As I sift through the rich tapestry of stories that aspiring screenwriters have poured their hearts into, I can’t help but ponder: What ignites the spark of creativity in those courageous enough to share their tales? The Fall 2024 ScreenCraft Virtual Pitch Competition has spotlighted a remarkable cohort of semifinalists, each plucking their unique narrative threads from a staggering 800 submissions. It’s like a treasure trove of ideas just waiting to be explored! While we eagerly await the announcement of the finalists on October 16th, let’s take a moment to celebrate these talented writers who’ve made it this far. Who knows, one of these pitches could be the next big hit!
If you’re curious about the incredible pitches that have caught the judges’ eyes this season, just keep reading to discover these brilliant semifinalists! LEARN MORE.
Listed below are the Semifinalists of the Fall 2024 ScreenCraft Virtual Pitch Competition. These exceptional pitches were selected from almost 800 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have made it this far and thanks to all for submitting!
Stay tuned for the Finalist announcement on October 16th on our blog and on our Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pages! And if you’d like to receive a notification when this contest re-opens for entries, you can subscribe for updates via Coverfly here.
Here are the Semifinalists:
| ‘Those Who Know’ | Steven T. Smith |
| “Dear Grandma Annie | Ann Marie Hannon |
| (Un)Happy Endings | Nicole Magerko |
| 36 Righteous | Ekaterina Krasner |
| 4/20/69 | Joshua Randolph |
| Access | David Bettencourt |
| Accidentally Murdered | Aritrika Malakar |
| Alice in Beijing | Michelle Dong |
| American Royalty | James O’Hagan |
| Back in School | Steve Vinson |
| Bad Pants | Liv Jonse |
| Banking on Burlesque | Shauna Ray Ratapu |
| Billion Dollar Bounty | Stan Evans |
| Bleached Blonde Betty | John Knapich, Thomas Kelly |
| Bluegrass | Kyle Clayton |
| Brigham’s Brides | Dacia Weist |
| California vs. Texas vs. Aliens | Vanessa Bloom |
| Cauliflower Queen | Adrienne Thorne |
| Children of the Night | Marcus Scott |
| Choice Words | Sasha Foo |
| Choke Artist | Melanie Notinger |
| Civilised Nation | Alex Di Cuffa |
| Clicks | Ross Schneiderman, Nick Kendrick |
| Climbing High | Bill Jordan |
| Copycat | Myriam Akbar |
| Correctional System | Maksym Tkachuk |
| Crazy Honey | Tim Young |
| Curly Can Fly | Beth Baker Bannerman |
| Czeslawa | William Kirtland |
| Dad Asses | Michael Harris |
| Dad Band | GJ Harvey |
| Date Like A Man | Marian Wymore |
| Deez Nuns | Emily Douglas |
| Deplorable | Caleb Dillon |
| Dimon Hardware | Collin McColl |
| Dinosaur | Oliver Silver |
| Disco Inferno | Oliver Woolf |
| Drag High | Jon Gomora, Christ Hager |
| Echoes of Tomorrow | Kristine Alvarez |
| Ecstatic Wonder | Liat Krongrad |
| Exoplanet | Joseph Southworth |
| Family Honor (And Other Lies) | Reenita Hora |
| Farrell’s | Robert Anderson Serio, Brandon Resta |
| Faulty Quest | Ronan Lobo |
| Finesse | Adelita Lopez |
| Flora the Fungus | Nicole Egna |
| Flyer | Joe Weiss |
| Followers | James Camali, Remington Moses |
| For Blue | Suzanna Gardetto |
| Framily | Shellie Lewis |
| Future Tripping | Brian White |
| Happy Landing | Dianne Blomberg, Joe Carabello |
| Hitler’s Choirboys | Andrew Boyd |
| Hollywood Murder! Elevator | Dale Worthington |
| How To Name A Place | Jamison Bruce Anthony |
| I ❤️ UKRAINE | Simon Kerr |
| I Am, For You | Saba Askari |
| Icarus Rising | Dave McClain |
| Intrusions | Lise Brody |
| Jekyll and Pryde | Michael Clifton |
| Juicer | Ian Kappos, Barton Aikman |
| Justin’s Phite Club | Paris Hyun |
| Last Night | Jordan Rongavilla |
| Lily Dale | Maggie Casper Yanko |
| LINEAGE | Matthew Manson |
| Loqui | Scott Hardgrove |
| Lot Lizard | Jojo Bozek Stocks |
| Lunatic | Chris Allport |
| Maison | Michal Schick |
| Matriarchy | Zoe Young |
| MCCCLVII | Tomasz Pajak |
| Migrant Spirits | Mickey Martinez |
| Miss Demeanor | Ruby Mainieri |
| Mor(t)ality Rate | Clint Hooper |
| Murder and White Lace | Helga Maria Marcks |
| Mutiny In The Dugout Synopis | Rod Kent |
| My Everest | Connie Weidel |
| NAVY DOLPHINS – “Pilot Whale” | Ken Rudnick |
| Nepo Spy | Ruby Mainieri |
| Newshound | Sam Smith |
| Nick’d | Mike Nielsen |
| Nicola Cheeseman Is Back | Kathryn Burnett |
| Noirlem | Joshua Plack |
| North Pole Inc. | Amanda O’Hagan |
| Oldfellas | Robert McAuley |
| Open Carry | Matthew Manson |
| Other | Dasiana Preston |
| Oz PD | James Althaus |
| Pantheon | Fabrizio Milan |
| Parade | Sharon Kadosh |
| Patterns | Daniel Reiner |
| Pay Your Bill | Anne Biondich |
| Pilgrims | Sam Di |
| Poly Love Diaries | Alexandra Noelle |
| Poppyfields | Maria Belafonte |
| Prince Raymond | David Swann |
| Prowl | Mark Kinash |
| Rabbit Hole | Laurie Hartung |
| Rough Cut | Mitchell Slan |
| Run Chicken Run | Eric Vasallo |
| Santo Clos | Al Lopez |
| She Who Kills | Bowie Cara |
| Shuttlecock | Tapan Sharma |
| Silver Flake | Francis Rose |
| Skullduggery | Caleb Dillon |
| Sonder | Suri Sueree |
| Sprawl | Michael Ronca, Danika Jackson |
| Stop Zilla | Thomas Newman |
| Stu, Jesus and the Devil | Joel Karlinsky |
| STUFFY | Matthew Manson |
| Sugar Babies | Kait Hickey |
| Tangent City | Rachel Brown |
| Teach Me To Shoot | Christophe Monplaisir |
| Tenure Tracked | Maeson Linnert |
| The Automat | Alexander Blum |
| The Baby Seeker | Deborah Liss |
| The Bachelor Ex | Asha Norman-Hunt |
| The Charter | Christopher Bird |
| The Convention | Michael Wartick, Ryan Wartick, Brent Wartick |
| The DaVinci War | David Ho |
| The Deplorables | Brian Gill |
| The Dragon from Guangzhou | Dacia Weist |
| The Driskill | Andrew Varhol |
| The EnviroMENTALISTS | Joshua Cunningham |
| The Forgiveness Principle | Sam Robson |
| The Ghosts of Crystal Lake | Mario G. Lopez |
| The Giant of Guadarrama | Alia Zeid |
| The Gift | Lisa Kröger |
| The Great Balgair | Faith Dismuke |
| The Last Office Worker | Patrick Bolen |
| The Lucky Frog Detective Agency | Alexander Venardos |
| The Malian King | Francesco Capussela |
| The Mayor | Michel Lapierre |
| The Neverlands | Jake Hart |
| The Pardon | Brian Thompson |
| The Queen, The Knight, and The Witch | Letia Solomon |
| The Sin-Eater | Matthew White |
| The Squire | Andrew Jenner |
| The Sweet In-Between | Cantice Greene |
| The Three Of Us | Janna Jilnina |
| The Triangle | Ayesha Jones |
| The Witches of Beaverlick | Erica Russell |
| TINDERBOX | Wendy Jean Wilkins |
| Trials of Faith | Aaron Carter |
| Trickbagger | Lorraine McGregor |
| Trouble in Little Asia | Ryan Chu |
| Under Control | Mariia Kukkakorpi |
| Wasted | Susan Caesar |
| Welcome to Circus Town | Julie Ann Slaby |
| Wheeler’s Wagons | Matilda Thorpe, Michael Vivian |
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