2025 ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition Winners

Listed below are the Winners of the 2025 ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition. These exceptional screenplays were selected from almost 2,500 submissions. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all for submitting!

Grand Prize Winner

Black Death by Cam Smith

A Black war hero turned barber endeavors to build a normal life in 1923 Harlem, but his plans are imperiled by Jim Crow and the Irish Mob. (Inspired by true events)

1/2 Hour Pilot Winner

Zoey Starr's Number One Fan by Sarah Farnam

When superfan Lauren notices strange behavior on her favorite 2000s-era pop star’s social media pages, she’s convinced that the now-washed up celeb Zoey Starr is in trouble. Her fears are confirmed when Zoey is found dead…(or is she?) Lauren will uncover clues and decode messages in hopes of finding Zoey alive, all while trying to prove to the world this isn’t just another crazy celebrity conspiracy theory.

1 Hour Pilot Winner

How Are You Feeling Today? by Anna Vecillio

In a near future plagued by climate disasters, a cynical, retired doctor manages to secure a job at a local hospital to avoid evacuation and search for her missing wife. But with little help and even fewer supplies, she finds herself forced to work with an ill-mannered, and sometimes violent, medical droid to save lives and keep her new community afloat.

Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision Add On Winner

Bait by Christopher Holt

Megan Mooney leads a team of devoted online sleuths in their quest to find a woman who mysteriously vanished from a WeWork style office. In doing so, she faces mortal danger and demons from her past.

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