2024 ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Competition Winners

Listed below are the Winners of the 2024 ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Competition. These exceptional screenplays were selected from almost 800 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have made it this far and thanks to all for submitting!

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Here are the Winners:

Grand Prize Winner

The Sacred Bone Princess by Cindy Lee

In an era dominated by men, a Korean princess battles through plagues and war to reach the Roman Empire, find a cure for her people, and prove her worth as their first female king.

Feature Winner

John Wayne Must Die! by Blair Cosby

When Stalin sends KGB assassins to murder John Wayne, a black FBI rookie must get the star safely from New York to L.A., despite the discontented Duke's best efforts to become a real life action hero.

TV Pilot Winner

Live From New York by Hilary Gish, Carolyn Getches

When Lorne Michaels left SNL in 1980, only one person was audacious enough to replace him: Jean Doumanian. LIVE FROM NEW YORK will finally tell the true story of the woman who revolutionized late night forever.

Jenny Wood Mentorship Prize Winner

End of the Line by Nickolas Gilbert

At the height of the great depression, Henry Ford empowers his explosive fixer to use any means necessary to keep the newly formed United Auto Workers union out of his massive River Rouge factory – the largest and most powerful industrial complex the world had ever seen.

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