Anna asks Social Services if she can adopt Stephanie. She's told that grandparents have not rights. The only thing she can do is put a letter without any identifiable information in it, no people's names or geographical locations, in Stephanie's file. Not wanting to lose all hope of ever seeing Stephanie again, Anna places clues in her letter, hoping that one day, by some miracle, Stephanie will follow the clues and find her.
Film Festivals
"Letters to Stephanie" Film Festival Script/Screenplay Awards

The awards below are for both my feature script "Letters to Stephanie" (118 pages) and my short script "The Ultimate Gift" (39 pages) which is the first one-third of "Letters to Stephanie", and stands alone beautifully with a well defined beginning, middle and end.
There are roughly 3,000 film festivals in the United States. The top rated film festivals, like Sundance, do not have screenplay/script categories, which immediately eliminates some researching. However, narrowing down the rest of the list prior to submitting my screenplay requires endless hours of research. Many appeal to different groups, i.e. a particular race, nationality, gender, religion, etc. Do they actually promote independent film makers? What categories do they have for screenplays? I look for categories like Drama, Family, Inspirational, etc. Some have categories of only Horror, Comedy, Action, etc. What are their page requirements for both short and feature length screenplays? Some accept only short and some are very, very short. I also research how long the festivals have been in the business? What kind of reviews do they have? What does Movie Maker Magazine say about them? Do they ask their winners to pay for their trophies?
I never in my wildest dreams imagined myself as a screenwriter, but when the greatest miracle of my life presented itself to me in a matter of seconds, like a movie in fast forward, I knew without a doubt that I was meant to write "Letters to Stephanie" both as a book and a screenplay.
Top Awards

Austin Revolution Film Festival 2019
Letters to Stephanie
Best Feature Script Drama
WINNER

Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Competition 2019
Letters to Stephanie
Best Adapted Feature Screenplay
WINNER

Twister Alley International Film Festival 2019
Letters to Stephanie
Best Feature Screenplay
WINNER

Worldfest Houston Int'l Film Festival 2019
Letters to Stephanie
"The Ultimate Gift"
Best Short Screenplay
Platinum Remi Winner

NYLA International Film Festival 2019
Letters to Stephanie
Best Script
WINNER

Twin Falls Sandwiches Film Festival 2019
Letters to Stephanie
Best Drama Screenplay
WINNER

South Carolina Underground Film Festival 2019
Letters to Stephanie
"The Ultimate Gift"
Best Un-produced Screenplay Short
WINNER

International Independent Film Awards 2018
Letters to Stephanie
Best Drama Screenplay
PLATINUM WINNER

Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Competition 2019
"The Ultimate Gift"
Best Short Script
WINNER

Festigious International Independent Film Festival
Feature
Letters to Stephanie
Best Drama Screenplay
WINNER

Top Shorts
Letters to Stephanie "The Ultimate Gift"
Short
Best Drama Screenplay
WINNER

California Women's Film Festival 2020
Letters to Stephanie "The Ultimate Gift"
Best Short Script
Winner

Williamsburg International Film & Music Competition 2020
Feature
Letters to Stephanie
WINNER

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FINALIST and SELECTED

Las Vegas International Film and
Screenwriting Competition 2019
Letters to Stephanie
Best Family Feature
FINALIST

Park City Int'l Film Festival 2019
Letters to Stephanie "The Ultimate Gift"
Short Screenplay
FINALIST

Los Angeles Screenplay Awards 2020
Letters to Stephanie
Best Drama Feature
FINALIST
Winners to be announced 10/31/2020

Milledgeville-Eatonton
Int'l Film Festival 2020
Letters to Stephanie
Best Feature Screenplay
UPDATED TO FINALIST
Winners to be announced at the May 2021 Film Festival

Hollywood Just4Shorts
Film Festival 2020
Best Drama Short Script
Letters to Stephanie
"The Ultimate Gift"
SEMI-FINALIST

CARE Awards
Culdee Arts Reel Entertainment
2019
Letters to Stephanie
SELECTED

Cinequest Screenwriting Competition 2020
Letters to Stephanie
Best Feature Scripts
SEMI-FINALIST

"The Ultimate Gift"
(Short Script)
SELECTED
Finalist and Winners to be announced at a later date.
Film Festival postponed due to Coronaviris (COVID-19)

Peachtree Village International
Film Festival 2019
Letters to Stephanie
Best Feature Screenplay
SELECTED/FINALIST

CULDEE ARTS REEL ENTERTAINMENT 2019
Letters to Stephanie
Best Feature
SELECTED

Sacramento International Film Festival
Letters to Stephanie 2020
Feature Script
SELECTED
Finalist and Winners to be announced at a later date due to Coronaviris (COVID-9)

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