2022 ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition Winners

We're excited to announce the Winners of the 2022 ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition! These exceptional scripts were selected from almost 1,500 submissions. Congratulations!

Overall Winner

FOREVER YOUNG by Antoine Perry

Inspired by Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray", Forever Young follows the journey of a Black, gay artist, as he discovers the immortal power of his own work, and fights to keep from becoming a pawn in a centuries-old battle between the greatest artists and muses that the world has ever known.

Feature Winner

DISTRESS by Calvin Starnes

After their interstellar ship is critically damaged, eight survivors struggle to reach the remaining three single-person escape pods before their ship explodes.

TV Winner

SHELLS by Derrick Metellus

To celebrate the anniversary of his sobriety, a cynical weirdo and his hippie girlfriend visit a New Age retreat, only to discover that the retreat – like their relationship – conceals an otherworldly secret.

We're also excited to announce that FOREVER YOUNG by Antoine Perry is the winner of the The ScreenCraft First Look Bootcamp with Manager Cameron Cubbison of Zero Gravity!

We'd like to thank again our esteemed jury that included: Ryan Stayton (Director of Development at Hivemind), Casey Durant (Creative Executive at Automatik), Emily Feher (Creative Executive at 21 Laps), and showrunner/screenwriter Naren Shankar (THE EXPANSE).

Congratulations to these winning writers and finalists, and thank you to our judges and to everyone who submitted projects; we read a number of remarkable projects. View the quarterfinalists, semifinalists and finalists by clicking the corresponding link.

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