// Film Fest Award Winners
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our past festival award winners!

Looking Glass Killer
A psychopathic killer is on the loose. Detectives Lucia and Mike fi nd themselves in a bind. They must decipher the criminal's outpouring of riddles, puzzles, paradoxes, and words fused with words. It reminds them of a Lewis Carroll novel. In fact, Alice's looking glass often comes to mind. It is as if the psychopath existed in an illogical, irrational and inconsistent world of his own making. This killer is obviously brilliant. He knows forensics and the media inside out. Who is he? How can Lucia and Mike come to terms with his idiosyncrasies and bring him to justice?

Film Festival: Roma Short Film Festival
Award Date: 3/2/2022
Status: Honorable Mention
Genre: Best Thriller
Our Condo on Wheels: Story of a Couple Rving
RVing is quite a lifestyle in so many ways. You have to truly love the person you are traveling with. There are a lot of ends and outs to learning, but so much fun.

Film Festival: Mykonos International
Film Festival
Award Date: 4/26/2022
Status: Nominee
Genre: Best Screenplay


Stumperland
Stumperland is a story about a great sequoia tree named Woodward Stumpingham. He lives in this magical forest that is like a Shangri-la, which he created for all the sick and dying animals and nature to come back to life. He's old but very wise and knows if he doesn't teach the kids the secret of the universe, the earth will perish. Woodward does this with the help of six heroes, which he calls his positive force team. The positive force team is like Woodward's police force, which he sends out into the real world to mow over the Negators, the bad people of the town who just don't care about saving the earth.

Film Festival: Independent Awards
Award Date: 12/17/2021
Status: Honorable Mention
Genre: Best Feature Screenwriting
The Bible Truth About the Devil: A Christian's Guide to Understanding the Workings of Satan
In many religions there is an entity that sits as the antithesis of God whose role is often to oppose God and God’s people. In Islam that entity is Iblis. In Judaism and Christianity that entity is the devil or Satan. The Bible goes into much detail about the many ways and the lengths that the devil has perpetrated to oppose God and human beings living in this world.

Film Festival: “Eurasia Fest” International Film Festival
Award Date: 2/10/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Feature Screenplay


Sciziods Paradise
Teddy tried to rejoin the Navy when he was older they would not accept him. He spent most of his adult life being a Dad. Four of his children have honorably served their country.

Film Festival: BLASTOFF
Award Date: 3/31/2022
Status: Quarter-Finalist
Genre: Screenplay 40 to 64 pages (includes coverage).
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F*ck the System, Make Love: (R)evolution of Consciousness
The things that are happening on planet Earth these days are more than unbearable. Everyone is aware of it, but no one knows what to do about it. This change needs to be individual. It is up to each of us, and it is our responsibility to make this world a better place. Because it is far from being OK, and there is no evidence more convincing than today's human. But he is free to choose whether he will continue his development on the conscious level or not. Life is a game, but it is hard to play with people who don’t know the rules.

Film Festival: WRPN Women’s International Film Festival
Award Date: 12/19/2021
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Screenplay


Stumperland
Stumperland is a story about a great sequoia tree named Woodward Stumpingham. He lives in this magical forest that is like a Shangri-la, which he created for all the sick and dying animals and nature to come back to life. He's old but very wise and knows if he doesn't teach the kids the secret of the universe, the earth will perish. Woodward does this with the help of six heroes, which he calls his positive force team. The positive force team is like Woodward's police force, which he sends out into the real world to mow over the Negators, the bad people of the town who just don't care about saving the earth.

Film Festival: Golden Eagle Indie Film Festival
Award Date: 12/12/2021
Status: Award Winner
Genre: BEST FEATURE SCRIPT / SCREENPLAY
The Bible Truth About the Devil: A Christian's Guide to Understanding the Workings of Satan
In many religions there is an entity that sits as the antithesis of God whose role is often to oppose God and God’s people. In Islam that entity is Iblis. In Judaism and Christianity that entity is the devil or Satan. The Bible goes into much detail about the many ways and the lengths that the devil has perpetrated to oppose God and human beings living in this world.

Film Festival: Emerald Peacock
Award Date: 1/2/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Best Feature Script


Stumperland
Stumperland is a story about a great sequoia tree named Woodward Stumpingham. He lives in this magical forest that is like a Shangri-la, which he created for all the sick and dying animals and nature to come back to life. He's old but very wise and knows if he doesn't teach the kids the secret of the universe, the earth will perish. Woodward does this with the help of six heroes, which he calls his positive force team. The positive force team is like Woodward's police force, which he sends out into the real world to mow over the Negators, the bad people of the town who just don't care about saving the earth.

Film Festival: Bridge Fest
Award Date: 12/27/2021
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Screenplay
The Way to Survival
The world today is in need of dire reflection. Amongst the many problems that plague our planet, is the inability to effectively handle our own species. For centuries we have been gaining further independence from nature, and it seemed like we were making progress. But now, with increasing exploitation of limited resources, burgeoning human population, and ever-increasing polluting of our environment, our species is in danger (or endangered?) of becoming out of our ability to control.

Film Festival: Cult Critic Movie Awards
Award Date: 5/20/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Short Films


Finding Himself: From New Mexico to the Sierra Madre and Back-Volume I: The Matthew-Matt Trilogy
Matthew was raised by a profoundly religious Mexican mother and Anglo father. When in his twenties, he believes he has been called by God to embark on a mission to spread the gospel among the indigenous Tarahumaras in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. He leaves behind his family and sweetheart, Dotty, to walk "like Jesus walked." He also hitchhikes through the remote southern New Mexico desert and the rugged Sierra Madre into the Copper Canyon area.

Film Festival: World Film Carnival – Singapore
Award Date: 2/24/2022
Status: Quarter-Finalist
Genre: Feature Script
Blessings For Life: Words Of Hope And Healing
What may seem like a few simple words can bring hope and healing to very dry ground in yourself and others. That is what blessing the spirit is all about. As you bless your spirit and the spirit of others, you are nourishing what God has already planted deep inside. This books contains a short teaching on the biblical foundation for blessing your spirit, soul, and body and 50 blessings of hope and healing for all of life. Some of the titles are Identity, Belonging, Worth, Peace, Forgiveness, Ministry of Jesus, Physical Healing, Hope In Disappointment, Healing From Trauma, Forgiveness, Direction, Wedding, Marriage, Wife, Husband, Daughter, Son, Mom-and-Dad-To-Be, Baby, Adoption, Birthday, Friend

Film Festival: Diamond Eye
Award Date: 5/20/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Best Feature Screenplay


Looking Glass Killer
A psychopathic killer is on the loose. Detectives Lucia and Mike fi nd themselves in a bind. They must decipher the criminal's outpouring of riddles, puzzles, paradoxes, and words fused with words. It reminds them of a Lewis Carroll novel. In fact, Alice's looking glass often comes to mind. It is as if the psychopath existed in an illogical, irrational and inconsistent world of his own making. This killer is obviously brilliant. He knows forensics and the media inside out. Who is he? How can Lucia and Mike come to terms with his idiosyncrasies and bring him to justice?

Film Festival: Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
Award Date: 3/1/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Best Original Screenplay
Shackled Yet Free
When Jake was four years old, his life turned upside-down. One morning he woke up to his mother saying, "Your daddy does not live here anymore." At the time, she was pregnant, and they needed money. Suddenly Jake was the man of the house, and he never saw his real dad again. His mother remarried, but it wasn't the same. The damage had been done, and Jake's path to destruction began.

Film Festival: Crown Wood International Film Festival
Award Date: 10/24/2021
Status: Award Winner
Genre: FEATURE SCRIPT/SCREENPLAY


Callie Polly-Oli Cow
This book is the first of a series for this author. These books referred to as ALPHABET SOUP ANIMAL SERIES are a compilation of tongue-twister stories about animals. The stories over dramatize the use of words that begin with one particular alphabet letter. Callie-Polly-Oli Cow is an example. The letter ‘C’ is dominant. The result is a unique tale about a cow. Look for more stories to follow! Then, add books to your collection. The final result will be your child’s first set of encyclopedias with bright, dynamic and colorful pictures. Your child will be introduced to an advanced vocabulary; and as a toddler or elementary student; have great fun reading as a result of the tongue twisters!

Film Festival: Golden Nugget International Film Festival
Award Date: 3/20/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: G. Best Feature Screenplay / TV Script + Script Consultant Feedback
Lord Santa's Review
Ash is a Light Warrior who reports to Santa's grotto after a three-year absence to undertake her review. Expecting to be in disgrace, instead she finds herself totally unprepared for the reception. Her review brings surprises and Ash learns about her own levels of power and connection higher than she had ever understood. Perhaps she is much, much more than the maverick she is considered to be? She must learn to stand with her powers. When Santa enters the Collective Stream of Consciousness and delivers his gifts, he learns that it is indeed time for people to move to the next level. Ash's new team is barely assembled before a breach in the Earth's energy grid makes it necessary for them to act immediately. Will Ash prove to be all that the Light Warrior Order believes her to be? And if she is, where will it take her?

Film Festival: Hollywood Blood Horror Festival
Award Date: 1/1/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Best Original Screenplay


Stumperland
Stumperland is a story about a great sequoia tree named Woodward Stumpingham. He lives in this magical forest that is like a Shangri-la, which he created for all the sick and dying animals and nature to come back to life. He's old but very wise and knows if he doesn't teach the kids the secret of the universe, the earth will perish. Woodward does this with the help of six heroes, which he calls his positive force team. The positive force team is like Woodward's police force, which he sends out into the real world to mow over the Negators, the bad people of the town who just don't care about saving the earth.

Film Festival: Birsamunda International Film Awards
Award Date: 12/13/2021
Status: Award Winner
Genre: BEST FEATURE SCRIPT / SCREENPLAY
Centralen
The reader is brought on a timeless journey together with a girl without a name - through the barren landscape of Siberia on a train, destination unknown. Exposed to situations that urge her to gradually come out of her existence as an automaton, the girl is forced to make some critical decisions even if they appear frightening and at times alien. An enigmatic fiddler at the train station, a criminal Icelandic entrepreneur and a young Philosopher in the woods together with what turns out to be a rather mysterious meeting on the Siberian tundra, are only meetings along the girls way to exploring herself. A series of events leads her back to the Central station where she once began her journey. As she returns she is ready to reunite with her deepest fears.

Film Festival: New York International Film Awards™ – NYIFA
Award Date: 4/6/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Best Fantasy Script


Escape from Endeavor: Book 1 of the Children of the Rift
Escape from Endeavor is a classic science fiction story set on a distant planet similar to Earth. A world where science has met magic and lost, where evil has triumphed over good and the few remaining human inhabitants struggle to hold onto what little humanity they have left. Escape from Endeavor is book one of the Children of the Rift series. Escape from Endeavor, follows the adventures of Daemon and his sister Angelica as they struggle to escape the quarantined military research planet Endeavor. The pair will have to use every skill and ability they have to survive as they encounter extra dimensional creatures while trying to out run the barbaric natives. If they are going to succeed they will be forced to trust the untrustable and befriend a border line sociopath as they learn the darkest secrets of their past and the origin of their special abilities. Angelica will be pushed to her limits as she uses her healing and empathic abilities to keep their little group alive and moving. While Daemon must gain control of his berserk rage that threatens to destroy everything he cares about.

Film Festival: Thinking Hat Fiction Challenge
Award Date: 12/27/2021
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Screenplay
The Dilemma: Blending Ethnicities, Elusive Identities
The Dilemma is the final volume in the Matthew-Matt Trilogy, following Finding Himself and Looking Glass Killer. In Dilemma, Matt becomes a creative, enterprising retail produce manager at one of the largest supermarkets in the country. He receives accolades regarding his innovative retailing technique. Yet, his multiethnic identity continues to plague him. He is bicultural, caught between his mother’s Mexican identity and his father’s Anglo background. Following a series of troubling confrontations, traumatic events including a sequestering and the death of his wife, María, he finally discovers he enjoys the wherewithal to resolve his dilemma, while thinking to himself, “Life. A meandering, rippling, fluctuating, emerging presence. It is not a matter of finding yourself in it but of re-creating yourself as you flow along within it.”This story reveals multiethnic identity problems and conflicts prevalent in present cultures and profound issues involving personal multiethnic identity; as well as the remarkable role human creativity plays in leading to a resolution of these conflicts. At the same time, Dilemma is peppered with intrigue, adventure, conflict, action and meditations on the creative process.

Film Festival: Naples Film Awards Awards™ – NYIFA
Award Date: 3/15/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Feature Script


Escape from Endeavor: Book 1 of the Children of the Rift
Escape from Endeavor is a classic science fiction story set on a distant planet similar to Earth. A world where science has met magic and lost, where evil has triumphed over good and the few remaining human inhabitants struggle to hold onto what little humanity they have left. Escape from Endeavor is book one of the Children of the Rift series. Escape from Endeavor, follows the adventures of Daemon and his sister Angelica as they struggle to escape the quarantined military research planet Endeavor. The pair will have to use every skill and ability they have to survive as they encounter extra dimensional creatures while trying to out run the barbaric natives. If they are going to succeed they will be forced to trust the untrustable and befriend a border line sociopath as they learn the darkest secrets of their past and the origin of their special abilities. Angelica will be pushed to her limits as she uses her healing and empathic abilities to keep their little group alive and moving. While Daemon must gain control of his berserk rage that threatens to destroy everything he cares about.

Film Festival: Calcutta International Cult Film Festival
Award Date: 12/30/2021
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Feature Script
The Way to Survival
The world today is in need of dire reflection. Amongst the many problems that plague our planet, is the inability to effectively handle our own species. For centuries we have been gaining further independence from nature, and it seemed like we were making progress. But now, with increasing exploitation of limited resources, burgeoning human population, and ever-increasing polluting of our environment, our species is in danger (or endangered?) of becoming out of our ability to control.

Film Festival: IndieX Film Fest
Award Date: 5/8/2022
Status: Semi-Finalist
Genre: Best Trailer/Teaser

The Unbelievable Scars
Howard and Dawn Syston are thrilled when they learn they are expecting twins. But after the doctor runs tests, the Systons discover that the twins are conjoined. After she gives birth, surgery is performed to separate the boy and girl. A short time later, the parents decide they cannot handle two babies and give up the girl for adoption. For years, they tell Adrian that his sister died during birth.

Film Festival: Los Angeles Film Awards
Award Date: 2/26/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Fantasy Screenplay


Finding Himself: From New Mexico to the Sierra Madre and Back-Volume I: The Matthew-Matt Trilogy
Matthew was raised by a profoundly religious Mexican mother and Anglo father. When in his twenties, he believes he has been called by God to embark on a mission to spread the gospel among the indigenous Tarahumaras in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. He leaves behind his family and sweetheart, Dotty, to walk "like Jesus walked." He also hitchhikes through the remote southern New Mexico desert and the rugged Sierra Madre into the Copper Canyon area.

Film Festival: Emerald Peacock
Award Date: 2/28/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Best Religious Work
The Bible Truth About the Devil: A Christian's Guide to Understanding the Workings of Satan
In many religions there is an entity that sits as the antithesis of God whose role is often to oppose God and God’s people. In Islam that entity is Iblis. In Judaism and Christianity that entity is the devil or Satan. The Bible goes into much detail about the many ways and the lengths that the devil has perpetrated to oppose God and human beings living in this world.

Film Festival: World Film Carnival – Singapore
Award Date: 12/22/2021
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Feature Script


Escape from Endeavor: Book 1 of the Children of the Rift
Escape from Endeavor is a classic science fiction story set on a distant planet similar to Earth. A world where science has met magic and lost, where evil has triumphed over good and the few remaining human inhabitants struggle to hold onto what little humanity they have left. Escape from Endeavor is book one of the Children of the Rift series. Escape from Endeavor, follows the adventures of Daemon and his sister Angelica as they struggle to escape the quarantined military research planet Endeavor. The pair will have to use every skill and ability they have to survive as they encounter extra dimensional creatures while trying to out run the barbaric natives. If they are going to succeed they will be forced to trust the untrustable and befriend a border line sociopath as they learn the darkest secrets of their past and the origin of their special abilities. Angelica will be pushed to her limits as she uses her healing and empathic abilities to keep their little group alive and moving. While Daemon must gain control of his berserk rage that threatens to destroy everything he cares about.

Film Festival: London Independent Story Prize
Award Date: 12/30/2021
Status: Finalist
Genre: FEATURE SCREENPLAY
F*ck the System, Make Love: (R)evolution of Consciousness
The things that are happening on planet Earth these days are more than unbearable. Everyone is aware of it, but no one knows what to do about it. This change needs to be individual. It is up to each of us, and it is our responsibility to make this world a better place. Because it is far from being OK, and there is no evidence more convincing than today's human. But he is free to choose whether he will continue his development on the conscious level or not. Life is a game, but it is hard to play with people who don’t know the rules.

Film Festival: Roma Short Film Festival
Award Date: 11/2/2021
Status: Finalist
Genre: Best Script


Finding Himself: From New Mexico to the Sierra Madre and Back-Volume I: The Matthew-Matt Trilogy
Matthew was raised by a profoundly religious Mexican mother and Anglo father. When in his twenties, he believes he has been called by God to embark on a mission to spread the gospel among the indigenous Tarahumaras in northern Chihuahua, Mexico. He leaves behind his family and sweetheart, Dotty, to walk "like Jesus walked." He also hitchhikes through the remote southern New Mexico desert and the rugged Sierra Madre into the Copper Canyon area.

Film Festival: Thinking Hat Fiction Challenge
Award Date: 4/26/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Screenplay
On a Stormy Day
Invite Christ into your life as navigator and captain of your life, and the Lord will calm the storm. Winston Churchill, a former prime minister of the United Kingdom, gave a famous speech to his people when they were afraid and panicking in the middle of World War II: "Do not give up, and take courage! Do not give up! Do not give up! Take courage!"

Film Festival: Bright International Film Festival
Award Date: 5/9/2022
Status: Finalist
Genre: Best Feature Script or Screenplay (Main Category)


Escape from Endeavor: Book 1 of the Children of the Rift
Escape from Endeavor is a classic science fiction story set on a distant planet similar to Earth. A world where science has met magic and lost, where evil has triumphed over good and the few remaining human inhabitants struggle to hold onto what little humanity they have left. Escape from Endeavor is book one of the Children of the Rift series. Escape from Endeavor, follows the adventures of Daemon and his sister Angelica as they struggle to escape the quarantined military research planet Endeavor. The pair will have to use every skill and ability they have to survive as they encounter extra dimensional creatures while trying to out run the barbaric natives. If they are going to succeed they will be forced to trust the untrustable and befriend a border line sociopath as they learn the darkest secrets of their past and the origin of their special abilities. Angelica will be pushed to her limits as she uses her healing and empathic abilities to keep their little group alive and moving. While Daemon must gain control of his berserk rage that threatens to destroy everything he cares about.

Film Festival: Feel The Reel International Film Festival
Award Date: 12/31/2021
Status: Finalist
Genre: Screenplay (ANY GENRE)
The War of the Worlds
Great reads for all ages! The world’s greatest classic stories come to life in these expert retellings. Baker Street Readers give an enchanting taste of the original tales, quoting best-known lines and most memorable moments, all supported with wonderfully witty and sometimes scary illustrations.

Film Festival: Beyond the Curve International Film Festival
Award Date: 2/28/2022
Status: Nominee
Genre: Best Feature Script or Screenplay (Main Category)


Journeys in Trumplandia: New America’s Populism
The book is a collection of essays about the transformation of America, which has turned from a united nation to one more divided than ever. Some pundits predict that, if things don’t change, another civil war could occur. Have we reached a point of no return? Hopefully, America is mature enough to learn from its mistakes and avoid further scars along its evolving history.

Film Festival: Montreal Independent Film Festival
Award Date: 08/18/2022
Status: Nominee
Genre: Best Unproduced Short Script
Film Festival: EdiPlay International Film Festival
Award Date: 05/28/2022
Status: Finalist
Genre: Best Feature Script or Screenplay (Main Category)
Film Festival: FilmmakerLife Awards
Award Date: 09/12/2022
Status: Award Winner
Genre: Best Feature Screenplay