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Fall 2026 
Quarter Finalists

​​Feature Screenplay​​

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Screenplay

(in Alphabetical order)

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20 Year Reunion by Natalie Zimmerman

33 BUCHANAN ROAD by D.J.Mahoney

7 The Legend by Randall Swearingen

73 Seconds by Marty Beaudet 

Ain't That a Bitch by Baldo Fiorentino 

Altered Egos by NavidNobakht

Amen & Ameen by SusanPolk 

As The Rush Comes by NicolasDiaz

As the Table Turns byGalenCollins 

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Jacob T.Martin

BLACK SEQUENCE by MichaelFerrara 

BULLY FOR ME byMissy Cohen-Fyffe 

Byte Me by Micah Williams Kelly 

DIVING BLIND by Franck Benayoun 

Escape From Camp Lazarus by Mark Jones 

FINDING PERRY by John Ripper

Flight Plans by Keith Rivers

FLIPPERS by AC Films

For Bedroom Eyes Only by Damir Zekhtser

for you, I found by Kate 

GENETIC JUSTICE by Arthur Blum

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Imogen Bendall 

Harmony House Institution by TommyTurner 

Houston by Tiara Taylor 

I Wanna Be Adored by Bill Cook 

Katerini by Steve Statharos 

Knocking at the Gates by Jeffrey Howe 

Land of Opportunity by Lafayette Calhoun & Will Jay Pirkey 

Life Vest by Glenn Lissner 

Lithium by Vaughan Anstee

Little Adults by Mercedes Garcia

Little Hope Gorge by Jamey Wolpert 

Mask of Apollo by William Boyum

Masks of Winter by Sarah K Rossmann

My Name Is Love by GaryParker 

NOOR (Arabic: Light) by  ReemKadem 

Northside by Gavin O'Herlihy

OCTANE by Zoe Deyermond 

Predator In The Clubhouse: The Boston Red Sox Child Molestation Story by Gary Tavares

Psychosexual by Brooke Young 

Rain Gate by Matt Mogk

REDEMPTION by Scott Yedvarb

Revolutionary Spy by James Foye

SAMEDI by Michael Ferrara

Scatt's Crag Ridge by Michael Colucci 

SPARROW by Wilson Shaw

SPOTLIGHTS by Cynthia Damon

Suffragist City by M.Forbes

Sure Shot by Navid Nobakht

Take Your Son to Work Day by Jack Fleischer, Andrew Maynard & Alex Davis-Lawrence 

The Angel's Share by Brian Katkin 

The Cantor of East Orange by Andy Wolk 

The Crimson Collar by Dan Burle

The Door and The Book of Mystics by Dark Mind 

The Fruit Loop by James Berg 

The Girlfriend Experience by Heath Papkov 

The House on Park Place by Debra Karr

THE INVERSE HOUR by John Wu

The Iran Directive by DavidJ Freilich

The Killer Catfish by Russell Brandon

The Last Call by Henry Winnik

The Leaves Will Change by Kevin Taylor Bryce

The Old Man by Héctor Barrozo

THE OPPONENT - Screenplay by Jay Bailey 

The Rights Before Christmas by Vincent Turpin

The Soulmate List by Krystel Biasotti

The Speechwriter by Rose King

The Thirteenth Step by Daniel Hesford

The Transcendents by Todd Morgano

The Trial of Edgar Allan Poe by Sven Anarki 

The Unluckiest Bastard in Savannah by Brett Martin 

The Witch of Pungo by J Darin Wales 

Three Coffees by Peter Angelo Marino

THRESHOLD by Patrick Smotzer 

Tunnel Rats by Christiande la Torre &  Jake Miosge

UNASSIGNED by Matt Valvardi

Unveiled by Cindy Marcus & Finn Kobler

Valley of the Black Dragon by Peter Hsieh

Vice VersaLajoie We Don't Chose by Rodney Nugent 

What Makes You Tick by J.R. Kinnard

Wingman by Josh Berning & Rachel Thomas

Wolf Trap by Timothy McCausland

Women At WorkStevenFriedman

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First Time Screenwriters

Screenplays

(in Alphabetical order)

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Animamina by Andrew Carroll 

Born to Fail by Sarantos 

Different Leagues by Matthew Groce 

Distributed Denial of Sense by Kaitlin Harvey 

Fearless: The Lost Temple by Jacob Jamieson

Feel Free by Sanita Nugent 

Goldy by Gregory Funaro 

Heartbreaker by Sean O'Brian 

LA VÍBORA by Evangelos Nikolaou 

MACCABÆUS by Jack Perezselsky

Many Happy Returns by Oliver V 

No Trace by OliverV 

ONE MORE TODAY by Mike Owens 

Origami Road by Tony Zhu 

Spaceships Don't Have Rearviews (PDF) by Troy Crawford 

The Friendship Ring by Kevin W. Walker 

The Weight of Water by Caroline Keeble 

Webelos by Travis Bruyer

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Women Screenwriters

Screenplays

(in Alphabetical order)

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Bleed for It by Jackie Todd

Butterfly, MineMaddisonBullock 

I Wasted My Tears by Ashlyn Anderson

Janus by Kristin Ilagan

My Tuscan Nightmare by Alexandrade Curtis

RAGE BABY by Gilani Sumida-Moiseff

SHAUN WITH AN 'H' by Briony Scarlett

Skin Hunger by Anna E Nesbitt & Elizabeth C. Hogan

TEMPTATIONS™ feature by FatimaBarber

The Fruit of Our Womb by Marina Shron

The Hive by Ariel Leigh Cicero

The Other Echo by Bisan Kayal

The Pure and The Damned by Jane Ballentyne

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Short Script 

Screenplays

(in Alphabetical order)

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Closed during the weekends — BA by Chris Craps

Human Story by Skyler Schain

Keep Him Comfortable by Justin Kohlas

Shiloh by Dave Schroeder

Signal by Shannon Denise Evans

THE APEX by JONG SUBAE

The Higher To Heaven You’ll Be by Justin Ricci & Lolia Etomi

THE REVVER by Mike Hanson & Kelly Susan Moothart

Warrior by Dale Deacon

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TV Series/ Episodic 

Screenplays

(in Alphabetical order)

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ACROSS THE BAYMichaelFerrara

Ali's World Famous Halal Cart by Jameel Shivji

COLD WAR KID by Kerstin Schuetze

Department of Unseen Affairs by Sam Speron

Dirty Donna - For A Good Time, Call by Declan Powers & Mark DiPaola

Duetta by Garland Grady

Free Ride - Pilot Episode by Shay Thurmon

Greg's Dojo by Jeremy Burchard

Hollow by Josh Berning

HOUSE OF TANG by LisaIannini

Lies contest final by Michael Vernetti

Lights Camera Bark! by Theresa Carroll

Northbound by Patrick Brady

Offspring by Brian J. Leitten

Pope Joan by Nina Sokoler

Tex Mex by Brandon Burkhart

The Bristlecones by Nick Garrett

Trotter by Mary Rose Almasi

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NYC Screenwriters

Screenplays

(in Alphabetical order)

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Astronaut by Lukas Hassel

Catch Rider by Jennifer Lyne

Next Door by Gabriel E. Solorzano

Operation Pastorius by Matt Visser, Jeremy Schuetze and Benjamin Schuetze

The Chance of a Lifetime by Terrence Ross

The Troubles We Brought by Howard Brande

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