Short film scripts up to 15 minutes in length

PLEASE NOTE: By request of our major sponsors, this competition is now open only to New Brunswick resident authors. WFNB members living outside the province cannot participate.

• Unproduced or produced accepted.
• First Prize $500 (sponsored by the Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund), Second prize $250 (Sponsored by the WFNB), third prize, 1 year WFNB membership (Sponsored by the WFNB)

2026 Judge: John Mundle

First Place:                Patric Dow (Fredericton), 143

Second Place:           Jordan Greer (Fredericton), Bluebelly

Third Place:               Evan Cook (Moncton), Vincent

2025 Judge: Kehinde Olorunyomi
Winners:

First Place:                John Mundle (Mundleville), Patient Watch

Second Place:           Carlee Calver (Fredericton), The Lions are Calling

Third Place:               Nancy Kenny (Halifax), Moncton The Final Frontier

2024 Judge: Carlos Anthony
Winners

1st Place: "The Bench" – (Author: Tammy Boyer)

2nd Place: "Sleepers" – (Author: Alison Taylor) 

3rd Place: "Vertices" – (Louis Anthony Bryan) 

2022 - 2023 Judge: Kaitlyn Adair

Winners

First Place: MacKenzie Power (Fredericton, NB) - Gin Soaked Bride

Second Place: Todd Fraser (Fredericton, NB) - One Hundred Thousand Welcomes

Third Place: Jacquelyn Clydesdale (Saint John, NB) - The Wonder of it All

2021 - 2022 Judge: Tracey Lavigne

Winners

First Place: Sue Rose - The Getaway Tree

Second Place: Gordon Mihan - Happy Campers

Third Place/Honourable Mention: Jeremy Bouchard - Two Angels