The WriteMovies Spring 2025 Screenwriting Contest winners…
It’s been an exciting few months reviewing the submissions for the WriteMovies Spring 2025 Writing Contest. Now the journey has reached its conclusion and it’s time to announce the top 3 winning scripts!
Throughout this contest season we’ve received entires from a wide range of genres, from light-hearted Comedies to cosmic Sci-Fi, all in a wide variety of formats, from features to pilots! It’s been difficult but we’ve narrowed it down to our three prize winners!
Spring 2025 Prize Winners
| 1st Place Winner |
THE KEEPERS OF WINDMILL HILLRichard Guimond |
| 2nd Place Winner |
WONG WAY OUTCynthia C Ching |
| 3rd Place Winner |
A CHRISTMAS FAVORTeleah Moore |
Honorable Mentions
BREAKAWAY
Mahyar Rasi
GUY WHO JUST BOUGHT A BOAT
Patrick Tierney
MAKE IT REAL
Paul Gerretsen
SOUTHERN ELITE LAW
Clifton McMillan Jr
THE RED ZONE
Terry Luke Podnar
The top three entries and all award winners have secured fantastic prizes, including a year of script development, guaranteed representation from TalentScout International Management and the opportunity to pitch to the international entertainment industry!
With the high volume of submissions, competition has been tough, so if you didn’t make it, don’t be disheartened; here are some valuable lessons we learned from your scripts for your future projects:
A strong protagonist engages an audience. Even when they are flawed or have negative traits, the audience needs to care about them and their goals. Challenge them, we’ll appreciate them all the more for overcoming their struggles.
Start off strong. The beginning needs to hook an audience! Grab our attention with a strong and unique opening image, and set expectations for the premise and genre going forward.
Ensure your formatting is correct. The industry will often disregard scripts that look unprofessional, check – have I got a title page with contact details? Is it written in the Courier font? Consider the length as well; is your page count appropriate for the genre?
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Congratulations again to our Spring 2025 Screenwriting Contest Winners!