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14th Annual Zed Fest Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2023
Congrats! to The Screenplay Competiton 2023 Winners
Zed Fest Feature Screenplay Competition 2023 Winners
Screenplay Name
Writer
1st Place
Brainville
Mark Wasserman
2nd Place
@Maggie's Not Afraid
Tash Ann
3rd Place
Flashback Jack
William Pettersen
4th Place
Space Investors
Mark Levitt
5th Place
Mel's Hole
Denis Curto
Honorable Mention
Solitude
Jeremy Brown
The Underground
Steven Aguilera
Black Cat Meow
Kyle Kolding
Zed Fest Film Festival Short Screenplay Competition 2023 Winners
Screenplay Name
Writer
1st Place
Slasher Sessions
Thomas Fowler
2nd Place
Bestie Beastie
Melissa Balint
3rd Place
Gasp
Steph France
4th Place
Death Valley
Jared Masten
5th Place
Lovers in Purgatory
Nate Lerma
Honorable Mention
Multiverse Monkeyshines
Gregory Georgiou
Feature Screenplay Competition 2023 Semi-Finalists
Screenplay Name
Writer
@Maggie's Not Afraid
Tash Ann
A Chinese Vampire Story
Mark Steensland
Alterated
Karinthal McCray
Angels Desired
Lukas Scheja
Beware! The Devil's Wrath
Craig Meinhart
Black Cat Meow
Kyle Kolding
Bounce
Chris Manydeeds
Brainville
Mark Wasserman
Columbus-Day
Michael Aliotti
Cracked
Nikhail Asnani
Crossing Xavier
Bear Kosik
Death Tattoo
John milu Truesdale
Devotion
Leon McConnell
Diary Of A Countess
Stuart Creque
Don't Come Looking
Maria Campbell
ERGOSPHERE
Martin McLoughlin
Flashback Jack
William Pettersen
Go Ayeesha
Timothy Wilde,Finch O'Donnell
Goodbye, To Your Reality!
David Fein
Her Voodoo Tattoo
Justin Ball
Home of the Dead
Rod Tipton
Infinity Canvas
Jay Hodgkins
Interruption
Mario Ponce
LA PARCA
Miguel del Campo
Love and Other Bloody Messes
Brian McGrath
Marah From Eilat
Leiter Daniellson
Mel's Hole
Denis Curto
Midnight Concert
Charlotte Briones
NO HOME IS SPACE
Max V. Sane
Piper of Cragencarn
Alan Howcroft
PSYCHO KILLERS
Johnny Galvan
RESERVOIR
EK Gaylord
Revival
Abby Selden
SACRED SUN
Michael Gould
Slasher U
Nik Patrick
Solarcadia
James Alva
Solitude
Jeremy Brown
Space Investors
Mark Levitt
Squeal
Cameron Ryan Soedi
The Blanket
Sam Gasch
The Day the Rain Dried
Kyle Hosea
The Death Option
David Wright
The Gift
Miyuru Rambukwella
The Hollow Earth
Kenneth James
The Pickleball Killer
James Carroll
The Repair Man
Brian McGrath
The Seduction of Ruby Jewel
Donna Loehrer
The Strongman
Todd Ryan Jones
The Underground
Steven Aguilera
The Uninvited
Matthew Domingos
The Way Back (Back To The Light) Unison
Andres Zorrilla
Kismet: The Twin Samaritan
Francesco Capussela
Utkeena
John Shea
Virulence
Christopher Pennington
VODUN
Michael Sedge
Short Screenplay Competition 2023 Semi-Finalists
Screenplay Name
Writer
3 Ways To Say I Love You In Danish
Amelya Goldy
Bestie Beastie
Melissa Balint
Breaking News
Trace William Cowen
Cretin
Lance Bradley
Dead Laughter
Jason Willford
Death Valley
Jared Masten
Gasp
Steph France
I Wouldn't Touch That
Meik V. Fischer
Lovers in Purgatory
Nate Lerma
Multiverse Monkeyshines
Gregory Georgiou
OrangePulse
William Clark,Grace Clark
Piggy
Don Willis
Potential Terrors And Self Development
Clara Dubau
Session
Meik V. Fischer
Slasher Sessions
Thomas Fowler
The Avon Lady
Guillermo Ortiz
The Cuckooo
Donovan Swart
Zits
David Bornstein
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14th Annual Zed Fest Film Festival 2023 Award Winners
Feature Film
Alien Planet
Outstanding Acting Performance
Hunter C. Smith
Outstanding Acting Performance
Alexandra Bokova
Outstanding Acting Performance
Rob Batie
Outstanding Acting Performance
Naiia Lajoie
Outstanding Director
Alan Maxson
Body Count
Outstanding Acting Performance
Jennifer Nangle
Outstanding Acting Performance
Trista Robinson
Outstanding Acting Performance
Tracy Burr
Outstanding Producing
Jennifer Nangle,
Charles Chudabala
Featurette Film
Get Away
Outstanding Acting Performance
Lisa Starrett
Outstanding Acting Performance
Steph Martinez
Outstanding Acting Performance
Ericka Lane Enggren
Outstanding Directing
Michael Gabriele
Onslaught of The Dead
Outstanding Experimental Film
Outstanding Acting Ensemble
Outstanding Directing
Ten-Headed Skeleton
Outstanding Music Soundtrack
Ten-Headed Skeleton
Sunset Drive
Outstanding Acting Performance
Joseph Lopez
Outstanding Acting Performance
Kristen Samuelson
Outstanding Acting Performance
Brittany Mariscek
Outstanding Acting Performance
Harry Goodwins
Outstanding Producing
Michael T. DeLano,Loan Thach
Short Film Film
Beneath The Surface
Outstanding Screen Story
Paul Laier
Bloody, Bloody Coda
Outstanding Acting Performance
Jenya Lano
Outstanding Screen Story
Matthew S. Robinson
Outstanding Producing
Matthew S. Robinson
Eyecatcher
Outstanding Acting Performance
Joy Park
Outstanding Acting Performance
Joseph Steven Yang
Outstanding Screen Story
Jun Shimizu
If Birds Fly
Outstanding Animated Short Film
No Such Thing
Outstanding Acting Performance
Zach Hoffmire
Outstanding Acting Performance
Nicos Wiard
Outstanding Screen Story
Nicos Wiard
PROST!
Outstanding Acting Performance
Charles Chudabala
Outstanding Acting Performance
Jenn Nangle
Outstanding Screen Story
Richard Aguirre
Outstanding Directing
Charles Chudabala
The Dark Odyssey 2
Outstanding Animated Short Film
The Friend Factory
Outstanding Acting Performance
Sarah Coombes
Outstanding Acting Performance
Samantha O'Grady
Outstanding Screen Story
Steven Lancefield
The Night Jane Went Insane
Outstanding Acting Performance
Brinke Stevens
Outstanding Voice Acting Performance
Linnea Quigley
Outstanding Voice Acting Performance
Michelle Bauer
Outstanding Set Design
Anjali Nath
Outstanding Screen Story
Zach Lorkiewicz
Weirdos
Outstanding Animated Short Film
Outstanding Screen Story
Paul Hollingsworth
Super Short Film
1986 Punk Show
Outstanding Screen Story
Angela Matemotja
Cart Return
Outstanding Acting Performance
Whitney Adkins
Outstanding Screen Story
Matt Webb
Kevin From Another World
Outstanding Experimental Film
Diana Lee Woody
Music video/Film Trailer
Invaders from Mars 4k Trailer
Outstanding Film Trailer
Ignite Films
Maldoror Film Trailer
Outstanding Film Trailer
LP Behbahani
14th Annual Zed Fest Film Festival 2023 Official Selections
Feature Film
Producer
Director
Alien Planet
Alan Maxson,Kailey
Alan Maxson
Portsmouth,Jessica Blue
Body Count
Jennifer Nangle,Charles Chudabala
Jennifer Nangle, Hunter Johnson
Richard Trejo,Alex T. Hwang
Dark Girls
Victor Paniagua,Jose Manuel Arjona
Allan J. Arcal,Toni O. Prats
Allan J. Arcal
Bel Armenteros,Carlos Marban
Invaders from Mars (1953)
William Cameron Menzies
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Featurette Film
Get Away
Danny Rhodes,Mike McNamara
Michael Gabriele
Onslaught of The Dead
Ten-Headed Skeleton
Ten-Headed Skeleton
Sunset Drive
Michael Thomas DeLano, Loan Thach
Michael Thomas DeLano
Short Film
Beneath The Surface
Paul Laier,Jesse Laier
Paul Laier
Bloody, Bloody Coda
Robby DeVillez,Matthew S. Robinson,
Matthew S. Robinson
Elizabeth Furrey, Matthew Martin
Cyanne McClairian
Eyecatcher
Becca Park,Natsu Furuichi
Jun Shimizu
Homecoming
Jake Michels,Matt Moynihan
Garrett Johnson, Ben Nicholson
Becca Scott
Paranoid LA
If Birds Fly
Viktoria Winge,Sam Koji Hale
Jack Westly Pullman
Heather Henson
In the Skies
Paula Lee,Chris Lee
Chris Lee
No Such Thing
Delaney Hoffman,Zach Hoffmire
Nicos Wiard
PROST!
Charles Chudabala
Charles Chudabala
The Dark Odyssey 2
Michael Lavine
Michael Lavine
The Friend Factory
Steven Lancefield
Steven Lancefield
The Happiest Ending Given
Lexx Fusco,Drew Emery
Lexx Fusco
The Current Circumstances
The Night Editors
R.J. Haynes,Andreas Ignatiou
Christopher Powers
Chris Powers
The Night Jane Went Insane
Zach Lorkiewicz, Brendan Petrizzo
Zach Lorkiewicz
Weirdos
Paul Hollingsworth
Paul Hollingsworth
Who Could That Be?
Will DaRosa
Will DaRosa
Super Short Film
1986 Punk Show
Haley Nicole Johnson,angela matemotja
angela matemotja
Cart Return
Matt Webb,Taryn Grace
Matt Webb
Kevin From Another World
Diana Lee Woody,Trey Nichols
Diana Lee Woody
Sleep
Martin Michael
Martin Michael
Anna Garoucheva Gonzalez
Music video/Film Trailer
Invaders from Mars 4k Trailer
Dan de Winter
Jan Willem Bosman Jansen
CHROME RHINO
Paranoid LA, Ben Nicholson
Paranoid LA, Ben Nicholson
'The Butterfly" Music Video
Maldoror Film Trailer
LP Behbahani
LP Behbahani
Yelpy: Gravity
Jonathan Martin,Ieva Georges,Yelpy
Jonathan Martin
Lyvia's House Official Trailer
Niko Volonakis
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