Scriptation Showcase Script Competition Announces 2021 Feature + Shorts Quarter Finalists

The Scriptation Showcase is pleased to announce its 2021 Quarter finalists for the Feature + Short categories! Congratulations to these talented writers and thanks to everyone who submitted this year.

Comedy Feature

  • 1-800-BAD-GUYS by Steven Fisher
  • 12 Steps for Wussies by Jim Patton
  • 12 Steps of Christmas by Brian Allen
  • 86’d by Allen Schubert
  • A Nice Couple by Michael Erike
  • A Real Man by Magda Pazdej
  • American Daydream by Jim Grieco
  • And No One Mourned by Ky Rogers
  • Apocalyptical by Reynaldo Garza and Reynaldo A. Garza
  • Apollo’s Trumpet by Steve Shear
  • Battle of the Dad Bands by Vance Sanders
  • Beyond A Sapphire Meadow by Austin Valley
  • Birth Mother of the Bride by Patrick McKenna
  • BREAKING NEWS by Samuel Spitale
  • Canoo-ing by Stephen H. Wallace
  • Cecil’s Woods by CJ Hatch and Kevin Renshaw
  • Client From Hell by George Schwimmer
  • CLUB47 by Adam Fischer
  • Die Again Tomorrow by Dylan Arnow
  • Dominic’s by Burak Gunay and Charlie Cain
  • Don’t Glorp My Heart by Avery Girion
  • Double Booked by Jordan Holtzer
  • DOUGHBOY by Marcello Mottola and Scott Bell
  • Final Spree by Mike Bianco
  • Finding Santa by Matthew Giacheri
  • Gabby for God by Jennifer Cannady
  • Girl On A Swing by Shanna Reed
  • GOOD ENOUGH by Claire Partin
  • Horseman of the Esophagus by Adam Sedlak
  • I Am Not Myself by Jerry Pyle
  • Impossumible by Rich Swingley
  • Joshua’s Exceptional Pheromones by Nili Segal
  • Karma is a b*tch by Philip Th. Pedersen
  • Last Train by Eduardo Macchiarelli and Alejandro Geffner
  • Local Programming by Maxwell Lamkin
  • Mangelscar by Haji Outlaw
  • Mid Lakes by Kirt Barrett and Jo Harshbarger
  • Mob Rules by Scott Vogel
  • Mosquito by Jake Schick
  • Omissions by Jessica Sadler
  • On Vinyl by Ben Farrell
  • Organ Donor by Rustin Jarrell
  • Parallel Universe by Patrick McGrath
  • Political Theater by Kaitlin Moleen
  • POWER COUPLE by Peter Andrews
  • Power Trip by Jim Patton
  • QUEEN BEE by Elizabeth Weigandt
  • Rattlesnake Dan by Graham Raabe
  • Retirement Road Trip by Joe Leone
  • Revelation by Julia Rhodes
  • Rewind by Bobby Gorman and Marc Adams
  • Run! by Jack Balta
  • RUSH by Lauren Wright and Chelsea Murphy
  • Same Same But Different by Craig Brown
  • Shelter in Place by MAX ORKIS
  • Shitstorm by Sandra Rosko
  • Shroomsday by Christopher Wade and Matthew Allen
  • Silent Cal by Claire McKey Berkman
  • Silent Sprung by William Gage
  • SpellDown by Robert Peterpaul
  • Stuck In Memoriam by Steven Bednar
  • Swiftwater by Haley Emmino
  • Taser by David M Hinds
  • The Benefits and Setbacks of Couches and Towels by Michael Lemme
  • The Carrier by Todd Restler
  • The Conclave by Edward Hicklin
  • The Holiday Trap by Lee Hoverd and David Widdicombe
  • The Hunt for Summer by Chelsea Perrotty Talbot
  • The Mount by Fiona Tuohy
  • The Mythical Club by Stevie Raymond
  • The Mythical Golden Trout by Craig Peters
  • The Psychedelic Fist by Nicholas Sennott
  • The Real Thing by Matthew Papadopoulos
  • The Third Fork by Fred Calvert
  • The Third Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump by Bonnie Ilyse Tunick
  • The Wizard, Not the Sorcerer by Jeremy Ma
  • This Is it by Laura Garrelick
  • Trading Up by William Kansky
  • Undercover L.A.P.E. by Christopher Prince
  • Venetian Love Tricks by D.R. Ransdell
  • Worst Top Chef by Matthew Dalto
  • Young Adult: The Movie by Clare Orr and Will Yoder

Drama Feature

  • A Better Chance by L.T. Woody
  • A BLACK VEIL by Leslie Lyshkov
  • A CHANGE IS COMING SOON by Emiliya Ahmadova
  • A Dead Man’s Tale by Matthew Giacheri
  • A Second Short by Patrick McGrath
  • A Soul Called Ida by Abigail Fraker
  • Actress by Eli Pompili
  • Adler by Soeun Lee
  • Ain’t No Grave by Jaime Conti
  • Alcanza el Sol by Douglas May
  • All We Perceive by Olympia Canales
  • Aloha ‘Oe (Farewell to Thee) by Ross Matlin
  • AMBROSIA by Alessandra Monti
  • An Ounce of Prevention by Christine Kaczynski-Cronin and Kinsey Leigh Cronin
  • Anasazi: The True Story of Mr. Wetherill Based on Real Events by Jerian Franco and Tim McGrath
  • Angel’s Paradise by Aya Hoja
  • Any Soldier by Doug Griffith
  • ASK: American Serial Killer by Cristian Xavier
  • Backwash City by Ian Berry
  • BAGHDAD MESSI by Kobe Van Steenberghe
  • Batshit by Ian Martin
  • Behind the 8-Ball by Nathan Israileff
  • BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD by Marco Calvani
  • Betsy and the Emperor by Staton Rabin
  • BFFs Never Say Die by K. Jennifer Ilagan
  • Big Girl by Cyn Harris
  • BIG SISTER by David Chester and Blake Pinter
  • Birmingham by Gary Jaworski
  • Black Heart Red by Mason Thomas Freeman
  • Black-Eyed Susans by Jared Hardy
  • Brink by Greg Kousoulis
  • Buka by Slater Stark
  • Bullets Over Bozeman by Mark ONeill
  • Calabar by Olabisi Clinton and Daria Lewis
  • Calls To Virginia by Jason Ruscio
  • Can We Go Home Now? by Jonathon Charatsis
  • Captain Kidd by Brian Arterburn
  • Chicago Orgy by Ted Moss
  • Cold, Nevada by Chris Bean
  • Colorado Caliber by Karan Talwar
  • Cornerstone by Chris Arnold
  • Cowboys in Transylvania by William Parsons
  • Coyote by Adam Cosco
  • Daria by Ayoub Qanir and Art Arutyunyan
  • Date of Death by Nick Zabierek
  • Daughter of the Samurai by Esther Shihabi
  • David Boder by Jason Ruscio
  • Dead Woman Waltzing by Janine Horsburgh
  • Down the Lane by Johanna Moreau
  • Dreamboat by Aluísio Leite
  • DUMBEST GENERATION by Leslie Lyshkov
  • Échappé by Allison Mattox
  • Evanescent Innocence by Rickie Williams
  • Family Secrets by William Parsons
  • Father’s Funeral by Gianluca Morganti
  • FDNY by Michael Burke
  • Field Trip by Claudio Martinez-Valle
  • Fins by Kevin Brunner
  • FIRENZE by Steve Birger and Michael Lucid
  • flower boy by Mike Salisbury
  • Flying Bird’s Diary by Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel
  • Folded Joy by Stephen van Vuuren
  • For Later Times by Miguel Ramirez
  • Foreigner by Michelle Malley Campos
  • Four Seasons Today by Panagiota (Penny) Fylaktaki
  • FRANCESCA by Malik Maliki
  • From Below by Mirjana Kovac and Niksa Kovac
  • Gardens of Mars by Ali Glasser
  • Girl On Fire by Kimberly Fisher
  • Greenwich Village Days by Michael Volpe and Andrew M. Volpe
  • GUARDIAN by Jess Gupta
  • Hand Twins by Macee Binns
  • HATS: The Feature Film by Christopher Watkins
  • Heart of a Mustang by Jalynn Venis and M.J. Evans
  • HENRY DAVID by Wayne Baltz and Terry Baltz
  • Hit the Road, Jack by Brett Stanning and Paul Hand
  • How to Smile in Photographs by Max Rifkind-Barron
  • Hurricane Hennley by Nicole Groton
  • ibrahim by Terron Jones
  • Impenetrable by Daniel Broderick
  • In the Eye of the Storm by William Young
  • In the Light of the Fire by Ryan Parkinson
  • Indian Summer by Madhu Powar Garg
  • Infinite Man by Greg Robbins
  • It Came From Within by James Allerdyce and Steven Pierce
  • Janissary by Ferit Atalay
  • Jeff and Zoe by Ben Richardson
  • JESUS: CHILD OF DESTINY by Cheryl Boyles
  • Jitterbug by Julianna Feit
  • Johnny by Julia Kirsch
  • Jubilee by Mason Thomas Freeman
  • JUMBO LOVE by Jay Moore
  • Jumpman by Matthew Breault and Alex George Pickering
  • Lady Reporter by Michael Lucid and Michael Lannan
  • Late Bloomers by Paige Morrow Kimball
  • Leave Room for Jesus by Olivia Capestany
  • Libo to Hero by Desmond Ngai
  • Long Live John Africa! by Sean Slater
  • Love, Crime, and Boots by Janice Naehu
  • Luckenbach, TX by William Slough
  • LUCKY DOG by Kenny Lee
  • Male Order by Lisa Wassel
  • Memory Lane Classics by Forrest Waage and Daniel Viau
  • Meridian by Forest Tennis
  • Meridian Response by Kevin Staake
  • Mind Games by Matthew Manson
  • MIRACLES by Sean McGinty
  • Mo by Sarah Heinz
  • Monolith by Cosmin Visan
  • MONTGOMERY POE by Peter Noel
  • Murder Me Sunshine by Steve Wollett
  • Never Alone by Morgan Sheardown
  • Newton’s Laws of Emotion by Eugene Ramos
  • Niki and Joan by NC Heikin
  • No Direction Home by Greg Cayea
  • No Mexicans Allowed by Rene G Salinas and Michael J Trejo
  • NOBO by A.P. Boland
  • Nosedive by Brad Kinney
  • Notes For My Life by Brendan Hubble
  • NPC by Kenneth Pulgar-Vidal
  • NUNLEY by Timothy Williams
  • Obscura by Carlos Marín
  • ODA by Matthew Renner
  • Of Martyrs and Miracles by John McCarthy
  • Ohayogirl by Yumio Katsumata
  • Olive Pickle by Robert Cassman
  • One: Beginning by Puck Tsai
  • Only Way Out by Jason Sawyer and Sean Gallagher
  • Oprexium by Cody Pearce
  • Our Land by Nick Maiorano
  • Pain Killers by Glen Michel
  • Parodi and the Whales by Matias Cristaldi Vellutini and Robert Wolf Dunn
  • Party Boy by Alex Morris
  • Pasvik by Magne Hovden
  • Pirate’s Bride by Robert Dufault
  • Play Dead by Neil Stevens
  • Pornocracy by Ricardo de Montreuil and Will Stewart
  • Project Fog by Adva Reichman
  • Que to Murder by Matt Moon
  • Queen of the Jews by Chef Rossi
  • Rap Star (Birth of Denzel Cain) by Guillermo Machado
  • Real Heroes by Richard Hohenrath and Carolina Lovera
  • Recursion by Adam Files
  • Reno Drifters by Graham Lee
  • Return to Felicity by Jeff Ingber
  • Return to Spalding Drive by Kevin Brunner
  • Review by Jonathan Zarantonello
  • Rock Gods by Bryce Hatch
  • Rosetta’s War by Kenneth Lueders
  • Sands of Lanikai by Greg Blair
  • Saved by Matthew Millard and Sierra Phelps
  • SAVING MARK TWAIN by Staton Rabin
  • Scuppernongs by Lynne Ashe
  • SEEING RED by Timothy Williams
  • Showcase by Bianca Smith
  • SINGING IN SHORTHAND by Wayne Baltz and Terry Baltz
  • Skull Rock by Laura Rauh
  • SNOWY STRANGEWAYS by Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel
  • Somewhere, Sometime in America by Matt Lewis
  • Sons of Liberty by Christian Delavie
  • Soot by Stephen Curran
  • Spartan Mansion by Stacey Spivey
  • Splintered Soul by Bobby Sacher
  • Spoken For by Micki Colker-Pearlman
  • Stella by Juan Topete
  • Still Time to Change by Jim Grieco
  • Stolen Heart by Linda Palmer
  • sunflower by Amina Summers
  • Tee Time for Satan by John Reilly
  • The 49th Day by Craig Peters
  • The Arrangement by Kátia Kieling
  • The Art of Resistance by Andrew Caley and David Brown
  • THE ASH TREE HOTEL by David Herman
  • The Big Dance by John Reilly
  • The Book of Sarah by Roger Walker
  • The Burdening by Adnan Ahmed
  • The Campaign by Kyle Griffin
  • THE CARLISLE INDIANS by Illette Elvgren
  • The Cistern by Robert Kaprall and Steven Colbert
  • The Citizens by Jacco Kroon
  • The Depths Below by Andrew Dean Pearson
  • The Diamondback by Michael Southworth
  • The English Compound by Rebekah Wilkinson
  • The Euripides Engine by Peter Andrews
  • The Evocations to the Specters by Ivan Scandola
  • The Fall by Marc Chomel
  • The Firestone by Stephen Carter
  • The Future by Randy Yang
  • THE GIANT by Peter Noel
  • The Gods Curse by Elizabeth Reams and Vicky Neal
  • The Head In The Heartland by William Neary
  • The Last Day of Paradise by Kiki Denis
  • The Last Stage, or Wyatt’s Earp Dying Dream by Bruce Scivally
  • THE LEGEND OF LIZZY FLYNN by Paul Awad and Kathryn O’Sullivan
  • The Legends of Bonny & Read by Carolyn Janis
  • The Light Bearer by Ewan Ansurius
  • The Long Trip Home by James Hsiao
  • The Loss of Faith by Kevin Brunner
  • The Lot by Kip Bennett and Joe Zappa
  • The Magnificent Harry Fly by L.E. Coleman
  • The Man Doctrine by Christopher Prince
  • The Man Who Killed the World by Guy Ducker
  • THE MAN-EATER OF KOT KINDRI by Douglas Graeme MacQueen
  • The Maze by Joey Haley
  • The Minefield by Jason Skorski and Quinn Redeker
  • The Mural by Carolyn Bradley
  • THE NECKLACE by Ronald Pergola
  • The Other Mother Cried by Kelly Nugent
  • The Pulpit by Tosin Morohunfola
  • The Price Of Ivory by Austin Rodriguez
  • The Redemption of Bobby Wayner by Fred Calvert
  • THE ROMMEL GAMBIT by John Doble
  • The Ruby Tree by Mateusz Poreda and Hal Golden
  • The Safeguard by Damian Rzymski
  • The Seedling by Kevin J. Howard
  • The Show by Patrick McGrath
  • The Sound of Summer by Charlotte E. Shunk
  • The Tale Of The Nightingale by Derrick Ingram
  • The Vampire of Barcelona by Nancy George
  • The Vet by Karan Talwar
  • The Way of Killing by Joseph Thomas
  • The Way She Looked at Him by Jaya Suriya
  • THE WEAPON by Peter Murphy
  • The Well by Patrick Leonard and Max Golden
  • The Wind Howls by Carlos J Matos
  • This is the Day by Nicole Sacker
  • This Love by Emmett Jack Lundberg
  • Thor Lake by Miia Piironen and Michael Williams
  • Three Apes Perform Shakespeare in Chicago by Simon Ong
  • Three Roads To Oaxaca by Spencer Brewer and Evan Gaustad
  • TIGISI by JJ Koester and Jesse Koester
  • Time, Space, And The Poet by John Turner
  • Tinkerers by David Gottfried
  • To Secrets by Melisa D. Monts and Shereen Lani Younes
  • Two Game Table by Flora-Jewel Carter
  • Unbridled Courage by Bruce Miles and Julia Phillips
  • Unison Kismet: The Twin Samaritan by Francesco Capussela
  • Unsatisfied by Evan Greenberg
  • Valley Kids by Nona Kocharyan
  • Waking Up On Wall Street by Charlie Cain
  • Wide Open Spaces by R.L. Hooker
  • Without Hesitation, Without Conscience by Michael Willis
  • World Left Blind by Patrick Gallagher
  • WRESTL(H)ER by Susan Maddocks

Short Script

  • #YouToo by Adva Reichman
  • 20.04.45 by Jimena C. Puente-Treviño
  • A Foot Apart, A Chasm Between by Brian Cohen
  • A Package of Dreams by Bradley Look
  • A Question of Magic by Qwante Tuggle
  • Admission by Carly Kimmel
  • afterbirth. by Marko Pandza
  • ALONE by Michael Erike and Jaric Erike
  • American Crush by Davon Gilliam
  • Argie Berman by Suzy Stein and Fernando Perez
  • Assets by Mehrdad Soltani
  • Back Pockets on Tight Jeans by Thom Hilton
  • Back Up Plan by Heather McBride
  • Baggage by Lily Hannaher
  • Bandit by Ali Keller
  • Bienvenidos a Los Angeles/Welcome to Los Angeles by Lisa Cole
  • bOb by Alberto Chumaceiro
  • Broken Cycle by Mario Ensley
  • Chalonot (Windows) by Emma Gross and D.A. Stern
  • Code Switch by Quamé Hamlin
  • Conversation On A Couch by Brian Cohen
  • Dangerous by Jacob Dalton
  • David by Matthew Malowany Forbes
  • Death is Only a Stranger Once by Larry Collins
  • Delany by Lauren Noble
  • Desired by Kate Harpootlian
  • DESPERATELY SEEKING SANTA by Elizabeth Weigandt
  • Devorah Stays Behind by Peter Marzilli
  • DIAMONDS by Peter Andrews
  • Doomsday by Ashleigh Coffelt
  • ENTRANCE OF PINK ELEPHANTS by Tatiana Fedorovskaya
  • Everybody’s Talking by Blake Pruitt
  • EXPOSURE by Michelle Aldridge
  • Family by Mehrdad Soltani
  • Final Call by Hannah Crews
  • First Days by Jen Prince
  • Flowing in the Cosmos by Jocsan Hernandez
  • Free At Last (?) by Damon Norko
  • Frommet by Raffaele O’Neill
  • Gloomy Sunday by Kevin Machate
  • GRAVEN by Michael Clifton
  • Grey by Marc Castaldo
  • Grounded by Martin Tylicki and M.D. Tylicki
  • HALFSISTERS by Olivia Blackmon and Gavin Benham
  • Harvest by Alexander Giblin
  • Hazelnut Chocolate by Nona Bankova
  • Heaven Insurance. by Thomas Marshall-Wood
  • Holiday Hostage by Matthew Delia
  • Identification by Larry Collins
  • Ike by Antoine Arditti
  • Il Ladro e L’Alchimista (The Thief and The Alchemist) by Giacomo Tazzini
  • J.U.L.I.A by Christopher Georgiou
  • Jane by Joseph Berg
  • Jupiter by Mida Chu
  • Little Gifts by Steven Luna
  • Memorial Drive by Daniella Yanes
  • Milton by Kevin Machate
  • Mr. Rose by Kari Mote
  • Nice To Murder You by Sofia Terpou
  • No Respect by Benjamin King
  • Only You by Jay Brothers
  • Over Here, Over There by Katherine Duff and Matthew Domenico
  • Peep by Patrick Gallagher
  • Perks Include Nondairy Creamer by William Neary
  • Pictures Only by Charles A. Honeywood and Khierra Peggs
  • Pink Crocs by Timothy Hughes
  • Playground Wedding by Sarah White
  • Possum by Lyndal Simpson
  • Pretty Girl by Quentin Cohan
  • Real Good at Being Alone by Carly Kimmel
  • Recovery Chain by Quamé Hamlin
  • Room Service by Nieves Garcia Perchin
  • SABORRRR! by Z J Gianfranco Fernández-Ruiz and Zach Johnson
  • Scarred by Laura O. Solow
  • Self Checkout by Mark Flehmer
  • Seven and a Half by Heidi Nyburg
  • Show and Tell by J.M. Kallet
  • SLEEPLESS by Marian Cronin
  • Sorky by Paula Aguilera
  • Squeak by Teresa Nigolian
  • Stormy Weather by Bill Vincent
  • Telekitties by Bea Lovett
  • The Alpha Complex by Samantha Bozin
  • The Box by Danielle Fountaine and Ermir M. B.
  • The Covid-19 Affair – Where Loved Happened by Mychal Umi Cox
  • The Dog by Kate Harpootlian
  • The Eclipse Crisis by Ramin Jaberansari
  • The Fourteen-Day Vegan by Tianhao He
  • The Ghost of Me by J. D. Mason
  • The Last Dog On Earth by Olivia Roberts
  • The Littlest of Things by Benjamin Pollack
  • The Lost Camp by Connor Etter
  • The Old Flower Pot by Vera Neverkevich
  • The Old Gods Club by Tracy Schumer
  • The Reading by Darren Barber
  • The Selfie by Chad Wellinger
  • The World Is Always Ending by Gregory Pricoli
  • The Yellow Ribbon Around Jane’s Neck. by David Ho
  • Their Bodies by Graeme MacQueen
  • Those We Drift By Daily by Alicia Grill
  • Time Management by Bryan Campbell
  • To Die For by Graeme Benson
  • Vamp’d by Matthew Renner
  • Vegan-tarian by Brian Cohen
  • VEGAS VAMPS by David Ho
  • Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing by Thom Hilton
  • Washing the Body by Peter Andrews
  • Waverly by Peter Andrews
  • Well-wisher by Sonia Mukherji
  • When Unfettered by Derek Franzese and Christopher Dick
  • Where To? by Odin Waters
  • You Look Pretty Up Here by Thom Hilton and Ethan River Cohen

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