Contest Closed
Palm Springs Diversity Screenplay Contest - Summer 2025
Opens: July 5, 2025
Closes: October 7, 2025
Contest Results
Winner
Award Winner
The Allegory of the Hood
by Diane Thomassin
Finalists
Feature Script
| Script Title | Author |
|---|---|
| HARVARD VS DREYFUS | Connor Harrington-Brandt |
| The Skywalker | George R Strayton |
| Picture Perfect | Angela Thorne |
Semifinalists
Feature Script
| Script Title | Author |
|---|---|
| MADE IN KOREA? | Dorit Willenbrock |
| Live. Laugh. Lust. | William Etheridge |
| Exalted | Angela Thorne |
| Gilgamesh | Patsy Callaghan |
| Escape From Xatala | Debi Yazbeck |
| Do You Want to See The Stars? | Mele Black |
Quarterfinalists
Feature Script
| Script Title | Author |
|---|---|
| The Breaking of Bob Howard | George R Strayton |
| The Emissary | Alexa Debinder |
| Shadows in the Park | Diane Thomassin |
| WELCOME HOME | Erik Linthorst |
| Zipline | Janet Prescott |
| WOUNDS OF WAR | Susan Jordan |
| The Last High Score | George R Strayton |
| Abeokuta (Underneath the Rock) | Bolaji Tijani-Qudus |
| Fight Like A Girl | Joe Villanti |
| Bo | Michael A. Levine |
| HALF BROKE | Matthew Stroud |
| Two Churchgoers | Serena Jiang |
| Birds of a Feather | R Othon |
| Good Looking Bachelors: The Musical | Brady Stanley |
| The Crunch | Minki Kim |
| Do You Want to See The Stars? | Mele Black |
| LOST IN ORBIT | Michelle Goldsborough |
| Arctic Fix | Randy Taylor |
| Scenes From Washington Heights | Laz Cabañas |
| BUTCH VALLEY | Mike Voss |
| THROUGH THE CLOCK | Ani Alanakian |
| Touch | Janet Prescott |
| Portofino | Laz Cabañas |
| Journey Through the Dark | Erin Cuellar |
| Tranma | Tuesday Thomas |
| Discrimination | Massimiliano Aita |
| The Samurai Ghost and Ms. Jones | Nancee Lafayette-Pang |
| INDIGO | Scott Varney |
| When Vengeance Wears Heels | Robert Holton |
| SIN | David Watkins |
| KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES 100 | Mike Voss |
| ISCHAEMIC | Andrew Cahill-Lloyd |
Entry Options
Screenplay/TV Pilot: Entry with WGA Professional Industry Analysis
Your entire script is read, broken down, and analyzed by multiple professional studio analysts and is then forwarded to the Senior Judging Team of seasoned WGA writer-producers for reading and scoring. You receive your score sheet with 6-10 pages of extensive Academy Level Studio Notes covering all 10 primary screenplay elements with specific comments direct from the Judges. (the most popular entry option) (Most popular option)
$49
- Your entire script is read, broken down, and analyzed by multiple professional studio analysts and is then forwarded to the Senior Judging Team of seasoned WGA writer-producers for reading and scoring. You receive your score sheet with 6-10 pages of extensive Academy Level Studio Notes covering all 10 primary screenplay elements with specific comments direct from the Judges. (the most popular entry option) (Most popular option)6-10 pages of detailed studio notes
- Feedback aligned with diverse storytelling objectives
- Recommendations tailored to industry access
Deadline passed
Screenplay/TV Pilot: Entry with Live Consultation
The fastest way to bring your work up to the professional and marketable level!
$399
- 90 minutes in a live one-on-one story meeting with a seasoned WGA writer-producer to go through the major elements of your script. Includes full Hollywood Studio & Marketing Analysis and video recording of your session. The fastest way to bring your script to the professional level.Limited to four entries per month.
- Live consultation with senior WGA judges
- Session recording provided for follow-through
Deadline passed