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2026 LVIFSF Screenwriter Finalists

Action Adventure

Mixer – Samantha James

Sakura – Alexander Winter

Substitute Santa – Jack Warner

Talon of the Eagle – Mary Kurtz

Vortex of Shadows – Monica Hernandez

 

Animation

Beyond the Whispering Woods - Jonathan Elias Parker

The Adventures of Oliver Moon - Charlotte Mitchell

The Enchanted Starlight - Amelia Bennett

 

Biographical

A Legacy Written in Time – Rebecca Holloway

Against the Rising Tide - Christopher James Bennett

The Life She Dared to Live - Margaret Collins

 

Comedy

Dating Incorporated — Donna Keegan & Marian MiaoYin Sing

Roofies — Ben Eden

Marcus Spartacus and the Gods of Chaos – Blaine Clark

 

Crime

The Pig Farmer — Jesse Mattson

Tough Break — TJ Thomas

Unreasonable Doubt - Elizabeth Renee Rackley

 

Drama

American Dischord - James Elliott

Not Fore Long - Patricia Marshall

Park Closes at 10:00 PM - Ben Wild

Prison Dogs - Tobi Solvang

Surf City - Robert A. Breedlove

The Weight of Care - Joe Fishel

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Faith-Based

Eternal Legacy - Sandon Yahn

From Mafia Princess to God's Princess - Barbara & Joe Cueto

The Corners of the Field - Matt Mogk

The Cross-Over - Lana Lekarinou & Ron Podell

Water – Air – Faith – Dave Emmons

 

Family

Chess Club - Micah Barber

Journey to Enlightenment – Tim Houghton

The Secrets of Thistlewood Castle – Robert Prescott

 

Fantasy

The In-Between - Victor Galmard

The Keeper of the Desert Sands – David Jennings

The Queens Knight – Kari Karl

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Historical – Period Piece

4th and Going Home - Steven John Antouccio

Alta California - Lynn H. Elliott

Given - Scott Marcano & Samuel Johnson

Shadows of Liberty - Eric Halstead - & M.L. Curry

 

Horror

Checking Out - JJ Brent

Stalkers - Jack Warner

Sundown - Jessica Cloud, Maggie Colligan & Patrick Gough

The Black Abbey - Alex Klein & Michael Consiglio

The Wraith's Mercy - Michael Foster

Zandaya - Curtis Harrison

 

LGBTQ

It’s Between Us - Alexander Whitmore

Love Beyond the Lines – Rebecca Morgan

The Colors We Hide - Nathaniel Sullivan

 

Military

A Warrior’s Story – Tina Misrousky

Final Salute – Lance Morgan

Major General Maurice Rose: The Immaculate Killer of Nazis - Steven Antonuccio

Rexberg Hill – Eric Mack

 

Mob-Themed

East Side Hustler – Carson Nepali

Sonny Greene – Del MacDouglas

The Gang on 51st Street – Teri Taylor

 

Musical

Dancing Through the Rain - Victoria Rose Bennett

One Last Standing Ovation - Katherine Monroe

The Melody of Yesterday - Jonathan Alexander

 

Mystery

Shadows of a Forgotten Crime - Alexandra Grace Whitfield

The Last Witness - Benjamin Thomas Caldwell

The Secrets of Blackwood Manor - Caroline Elizabeth Prescott

 

Romance

A Queen's Story - Fabian Martin

Last Sunset – Carol Green

Mariachi Mornings - Debbie Doggett

No Kiss Goodnight - Ruzena Zatko

 

Science Fiction

Earth Darnell - Phillip McSween

Indian Springs - Jennifer Michelle Weber

Inertia – Nyah Gazda

NYX - Eduardo Rufeisen

The Resonant - J.B. Dunn

 

Sports

Goal – John Hernandez

In the Valley of Hoops - Benjamin Thomas Hopwood

Measure of a Man - Chad Michael Bruckner

Spease – Patricia Marshall

The Boat Race - Frank Mack

 

Thriller

Dog Shot - Jerome Pride

From Whence We Came - Charles Maxwell

Out Here - Jeremy Johnstone

Out of Time - Joe Calabria

The Long Game - Don Famularo and Don Wells

Vacuus - Leiter S Daniellson

 

Western

Burning Water – Loren Davis

Captain Jack (Nicaagat) and the Meeker Massacre — Steven J. Antonuccio

Dust and Thunder – Dean Rubio

Serpent’s Run – Erik J. Waldman

Trail of the Outlaw – Kurt Floyd

 

Stage Play

Fall of Paris – James Calister

Just Dance - Jan McNair

The Silence Between Us – Debra York and Thomas Mann

Uncommon Threads - Ronny Jay

When the Lights Go Out in Georgia - Louise Schwarz

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Best Feature Screenplay

American Dischord - James Elliott

Burning Water – Loren Davis

Given - Scott Marcano & Samuel Johnson

Inertia – Nyah Gazda

Roofie – Ben Eden

Spease - Patricia Marshall

The Black Abbey - Alex Klein & Michael Consiglio

The Corners of the Field - Matt Mogk

The Long Game - Don Famularo and Don Wells

Unreasonable Doubt - Elizabeth Renee Rackley

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Original TV Sitcom Pilot (1/2 Hour)

Blue Sky - Taylor Steele

Life Happens After Coffee - Michael Prescott

Lifeguards - Thomas Lewis

Strings - Jess Simpson

The Trouble with Tuesdays - Jennifer Caldwell

 

Existing TV Sitcom Spec (1/2 Hour)

Abbott Elementary – “The Substitute Situation” - Catherine Elizabeth Whitmore

Arrested Development – “Bluth Co. Blues” - Luca Palomaki

Ghosts – “The Haunting of Happy Hour” - Victoria Mitchell

Only Murders in the Building - “A Deadly Little Secret”- Alexandra Grace Bennett

The Simpsons – “Homer's Artificial Intelligence” - Jonathan Michael Prescott

 

Original TV Drama Pilot (1 hour)

​ 12:37 — The Black Sabbath - Michael John Fedun

#madeinmuskegon - Jason Kolkema

Fly By Night - James Sutherland

Tell Me About It - Jack Maxwell

The River Rouge - Mark Philip Penberthy

They Will Know We Are Christians - Oliver P. Yandle

 

Existing TV Drama Spec (1 hour)

9-1-1 – “When the Sirens Fall Silent” - Matthew Prescott

Chicago Fire – “The Weight of the Flames” - Elizabeth Donovan

High Potential – “Idle Threat” - Charity Opalia Paniamogan

Law & Order: SVU - "The Silent Witness" - Katherine Montgomery

The Rookie - "A Badge of Deception" - Christopher Whitmore

 

Short Script

2 Minutes - Aliya Maryam Jackson

Bad Day - Glenna Goodman

DEAD EAST "Nippon Flight 319 - Paul Alan Gober

Peak Water — John Boal

Spiderpocalypse - Eugene Hattingh

The Revenge Club — Marla Naomi Eaton

The REVVER - Mike Hanson and Kelly Susan

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