2023 LVIFSF Screenwriter Finalist and Winners

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Adapted

Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates - Terri McMillian

Rusalka - Carmen Silva

The Hinterkaifeck Murders - Megan Marshall

Tragic Story of Marie Davis - Taylor McGlothlin

Young Tupac - Michael Lindsay

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WINNER:  YOUNG TUPAC - MICHAEL LINDSAY

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Action Adventure

BRICKBAT - Mark Aaron Donnell

Connor Dunn & the Search for the Weapon -Peter Murph

Swords & Feathers - Harold L. Brown

The Fourth Prince - Jason Lor

The Merchant - Jesse Mattson and Bobby Davison

The Pickleball Killer - Jim Carroll

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WINNER:  SWORDS & FEATHERS - HAROLD L. BROWN

 

Animation

A Pirate and a Princess - Mark Kelly

The Winter Wolves - Mark Kelly

Ike and Mike go West - Carl McIntosh

Peggy the Panda - Elaine Thompson

The Big Yellow Bus - Tessa Hale

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WINNER:  PEGGY THE PANDA - ELAINE THOMPSON

 

Biographical

King of G Street - Michael Charboneau     

Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates - Daine Carl

Ludwig Von Beethoven - Max Elder

Crixus – A Gallic Gladiator - Douglas Mackie and Pam Cromwell

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WINNER:  JEFFERSON AND THE BARBARY PIRATES - DAINE CARL 

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Comedy

The George Sanders Affair - Michael Ellis

Proper Placement - Michael Ellis

Heaven Sent Me - Jim Norman       

The Florida Man Conspiracy - Stephanie Kolar

Paulie & Constantine - Michael Blomquist

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   WINNER:  PROPER PLACEMENT - MICHAEL ELLIS

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    Crime

               A Plea for Justice - Maurice Simmons, Keith Davis, Erma Elzy              

Three Days - Emilio Santín

Snatched: The Unforgettable Cruise - Martin Manuel Nuza

The Toolbox Killer - Jullio Mendoza

The Hi-Fi Murders - Jane Tucker

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WINNER:  SNATCHED:  THE UNFORGETTABLE CRUISE - MARTIN MANUEL NUZA

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Drama

A Brand New Year - Lynne Logan

The Philanthropist - Bruce Dundore

Sheba - Karin delaPeña Collison

The Hollow Earth - Kenneth James

The Pickleball Killer - Jim Carroll

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WINNER:  THE PICKLEBALL KILLER - JIM CARROLL

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Faith-Based

A Relative Unknown - Lynne Logan      

At the Mercy of Faith - Samuel Taylor

Full Circle - Karla S. Bryant

               Good Again - Jeanne Dukes                    

Preacher's Daughter: Giant Slayer - Gregory Bonds                 

The Assassin's Redemption - Amy L McCorkle, Melissa Goodman

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WINNER:  A RELATIVE UNKNOWN - LYNNE LOGAN

 

Family

 A Drop of Water Falling - Tina Tazekand

The Poet of Sugar Creek - Karen Conley

A Time to Breath - Lisa Monroe

Coming together for Sofie - Dean Marks

We called him Sabastian - Ellie Daniels

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WINNER:  WE CALLED HIM SEBASTIAN - ELLIE DANIELS

 

Fantasy

          Preacher's Daughter: Giant Slayer - Gregory Bonds           

Secret Creatures of the Mississippi River - Hannah Williams 

Sparkle - Brianna Ryan

   The Lights of Ironwood - Lyndsee Laviano 

The Princess and the Wood Walkers - Melissa Johnson

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WINNER:  PREACHER'S DAUGHTER:  GIANT SLAYER - GREGORY BONDS

 

Historical – Period Piece

Cold Dead Fingers - John Munn

Crispus Attucks: Hero of the Boston Massacre - Mark Elliott 

One True Faith - Renee El Masri Edd 

               The Hollow Earth - Kenneth James                

The Wardrobe - Peter Noel

Turning Back the Pages of Time - Emerson Watkins

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WINNER:  CRISPUS ATTUCKS:  HERO OF THE BOSTON MASSACRE - MARK ELLIOT

 

Horror

Cold Dead Fingers - John Munn

 Demon's Promise - Edward Gusts 

Kiss Cake - Amber Zoe Steigelfest and Samantha Georgette Reed 

Society of the Moon - John Munn 

The Hi-Fi Murders - Jane Tucker 

Wolf Street - Frank Mancuso, Christopher J Adams

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WINNER:  COLD DEAD FINGERS - JOHN MUNN

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LGBTQ

Anna Key - Matt Anderson and Amanda Megan

Bad Boy Blue - Matt Gilmore

Charles - Julie Rommer

How Not To Write a Romance Novel - Suzy Stein and Fernando Perez

To All the Other Girls - Zenna Goth

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WINNER:  CHARLES - JULIE ROMMER

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Military

                                                                                       Alexander - Jonathan Andrews                                                                                                  

Antietam - Lee Vs McClellan - Sydney Logan

                              Battle of Hastings - Gabriel Morgan                                         

              Bing - 13th Parachute Battalion’s First K-9 - Hunter Evans              

Brusilov Offensive -Terry Jacobson

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WINNER:  BING - 13TH PARACHUTE BATTALION'S FIRST K-9 - HUNTER EVANS

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Mob-Themed

Crazy Joe - Wyatt Avery 

Dark Eyes - Karla S. Bryant

Family-Friendly - Max Puerner   

                        Harry “Pittsburgh Phil” Strauss - Diego Jordan                     

Tailor Made - Luis Charles

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WINNER:  CRAZY JOE - WYATT AVERY

 

Mystery

Gruesome Screenplay - James Helsing

Mystery Shadow Ridge Murders - David Johnson

The Murder of Patrick “Fat Pat” Hawkins - Liam Carson

 Tender is Her Touch - Sherie Reynolds

Weaver, Utah - Rose Ann-Marie Nordberg

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WINNER:  THE MURDER OF PATRICK "FAT PAT" HAWKINS - LIAM CARSON

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Romance

How Not To Write a Romance Novel - Suzy Stein and Fernando Perez

My Kind of Funny - Renee El Masri Edd  

My Last Autumn – Becky Stein

Twenty Last Summers – Naomi Lisner

Summer’s Final Goodbye – Mary Martin

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WINNER:  MY LAST AUTUMN - BECKY STEIN

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  Science Fiction

K3+  -  Erasmo Acosta

Reborn - Dr. Melissa Caudle

The Civil Servant - Jennifer Weber

The Hollow Earth - Kenneth James

Wendigo - O. O. Dosela

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WINNER:  THE HOLLOW EARTH - KENNETH JAMES

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Sports

                     Corey's Hand - Jim Norman                         

Halo - Bryce Breen

Jack Lummus: From the NFL to Iwo Jima - Sinclair Morga

Roberto - Miguel Martinez

Swim Home - Dave Ragsdale and Kyle Lambky

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WINNER:  COREY'S HAND - JIM NORMAN

 

Thriller

Conspiracy - Max Puerner

Conviction - Lee Chambers

Hell's End - Walter Hochbrueckner

The Break In - Genevieve Sipperley

Under Pressure - Kimberly Saunders

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WINNER:  CONVICTION - LEE CHAMBERS

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Western

Cold Dead Fingers - John Munn

Hell's Posse - Lawrence Whitener

Mo Vaughn Fights the Devil - Richard Hoffman

They Rode with the Devil - Alexandria Garrett

Three For Hire: Tombstone: The Lethal Connection - Dan Robert Burle

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WINNER: COLD DEAD FINGERS - JOHN MUNN

 

Existing TV Drama Spec (1 hour)

Extraordinary Attorney Woo: Dog Days of Summer - Carl Burcham

Stranger Things: The Wise, the Loner, and the Monster - Xi Ren

The Chi: Juneteenth - Martin Majeske

The Lincoln Lawyer: I Love LA - Tanner Stevens

Yellowstone: I knew it was you, Jamie - Naomi Nichols

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WINNER:  YELLOWSTONE:  I KNEW IT WAS YOU, JAMIE - NAOMI NICHOLS

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Existing TV Sitcom Spec (1/2 Hour)

Cobra Kai: Kick Or Treat - Gustavo Ribeiro de Oliveira

Fraiser:  I Loved Seattle - Mike Campbell

Only Murders in the building:  Who Did What?  - Tina Maxwell

Rick and Morty:  This is How We Do It - Ashlyn Carter

The Boys:  Boys will be Boys - Trish Jackson

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WINNER:  ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING:  WHO DID WHAT? - TINA MAXWELL

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Original TV Drama Pilot (1 hour)

Boo's Cruise - Michael Morero

David Duke and the AAA - Xi Ren

Incredible Things - Marcus Leavitt

Lobby Card: Some Fabulous Rhapsody - Tom Morgan

On the Beaches - Fiona Linton-Brohamer

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WINNER: LOBBY CARD:  SOME FABULOUS RHAPSODY - TOM MORGAN

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Original TV Sitcom Pilot (1/2 Hour)

Bender – Vic Paul

Lost Girl – Lauren Lulu Scott

Moving Up LA Style – Micham Pollock

Pet Peeves – Denai Carrillo

The Wizard of Westminster – Damian Beasley

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WINNER: THE WIZARD OF WESTMINSTER - DAMIAN BEASLEY

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Short Script Finalist

10 West - Cathy Trope

Anxiety - Pablo Julian James

Crush - Jason Lor

Neath Port Talbot -Jesse Mattson

Repress - Tom Alexander Murphy

Who Killed Olive Oyl - Steve Shear

Winter - Stephen Gillikin

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WINNER:  WHO KILLED OLIVE OYL - STEVE SHEAR

 

Stage Play

Cairo – Ryan Skinner

The Cranial Equity Loan - Charlie Canning

Handling Things - Grant Gelvin

Flawed Choir - Slava Stepnov

Sad-Man - Connor Lawless

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WINNER:   

CAIRO - RYAN SKINNER

HANDLING THINGS- GRANT GELVIN

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