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Winner Pilot - 2025 JumpStart Writing Competition
Roadmap Writers is thrilled to announce the winning Pilot from our 2025 JumpStart Writing Competition.
JumpStart leverages the reach and resources of Roadmap Writers to advocate for these exciting emerging voices. This year's judging panel includes execs and reps from companies such as Good Fear Content, Odenkirk Provissiero, Heroes and Villains, Writ Large, and more.
And now we’re pleased to announce the...
WINNER PILOT
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Miya Kodama
HAFU
BIO
Logline: When half-Japanese, half-Korean Ami Hwang and half-Japanese, half-white Emi Conners meet the weekend before college begins, the two immediately despise each other, only to discover they are, in fact, half-sisters – and their estranged father is dead.
WINNER FEATURE
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David Zeltser
DETECTIVE CLAUS
BIO
Logline: Always chasing the next big case, a divorced workaholic detective ignores Christmas—and his young daughter’s needs. But when a suspicious North Pole accident sidelines Santa, dad and daughter must team up to find the culprit—and rethink who gets to wear the magic red suit in today’s world. Blending the comic charm of THE SANTA CLAUSE with the heartwarming adventure of THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES, this multi-award-winning script has been called “truly enchanting” by Caroline Thompson, writer of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
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RUNNER UP PILOT
RUNNER UP FEATURE
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