2023 ScreenCraft Family Screenplay Competition Finalists

Listed below are the Finalists of the 2023 ScreenCraft Family Screenplay Competition. These exceptional projects were selected from almost 600 submissions. Congratulations to these writers!
We're thrilled to share these projects with our incredible industry jury that includes: Kate Redinger (Director of Development, Hallmark Media), Andrew Tolbert (VP, Kids & Animation, Hello Sunshine), Colleen Washington (Literary Manager, Fourth Wall Management), Alison Mann (Manager & Co-President of Fourth Wall Animation Production Co.), and Arno Ekmekji (Creative Development Coordinator).
Stay tuned for the Winner announcement on April 19th 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 Finalists:
A Diamond in the Ruff's | Daniel Broderick |
A Potluck Christmas | Summer Johnson |
Becky Brenneman's Bangin' Bat Mitzvah | V.C. Rhone, Mindy Schneider |
Carry My Ghost | Bryce Emley |
Carving the Pumpkin Diamond | Duncan Marriott |
Christmas in Sugarplum | Gena Elyse, Michele O'Connor |
Hope Skates | Maddison Bullock, Kathryn Lefroy |
Marnie | Michael Berner |
My Real Imaginary Friends | Kyle Rizor |
SANTAMAN: Re-Gifted | Colin O'Brien |
SECRET SANTA | Ryan W. Smith |
THE LITTLE KITE | James F. Robinson |
TRUE BRIT | Rosemary Zibart |
Yule Regret This | Lauren Kent |
Zenith Uncharted | Martha Duzett |
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