Category: winning screenplays

Performed by Val Cole

An Iraq War veteran is haunted by a tragic mistake he made on the battlefield. When the CIA accidentally kills his family in an illegal domestic drone strike intended for terrorists, they cover it up, but he is suspicious and sets out to investigate. As his quest for the truth unfolds, he must weather increasing… Continue reading CRIME/MYSTERY Festival Best Scene: CONUNDRUM, by Mark Bourbeau

Dr. Frank vows to climb Machu Picchu after his son is killed in Afghanistan and he suffers a major myocardial infarction. A feel-good story. https://www.machopicchu.movie/ CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss Frank: Geoff Mays Larry: Shawn Devlin

Performed by Val Cole

A showcase of the best Crime/Mystery films from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS:Best Crime Film: SAUVETAGE Best Fantasy Film: MIRROR MIRRORBest Music Video: COPILOTBest Sci-Fi Film: EXIMOBest Performances: A PRINCESS’S PLEABest Micro-Shorts: MIDNIGHT STATIONBest Story: LAB RATSBest Direction: TO THE END Mirror Mirror, 10min., UKDirected by Joe MorganAn undercurrent of competitiveness, anxiety, consumerism… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: June 2025 CRIME/MYSTERY Film Festival

Performed by Val Cole

LOGLINE: In the 1940s, prisoners — including infamous mob boss Joe Blunda — were released to defend America from Nazi spy attacks. What happened to them remains a chilling mystery: none were ever seen alive again. CAST LIST: Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morris Steve: Shawn Devlin Hoover: Geoff Mays

A showcase of the best Crime/Mystery films from around the world today. AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS: Best Short Film: PIZZA HUNTBest Direction: THAT’S THE PLAN Best Story: EVIL INTENTIONS Best Performances: SILENT TOKEN EVIL INTENTIONS, 12min,. USADirected by Tiffany Laveka Lacy“After the untimely demise of both her mother and father, a young woman finds herself entangled… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: April 2025 CRIME/MYSTERY Festival

When a precocious mixed-race five-year-old wanders into a fire station with only a backpack and a cryptic note about her missing mother, she has no idea it will set off a chain of events that will reshape her life. The little girl, who refuses to give her name, is sent into foster care and given… Continue reading CRIME/MYSTERY Festival 1st Scene: PEARL FISHER, by Suzanne Birrell

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Awards:Best Crime Film: HwandoBest Thriller Film: That’s The PlanBest Direction: Breaking OutBest Story: Let Us Out See info for each film: HWANDO, 25min., South KoreaDirected by Will LeForestierAn assassin enhanced with a brain-to-computer interface an controlled by a dark organization, must turn against her creators… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: March 2025 CRIME/MYSTERY Festival