BISF Berlin International
Screenwriting Festival

Winners of Winter Season 2025

Every award of the season, chosen by our jury from submissions sent in from all around the world.

The awards

Eighteen awards, eighteen screenplays

The screenplay, the writer, and the award it won.

  • MAIN WINNER OF 2024

    Terror and Virtue

    Written byErnest Pysher

    United States60 pages

  • Best short screenplay

    Dick Harthead’s Bistro

    Written byNicholas John Bamford

    United Kingdom10 pages

  • Best feature screenplay

    Montezuma’s Treasure

    Written byHal Streckert

    United States120 pages

  • Best Television Screenplay – Pilot

    Terror and Virtue

    Written byErnest Pysher

    United States60 pages

  • Best drama screenplay

    The Connecting Betrayal

    Written byVivianne Rosenberg

    United States68 pages

  • First time screenwriter (feature script)

    Zero Point Girl

    Written byRob Hammond

    United Kingdom106 pages

  • First time screenwriter (short script)

    Care

    Written byCesar Sanchis Romero

    Spain9 pages

  • Best screenwriter

    Only in Malibu

    Written byPhoebe von Satis

    United States111 pages

  • Best comedy screenplay

    Curry Sauce Ninja

    Written byHecham Heesh Elhajoui

    United Kingdom120 pages

  • Best LGBTI screenplay

    Sammy and Dave (Unlucky in Love)

    Written byNoel Anderson

    Australia64 pages

  • Best historical screenplay

    No Medals

    Written bySusan Rossi

    United States124 pages

  • Best American screenplay

    Rancho Promesa

    Written byArwood Garrett

    United States89 pages

  • Best horror screenplay

    The Jumbee’s ah Come

    Written byMichael Alter

    United States96 pages

  • Best stage play

    The Black Prince And The Fair Maid Of Kent

    Written byPeter Gartner

    United Kingdom137 pages

  • Best SCI-FI screenplay

    NOWHERE MAN

    Written byHenry Sarwer-Foner

    Canada109 pages

  • Best psychological screenplay

    Victor

    Written byAaron Huckleberry

    United Kingdom92 pages

  • Best war theme screenplay

    Tuki the Tiger

    Written byAlexis Krasilovsky (USA),

    United States113 pages

  • Best thriller screenplay

    51 INTERNATIONAL

    Written byDritan Carku

    Italy77 pages

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We accept submissions from writers of all levels of experience and from all around the world.

Every screenplay is read by our reviewers before the jury selects the Winners and Official Selected.