HollyShorts Names Semifinalists
HollyShorts has announced the semifinalists of their 2024 Short Screenplay Competition:
DEAD DAUGHTER, by Leon Masters
Devil's Instrument, by Frederik Ehrhardt
Mounted, by Mark Sarian
Loverboy Gotta Go, by Sam Thomasson
The Sunrise Side, by Maria Vainer
Book Leave, by Aidan Terre Moretti
The Naughty List, by Brandon Osterman
Stuntwoman, by Merridith Allen
The Many Girlfriends of Manny, by Kahlil Maskati
Jekyll and Pryde, by Michael Clifton
Holy Mountain, by Natasha Preston
A Not So Happy Meal, by Kari Mote
What Frank Said, by Shannon A. Kornelsen
Gorilla, by David Herman
Good City, by Natalia Chown
American Pain Management, by Jasper Touns
Everything Wrong With Patrick, by Costantino Ciminello
Blue Oasis, by Debra Lynne Pralle
Eat Me, by Jason Tostevin
In With the Storm, by Cara Marshall
CRABS IN A MOTHER F*CKING BUCKET, by Kari Mote
Behind Door Number 1, by Matt Flanagan
Slip, by Lara Hill
CANOPY, by Shiv B
Something Weird About Winston, by Wilandrea Blair
Lolo's Lyft, by Wilandrea Blair
CANOPY, by Shiv B
The Seashell, by Matthew Lai
CANOPY, by Shiv B
Remember?, by Brian Gene White
Lulubelle, by Michael Goyert
Empty House, by Sheida Sheikhha
Hemophobia, by Rob Federic
BABKA (Hollyshorts screenplay), by Serena Dykman
The Man in the Walls, by Adrian Kennedy
THEY EAT THEIR OWN, by Steven T. Smith
AUNTIE TIGRESS, by Abigail Bloom & Laura Huie
YAOGUAI, by Mimi Lee
The Big Game, by Will Jimmins
Lifespan, by Michael Raymond
OOPS, MY DAD'S A DUCK, by Shaun Radecki
ASYLUM, by Robert Milner
King of the B's, by David Aguilar Rodriguez
Tallahassee Twin, by Andrew Kaberline
Widow Maker, by Sarah Marsh
The Kaki Bandit, by Toby McShane
Ghostwood, by Christine Gatlin
Worlds Within Worlds, by Ningyi Sun
Of What Grows Through Fire, by Tevin Simpson
Shady Glen, by Jodi Teti
Little Horse, by Sarah Phillips Batchelder
All The Weight We Bear, by Loan Hoang
Standstill, by Steven Demmler
Liminal, by Amber McCain
Fairground, by Jess Berry
Egg, by natalia iyudin
Resurrection Fern, by Paul Weidknecht
BURIED TREASURE, by Ally May
Mottainai, by Kim J.Y. Han
Tomorrow Night, by Drew Marquardt
Blind Man Bounty, by Shiva Ramanathan
Minimum Wage, by Em Johnson
Showdown at the Major Phazer Lazer Tag Emporium, by Grant Richard
Good Behavior, by Caleb Dillon
Vital, by Gabe Berry (Written by, Story by)
Diane From Kernville, by S.E. King
Mr. Right, by Rakefet Abergel
Love, from Ellie, by Chantelle James
The Exorcism of Father Gabriel, by Pierre Langenegger
Timing, by Lucas Miller
Cheekbit, by William Winston
To The Top, by Cynthia Mersten
Hungry Ghosts, by Justine Rivero
Project Lola, by Justine Rivero
El Wedding Planner, by Hector A. Garcia
>End Time, by Michal Schick
Nic of Time, by Mayuran Tiruchelvam
Updated: 07/23/2024
Additional Contest Info: HollyShorts Screenplay Contest
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