Feature Screenplay Competition SEMI-Finalists (alphabetical ordeR)

ALLURED I (written by C. J. Stussi)

Two Greek Gods make a bet over whether technology or love is the stronger connecting force. They create and manipulate a love triangle between Philip - the owner of a bakery, Louise - a truck driver, and Zinya - an attorney, to win the bet.

BROOK FARM (written by Alexander Wake)

On the cusp of American Civil War, a group of Boston intellects cast out to the countryside to establish a progressive society, but their ill-prepared nature sends them into historic disarray.

THE CHANGE (written by Cynthia E. Zeiden)

The Change is a horror screenplay about a woman who does anything and everything to get pregnant.

CHARLIE HORROWIZ: ALL OUT LIFE (written by Dillon Fuhrman)

Set months before his return to Earth, Charlie, still learning his demonic abilities, goes on a mission to rescue his mentor, Lucifer, when a mysterious woman from Lucifer's past kidnaps him, and seeks an ancient scroll that grants the reader dominion over Hell.

CHIMERA (written by Ashley Fell)

Gene is a talented musician with a zest for life. After a motorcycle accident leaves him paralyzed, a mysterious doctor offers him an unorthodox experimental treatment. Abruptly, Gene finds himself a prisoner and unwilling guinea pig at a clandestine clinic, deep in the jungle… here, Gene must fight to save a group of exceptional children whose bodies are seen as raw material by wealthy men and women who gladly pay in the blood of others to extend their own lives.

DON'T LOOK MY WAY (written by Fritz Robinson)

A grotesque looking, reclusive, 3rd-shift laundry worker, who wears a home-made mask, so his face doesn’t frighten people, befriends and later protects a small group of vulnerable homeless men who are being terrorized by teenage thugs.

THE HOUSE IN COYOACAN (written by Lore V. Olivera)

When a precocious Chicana teenager flees California with her mother to their ancestral home in Mexico City, she must unbind the sinister pact that has haunted her bloodline for generations before it consumes the women of her family.

THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER LAWN MAINTENANCE (written by Scott Huebscher)

When a depressed man's 61 year-old mother gets pregnant in a small town, he finds himself growing at the same rate as the baby, and the town must work together to help him.

JUDGEMENT HOUSE (written by Alan R. Baxter)

When her father turns ill, an ambitious law student returns to her rural Texas town and discovers her baby sister joined a notorious church. Desperate to save her, she infiltrates the church's main attraction, Judgement House, an extreme haunted house that uses graphic violence and crime to scare up conversions... which may not be entirely for show. Inspired by true events.

ONE WAY OUT (written by Alyxandrya Prynce)

A young couple are terrorized by a psychopath who is able to twist their reality and toy with their minds.

PLEASANT GROVE (written by Zack R. Smith & Andrew Miller)

A big shot Broadway producer with small-town roots, Zack McCabe has zero interest in going back home to accept a local award, but when two old friends show up in Manhattan on the eve of his latest premier, Zack learns that you really can go home again—especially if you get kidnapped.

REVIEW (written by Jonathan Zarantonello)

In a video message, a girl invites other women to have sex with her boyfriend, but only if they leave her a review after.

ROOM ZERO (written by Jason Partridge)

A mother secures herself and her son in a safe room when pursued by three armed men. But once inside, she must come to terms with the fact that the men outside are hunting her son, because he has been bitten by a zombie.

STUFFED! (written by Chris Donald Griffin)

As Margret hits rock bottom, only the fury of her beloved teddy bear, Mr. Gregory, can bring her back into the world of the sane.

SWINE HEART (written by Theresa Anne Carey & Bruce Stephen Brochtrup)

In this modern-day Frankenstein story, a brilliant surgeon risks everything to save the man she loves by performing an illegal heart transplant using a pig heart; but when her lover begins experiencing unfamiliar slaughterhouse memories and violent personality changes, she fears she's created a monster hell-bent on revenge.

TEMPLIN HIGHWAY (written by William Prosser)

Hounded by space aliens and men in black, an underemployed carpenter struggles to hang on to his disaffected girlfriend.

TOO MANY WADES (written by Stirling J. McLaughlin & Wilder Konschak)

Hannah wants to be done with her ex boyfriend Wade, but an otherworldly infection is turning everyone, including her fiance, into the worst person she knows.

Feature Screenplay Competition Finalists (alphabetical order)

ALLURED I (written by C. J. Stussi)

CHARLIE HORROWIZ: ALL OUT LIFE (written by Dillon Fuhrman)

CHIMERA (written by Ashley Fell)

THE HOUSE IN COYOACAN (written by Lore V. Olivera)

THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER LAWN MAINTENANCE (written by Scott Huebscher)

PLEASANT GROVE (written by Zack R. Smith & Andrew Miller)

REVIEW (written by Jonathan Zarantonello)

ROOM ZERO (written by Jason Partridge)

SWINE HEART (written by Theresa Anne Carey & Bruce Stephen Brochtrup)

TOO MANY WADES (written by Stirling J. McLaughlin & Wilder Konschak)

Feature Screenplay Competition Winners

Winner: THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER LAWN MAINTENANCE (written by Scott Huebscher)

1st Runner-up: TOO MANY WADES (written by Stirling J. McLaughlin & Wilder Konschak)

2nd Runner-up: PLEASANT GROVE (written by Zack R. Smith & Andrew Miller)

Short Screenplay Competition SEMI-Finalists (alphabetical order)

A IS FOR AMMO (written by Jordan Vazcones)

In an alternate America, a young boy faces a life changing decision after a sudden attack on the only home he's ever known, a militarized youth indoctrination camp.

ANALISE! (written by Gerardo De Sousa)

In the 1930s, a young woman and a plastic surgeon are spun into an obsessive cycle as they attempt unattainable perfection.

BON VOYAGE, MR. HICKEY (written by Stuart Creque)

Mr. Hickey crossed the Mob. Now he's at his 'Bon Voyage' party....

THE BRENNER PARADOX (written by Thomas Scott Holland)

An astrophysicist is approached by two mysterious figures trying to dissuade him from investigating the work of another professor who went missing half a century ago.

THE CORONATING (written by Justin Solaiman)

A knight, plagued with doubts about the coronation of a new king, is visited by a mysterious stranger.

DAPHNE AND THE FEVER (written by Ashley Fell)

Phillip meets the girl of his dreams, but when his night terrors combine with hard-drugs and a fevered hallucinations, the dream becomes a nightmare.

HEAVY FLOW (written by Paige Wood)

A teen sleepover goes awry after someone suggests a scare contest to get the blood pumping.

THE KING'S KEYS (written by Cody Giblet)

An army of monsters attacks a town in search of a powerful object, forcing a survivor to seek help from a man with 
unique abilities.

KHRONIC ASS-KHICKERS - “OUR FIRST BATTLE” (written by Devynne Eldridge, Haley Snowden, Catharine Towell)

The warriors of Rosemoor have a celebration that ends in destruction.

MEMBRANE (written by David W. Penderson)

An agoraphobic Vlogger must choose between facing the cruel reality of the outside world or continuing to live inside a surreal, horrific fantasy of his own making.

NEW MOON 5280 (written by Dean Harakas)

Ignoring warnings that Denver's 'New Moon Killer' may strike again, a driven writer goes on his nightly 3 a.m. 'creative inspiration' run through the city.

PHONE LINE (written by Shane Michael Devlin)

One summer night in the 90's takes a mysterious turn when Corey learns his phone line is temporarily down thanks to a violent storm, yet his friends claim they've been receiving calls from him. An eerie repairman shows up unannounced to Corey's home to tend to the matter.

THE PLAGUE (written by Randy Zuniga)

America's War of Independence comes to an end as a mysterious evil threatens the country.

SHE COMES IN COLORS (written by Stuart Creque)

Herbert Walker is desperate to save his biotech company, and his daughter Sarah is desperate to be noticed by her high school classmates. Perhaps the new drug Herbert’s company has developed will give them both what they want… or perhaps it will give one of them a little more than she wanted.

SHRED (written by Christopher Bonis)

To win over a crush, an elderly metalhead plays guitar at his nursing home’s first talent show.

THE STEWARD (written by Mark Gunnion)

In a small dining room at some future White House, the legacy of COVID19 lingers in a horrifying fashion.

THE WOLF AND THE SPARROW (written by Juliette Gillies)

A serial killer stalks their latest victim.

VRIEF ENCOUNTER (written by Joseph Thomas)

A jaded couple re-discover passion in their relationship through a shared hobby they keep secret from each other.

VORACIOUS BLOOM (written by Simon Sager)

A boy comes to terms with his identity with the help of a mysterious plant.

Short Screenplay Competition Finalists (alphabetical order)

A IS FOR AMMO (written by Jordan Vazcones)

THE BRENNER PARADOX (written by Thomas Scott Holland)

DAPHNE AND THE FEVER (written by Ashley Fell)

MEMBRANE (written by David W. Penderson)

NEW MOON 5280 (written by Dean Harakas)

PHONE LINE (written by Shane Michael Devlin)

THE PLAGUE (written by Randy Zuniga)

SHE COMES IN COLORS (written by Stuart Creque)

SHRED (written by Christopher Bonis)

THE WOLF AND THE SPARROW (written by Juliette Gillies)

VRIEF ENCOUNTER (written by Joseph Thomas)

Short Screenplay Competition Winners

Winner: DAPHNE AND THE FEVER (written by Ashley Fell)

1st Runner-up: THE PLAGUE (written by Randy Zuniga)

2nd Runner-up: SHE COMES IN COLORS (written by Stuart Creque)