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BIG APPLE FILM FESTIVAL AND SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
May 11-14, 2026
Spring 2026 Women's Spotlight Edition
Quarterfinalists
Screenplays
(in Alphabetical order)
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(Pilot) Lilac of the Valley: Carnal Bloom by Hannah Rose Vernot
(Un)Bound by Carrie-Lynn Neales
After The Applause by Natasha Yvette Williams
BABKA by Serena Dykman
Before Us by Ryan Kerwin, Hanna Olson & Meredith Palomo
BENEATH THE UNDERCURRENT by Helen Alexis Yonov
Crimson and Clover: The Trip of a Lifetime by Kim McMillan
CRIMSON FIELDS by Andri Elia Elia & Eleni Elia Derke
DARK LADIES by Rhona Silverbush & Sami Plotkin
Desperately Seeking Commitment by Finise Avery
Filthy Screenplay by Lisa Cole
Fly Away by Beryl Fine
GERMAPHOBE IN A SEX CLUB by Jessica Ennis, Caitlin Cronenberg
Gotta Itch for Mitch by Janice Haas
HEAR MY SONG by Rachel Walsh-Williams
Knotty by Dani Hanks
Middlescence by Angela Manfredi
Mummy & Me by Laurie S Reilly & Brandi Bradburn
Nevermore by Eris Robinson
ORDER MY STEPS Feature Script by Kathryn Grant
Origin Story by Ama M Adair
Percy's Choice by Patricia Parisi
Project Valkyrie (Episodic) by Linsay Rousseau
Proud Mary by Mary Conroy
Signal by Shannon Denise Evans
Space Junk by Michele Remsen
Spirit Lines by Cephra Stuart
Spy in the House of Love by Ise White
The Dubs by KERRI QUINN
The Grand Romantic Christmas Gesture by Amelita Lijek
The Lazarus Syndrome by Fellowships
The Maiden King by Angela Anvil
The Number Hole by Yvonne J. Medley, Karen W. Bartelt
The Oxford Journal by Leanna Woodley
The Seven Day Gentleman by Danielle N. Dillard
The Skeleton In The Cloud by Gabrielle Curtis
The Wait by Sekiya Dorsett
There are Monsters by Andrea Aptecker
This Incessant Funeral by Sandra Shim
Triple Indemnity by Valerie Peterson
Work: The Novela, The Unauthorized Musical No One Asked For by Joelle Marie Velez
Yahoo Boy by Wendy J Bednarz
Spring 2026 Women's Spotlight Edition
Honorable Mentions
Screenplays
(in Alphabetical order)
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360 Degrees of Perfection by Manleen (Nikki) Reen
A Sweet Revenge by Farnaz Calafi
All Up in Your Bizness: Managing Your Business Crap by Julianna M Newland
Authentic by Amy Ludwig
Bánsolas by Rachel Walsh-Williams
Bearing Witness by Nicole Quinn
Behind the Walls: Shattered (working title) by Lissa Forehan
Better Angels by Shannon Denise Evans
Betty's Friends by Mere Walton
Blooming by Katie Lee Swaim
Blue Ribbon Baby by Alison Romig & Meg Steinfeld-Heim
Brighton Road by Rachel Walsh-Williams
Cheap, Sexy, and Shocking! by Janna Jones
CURE by Lisa Rosenberg
Daughter vs The Swindlers by Toni Hills
FEMALEby Afroditi-Adamantia Gkola-Tragouda
FIGHT MUSIC by Rachel Walsh-Williams
Fire Sale by Ali LaSov
Flamingos by Kerri Quinn
Four Minutes by Jacqueline Cripps
Gotta Dance by Mere Walton
IN THE GARDEN: ANCHORS OF FAITH by Christal Kahles-Jones
In the Penal Colony by Lavinia Micheletti
Journey to Nowhere by Yvonne J. Medley
JUST FOR FUN: A HORROR LOVER’S FANZINE by Susan Eileen Jizba
Moonlight and Mayhem by LYNDA REISS, TARA TREMAINE
Off Their Rockers by Lissa Forehan
Pickled Peppers Books by Tonya Walker
Rare Birds by Nicola Rose
Reverb by Yvonne Paulin
Revolution's Wife by Reenita Malhotra Hora & Candace Egan
Roving: The Legend of Mary Reade by Michele Remsen
Spease by Patricia Marshall
Spilt Milk by Rachel Walsh-Williams
Sycamore Point by Sam Walker
Tech Bettys - Pilot Script by Mary McGloin
The Match by Susan E James
The Poacher by Christine Noël
THE POPPET by Susan Eileen Jizba
The Pulling Game by Sue du Feu
The Revenge Club by Marla Naomi Eaton
The Triangle Girls: Episode 1 "Ignite" by Jane Ann Gonzalez
The Underground Chameleon by Lynn D Hesse & Wade Marbrough
The Ushers - Best in Showbiz by Leslie K. Bloom
The Uterus (Usurped) by Stephanie Kalogriopoulos
The Value by Leanne Averbach
The Victorian Ladies' Detective Collective by Patricia Milton
Two Won by Lenea Key
Under the Bed by Anna Xiques
Walking Point by Candy Campbell
We'll Be Safe Here by Erin Copen Howard
When Opposites Attract by Jaclyn S Powell
Where Off Earth Have You Been? by Sammy Smedley
Wherever the Night May Lead by Lindsey Copeland
Why Not Her? by Taylor Bartczak
WOMEN IN PROGRESS by Ellie Hoffman