Listed below are the Winners of the 11th Annual Launch Pad Pilot Competition. Congratulations to the writers who have made it this far and thanks to all for submitting!
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Here are the Winners:
Overall Winner
Eater by Cathriona Slammon
A morbidly obese woman funds her ailing mother’s medical care by eating on camera for fetishists as she struggles to address unresolved trauma from her childhood. One-Hour Pilot.
Top Drama Winner
Howl by Zoe Kerr
A grieving social worker takes in a young boy who claims his parents were killed by a wolf, forcing their rural community to confront an ancient curse clawing at the door. One-Hour Pilot.
Top Comedy Winner
Thumbs Down by John Schlirf
When a mishap in the Colosseum leads to the emperor’s death, the hapless groundskeeping crew scrambles to cover up the tragedy, giving rise to a massive conspiracy that could decide the fate of the Roman Empire. Half-Hour Pilot.
Amadou Diallo Mentorship Selection
Killing Boys by Keeley Bell
A revenge scheme orchestrated by four teenage girls against their school’s resident heartbreaker results in not only his death, but an absurd unraveling of secrets, sabotage, and the status quo. One-Hour Pilot.
Elle Triedman Mentorship Selection
Merch by Paul Franklin
In the corporate world of international arms dealing, an ambitious junior executive fighting his way to the top uncovers a conspiracy that ties his fate to a determined journalist. One-Hour Pilot.
Gabriel Feinberg Mentorship Selection
The Revolutionary Potential of Dance by William Keiser
In 1933 New York, a young impresario will do anything to start his dream ballet company, including spying on his communist friends for the FBI. One-Hour Pilot.
Simon Barry Mentorship Selection
The Ashen Veil by Polina Komissarova
A young amnesiac mother with mysterious powers searches for her three-year-old daughter in a perilous realm gripped by vicious religious persecution, disease, and dark magic. One-Hour Pilot.
Miguel Ángel Faura Guaranteed Development Prize
Hate You Even More (Now You’re Dead) by Kate Austin-Raffan
A 70-year-old woman anticipates inheriting her late twin’s vast Hollywood fortune and finally seeing an end to their lifelong rivalry, but she realizes the feud is far from over when she begins seeing her sister’s ghost. Half-Hour Pilot.
Thoro Artists Guaranteed Signing Prize
Bombsite Boudiccas by Beau Jessup
In post-war London, a spirited group of working-class “Teddy Girls” embodies teenage rebellion, embracing rock and roll and Edwardian dandy fashion as they navigate a city at the crossroads of its past and future. One-Hour Pilot.
