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04/05/2026

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07/04/2026

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From Scriptapalooza to Festival PremiereEarly-career screenwriters often enter competitions as a way to gauge where thei...
03/02/2026

From Scriptapalooza to Festival Premiere

Early-career screenwriters often enter competitions as a way to gauge where their work fits within the industry.

In 2010, screenwriter Vasilios Bouzas submitted his script The Curse to several U.S.-based competitions after researching the field and identifying Scriptapalooza as a long-running and well-established program. The submission was made on March 29, 2010.

The script did not advance to the quarterfinal round, but the experience proved memorable for Bouzas. After following up with the competition regarding his submission, Contest Director Mark Andrushko responded directly.

"That gesture meant the world to me," Bouzas says. "It showed me that Mark genuinely cares about every writer who enters his competition - even complete newcomers."

For Bouzas, the response stood out less as validation than as an example of how some competitions engage with writers at early stages. "That personal touch gave me faith and confidence to continue pursuing writing," he adds.

In subsequent years, Bouzas came to view Scriptapalooza as more than a contest submission point. "They didn’t just run a competition - they helped launch my career in the industry," he says. "In many ways, they’ve been like a big brother in this business, offering feedback, answering questions, and being present when guidance was needed."

Deathkeeper

Bouzas's most recent produced work is Deathkeeper, a supernatural thriller built around a stark moral exchange:

He can save a life by touch, but doing so causes him to age.
To reverse the process, he must take a life.
The film was directed by Tristan Barr and stars Charles Cottier as Luke, alongside George Pullar as Makagor.

Worldwide sales are being handled by SC Films International (Simon Crowe).

Deathkeeper will have its world premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival – FrightFest on March 7, 2026.

07/01/2026

PRODUCER REQUESTS from the screenplay competition

Ufland Productions
Chris Ufland of Ufland Productions has requested to read Duress by Gary Lippman and Rock Paper Scissors by Christine DeBoer.

Radmin Company
Will Fritz from The Radmin Company has requested to read Duress by Gary Lippman.

Twisted Pictures Ketura Kestin
Ketura Kestin of Twisted Pictures has requested to read Amish Zombies, Dracula: Genesis, Duress, Ella (Echoes in the Dark), Fallen II: Azazel’s Atonement, Halloween: Patient 31, I Just Am, Over My Dead Body, Pet Peeve, Rooms in a Bar, The Falling Chamber, Three Pretty Girls, Alaska Event and Violet Angel.

Foremost Films
Jeff Belkin of Foremost Films has requested to read Duress by Gary Lippman.

Mike Green Films
Mike Green of Mike Green Films has requested to read Duress by Gary Lippman.

Full Auto Films
Chad Ridgely of Full Auto Films has requested to read
Duress by Gary Lippman Bastard Nation by Eric Conger
and Rock, Paper, Scissors by Christine DeBoer.

Pangea
John Schulte of Pangea requested to read Rock, Paper, Scissors by Christine DeBoer.

Netflix
Ellen Willis Brenner from Netflix has requested to read Duress by Gary Lippman and Blue Ridge Falls by Samantha Schechter.

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13/10/2025

2025 Scriptapalooza FELLOWSHIP Recipient winner Samantha Schechter

25/09/2025

2025 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition 1st Place Winner - Gary Lippman

24/09/2025

2025 Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition 2nd Place Winner - Christine DeBoer, she wrote Rock, Paper Scissors

29/08/2025

Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition has announced their TOP 30.

Alaska Event by Michael Klodawski
Back Door to Heaven by Ronald Ecker
Bastard Nation by Eric Conger
Behind The Hedges by Helene Forst
Clay Mountain by Jeffrey R. Kazanjian
Club Rorschach by Eleanor Horner
Cry of the Geckos by Emir Atac & Jaylon Kurt
Death by Architecture by Anthony P**n
Doom & Gloom by Matthew Katz-Overstreet
Dracula: Genesis by Jack Polo
Duress by Gary Lippman
Ella (Echoes in the Dark) by Cheryl DeMarco & Rebecca Schuster
EpicCenter by Luke Swanson
Freedom Isle by Lin Anderson
Goodbye Boopie by Sachin Mehta
Halloween: Patient 31 by Tom Cunningham
I Just Am by Raymond McDonald
Indigo Monday by Nicole Palo
Kate’s War by Gary Wayne Ress
Let’s Talk Tacheles by Matthew Danciger
Lobster Bisque by Asya Khmelova
Measuring the Mountain by Adrian Stadtmiller
On The Run by David Simons
Over the Moon and Under the Sun by Gregory Breuer
Pet Peeve by Kendall Mezza
Rock, Paper, Scissors by Christine DeBoer
Smash and Grab by Charles Huttinger
Study in Crimson by Tim Labor
The Last Trucker by Timothy Doyle
The Razor’s Edge by Brett Ermilio

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