January 2022
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About Sean-Paul
Hi there, my name is Sean-Paul Thomas Cairns, and I’m an optioned writer from Scotland.
These are some of my scriptwriting accolades to date since I began writing screenplays ten years ago -
Semi-Finalist at the 2024 Nicholl Academy Fellowship 2024 for my recently optioned screenplay -The Old Man and The Princess.
Runner-Up at the 2024 Optimus Screenwriting Competition for my recently optioned screenplay - The Old Man and The Princess.
Finalist at the Bluecat Screenwriting Competition 2021 for my horror/thriller screenplay, My Sister and I.
Finalist and runner-up at the 2018 Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting competition for my script - The Old Man and The Princess.
Winner of the Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship 2020 for my horror screenplay - Haley.
Finalist at the Emerging Screenwriter's Contest 2021 for my screenplay, My Sister and I.
Semi-finalist at the Bluecat Screenwriting Competition 2023 for my thriller screenplay, Aodhan.
Quarter-Finalist at the Page Screenwriting Awards 2023 for my Drama/Fantasy screenplay - Young Henry
Finalist at Cinequest 2022 for my historical action fantasy TV pilot script - The Pict.
Finalist at the London International Screenplay Competition for my historical action fantasy script, The Pict.
Finalist at the Filmatic Thriller Awards 2020 for my Film-noir/Action/Thriller, Cold Heart.
Finalist at the Filmatic TV Pilot Awards 2019 for my Film-noir/Action/Thriller, Cold Heart.
One of ten writers selected for the Nostos Screenwriting Scholarship in October 2020 for my Sci-Fi Mystery - Sagarmatha.
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The Old Man and The Princess Budget: $1M - $5M | Sci-fi ⋄ Action An eccentric old Irish man in mental decline kidnaps a headstrong young foster girl from Galway, convinced she is a princess from another planet and he is her protector, he must get her back home through a secret cave portal in the Scottish highlands at any cost.
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My Sister and I Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller ⋄ Horror After discovering the body of their estranged mother underneath their secluded farmhouse in the Scottish Highlands, two teenage sisters plot a desperate escape from their psychotic father's brutal regime.
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Cold Heart Budget: $1M - $5M | Thriller ⋄ Action A ruthless hitwoman returns to Glasgow after 20 years away to investigate the mysterious death of her estranged sister, whose inexplicable involvement with a far-right racist football gang has left her suspicious that she may have been murdered to cover up something far more sinister and politically motivated.
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The Nightshift Budget: $100K - $1M | Horror ⋄ Comedy Nightshift workers trapped inside their DIY superstore must survive until sunrise when an evil entity begins hunting them down one by one to feast on their souls.
Awards
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Nicholl Academy Fellowship Semi-Finalist
(2024)
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