2022 ScreenCraft Animation Competition Quarterfinalists
by ScreenCraft on August 31, 2022
Listed below are the Quarterfinalists of the 2022 ScreenCraft Animation Competition. These exceptional projects were selected from almost 1,400 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have made it this far and thanks to all for submitting!
Stay tuned for the Semifinalist announcement on October 5th on our blog and on our Twitter and Facebook 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 Quarterfinalists:
| "Demons in DC" | Ryan Manns, Jocelyn Manns |
| 2022 The Stressed Spirit | Dr Rubina Mian, Omar Mian |
| A Long Way Home | Steven Bogart |
| A Night to Remember | Alex Z. Avila |
| A Pirate and a Princess (working title) | Mark Kelly |
| A SAFE SPACE | Anthony Garcon |
| A Thanksgiving Tradition | Casey Hagaman |
| Abnormal | David Saunders II |
| Absolute Dinner | Nic Turner |
| Across the Ocean Tracks | Pedro Tamames |
| Adam | Bremer Davis |
| Adimu and the Lion | Marcus Stricklin |
| Adult_Learning.edu | Ari Miller |
| Advertising the Musical | Dan Fried |
| Alexis | Adam Elliott |
| Alien Academy | Drew Ross |
| Am I tripping? | Loreena Miguez |
| Amazoo | Phedon Konstantinidis |
| AMERICAN ASIAN | Dillon VanOort, Kat Ahn-VanOort |
| American Refugees in New Zealand | Nick Logsdon |
| AMERICANUS REX | Dillon VanOort |
| Anomaly | Daniel Parra |
| Anonymous | Matthew Moynihan |
| Anthroposcene | Hannah Harmison |
| Apocalopolis | Eric Naessig, Matt Gibson |
| Asamir | Sean Sullivan |
| At the End of the Rainbow | Lawrence Davidson |
| Atomic Mercenary Corgi | Xavier Burgin |
| AUTO EROTIC CAT | Carson Weatherby |
| Avery | BRYAN KELSEY |
| Baby M.D. | Daniel Powell |
| Bad Demon | Edward Wilson |
| Bar Mitzvah Boys | Jeremy Pick |
| Barklyn | Marcus Perkins, Jess Newman |
| Bau Bau | Moya O'Shea |
| Beasty and the Beau | Steven Vivell |
| Beavertown | Peri Lapidus |
| Best of Both Worlds | Scott Peterman, Cat Davis |
| Beyond The Sea Wall | Shane Weiss |
| Big City | Stefan Glidden |
| Big is Good | Lenny Koff |
| Birth of the Fae: Locked out of Heaven | Danielle Orsino |
| Black Cherry Hurricane | Lucas Bermudez |
| Blaster | Knute Horwitz, Ted Jonas |
| Blinky | Allan Roberts |
| Blob | Summer Benowitz |
| Blue Mountain Mysteries - Pilot | Cooper Boss |
| BOOMHAND! | Bill Saporito, Granison Crawford, Mike Metz |
| Bucket Head | Jacintha Brown |
| Buckin' Hell | Erick Ziegler |
| Bucky Johnson | James Barnes, Garrett Vanderwielen |
| Burn-Off | Kali Isabel |
| By Light Alone | Linda Niccol |
| Caged | Stephen Roughsedge |
| Cambria | Tovya Jacobs |
| Can You Hear Me? | Chelsea LeRond |
| Candide | Christian McDonald |
| Captain Beaver Tail and the Northern Defenders | Joe LeClair |
| Captivity | Reagan Jones |
| Cassie The Witch | Steven Rawski |
| Catland | Kane Seligsohn |
| CHAMELEON GIRL | Bonnie Maffei |
| Charlie Pilgrim | Sam O'Sullivan |
| Chikamatsu Endgame | Federico Sanna |
| CHRONIC TOWN | Bill Zide |
| Circus of Smiles | Allen Wu |
| Citizen Candy | Eddie Mullins |
| Claus | Lindsey Gudritz |
| Claus | Barry Ambrose, Juan Castro |
| Clyde! | Sean Stapp |
| Coins | Anthony Gaudioso, Erik Cardona |
| Cooper | Justen Monroe |
| Corporate Jungle | Nate Kraynack |
| Crash Car: The Rise and Fall of Decadent Dmitri and the USSR | Greg Roque |
| Crash Course | Jim Gourley |
| Creeples! | Patrick Pidgeon |
| Cryptozoology | Rick Mitchell, Matt Quinn |
| CUTTER'S LEDGE | Frederick Strype |
| D.O.D: The Man With No Heart | Kevin Hohenberger |
| Daemon Buster | Corey Boyd |
| Dave's Lucky Day | Kevin R. Fintland |
| Davy Cricket | Paul Glen Neuman |
| Dead End Pilot | Ernesto Galvan |
| Dead Tongues | Tristan Bellawala |
| Detective Gizmo | Zeke Nelson, Mark Nelson |
| Devil's Instrument | Frederik Ehrhardt |
| DIEGO AND HECTOR | Mickey McGovern |
| Dildon't | Lael Gold |
| Dina: The Alcoholic Dinosaur | Ian Smith-Garcia |
| DINAH | Brandon Feldman, Ben Agron |
| Disco Power | SUHRA NAHIB |
| Dog | Jonathan Hughes |
| Doodle | Jonathan P Medici |
| Doom Hammer | Tim Groenendyk |
| Dragontooth Inn | Carl King |
| Drain Hair Mitch | Vanessa Esteves |
| Dreamcatcher | Shaun Radecki |
| Dreamcatchers | John Ross Thompson |
| Edge of Enchanted - Episode 1 | Shaun Bibo |
| Elevator Music | Katherine Doolittle |
| ÉLUCIA' S GARDEN | Sarah Bertozzi |
| EMBLEMS | Danny Van |
| Escape from Pet Heaven | avery koenig |
| Espina | Lys Perez |
| Fairy Effing Godmothers | John Pitek |
| Fairy Trail | Paul Glen Neuman |
| Fall Away | Jane Tjiong |
| Family O’Wasps | Roger Williams |
| Fateless | Austin Rattanavongsa |
| First Lady | Lu Delia |
| Fiski Films | Daniel Gamburg, Benjamin Goldman |
| Florence and the Nightly Gale | Annalisa Aum |
| Flower Power | Nicholas Erickson |
| Fluffonia | Devin Toohey, Brian Whitaker |
| Flutter | Carlton Welch |
| Fnarpwaddle | Peter Darchuk |
| Foot | Dave Pigeon, Jim Fitzpatrick |
| Framers | Kyle Burgs |
| Frankie The Masked Lizard | Devon Villacampa |
| FREASANTS | Alec Scholzen |
| FRIDA | Dieuwertje Deutekom |
| FROGS: The Movie | Jessica Mei Gershen |
| Fruitz | Josh Dorevitch, Yasha Rawicki |
| Galactic Park | Kelly Campbell, Andrew Macbeth |
| Galaxy Asunder | Stephen Ragon |
| Gardens of Floren | Sunny Karnan |
| Genius High | Nadia Osman |
| Georgie and Beelzebub | Sammy Leach |
| Ghost Town | Joel Reeves |
| Goblin's Goblets | Zachary Brenner |
| GONGORO AND THE SEARCH OF THE LEGENDARY FALCON | Josue David Fernandez |
| Gorilla Lawyer | Pat Twist |
| Grave Affairs | Daniel McNaught |
| Grim Gus | Henry Greenberg |
| H-E DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS | Brian Lankton |
| Hallowed Grounds | Mitch Greenwood |
| Happily Ever After - Pilot - Toothache | Lennon Marie Byrd |
| Harold, Electra and our Lord, David Attenborough | Kirsty Zane |
| Heirheads | Kayla Baken |
| HELGA | Xaque Gruber |
| Henchmonsters | Dave Urlakis |
| Her Head's In The Clouds | Rob Fultz |
| Historopolis | Aisha Rupasingha |
| Home | Rudi O'Meara |
| Home Is Where The Pet Is | Vix Lyttle |
| Homing Schooled | Andrew Hopps |
| Hope Robotics | Stephen Zelenka |
| How To Be A Monster: Pilot | Kyle Troxell |
| HYSTERICALLY ACCURATE: "Fleur's Final Act" | Melinda Layden |
| I'm a Prisoner in an Alien Zoo | Adam Kaiser |
| Igor and Frankie | Jim Picariello |
| Imageka | Adam Pica |
| IMAGINE/NATION | Phil Krampf |
| Immaterial | Grayson Arndt |
| Immortal Flower - Episode 1 | Tyler Koford |
| In Transit | Edward Nenedzhyan |
| IN-QUEST | Ken Rogan |
| Innsmouth | Carolyn Johnson |
| Interloopers Unite! | Elizabeth San Marco |
| Jackie and Jilal | Jyothi Kalyan Sura |
| JAKE: The Power of the Ruby | Rosalyn Rosen |
| Jenkins and Watts: Paranormal Attorneys At Law | Michael Brennan |
| Joe & Co. | Michael Busza |
| Johnny Raider, Cataclysm Crusader | Robert Husted |
| Johnny Thunder: LEGO Adventurer | Bryan Firks |
| Jordy | Kelli Woods |
| Juvenile Isle | Sean Winslow |
| Kay and Bray the Gray Save the Day | Adam Dick |
| Keith Sweats | Lexx Truss |
| Kiki & the Dokkaebi | Da Eun Kim |
| King of Blades | Paul Hikari |
| King of the Monsters | Jim Gourley |
| King of the Moon | Tyler Landis |
| Knight Time | Joe Estrada |
| Knighted | Michael Nielsen, Kevin Robertson |
| Krissy and Ron VS. Neighborhood | Catherine Tatem |
| Lada and the Black Storm | Roman Ryumin |
| Land of the Tiger | Heather Parra |
| Learning To Fly | Andrew Scott Rotondi |
| Legally Wed | Ron Leone, Michael Menta |
| Legendary | Skye Emerson, Matthew Clingempeel |
| Lina the Alien | Rachel Stewart |
| Lincoln & Jefferson | Michael Mullin |
| Little Green Mend | Brian Menz, Linda Whitmore |
| Little Planet Picker | Marissa Alnas |
| Little Tommy's Dance | Zachary Jones |
| Little Wild | Scott Nickley |
| Lucky Feathers | Andrew Ili |
| Lupa | Kelsey Ross |
| Lyla | Drew Ross |
| Machination | Keith McDuffee |
| Mark of the Beast | Alex Fountain |
| Mata Mapi | Line Abrahamian |
| Mathlete Goes for Gold | Anita Bowman |
| Maud Lavender & The University of the Phoenix: A Safety School for Witchcraft and Wizardry | MARK SWANER |
| Medusa | TRISTAN BELLAWALA |
| Melly and Delly | Kevin Jackson |
| Memory Maker | Anna Abrashina |
| Mi and the Kid | Wahid Reza |
| Miles Away | Aaron Sauerland, Dustin Little |
| Miner One | J.D. Elliby |
| Mischance and Magic | William Nagy |
| Miss Milly's Misfit Menagerie | Jennifer Ramsey |
| Moksh | Subhah Agarwal |
| Monster on Mars | Ginger Marin |
| Mountainside Book Club | Adam Hurd |
| Mr. Boo | Christopher Harris |
| Mr. Moon | Mike Langer |
| Mr. Shaky-Choky | Danny Galvin, Brad Pike |
| Murder Town | Edward Hamel |
| My Brother, Samson | Cheran Rush |
| My Glerk From Krem | Sean Fitz-Gerald |
| My Nai Nai the Spy | Shay Fan |
| Neon Tears | Xxavier Robertson |
| Nick Normal (And the Academy of Monsters) | Jan Schwaid |
| Nielheim: Pilot - Life Turned Upside Down | Elyssa Catalfano |
| Nifl | Abigail K. Fry |
| Night of the Living Veg | Greg Harvey |
| No Fate | Austin Smith |
| Nullsong Saga | Adrian Ferbeyre, Joel Perez |
| Octopolis | Sharna Hackett |
| Offspring | Hannah Silverman |
| Old MacDonald County | Tom Zupicich, Gabe Moore |
| Olympic Ave | Matt McManus |
| One of many rabbits | Julius Olofsson |
| Oscar & The Wish Thief | Loreta Blair |
| OUT OF THE PARK | Gregory Bonds |
| Outlet | Jared White |
| PAAN | Tim Westland, J.E. Clarke |
| Paint! | Bailey Moore |
| PAX | Jamie Laski |
| Pepper Was Here | Jordan Waterman |
| Picture It | DJ Schaffer |
| Pissing contest | Natalia Delgado Avila |
| Poe & Co. Detective Agency | Mindy Strouse |
| PP's Museum | Jordan Lee Cohen |
| Precinct 666 | Liam Allen-McGoran |
| Presto Change-O | Michael Tannenbaum, Andrew Nadeau |
| Prevail | Briana Chatters |
| PRONTO PETE | Lois Buchter |
| PSA | Haley Cohen |
| Pulling Out All The Stops | Till Olshausen |
| QUEEN BEE | Elizabeth Weigandt |
| Raising Sammy | Sam Buckner III |
| Randy and Selena | Naomi Christie |
| Real Heroes | Richard Hohenrath, Carolina Lovera |
| Reaper | Chris Moon |
| Relics | Tristan Bellawala |
| Rhyme & Reason | Keli Rowley |
| RIFTERS | JoAnn Hess, Geoffrey D Calhoun |
| Roadkill Rangers, "Dino Sores" | ANDREW GELMAN |
| Roadkill Rangers, "Pilot" | ANDREW GELMAN |
| Saint Morgan's | Celeste Crawford |
| Salt Beast Guardians | Yelitza Prada Breen |
| Saturn's Return | Sam Callahan |
| Schoolies | Carlton Welch |
| Sea Heart | William Horace |
| Seasons | Andrew Dotter |
| Shentu Across the Ages | Allen Wu |
| SHINE | Catherine Gouge |
| Shred | Gali Rotstein |
| SHY GUY: Bobcat born to be wild. | Pamela van Amstel |
| Side Quest | Michael Tannenbaum, Louie Aronowitz |
| SIGNS OF (UN)INTELLIGENT LIFE | Julia Ward, Bookie Daniels |
| Silk | Christian Klink |
| Single Monster | Justin Michael Terry, Ryan Marsico |
| Sirenetta: Part-Time Mermaid | Matthew Bruneau-Richardson |
| Sixgun Saint | Warren Lane |
| Skeleton's Crew | Dave Urlakis |
| Skpow! | Stephen Notley, Dwayne Martineau |
| SOL | Jonny Kurzman |
| SOLA | Myna Sky |
| Something Magical (Working Title, Kids Just Wanna Have Fun) | Katherine Dudley |
| Songs of the Primalist | Sam Tracton |
| Space On Earth | Jem Splitter, Alida Tomas |
| Space Pilots | Stephanie Nestor |
| Space-Tel Kosmos | Simon Dodd, Tristan Dodd |
| Specter | Patrick Allan Laffoon |
| Spiced | Hunter Cline |
| Spider Season | Michelle Deni Malouf |
| SPIKE | Gloria Solis |
| Step-monster | Andrew Goldmeier |
| Stolen Valor | Greg Roque |
| Strike Team Elfa | Matthew Rodgers |
| Strong | Christopher Preston |
| Superhero High School (Pilot) "Giant Robots, Giant Problems" | Andrew Mena |
| SUPERMOM | Roxanne Beck |
| Supernova | Brianna Braxton |
| Tail Time! | Jennifer Le Roux, Matthew Irwin, Holly Walker |
| TARO: Legend of Japan | Blue Spruell |
| Tastebuds | ASHLEY ALEXANDRA LOVE |
| Tatanka | Russell Koos |
| Temple of the Tiki | Andrew Joustra |
| The (Mostly) Marvelous Murray | Christian Kaps |
| THE ADVENTURES OF CHICKEN & WAFFLE | Terrence Woods |
| The Adventures of Finn (The Enchanted Kingdom) | Kristen Kelly |
| The Artful Adventures of An Awen | Ty Freedman |
| The Best Super Hero | Gabriel Perez |
| The Celtos Cycle | J.D. Moore |
| The City Under Glass (Pilot) | RA Peterson |
| The Craftsman | Harron Atkins |
| The Cranks | Cameron Williams |
| The Five Astras | Abitha Ramachandran |
| The Great Christmas Freeze | john williams |
| The Last Adam | Michael Graham |
| The Last Human | Maria Vainer |
| The Love Dove | Shawna Lattimore |
| The Macabre Man | Gabriel Perez |
| The Mantle | TK Kelly |
| The Monster Wrangler | Lukas Ridge |
| The Montclairs | Justin Thomas , Lucas Mills, Jonny Svarzbein |
| THE MOTH EFFECT | Eric Landau |
| The Non-Prophet | Ari Donnelly |
| The Oh So Long Quest of Eva and Uno | Isabella Potenzini |
| The old man and his friend | clyde bennett |
| The Ongoing Escape of Alex Green | Malcolm Badewitz |
| The Piano Hand | Sean Stapp |
| The Reindeer Games | Dan Wilson, Aubrey Hubbell |
| THE SEEDS OF CHANGE | John McCarney |
| The Silent Spy Speaks Out | Lawrence Davidson |
| The Sword in the Sprawl | Matthew Scarpa |
| The Tear Collector | Linda Niccol |
| The Tower | Vito Ferraro |
| The Tree | Tyson Hunsaker |
| the unexperience experimenters | kellby kitson |
| The Vegetarian Zombie | Jake Lynch |
| The Warlock Came To A Nice Town | Rudy Gray |
| The Weight of Time | Sunny Karnan |
| The Whoop Apps | Pam Bassuk, Lindsay Jean Michelle |
| The World, the Realm, and the Rift | Angela M. Sanchez |
| The Wrong End Of The Wand | Anne-Marie Caluwaert |
| There's a Frog on Mars (It's True!) | Shaun Radecki |
| There's Something About Fairsburg | Rakeem Nelson |
| Thingamajigs — An American Fairy Tale (20pp LFB - 069) | A. S. Templeton |
| This Is My Brother | Brent Minderler, Jesse James Dean |
| This is Not an Anime Romance | Jacqueline Olivé |
| Time Pod | Molly Vogel |
| Time-Jerk | Christian McDonald, Seth Hatfield |
| Toast | Elaine Stirling |
| Trash Pandas - "The Drip" | Ruth Morrison |
| TUNNEL VISION | Anthony McKay |
| TwIG-Root and the Dinosaurs | Peter McClelland |
| Twiggie | Daniel Heidorn |
| Undercover High | Nick Pearl, Ethan Slater |
| Underdark | Damon Day |
| UniCorps | Thomas Bell |
| Vote & Die | Maggie Mae Fish |
| We Grow Beneath | Lucy Keeler |
| We're Alive! | Brett Roedel |
| What we are | Marc Fetzer |
| Wheel Of Life | Alex Spresser, Patrick Hotaling |
| When Penguins Fly | Chris Burket, Viktoria Wallen |
| Will Be Home Soon | Alina Ampilogova |
| Wind In The Willows | Kayden Hnyla |
| Wings | Mitchell Condon |
| Witches of The West | Emma Peet, Vasan Arul |
| With a Little Luck | Laura Becker |
| Wonderland | Brian McDevitt |
| YAVA! | Tevin Houle |
| YELLOW | Travis Schirner |
| Yggdrasil: Tree of Life | Lewis Mackie |
| You Don't Even Say Cuckoo! | Shaun Radecki |
| Zemi | Ludy Gonzalez |
| Zenith Uncharted | Martha Duzett |
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