Shelpek Pizza

Compelled to leave Kazakhstan due to political reasons, an idealistic migrant must overcome the challenges of integration and the distractions of an unexpected love while seeking justice and a new home.

  • Carlos Galinho Pires
    Writer
  • Dinara Tussupkaliyeva
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Short Script
  • Genres:
    Drama, Romance, Rom-com
  • Number of Pages:
    18
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    English, Kazakh, Portuguese
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • ScreenCraft Short Film Screenplay Competition 2025

    February 14, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Fall 2024

    February 19, 2025
    Semifinalist
  • Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition 2025

    June 6, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
  • Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards The 10th Season

    July 15, 2025
    Quarterfinalist
Writer - Carlos Galinho Pires, Dinara Tussupkaliyeva
Writer Statement

Carlos is a software engineer who loves creating original stories whenever he has free time.
He attended some courses and workshops related with creative writing, screenwriting, directing and dubbing; published 3 tale books, wrote and produced dozens of sketches for a comedy animated web-series and lately he adventured himself on writing and submitting plays and scripts to competitions.