THE BUDGIE

2024 Gold Prize winner for Short Screenplay in Page International Screenwriting Awards. It is the harrowing story of an Irish lad and the budgie he rescues and how a friendship formed in the very worst of times can transcend life itself.

  • Coale Coleman
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Short Script
  • Number of Pages:
    14
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Page International Screenwriting Awards
    Los Angeles, CA
    October 15, 2024
    GOLD WINNER IN SHORT FILM
  • 2010 Omaha Film Festival
    Omaha, Nebraska
    BEST SHORT SCRIPT
  • 2009 Queens International Film Festival
    Queens, NY
    FINALIST
Writer Biography - Coale Coleman

Bestselling Author, Winner of multiple awards for short scripts on war and survivors. Writer and Executive Producer of short film selected by nine film festivals; Gold Prize Award in Short Film for THE BUDGIE, 2024 Page International Screenwriting Awards. Screenwriter of THE TOWER, selected Best Short Script in six international film festivals.

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Writer Statement

THE BUDGIE has evolved over the years in its exploration of the human psyche and bondage with nature that can transcend life itself.