BISF Berlin International
Screenwriting Festival

Winners of Summer Season 2023

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.

  • Best short screenplay

    Psychopathic Killers

    Written bySusan May Thomas

    40 pages

  • Best feature screenplay

    THE BLAK LORENZA

    Written byAntonio Bellido Marin

    112 pages

  • Best Television Screenplay - Pilot

    HIGHLAND DRIVE

    Written byRosalyn Rosen

    60 pages

  • Best drama screenplay

    Fire Under the Ashes

    Written byAli Kiani

    107 pages

  • First time screenwriter (feature script)

    Love. Without a Trace.

    Written bySean Hynes

    81 pages

  • First time screenwriter (short script)

    DANDELION WISHES

    Written bySammy Kistell

    22 pages

  • Best screenwriter

    SKATING ON THIN ICE

    Written byBob Canning

    98 pages

  • Best thriller screenplay

    The Immaculate Deception

    Written byStewart A Fergus

    124 pages

  • Best LGBTI screenplay

    I Promise You This

    Written byTodd G. Sorrell

    118 pages

  • Best comedy screenplay

    Steve’s Law

    Written byPaul May

    91 pages

  • Best horror screenplay

    The Verbalek

    Written byStewart Fergus

    94 pages

  • Best stage play

    Enchanter

    Written byBruce Clark

    92 pages

  • Best SCI-FI screenplay

    Robot Asteroid

    Written byPaul May

    137 pages

  • Best war theme screenplay

    Out Of Adversity

    Written byElliot Stanton

    10 pages

  • Best fantasy screenplay

    Parousia

    Written byTodd Sorrell

    106 pages

  • Best historical screenplay

    The Last Bombshell

    Written byLawrence H Stern

    110 pages

  • Best psychological screenplay

    The Happiness Angel

    Written byDavid M Hinds

    90 pages

  • Best American screenplay

    TOUCHED

    Written byCJ Morrison

    61 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.