6th EDITION FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!
2025 FINALISTS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
AMUSE ME written by JASON LONG
BURROW written by SWAROOP ELAMON
HAIL! written by LEE M. CHETWYND
HAVE YOU EATEN YET? written by SHERRY LI
HOST written by JENNA SCHAEFER
LAST MEAL: A LOVE STORY written by BETTY ROBERTSON
MOTHER, DAUGHTER, DEPROGRAMMER written by HUELAH LANDER
ONE NIGHT IN MARENGO written by CHRISTIN BUTCHER
THE SOUND OF TREES written by MICHAEL YOUNG
THE LAST CUT written by JAMIE POWTER
THE RIGHT TO DIE written by CICY NIE
WE VAMPIRES written by MATTHEW HEITI
WHAT WE LEFT BEHIND written by CLAUDINE YIP
THE TOP 3 AND FINAL RANKINGS WILL BE UNVEILED MAY 24TH @ YFF2025
The next winner could be you.
THE CSSC PRESENTS: AWARD WINNING SCREENPLAYS VOLUME VI
Available on Amazon Kindle
1st Edition | 2008
1st Place
SEEING IN THE DARK
written by GORDON PENGILLY
Best in Canada Prize – Reel Rave International Film Festival 2011
Ruth Shaw Award Best In Saskatchewan – Yorkton Film Festival 2011
Official Selection – Edmonton Film Festival 2011
Official Selection – Love Your Shorts Film Festival 2012
Best Cinematography – Sunset Film Festival 2012
Official Selection – Toronto Independent Film Festival 2012
2nd Place
NO MAN’S LAND
written by DAVID CAREY
WAM Festival Commission Shorts Competition Winner 2011
Official Selection – WAM Festival 2012
Golden Sheaf Best Drama – Yorkton Film Festival 2013
3rd Place
RUSTED PYRE
written by DANIEL AUDET
Drama Prize – The National Screen Institute 2010
Official Selection – Festival de Cannes, Telefilm Canada’s Not Short On Talent Programme 2011
Official Selection – Worldwide Short Film Festival 2011
Official Selection – Tulsa International Film Festival 2011
Official Selection – Atlantic Film Festival 2011
Official Selection – Edmonton Film Festival 2011
Official Selection – Calgary International Film Festival 2011
Official Selection – Short & Sweet (Canada) 2011
Top 100 Films of the Year – Young Cuts Film Festival 2011
Best in Canada Prize – Reel Rave International Film Festival 2011
CBC Television Premiere on Canadian Reflections 2012
People’s Choice Award – Fort Myers Film Festival 2012
Deluxe’s Canada First Award – Lakeshorts International Film Festival 2012
Ruth Shaw Award Best of Saskatchewan Nominee – Yorkton Film Festival 2012
Official Selection – Life Fest 2013
Official Selection – Gimli Film Festival 2013
2008 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
2nd Edition | 2009/2010
1st Place
SOMETHING POINTLESS
written by NEIL GRAHAM
2nd Place
MINUS LARA
written by SURI PARMAR
Golden Cinema Award – Canadian Short Screenplay Competition 2009/10
Best in Canada Prize – Reel Rave International Film Festival 2011
Ruth Shaw Award Best In Saskatchewan – Yorkton Film Festival 2011
Official Selection – Edmonton Film Festival 2011
BRAVO!FACT Premiere 2011
Official Selection – Life Fest 2013
3rd Place
THE KICKER
written by JAGDEEP DHADLI
2009/2010 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
3rd Edition | 2010/2011
1st Place
ELIJAH THE PROPHET
written by JESSE & ZACHARY HERRMAN
Official Selection – Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2013
Official Selection – Punta Del Este Jewish Film Festival 2013
Official Selection – Brussels Jewish Film Festival 2013
Official Selection – Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival 2013
Official Selection – Yorkton Film Festival 2013
Official Selection – Ruby Mountain Film Festival 2013
Official Selection – Reel Rave International Film Festival 2013
Official Selection – Edmonton International Film Festival 2013
Official Selection – Jewish Eye Film Festival 2013
2nd Place
STRANGE MUSIC
written by IRA HENDERSON
3rd Place
13
written by SUNDAE JAHANT-OSBORN
2010/2011 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
4th Edition | 2012
THE CSSC PRESENTS: AWARD WINNING SCREENPLAYS VOLUME IV
Available on Amazon Kindle
1st Place
AN INCANDESCENT LIGHT
written by DAVID GOTT
2nd Place
OH BANANAS
written by DENIS GOLDBERG
3rd Place
LETTERS FROM A STONE COLD KILLER
written by SEAN HARRIS OLIVER
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
5th Edition | 2013
THE CSSC PRESENTS: AWARD WINNING SCREENPLAYS VOLUME V
Available on Amazon Kindle
1st Place
THE TRIUMPHANT DEATH OF FRANK BEAN
written by CATHERINE R. HARDIN
2nd Place
THIS MODERN MAN IS BEAT
written by DAVID J. SCHROEDER
Official Selection – Indie Fest USA International Film Festival 2015
Best Picture, Best Produced Screenplay – Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards 2016
Best Florida-Made Short – Silver Springs International Film Festival 2016
Best Short Drama – Depth of Field International Film Festival 2016
Jury Award – Film Fest International, Nice 2016
Best Short Film – L.A Neo Noir Novel, Film & Script Festival 2016
Best Short Film – SENE Film, Music and Art Festival 2016
Best Drama Short: June – Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival 2016
Official Selection – Filmatic Filmmaker Awards 2016
Best Short Film: May – Chandler International Film Festival 2016
Official Selection – Film Fest International London 2017
Official Selection – Humphrey Bogart Film Festival 2017
Official Selection: January – The Monthly Film Festival 2017
3rd Place
BIGGER AND BETTER
written by LIZ ULIN
Silver Screen Award – Canadian Short Screenplay Competition 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