About the Recognition

Being named an Official Selection at the RED Movie Awards places Heroes from Heaven among an elite group of international films and screenplays recognized at one of France’s most distinctive independent film celebrations. The honor reflects the festival’s commitment to discovering bold, original work across categories ranging from micro-films and web series to dramatic features and documentaries.

About the RED Movie Awards 2025

The RED Movie Awards culminated in a glamorous annual gala held at the historic Opéra de Reims, bringing together international filmmakers, jury members, and cinema enthusiasts for a weekend befitting the elegance of the Champagne region. The 2025 ceremony featured an elegant, classic dress code — tuxedos and suits for the gentlemen, red carpet gowns for the women — alongside filmmaker interviews, champagne tastings, a red carpet photocall, public screenings of nominated films, and the official trophy presentation.

Among the 2025 winners were Tell Me Iggy by Sophie Blondy (Best of the Year), La Casa Azul by Claudio Callao (Best Feature), and Ice Memories by Ingo Rasp (Best Documentary), with acting honors going to Thierry Lhermitte and Margaux Pecharman, and Best Director awarded to Vasileios Tsikaras for Operation Star — a celebration of independent cinema at its finest.

A Growing International Legacy

The RED Movie Awards selection adds to the remarkable and ever-expanding list of international honors for Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth, which has now been recognized across film festivals and competitions spanning every inhabited continent — from Cannes and Rome to Madrid, London, Buenos Aires, Kigali, and now Reims. Each new honor affirms what the global film community continues to discover: this is a story built for the world stage.

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is currently in development and actively seeking production and distribution partners. For more information visit www.heroesfromheaventhemovie.com or contact Dr. Scott Glenn

That day has arrived.

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth, the faith-based action epic co-written by Dr. Scott Glenn and Geoffrey D. Calhoun and based on Dr. Glenn’s original novel, has now earned 25 international screenplay awards and recognitions across film festivals and competitions on every inhabited continent on Earth — a achievement without precedent in independent faith-based cinema and a powerful testament to the universal resonance of this extraordinary story.

From the storied boulevards of Cannes to the vibrant streets of Kigali, from the ancient piazzas of Rome to the skyline of Buenos Aires, from the stages of London and Madrid to the film circuits of Asia and South Africa — the global film community has rendered its verdict with remarkable unanimity: Heroes from Heaven is a story the world is ready for.

The Story Behind the Story

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is set in a dystopian future following the Great Holy War of 2058, in which the nations of the world have been dissolved and redrawn into seven continents, each governed by a leader embodying one of the Seven Deadly Sins under the iron grip of the Seven Continental Alliance. Religious practice is a capital offense. Believers are imprisoned in Hate Camps and used as slave labor — unknowingly digging above the buried Garden of Eden itself.

At the center of this fallen world is LacHain — the reluctant leader of the UnderLand, formerly known as Australia — a man consumed by lust and emptiness who awakens to his faith, chooses to protect his people over his own survival, and is executed for it. Then a miracle happens. LacHain and his fellow slaves are resurrected by Jesus Christ himself — and among the risen, ancient biblical warriors reveal themselves: Samson, Abraham, Lazarus, Moses, David, and Mary Magdalene, who have been waiting in disguise for this very moment.

What follows is an epic, two-feature battle of light against darkness — faith against the ultimate deceiver — culminating in the revelation that the Sovereign who has been pulling the strings of every leader and every sin is none other than Lucifer himself.

It is a story as old as humanity and as urgent as tomorrow. And the world knows it.

Seven Continents of Recognition

What makes the global festival journey of Heroes from Heaven so extraordinary — and so fitting — is that the screenplay’s own seven-continent world mirrors the seven continents of real-world recognition it has now achieved. This is not coincidence. It is confirmation.

North America
The story begins at home, where Heroes from Heaven has earned recognition at some of North America’s most respected film and screenplay events. The Action on Film International Film Festival in Las Vegas celebrated the project’s action credentials. The Chicago Script Award and Dallas International Film Festival honored its screenplay excellence. The International New York Film Festival brought it to the world’s most competitive entertainment market. The Faith in Film International Film Festival in Arizona recognized its faith-based power, as did the Christian Faith, Hope, and Love Screenwriting Competition & Film Festival and the Christian Film Festival — two of the most respected platforms for faith-centered storytelling in the country. Dr. Scott Glenn and his wife attended the 20th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival in Beaufort, South Carolina in February 2026, bringing the story to one of the American South’s most celebrated independent film events.

South America
Crossing into Latin America, Heroes from Heaven was named a Finalist Work of Excellence at the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) 2025 in Argentina — one of Latin America’s premier independent film events, held across iconic venues including the Cinépolis Recoleta. The recognition from South America carries special resonance given that the SouthWestLand — formerly known as South America — is the domain of MaTias, the screenplay’s primary antagonist, whose complex arc of wrath, grief, and manipulation by Lucifer is one of the story’s most powerful and human narratives.

Europe
Europe has embraced Heroes from Heaven with extraordinary breadth and depth. In France, the screenplay earned recognition at the legendary Cannes International Film Festival circuit and the Red Movie Awards. In Italy, it received honors from three separate Roman institutions — the Rome Indie Film Festival, the Rome International Movie Awards, and the Rome Prisma Film Awards, where it earned a prestigious Monthly Picks distinction at the 2024–2025 season culminating at the historic Cinema Farnese in Piazza Campo de’ Fiori — as well as the Milan Independent Award. In Spain, it took home Best Unproduced Script — Action at the Madrid International Film Festival, part of the Film Fest International circuit. In the United Kingdom, it was recognized by both the London Indie Film Festival and the prestigious Oxford Script Award. Sweden added its voice through the Sweden Film Awards. And the Eastern Europe Film Festival extended the reach further still — making Europe the most richly represented continent in the screenplay’s global recognition history, which is entirely fitting given that the UraLand (formerly Europe) and the EastLand (formerly Asia) are among the story’s most vividly rendered settings.

Africa
On the African continent, Heroes from Heaven has earned recognition from two distinct and significant platforms. It was named an Official Selection — Feature Script at the 2nd All African Independent Film Festival (AAIFF Africa) in Kigali, Rwanda — held at the French Institute under the jury presidency of acclaimed Nigerian filmmaker C.J. “Fiery” Obasi. It also earned recognition from the South African Independent Film Festival, with events in both Cape Town and Johannesburg — South Africa’s two great cinematic capitals. Africa’s recognition of this story is deeply meaningful given that the DryLand — formerly known as Africa — is where Moses and David make their stand in the screenplay, liberating the enslaved villagers of TarEq’s domain in one of the film’s most powerful sequences.

Asia
The Asian Independent Film Awards has added the continent of Asia to the extraordinary global map of Heroes from Heaven recognition — completing what is now a truly worldwide circuit of honors. Asia’s inclusion is particularly resonant given that the EastLand — formerly known as Asia — is the domain of SuLyan, the prideful and calculating leader who survives Feature One and sets up one of the most compelling threads for the sequel.

The Five Continents International Film Festival
Spanning multiple continents by its very design, the Five Continents International Film Festival recognized Heroes from Heaven as a project of genuine global significance — a fitting honor for a story that was always conceived as a world story, not merely an American one.

Faith Circuits Across the Globe
Beyond the geographical recognition, Heroes from Heaven has been embraced by the international faith film community with equal enthusiasm. The Christian Faith, Hope, and Love Screenwriting Competition & Film Festival, the Christian Film Festival, and the Faith in Film International Film Festival in Arizona have each recognized the screenplay’s power to speak to faith audiences with authenticity, depth, and cinematic ambition — affirming that this is not simply a film for religious audiences, but a film that will bring new audiences to faith.

The Full Honor Roll

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth has earned recognition at the following international festivals and competitions:

• Action on Film International Film Festival — Las Vegas, USA
• All African Independent Film Festival — Kigali, Rwanda
• Asian Independent Film Awards — Asia
• Beaufort International Film Festival — Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
• Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) — Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Cannes International Film Festival Circuit — Cannes, France
• Chicago Script Award — Chicago, USA
• Christian Faith, Hope, and Love Screenwriting Competition & Film Festival
• Christian Film Festival
• Dallas International Film Festival — Dallas, Texas, USA
• Eastern Europe Film Festival — Eastern Europe
• Faith in Film International Film Festival — Arizona, USA
• Five Continents International Film Festival
• Greece International Film Festival — Athens, Greece (Best Feature Screenplay)
• International New York Film Festival — New York, USA
• London Indie Film Festival — London, UK
• Madrid International Film Festival — Madrid, Spain (Best Unproduced Script — Action)
• Milan Independent Award — Milan, Italy
• Oxford Script Award — Oxford, UK
• Red Movie Awards — France
• Rome Indie Film Festival — Rome, Italy
• Rome International Movie Awards — Rome, Italy
• Rome Prisma Film Awards — Rome, Italy (Monthly Picks Honor)
• South African Independent Film Festival — Cape Town & Johannesburg, South Africa
• Sweden Film Awards — Sweden

What This Means

Twenty-five recognitions. Seven continents. One story.

In the history of independent faith-based cinema, no unproduced screenplay has assembled a festival record of this geographic breadth and international diversity. These are not regional honors — they are verdicts from the global film community, delivered from the most celebrated festivals and competitions in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and beyond.

What the world’s film festivals have recognized is what faithful readers of Dr. Glenn’s novel have always known: Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is not simply a screenplay. It is an event. A two-feature cinematic epic that speaks to the universal human experience of falling, being lifted, and rising again — told through the most thrilling, visually spectacular, and spiritually resonant lens independent cinema has ever attempted for a faith-based story.

The screenplay is complete. The novel is written. The world has given its answer.

Now it is time to make the film.

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is currently in development and actively seeking production and distribution partners. For more information visit www.heroesfromheaventhemovie.com or contact Dr. Scott Glenn

About the Honor

The Finalist Work of Excellence distinction at BAFICI is a highly coveted recognition, reserved for projects that demonstrate outstanding quality, originality, and cinematic vision among an intensely competitive international field. To earn this honor at one of Latin America’s premier independent film festivals is a powerful affirmation of everything Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth represents — a story of universal faith, redemption, and the enduring human struggle between light and darkness that transcends borders, languages, and cultures.

For Dr. Scott Glenn, whose vision for this project has always been as global as the story itself, the recognition from Buenos Aires is a deeply meaningful milestone — confirmation that the themes at the heart of Heroes from Heaven resonate as powerfully in South America as they have in Europe, Africa, and the United States.

About BAFICI 2025

The Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival is Argentina’s premier independent film event and one of the most important celebrations of independent cinema in the entire Latin American region. The 2025 edition took place from April 1 to April 13, 2025, across multiple iconic venues throughout the Argentine capital, including the Cinépolis Recoleta and Cinépolis Plaza Houssay — two of Buenos Aires’ most celebrated cinematic destinations.

BAFICI draws submissions from filmmakers around the world and has built its reputation over decades as a festival that champions bold, original, and uncompromising independent voices. Its commitment to discovering and elevating exceptional work from across the global independent film community makes a Finalist Work of Excellence recognition among the most meaningful a project can receive in this region.

Buenos Aires is also home to a vibrant and growing independent film scene supported by multiple major events throughout the year, including the BUEIFF (Buenos Aires International Film Festival) — one of the largest film competitions in the region operating on a semi-annual basis — and the FICPBA (International Film Festival of the Province of Buenos Aires), a government-backed initiative focused on themes of identity and diversity. Together these events make Buenos Aires one of the most dynamic hubs for international independent cinema in the world.

Why Latin America Matters for Heroes from Heaven

The BAFICI Finalist Work of Excellence honor carries a resonance for Heroes from Heaven that extends well beyond the award itself. The screenplay’s world is divided into seven reimagined continents — including the SouthWestLand, formerly known as South America — governed by MaTias, the story’s primary antagonist, whose sin of Wrath has carved a nation from blood and bone. It is MaTias who calls the dark ritual, who sentences LacHain to the Hate Camps, and who serves as the instrument of the Sovereign’s will throughout Feature One.

But MaTias is more than a villain. He is a grieving father who was manipulated into darkness by Lucifer himself — a man whose wrath was weaponized against his own humanity. His story is one of the screenplay’s most powerful and complex arcs, and it is set against the backdrop of a South American nation whose people have suffered under his reign. For Latin American audiences, the themes of oppression, resistance, liberation, and faith that run through this story are not abstract — they are deeply familiar, deeply felt, and deeply relevant.

The recognition from BAFICI signals that Latin America’s film community sees this story and finds its truth reflected in the narrative. That connection will be invaluable as Heroes from Heaven moves toward production and distribution.

About Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is a faith-based action epic co-written by Geoffrey D. Calhoun and Dr. Scott Glenn, based on the original novel by Dr. Glenn. Set in a dystopian future following the Great Holy War of 2058, the story follows LacHain — the reluctant leader of the UnderLand, formerly known as Australia — as he awakens to his faith, is executed for it, and is resurrected alongside ancient biblical warriors hiding in plain sight among the enslaved faithful.

Samson, Abraham, Lazarus, Moses, David, and Mary Magdalene reveal themselves one by one and join LacHain in an epic battle against the Seven Continental Alliance — seven leaders each embodying one of the Seven Deadly Sins — and their master, the Sovereign, revealed in the screenplay’s stunning climax to be Lucifer himself. Designed as a sweeping two-feature cinematic event, Heroes from Heaven is a story built for faith audiences and action fans around the world.

A Global Legacy That Keeps Growing

The BAFICI Finalist Work of Excellence honor joins a remarkable and still-growing collection of international recognitions for Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth:

• Best Feature Screenplay — 8th Annual Greece International Film Festival (GIFF) 2025
• Monthly Picks Honor — Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards 2025
• Best Unproduced Script — Action — Madrid International Film Festival 2025
• Official Selection — Feature Script — 2nd All African Independent Film Festival (AAIFF Africa), Kigali, Rwanda 2025
• Finalist Work of Excellence — Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) 2025
• Official Attendance — 20th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF), February 2026

From Athens to Rome, Madrid to Kigali, Buenos Aires to Beaufort — across six continents and six of the world’s most respected independent film platforms — Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth has proven itself to be exactly what it set out to be: a story for the entire world.

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is currently in development and actively seeking distribution and production partners. For more information visit www.heroesfromheaventhemovie.com or contact Dr. Scott Glenn

About the Honor

The Official Selection distinction at AAIFF Africa represents recognition from one of the African continent’s most significant and rapidly growing independent film platforms. To be selected as a Feature Script Official Selection at a festival dedicated to celebrating the finest voices in African and diaspora filmmaking is a testament to the universal power of the Heroes from Heaven story — a narrative of faith, resurrection, and the triumph of light over darkness that resonates deeply across cultures, communities, and continents.

About the 2nd All African Independent Film Festival

The 2nd edition of the All African Independent Film Festival took place from October 10 to October 12, 2025, with screenings and events hosted at the prestigious French Institute in Kigali, Rwanda. The festival, which celebrates emerging and established filmmakers across Africa and its diaspora, brought together a remarkable gathering of cinematic talent under the leadership of jury president C.J. “Fiery” Obasi — the critically acclaimed Nigerian filmmaker whose own work has earned international recognition and whose appointment as jury president underscored the festival’s commitment to championing bold, authentic African storytelling.

The 2025 edition concluded with a series of landmark awards. Kenya’s The Yellow Dress, directed by Caroline Odongo, claimed the top honor of Africa’s Best Independent Film, while Ghana’s Nana Kofi Asihene took home Best Independent Film Director for Wrong Way — a pair of wins that celebrated the extraordinary depth and breadth of filmmaking talent emerging from across the continent. The festival continues to host advocacy and networking events for African creatives, with panels focused on the future of African storytelling and the growing global influence of African cinema.

Why Africa Matters for Heroes from Heaven

The All African Independent Film Festival selection carries a particular resonance for Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth that goes beyond the honor itself. The film’s story is set across seven reimagined continents — including the DryLand, formerly known as Africa — where TarEq, the leader embodying the sin of Gluttony, rules over a people stripped of their faith, their dignity, and their resources. It is in the DryLand that Moses and David make their stand, liberating the enslaved villagers in one of the screenplay’s most powerful sequences.

Africa is not a backdrop in this story — it is one of its beating hearts. The recognition from AAIFF Africa affirms that the continent’s film community sees itself reflected in this narrative and finds meaning in its themes of liberation, faith, and resistance against oppression. For Dr. Scott Glenn, whose vision for this project has always been global and inclusive, this selection is among the most personally meaningful recognitions the project has received.

About Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is a faith-based action epic co-written by Geoffrey D. Calhoun and Dr. Scott Glenn, based on the original novel by Dr. Glenn. Set in a dystopian future following the Great Holy War of 2058, the story follows LacHain — the reluctant leader of the UnderLand, formerly known as Australia — as he awakens to his faith, is executed for it, and is resurrected alongside ancient biblical warriors hiding in plain sight among the enslaved faithful.

Samson, Abraham, Lazarus, Moses, David, and Mary Magdalene reveal themselves and join LacHain in an epic battle against the Seven Continental Alliance — seven leaders each embodying one of the Seven Deadly Sins — and their master, the Sovereign, revealed in the film’s stunning climax to be Lucifer himself. Designed as a sweeping two-feature cinematic event, Heroes from Heaven is a story built for faith audiences and action fans alike — and, as its growing festival record demonstrates, for the entire world.

A Global Legacy in Motion

The AAIFF Africa Official Selection joins an extraordinary and growing collection of international recognitions for Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth:

• Best Feature Screenplay — 8th Annual Greece International Film Festival (GIFF) 2025
• Monthly Picks Honor — Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards 2025
• Best Unproduced Script — Action — Madrid International Film Festival 2025
• Official Attendance — 20th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF), February 2026
• Official Selection — Feature Script — 2nd All African Independent Film Festival (AAIFF Africa), Kigali, Rwanda, 2025

From Athens to Rome, Madrid to Kigali — the global film community has made its voice clear. Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is a story whose moment has arrived.

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is currently in development and actively seeking distribution and production partners. For more information visit www.heroesfromheaventhemovie.com or contact Dr. Scott Glenn

About the Award

The Best Unproduced Script category at the Madrid International Film Festival is one of the festival’s most coveted honors, recognizing screenplays of exceptional quality and commercial potential that have yet to reach the screen. Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth claimed the top honor in the Action category — a category that also included scripts spanning Drama, Technology, and Comedy — placing it among the finest unproduced works recognized at one of Europe’s most celebrated independent film events.

The 2025 festival also honored standout talent across its full awards program, with Best Actor going to Arlo White, Best Actress to Rose Muirhead, and Best Director to Deborah Hadfield — a stellar group of honorees that underscores the caliber of the event and the significance of sharing the awards stage with them.

About the Madrid International Film Festival

The Madrid International Film Festival is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most popular film festivals in Europe, attracting a wealth of international talent year after year. Part of the prestigious Film Fest International circuit, the festival has built its reputation on a uniquely filmmaker-friendly philosophy — one that puts creative professionals first at every stage of the event.

What sets Madrid apart from virtually every other major festival is its extraordinary commitment to accessibility. Screenings, networking sessions, panels, and industry meetings are all free of charge to filmmakers and their guests, and everything is housed in a single location to maximize connection and convenience. The festival has long had the support of top industry professionals who are available throughout the week to speak openly and candidly with filmmakers about every aspect of the film business — all at no cost.

The centerpiece of the week is the awards night — a spectacular five to six hour celebration of film that includes dinner and honors the finest work submitted from around the world. It is, by every measure, a true celebration of the art of cinema and the community that creates it.

About Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is a faith-based action epic co-written by Geoffrey D. Calhoun and Dr. Scott Glenn, based on the original novel by Dr. Glenn. Set in a dystopian future following the Great Holy War of 2058, the story follows LacHain — the reluctant leader of the UnderLand, formerly known as Australia — as he awakens to his faith, is executed for it, and is resurrected alongside a band of ancient biblical warriors who have been hiding in plain sight among the enslaved faithful.

Samson, Abraham, Lazarus, Moses, David, and Mary Magdalene reveal themselves one by one and join LacHain in an epic battle against the Seven Continental Alliance — seven leaders each embodying one of the Seven Deadly Sins — and their master, the Sovereign, who is revealed to be Lucifer himself. Designed as a sweeping two-feature cinematic event, Heroes from Heaven is a story of redemption, resurrection, and the ultimate triumph of faith over darkness.

A Story the World is Ready For

The Madrid award is the latest in a remarkable series of international recognitions for Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth. The project previously earned the Best Feature Screenplay award at the 8th Annual Greece International Film Festival (GIFF) 2025, received a prestigious Monthly Picks honor at the Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards 2025, and attended the 20th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF) in February 2026 with Dr. Glenn and his wife.

From Athens to Rome to Madrid, the global film community has spoken clearly — this is a story whose time has come. With a complete novel, a fully developed two-feature screenplay, and a growing collection of international awards, Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is positioned to make a powerful impact on faith audiences and action fans around the world.

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is currently in development and actively seeking distribution and production partners.

For more information visit www.heroesfromheaventhemovie.com or contact Dr. Scott Glenn

The honor places Heroes from Heaven among an elite selection of projects recognized by Rome Prisma during its 2024–2025 season, a year-long celebration of bold, original independent filmmaking from across the globe.

About the Recognition

The Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards Monthly Picks distinction is awarded to standout projects that demonstrate exceptional quality and originality among international submissions. For Heroes from Heaven, a screenplay that weaves together a dystopian vision of a fallen world with the enduring power of ancient biblical heroes, the recognition from one of Europe’s most respected independent film platforms is a powerful validation of the project’s global appeal.

The full recognition is documented on the Rome Prisma Film Awards Monthly Picks page and the Heroes from Heaven official website.

About the Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards 2024–2025

The 2024–2025 season of the Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards culminated in a landmark three-day awards gala on June 6, 2025, held at the historic Cinema Farnese in Piazza Campo de’ Fiori – one of Rome’s most iconic and storied public squares. The expanded celebration honored the finest in international short and independent cinema, drawing filmmakers and industry professionals from around the world to the heart of the Eternal City.

The season showcased an extraordinary range of global talent, with notable monthly stage winners including Kuru by David Daut (April 2025), Urdo on the Dead Wood by Han Bowen (August 2025), The Last Cigarette by Frank E. Jackson (October 2025), and Torn by Sarah Jenkins (November 2025). The complete list of annual winners and nominees from this season can be viewed at the Rome Prisma Film Awards 2024–2025 Winners Archive.

About Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth began as a novel by Dr. Scott Glenn before evolving into a full feature screenplay. The story follows LacHain, a reluctant leader in a dystopian future where the world has been divided into seven continents, each governed by a leader embodying one of the Seven Deadly Sins and ruled under the iron grip of the Seven Continental Alliance.

A Growing Legacy of International Recognition

The Rome Prisma honor joins a growing list of international achievements for Heroes from Heaven, which previously earned the Best Feature Screenplay award at the 8th Annual Greece International Film Festival (GIFF) 2025 and attended the 20th Annual Beaufort International Film Festival (BIFF) in February 2026. Together these milestones paint the picture of a project that is not simply a film in development — it is a story that the international film community is already embracing.

For Dr. Scott Glenn, whose academic background and deep faith inform every page of the screenplay, recognition in Rome carries a resonance that goes beyond the award itself. The Eternal City — steeped in centuries of faith, history, and human struggle — is a fitting place for a story about the enduring power of belief in the face of darkness.

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is currently in development and actively seeking distribution and production partners. For more information, visit www.heroesfromheaventhemovie.com or contact Dr. Scott Glenn.

The award, documented on the Greece International Film Festival IMDb Event Page, places Heroes from Heaven among an elite group of international screenplays recognized for excellence at GIFF’s 2025 edition — a festival that draws submissions from filmmakers across the globe and spans independent features, short films, and music videos.

About the Win

The Best Feature Screenplay award is one of the festival’s most prestigious honors, recognizing outstanding achievement in the craft of storytelling. For Dr. Glenn, whose screenplay weaves together a dystopian vision of a fallen world with the timeless power of biblical heroes, the recognition affirms what faithful audiences have long believed — that faith-based storytelling belongs on the world stage.

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth tells the story of LacHain, a reluctant leader in a post-apocalyptic world divided into seven continents, each ruled by a leader embodying one of the Seven Deadly Sins. When LacHain chooses faith over power, he is executed — and resurrected alongside ancient biblical warriors including Samson, Abraham, Lazarus, Moses, David, and Mary Magdalene — to take the fight to the forces of darkness in an epic, two-feature cinematic event.

About GIFF 2025

The Greece International Film Festival held its 8th edition in September 2025, continuing its tradition of celebrating independent cinema against the breathtaking backdrop of Athens. Focused on championing bold, original voices in independent filmmaking, GIFF has established itself as a key destination for international filmmakers seeking recognition beyond Hollywood’s borders. The 2025 festival season in Greece also included the 31st Athens International Film Festival (October 1–12) and the 66th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, underscoring Greece’s growing stature as a world-class hub for cinematic excellence.

A Growing Momentum

This recognition at GIFF 2025 adds to the growing international momentum behind Heroes from Heaven. With a complete screenplay, a fully developed two-feature story arc, and now an internationally recognized award, the project is positioned to make a powerful impact on both the faith-based film community and the broader independent film world.

For filmmaker and academic Dr. Scott Glenn — who brings both theological depth and cinematic ambition to every page of the screenplay — this award is not just a personal achievement. It is a confirmation that the world is ready for this story.

Heroes from Heaven: Battleground Earth is currently in development. For more information, contact Dr. Scott Glenn