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
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!SOUTH WIND COME
A cynical teen views her father's struggle with depression as a sign of weakness.
THE BANNER
Though haunted by the childhood memory of the lynching of his father for leading a slave rebellion, an American slave risks his life to join Mexico's struggle for independence after witnessing the execution of the author of the first law against slavery on the North American continent.
LABYRINTH OF DESTINY
During the Mexican-American War, Lieutenant Ulysses Grant falls in love with a young Mexican woman who helps American slaves escape bondage.
MEND
A young widow with two children pursues her dream of opening a custom upholstery shop in defiance of her critical mother—and finds unexpected support from the brother-in-law she blames for her husband's death.
MAN OUT OF COUNTRY
Pilot log line: When an Iranian music teacher in California launches a nightly dinner tradition to stay close to his wife and two teenage sons, unexpected drop-ins from eccentric American in-laws—and plenty of teenage rebellion—turn his heartfelt plan into a battleground of culture, chaos, and family bonding.
Gabriel's Bones
A Christian zealot determined to create a city of God on the prairies and the savvy captain of the buffalo hunt lead Canadian First Nation people in an epic struggle for survival -- the true story of the Northwest Rebellion.
Protect & Serve
A quick-draw detective teams up with a culinary genius from an offbeat soul food diner to take down a formidable drug kingpin.
One, Second Summer (Young Adult/Romance/Sci-Fi/Dramedy)
Second Summer on Cape Cod is usually a quiet time, until a spaceship of wacky extraterrestrials come to visit, and two fearless tween-agers, determined to meet them, find out why.
Bewitching Hitler: The Coven that Beat the Nazis and Saved the Wolrd! (Historical Fiction/Dramedy/Romance - based on actual events.)
A plucky UK/New Forest Witch Coven conjures an ancient magic spell to prevent Hitler from winning World War II.
Illicit
In a daring escape from their high-stakes corporate lives and familial responsibilities, two married executives find themselves entangled in a passionate affair at an upscale hotel.
