2022 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Finalists

40 Finalist Screenplays now remain in contention for the 2022 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. The following 18 feature film scripts, 11 pilots, and 11 shorts represent the very best of 2,135 total submissions. In addition to a cash prize, these scribes are vying for once in a lifetime mentorship opportunities with industry experts. Please help us in championing these amazingly impressive authors!

Feature Screenplay Finalists

ADULT SUMMER CAMP by Amanda M. Miller
ALLIGATOR WOMEN by Rachel Hoiles Farrell
COME SAIL AWAY by Cheri Steinkellner
ELLA & MARILYN by Jon Davis
THE EXIT COUNSELOR by Andrew Adams
FOLLOWING THE TRACKS by Hailey Escobar
GORDITO by Miguel Castillo
GUYS ON SATURDAY NIGHT by A. P. Hello
HE HAD HIS FATHER'S EYES by Bryan Liberty
HIGHWAY 83 by Anthony Rainone
INVISIBLE by Laura Carson & Krista Gano
MEETINGS WITH MARTY by Gregor Nicholas
RUBY SAFEWAY by Amanda Biggs
SCOUT'S HONOR by Cynthia Mersten
ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN by Jon Alston & Ron McCants
TIME ZERO by Carlo & Erin Carere
TRIP by Shannon Sipher
WILD HEARTS by Jessica Rowlands

Pilot Screenplay Finalists

ALWAYS BLUE by Taylor Coriell
THE BLUE HOUR by Dralla Aierken
BOOM LAGOON by Shaun Radecki
BROCK WILBUR: ADVENTURE PIG by Lukas Ridge
JAW CRUSHER by Santiago Fernández-Concha
KUMO by William Dobson
ROOSEVELT by Audrey & Hallie McPherson
SAVAGES by Liz Fields
SPESH by Jeff Locker
SYMBIONTS by Johnny Gilligan
UNCLE BIKE by Joslyn Jensen

Short Screenplay Finalists

AFTERLIFE by Carolyn Elsey
BLACK BUTTERFLIES by Tamara S. Hall
THE ELEPHANT KING by Pier Paolo Piccoli
HAROLD, ELECTRA AND OUR LORD, DAVID ATTENBOROUGH by Kirsty Zane
JUST LIKE SARAH by Jessica Rowlands
MRS. ANNE PARKER by Elisabeth Hayward
MY BLACK FRIEND by James Martin
A PICKLE AND A COKE by Alex Kokenis
THE PORTER AND THE STONE by Nuh Omar
A ROBIN'S CALL by Tim Dann
SONS OF TOLEDO by Matt Foss & Monty Cole