2025 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Finalists Announced!
ATLANTA, GA (March 7, 2025)—The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2025 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Finalists.. Chosen from 1,106 total submissions, the following 20 feature film screenplays, 15 pilots, and 15 shorts represent the top five percent of all entries. Their authors are competing for invaluable mentorship opportunities to help hone their craft and plan the next steps in their careers in addition to cash prizes. Please join us in congratulating these impressive authors and wishing them well as the programming team continues to narrow this list down to the Semifinalists, Finalists, and eventually to 5 Winning Scripts!
Feature Films:
"30 BILLION DOLLAR WOMAN" by Elizabeth Dean
"A Love Dream" by Allison Betts
"A-Ma" by Xiayang Li
"AKILI" by Ivan Mooh Mooh
"Broken Worlds" by Terry Podnar
"Egg" by Kate Ryan Brewer
"FIVE TIGERS" by Shiv B
"Future Tripping" by Brian Gene White
"Giles v Harris" by Melanie van Betten Jeffcoat
"Gusto!" by Ally Gilfeather
"Harvest" by Gregory Beam
"Heart of a Nation" by Richard Mundy
"Jobber" by Michael Ronca, Kevin Heyer
"Keep Your Head Down" by Allan "Rj" Joseph
"Last Case Resort" by Kevin Goolsby
"NO LITTLE GIRL" by Robert Wooldridge
"Oct 31 Sweet Williams Perfect" by Marietta K. Wilk
"Pure Intentions" by Sarah Peele
"Radio Talk" by Allison Betts
"Ride or Die" by Alex Parkinson
"Spirit Wilds" by Noah Sellman
"THE BANNER" by Ernestina Juarez
"The Crude" by Zach Green
"The Greenhouse At Dark" by John Ludwick
"The Hole Story" by Joe Veix
"THE SALESMAN" by Adam Seidel
"Tight-Knit" by Samantha Duncan
"Undertow" by Gabrielle Nehring
"VALCO" by Michael Albanese
"White Knuckling" by Jim Woods, Ed Learner
Pilots:
"American Import" by Steven Shehori, Thomas Bell
"Be Bold!" by Ruby Mainieri
"Brooklyn Blacks" by Briaunna Caver
"COLOR OF LAW" by Aaron Clark
"Easter Eggs" by Ally Gilfeather, Thaddeus Gunn
"In The Moorland" by Jon Addison
"Jekyll" by Logan Porter
"The 411" by Allyson Morgan
"The Asteria Project" by Nell Ovitt
"Work Life Balance" by Kaleigh Fitzgerald
Short Films:
"A6" by Akevo Jenkins
"Can You See Me?" by Klaartje Pedersen
"Empty House" by Sheida Sheikhha
"Even Hell Don't Want You" by Tiffany Cherry White
"Fishbowl" by Alessandra Bautze
"How Thick is Blood" by Kay Gleaton
"Marigold Leaves Her Body" by Adesola Thomas
"Party Hearse" by Neil Wishman
"The Naughty List" by Brandon Osterman, Thomas Bell
"Tribulation TT with Kyp Kyp Levoux" by Peter Darchuk
