5th SCREENPLAY ContesTIFF 2026
We are pleased to announce the 12 scripts selected for Pitching Day from this year’s submissions to the 5th Screenplay ContesTIFF.
The selected scripts will be presented during Pitching Day on September 26, 2026, at 10:00, at Villa 31 × Art Explora, where their authors will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to industry professionals and potential partners.
Screenplay ContesTIFF Scriptwriters
Jakob Leifer
Ravnemose
Scriptwriter of "Aftercare" Denmark
Yijian
Shan
Scriptwriter of "Appearance of Love" USA
Samuel
Flückiger
Scriptwriter of "Aymara, June 21"
Switzerland
Saeid
Ghasemi
Scriptwriter of "Blood Enough" Iran
Diệu-An
Bùi-Nguyễn
Scriptwriter of "Even Just for a Night" Vietnam
Iakovos Maimaris
Scriptwriter of
"Longing Most Foolish"
Cyprus
Vangelis
Chatzopoulos
Scriptwriter of "Old Dogs Die Alone" Greece
Mesut
Tozkoparan
Scriptwriter of "Raki"
Turkey
Rani Nasr
Scriptwriter of
"Seven of Borombo"
Lebanon
Valentina
Ostacoli
Scriptwriter of "The Soft Touch of Your Gaze"
Italy
Burak
Şahin
Scriptwriter of
"The Sublimation"
Turkey
Yusup Sulimanov
Scriptwriter of
"Under the Surface"
Germany
Lea Maria Kruse
Scriptwriter of
"Under the Surface"
Germany
Hugo M. Sousa
Scriptwriter of
"Under the Surface"
Germany
Selected scripts for Pitching:
Aftercare by Jakob Leifer Ravnemose | Denmark
Appearance of Love by Yijian Shan | USA
Aymara, June 21 by Samuel Flückiger | Switzerland
Blood Enough by Saeid Ghasemi | Iran
Even Just for a Night by Diệu-An Bùi-Nguyễn | Vietnam
Longing Most Foolish by Iakovos Maimaris | Cyprus
Old Dogs Die Alone by Vangelis Chatzopoulos | Greece
Raki by Mesut Tozkoparan | Turkey
Seven of Borombo by Rani Nasr | Lebanon
The Soft Touch of Your Gaze by Valentina Ostacoli | Italy
The Sublimation by Burak Şahin | Turkey
Under the Surface by Yusup Sulimanov, Lea Maria Kruse, Hugo M. Sousa | Germany
Screenplay ContesTIFF is dedicated to original short-form live-action and animated screenplays of all genres, with a maximum length of 20 pages.
The competition connects emerging screenwriters with producers, distributors, and industry professionals, giving selected authors the opportunity to present their stories and explore potential pathways toward production and distribution.
The selected scripts will be pitched live, with the winning project receiving the opportunity to be developed and potentially produced in collaboration with TIFF’s partners.
HUMANOGRAPHY begins with a story written by someone who dares to tell it.