2020 LVIFSF SCREENPLAY FINALIST
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Action-Adventure
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Café Ramon by Tess McClullen
Gemini Rising by Amy McCorkle
Lost Vegaz by Catherine Trush
Razors Edge by Trish Danielson
Star Powered by Fred Tabsharani
Adapted
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Breakup by Michael Williams
Elvis & Jessie by Gary Porpora
Modern Art by Laurence Fuller
Wildflowers by Corey Lee Wilson
Zulu Warrior by Michael Maze
Biographical
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Alec Guinness: A Kind of Victory by Bill Baxter
Deep Water by Shannon Smith
Minster Speer by Sven Anarki
Search for the Blood River Ruins by Michael Jak
Variations on Love and Madness by Kenneth Kokin
Comedy
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A Brooklyn Christmas by Drew Henriksen
Matt and the Garden of Eva by Harold L. Brown
Mega Ball$ by Marc Baron
Mexican Jesus by Matt Pinard
Rehab by Matt Johnson
Road Tripping by Rikki Lee Travolta
Super Trubo Overdrive by Peter Hsieh
The Loser’s Club by Jonathan Turner Smith
The Truth Hurts by Reka Ehrentreu
Crime
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At the Mercy of Faith by Samuel Taylor
Block 12 by Mary Markels
Den of the Ancients by Darwin Maddox
Gorger by Paul G. Andrews
Operation Calico by Chris Feisti
Drama
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Crash Site by John Thibault
Two Dead Sons - Two Dead Fathers by Don Famularo and Don Wells
Fiona by Lauren Speeth
Forever Young by Jason Lor
McCullough’s Law by Samuel Jenkins
Faith-Based
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Dreams of Petaluma by Jeanne Dukes
Faith Restored by Gina Brewer
Healing by Deric Sinclair
Prayer by Michael Sieve
The Near Death Experience of Dr. John Dantry by Michael Hogan
Family
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Littlefoot on the Loose by Karen Conley
Pink Mist by Shari Berman
That Night at the Alamo by Amber Martinez
Valley of Fire by Lucious Alexander
Wayfellow Way by Rosie Ortiz
Fantasy
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Mathias by Ian Davies
My Yearbook by Jim Norman
Prince of Sarcus by Dean Stockwell
The Ghost Town by Richard Goldstein
The Seedling by Kevin J. Howard
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Historical – Period Piece
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Brook Farm by Alexander Wake
Fled by Paul G. Andrews
Gilder Warriors by Joseph Helak
Lajjawati by Sumathy Ram & Charles Leopardo
The Resurrectionists by Duncan Putney
Horror
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Apollyon’s Gold by Robert J. Rogers
Field Trip by Claudio Martinez-Valle
Snarl by Mark C. Spera
Soul Passage by Patrick Mediate
VooDoo Army by Maria Sundeen
LGBT
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Cuba the Diva by Andre Gaumond
Gray by Daniel Talbott
I Promise you This by Todd Sorrell
Rehab by Matt Johnson
Truth be Told by Stefanie VonWinkle
Military
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Battle of Plataea by Steven McNabb
Bull Run by Emily Radcliff and Mark Tabor
Don by Alberto Battistutti
The Youngest Doughboy by Steve Sterling
We are the Mighty by Donald Jackson
MOB
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Descendants of the Dragon by Alan Sims
Pair of Dice by Michael Madison
Tennessee Moonshine by Sergio Donatello
The Kefauver Hearings by Alexis Green
The Mobster and His Angel by Amy McCorkle and Melissa Goodman
Mystery
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Atahsaia by Anoki Thompson
Blue by Dennis Young
Mirrors at Night by Dean Harakas
Slow Ride in the Big Easy by Denise Tessitor
The Dirty Blonde by Sven Anaki
Romance
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A Vacation from Christmas by Duncan Putney
An Unfamiliar Life by Toni D’Antonio and Mitch del Monico
Flaws of an Everlasting Memory by Anh Le
I Just Might by Joyce Koch
Renaissance Man by Robert Tolz
Science Fiction
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Forever After by Emil Faithe
Inversion by Suzy Stein and Fernando Perez
Q-10 Dinner by Frank Mancuso
Transference by Mark C. Spera
Zakis by Andre Gaumond
Sports
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Blue Chip Recruit by Jason Giles
King of the Ring by James Booker
Long Ball by Cynthia Brown
North Shore by Tia Tago
Warrior Spirit by Chris Tasara
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Thriller
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Badland by Eve McNair
Easy Target by Andre Gaumond
StarPowered by Madeline Rook and Fred Tabsharani
The Sea Kings by John Saunders
Vengeance is a Lady by Michael Williams
Western
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Desperado by Clement C Carter
Frenchy by Richard Spears
The Wayward Son by Keith and Cassie Hayasaka
Walks the Buffalo by Larry Baer
War Party by Brandon Rosier
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Best Overall Feature Screenplay
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Cuba the Diva by Andre Gaumond
Forever Young by Jason Lor
Lajjawati by Sumathy Ram & Charles Leopardo
Tennesse Moonshine by Sergio Donatello
Zulu Warrior by Michael Maze
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Short Script Finalist
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Breaking & Entering by Michael Hogan
Dessert & Dash by Muse Seymour
Flight AD4515 by Martina Lisec
Henching by Jason Lor
Killing the Small Family Farmer by Michael Thomas Cain
Last Thursday by Kevin Machate
Mob Tour by Jason Fisher
Not a Creature was Stirring by Michael Hogan
Padre by Ian Davies
River City by Harold L. Brown
Sleep by Jason Lor
The Collectors by Brian Pollock
The Curse of the Flower by Isador Ortega
The Lifelong Gift by Todd Bull and Olivia Reedy
Tourist Trap by Gio Forlenza
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Existing TV - Drama
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Fargo by Tami Hayes
Losing It by Cory Byers
Star Trek: Discovery by Haruto Nakamura
The Alienist by Tali Zingman
The Walking Dead – No Way Out by Justin Jacobs
Original TV - Drama
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Backlash by Charles Honeywood
Banks of Havana by Thomas Brown
Empyrean by Colin d’Amato
Privileged by Kira Liva
The Kitchen by Sarah Mease and Ricardo Haro
Existing TV - Comedy
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Black-ish by Eric Daniels
Bob Hearts Abishola by Manny Sepulveda
Brooklyn Nine-Nine by Bill Harwood
Superstore by Terri Blair
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia by Jordan Champagne
Original TV - Comedy
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And the Weeds Grow Taller by Robert Craighead
Guest Teacher by Denai Brower
I Need a Sixer by Jesse Mattson
Starhopper by Tayler Carter
Weekend Warriors by Brian McDevitt, Jr.
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