Nashville Film Festival Announces Screenwriting Competition Finalists

            NASHVILLE -- The Nashville Film Festival (NaFF) has announced the Screenwriting Competition finalists for the 46th Nashville Film Festival, April 16 – 25 at Regal Green Hills Cinema.

            “The finalists for this year’s Screenwriting Competition represent the best in undiscovered writing talent,” said Ted Crockett, NaFF executive director. “They presented everything from hilarious comedies to terrifying horror films, and we are thrilled to be a venue to jumpstart their careers.”

            The 65 finalists were selected from nearly 1,300 international entries. The Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition is unique among thousands of screenwriting competitions in the U.S. because it offers a category for young screenwriters as well as more categories for short screenplays than any other competition.

            “Placing in a screenwriting competition assists up and coming talent with an important step in their careers,” continued Crockett. “It can help them as they establish themselves and their films, whether that’s gaining financing, exposure or both.”

            Top scripts, selected from NaFF winners, will be read by Blossom Films, Nicole Kidman’s Academy-Award nominated production company; noted casting director Laray Mayfield; Sycamore Pictures CEO Ben Nearn; Rich Peluso, senior vice president of AFFIRM Films; famed limit-breaking director/producer Harmony Korine; Lewis Bogach, Emmy-winning vice president of CMT-TV; and Abso Lutely Productions, producer of six current comedy TV hits.

            To learn more about the Nashville Film Festival, visit https://nashvillefilmfestival.org/ .

FINALISTS, listed alphabetically by title:

DRAMA FEATURE         

"Code Blues" - Gary Wallach           

"Glen Sherley" - Joe Rassulo, Robert Gibson

"Independence Pass" - Brian MacEvilly        

"Oil and Water" - Alfred Thomas Catalfo, Morgan Webster Dudley

"Shadowman" - Mike Miller             

"The Acadian" - David Vincent       

"The Oracle of Jerald's Bay" - Sarah Bewley

                                 

COMEDY FEATURE                       

"Alliance" - Charlie Robinson, Carla Robinson

"Canadian Holiday" - David Rocchio            

"Miss Loving" - Bernard Smith        

"My Bad Day in Hell" - Eric Carlson              

"Poe Boys" - David Van Hooser      

"The Full Irish" - Brian MacEvilly

MUSIC INSPIRED FEATURE      

"Blind Boone" - Moss Hall, Max Morath

"Chris Gaines Saves the World" - Donald Driscoll        

"Stride" - Rick Whelan       

FAMILY FEATURE                         

"Darby Petty and the Lost Treasure" - DC Sayre         

"Eleven Days" - Jaginder Singh        

"The Creepy House" - Shoshana Rosenbaum              

INSPIRATIONAL FEATURE                        

"Heart Stringz" - Barbara Ashdown

"In-Between" - Sandra Webb Smith               

"One Small Step" - Patrick Sherman

ANIMATED FEATURE                   

"My Monster Burrufu" - Alberto Corral         

"The Mythfitz" -  Nicholas Julius    

ACTION/ADVENTURE FEATURE                             

" D.T."    - Ken Comer        

"Guns and Grace" - Odin Ozdil        

"The Third Bomb" - Phillip Parker   

                                 

HISTORICAL FEATURE                               

"In Spite of It All" - Rebecca Boyd 

"Kid Convict" - Julie Umbreit           

"Samson: A Savior Will Rise" - Shawn Hoffman, Michael Hoffman

SCIENCE FICTION FEATURE                    

"Bioterror Conspiracy" - Louis Lio  

"Eden"   - Jessica Chou     

"No Man's Land" - Michelle Davidson, Jeffrey Field

"Populous" - Michael Quintero

                                 

THRILLER/HORROR FEATURE                               

"A Texas Story" - David Martin-Porras, Julia Fontana               

"Bad Blood" - Billie Bates

"Empathy" - Elvis Wilson 

"Ginseng" - Josh Barkey    

"Lifers"  - Phil Burdette     

"The Apocalypse Chronicles" - Nathan Ludwig, Charles Hill

"Why the Willow Weeps" - Dwight Jolivette  

"Zombie Ward"    - Harry Oxnard   

                                 

TENNESSEE SCREENWRITER FEATURE                            

"Empathy" - Elvis Wilson 

"Sink Swim" - Elvis Wilson               

"The Acadian" - David Vincent       

"The Last Drop"   - A. D. Smith        

                                 

DRAMA TELEPLAY

“Limbo” - Jessica Chou

“Long Lost” - Deanna Shumaker

“Renegades” - Conway Preston

“Tip & Keeper” - Carol Caldwell

COMEDY TELEPLAY

“It Could Be Worse” - Tracy Reilly

“The Knot” - Adam Rosenbaum

“Star Pupils” - Tom Ruprecht

COMEDY SHORT

“That Other Crazy Thing You Do” - Michelle Leibel

“U Got Tagged” - Andrew Roxby

DRAMA SHORT

“Illuminate” - Robert Pawloski        

“Which Spoke of Freedom” - Aria Marrogi, Chris Germiller

FAMILY SHORT

“The Home of Rock” - Brian MacEvilly       

“Wiindigoo the Cannibal” - Michael O'Rourke, Winona LaDuke

GENRE SHORT

“Guest” - Charles Dillon Ward

“Lumen 18” - Darren Tibbits

TENNESSEE SCREENWRITER SHORT

“The Ice Road” - Taylor Albertson

“Incident at Broadway and Grand” - Francis Wolff

YOUNG SCREENWRITER SHORT

“The Favor” - Jack Fossett

“The Pride Club” - Kirill Dyshlovoy