2024 Winners

 Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Grande Stories Screenplay Competition!

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY 

IMMUNITY by Shari Umansky

 

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY

IT'S THE SAME by Bryan Huynh 

 

 

2024 Finalists

 Congratulations to the Finalists!  Winners will be announced by December 1st.

 

Ancestors From The Stars

by  Joe McNeal

 

Cyber Woman

by Bernhard Riedhammer

 

Death Can Wait

by Sahil Juneja

 

Doin It Mike Style

by Caleb Stone

 

Halfway Game

by Peter Herlan & Stephen Kriter  

 

Immunity

by Shari Umansky

 

It's The Same

by Bryan Huynh 

 

La Plazza

by Richard Thompson

 

Suckle

by  Gary Wayne Anderson

 

The Merriest Of All Christmases

by Vic Quinton & Rusty Joiner   

 

The Q Factor

by Mark Amador

 

Time Bomb

by Zachary Jude Marshall

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

2024 Semi-Finalists

 A Car Salesman Builds His Dream House

by Alan Barkley

 

A Man Walks Into A Bar

by Robert Barhite

 

A Solidarity of Sinners

by Nicholas Nuttall

 

Ancestors From The Stars

by  Joe McNeal

 

Cyber Woman

by Bernhard Riedhammer

 

Dance With Me

by Erwin René Jonakaufzki

 

Death Can Wait

by Sahil Juneja

 

Dig

by Sandra Kay Hosking

 

Doin It Mike Style

by Caleb Stone

 

FIDO

by John Norris Ray

 

Halfway Game

by Peter Herlan & Stephen Kriter  

 

Immunity

by Shari Umansky

 

It's The Same

by Bryan Huynh 

 

June's Confession

by Yishan Wu

 

Kevin VS Biggie

by Sahil Juneja

 

La Plazza

by Richard Thompson

 

Love's Pure Light

by  Steven Hawkins

 

Post to Fame

by Sahil Juneja

 

Sally And Glen At The Palace

by Peter Morris Hardy    

 

Splinter

by Mark Amador

 

Suckle

by  Gary Wayne Anderson

 

The Merriest Of All Christmases

by Vic Quinton & Rusty Joiner   

 

The Q Factor

by Mark Amador

 

Time Bomb

by Zachary Jude Marshall

 

Wife

by Liviu Constantine Ceacar  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

2023 Fall Season Winners

 Congratulations to the winners of our 2023 Fall Season Screenplay Competition!

 SHORT SCREENPLAY WINNER

The Brown Turkeys by Kelly Ann Guglietti

An animated spoof of an MSNBC coverage on Thanksgiving in the eyes of the turkey population in the United States.

FEATURE SCREENPLAY WINNER

The Shadow of Dharma by Mark Perlick

A wounded paraplegic war veteran attempts to use the Ancient Vedic knowledge to heal herself despite her doctor’s attempt to see the medical reality of her injury.

 

 

 

 

2023 Fall Competition Finalists

 

SHORT SCREENPLAY FINALISTS

Almost Human by Bernhard Riedhammer

Anger Issues by Lee Kolinsky

Oasis by Maya Corwin

The Brown Turkeys by Kelly Ann Guglietti

The Little Angels by Junxuan Yin

 

FEATURE SCREENPLAY FINALISTS

Corey's Hand by  Jim Norman

Hoodoo by Ken Cosentino

La Potencia by Mel Nieves

The Shadow of Dharma by Mark Perlick

The Song of the Sea by Ramin Ghayoori

Fall 2023 Competition Semi-Finalists

 SHORT SCREENPLAY SEMI-FINALISTS

Almost Human by Bernhard Riedhammer

Anger Issues by Lee Kolinsky

Hot Questions by Alexander Julian III

Maid in Mario Kart by Eileen Meier

Molly Malone by Leonora A. Waite & Ashley Johnson 

Oasis by Maya Corwin

Old School by Bernhard Riedhammer

The Brown Turkeys by Kelly Ann Guglietti

The Little Angels by Junxuan Yin

The Patient by Amari Russell   

 

FEATURE SCREENPLAY SEMI-FINALISTS

Corey's Hand by  Jim Norman

Eddie on the Scrap Heap by Marc Littman  

Hoodoo by Ken Cosentino

La Potencia by Mel Nieves

The Shadow of Dharma by Mark Perlick

The Song of the Sea by Ramin Ghayoori

The Way of the Heart by Aldona Grupas

Three Wishes for an Update by Pamela LePage & Garrett Lees  

 

 

     

Spring 2023 Competition Winners!

 

 FEATURE SCREENPLAY WINNER

 

The Comeback Player by Sharron Miller 

 

A football star at the height of his career goes down with a life changing injury. As he tries to get back on the field, he have to deal with family issues off the field.

 

 

SHORT SCREENPLAY WINNER

 

Unconditional by Joely Hurkman

Tag along with Laura and Marie as they enjoy the spring weather and the added thrills of roller-skating. Against her mom's warning to play safe, Laura attempts to conquer the local park's broken-down, rickety old bridge - only to end up landing flat on her back.

A parent's warning is usually ignored, but no matter how hard and often they fall down, Laura and Marie learn that a mother's love is unconditional and that she'll always be there to pick them up.

 

SERIES EPISODE WINNER

 

Kollegiate Kareers by Brenden Torres

 

 Levi and his best friend Derek embark on the adventures of college life and its ups and downs as they explore their new-found freedom with new friends, enemies, and professors alike.