HHSC Winners

FEATURE SCREENPLAY AWARDS

• Best Feature Screenplay: Stateside by Brett Scieszka
• First Runner Up: Colorblind (The Legacy of Alvin Bell) by Pamela Peak
• Second Runner Up: Serpentine by David Tittone & David Torre
• Best Student Feature Screenplay: Napoleon by Ian Burns

GENRE FEATURE SCREENPLAY AWARDS

• First Prize Action Adventure: Blood Trigger by Ron Podell
• First Prize Drama: The Old Bug by Bill Labonia
• First Prize Comedy: Battle of the Exes by Matthew Hoch
• First Prize Family: Ty the Pie Guy: The Movie by Ty Freedman & Susan Lambert
• First Prize Horror: i,Phine’d by Jeff Bassetti
• First Prize Romantic Comedy: Meet you at George’s by Ana Ortega
• First Prize Sci-Fi: A Fox in Zion by Michael Aakre
• First Prize Thriller/Crime: Larkspur Bungalow by Julie Meulemans & John P. McHale

SHORT SCREENPLAY AWARDS

• Best Short Screenplay: The Bike by Timothy Benson
• First Runner Up: Life’s a Pitch by Richard Geiwitz
• Second Runner Up: In Orbit by Katie McNeice
• Best Student Short Screenplay: Star Spangled Banner by Sophie Wang

GENRE SHORT SCREENPLAY AWARDS

• First Prize Drama Short: The Seeker by Kaitlyn Kowalski
• First Prize Comedy Short: The Hitler Paradox by James Hughes
• First Prize Family Short: The Case of The Colossal Chocolate Conspiracy by Leonard Anderson
• First Prize Horror Short: Scared To Death by Stephen Kayfish
• First Prize Parody: Char Wars: Darth Vaper by Ron Podell
• First Prize Sci-Fi Short: Fearbuster by Eszter Angyalosy
• First Prize Thriller Short: Bequest by Ian Fugett

TV AWARDS

ONE HOUR DRAMA ORIGINAL PILOT

• Best One Hour Drama Original Pilot: The Resurrectionists by Travis Opgenorth
• First Runner Up: The Twelve Chairs by Gregg Greenberg
• Second Runner Up: From Austin With Love by Rebecca Scott

HALF HOUR COMEDY ORIGINAL PILOT

• Best Half Hour Comedy Original Pilot: The Blackout Menace by Kyle Smith
• First Runner Up: Pick Up by Amy Sullivan
• Second Runner Up: The Dawn for “My Sex Life” by Rosalyn Rosen

TV SPEC AWARDS

• Best One Hour Drama Spec: “Jonesing” for Orange is the New Black by Jordyn Giddens
• Best Half Hour Comedy Spec: “The Cathedral” for Broad City by Annie Pace

OTHER AWARDS

NEW MEDIA AWARD

• Best New Media Script: BREAKland by James Hughes

FIRST SCENE HOOK CONTEST

• Best Feature Film First Scene Hook: Don by Alberto Battistutti
• Best TV First Scene Hook: Olga of Kiev by Nicholas Kotar & Ryan Jaroncyk

LOGLINE CONTEST

• Best Feature Film Logline: A Season in Storm by Paul Weidknecht
• Best TV Logline: Metonym by Christopher Kerr & JR Bryden