2023 ScreenCraft Comedy Competition Semifinalists

by ScreenCraft on June 28, 2023

Listed below are the Semifinalists of the 2023 ScreenCraft Comedy Competition. These exceptional screenplays were selected from almost 2,300 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have made it this far and thanks to all for submitting!

Stay tuned for the Finalist announcement on July 26th 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:

*26th and Cal*	Ben Berkman
*Aunt Flo*	Justin Rubner
*Beard*	ismail hysam
*BEFORE 420*	Jeffrey Ching
*Bent Out Of Shape*	Sheri Flanders
*Boil the Ocean*	MATT LINTON
*Brew*	Kimberly Dilts
*Bumblefuck*	Lindsay Heiman
*Camp*	Cody Brantley
*Camp Murder*	Jaden Curtis
*Cancer Culture*	Becky Braunstein, Brianna Barrett
*Chosen*	Ryan Manns, Jocelyn Manns
*Colette*	Steve Coy, Marie Bertonneau
*Come As You Were*	Aidan Kilpatrick, Christopher Loeber
*Confidence*	Joel Michalak
*Crash and Burn*	Iam Typn
**Dckhle**	Jacob Stuebs
*Daddy Baby*	Phillip Roquemore
*Daddy Issues*	Justin Viar
*Daphne and Althea Save Greece*	LeeAnn Patrick, Daniel Shinners
*DEAD-END JOB*	Alison Lynch
*Dire Transfers*	Nate Suppaiah
*Doomsday Blade Masters*	Kevin Gillese
*DOWN & OUT*	Nick Madson
*EAT ME*	Leslie Thomas
*Errant Good*	Matthew Lucas
*Eternally Yours*	Lou Wollin
**Fckin' Palm Springs***	Kathleen Krauland, Bryan Chesters
*FANTASY*	Grace Marlowe
*Fatal Family*	Hilary Schwartz
*First Ex*	Amy Sleper
*Good Graces*	Hal Kirkland
*Good News Gary*	Chad Hutson
*HARD TIME*	Nick Pappas
*He Will Be Missed*	Josh Folan
*Headwinds*	Noah Miller
*Heartless Romantic*	Keegan Duncan
*Ho Era*	Margaux Susi
*Horny Devil*	Missak Artinian
*How Many Licks?: "Trial By Error" (Pilot)*	Brennan Howard
*HUMOR ME*	Tracy Curtis
*I Told You So*	Unnamed
*IVG*	Christopher Backs
*Izzy*	Victoria Lu
*Lady Player*	Jenna D'Angelo
*Lessons in Kissing Brazilian Boys*	Jenna St. John
*Life with Nonna*	Lesley Fera
*Lucy Campden*	Ali Calamari
*Lucy Lopez Sells Her House*	Kylie Murphy
*Man of a House*	Pablo Velez, Anthony Guilianti, Dave Bobb, Inés Del Castillo
*MEAN SECRETARIES*	Susan Ferrara
*Merry Christmas from Mud Mountain*	Michael Buonocore
*My Dad's Harder Than Your Dad*	Nathan Cox
*No One Wants Us*	Yagmur Tok
*Nudie Mag*	Kevin Dembinsky
*Once We Were Kings*	Chloe Borenstein-Lawee
*Once, In a Dry Season (or My Big Gay Divorce)*	Howard Schreiber
*One Good Man*	Elizabeth Musgrave
*Our Huge Auspicious Asian Wedding*	Rachel Hong
*Out of Tune*	Caleb Moran
*Out of Water*	Madi Stine
*Party Lines*	Sean Bloomstine
*Peckerwoods or The ~Somewhat~ Historically-Accurate Account of the Kentucky Outlaw known as Bud Thacker*	Chance Sparks
*Power Couple*	Ari Donnelly
*Premium Economy*	Michael Harris
*RABBIT HOLE*	Laurie Hartung
*Re-Gifted*	Joel Michalak
*REMIX*	Sean Boring
*Rock 'Til You Die*	Adam Allen
*SECRET SANTA*	Ryan W. Smith
*Seed Money*	Logan Stone
*She's The Man*	Callie Waligora
*SHIRLEY'S CAPITAL*	Gail Joy Stewart
*SILICON SALLY*	Ellen Ancui
*Sludge*	Kevin Barry
*Smallwood*	DAVID PAGE
*Son of a Sheriff*	Travis Davidson
*Speak English*	Kieran Angelini
*SPECIAL AGENTS*	BRIAN PRACHT
*Spy Bros*	Jared Pettit, Jason Felix
*Standby*	Patrick Tierney
*Sydney*	Steven Tobiasz
*Talk Black*	Destiny Macon
*teeth*	ben hartland
*Tell Me More Tomorrow*	David Sajadi
*THE ART OF ENTERTAINMENT*	Montana South Dakota
*The Bridal Party*	Ben Mansbridge
*The Final Rose*	Jenna Lafferty
*The Foundling*	Oliver Morgan
*The Garfield Guy*	Jeff Longsworth
*The Grad Assistant*	Candler Proffitt
*The Great Glorious Kingdom of Ückerburg*	Jorge Moratal
*The Heartbreak Club*	Riley Scott, Hilty Bowen
*THE LAST DAYS OF THE CHURCH OF THE STARSEED*	Andrew Matthews
*THE LIFT*	Rick Mallett
*The Montclairs*	Justin Thomas , Lucas Mills, Jonny Svarzbein
*The Tabby*	Emily McGregor
*The Understudy*	Dan Aho
*The Wrestling Show*	JULIE HARRISON-HARNEY
*This Is A Nightmare - Pilot*	Maggie Smith
*Time Janitors*	Ryan Manns, Jocelyn Manns
*Tonight Tonight*	Danny Wascou
*Touchwood*	Amy Charlesworth
*TREASURE, INC.*	Ted Sperling
*TV Land*	Jessica Kinsella
*Tweener*	Kristina Sproat
*UNEXPLAINABLE*	Jason Ginsburg
*Us Against The World(s)*	Ross Buran
*What We Do in the Shadows - Guillermo's Mom's House*	Kimberly Turner, Tony Ferrendelli
*Youtopia*	Danny Galvin, Brad Pike