2023 ScreenCraft Drama Competition Semifinalists
by ScreenCraft on November 15, 2023
Listed below are the Semifinalists of the 2023 ScreenCraft Drama Competition. These exceptional screenplays were selected from almost 1,200 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have made it this far and thanks to all for submitting!
Stay tuned for the Finalist announcement on December 13th 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:
| A Blind Eye | Allison Kitaguchi |
| A.C. Anonymous | Victor Neumark |
| Amen & Ameen | Susan Polk |
| As Scared As You | Jesse Dorian |
| Athor | Brian Streaty, Paul Rose |
| Breaker | Bob Oltra, Addie Manis |
| Camouflage and Lipstick | Lawrence Daly |
| Cariño | Taylor Tejada |
| Clyde | Sarah Schygulla |
| Come and Take It | Fred Dahr |
| Cringe | Stephanie Mathless, Erik Fassnacht |
| Dark Prayer | Natasha Mostert |
| Dead Melody | Gabe Berry |
| Discriminating Love | Jerome Epps |
| Dreamwalker | Jeremy Hsing |
| Eden | Josh Bromfield Davis |
| Feelgood Colors | Ryan Wagner |
| Florida Dreams | Michael Rakoff, Steven Starkey |
| Groomer | Christopher Lukens |
| Hellton for the Holidays | Laura Hunter Drago |
| Here Lies Tommy | Rodolfo Salas |
| In Bones and Soul | James LeJeune |
| Infarction | Mark Moronell |
| Inheritance | Johnny Gilligan |
| Lifted | Andrew Zeoli, Christian Wagner |
| Lilypads | Dan Taft |
| Matriarch | Helmann Wilhelm |
| Nashaa ("Intoxicate") | Jas Kandola |
| One Rubbish Summer | Alice Greenland |
| Ostrich | Taylor Tejada |
| Personal Statement | Timothy Pruett |
| Praise | Megan Hayes |
| Pressure Drop | Scott Cramer |
| Prisoners by Choice | Attila Peli |
| Punic | Pearse Lehane |
| Red Rising, Her Pirate Story | Lila DoVan |
| Road Closure | John Cerrito |
| Rule Of Law | Eric Johnson |
| Scent of Marigold | Lily Malm, Laila Matuk |
| Shudder, West Virginia | Bryce Berkowitz |
| Talk Dirty To Me | Harris Korn |
| The Bubble | Jarod Backens |
| The Cricket | Gabe Berry |
| The Divide | Scott Kassel |
| The Golden City | Michael Yuen |
| The Kidnapper | Dave Moutray |
| The Larson Episode | John Norton |
| The Mayan Gourd | John Benck |
| The Rooster Prince | Josh Soskin |
| The Visionary | Michael Lucks |
| These Cuffs Followed Me Home | Vijay Ilankamban |
| Unshakeable | Heather Farlinger |
| Vigilant | Abhi Kumar |
| Welcome to America | Weiyang Liu |
| West Texas Holiday | Matt Foss |
| Where the Ground Touches the Sky | Sye Mac |
| Wire Hangers | Jon Davis |
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