Winners - The San Francisco Int'l Screenwriting Competition

Congratulations to all our Winners!!!

Possibly the best screenplay competition I've ever participated in. Joseph and his staff communicate and care about your project. They understand writers. This Festival is simply terrific. -Marco Ruggio

A great experience with a unique, personalized touch. I’m glad to have had the opportunity to participate in this year’s event. Thanks very much for the great feedback! -Kasper Kavalaris

I am honored to have my screenplay "The Sublime Clash" selected as a semi finalist. The script notes will be a great help to improve it. Thank you very much! -Luiz Felipe Loureiro

I am deeply honored. Thank you. -Mel Glazer

Dear San Francisco Screenwriting, Thank you so much for selecting me as a semi-finalist! I am thrilled and honored. I have been working on Malva continually, taking it to new heights. I truly appreciate your suggestions for improvement. I am so pleased. So far this has been an amazing and encouraging experience for the advancement of my writing career. -Lucie Stotter xx

Thank you San Francisco International Screenwriting Festival for being the prestigious Festival you are in so many ways. Uppermost in my mind is the exceptional reputation of your judges, I am a finalist in your competition. And for the above and more, f am humbled. Thank you. -Melvin Glazer

We are very, very thrilled to have "At The Flash" rank as a Quarter-Finalist! A very supportive and communicative competition!!! -Sean Chandler

Great festival. Friendly staff. Well organized.

I am so honored by the achievement of Quarter-Finalist for my screenplay "A Grieving Man." San Francisco is one of my favorite cities and I'm often there for work and play. If I could afford it, I'd live there. The screenplay location is also San Francisco, so the city has a special in my heart. Thank you so much for showing 'the Love' to my work. It means a lot! -Waide Riddle

Very attentive attitude to the participants. They provided one of the most complete and useful reviews, read the script in full (I have encountered negligence at other festivals with feedback). -Viktoria Zykina

Thanks to the festival organizers for maintaining really high standards for the nominated screenplays. It is great to get recognition from such a prestigious group of industry people. Great festival - nice one! Thank you. -Stuart Douglas

Thank you for selecting my screenplay, Together Delirious, as a semi-finalist. I really appreciate the honor. -Ben Fussiner

Thank you! This is an awesome competition! -Raul Cantu

Our incredibly talented top three winners received consultation packages provided by Roadmap Writers that included sessions with talent managers and production executives including industry pros at Borderland Projects, Kersey Management, Content House, Anvil Pictures, and Chatrone

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WINTER 2021 WINNERS

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Kept by Kasper Kavalaris

FINALISTS

Earthjacked by Marco Ruggio

Notre Dame is in Flames by Michael Sollars, Geoffrey Sollars, & Eric Sollars

SEMI FINALISTS

Land of the Free, Home of the Slave by Cliff Zimowski

The Thrower by Frankie Bourne and Graham Rich

Sticking to the Life Plan by Victoria Zykina

Rough Love by Mark Joseph Wasserman

The Phantom Council by Joe Leone

A Love Supreme by Stuart Douglas

Under the Rising Sun by Michael McCoy

Together Delirious by Ben Fussiner

Serial by Robert Benjamin

Don’t Forget Me by Danny Alex

The Mountaineers of Katoomba by Bradley Alonzo

The Sicken by Danny Alex

Star Witness by Michael Diamond

A Package of Dreams by Bradley Look

Malva by Lucie Stotter

Moffen Girls by Danielle Mulligan Kinney

The Sublime Clash by Doc Comparato

Click Here To Read A Full Interview With The Winner

This festival has, by far, been the most reliable in term of communication. When I was announced as a Semi-Finalist for my screenplay, The Grin, I replied with a thank you with other comments. They immediately answered! This may seem small, but It's a big deal. I am honored to have been selected for my writing this year. I hope to enter more of my other work in the future. ~Dena Pech

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Great communication and resources made available. Grateful for the opportunity to share this story! ~Paula Rossman

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Such a great experience with them! ~Madison Flannery

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The encouragement and resources afforded to winners of this festival is humbling. They are upfront with you about the next steps of your career and even suggest further festivals to submit to if you are interested. I cannot suggest this festival enough ~John Dorsey

Winners received consultation packages provided by Roadmap Writers that included sessions with talent managers and production executives including industry pros at Tradition Pictures, Guy Walks into a Bar, Charles Osowik Mgmt, ROAR!, and Content House.