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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

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SANTIAGO is an original Australian supernatural mystery series set in the fictional Queensland coastal town of Port Cooper.

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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.

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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.

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At the centre of it all is Santiago.

And somehow, he has been waiting for her.

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An Award-Winning Screenplay

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SANTIAGO marks Kerri Hill’s first venture into television screenwriting,

 and it has already earned international recognition.

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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.

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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 T.V Pilot 

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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

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Accolade Global Film Competition 

WINNER –  Television –  Pilot Program

WINNER – Television –  Program / Series

WINNER – Script/writer 

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MovieExpa Scriptwriting Contest

WINNER –  BEST TV PILOT / WEB SERIES SCRIPT

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Cannes World Film Festival 

WINNER – Best Series Pilot Script. 

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Cinema Royale: Paris Edition

WINNER –  Best Pilot Series

 

Outstanding Screenplays T.V pilot Competition 

Quarter finalist – Standard T.V Pilot Screenplay 

 

International Indie Screenplay Festival 

FINALIST –  Best Screenplay first-time screenwriter

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Page Turner Screenplay Awards

Semi –  Finalist –  Genre Mash-Up – T.V pilot.  

 

GIL International Screenwriting Awards 

Selected –  Best Pilot Screenplay. 

 

Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards

TV Pilot – Semi Finalist

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Film QUEST 

FINALIST –  T.V Pilot  – Screenplay Competition (Top 10) 

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New York Film Awards 

FINALIST  – Television Script

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Most importantly, it is designed to leave audiences wanting more,

offering a glimpse into a much larger story without giving everything away.

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 SHORT FILM — IN DEVELOPMENT

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Awards Won by the short script SANTIAGO

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Sweeping Plains Screenplay Awards 

WINNER – Best Australian Short Screenplay 

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Melbourne International Screenplay Awards 

WINNER – Best Short Screenplay 

WINNER – Best Mystery Screenplay

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Whispers of the Universe: IFF Melbourne

WINNER – Short Screen Play 

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Shyena International Film Festival 

WINNER – Critic’s Choice Award 

Best Short Script/Screenplay

WINNER – Best Writer 

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India Chicago International Film Festival 

WINNER – Best Short Script

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Thilsri International Film Festival

WINNER – Critic's Choice Award

Best Short Script/Screenplay 

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Global Short

WINNER – Best Screenplay

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 Filmmakers Connect Awards 

Official Selection – First Time Screenwriter

(Short Screenplay)

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Copper Quill Awards

Quarter-Finalist – Short Screenplay 

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Festigious Los Angeles Awards

Official Selection – Short Screenplay 

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