Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards & Pitch Deck-Sizzle Reel-Trailer Contest
Results Available
Opened: July 1, 2025
Closed: September 30, 2025
Contest Results
Celebrating 89 award recipients
Best Screenplay
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
by Jocelyn Jacobs
Best TV Script
SALLY WHITE
by Katrina Jaxson
Best Short Script
WASPRINGA
by Molly Grev
All Recipients
Feature Script
56 recipients
| Award | Script Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
Winner - Best Screenplay | YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU | Jocelyn Jacobs |
Finalist | THE CURSED AND THE FAVORED | Brock Laborde |
Finalist | Frozen Lies | Eric Lotter |
Finalist | Approaching Kelly | Daniel Odair |
Finalist | UNCLE CHARLIE’S UNCLE CHARLIE | Joel Wein |
Finalist | Let's Talk Tacheles | Matthew Danciger |
Finalist | FINAL REUNION | Staffan Von Zeipel |
Semifinalist | Arctic Fix | Randy Taylor |
Semifinalist | EMBERS | Ruth Earley |
Semifinalist | ROBOT PARTY | Ej Randall |
Semifinalist | SOLOMON'S TRAIN | Troy Perkins |
Semifinalist | THE MASK OF THE DRAGONFLY | Robert McCullough |
Semifinalist | POLAR BREAK | Thomas Digiacinto |
Semifinalist | A STILL SMALL VOICE | Marwa Bernstein |
Semifinalist | Johanna's Vision | Cindy Cannon |
Semifinalist | Shadow Self | Thomas Zimmerman |
Semifinalist | The Rights of the Woman | Melonie Magruder |
Semifinalist | WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN? | Michael Elliott |
Semifinalist | When Will I See You Again? | Michael Elliott |
Semifinalist | FOR NOW | Billy Mandarino |
Semifinalist | THE SUMMER OF JOHN HENRY | Richard Ehrenreich |
Semifinalist | Murder on Mars | Patrick McKinley |
Quarterfinalist | Till I'm Old & Gray | Alysha Nunez |
Quarterfinalist | AAINA (MIRROR) | Arshia Shabbir |
Quarterfinalist | THE WEIGHT OF ASH | Leonidas Stanescu |
Quarterfinalist | Poseidon's Wrath | Victoria Mullen |
Quarterfinalist | Unacceptable | Damien Mulvany |
Quarterfinalist | Escape From Camp Lazarus | Mark Jones |
Quarterfinalist | Elven | Matthew Tallacksen |
Quarterfinalist | UNDEAD EXPRESS | Evette Natasha Betancourt |
Quarterfinalist | Macho Picchu | Noah Greenspan |
Quarterfinalist | I'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU | Michael Elliott |
Quarterfinalist | Losing Light | Nick Pullia |
Quarterfinalist | MANDY @ THE GRAND | Aaron Michael Bailey |
Quarterfinalist | INFECTIOUS MILES | Anthony Cross |
Quarterfinalist | Stephanie Dellacosta | Al Naffah |
Quarterfinalist | Muscle Beach | Robert Houck |
Quarterfinalist | Makin' It | Mike Bloebaum |
Quarterfinalist | No Cap | Daniel Hidalgo |
Quarterfinalist | THE BLACK HEART BOOK | Nib Star |
Quarterfinalist | Pocket Litter | Mike Bloebaum |
Quarterfinalist | 7 Angry Feminists | Thevin Thiagaraja |
Quarterfinalist | Heat of the Moment | Arthur Demetrius Glenn |
Quarterfinalist | THE SEVENTH INNING | Steve Kaleff |
Quarterfinalist | Hacked | Jonathan Ruppert |
Quarterfinalist | GOT TO BE CERTAIN | Marc Nelson |
Quarterfinalist | The Manager | Garrett Abdo |
Quarterfinalist | When Pigs Fly | Terry Podnar |
Quarterfinalist | Vetting Matilda | Pedro Vasquez |
Quarterfinalist | Bunco | Robert Houck |
Quarterfinalist | Jimi, Janis and Jim Must Die | John Arnau |
Quarterfinalist | WIND | Sal Wildgoats |
Quarterfinalist | The Orange Chihuahua | Kelly Ann Guglietti |
Quarterfinalist | UNCLE CHARLIE’S UNCLE CHARLIE Revised | Joel Wein |
Quarterfinalist | When Vengeance Wears Heels | Robert Holton |
Quarterfinalist | TIME HAS COME TODAY | Craig Sultan |
TV Script
22 recipients
| Award | Script Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
Winner - Best TV Script | SALLY WHITE | Katrina Jaxson |
Finalist | HALF BROKE | Matthew Stroud |
Finalist | Instinct | Mike Ad |
Finalist | THE DOUBLE | Skyler Millicano |
Semifinalist | The Skywalker | George R Strayton |
Semifinalist | American Fairy Tales (Revision 25_073) | A. S. Templeton |
Semifinalist | SPIRITS OF THE CRANE | Vahe Ohanian |
Semifinalist | Brodhead Society | Christopher Scott |
Semifinalist | BRACERO | Jason Keepler |
Semifinalist | The Breaking of Bob Howard | George R Strayton |
Quarterfinalist | IDOLS LOVE ESCAPADES | Tatiana Tatiana |
Quarterfinalist | VINE STREET | Kent Hagen |
Quarterfinalist | The Greens at Palm Scheme | Paul Bourassa |
Quarterfinalist | Gross Prophet | Kathryn Robinson |
Quarterfinalist | Black Friday 1978 | Ruben Quesada |
Quarterfinalist | BETWEEN BULLETS | Evette Natasha Betancourt |
Quarterfinalist | AI DO | Willi Patterson |
Quarterfinalist | FROM BEALE STREET TO OBLIVION | Matt Brown |
Quarterfinalist | The Twenty Seven Club | Brian Tell |
Quarterfinalist | Pitch Deck America's Winemakers: Their Epic 400-Year Jouney | Gary Robins |
Quarterfinalist | THE DANDY | Frederick Rauschenbach |
Quarterfinalist | Suddenly Silver Lake | Gavin Glynn |
Short Script
11 recipients
| Award | Script Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
Winner - Best Short Script | WASPRINGA | Molly Grev |
Finalist | Stationary | Kathryn Robinson |
Finalist | Private Burials | Andrea Daveline |
Semifinalist | THE LAST EMBER | Kevin P Ryan |
Semifinalist | In Broad Daylight | Sandy Snow |
Semifinalist | 13 Steps | Loren Davis |
Quarterfinalist | SYNCOPE | Ibrahim José Buznego |
Quarterfinalist | One Hour In Neukölln | Kevin P Ryan |
Quarterfinalist | Red Sneakers | Jennifer Galm |
Quarterfinalist | Why Gamble on Love | Yihui Hu |
Quarterfinalist | Desperately Seeking Commitment | Lulu Oparanozie |
Season Stats
127
Entries
89
Award Recipients