2023 / 2024 Top Tier Competition - Top 10

June 7, 2024

Roadmap is excited to announce the Top 10 Finalists for the 2023/2024 Top Tier Competition!

For the next stage of the competition, our Finalists will conduct a 15-minute virtual interview with members of the judging panel. One winner will ultimately be selected and crowned the winner of this year's competition! They will receive one year of Roadmap's Top Tier program.

At the pinnacle of all our programs, the Top Tier Program is where the bulk of our screenwriting success stories come from. Through the Top Tier Program, writers from all over the world have signed with representation, landed writing assignments with, and/or have had their scripts optioned/bought by top companies in the industry.

And now we're pleased to announce the...

TOP 10 FINALISTS

SCRIPT	WRITER(s)	LOGLINE
A BLIND EYE	Allison Kitaguchi	After the public murder of a local man, a pair of FBI agents learn about the brutal torment he inflicted on a small Southern town. Inspired by a true story.
BACK FIRES	Alex Blumberg	In 1946, a crew of California inmates move to an isolated mountain camp to fight wildfires in exchange for their freedom.
CALL OF THE VOID	Kelsey Peters & Timothy Papciak	Desperate to smother feelings of boredom and alienation, a workaholic food stylist seeks stimulation through dating apps, self-help remedies, and risky behavior, but unwanted thoughts, self-destructive impulses, predatory colleagues, and societal expectations conspire against her.
CAN'T WE BE FRIENDS?	Victoria Bullock	When two dynamically different women try to fix the other's dating baggage, their undeniable chemistry raises a difficult question: dare they risk the best friendship they’ve ever had for a shot at something more? A super gay spin on When Harry Met Sally.
COTTONMOUTH	Danny Salemme	A recovering addict and his son must set aside their differences to uncover the truth behind a string of disappearances plaguing their small town during a scorching heatwave.
GEEZERS	Richard Martin	After surviving a prom night massacre over 50 years ago, Alice Reed’s golden years are interrupted by a copycat killer terrorizing her small retirement community.
GUNSLINGER BRIDE	Charmaine Colina	A young Chinese-American gunslinger poses as a mail order bride to hide from the law and seek revenge for her murdered family.
THE CHINESE DAUGHTER	Vivian Wang	A Chinese law student at a prestigious American university ingratiates herself to a wealthy, well-connected white classmate in a desperate attempt to get the scholarship she needs to honor her late mother's hopes and expectations.
THE EXECUTIONER	Jud Cremata	Awaiting trial, an imprisoned cop is granted bereavement leave to travel to Guatemala to bury his expat father but gets caught between a runaway boy and a notorious gang led by the boy’s ruthless mother.
THE OVERTURNING MOMENT	Tom Holowach	New York City, 1978 - After he discovers fatal design errors in Citicorp Center, can the architect admit his flaws and repair them in total secrecy - before a journalist drops her devastating exposé - and in time to save Manhattan from a crushing disaster?