Thank you to all who submitted their screenplays to the 2025 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival Short Screenplay Competition. We are very excited to announce this year's winners!
First Place
THESE COLORS DON'T RUN - BY CHRIS ETHRIDGE
A camp counselor struggles to escape from a masked killer whose emotions are on display for all to see.
Second Place
THE SURVIVOR - BY KEVIN MACHATE
The lone survivor of an alien mining camp attack, Kel must wait out the next four days until a rescue shuttle arrives to take him home. Until then, he must deal with power fluctuations and failing systems with his only assistance coming from the AI computer system of an orbiting satellite.
Third Place
ALMOST HUMAN - BY BERNHARD RIEDHAMMER
A man runs to the aid of an injured woman without realizing she might be part of something much bigger - and not quite who she claims she is.
Finalists
(In alphabetical order by last name)
DARK INFLUENCE - BY ALAN ROBERT HOWCROFT
Desperate to save her sick daughter, a rejected artist uses A.I. images to sell fictitious alien artifacts, but things get complicated when a mysterious contact insists one of the items is genuine, and makes an offer that could transform her from victim to victor.
DOVER - BY NATHAN D. LUDWIG AND JONATHAN STRAITON
After encountering something unexplainable in the woods with his cousin Elliot, young Trevor experiences horrific visions and suspects Elliot is no longer just a little kid.
