. SCHROEDER
2nd Place Golden Cinema Award 2013
BIGGER AND BETTER
by LIZ ULIN
3rd Place Silver Screen Award 2013
2013 Finalists
[4] BERNIE AND REBECCA written by JOHN HARRIS
[5] BIRTHDAY FOR BORIS written by BILLY RAY FONG
[6] TEENAGE DANCE written by ADAM BENTLEY
[7] AND THE DEAD BODY MAKES FIVE written by AUDRA WHEELER
[8] WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS written by M. PERLICK
[9] THE LITTLE DEATH written by COLETTE THOMAS
[10] ICE FISHING written by ANDERS MICKELSON
[11] RE: written by JEFFREY AARLES
[12] LAST RIDE OF THE CARVER written by ERIC BORDEN
[13] PHILADELPHIA written by MARK SPASARO
THE CSSC PRESENTS: AWARD WINNING SCREENPLAYS VOLUME IV
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4th Edition | 2012
AN INCANDESCENT LIGHT
by DAVID GOTT
1st Place Best in Fest Award 2012
OH BANANAS
by DENIS GOLDBERG
2nd Place Golden Cinema Award 2012
LETTERS FROM A STONE COLD KILLER
by SEAN HARRIS OLIVER
3rd Place Silver Screen Award 2012
2012 Finalists
[4] NO ANSWERS IN A GUN written by KEN WALLACE
[5] THE DAY written by GREGORY JOHN SCHATZ
[6] COWBOYS AND INDIANS written by PAUL ADAMIAN
[7] CELLS written by B.D. FLORY
[8] PLEASE BRING A PLATE OF SANDWICHES written by JULIAN WILLIAMS
[9] A CABIN IN THE WOODS written by JOSHUA BARTOLOME
[10] PRETEND FRIENDS written by MATTHEW ALLCOCK
[11] ALEKSANDER WAITING written by FRANK CANINO
[12] JOE BLOW, THE CYCLONE KID written by KAMILA SEDIEGO
[13] I SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME written by MICHAEL ANGELELLA
3rd Edition | 2011
ELIJAH THE PROPHET
by JESSE & ZACHARY HERRMANN
1st Place Best in Fest Award 2011
STRANGE MUSIC
by IRA HENDERSON
2nd Place Golden Cinema Award 2011
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by SUNDAE JAHANT-OSBORNE
3rd Place Silver Screen Award 2011
2011 Finalists
[4] THE RIDGE TO THE RIVER written by EDMUND JURY
[5] TUBBY’S CAR PROJECT written by JULIAN WILLIAMS
[6] THE GREAT GHOULDINI written by IAN JOHNSTON
[7] WHEN THE DUST SETTLES written by SULEIMAN WALI
[8] SUDDEN DEATH written by AL KLINE
[9] NEAR SIGHTED written by EVAN JOBB
[10] SHATTERED WORLDS written by MATTHEW LAYDEN
[11] MOTHER WILL BE SO PLEASED written by CARRIE ANN LEE
[12] THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG written by LISA EISMEN
[13] THE BOX SPECIAL written by SCOTT SUMMERHAYES
2nd Edition | 2010
SOMETHING POINTLESS
by NEIL GRAHAM
1st Place Best in Fest Award 2010
MINUS LARA
by SURI PARMAR
2nd Place Golden Cinema Award 2010
THE KICKER
by JAG DHADLI
3rd Place Silver Screen Award 2010
2010 Finalists
[4] THOSE FORGOTTEN written by EVAN JOBB
[5] THE CONDUCTOR’S ESCORT written by CAROLYNNE CICERI
[6] WRITER’S BLOCK written by SAM PATTERSON
[7] PUBLISH AND PERISH written by MARK WITTEVEEN
[8] HOSTAGE written by SCOTT SULLIVAN
[9] SECRETS written by TIM ANDERSON
[10] TRAP WAX AND SUMAC BERRIES written by KATHY PARA
[11] LIKE MAGIC written by JUDY VANN
[12] ON APOLLO 11 written by NICK ANDERT
[13] CHEAT ‘EM FAIR written by CAREY WESTBROOK
1st Edition | 2009
SEEING IN THE DARK
by GORDON PENGILLY
1st Place Best in Fest Award 2009
WILL
(formerly NO MAN’S LAND)
by DAVID CAREY
2nd Place Golden Cinema Award 2009
RUSTED PYRE
by DANIEL AUDET
3rd Place Silver Screen Award 2009
2009 Finalists
[4] ROOS written by RANDY L. GROSS
[5] THE LOBBY written by CAROLYNNE A. CICERI
[6] PLANNING MEETING written by JONAH JONES
[7] THE INNOVATOR, OR 11 THINGS TO DO WITH A RUBBER BALL written by BASIL MUNROE GODEVENOS
[8] THE INFORMATION AGE written by DAREN FOSTER
[9] DEAD ADAM written by JORDAN KAUFMAN
[10] SPYHOLE written by JONATHAN GUYETT
[11] NO ASSEMBLY REQUIRED written by MICHELLE SZ
[12] THE FINAL GUARDIAN written by SCOTT & PAULA MERROW
[13] GANGSTER NO. 7 written by DAREN FOSTER
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