Announcing the ITWIFF 2026 Screenwriting Competition Finalists!
We're proud to announce the finalists of the 2026 ITWIFF Screenwriting Competition! These 18 projects rose to the top across Feature, Short, and TV Pilot categories. Congratulations to all of our finalists — we can't wait to celebrate you at the festival.
Feature Screenplay Competition
And Then They Were Dumb... — Allie Sharma Nelson
Landfall — Amy Fruchtman
Southern Christmas Spirits — Jeanee Ledoux
The Kitchen — Earl Crittenden
Themselves — Penelope Kate Pena
WorthIt — Annika Connor
Short Screenplay
321 — Erica Hart
Coney Island's Daughter — Martine Emile
Daughter, Sister, Aunt — Kristen Lauth Shaeffer
Ms. Geraldine — Anne-Marie Agbodji
MOONWATER — Latrice Michelle Curtis & Danetta Barney
TV Pilot Screenplay Competition
Australian Wrestling Story - No Contact — Taleena Anderson
Blur — Oneika Mays
Bombay Duck — Sharbari Zohra Ahmed
Founding Mothers — Karrie S. Russell
HEADFIRST — Michelle Andia
Viande Fraîche (Pilot: "Pretend We're Dead") — SK Purvis
Who Takes The W(R)ap — Carla B Boone
Congratulations to all our finalists! Join us September 25–27 at Regal Union Square, NYC, as we celebrate this year's Screenwriting Competition alongside our full Film Guide.
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