High Concept Screenplay Program (HCSP) Winners

 

 

 

 

Celebrating High Concept Screenplay Program Winners

The High Concept Screenplay Program recognizes winning writers whose projects demonstrate strong concept, originality, and commercial storytelling potential. Through this program, selected winners receive educational exposure and professional insight designed to support their creative and career development.

Each winner listed below was selected as that year’s High Concept Screenplay Program winner and participated in an educational experience focused on their script, creative goals, and the realities of developing high-concept material for today’s marketplace. These exchanges reflect Scriptwriters Network’s commitment to access, mentorship, and meaningful industry insight for emerging writers.

 

 

2023 WINNER

2023 HCSP Winner Rollyn Crows (R);

Executive Producer, Writer and Author Steven L. Sears

in conversation with SWN President Melessa Y. Sargent.

 

  • Ego Death – Rollyn Crows

 

 

2022 WINNER

2022 HCSP Winner Richard Herzog (M);

Executive Producer, Writer and Author Steven L. Sears

in conversation with SWN President Melessa Y. Sargent.

 

  • Saving Boomer – Richard Herzog

 

 

2020 WINNER

 

2020 HCSP Winner Wayne Barker (L);

Executive Producer and Writer Glen Mazzara

in conversation with SWN President Melessa Y. Sargent.

 

  • Alpha Man – Wayne Barker

 

 

2019 WINNER

2019 HCSP Winner Peter Levedahl (M);

Writer, Director and Producer Mark Zaslove

in conversation with SWN President Melessa Y. Sargent.

 

  • Wanna Go To Mars? – Peter Levedahl

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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)

  • Big Little Action Figure – Jason Stillman
  • Doggone Christmas, A – Michael Toay & Travis Mann
  • Get Into The Picture – Rob Marion
  • Girls Who Fought, The – Tim Davis
  • Grandson Of Sam – Julianne Bianchi
  • Level 70 – Alex Nava
  • Man In The White Room, The – Edgar Martinez Schulz
  • Manipu-Fate – A.J. Schmitz
  • Overqualified – Ryan Gajewski
  • Penis Envy – Mac Brown
  • Rumpel – Lisa Garvey
  • Such A Pretty Face – A.J. Schmitz
  • Throne: Resurrection Of Osiris – Jeffery Marks
  • Twice Fallen – James G. Edwards
  • Vamurai Prophecy, The – Bill Lundy
 

 

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)

  • In Sheep’s Clothing – Rebecca Felland – Syring
  • Lady of Shallot, The – Michael Darby
  • Meltdown – Michael Toay & Travis Mann
  • No More Broken Bones – Edwin Turner
  • Red Hats – Michael Toay & Travis Mann

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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