2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Winners

The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Winners. The following pilot, short, and three feature film screenplays are the chosen few from a pool of 1,555 submissions. These winning authors will receive a cash prize for their phenomenal work and invaluable mentorship opportunities to hone their craft and strategize the next steps in their careers. Please join us in congratulating these impressive authors and wishing them well as they continue their journey in the film industry.

Feature Screenplay Winners

Belonging - Liz Fields

HEARTRACE - Will Bermender

Lo & Em - Claire Audrey Aguayocan

Pilot Screenplay Winner

Gallatin - Ryan Skinner

Short Screenplay Winner

Handle With Care - Allison Orr Block

2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Finalists

The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Finalists. Chosen from 1,555 total submissions, the following 50 feature film screenplays, 15 pilots, and 15 shorts represent the top 3% 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 wish them well as the programming team continues to narrow this list down to 5 Winning Scripts!

Feature Screenplay Finalists

Adventures in Serial Killing - Jack Warner

Alien America - Gorby Mufan Shih

Aubrei from La Veta - Sam Ellison

Belonging - Liz Fields

But We Slept Soundly - Jake Kolton, Audrey Findlay

Cradle - Harriet Bramwell

Divorce, Marry, Kill - Alex Watson

Feedback - Jeffrey Dinghua Lei

HEARTRACE - Will Bermender

HOMESTALKER - Olivia Jampol

Hot Naked Mess - Jonathan Dillon, Sascha Alexander

Lo & Em - Claire Audrey Aguayo

Manongs - Mariel Madrid, Keone Madrid

Neat Freak - Christopher Glass

REMEDIATION - Conner Marie Allen

Rule Of Law - Eric Johnson

Sel De Mer "Sea Salt" - Jacqueline Cloake

The Hare - Bryson Edmondson

The Hazard Room - Mike Cymanski

The Struggle is Reel - Jennifer Tomlin

Pilot Screenplay Finalists

A Lost Lady - Pilot: "A Spark" - Holly Michelle Swenson

Akata - Stephanie Obadare, Caroline Gordon-Elliott

America Rise, America Fall - Giovanni Taveras

Gallatin - Ryan Skinner

Like You Stole It - Stacey Russell

MADS - Jan Pearson

McAllen - Michael Chludzinski

Run Red - Felicity R Landa

SIMORGH - Farzin Farzam

The Backrooms - Jon Addison

The Detail - Jonah Einstein

The Girl with the Devil Eyes - Toby Marks

The Local - Mark Naccarato

The Skipper - Telsyn Doucette

The subtle artGaia Kim Bartolini - Nick Habal

Short Screenplay Finalists

April and Mr. Stockman - Montgomery Burt

Become the Wounded - Gabe Berry

Bittersweet - Alec Gutherz

Bomb Ass Boss(es) - Shanice Williamson

Chosen - Michelle Farley

Curtain Call - Taylor Rankin

ELLIOTT - Shaun Radecki

Ghomeeda - Aya Mheidly

Handle With Care - Allison Orr Block

I DO MY BEST NOT TO REMEMBER THAT TIME MY BASEBALL CARD TRIED TO DESTROY MY LIFE - Shaun Radecki

Iron Fist - Kagure Kabue

Mouse - Michael Clifton

The 25th Annual Tucker High Talent Show - Evan Deis

The Rusty Nail - John Acquaviva

Togs - William Winston

2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinalists

The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinalists. Chosen from 1,555 total submissions, the following 80 feature film screenplays, 42 pilots, and 32 shorts represent the top 10% 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 wish them well as the programming team continues to narrow this list down to the Finalists and eventually to 5 Winning Scripts!

Feature Screenplay Semifinalists

10 Days In A Madhouse - Nicola Pittam

A Shooting Star - Jack Coady

Adventures in Serial Killing - Jack Warner

Afterwards - Lauren Grant

Alien America - Gorby Mufan Shih

Askari - Christiaan Smit

Aubrei from La Veta - Sam Ellison

Belonging - Liz Fields

Bike Lane Ends - Noah Glenn

Black Sheep - Mimi Lee

Bloom - James Lamp II

Braddock - Gregory Caruso

But Some of Us Are Brave - Jainaba Seckan

But We Slept Soundly - Jake Kolton, Audrey Findlay

Chosen - Cosmo Wallace

Classmates - Matthew Schlissel

Cling - AARON WARNER

Contained - Jennifer Wilton

Cradle - Harriet Bramwell

Crayola Zen - Mike Green

CRIME WAVE - Tammy Klembith, George Klembith

Dadwatch - Eric Stern, Joshua Mann

Diary of a Failed Minister's Daughter - Susie Mendoza

Divorce, Marry, Kill - Alex Watson

East Jesus - Duane Graves

Fade In, Fade Out - Rob Levinson

Feedback - Jeffrey Dinghua Lei

Fright Masks - Stephen Polakiewicz

Globulous - Flax Glor

HEARTRACE - Will Bermender

HOMESTALKER - Olivia Jampol

Hot Naked Mess - Jonathan Dillon, Sascha Alexander

If You're Lucky They'll Believe Every Word - Cameron Linly Robinson

Lo & Em - Claire Audrey Aguayo

Manongs - Mariel Madrid, Keone Madrid

Mud Simple - Austin Alward

Neat Freak - Christopher Glass

Oh Sickie! - julien wagner

Ouroboros - Red Davis

Over the Hill - Laura Kemp

Powdered Sugar - Tyler Gibbons

Problematic - Jerry J Sampson

Quran Camp - Samah Meghjee

REMEDIATION - Conner Marie Allen

Riddle - Shiva Ramanathan

Road Closure - John Cerrito

Roe Island - Hanna Hedqvist

Rule Of Law - Eric Johnson

Sel De Mer "Sea Salt" - Jacqueline Cloake

Senseless Confidential - Martin Bannon Beaudet

Serotinous - Terra Mackintosh

She Becomes Pedro Infante - J.K. Zepeda

Shelby - Brian Ruberry

Shot Clock - King Lu

Sixty Days Is Forever - Jeff Fletcher

Sludge - Jen Butler

Sonoran - Jack Aupperle

Stand Up - Eric Meltzer

Starchildren - Michael Anthony De Toffoli

Stranded - Jen Boxall

Survivor Duty - Kyle Curry

The Blur - Dean Farell Bruggeman

The Fallen - Gabrielle Nehring

The Hare - Bryson Edmondson

The Hazard Room - Mike Cymanski

The Knowledge of Good & Evil - Luke Edward

The Last Blockbuster - Justin Miller, Jeremiah Castleman

The Show Must Go On - Bret Miller

The Struggle is Reel - Jennifer Tomlin

The Taking of North Pole 1-2-3 - Robert Husted

The Untold Story of the Titanic - Willie Mae Kent

Thirstygirl - Alexandra Qin

This is Pablo - Sammie Rose

Three Sheets to the Wind - Sean Pedersen

Twisted Justice - Joel McElvaney

Us, Unlikely - Tricia Lee

Victor - Aaron Huckleberry

Watermelon, Watermelon, Watermelon - Calvin Claudio

Willa - Elizabeth Myer

Pilot Screenplay Semifinalists

A Black Girl's Guide... - Aadrise Johnson

A Lost Lady - Pilot: "A Spark" - Holly Michelle Swenson

Akata - Stephanie Obadare, Caroline Gordon-Elliott

America Rise, America Fall - Giovanni Taveras

BAD B "The Glamour Profession" - Jan Arnold

Bear Frat - Pilot - Will Moro

CRIMSON TIES - Jackie Quinones

Do I Belong Here? - Teri Rusike

Flipped - Justin Alicastro

FRUITFUL - Jessica McLaughlin

Fundies TV Pilot - Jessica Furniss

Gallatin - Ryan Skinner

Gigantica - Duane Smith, Stefane Barbeau

Good Bones - Brooke Becker

Grace and the Aliens - Jennica Johnson

Guardians Of The Pacific - Derek Quick (Negane Meno)

Like You Stole It - Stacey Russell

MADS - Jan Pearson

McAllen - Michael Chludzinski

Morlock - Anthony Povah

Pandora - Jeff Bower

PETROL GIRLS - Jade Maitre

Protocol One - Geoffrey Colo

Run Red - Felicity R Landa

SIMORGH - Farzin Farzam

Snack Shack - Kate Kowalski

The Age of the Empath - Steve Brown

The Backrooms - Jon Addison

The Detail - Jonah Einstein

The Fugitive Game - Martha Swetzoff

The Ginger Seeds of Loxahatchee - Nik Prietus

The Girl with the Devil Eyes - Toby Marks

The Great Balgair - Faith Dismuke

The Last Cabin Left on Old Sycamore Lane - Michael Rakoff

The Local - Mark Naccarato

The Sessions - Pilot episode - Alexander Julian

The Skipper - Telsyn Doucette

The subtle art - Gaia Kim Bartolini, Nick Habal

The Talking Animals - Andrew Gitomer

THE TWO OF US - Alison Balnar

WENCH Pilot Script - Aaveen Marandi, Tommy Miller

Short Screenplay Semifinalists

A Tempo - Lorelai Jo-hsuan Lin

Algorithm and Blues - Jamie Benson

April and Mr. Stockman - Montgomery Burt

Become the Wounded - Gabe Berry, Amir Zargara

Bittersweet - Alec Gutherz

Bomb Ass Boss(es) - Shanice Williamson

Byrdie's Call - Connor Austin Jones

Chosen - Michelle Farley

Curtain Call - Taylor Rankin

ELLIOTT - Shaun Radecki

First Sunrise - Healin Kweon

Ghomeeda - Aya Mheidly

Good Evening, Marshall (Good Evening, Geraldine) - Jessica Mosher

Handle With Care - Allison Orr Block

Homogeneous - Nicky Rudolph Calloway

Hook and Swing - Dana Hawthorne

I DO MY BEST NOT TO REMEMBER THAT TIME MY BASEBALL CARD TRIED TO DESTROY MY LIFE - Shaun Radecki

In With the Storm - Cara Marshall

Iron Fist - Kagure Kabue

Lead Sandwich - andre salloom

Life and Death are spelled the same - Neil Knox

Mouse - Michael Clifton

Paper Monsters - Michael Clifton

Pumpkin Goulash - Yvette Farmer

The 25th Annual Tucker High Talent Show - Evan Deis

The Late Shift - Hallie Reese Kostrencich

The Rusty Nail - John Acquaviva

Thirteen Mountains - Lauren James

Togs - William Winston

Witness to Breath - Doug Conant

Woman in the Wood - B Maddox

2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalists

The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2024 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalists. Chosen from 1,555 total submissions, the following 199 feature film screenplays, 107 pilots, and 82 shorts represent the top twenty 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 wish them well as the programming team continues to narrow this list down to the Semifinalists, Finalists, and eventually to 5 Winning Scripts!

Feature Screenplay Quarterfinalists

#ViralQuest - Jennifer Sumbu Longe, Rhea Mary Oommen
10 Days In A Madhouse - Nicola Pittam
603 - Emily Prescott
A Dead Name I Love - Eric MacKinnon Johnson
A Flower in the Concrete - Khiray Richards
A Love Dream - Allison Betts
A Shooting Star - Jack Coady
Adventures in Serial Killing - Jack Warner
Afterwards - Lauren Grant
Alien America - Gorby Mufan Shih
All I Am - Rick Kline
All In! - MICHAEL GREENE
An Occurrence at Burger Bueno - Ty Herrell
And Justice For All - Carlos Perez
Andy Warhol Must Die! - Graham Lee
Askari - Christiaan Smit
Aubrei from La Veta - Sam Ellison
Backwaters - Jeffrey Craine
Becca Goes Back - Julie Kraut
Belonging - Liz Fields
Beneath the Creek - Christopher Massey
Bike Lane Ends - Noah Glenn
Black Sheep - Mimi Lee
Bloom - James Lamp II
Braddock - Gregory Caruso
But Some of Us Are Brave - Jainaba Seckan
But We Slept Soundly - Jake Kolton, Audrey Findlay
Celestials - Jennifer Sumbu Longe, Rhea Mary Oommen
Chosen - Cosmo Wallace
Christmas With K'Landre - Shahine Ezell
Classmates - Matthew Schlissel
Clearwater - Heather McDonald
Cling - AARON WARNER
Contained - Jennifer Wilton
Cool Uncle - J. Brian
Cradle - Harriet Bramwell
Crayola Zen - Mike Green
CRIME WAVE - Tammy Klembith, George Klembith
Dadwatch - Eric Stern, Joshua Mann
Dark Horizon - Annique Arredondo
DEADBEAT - Lauren BrownDegeneration - Richard Williams
Diary of a Failed Minister's Daughter - Susie Mendoza
DICK - Omeed Boghraty
Divorce, Marry, Kill - Alex Watson
Double Crossed - F. F. Mormanni
Down At The Val - Neil Goodchild
Dreams of My Mother - Marcus Smith
Dry by Midnight - Dustin Cook, Gregory Caruso
Dust Devil - Mark Bankins
DUTOPIA_ - Richard Marks
East Jesus - Duane Graves
Emotional Intelligence - Nicholas Roth
Fade In, Fade Out - Rob Levinson
Falling Up - Stephanie Drapeau
Feedback - Jeffrey Dinghua Lei
Fifteen Divide - Ramona Taylor, Josh Katz
Final Dress - Greg Beam, Kim McKean
Final Resting Place - Linda Fisher
Football Story - Richard Curtis
Fright Masks - Stephen Polakiewicz
G.O.D. OS - David Christopher Loya
Glass House - Amy Mednick
Globulous - Flax Glor
Golden Hour - James Buzzo
Good F*ck Charm - Isabelle Davis
GRAVEL - DT Houston
GRIEF CAMP - Sabrina Saleha
HEARTRACE - Will Bermender
HOMESTALKER - Olivia Jampol
Hot Naked Mess - Jonathan Dillon, Sascha Alexander
House Hunt - Greg Fortier
Huelensmond (Huelen's Moon) - J.K. Zepeda
If You're Lucky They'll Believe Every Word - Cameron Linly Robinson
Jeff Bezos 007 - Justin Reager, Shane Spiegel
Kitty - Brandon David Deyette, Emmy Morgan
L.O.B.E. - David Hunter Fein
Leila - Faryarsadat Hosseini
Liberty - Chris Lawing
Limelight - Terence Nigel Fisher
Little Mouse - Goldie Jones
Lo & Em - Claire Audrey Aguayo
Lost in a Book - Greg Bosworth
Madness - Chris Poore
Make It Happen. - Adrian Sterling
Mammoth - Robert Buscemi
Manongs - Mariel Madrid, Keone Madrid
Mason - Kevin Waite
Merde' - Kimberly Samon
Mud Simple - Austin Alward
Muddy Shoes Patrik Krivanek - Laurie Weltz
My Elvis - John Burdeaux
My Idiot Sister - Michael Basha
My Lovely Neighbors - Jake Buczewski
My Real Imaginary Friends - Kyle Rizor
Neat Freak - Christopher Glass
Nine Dead Cats - David Huante
None Of This Is Okay - Jonathan Castoro
Oberlin - J.P. Johnston
Obsession - Jason White
Oh Sickie! - julien wagner
Oh, Great Cosmic Master! - Kyle Spleiss
Oh, You Poor Thing - John Nugent
One Night in Purgatory - Robert Husted
Only Apparently Real - Michael Richter
Ouroboros - Red Davis
Over the Hill - Laura Kemp
Powdered Sugar - Tyler Gibbons
Problematic - Jerry J Sampson
Quran Camp - Samah Meghjee
Reformation - Stephen Morgan-MacKay, Stefan Alexander
REMEDIATION - Conner Marie Allen
Revival - Abby Selden
Riddle - Shiva Ramanathan
Road Closure - John Cerrito
Robin With The Red Nails - Lance Marshall
Rockpaw - Nora Delyra
Roe Island - Hanna Hedqvist
Rule Of Law - Eric Johnson
Scale - Chris Cameron
Scent of Marigold - Lily Malm, Laila Matuk
Searching for Marceau - Dan Abramovici
Secret Sun - Christian Maxwell, James Clark
Sel De Mer "Sea Salt" - Jacqueline Cloake
Senseless Confidential - Martin Bannon Beaudet
Serotinous - Terra Mackintosh
Sexy Little Murder - Alise Morales, Bailey Belzora
She Becomes Pedro Infante - J.K. Zepeda
SHE'S ALL RIGHT - Shon Keane, Melanie Williams Oram
Shelby - Brian Ruberry
Short Time - Anthony Zonfrelli
Shot Clock - King Lu
Sixty Days Is Forever - Jeff Fletcher
Sleeping with Strangers - Genie Leslie
Sludge - Jen Butler
Son of a Preacher Man - P.J. Palmer
Son of Africa - George Tarr
Sonoran - Jack Aupperle
Spy Bros - Jared Pettit, Jason Felix
Stand Up - Eric Meltzer
Starchildren - Michael Anthony De Toffoli
Stranded - Jen Boxall
Stripper Moms - Tricia Horvath
Superunknown - Sean Hennessy, Mike Hennessy
Surrogate - Jon Sanhueza
Survivor Duty - Kyle Curry
Swimming in T-Shirts - Matt Foss
TARO: Legend of Japan - Blue Spruell
The Blur - Dean Farell Bruggeman
The Chötgör - Max Rissman
The Fallen - Gabrielle Nehring
The Family Tree - Molly Clark
The Flip and the Dead - Greg Harvey
THE FOREVER HOTEL - Justin Ballheim
The Forever Moment - Greyson Wyatt
The Golem of Cotopaxi - Arnon Shorr
The Hare - Bryson Edmondson
The Hazard Room - Mike Cymanski
The Knowledge of Good & Evil - Luke Edward
The Last Blockbuster - Justin Miller, Jeremiah Castleman
The Life of Cockroaches - Gillian Croft
THE MORON - Kevin J. Howard
The Most Marvelous Man In The World - Khris Burton, Colin Scott
The Sheep - Ed Wiles
The Show Must Go On - Bret Miller
The Skin Rippers - Daniel William Pero
The Slashelorette - Anthony Zonfrelli
The Struggle is Reel - Jennifer Tomlin
The Summons - Mike Robinson
The Taking of North Pole 1-2-3 - Robert Husted
The Timeline - David Mokriski
The Untold Story of the Titanic - Willie Mae Kent
The Verge of Seas - Albert M. Chan
THE WARDROBE - Peter Noel
THE WITCHES' CRADLE - Tammy Klembith
The Woman at the Lake - Chris Inekhomon
Them Monsters - Simon Cheyne
They came for us from outer space - Gabriel Verdugo
Thirstygirl - Alexandra Qin
This is Pablo - Sammie Rose
Three Sheets to the Wind - Sean Pedersen
TILLY'S PROMISE - James Dillon
Token - Tristan Griffin
Toni and the Wolf - Elizabeth Corbett
TOWNIE - Suemedha Sood
Twisted Justice - Joel McElvaney
Us, Unlikely - Tricia Lee
Vengeance Airlines - Charlie Matthes, Hunt Holman
Victor - Aaron Huckleberry
Watermelon, Watermelon, Watermelon - Calvin Claudio
Wedding Day - Jason Stefaniak
West Texas Holiday - Matt Foss
Where the Wildflowers Grow - Robyn Bankston
Whuchu Boy - Edward Varnie
Willa - Elizabeth Myer
Wisteria - Adam Lapallo
Xena & Jonny - Robert Latham Brown, Ryan Schube
Yankee Bwoy - Ricardo Sean Thompson
Zitkála-Šá - Robert Jackson

Pilot Screenplay Quarterfinalists

A Black Girl's Guide…- Aadrise Johnson
A Lost Lady - Pilot: "A Spark" - Holly Michelle Swenson
A Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Autumn Cavender, Scott Ryan
After School Special - Matthew Hoch, Navaris Darson
Akata - Stephanie Obadare, Caroline Gordon-Elliott
ALMOST SIX - Suzan Mikiel
America Rise, America Fall - Giovanni Taveras
AVERAGE MAN - Jessie Gill
Awakening - Brian J Leitten
BAD B "The Glamour Profession" - Jan Arnold
BAD SOVIET - Nik Sysuev
Base Reality - Gregory Clark
Bear Frat - Pilot - Will Moro
Beneath Broadway - Gerardo Maravilla
Black Caesar - Amanda Prentiss
Brainspotting - Chelsea Spirito
BSMT - Annette Evans
Cain - Tricia Horvath
Camp Psychopathways - Danny Galvin, Brad Pike
Cancelled? - Thomas Ferguson
Colonial Times - Taylor Tobin
CRIMSON TIES - Jackie Quinones
CROW - Matilda Corley Schulman
Dance for Eternity - Gage Feraud
Do I Belong Here? - Teri Rusike
Dreamwalker - Jeremy Hsing
Exposed - Natalie G. Bergman
Flipped - Justin Alicastro
Fundies TV Pilot - Jessica Furniss
Gallatin - Ryan Skinner
Gigantica - Duane Smith, Stefane Barbeau
Good Bones - Brooke Becker
Grace and the Aliens - Jennica Johnson
Guardians Of The Pacific - Derek Quick, Negane Meno
Happy World - Nick Eagles, Brandon Shell
Humanely Human - Ryan Dellaquila
Hunches - Robert Husted
I Love Losalind - Rosalind Grush
I'm Not Dead, I'm Dreaming - Peter Petralia
Immaculate - Jessica McLaughlin
Jesus One-Stop - Frederik Ehrhardt
Liberté - Keya Hall
Lift - Allison Orr Block
Like You Stole It - Stacey Russell
Little Girl Grown - Kate Harpootlian
Love, Mary Todd - Bixby Elliot
MADS - Jan Pearson
McAllen - Michael Chludzinski
Midway - Sarah Ward
Morlock - Anthony Povah
Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington - Justin Appleton
Nepantla - Josue Hernandez
Novel Romance - Phoebe Zimmerer, Lauren Ferebee
Pandora - Jeff Bower
PETROL GIRLS - Jade Maitre
Praise - Megan Hayes
Protocol One - Geoffrey Colo
Rat City - Ally Gilfeather
Reuben - Nella Dudova
Run Red - Felicity R Landa
Scene Queen - Annique Arredondo
SIMORGH - Farzin Farzam
Skin Contact - Molly Rydzel
Snack Shack - Kate Kowalski
SPACE COWBOYS - Chris Keppel
Street Knowledge - Greg Sawicki, Brian Miller
Swishy - Christina Wren
The Age of the Empath - Steve Brown
The Backrooms - Jon Addison
The Bane of Monsters - Maya Churi
THE BLACK SWAN FILES - Tricia Cerrone
The Book of Raquel - Olga Holtz
The Control Problem - Sam J Alper
The Countess: The Death of Dante Edmonds - Diana Densmore
The Detail - Jonah Einstein
The Fugitive Game - Martha Swetzoff
The Ginger Seeds of Loxahatchee - Nik Prietus
The Girl with the Devil Eyes - Toby Marks
The Great Balgair - Faith Dismuke
The Informer - Coli Sylla
The Inspector Reboots - Mark Renshaw
The Last Cabin Left on Old Sycamore Lane - Michael Rakoff
The Local - Mark Naccarato
The Nightshift - Shiv B
the pod - Saraphina Redalieu
The Pressure Point - Nik Prietus
THE PROTECTOR - Kevin J. Howard
The Sands - Hannah Looney, Jason Cortez
The Sessions: Pilot episode - Alexander Julian
The Skipper - Telsyn Doucette
The subtle art - Gaia Kim Bartolini, Nick Habal
The Talking Animals - Andrew Gitomer
THE THREE OF US - Janna Jilnina
THE TWO OF US - Alison Balnar
The Way You Look Tonight - John Cerrito
The Wrestling Show - JULIE HARRISON-HARNEY
TIN KICKERS - Ned Farr
Trying - Maggie Stiggers
Valley Dicks - Sam Allemang
WAR DOG - Edward Dawson
Welcome to Dalwood - Joshua Young
WENCH Pilot Script - Aaveen Marandi, Tommy Miller
When I Dance… - Kyle Landgraf
Wolf's Head - Samuel Anderson
Y'allywood - Christian Noël
Youtopia - Danny Galvin, Brad Pike

Short Screenplay Quarterfinalists

A Friend of Your Mom’s - Joe Miles
A Man in the Dark - Sean Hennessy
A Tempo - Lorelai Jo-hsuan Lin
A toothbrush story - Rodrigo Figueiredo
Albert's Mile - Michael Mau
Algorithm and Blues - Jamie Benson
All The Time - Mars Hogan
Ambient Light - H.Cherdon Bedford
And I'll Dream of Sheep - Isabella Vargas
April and Mr. Stockman - Montgomery Burt
Art's Domain - Shaun Radecki
Assimilated - Christopher Guerrero
Bearbatfrankenstein - Shaun Radecki
Become the Wounded - Gabe Berry, Amir Zargara
Bite Marks - Rachel Debolski
Bittersweet - Alec Gutherz
Bomb Ass Boss(es) - Shanice Williamson
Byrdie's Call - Connor Austin Jones
Chosen - Michelle Farley
Chrome Plated - Sarah Ward
Cicada - Yoo-Jin Oh
Colored - Sam Henderson, Ryan Romine
Curtain Call - Taylor Rankin
ELLIOTT - Shaun Radecki
Encore - Garrett Detrixhe
Feed the Brute - Corsica Wilson
First Sunrise - Healin Kweon
Freeborn - Shane Harbinson
Gasablanca - Cody Sousa, D.J. O'Connor
Ghomeeda - Aya Mheidly
Good Evening, Marshall (Good Evening, Geraldine) - Jessica Mosher
Grace - Andrew Smith
Handle With Care - Allison Orr Block
Homogeneous - Nicky Rudolph Calloway
Hook and Swing - Dana Hawthorne
I DO MY BEST NOT TO REMEMBER THAT TIME MY BASEBALL CARD TRIED TO DESTROY MY LIFE - Shaun Radecki
In With the Storm - Cara Marshall
Iron Fist - Kagure Kabue
Joaquin - Adán Almaraz
Junie Junie - Anna Krieske
Lady of the Light - Sara K. Murphy
Lead Sandwich - andre salloom
Life and Death are spelled the same - Neil Knox
LINKED HEARTS - Kathleen Hof
Little Tokyo Story - Kyung-Ja Lee
Love Is Strange - David Tiritilli
Masking - Joel McElvaney
Mattress-cide - Michael Johnston
Mouse - Michael Clifton
MY BLONDE - Zardosht Afshari
Nova Hora - Francesco Capussela
Oh Happy Day! - Ivan Rome
Oh, Fuck Me - Steven Tralongo
One Day Lasts Three Autumns - Delfina Braverman
One Minute to Midnight - Joshua James, Kobe Sipp
Out - Jazmine Gibbs
Overtime - Pak Hin Phileas Cheung
Pal - Michael Mau
Paper Monsters - Michael Clifton
Perkins is Perfect - Maura May
Pumpkin Goulash - Yvette Farmer
Rules of the Game - Ian Griffin
Sin Eater - Corey Simpson
Slip - Lara Hill
Soap! - Sami Al Sharikh
SUGAR - Derek Nicoletto
Superman Doesn't Steal - Tamika Lamison
The 25th Annual Tucker High Talent Show - Evan Deis
The Beholder - Ryan Lee Gregory
The Late Shift - Hallie Reese Kostrencich
The Ruby Blade - William Davies Golec
The Rusty Nail - John Acquaviva
The Untamed - Olga Holtz
These Fish Will Stop At Nothing - G Prevost
Thirteen Mountains - Lauren James
Three Rivers - Don DiPetta
Togs - William Winston
Wah Lau - Tanya Jade
WE ARE THE DEAD GIRLS - Kylie Boersma
What You Deserve - Juan Calix
WHY IT'S NEVER A GOOD IDEA TO BURN A CITY AND BLAME A COW - Shaun Radecki
Witness to Breath - Doug Conant
Woman in the Wood - B Maddox

2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Winners

With great pride, we, the Atlanta Film Society, formally declare the Winners of the 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. The following 5 Winning Scripts were chosen from 1,921 total submissions.

Feature Screenplay Winners

CHANCE BY UNFATHOMABLE FATE by Dmani Williams
FREAKNIK by Jon Vaude
THE SHIMMERS by Brendan Vogel & Ruth Sabin

Pilot Screenplay Winner

THE SPACE SUITS by Landon Ashworth

Short Screenplay Winner

I SEE YOU by Faith Dismuke

2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Finalists

The Atlanta Film Society is thrilled to announce the 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Finalists. From 1,921 total submissions, there now remain only 18 feature film screenplays, 11 pilots, and 8 shorts. To call these 37 wonderful screenplays the lucky few still in competition would be a disservice to the amazing talent on the page, but we do hope you join us in wishing their authors nothing but luck and fortune with the rest of the competition and with their screenwriting careers!

Feature Screenplay Finalists

THE APPLICANTS by Justin Ballheim
ARACHNIFABULOUS by Brian "Crusty" Horgan
(A)SEXUAL AWAKENING by Henry Jarvis
CAPTAIN BLOOD by Kate Imy
CHANCE BY UNFATHOMABLE FATE by Dmani Williams
CUFFING SEASON by Jon Bershad
DEEP BLUE II: KASPAROV'S REVENGE by Ben Gottlieb
EASTERN SKIES by Andrew Liou
FRANK'S HEART by Marilynn Loveless
FREAKNIK by Jon Vaude
GOOD CHANCE by Tricia Lee
GOODBYE EVERYBODY by Benjamin Lewis
GRIEF LEECH by Shayna Hack
ORDINARY LIFE by Charlotte Alexander
THE PURPOSE OF A LIGHTHOUSE by Gabe Berry
SHADOWBOXING by Tsoanelo Rantsho & Logan Mitev
THE SHIMMERS by Brendan Vogel & Ruth Sabin
SHOOTING by Nathan Cabaniss

Pilot Screenplay Finalists

ARTHUR & LANCELOT by Victoria Zeutzius
BLACK NERD by Jon Carr
BUFORD HIGHWAY by Jordan Watland & Bahar Atvur
BUTCH by Rae Binstock
DOWNTOWN by Brian Stone
MOSTLY VIRGIN by Baldvin Kari & Ana Lazarevic
MR. DIY by Michael Johnston
THE PARC by Morgan Grice
THE PIRATE QUEEN by Nora-Jane Noone
THE SPACE SUITS by Landon Ashworth
YOUNGBLOODS by Stacey Russell

Short Screenplay Finalists

BREATHE by Mark Labella
I SEE YOU by Faith Dismuke
LEFT & LEAVING by Michael Mau
MAN UP FAIRY DUST by Christopher Schwartz
ONOURA by Chigozie Onyeaka
R.E.G.G.I.N by A. D. Smith
TODD KNOWS by Michael Buonocore
WALL by Erin Cantelo

2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinalists

The Atlanta Film Society is happy to share the 193 screenplays advancing into the 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinals. The following 97 feature film scripts, 55 pilots, and 41 shorts represent the top 10% of the 1,921 total submissions. In addition to a cash prize, their authors are competing for an invaluable mentorship opportunity. Please help us celebrate the amazing accomplishment achieved, and wish these skilled scribes well as they continue to compete for the honor of being named Finalists and Winners!

Feature Screenplay Semifinalists

ACTAEON by Dustin Quinteros
ADA by Nora Jaenicke
(AM I) GAY FOR AMY? by Meghan Lennox
AMERICAN DREAMS by Tricia Lee & Corey Brown
APACHE by Adam Seidel
THE APPLICANTS by Justin Ballheim
ARACHNIFABULOUS by Brian "Crusty" Horgan
(A)SEXUAL AWAKENING by Henry Jarvis
AUGUST BEAUTY by Elisa Greenberg
BAD ROMANCE by Chad Wellinger
THE BANNER by Ernestina Juarez
BEETLE BABY by Asya Segalovich
BILL, GOD OF WAR by Caleb Dillon
BLACK IVORY by Adisa Septuri
BLOOD THIEF by Winnie Soldi
THE BODY OF CHRIS by Erin Brown Thomas
BOUNDARIES by Asad Farooqui
BURN PATTERN by Laura M. Kemp
BURY THE LEDE by Brianna Naderpour
CAPTAIN BLOOD by Kate Imy
CAVEAT EMPTOR by Ray Goldberg
CHANCE BY UNFATHOMABLE FATE by Dmani Williams
CHESTER HOUSE by Elvira Ibragimova
CHUM by John Cicco & Nathan Krieger
CONTINUED CARE by Gretchen Hopkirk
THE CRICKET by Gabe Berry
CUFFING SEASON by Jon Bershad
DEEP BLUE II: KASPAROV'S REVENGE by Ben Gottlieb
THE DEMON JOB by Robert Husted
DIAL IT BACK by Erin Elizabeth Keefer
DIVINE GIFTS by Hamidreza Rafatnejad
DO OVER by Sari Earl
DOG DAYS by Ryan Nielsen
DOPE FRIEND by Matt Ferrucci
EASTERN SKIES by Andrew Liou
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL by Suzie Bohannon
THE FINAL CUT by Chaseedaw Giles
FIND ME IN YOUR SMILE by Guilherme Viegas
FOR PHILLIP by Rob Seyk
FORGETTING JUPITER by Jeff Hindenach
FRANK'S HEART by Marilynn Loveless
FREAKNIK by Jon Vaude
FROM ABOVE by Ben Tedesco
THE GAME CHANGER by Jerry Reedy
GOOD CHANCE by Tricia Lee
GOODBYE EVERYBODY by Benjamin Lewis
GRIEF LEECH by Shayna Hack
GROW HOME by Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan
HOUSE ON FIRE by Donald Mitchell, Robert Goldberg, & James Goldberg
HUNGRY LITTLE CUBS by William Winston
I AM THE DRAGON KING by Storm Choi
IBU (MOTHER) by Kanya Iwana
IF THESE WALLS COULD SHUT UP by Gina DeAngelis
INTERBLOOM by Ari Dassa
THE ITCH by Jeremy Bradford
A JERSEY CHRISTMAS MOVIE by Laura Napoli & Brian Gene White
KEEPER by R.L. Hooker
KEESHA GOES TO CAMP by Rebecca Jordan Smith
KILLER CROSSOVER by Brandon Burkhart
LADY INTO FOX by R. H. Farrell
THE LAST INDIAN WAR by Michael Graf
THE LION MAKOI by Chad Mathews
THE LOCK - IN by Maalik Evans
MINISTER SPEER by Sven Anarki
MISCHIEF NIGHT by Peter Macaluso
MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE by Matthew Gomez
NOT HAUNTED by Katie Ennis
ODE TO ORANGE by Catherine Delaloye
OLD MAIDEN'S PRAYER by Grace Gao
ORDINARY LIFE by Charlotte Alexander
OUR LADY OF SORROWS by Karen Conley
THE PRECIPITATING EVENT by EmmaC.
THE PURPOSE OF A LIGHTHOUSE by Gabe Berry
RAISED BY DOGS by Christin Finch
REASONABLE by Jeremy Lloyd-Styles
REDACTED by Alexandra Redwood
REDEEMER'S LIGHT by Toyi Elizabeth
THE ROCK N' ROLL BROTHERS by Guil Parreiras
RUT by David Zaccaria
THE SECRET OF THE SMILE by Robin Russin
SHADOWBOXING by Tsoanelo Rantsho & Logan Mitev
THE SHIMMERS by Brendan Vogel & Ruth Sabin
SHOOTING by Nathan Cabaniss
SMALL TOWN by Gemma Addy
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER by William Schreiber
STEPH by Oksana Prysiazhniuk
SUCKERS by Elena Welles
TAKE MY HAND by Sam Pavich
TARNISHED by Matthew Walker
TARO: LEGEND OF JAPAN by Blue Spruell
THE TEJANO by Derek C. Block
THIS LIGHT OF MINE by Quinn Martin
TRICE by Matt Foss & Carlos Washington
(TRUE) NORTH by HF Crum
THE WHISKEY FOUR by Menna Dosal
THE WORTH OF WOMAN$ WORK by EmmaC.
WYATT by Stephanie Gaston

Pilot Screenplay Semifinalists

THE ACADEMY by Brit Cowan
ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID by Cynthia Mersten
ARTHUR & LANCELOT by Victoria Zeutzius
BACK FIRES by Alex Blumberg
THE BARBERS OF NEW ENGLAND by Nicholas Fowler & Scott Fowler
THE BIG HOUSE by Kristofer Mikal
BLACK NERD by Jon Carr
BUFORD HIGHWAY by Jordan Watland & Bahar Atvur
BUTCH by Rae Binstock
CHERRY PARK by Joseph Hooten
CRICKET CLUB OF CANON HIGH by Priya Mohanty
DOWNTOWN by Brian Stone
DREAM BOY by Hannah Melissa Scott & Jordan Watson
EAT WHAT YOU KILL by Leslie Lyshkov
EMERGENT by Alan Mah Baxter
FAST BREAK by Kathryn Elise Drexler
FERALS by M.R. Fitzgerald
THE GALLERY by Will Downs
THE HAPPIEST PLACE by Jon Davis
HARPOON by Ria Tobaccowala
HIRADO by Jennifer Wilton
KANDLESTICK MEN by Frank Monteleone
KEITH SWEATS by Lexx Truss
THE KING OF THE CANNIBALS by Sam Watson
LADY OF THE LAKE by Estella Gabriel
LAST OF THE COWBOYS by Brent Minderler
LIFE DURING WARTIME by Mark Bowes
MAN-MADE by Ryan Cunningham
THE MATCH by Justin Ballheim
MOSTLY VIRGIN by Baldvin Kari & Ana Lazarevic
MR. DIY by Michael Johnston
MR. PLEASURE by Nicole Kemper
MY HAPPY PLACE by Angel Hilson
NIGHT DOGS by Linhan Zhang
THE NIGHT WATCHMAN by Thomas Gaunt
THE PARC by Morgan Grice
THE PIRATE QUEEN by Nora-Jane Noone
PRICELESS by Betsy Nagler
THE QUARTER QUEEN by Kayla Hardy
QUEEN OF WARDS by Shanice Williamson
RENEGADE by Logan Porter
THE REPEATERS by Patrice Williams Marks
REVERSE by Benjamin Lewis
SEABROOK by Alex Hanno
SINGLE PERSON by Matt Foss
THE SPACE SUITS by Landon Ashworth
SPRINGTIME by Danny Newell
STALKY & CO. by Nicole Lynn Cohen
TAURED by Christian Maxwell
TEMPERANCE (AND OTHER VIRTUES) by Alexandra Hayes
TRENCH TOWN by Ricardo Sean Thompson
WHEN MANGOES START TO TURN YELLOW by Harika Ganeshni Bommana
WOMAN'S WORK by Erin Beute
YOU ARE NOT A HERO by Josh Jacobs
YOUNGBLOODS by Stacey Russell

Short Screenplay Semifinalists

APPARATCHIK by Morgane Ciot
ARC by Stephen Evans
THE ART OF ETERNAL LOVE by Dawn Reavis
BABY LOVE by Kate Kelsen
BE MY BOY by Ethan Homen
BONESEED by Brett Brooks & Joshua David Matthews
BREATHE by Mark Labella
CHOICE by Bernhard Riedhammer
THE DOOR IN THE MIRROR by Geoff Murillo
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL by Melody Herr
THE FUTURE REPORT by Elisabeth Hayward
GATSBY by Alec Seymour
GENERATION SERVICE by Kiwana Rose
THE GHOSTODIANS by Leila Murton Poole
HAVE A MINT by Taylor McTague
HEARTSTRINGS by J.D. Zelman & Matthew Dushkes
HOT TORTILLAS by Nicolas Jara
HOUSE OF WOLVES by Andrew Yeremeyev
I LOVE NANCY MEYERS by Narineh Tahmasebian
I SEE YOU by Faith Dismuke
KOUKLA by Jamie-Michelle Whalen
THE LAST CREATION by Brad Cooper
LASTING MARK by Shaun Radecki
LEFT & LEAVING by Michael Mau
MAN UP FAIRY DUST by Christopher Schwartz
MOON EYES by Alston Jones
MY WAY by Afton Quast Saler
ONOURA by Chigozie Onyeaka
PAL by Michael Mau
PIETRA FREDDA by Matthew Nicholson
R.E.G.G.I.N by A. D. Smith
SAY YES by Gabe Berry
THERE'S A FROG ON MARS (IT'S TRUE!) by Shaun Radecki
TO THE MOON by Michael Dukakis
TODD KNOWS by Michael Buonocore
THE UNTAMED by Olga Holtz
WALL by Erin Cantelo
WEEPING WALL by Mark Dollard
WHO ARE YOU, NANU? by Anjini Taneja Azhar
YA GHALBI by Yasmeen Albrahim
ZEPHYR by Amy Allen

2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalists

The Atlanta Film Society is pleased to present the 2023 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalists. Chosen from 1,921 total submissions, the following 193 feature film screenplays, 110 pilots, and 82 shorts represent the top twenty 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 wish them well as the programming team continues to narrow this list down to the Semifinalists, Finalists, and eventually to 5 Winning Scripts!

Feature Screenplay Quarterfinalists

93% CHANCE OF HAPPINESS by Jeff Bower
ACTAEON by Dustin Quinteros
ADA by Nora Jaenicke
(AM I) GAY FOR AMY? by Meghan Lennox
AMERICAN DREAMS by by Tricia Lee & Corey Brown
AN UNFAMILIAR LIFE by Toni D'Antonio
ANALYTICA by Paul Ingoldsby
APACHE by Adam Seidel
THE APPLICANTS by Justin Ballheim
ARACHNIFABULOUS by Brian "Crusty" Horgan
ARMSTRONG IN HANOI by Bryerly Long
ARROW OF HONOR by Robin Woldorf & Rik Center
(A)SEXUAL AWAKENING by Henry Jarvis
AUGUST BEAUTY by Elisa Greenberg
BAD ROMANCE by Chad Wellinger
THE BANNER by Ernestina Juarez
BEETLE BABY by Asya Segalovich
THE BELL WITCH IS JUST A LESBIAN by Cieara West
BILL, GOD OF WAR by Caleb Dillon
BLACK COMEDY by Matt Foss & James Dickerson
BLACK IVORY by Adisa Septuri
BLOOD by Aashish Gadhvi
BLOOD ON THE MOUNTAIN by Emett Casey
BLOOD TATTOO by Bruce Hickey
BLOOD THIEF by Winnie Soldi
THE BODY OF CHRIS by Erin Brown Thomas
BOUNDARIES by Asad Farooqui
BRAIN GAMES by Alan Schwarz
BREEDER by Alex Goyette
A BULLET FOR A BASTARD by Chris Allen Helton & Waleed Hassan
BURN PATTERN by Laura M. Kemp
BURY THE LEDE by Brianna Naderpour
CAGE LIFE by Keri Lee
CAPTAIN BLOOD by Kate Imy
CAVEAT EMPTOR by Ray Goldberg
THE CELESTIAL HIGHWAY by Kevin J. Howard
CHANCE BY UNFATHOMABLE FATE by Dmani Williams
THE CHANCER by Fiona Graham
THE CHANS & SCHWARTZBAUMS SAVE CHRISTMAS! by Tricia Lee & Corey Brown
CHESTER HOUSE by Elvira Ibragimova
CHUM by John Cicco & Nathan Krieger
CLOSE by Kristen Wade
CONTINUED CARE by Gretchen Hopkirk
THE CRICKET by Gabe Berry
CUFFING SEASON by Jon Bershad
THE DEADHEAD by Justin Ballheim
DEAD MOM FRIEND SUMMERTIME FUN CLUB by Alex Walker
DEEP BLUE II: KASPAROV'S REVENGE by Ben Gottlieb
THE DEMON JOB by Robert Husted
DETH KNELL by Merida Quinlan
DIAL IT BACK by Erin Elizabeth Keefer
DIMINUENDO by Paul Gross
DIVINE GIFTS by Hamidreza Rafatnejad
DO OVER by Sari Earl
DOG DAYS by Ryan Nielsen
DOPE FRIEND by Matt Ferrucci
DOWN IN THE HOLLER by Paul Rowe
EASTERN SKIES by Andrew Liou
EMERGENCY CONTACT by Erin Brown Thomas & Kelly Vrooman
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL by Suzie Bohannon
ENSIGN by Stephanie Maura Sanchez
THE EVERYTHING GAME by Ryan Gielen
EXODUSTER by Gunnar Garrett
A FAMILY AFFAIR by Tim Bartell
THE FATHERS by Kristina Zill
THE FINAL CUT by Chaseedaw Giles
FIND ME IN YOUR SMILE by Guilherme Viegas
FIREFLIES by Amanda Keener
FIRST BLOODED by Kenya Collins
FLAT PENNIES by Robert Ward
FOR PHILLIP by Rob Seyk
FORGETTING JUPITER by Jeff Hindenach
FOX HOLLOWS by Joe Osborne
FRAGMENTED SCARS by Yanatha Desouvre
FRANK'S HEART by Marilynn Loveless
FREAKNIK by Jon Vaude
FROM ABOVE by Ben Tedesco
THE GAME CHANGER by Jerry Reedy
GOOD CHANCE by Tricia Lee
GOODBYE EVERYBODY by Benjamin Lewis
GREEN BLOODS by Kevin Percival
GRIEF LEECH by Shayna Hack
GROW HOME by Jasmine Yuen-Carrucan
HAVE MERCY by Jason Ruscio
THE HAWK AND THE SUN by Edward Gadrix
HOMECOMING by Aadrise Johnson
HOUSE ON FIRE by Donald Mitchell, Robert Goldberg, & James Goldberg
HUNGRY LITTLE CUBS by William Winston
HURRICANE by Chris Willis
I AM THE DRAGON KING by Storm Choi
IBU (MOTHER) by Kanya Iwana
IF THESE WALLS COULD SHUT UP by Gina DeAngelis
IMPROV by Genet Hughes
INTERBLOOM by Ari Dassa
THE IRON LEECH by Neal O'Bryan & Chad Thurman
THE ITCH by Jeremy Bradford
THE JANITOR by Woting Cai
A JERSEY CHRISTMAS MOVIE by Laura Napoli & Brian Gene White
KABUL, TOKYO by Lila Wakili
KALI ON THE ROPES by Ali Choucri
KEEPER by R.L. Hooker
KEESHA GOES TO CAMP by Rebecca Jordan Smith
KILLER CROSSOVER by Brandon Burkhart
KISS OF DARKNESS by MICHAEL MCCLUNG
A LABOUR OF LOVE by Olga Holtz
LADY INTO FOX by R. H. Farrell
THE LAST INDIAN WAR by Michael Graf
LAZY DAZY by Rudy Jansen
LEGGY by Sierra Smith
THE LION MAKOI by Chad Mathews
THE LOCK - IN by Maalik Evans
MAKE BELIEVE by Brit Cowan
MEAN STREAK by Janette Danielson & Giovana Frediani
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S PLAY by Eric Johnson
MILES TO GO by Ken Viteri-Lynn
MINISTER SPEER by Sven Anarki
MISCHIEF NIGHT by Peter Macaluso
MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE by Matthew Gomez
MOJO by Joanne Bellew
NEEDLES by Bobby Sacher
NOT HAUNTED by Katie Ennis
ODE TO ORANGE by Catherine Delaloye
OFFSHORE REVENGE by Marie Etzler
OLD MA by Jonathan Maxwell Shander
OLD MAIDEN'S PRAYER by Grace Gao
ONE WAY by Meital Cohen Navarro
ORANGEBURG 68' by Calhoun Cornwell
ORDINARY LIFE by Charlotte Alexander
OUR LADY OF SORROWS by Karen Conley
THE PAINTING by Stefan Alexander
THE PEPPER by Christine Garver
PHILLY BOYS by Kevin Giles
POPCORN PROPHETS by Reynaldo Leal
THE PRECIPITATING EVENT by EmmaC.
PRISONER OF DECEIT by Gretchen Klein
THE PROSECUTION by Vir Srinivas
THE PURPOSE OF A LIGHTHOUSE by Gabe Berry
RAISED BY DOGS by Christin Finch
THE REAL PROM QUEENS OF WESTFIELD HIGH by Laurie Ann Crompton
REASONABLE by Jeremy Lloyd-Styles
REDACTED by Alexandra Redwood
REDEEMER'S LIGHT by Toyi Elizabeth
THE ROCK N' ROLL BROTHERS by Guil Parreiras
ROSEBUD by Kayla Hardy
RUMSPRINGA by Finnegan Haid & Jake Haddock
RUNAWAY BOB by Victoria Spencer Smith
RUSH by Lauren Wright & Chelsea Murphy
RUT by David Zaccaria
SAINTS AND SINNERS by Brit Cowan
THE SCORCHED FACE by Pauline McAlonan
SCRAPS by Ryan Nordin
SEA LEGS by Ariel Mahler
THE SECRET OF THE SMILE by Robin Russin
SECURITY THEATER by Daniel Sole
SENIOR LIVING by Kaitlin Larson & Kyle Boynton
SHADOWBOXING by Tsoanelo Rantsho & Logan Mitev
THE SHIMMERS by Brendan Vogel & Ruth Sabin
SHOOTING by Nathan Cabaniss
SIMULATION by Peter Jang
SKI WEEK by Mike Gallagher & Holly Martinez
SMALL TOWN by Gemma Addy
SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER by William Schreiber
SON OF THE OPEN ROAD by Winn Smith
SOUTH WIND COME by Ernestina Juarez
STACY, GOD OF PAIN by Benjamin Drew Thompson
STEPH by Oksana Prysiazhniuk
SUCKERS by Elena Welles
SWASHBUCKLE by William Moon
SWOOSH by Al Titkemeyer
TAKE MY HAND by Sam Pavich
TAKEDOWN by Mark Cooper
TARNISHED by Matthew Walker
TARO: LEGEND OF JAPAN by Blue Spruell
TASTE THE ROAD, JACK by Stefan Alexander & Eric Williford
THE TEJANO by Derek C. Block
TESSTOSTERONE by Erin Elizabeth Keefer
THAT TRIFLIN’ S.O.B. CARTWRIGHT JENKINS by Christine Burright
THIS LIGHT OF MINE by Quinn Martin
THREE HUSBANDS, PLEASE! by Mack Ogden
TRICE by Matt Foss & Carlos Washington
(TRUE) NORTH by HF Crum
THE VAIROCANA by Jason Jacobson & Michelle Trantina
THE VIBE by Jill Czarnowski
VIBRANT by Toni Cunningham
THE VICIOUSES by Homeless
VIENNA CALLING by Renate Grassmugg
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS OFF by Al Sophianopoulos
WHAT'S LEFT OF US by Rae Jones
THE WHISKEY FOUR by Menna Dosal
WHO LET THE WALLFLOWERS OUT? by Virginia Austin
THE WORTH OF WOMAN$ WORK by EmmaC.
WYATT by Stephanie Gaston
A Z-AXIS SUNSET by Pete Gomori

Pilot Screenplay Quarterfinalists

THE ACADEMY by Brit Cowan
THE AFFECTED by Shane Harbinson
AFFIRMATIVE by Andrew Quailes
ALL BI MYSELF by Adam Patla
ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID by Cynthia Mersten
ARTHUR & LANCELOT by Victoria Zeutzius
BACK FIRES by Alex Blumberg
THE BARBERS OF NEW ENGLAND by Nicholas Fowler & Scott Fowler
BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO ADULTING by Joenique Rose
THE BIG HOUSE by Kristofer Mikal
BLACK NERD by Jon Carr
BROWN COUNTRY by Asad Farooqui
BUFORD HIGHWAY by Jordan Watland & Bahar Atvur
BUTCH by Rae Binstock
CHERRY PARK by Joseph Hooten
CITIZEN DETECTIVE by Hillary Stringer & Matthew Davis
CRICKET CLUB OF CANON HIGH by Priya Mohanty
DEEP RIVER by Peter Forbes
DISGRACEFUL by Rachael S. Morgan
DOWNTOWN by Brian Stone
DREAM BOY by Hannah Melissa Scott & Jordan Watson
EAT WHAT YOU KILL by Leslie Lyshkov
EMERGENT by Alan Mah Baxter
ESSIE ROSENBAUM MUST DIE by Miles Kahn
EVERYTHING IS FINE by Mike Devore
FAIRVIEW by Mia Volta
FAST BREAK by Kathryn Elise Drexler
FERALS by M.R. Fitzgerald
THE GALLERY by Will Downs
THE GREAT DESIRE by Cassandra Rose
GREETINGS FROM THE FLOODGATES by Mary von Aue
THE HAPPIEST PLACE by Jon Davis
HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN by Dayton Swanson & Colton Smith
HARDY'S TRADE by Greg Beck
HARPOON by Ria Tobaccowala
HIRADO by Jennifer Wilton
HIT LIST by Faye Treacy
HONEY + LEMON by Kenny Mulfort
HONEY'S UNICORN by D. A. Jolivette
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN by Nicola Pittam
INTO THE ETHER by Steve Brown & Robert Rogers
JOOK by Mugs Cahill
JOYCE by Alexandra Comeaux
KANDLESTICK MEN by Frank Monteleone
KEITH SWEATS by Lexx Truss
THE KING OF THE CANNIBALS by Sam Watson
LADY OF THE LAKE by Estella Gabriel
LAST OF THE COWBOYS by Brent Minderler
LIFE DURING WARTIME by Mark Bowes
LINE OF SCRIMMAGE by Rachel Thundat
THE LIST: A SINGLE LADY'S GUIDE TO FINDING THE PERFECT BABY DADDY by Brit Cowan
LITTLE LEAGUE by Manuel Victoria
LOTS BREWING by Kenneth Daniels
MAN-MADE by Ryan Cunningham
MASS APPEAL by Del Potter
THE MATCH by Justin Ballheim
MIXED FEELINGS by Danny Rogers
MORASA POLO by Meital Cohen-Navarro
A MORE PERFECT UNION by Jonathan Weisbrod
MOSTLY VIRGIN by Baldvin Kari & Ana Lazarevic
MR. DIY by Michael Johnston
MR. PLEASURE by Nicole Kemper
MT. CLEMENT by Randy Hines
MURDER SHOW by Rosalind Grush
MY HAPPY PLACE by Angel Hilson
NIGHT DOGS by Linhan Zhang
THE NIGHT WATCHMAN by Thomas Gaunt
NOT SUPER LEGAL by Carrie Fishbane
ORAC ELLE by Frank Monteleone
PACT ARCANUM by Arshad Ahsanuddin & Toby Osborne
THE PARC by Morgan Grice
PATROL by Rick Rowley
PHANTOM BLACK by Tyler Pagan & Ben Engebretson
THE PIRATE QUEEN by Nora-Jane Noone
THE POD by Diogo Beltran
PRICELESS by Betsy Nagler
THE QUARTER QUEEN by Kayla Hardy
QUEEN OF WARDS by Shanice Williamson
QUEENS VILLAGE by Samantha Lavin
REALITY BITES by Jack Mayer
REBOOTED by Jamaal Pittman
RENEGADE by Logan Porter
THE REPEATERS by Patrice Williams Marks
REVERSE by Benjamin Lewis
RISE OF THE PROPHECY by Antoine Bonner
SADIST by Jennifer Anderson
THE SAINT by Kenya Collins
SCOUNDREL by Amy Quick Parrish
SEABROOK by Alex Hanno
THE SEAWARD by Benjamin Lewis
SECOND UNIT by Ankush Khemani
SINGLE PERSON by Matt Foss
SLIM & NUN by Brandon Burkhart
SOUTH OF NORMAL by Jake Thomas
THE SPACE SUITS by Landon Ashworth
SPEEDWAY by Jane Kelly Kosek
SPRINGTIME by Danny Newell
STALKY & CO. by Nicole Lynn Cohen
STORM by Kristy Thomas
SWEAT by Xavier Burgin
TAPPED OUT by Melody Herr
TAURED by Christian Maxwell
TEMPERANCE (AND OTHER VIRTUES) by Alexandra Hayes
TRENCH TOWN by Ricardo Sean Thompson
UNDER THE BRIDGE by Richie Lee Cunningham
WHEN MANGOES START TO TURN YELLOW by Harika Ganeshni Bommana
WOMAN'S WORK by Erin Beute
YOU ARE NOT A HERO by Josh Jacobs
YOUNG AMERICANS by Grace E. Ward
YOUNGBLOODS by Stacey Russell

Short Screenplay Quarterfinalists

2 - 3 YEARS by Sarah Polhaus
83 HUNT ROAD by Kimani Key
AFTER WHAT HAPPENED AT THE LIBRARY by Kyle Casey Chu & Roisin Isner
AL'Z PILLOW by Daniel Taylor
ALWAYS by Sasha Das
APPARATCHIK by Morgane Ciot
APPOINTMENT FOR: by Kanya Iwana
ARC by Stephen Evans
THE ART OF ETERNAL LOVE by Dawn Reavis
AT NIGHT by Michael Wells
BABY LOVE by Kate Kelsen
BE MY BOY by Ethan Homen
THE BLOUSE by Ksenia Naughton
BLUE DREAM by Fray Forde & Catherine Dee Holly
BONESEED by Brett Brooks & Joshua David Matthews
BREATHE by Mark Labella
BRIEF ENCOUNTER by Ankush Khemani
CHOICE by Bernhard Riedhammer
THE DAY HE BLINKED THE WORLD AWAY (BLINK) by Joseph Vranas
THE DEADLINE by Mike Gallagher
DEVIL'S INSTRUMENT by Frederik Ehrhardt
THE DOOR IN THE MIRROR by Geoff Murillo
ESE DÍA (THAT DAY) by Alycya Magana
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL by Melody Herr
FIND ME by Li Lin
THE FUTURE REPORT by Elisabeth Hayward
GATSBY by Alec Seymour
GENERATION SERVICE by Kiwana Rose
THE GHOST OF PEMBROKE LODGE by Olga Holtz
THE GHOSTODIANS by Leila Murton Poole
THE GOOD SAMARITAN by Phil Vengrinovich
GOODNIGHT, GRACIE by Ryan Montanti
HAVE A MINT by Taylor McTague
HEARTSTRINGS by J.D. Zelman & Matthew Dushkes
HOLO by Alexander Maxwell & Ash Brandon
HOLY-DAYS by Laurel Gans
HOT TORTILLAS by Nicolas Jara
HOUSE OF WOLVES by Andrew Yeremeyev
I LOVE NANCY MEYERS by Narineh Tahmasebian
I SEE YOU by Faith Dismuke
IF YOU LEAVE by Emily Bingham
KILLING CHERRY JANE by Cassidy Rose Layton
KOUKLA by Jamie-Michelle Whalen
THE LAST CREATION by Brad Cooper
LASTING MARK by Shaun Radecki
LEAVE US WHERE WE LEFT IT by Krista Gallagher
LEFT & LEAVING by Michael Mau
LOVELY BIG BUFFALO (BUFALA GRANDE BELLA) by Tiffani Davis & Michelangelo Missoni
THE MAN IN THE CABIN by Robbie Lemieux
MAN UP FAIRY DUST by Christopher Schwartz
METAL BOX by Brayden Dalmazzone
MONSTROUS by Maya Ricol
MOON EYES by Alston Jones
MY FEET ARE STILL BLUE! by Shaun Radecki
MY WAY by Afton Quast Saler
NO VACANCY by Jay Sherer & Nathan Scheck
NO, DOUGHN'T! by Nicole Lynn Cohen
ONOURA by Chigozie Onyeaka
PAL by Michael Mau
THE PAPERS by Suzan Battah
PERIOD by Katherine Olson
PIETRA FREDDA by Matthew Nicholson
R.E.G.G.I.N by A. D. Smith
SAINT EZEKIEL by Michael Tannenbaum
SAY YES by Gabe Berry
SILENCE THE DEADLY by E.M.P.
SNAPSHOT by Jake Thomas
THERE'S A FROG ON MARS (IT'S TRUE!) by Shaun Radecki
THIS LIFE by Larry J. Allen, Jr.
TO THE MOON by Michael Dukakis
TODD KNOWS by Michael Buonocore
TROPHY by Ben Gottlieb
THE UNTAMED by Olga Holtz
VINYL TAPED MARY JANE by Angel Hilson
WALL by Erin Cantelo
WEEPING WALL by Mark Dollard
THE WELCOMERS by Matt O'Connor
WHO ARE YOU, NANU? by Anjini Taneja Azhar
THE WORTH OF THINGS by Jane Ballentyne
YA GHALBI by Yasmeen Albrahim
YOU DON'T EVEN SAY CUCKOO! by Shaun Radecki
ZEPHYR by Amy Allen

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

2022 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinalists

The Atlanta Film Society is honored to reveal the 215 screenplays advancing into the 2022 Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition Semifinals. The following 105 feature film scripts, 70 pilots, and 40 shorts represent the top 10% of the 2,135 total entries. In addition to a cash prize, their authors are competing for once in a lifetime mentorship opportunities. Please join us in celebrating the amazing accomplishment these talented scribes achieved, and wish them well as they continue to compete for the distinction of being named Finalists and Winners!

Feature Screenplay Semifinalists

1 BLACK GIRL'S FAIRYTALE by Celeste Banks
ACROSS THE VEIL by Alainna MacPherson
ADULT SUMMER CAMP by Amanda M. Miller
ALLIGATOR WOMEN by Rachel Hoiles Farrell
ANN LOWE by Rodney Wilkins
AUGUST JIG by Abraham El-Raheb
BAND OF MISFITS by Manny Fonseca
THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE by Bill Burton
BEAST OF VIRGINIA by Matthew Corley
BETWIXTMAS by Cheri Steinkellner
BEYOND THE PALE by Jared Faircloth
BLACK DOLLAR by Sharif Duncan
BLACK SANTA by Parco Richardson & Aiden Chapparone
BLACK SKIES by J. Ryan Briggs
BLOOD AND THE RYE by Rajiv Shah
BLUE COMEDY by Vincent Accettola
A BOXED LIFE by Frank Mendicino
BUDDHA'S SHADOW by Pattana Thaivanich
CICADA SUMMER by Andrew Adams
THE COFFIN CLUB by Joel David Santner
COME SAIL AWAY by Cheri Steinkellner
COME TUESDAY by Jason Holmes
CONSPIRE by Aaron Strand
COP KILLER by Greg Goodness
CRADLE SONG by Celeste Chaney
DA CLUB by Christopher Celestin
THE DEATH OF ME! by Debra Jarvis
DEATH, GHOSTS, & OTHER STUFF by Shannon Walsh
DIARY OF A MUSLIM CYNIC by Sarah Mokh
DON'T GLORP MY HEART by Avery Girion
THE DREAM JUMPER'S PROMISE by Kim Hornsby
ELLA & MARILYN by Jon Davis
THE EXIT COUNSELOR by Andrew Adams
FIREBIRD by David Jones
THE FIRST PENITENT by Josh Jacobs
FLASH CARD by Joseph Stephen Meadows
FOLLOWING THE TRACKS by Hailey Escobar
FREELANCE by Mike Gerbino
FULFILLMENT by Jeremy Christensen & Kevin Human
GO-LOVE-GO by John A. Griffin
GORDITO by Miguel Castillo
GORE VIDAL by J.R. Howell
GUYS ON SATURDAY NIGHT by A. P. Hello
THE HAGUE MOTHER by Dave Moutray
HE HAD HIS FATHER'S EYES by Bryan Liberty
HIGHWAY 83 by Anthony Rainone
HOUSTON: THE MAN WHO LYNCHED JIM CROW by Gregory Lemmons & Marc Theriault
I LOVE YOU, MARGOT ROBBIE by Sav Rodgers & Taylor Gates
INCARNATIONS by Albert M. Chan
INVISIBLE by Laura Carson & Krista Gano
IT CLINGS TO HER by Ariel Sinelnikoff
IVY by Kayla Hardy
A LABOUR OF LOVE by Olga Holtz
THE LAST LOST BOY by Mike Cochnar
LONG WAY HOME by Jamaal Pittman
THE LOST CAUSE CHATELAINS by Chris Marchesano
MADE WRIGHT by Tedros Habib
MAIN DRAG by Ryan Thorsen
MAKE BELIEVE by Brit Cowan
MEATLESS by Adam Pasen
MEETINGS WITH MARTY by Gregor Nicholas
MEG AND THE WONDEROUS WORLD OF BIBLE DRILL by Kyle A Smith
MESTENGO by Theresa A Carey
MIA'S ACCIDENTALS by Gina DeAngelis
MILES AWAY FROM HOME by Brit Cowan
MINNESOTA NICE by Jonquil Goode
MUSKET AND THE RAT by Adam Pasen & Sammy Horowitz
A MYSTIC FOG I CARRY by Yen Huang
NOT SUPER by Ethan Schneier
ONE-NIGHT STAND by Shaneequa Cannon
PERDIDO by Eduardo Maytorena
PERSEPHONE by Katherine Hill
THE PLUTOCRATS by Alison Lani
THE PURPOSE OF A LIGHTHOUSE by Gabe Berry
QUEER KAFIR by Danial Gondal
RADICAL by Jackie Ferro
READ BETWEEN THE LINES by Adante Watts
A REAL MAN by Magda Pazdej
RHYTHM by Liz Lachman & Cynthia Greening
RISE & GRIND by Levi McCachen
RUBY SAFEWAY by Amanda Biggs
SAFE SPACE by Madeline Rooks
SCOUT'S HONOR by Cynthia Mersten
SELKIE STORY by Fairlith Harvey
SENT AWAY by Joel McElvaney
SERIAL by Robert Benjamin
SNURSE - A MAGICAL, MAGICAL FAIRYTALE by Maxwell Alexander Drake
ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN by Jon Alston and Ron McCants
STANDARD DEVIATION by Will Downs
STATE LINE by Joe Brener
SUNFLOWER by Zac Cannon
SUNSET LANES by Elena Weinberg
THE SURVEILLANCE OF ORDINARY THINGS by Susan Brunig
TAKETH AWAY by Angel Partie & Michelle Sauer
TECHNICOLOR NOIR by Madison Sean Flannery
THE THING ITSELF by Desmond Coleman
TIME ZERO by Carlo & Erin Carere
TRAPPED by Robby Justiss
TRIP by Shannon Sipher
THE UNDEFEATED MAN by Joel Fishbane
THE UNTOLD TALE OF MORGAN BERKELEY by Simon X. Frederick
WEST OF LEONA by Christopher Thompson & Brian Cobos
WHIRLWIND by Monika Moreno-Lapp
WHITTIER by Manny Fonseca
WILD HEARTS by Jessica Rowlands

Pilot Screenplay Semifinalists

THE 40 by MB Stevens
ALEXANDRIA by Diego Sacramento
ALWAYS BLUE by Taylor Coriell
ANGEL OF SKID ROW by Aaron Michael Bailey
BACK FIRES by Alex Blumberg
BEFORE CRAZY COMES by Julie Starke
BLACKSEED by Nova Black
THE BLUE HOUR by Dralla Aierken
BOOM LAGOON by Shaun Radecki
BRAINDEAD by Valerie Parker Bodurtha
THE BROAD IN THE HUDDLE by Alexis Irvin
BROCK WILBUR: ADVENTURE PIG by Lukas Ridge
CHARCOAL by Manivone Nonthaveth
CHASING SUNSET by James L. Head
CHIKAMATSU ENDGAME by Federico Sanna
CHRISTMASTOWN by John Knauf
COLORLESS by Tom Kalaj & Jason Reif
CYBERPINK by P.A. Lopez
DARYL & D0R15 by Lukas Ridge
(DIS)ORGANIZED by Adam Pasen & Sari Sanchez
ELIZABETH LACEY by Butterfly Cherry
EXONERATED JUSTICE by Kristy Thomas
FAMILY BUSINESS by Mia Volta
FERGUSON by Jon Alston
THE FORGOTTEN PLACE by Jeff Locker
FREE SPIRITS by Katharine Densmore
THE GAYEST TOWN IN NORTH DAKOTA by Tyler Geditz
HEGEMONY by Christian Maxwell
THE INDUSTRIALIST by Vikas Bandhu
JAW CRUSHER by Santiago Fernández-Concha
KAIJUS & YOUS by Benjamin Lewis
KUMO by William Dobson
LA SIRENE by Nathalie Dortonne
LIBERTY: AN UNTOLD STORY by Kaifa Dennis & F. Ford Dennis
THE LIVING by Christopher Gallegos & Brandon Martin
LOBSTER ISLAND by Chris Willis
MATCHED by Estee Williams
MELANIN by Mark St. Cyr
MURDER-IN-MARSH by Elisabeth Hayward
OTTOMAN by Cindy Matta
OUR BODIES & OTHER SHAMES by Malka Wallick
QUEENS by Anika Shakir
QUEER AND SOUTHERN GOD by Shawn-Caulin Young & Melisse Prusinski 
QUIETUS by Priscilla Estrada
RACE & DARK ROYALTY by Natty James
THE RADICAL by Stephanie Stanley
THE RECOVERY AGENTS by Marco Santiago
RED, WHITE, & BLACK by Steven Anthony Washington
THE REPUBLIC OF WEST FLORIDA by Sam Jay Gold
ROOSEVELT by Audrey & Hallie McPherson
ROOT by Katherine Street
SAVAGES by Liz Fields
SEAFOAM by Abraham El-Raheb
SECONDHAND PAWN by Steve Holbert
SILICON WIVES by Leah Dubie
SPECIAL by Jeff Locker
ST. CASTRO ST. by Kirsten Cornay
STATE OF NATURE by Conor Canning
SYMBIONTS by Johnny Gilligan
TAMBER DAWN by Benjamin Lewis
THE THREE OF US by Janna Jilnina
TRIPPING by Joseph Scott Ford
UNCLE BIKE by Joslyn Jensen
UNEDUCATED by Octavia Clahar
UNTIMELY by Allison Sanchez
THE VILNA CHRONICLES by Ira Fuchs
WALL OF SLEEP by Stephanie Stanley
WHERE LIGHT HIDES by Yvonne Paulin
WOLF'S HEAD by Samuel Anderson
YONGE STREET STRIP by Lisa Gold

Short Screenplay Semifinalists

1996 by Ra A. Hearne
AFTERLIFE by Carolyn Elsey
AREZOU by Sarah Chang Tadayon
BANDIT by Ali Keller
BETTY ANN by Barbara Weetman
BLACK BUTTERFLIES by Tamara S. Hall
BOMB GIRL BALLET by Jennifer Giacalone
CHOPPED by Quenten McNair
COPAL by Kiki Tsakalakis
THE ELEPHANT KING by Pier Paolo Piccoli
GAY, ASIAN, IMMIGRANT by Ushmey Chakraborty
GOOD GIRL by Haley Dercher
GROUP THERAPY by Evelyn Anna Danciger
HAROLD, ELECTRA AND OUR LORD, DAVID ATTENBOROUGH by Kirsty Zane
IDENTIFICATION by Larry Collins
JUST LIKE SARAH by Jessica Rowlands
KENNEDYS DON'T CRY by Francesco Capussela
MRS. ANNE PARKER by Elisabeth Hayward
MY BLACK FRIEND by James Martin
ONE WHO KNOWS by Shiloh Nyce
OURS by Julie Cohen
THE PEOPLE OF LONG, LONG AGO V. CATERPILLAR by Shaun Radecki
PERMISSION by Joe Capucini
A PICKLE AND A COKE by Alex Kokenis
PIECE OF CAKE by Jamaal Pittman
PLATYPUS by Michael Mau
PONTUS by Nicolas Diaz
THE PORTER AND THE STONE by Nuh Omar
REAL GOOD AT BEING ALONE by Carly Kimmel
REGARDING THE PAIN OF OTHERS by Phil Vengrinovich
A ROBIN'S CALL by Tim Dann
SCARRED by Laura O. Solow
SHARDS by Carolyn Elsey
SONS OF TOLEDO by Matt Foss & Monty Cole
SUNKEN MEADOW by Courtney DeStefano
TO HAVE & TO HOLD by Ali Keller
TREE O' MINE by Bernhard Riedhammer
THE UNTAMED by Olga Holtz
WHERE PENGUINS LAY by Solomon Amadiume
WHO WE ARE by Kagure Kabue