Congratulations to our screenplay competition finalists. These scripts represent so many creative minds from so many different backgrounds. Their words have the power to enrich our lives and make us part of a more global community. We will celebrate their work at the Creator’s Conference and announce each category winner at the Screenplay Awards Ceremony on September 22nd during the 55th Nashville Film Festival (Sept. 19-25, 2024).
Comedy Feature Finalists
- Bad Dates and Aliens by Navid Mehrjou
- Bass Champs by Elizabeth Baquet
- Down at the Val by Neil Goodchild
- I’m Begging You to Date Me by Fiona Kida
- Janice Beside Herself by Laura Jaques
- Nothing to See Here by Josh Long
- The Formidable Miss Bennet by Alisa Kindsfater
Horror Feature Finalists
- Edgeplay by Jason Kaleko
- Indigent by Briana Cox
- Mars One by Andrew Henderson
- No Control by Jeff Bower
- Seeking Sugar Mason by Christopher O’Bryant
- The Mantis by Wylie Rush & Jessie Gill
Drama Feature Finalists
- Aman And Flor Against The M*ther**cking World by Emilie Blythe McDonald
- Becoming Elizabeth by Aimee Veronica Pitta
- Elephant Path by Robert Wooldridge
- Good Chance by Tricia Lee
- How To Heal by Josh Wilson
- Myriam by J Rainsnow
- On The Hook by Sassy Mohen
- R.e.g.g.i.n by A. D. Smith
- Sad Gopher by Brian Koukol
- Take My Life by Larry Collins
Genre Feature Finalists
- Angels In Hip Hop Land by Gail E. Davis & Clyde Santana
- Checkout by Hunter Davis & Bryan Bock
- Driverless by Wilder Konschak & Stirling Mclaughlin
- Falling From The Sky by Robert Rhyne
- Heartrace by Will Bermender
- Inner Station by Matt O’Reilly
- The Most Marvelous Man In The World by Khris Burton & Colin Scott
Half Hour Pilot Finalists
- And Also With You by Olivia Marie Haller
- Andi Lake Has Things To Do by Teri Elam
- Mister Miss America by Neil D’Astolfo
- The Detail by Jonah Einstein
- The Temp by Devi Snively
Hour Pilot Finalists
- Before The After by Laura Brienza
- Butch by Rae Binstock
- Displacement by Toby Marks
- Free Huey by Phillip Charles
- The Battleground by Teri Elam
- There Goes The Gayborhood by Larry Collins
- Unpredictable by Lisa Hickey
Short Competition Finalists
- A Few Perfect Heads by Ben Hirschhorn
- Bank Robbery Hottie by Ruby Mainieri
- Bomb Ass Boss(es) by Shanice Williamson
- Butcher Box by Victor Dean
- Derby City by Tyler Totten
- Hood by Dante Desmond
- Make A Wish by Lucy Johnson
- Pat by Quamé Hamlin
- Scars That Define Us by Edward Worthy
- Shinobi Of The West by B.A. Buffong
- Vital by Gabe Berry & Amir Zargara (story by)
Tennessee Writer Finalists
- I Am by Phillip Charles
- Lunatic by Sally Jane Pitts & Ryan Louis Gaumont
- Mary/mary by Connor Scott Thompson
- R.e.g.g.i.n by A. D. Smith
- The Anchoress by Matthew Fisher
- The Creighton Chronicles: Master Of Death by Ben Parsons
- To The Family Of Verlean Banks by Briana Cox
For more information on the 55th Nashville Film Festival, visit the official festival webpage below:
