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 and the NB Film Cooperative), Second prize $250 (Sponsored by the WFNB), third prize, 1 year WFNB membership (Sponsored by the WFNB)
2026 Judge: John Mundle
John Mundle studied screenwriting and directing at Vancouver Film School, won the Praxis Screenwriters' Fellowship twice, and the Scriptapalooza TV Pilot Competition. He also had work performed at live readings and served on a script evaluation committee.
John received the Short Film Venture Grant for "Caregivers" (2023), which he produced and directed. The film premiered at Parrsboro, won Best Actress at Silver Wave, and earned a Canada Shorts Award. He later won the Jane LeBlanc Screenwriting Award for "Patient Watch" (2025), an official selection at HorrOrigins, and had a script optioned for Bell Fibe TV1. "Bloody Mirror" was also selected for HorrOrigins.
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
