ScreenCraft Film Fund |
Spring 2025
Offering up to $30,000 in funding for a range of projects from treatments to standalone screenplays to fully-packaged projects seeking finishing funds.
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Winners
Winner
Feature
· Drama
· 95 Pages
When one of them is diagnosed with breast cancer, three childhood girlfriends gather for a sleepover in the Brooklyn of their youth, where they are confronted by their younger selves for an endless night of memories, secrets, and the meaning of what it is to truly go home again.
New York, NY
Malka Wallick is a NYC based multi-hyphenate. She grew up in the Modern Orthodox community in Brooklyn, NY. Her work explores the intersection of Girlhood, Queerness, and Judaism.
Her feature "Our Bodies & Other Shames" was a finalist with the 2023 Sundance Developmental Lab. It is currently in pre-production and slated to film October 2024.
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Winner
Short
· Family
· 21 Pages
A story about hope in the face of grief, and a sharp-witted little girl who believes that kidnapping Santa might be the key to healing her broken heart—and saving Christmas.
Atlanta, GA
Filmmaker. Story wrangler. Enthusiastic avoider of normal hobbies.
Brandon tells stories about oddballs, underdogs, and emotionally complex humans. His work has confused algorithms, delighted audiences, and won awards that look great in bios like this one.
When not making films, he splits his time between creative breakthroughs and creative br...
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Winner
Feature Documentary
· Musical
· 19 Pages
TIGHT & NERDY: A serious look into the absurd world of the first (and only) burlesque troupe devoted to “Weird Al” Yankovic. It's the story of a group of women who found inspiration in their hero’s subversion of what it means to “belong."
Jeff has worked in the unscripted space for more than two decades, starting with MTV’s iconic Osbournes and Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica. More recently, he has been a Co-EP for series you may or may not have heard of.
He also does odd jobs for "Weird Al" Yankovic, like writing thousands of trivia questions (and answers!) for his recent Vanity Tour,...
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Finalists
Finalist
Feature
· Thriller
· 93 Pages
In 2045 the US is split in half. Three diverse rebels fighting to reunite the country are captured and subjected to mindbending interrogations designed to crush the resistance.
Thousand Oaks, California
I worked for years on the Bering Sea on crab boats that nearly sank or capsized, caught fire, or some combination of the above. After that I worked on six out of seven continents in high-tech. All the craziness I've lived through should amount for something when it comes to writing. At least you'd think so.
Finalist
Short
· Sci-fi
· 18 Pages
A woman grieving the loss of her son must decide whether or not to switch lives with another version of herself.
Nyc, NY
Makana Lani is a queer writer based in NYC. She is the current Director of Communications for Moonshot Initiative, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating equity for women in film and television.
Her feature script CONTINGENT is part of the Black List's 2022 Latinx List and through this initiative she received a blind script deal with Netf...
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anyone lived in a pretty how town
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Finalist
Short
· Animated
· 7 Pages
This logline was hidden by the writer.
New York, NY
Award-winning director and writer of "Tahlequah the Whale: A Dance of Grief"
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Chasers
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Finalist
In Production Film
· Drama
· 32 Pages
At a Los Angeles house party, an aspiring musician pursues her crush through a crowd of hopeful dreamers chasing empty promises.
Los Angeles, CA
Writer/Director Erin Brown Thomas makes sad and haunting comedies. A cautious optimist at heart, her heroes rarely get what they want, but always get what they need. Her directing work include recent wins at Hollyshorts, Cinequest, and Catalyst. Erin is the Artistic Director of Salute your Shorts Film Festival. Curation has deeply impacted her curi...
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First Person Shooter
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Finalist
Short
· Drama
· 10 Pages
A gamer prodigy and his battle-scarred father reach the finals of an elite online gaming championship, but each level brings them closer to triggering a real-world nuclear attack.
Damian is a writer, creator, and visual artist known for adapting classic, ‘difficult to film’ properties (Moby Dick, Frankenstein). He has adapted and updated seminal masterworks to make them accessible for modern audiences. Damian is a screenwriter who honed his craft by writing for comics and theater.
IMMACULATE
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Finalist
Feature Documentary
· Family
· 22 Pages
No logline available.
No bio available.
Perma Red
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Finalist
Feature
· Drama
· 108 Pages
PERMA RED is a true-life thriller set on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Perma, Montana. It is the story of Louise White Elk, a Salish teenager coming of age in the 1940s during the boarding school era. As Indigenous women on the reservation begin to go missing, Louise finds herself caught between three men who may be responsible. What ensues is ...
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Lynn-Wood Fields
No bio available.
Semifinalists
36hs, solo y resistiendo.
Private
Semifinalist
Feature Documentary
· Other
· 19 Pages
"En el contexto de una Argentina fracturada por la violencia política de los años 70, Juan Martín Jáuregui, un trabajador de origen humilde y comprometido con la justicia social, convirtió su modesta casa en un espacio de apoyo comunitario. Su vida, marcada por la lucha incansable por el bienestar de su barrio, llegó a un trágico desenlace cuando re...
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No bio available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Horror
· 92 Pages
Married artists Ford and Joan retreat to a secluded manor to embark on their next projects; however, the meddling caretakers next door prompt uncertainty and suspicion as magnetic dark forces threaten to drive Joan to insanity - or genius.
Los Angeles, CA
Maceo Greenberg is an award-winning writer and director based in Los Angeles. His screenplays have been recognized in prestigious writing competitions such as the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, ScreenCraft, Launch Pad and the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, and he was recently selected by Roadmap Writers as a writer On the Map. His new fil...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 119 Pages
In 1927 southern Louisiana, subversive housewife Ada LeBoeuf is put on trial alongside her alleged lover for the grisly murder of her husband in one of the most explosive sex-murder trials ever reported.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Matison was born and raised on the banks of the bayous in the small town of Morgan City, Louisiana. One of the most profound lessons she learned entering adulthood is that being born in Morgan City is not one of her fatal flaws, but one of her greatest strengths. Since graduating Summa Cum Laude from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Matison h...
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Beep Boop Baby
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Semifinalist
Short
· Horror
· 18 Pages
Tired of her creations being abused and destroyed, Doctor Marcia Nina, creator of the female companion bot, gives her bots an exciting new upgrade.
No bio available.
Black is Beautiful
Private
Semifinalist
Feature Documentary
· Other
· 40 Pages
No logline available.
Yemi Bamiro
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Feature Documentary
· Drama
· 18 Pages
When a 49-year-old quadriplegic man decides to end his life, a psychedelic ceremony and unexpected romance force him to question everything he thought he knew.
Will Wertz is an award-winning director whose intimate approach to storytelling spans documentary, narrative, and commercial filmmaking. Currently in production on his feature documentary "Borrowed Time" and teaching as a film professor, Will crafts visually striking work that illuminates the human experience. His projects, from Emmy-winning commerc...
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Semifinalist
Short
· Sci-fi
· 23 Pages
In a dystopian future where A.I. replaces caregivers, a grief- stricken robot mechanic risks everything to save his dying mother with the help of an illegal android named Catalina.
Universal City, CA
Martin Russell Johnson is a filmmaker dedicated to socially conscious storytelling that amplifies underserved voices. With expertise in writing, producing, and directing, he crafts narratives that inspire empathy and connection. At 18, he launched his career by writing and directing a film about a Vietnamese-American girl navigating cultural identit...
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Semifinalist
Short
· Comedy
· 18 Pages
Would you waste your life to win a fortune?
That’s the challenge set by an American oil tycoon on his deathbed: To give his entire fortune to the person who could live for 40 years on a tiny platform in the middle of the Pacific.
Susan is the longest-standing contestant. She’s lasted 30 years so far, driven by her mission to save a species of end...
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Long Beach, CA
An innovative writer/director whose work combines technical wizardry, surreal whimsey, and rich emotional storytelling.
Ben was born and raised in Seattle. He moved down to LA at 18 to earn a BFA in film production from USC. Since then, his short films have screened at more than 200 festivals around the world and his music videos have been viewed...
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Clara Boone
Private
Semifinalist
Feature
· Western
· 84 Pages
Montana, 1890. When a murder surfaces in her strict, morally righteous town, only Clara Boone can bring the perpetrator to justice by exposing her deepest secret: she can see the dead. Based on a true story.
Montana
www.jennaciralli.com
COLORS OF WHITE ROCK
Private
Semifinalist
Feature Documentary
· Other
· 24 Pages
Sweeping over the Gobi Desert wastelands wrought by Mongolia’s mining boom, “Colors of White Rock” captures the story of Maikhuu, one of the rare women truck drivers fighting for survival along the country’s hazardous coal roads. As we discover her ensnared in this highway, her journey holds up an astounding, poetically incisive mirror to the human ...
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Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig
No bio available.
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Cougar
Private
Semifinalist
Feature
· Horror
· 95 Pages
In a secluded cabin, a group of friends are stalked by Camilla, a serial romantic turned serial killer. She’s a Cougar: a deadly predator with a taste for younger men. As desire turns deadly, they must outsmart this hunter’s twisted game of seduction to survive the night.
London, GB
Starting out in the biz working in production then makeup, Graces observation of character and relationships sparked the desire to both entertain and create. Proud to have written short film A-Symmetry (winner at Independent Horror Movie Awards, Independent Shorts Awards, Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards, Hitchcock Film Awards), she is...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 85 Pages
On her fateful last day, Dada, the fearless investigative journalist, risks it all to expose the brutal realities of the Yugoslav wars in the early 1990s, defiantly pursuing the truth behind the government's lies, even as it inexorably leads to her own death.
Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeta Betinski is a writer, director, and producer whose roots stretch from Belgrade, former Yugoslavia, to Los Angeles. She has conceived and produced contemporary art projects worldwide, ranging from the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt to the California Desert, and has curated and produced three Collateral Events at the esteemed La Biennale di Venez...
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Short
· Thriller
· 10 Pages
A lonely young woman becomes dangerously obsessed with a dystopian reality show where viewers place bets on which missing women they think have the best chance of being found alive. She contemplates faking her own disappearance in a desperate attempt to be as loved as the missing white girls on TV.
Los Angeles, California
Jackie Logsted is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter, director, and filmmaker whose work focuses on female-centric thrillers, crime dramas, and social satires. Jackie graduated from Dickinson College in 2022, where she was hired to complete her first open writing assignment for Tubi in her final semester. She wrote the thriller Rush For Your Life (202...
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Dissonance
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Semifinalist
Short
· Drama
· 17 Pages
When a young woman discovers she's pregnant, she makes one last attempt to get help for her fiancé, a military veteran suffering from PTSI (Post Traumatic Stress Injuries) and prone to violence.
Andrew Brame
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 105 Pages
Convinced his mother was abducted by aliens, Charlie Dickens, a high school outcast in rural Montana, obsessively searches for the UFO that will reunite them. But when the new kid in town befriends Charlie, he discovers there might be an extraordinary life worth living here on Earth.
Justin Olson is a writer and producer. His debut young adult novel, EARTH TO CHARLIE, was published by Simon & Schuster BFYR in 2019. His latest fiction was published in the Northwest Review, and he most recently placed first in the 2024 Utah Original Writing Competition for his short story “A Known Hazard.” Justin currently has two young adult nove...
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End Of The Line
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Comedy
· 120 Pages
A dysfunctional LA family struggles to reunite after the mother, in a mid-life crisis, decides to pursue performance art.
Santa Barbara, Ca
Rani’s feature, END OF THE LINE, was selected for Film Independent's Screenwriting Lab, Directing Lab, and Fast Track Finance Market. The script was a finalist for Screencraft’s 2022 Fall Film Fund. Christina Sibul and James Ponsoldt are set to produce. Megan Mullally is attached to play the film’s mother. Rani is in post-production on a short star...
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Facade
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Thriller
· 97 Pages
When a group of estranged friends receives mysterious invitations to an AI-powered escape room, they must confront buried secrets, devastating betrayals, and their own mortality in a twisted game that blurs the line between redemption and revenge.
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Short
· Horror
· 16 Pages
A successful writer must confront her demons when she encounters her estranged family at a family dinner party. As the night progresses, tensions rise and a secret about her childhood friend’s disappearance is revealed.
Toronto, Ontario, CA
Shanice Bowrin is a Montreal-based creative professional who transitioned from acting to writing. She earned award nominations for her horror podcast, "Sapphire," and has written for the docu-series "A Cliff Becomes a Bridge" and the comedic short film "Check, Please!" Additionally, she co-wrote the book "The Stage Light Flickers" and is currently d...
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FEMME FUTURE PERFECT
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Semifinalist
Podcast
· Sci-fi
· 4 Pages
Episode One: STIM DOLL. When a sex doll suddenly becomes sentient, things take an unexpected turn.
North Hollywood, California
Goldie Jones is a nonbinary, Wyoming born writer/director, aerialist, and author with 20 years of production experience and a passion for circus arts. Their gritty genre stories center characters across the gender spectrum finding the glimmers of hope in the darker places in the world. They're a Universal Writers Program Finalist, Stowe Story Lab...
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Semifinalist
Short
· Comedy
· 17 Pages
A fourteen-year-old and her girlfriend run away from home after fears their relationship has been discovered.
As a screenwriter, Scott has worked for companies in LA, Montreal, Germany, Helsinki, New York, and Boston. He adapted the novel, ADELE, by Peter Ronnov-Jensen (optioned 3x), and was hired to write a TV pilot for Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman. His adaptation of the memoir “Black Dog of Fate”, by Pulitzer Prize winner Peter Balakian, wa...
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Feature Documentary
· Other
· 90 Pages
Rookie senior citizens form an all-senior citizen community theatre company and stage the beloved musical Peter Pan, finding courage, confidence, friendship, and community on their way to Neverland in this heartwarming feature-length documentary.
Brooke is the founder and Executive Director of Folklight, a 501(c)(3) non-profit strengthening communities through authentic storytelling. Under Brooke’s leadership, Folklight was awarded approximately $4MM in grant funds for a documentary series developed with Warner Bros Discovery; an unprecedented exploration of cave art up to 65,000 years old t...
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HARMACY
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Semifinalist
Treatment
· Other
· 6 Pages
The COVID-19 pandemic unmasked long-hidden flaws within America’s pharmacies, leading to harmful—and in some cases fatal—consequences.
Anais Webster Mennuti
No bio available.
Horror Lives Here!
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Semifinalist
Short
· Other
· 12 Pages
McManor Manor Haunted Attraction invites a camera crew to document their 50th "comeback" season. But when a mysterious Green Clown begins terrorizing the crew, the deadpan head of security and his ragtag team learn that facing your fears is no joke…especially when the punchline is you.
New York, NY
Danica Jensen is a Danish-American stage-and-screenwriter, director, performer and amateur ghost hunter. She is a graduate of NYU Tisch and an alumni of The Nine Muses Entertainment Lab, mentored by Bryce Dallas Howard. Danica serves on the Board of the Provincetown Film Society. Her debut short GET YOU BETTER will have its world premiere at the 202...
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Semifinalist
Short
· Horror
· 8 Pages
Megan goes to body dysmorphia therapy for the people; she desires a perfect body, or at least a limb.
Mexico City, MX
Born in the underbelly of Appalachia, Michael cut his teeth in New York's fast-paced world of art. Today he writes stories about outsiders caught between real and imagined horrors.
In 2024, he was featured on Killer Shorts' list of LGBTQIA+ writers to watch. His feature script The Toy Collector entered a shopping agreement and his film Bath Bom...
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Semifinalist
Short
· Western
· 14 Pages
In 1880 Montana, a new railroad threatens aging, lone rancher Charlotte’s way of life, forcing her to face the past traumas that bind her to the land.
Natalie Schwan is an award-winning writer, director and producer, and founder of full-service production company Velocity Creatives. She is known for work that celebrates the vastness of the human condition, the journey of the overcomer, and the spirit of adventure. Her first pilot script "Ellis" was a Finalist in the Spring 2024 Big Apple Screenwri...
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Semifinalist
Feature Documentary
· Other
· 12 Pages
LOS LOBOS NATIVE SONS is the ultimate authorized chronicle of the global Latin rock n’ roll sensation, Los Lobos. The band's story unfolds in the early 70’s from the modest streets in East LA as harbingers of creative change that transformed the music industry and continues today. This documentary recounts their 50-year odyssey of cross-over music...
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Piero Giunti
No bio available.
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Feature Documentary
· Other
· 4 Pages
Aunty sue tells her story of the militarisation of First Nations land, and her fight to protect the Kokatha women’s sacred sites.
Melbourne, Victoria, AU
Rochelle (Rocky) Humphrey is the director of Genetic Circus Productions, she is an artist, documentary maker and screenwriter. She has earnt several factual director & producer broadcast credits, selling on to SBS and NITV. Her work can be viewed on Apple TV. Rocky is currently expanding her slate into scripted. Rocky served on the board of Women in...
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Action
· 56 Pages
When a heist goes wrong, a professional thief seizes an opportunity that spirals into a perilous chase through the shadows of downtown Los Angeles.
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Short
· Drama
· 11 Pages
Michael struggles to find himself through his boyfriend's lovers.
Queer writer from the West of Ireland, now based in London.
Regression
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Semifinalist
Feature
· Horror
· 93 Pages
After the unexplained death of her best friend, Wenonah becomes haunted by an eerie manifestation of the past, forcing her and her roommates to look at their deeper connections through past life regression hypnotherapy.
No bio available.
Roses of my Grandmother's Garden
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Semifinalist
Feature Documentary
· Drama
· 6 Pages
An Iranian-American teen travels to Tehran to reconnect with his estranged grandfather,
a celebrated actor, only to uncover a web of secrets and betrayals that redefine his
understanding of family. Spanning three generations, the family must confront their
fractured past while seeking love, forgiveness, and belonging.
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Drama
· 115 Pages
A Type A recovering addict desperately seeks her dying mother’s approval but the only way to earn it is by bringing home her newfound picture-perfect half-brother who is everything she should have been.
Portland, OR
Julia is a writer/producer/actor based in Portland and Los Angeles. Produced credits include "Dragonfly" (animated short film), "JesusCat (or How I Accidentally Joined a Cult)" (feature film), "Sin & Lyle" (short film), "Twenty-Two" (play), and "American Comedy Horror Story" (fiction podcast). Julia is also a freelance script analyst, the Short Film...
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Stardust Motel
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Semifinalist
Short
· Fantasy
· 11 Pages
Melody journeys from Mexico to Texas to meet her creative idol, but when political unrest disrupts her trip, she must forge a new path for herself. An interwoven tale of art, folklore, and American history.
No bio available.
Semifinalist
Feature
· Horror
· 105 Pages
When a murderous stranger who appears to be their late author-mother's most infamous creation – THE CALLING WITCH – lays siege to their isolated home, VIRGINIA (20s) and EDWARD LAYE (10) have only each other to depend upon in their fight to survive.
Los Angeles
Chris Retts is the multiple-produced screenwriter and independent producer of WADE IN THE WATER, which won Audience Choice at DWFLA and was called, "A little movie with a big heart," by legendary storyteller, Stephen King. The script for "WADE" finished at the illustrious Academy Nicholl Fellowships, the second of three times one of Chris' scripts w...
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Short
· Drama
· 13 Pages
An elderly Korean woman, burdened by her mother's tragic history during the Japanese occupation, accuses her Japanese neighbor of vandalizing the Comfort Women Statue.
Los Angeles, CA
Throughout my challenging journey as an Asian American female writer/director, including the turnaround from HBO Pictures after the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, my passion for filmmaking has remained unwavering.
My dedication stems from a promise I made to my mother, whom I cared for over a decade while stepping away from filmmaking.
I’ve crea...
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Semifinalist
Short
· Drama
· 29 Pages
Northern Italy, 1954. Luca, a 9-year-old boy, is forced by his father Giacomo to take part in a mysterious killing that will unexpectedly trigger painful memories from both Giacomo’s past as a fascist soldier during the war and from Luca’s early childhood.
Angri, Salerno, IT
Giovanni D’Amaro is an Italian filmmaker who directed some award-winning short films. He studied at the London Film School and at the National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome. In 2019 he completed an internship at Rai Fiction, working on HBO series My Brilliant Friend. His stories are mostly coming of age and often focus on the critical relation...
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Semifinalist
Short
· Comedy
· 15 Pages
An 11-year-old girl’s misunderstanding of a "blow job” sets her babysitter on a chaotic mission to save her at a birthday party.
New York, New York
Molly Clark is an New York based, LGBTQ+ comedic writer, actor, and graduate of NYU Tisch, Stone Street Studios, and UCB. This year, her feature film, THE RETREAT, was optioned by Big Beach (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE FAREWELL) and is currently in development. Her short films and sketches have been featured in major publications like The New York Tim...
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Semifinalist
Short
· Fantasy
· 16 Pages
A young refugee desperately searches for the mermaid she believes to be her mother, before she is adopted and sent to live far away.
London, GB
Harvey is a London-based screenwriter/producer, who seeks to tell allegorical stories that tackle important social themes. Most recently, he won the Grand Prize as part of Shore Script's 2024 Spring Short Film Fund. His produced work includes 'Sticky Toffee Pudding', 'The Girl and the Tide', 'Swingers', and 'When The Party's Over'. Harvey is current...
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Semifinalist
Short
· Drama
· 14 Pages
In 1982, on NYC's Lower East Side, a young man uses his small inheritance to rescue his estranged mother from homelessness...
New York, NY
Carol Schneider's two-act play, CLERC’S INFERNO, a current finalist for NEFA's National Theatre Creation and Touring Grant, received three Arts Council England grants; and was workshopped London's National Theatre in 2023. It's currently in preparation for a 2026 tour. After narrated Maria Coletta McLean's memoir, MY FATHER CAME FROM ITALY, she a...
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Short
· Drama
· 12 Pages
Wanle, a second-generation Hawaiian-Chinese-Filipino cockfighter, aims to avenge her father’s wrongful death by besting his longtime adversary in the pit -- as violent threats against her mount and her pacifist lover issues an ultimatum: give up fighting her father’s beloved birds or lose him for good.
Kamuela, Hawaii
Alison is currently a documentary and narrative filmmaker creating stories in and about her home on Hawai’i island.
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