Category: winning screenplays

Pip: Screenplays, suspects, and the eternal question of who did it — and more importantly, who wrote it best. Mara: This episode comes from crimemysteryfestival, and we're looking at the Summer 2026 season results — winners, honorable mentions, and what it means to place in a competitive field of crime and mystery scripts. Pip: Let's… Continue reading Podcast Episode: SUMMER 2026 CRIME/MYSTERY Festival Screenplay Winners & Honorable Mentions

The CRIME/MYSTERY Festival had a surplus of submissions fo the first half of the season. Enclosed is the list of WINNERS, who had a best scene of their screenplay performed by professional actors and made into a video. Plus, the honorable mentions, who although they didn’t formally win at the festival, are a group of… Continue reading SUMMER 2026 CRIME/MYSTERY Festival Screenplay Winners & Honorable Mentions

Performed by Val Cole A MYSTERY short story reading.

Performed by Val Cole A DEATH short story reading.

Performed by Val Cole A DEATH short story reading.

In the endless war against ruthless drug cartels, justice rarely survives the border. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Rodriguez: Shawn Devlin Jenkins: Sean Ballantyne

performed by Val Cole

A showcase of the best films in the world today. AUDIENCE AWARDS (From the FEEDBACK Film Festival): Best Short Film: HEADLIGHTS Best Direction: THE HOAX ANGOISSE, 4min., USADirected by Araeia RobinsonPlagued by relentless anxiety, a woman is caught between the weight of the past and the grip of the unknown—until the voices of her ancestors… Continue reading WINNERS: June 2026 Action/Crime/Mystery Festival

Performed by Val Cole

When a string of murders targeting police officers’ daughters is solved, a veteran lieutenant and his detective daughter, alongside a brilliant, enigmatic investigator, uncover the killings were only part of a long-buried conspiracy, forcing them to confront a threat embedded within their own department. CAST LIST: Narrator: Sean Ballatyne Wernette: Hannah Ehman Susan: Elizabeth Rose… Continue reading CRIME/MYSTERY Festival 1st Scene: THE HOLMES ENIGMA, by Russell C. Babcock