

An award-winning supernatural family mystery created by Kerri Hill
When her family inherits a haunted pub in a Queensland coastal town,
sixteen-year-old Addy’s bond with a mysterious white horse drags her
into a centuries-old war with a drowned pirate captain.
Television Series | Family Fantasy • Mystery • Adventure
A story of horses, secrets and the sea
SANTIAGO is an original Australian supernatural mystery series set in the fictional Queensland coastal town of Port Cooper.
When sixteen-year-old Addy and her family leave Los Angeles for Australia after inheriting a crumbling old seaside pub, she expects her life to change. She doesn’t expect the pub to be haunted, or to discover a mysterious white horse whose
heart-shaped marking mirrors a birthmark she has carried all her life.
As strange objects begin guiding her toward the town’s forgotten history, Addy is drawn into a centuries-old mystery involving drowned pirates, mermaids, an ancient amulet and a secret her own family has kept from her.
At the centre of it all is Santiago.
And somehow, he has been waiting for her.
An Award-Winning Screenplay
SANTIAGO marks Kerri Hill’s first venture into television screenwriting,
and it has already earned international recognition.
Since writing the pilot and beginning development of the series, the screenplay
has received awards, finalist placements and official selections in competitions across Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Its success on the international competition circuit is an exciting first step in SANTIAGO’s journey from page to screen.
Melbourne International Screenplay Awards
WINNER – Best First time Screenwriter
WINNER – Best TV Pilot
LA Film & Documentary Awards
WINNER – Best first-time screenwriter
IndieFEST Film Awards
Award of Excellence Television - Pilot Program
Award of Excellence Television - Program / Series
Award of Excellence Script/writer
LAFA Los Angeles Film Awards
WINNER - Television Script
Film QUEST
FINALIST Pilot (Short) - Screenplay Competition
Accolade Global Film Competition
WINNER - Television - Pilot Program
WINNER - Television - Program / Series
WINNER - Script/writer
MovieExpa Scriptwriting Contest
WINNER- BEST TV PILOT / WEB SERIES SCRIPT
Outstanding Screenplays TV pilot Competition
Quarter finalist – Standard TV Pilot Screenplay
International Indie Screenplay Festival
FINALIST - Best Screenplay first-time screenwriter
Cannes World Film Festival
Semi Finalist – Best Series Pilot Script.
Page Turner Screenplay Awards
Genre Mash-Up – TV pilot. Semi- Finalist
GIL International Screenwriting Awards
Best Pilot Screenplay. – Selected
Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards
TV Pilot – Semi Finalist










FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN
SANTIAGO is now moving into its next stage of development, with a short
proof-of-concept film being developed in Queensland.
Rather than simply creating a promotional teaser, the film is being developed as a complete stand-alone short story set within the SANTIAGO universe, one that can be enjoyed in its own right while introducing audiences to the tone, characters, mystery and supernatural world of the larger television series.
The aim is to create a strong, cinematic short suitable for film festival submissions, while also demonstrating the visual potential of SANTIAGO for the screen.
Most importantly, it is designed to leave audiences wanting more,
offering a glimpse into a much larger story without giving everything away.
PROOF OF CONCEPT SHORT FILM — IN DEVELOPMENT
