2021 Virginia Screenwriting Competition Winners

• Neil Harvey

  Herald

  A TV pilot about a large Virginia newspaper across two decades. Part comedy, part drama, the show follows various reporters, editors, and photographers for The Holton Herald as they work to cover news, even as their industry undergoes profound changes.

• Rachel Weatherly

  Take Off

  After defaulting on her student loans, a baggage handler recruits a group of airline workers to help her rob a flight of its precious cargo and use it to pay off her debts. 

• Daniel Pulido

  Children Of All Ages

  A girl runs away from an abusive home, joins a dysfunctional circus, and must overcome her fear of heights to save her newfound family with the help of a fortune-teller, a clown, and a monkey.

Finalists