Here is the list of 2023 screenplay winners from the Fan Fiction Festival.

Watch the 3 winning screenplay best scene readings:

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The Sea Captain’s Cottage, by Stephanie Marie Couture
After losing her job in NYC, Marylin and her daughter move away for a quieter life in Maine. Marylin hopes to fix her strained relationship with her daughter and find new purpose by restoring an old seaside cottage. What she didn’t anticipate was falling in love with the ghost that resides there. A modern adaptation of “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” Book by R. A. Dick.

FAN FICTION Festival: The Sea Captain’s Cottage, by Stephanie Marie Couture

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STAR WARS: REVELATIONS, by Darius Gerard Clar
MAZ OJAL, a corrupt business tyrant, discovers large amounts of Kyber Crystal deposits and sets out to gather the find, using slaves in the process. A 90 year old YODA, his son DAGO, and other villagers are captured and enslaved to mine the Kyber. During a dispute, Dago is slain by one of the guards. During a prison riot, Yoda and ZEN KALDRONIUS steal a ship full of Kyber, escape the mines, and are chased by Maz’ Alpha Team. Yoda and Zen end up crashing on jungle planet but N’KATA DEL GORMO, a Hysalrian, saves them. N’kata sees that the force is strong in them and takes them in as Padawans.

FAN FICTION Festival Best Scene: STAR WARS: REVELATIONS, by Darius Gerard Clar

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CRIMINAL MINDS Spec: INNER LIFE, by Tanya M. Wheeler
At Christmas, the profilers of the BAU pick up a cold case that turns out to be the kidnapping of a young woman, Mary, from Chinatown, held captive for nine months by unsub Gabriel. Alerted to Mary’s disappearance by her Western boyfriend, Joseph, the team navigate closed Chinese culture, and matchmaking traditions, in a race against time to rescue Mary before she gives birth on Christmas Eve.

FAN FICTION TV Spec Script Best Scene: Criminal Minds “Inner Life”

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