2024 ScreenCraft Family Screenplay Competition Quarterfinalists

by ScreenCraft on January 31, 2024

Listed below are the Quarterfinalists of the 2024 ScreenCraft Family Screenplay Competition. These exceptional screenplays were selected from almost 500 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have made it this far and thanks to all for submitting!

Stay tuned for the Semifinalist announcement on February 21st 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 Quarterfinalists:

*A Christmas Yarn*	Susan Jordan
*A Very Metal Xmas*	George O'Connor
*A Wish Away*	Olivia Rendell, Janice Mingas
*Adventures of a Young Daydreamer*	John Biscello
*AMARILLA*	Iain Anderson
*An Unexpected Camper*	Paul Rosengren
*Auntie*	Helene Dunlop
*Bad Elf and The Krampus*	John Rae
*Best Christmas, Ever!*	Pete Monaghan
*Bike Lane Ends*	Noah Glenn
*Blinky*	Allan Roberts
*Bob Saves America*	Jeffrey Hirschberg
*BSMT*	Annette Evans
*Bull Lee*	Lawrence Eisenman
*Camp Bonfire*	Kristina Romero
*Carrier Pigeon*	Graham Nelson
*Centennial Shadows*	Leanna Woodley
*Chinyere*	Kalvin Ogbuefi
*Coach Ferrari*	Onil Lad
*Coach's Play Call*	Ron Dilger
*Detective Claus*	David Zeltser
*Dis/Connect*	Sarah Sumpolec
*Down At The Val*	Neil Goodchild
*Eddie on the Scrap Heap*	Marc Littman
*Eleanor the Brave*	Emily McLeod
*Entertaining Angels*	Erik Miguel Gervais
*Fighting the Fade*	Lisa Shostal, Laura Kehler
*Flutter*	Terry Mitchell
*Flyers*	Rich Vecchione
*Folding Chair*	John Malatesta
*Forest For The Trees*	Peter Murphy
*Francoise goes to the beach*	Sylvie Hurat
*Frankie Barlow and the Resurrection Shroud*	Jennifer Milne
*Gin And Orange Blossom*	David Kaneen
*Happy Robots*	Phil Reilly
*Harry's Hill*	Jeff Reese
*Hear Me Roar*	Lynwood Shiva Sawyer
*Heavy*	Grant Keller
*Henry vs. Bigfoot*	Sara Dinga
*How to Set the World on Fire*	T.K. Riggins
*I Love You More Than Chocolate*	Azan Kung
*I Wanna Be the Lord of Darkness*	Jackie Lee
*Infinite Hope*	Tally Yong Knoll
*Jesus Rocks*	Cindy Shiner
*Juvenile Justice*	Michael Brewer
*Kate Massari Sadowski: A Field Trip to 1912*	Monica Layton
*Laughing All The Way!*	Shiloh Feldman
*Levi's Chalice*	Paul Pastore, Alfred Pirozzoli
*Lily's Diary*	Martin Richartz
*Little Green Mend*	Brian Menz, Linda Whitmore
*Mahogany Mementos*	Helen K. Thomas
*Menagerie*	Judith Bunting
*Meredith Sing!*	Camilo Angelo
*Moon Flower*	Phil Reilly
*Moon From Dry Water*	Hal Harris
*Ms. President*	Martin Snyder
*Mutiny In The Dugout*	Rod Kent
*My Grandfather's Clock*	Noah Glenn
*My Real Imaginary Friends*	Kyle Rizor
*Night of the Living Veg*	Greg Harvey
*Noriko and the Dream-Eater*	Mickey Cooper
*Nothing But Glory*	Onil Lad
*Old Money*	Nicholas Wenger
*Patchwork*	Amanda Keener
*Peace, Love, and Aliens*	Jackie Lee
*Pixylations*	Joe Laudati
*Planning Christmas*	Kristen Calderon
*Revelations*	Kate Delin
*RikkorRokkir*	James Steele Haney
*SANTAMAN: Re-Gifted*	Colin O'Brien
*Sherman of Sherwood*	Ian Milne
*Simon’s Guide to Everything Scary (Including Ghosts, Zombies and Girlfriends)*	Stian Hafstad
*Sleeping WIth Bears*	Bruce Sloman
*So Tired of Being Alone*	Chris McGinnis
*Somewhere Between Raindrops*	Sandra Hendrickson Esch
*Spark of a Hero*	Milan Sanghani
*SPEAK*	Jung Park
*Starlight*	Hunter Cline
*Stoney, Hero of Tamarack Lodge*	Lisa Johnson Mitchell
*Sweet Life*	Kunal Sengupta
*Sweet Thang*	Edward Gadrix
*Tailgaters*	Mary Santarelli
*Terriers in the Jungle*	Georja Umano
*The Bedmaker*	Kristen Mack
*The Chair in the Garden*	Drew Ross
*The Christmas Jinx*	Jamie Wesley
*The High Tide*	John Saveland
*The Light Bearer*	Nondumiso Tembe
*The Long Run*	Liz Larsen
*The Remembrance*	Casey Baum, Jaran Huggins
*The Royal Duchess*	Steven Kent
*The Search For Mister Lloyd*	Griff Rowland
*The Stork*	DT Houston
*The World Time Forgot*	Mike Rogers
*Time Tourists*	Josh Miller
*Time-Rex*	Dezi Gallegos
*Utah Heat*	Glen Phillips
*Warrior Girl*	Laurie Whitaker
*Welfullness*	Avie Luthra
*Wheel Bite*	Jackson DeLoach
*Wish Upon a Miracle*	Guinevere Jones
*Wonder And Lightning*	Diane Lansing