High Concept Screenplay Program (HCSP) Winners
2023 WINNER
2023 HCSP Winner Rollyn Crows (R);
Executive Producer, Writer and Author Steven L. Sears
virtually with SWN President Melessa Y. Sargent.
- Ego Death – Rollyn Crows
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2022 WINNER
2022 HCSP Winner Richard Herzog (M);
Executive Producer, Writer and Author Steven L. Sears
virtually with SWN President Melessa Y. Sargent.
- Saving Boomer – Richard Herzog
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2020 WINNER
2020 HCSP Winner Wayne Barker (L);
Executive Producer and Writer Glen Mazzara
virtually with SWN President Melessa Y. Sargent.
- Alpha Man – Wayne Barker
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2019 WINNER
HCSP 2019 Winner Peter Levedahl (M);
Writer, Director and Producer Mark Zaslove
virtually with SWN President Melessa Y. Sargent.
- Wanna Go To Mars? – Peter Levedahl
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2015 WINNERS
- 1st: She Came From Outer Space – Tom Jenkins
- 2nd: Oculus Obscura – Emily Russell
- 3rd: Old Drunk Boxer – Steven Boergadine
Honorable Mention: Six Billion To One – Mark Hibbett
2015 FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- Blue-Aura Legacy, The – John Hipskind
- Haven – Marshall Kiernan
- Heavenly Matched – Louella Reynolds
- Misogynist Club Of Tonawanda, The – Alexander Futuric
- Naughty Boy, The – Suzanne Gillis
- Oculus Obscura – Emily Russell
- Old Drunk Boxer – Steven Boergadine
- Rise And Fall Of Maddie Dunn, The – Jennifer Blum
- She Came From Outer Space – Tom Jenkins
- Six Billion To One – Mark Hibbett
- String Theory – James Brooks
2015 SEMI-FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- Baby On Board – Steven Laflamme
- Blue-Aura Legacy, The – John Hipskind
- Genesis – Alex Nava
- Haven – Marshall Kiernan
- Heavenly Matched – Louella Reynolds
- Naughty Boy, The – Suzanne Gillis
- Oculus Obscura – Emily Russell
- Old Drunk Boxer – Steven Boergadine
- Rise And Fall Of Maddie Dunn, The – Jennifer Blum
- She Came From Outer Space – Tom Jenkins
- She’s The Father – Etta Worthington
- Six Billion To One – Mark Hibbett
- String Theory – James Brooks
- Upton Down – Wayne Barker
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2014 WINNERS
- 1st: Heaven vs. Hell – Mark Gaberman
- 2nd: Hangover Man – Nick Roth
- 3rd: The Third Bomb – Phillip Parker
2014 FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- Beneath Storm Mountain – Kara Sturdevant
- Black Paint – Tomasz Wysocki
- Bon Jovi Sucks! – Eric Boyd
- Countdown – Michael Musumeci
- Gumshoes, The – Lisa Garvey
- Hangover Man – Nick Roth
- Heaven vs. Hell – Mark Gaberman
- Hey Kid, Nice Costume – Scott Robert Waldvogel
- Horrorshow – Nathan Puttick
- Third Bomb, The – Phillip Parker
2014 SEMI-FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- April, Mei, and June – Paul Shiban
- Beneath Storm Mountain – Kara Sturdevant
- Black Paint – Tomasz Wysocki
- Bon Jovi Sucks! – Eric Boyd
- Countdown – Michael Musumeci
- Gumshoes, The – Lisa Garvey
- Hangover Man – Nick Roth
- Heaven Vs. Hell – Mark Gaberman
- Hey Kid, Nice Costume – Scott Robert Waldvogel
- Horrorshow – Nathan Puttick
- It Can Be Erased – Siddarth Pandey
- Or Else – Garret Seivold
- Patchwork – Amanda Keener
- Third Bomb, The – Phillip Parker
- Where I Shall Be Remembered – Max Orkis
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2013 WINNERS
- 1st: Doggone Christmas, A – Michael Toay & Travis Mann
- 2nd: Big Little Action Figure – Jason Stillman
- 3rd: Man In the White Room, The – Edgar Martinez Schulz
Honorable Mention: Penis Envy – Mac Brown
2013 FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- Big Little Action Figure – Jason Stillman
- Doggone Christmas, A – Michael Toay & Travis Mann
- Girls Who Fought, The – Tim Davis
- Grandson Of Sam – Julianne Bianchi
- Level 70 – Alex Nava
- Man In the White Room, The – Edgar Martinez Schulz
- Penis Envy – Mac Brown
- Rumpel – Lisa Garvey
- Twice Fallen – James G. Edwards
- Vamurai Prophecy, The – Bill Lundy
2013 SEMI-FINALISTS (ordered by title)
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2012 WINNERS
- 1st: High Stakes – Raymond Gill
- 2nd: First Arrow, The – Joshua Rutherford
- 3rd: Zombie Baby – Andy Jones
2012 FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- Date Camp – Lisa Ebersole
- Dobler Effect, The – Jacob Burstein-Stern
- Groomzilla – Jason Romaine
- Justice For All – Shea E. Butler
- Secrets Of Men – George Covic
- Wedding Fixer, The – Jason Chukas
- Will U Marry Me – Mark Mazzenga
2012 SEMI-FINALISTS (ordered by title)
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2011 WINNERS
- 1st: Girl Code – Michael Dunker
- 2nd: The Chronicles of Sir Colonel Walter S Houghington III – Colin Borden
- 3rd: Life With Zombies – Jeff Piercey
**Honorable Mention: The Last Lifeboat – Luke Yankee (Selected for Dreamago’s international screenwriting workshop “Plume & Pellicule” in a castle in Switzerland!)
2011 FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- Driving Danger – Carla Robinson
- Emotibots – T Joe Coddington
- Frontman – Dennis Carr
- Jerusalem Idol – Lewis Papier
- Man In The White Room, The – Edgar Martinez Schulz
- Profiteer, The – Gregory Harty
- Unnatural History – Troy Romeo
2011 SEMI-FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- Arthur’s Pick – Preston Jones
- Imprinted – Alison McMahan
- Killers In Kilts – Chrissy K McKay
- Omerta By Etsy – Mary Anderson Casavant
- Witch Hill – Cecilia Lance
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2010 WINNERS
- 1st: The Source – Nisso Cohen
- 2nd: Heroes Are Made Not Born – Bill Lundy
- 3rd: April 31st – Stephen Buck
2010 FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- Faultline – Kimberly Rizzo
- Greetings – James Novak
- Misconception – Linda Andersson
- National Security Dad – Antony Davies
- Philadelphia Luck – Francis Hogan
- Protagonist, The – Natasha Pincus
- Shapeshifters – Andrew Fisk
2010 SEMI-FINALISTS (ordered by title)
- Disarm – Paul Clingan & Maria Chirono
- Fairies Landing – Cheryl Miller
- Geeks: A Love Story – Andrew Fisk
- Reality Check – Karen Callahan
- Spotnik – Celeste Wolfe
