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Fresh Voices Names Semifinalists
Fresh Voices has announced their 2017-2018 Semifinalists, the Top 100 Screenplays of their 8th Annual Screenplay Competition. Judging continues into the third round of reading. Finalists and Spotlight Award Nominees will be announced March 27th.
| Action/Adventure | Crime Extraordinaire | Howard | Fridkin |
| Action/Adventure | Gunsmoke and Tea Leaves | Jerry | Redfield III |
| Action/Adventure | Hostage From Hell | Melissa | Emery |
| Action/Adventure | Magnitude | Douglas Charles | MacLeod |
| Action/Adventure | Ninety Proof | Nick | Lentz |
| Action/Adventure | Play The Fool | Mark | Gunnion |
| Action/Adventure | Rig | Gerard | Holland |
| Action/Adventure | Sinfandel | Gina | Cresse |
| Action/Adventure | Smuggler's Blues | Bob | Cousins |
| Action/Adventure | The Father, The Son, and the Holy Ghost | Tim | Bogg |
| Comedy/Rom-Com | Dead Possum | Jared | Raun |
| Comedy/Rom-Com | Donald's Block Party | Matt | Rhoden |
| Comedy/Rom-Com | Hostage From Hell | Melissa | Emery |
| Comedy/Rom-Com | I Feel Funny | George | McClure |
| Comedy/Rom-Com | Michael Wants To Marry | Jen | Bieser |
| Comedy/Rom-Com | Murder Included | James | Oliver |
| Comedy/Rom-Com | Play The Fool | Mark | Gunnion |
| Comedy/Rom-Com | Sorority Mom | Linda | Gauer |
| Comedy/Rom-Com | Supercharge Comes Home For His Birthday | Julio | Olivera Mendoza |
| Comedy/Rom-Com | Unlove | Rebecca | Cromar |
| Drama/Biopic/Period | A Gentelman of Good Hope | Christina | Hulen |
| Drama/Biopic/Period | Acts of God | Reed | Moran |
| Drama/Biopic/Period | Bull Comb Blues | David | Warnock |
| Drama/Biopic/Period | Butterfly Children | Melanie | Schiele |
| Drama/Biopic/Period | Little Hell | Amanda | Norman |
| Drama/Biopic/Period | Lonely Creek | Jared | Raun |
| Drama/Biopic/Period | One From Without | Weston | Davis |
| Drama/Biopic/Period | Persist | Melissa | Emery |
| Drama/Biopic/Period | The Fourth Pslam | John | Martins III |
| Drama/Biopic/Period | The Heart of a Tiger | SreyRam | Kuy |
| Drama/Biopic/Period | The Maidservant's Cap | Jeff | Opdyke |
| Family/Animated/Musical | A Better Place | Katterina | Powers |
| Family/Animated/Musical | Arizona Sunrise | John | Martins III |
| Family/Animated/Musical | David's Rite | Tammy | Gross |
| Family/Animated/Musical | Finding Mayberry | Jennifer | Koon |
| Family/Animated/Musical | It Came From Grand Central Station | Steven Jon | Whritner |
| Family/Animated/Musical | My Monster | David | Carren |
| Family/Animated/Musical | Resurrection, Nevada | Noelle | Nelson |
| Family/Animated/Musical | The Magnificent Kevin | Chris | Fetherolf |
| Family/Animated/Musical | The Miniatures | Sandra | Chin |
| Family/Animated/Musical | The Winter Wolves | Mark | Kelly |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | Buccaneers of the Asteroid Belt | Jeff | Racho |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | Endangered Species | Mark | Flood |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | Eros | Grace | Hawkins |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | Eros | Elias | deFaria |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | Mandibles | Alfred | Gray |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | Perfectus | Pia | Chaudhuri |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | Stormcloud | Marat | Berdyyev |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | Tam Lin | Ron | Hier |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | Tam Lin | Glen | Cram |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | The Locksmith: A Past Fate | Jeffrey | Morales |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | The Time Trap | Mark | Flood |
| Science-Fiction/Fantasy | Wingman | Meg | Leader |
| Thriller/Horror | Cat 5 | Mark | Saenz |
| Thriller/Horror | Choke Job | David | Johnson |
| Thriller/Horror | Dark Ritual | Kevin | Kneupper |
| Thriller/Horror | Devil To Pay | Kemmy | Moran |
| Thriller/Horror | Jezebel | Taylor | Hopkins |
| Thriller/Horror | No Lipstick In Lebanon | Paul | Timblick |
| Thriller/Horror | Relentless | Jay | Fisher |
| Thriller/Horror | Ruined | Joseph | Hodgkin |
| Thriller/Horror | Stateside | Brett | Scieszka |
| Thriller/Horror | Those Who Hear | Jerome | Velinsky |
| Short Script | A Ride With Dee | Eric | Zaman |
| Short Script | Anything For Love | Michael | Gibney |
| Short Script | Crossing Dreams | Diego | Rojas |
| Short Script | Dog Day | Lauren | Hoekstra |
| Short Script | Fear Factory | Sarah | Polhaus |
| Short Script | One Child Born | Stuart | Creque |
| Short Script | Ruby Throat | Sarah | Polhaus |
| Short Script | The Laugh Overs | Daniel | Cohen |
| Short Script | Where A Flower Grows | Matthew | Law |
| Short Script | Yellow Scarf | Daniel | Li |
| 1 Hr TV Pilot | Academy | Casey | Gillespie |
| 1 Hr TV Pilot | After We Fall | Gustave | Cadet |
| 1 Hr TV Pilot | After We Fall | Jacob | Chattman |
| 1 Hr TV Pilot | Colonials | Ian | Fletcher |
| 1 Hr TV Pilot | Good Grief: New Born | Josh | Hamelin |
| 1 Hr TV Pilot | Jackrabbit | David | Schlow |
| 1 Hr TV Pilot | Mount Pleasant | Cat | Dale |
| 1 Hr TV Pilot | Terra Obscura | Geoff | Genge |
| 1 Hr TV Pilot | The Desert | Scott | Thomas |
| 1 Hr TV Pilot | The Question: Ep 1 Hub City | Toby | Scales |
| 1 Hr TV Pilot | The Sharp Co. | Joseph | Lee |
| 1/2 Hr TV Pilot | Burly-Q | Julie | Livingston |
| 1/2 Hr TV Pilot | Davis Hall | C.M. | Robinson |
| 1/2 Hr TV Pilot | Fly Away | Chaz | Pruchnicki |
| 1/2 Hr TV Pilot | Revenge Tour | Kahlil | Maskati |
| 1/2 Hr TV Pilot | Starring Chloe Fisher | Jennifer | Rudin |
| 1/2 Hr TV Pilot | Sunny Dale | Melody | Renquist |
| 1/2 Hr TV Pilot | Swipe | Jeff | Opdyke |
| 1/2 Hr TV Pilot | Swords and Sex | Lia | Woodward |
| 1/2 Hr TV Pilot | Unsupervised | Dylan | Evans |
| TV Writing Sample | American Dad: Three Tickets to Paradise | Thomas | Morgan |
| TV Writing Sample | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: I'm Grieving With Josh | Paul | Ditty |
| TV Writing Sample | Halt and Catch Fire: Search | Alexander | Berger |
| TV Writing Sample | Last Man On Earth: Furriends | Susan | Sassi |
| TV Writing Sample | Quantico: Artichoke | Leslie | Lyshkov |
| TV Writing Sample | Stranger Things: f7/f2 | Ana | Loes |
| TV Writing Sample | The Big Bang Theory: The Sticky Lingerie Mystery | Hamilton | Mitchell |
| TV Writing Sample | The Flash: Another Man's Shoes | David | Schlow |
| TV Writing Sample | The Last Man On Earth: Broken Bow | Carl | Cota-Robles |
| TV Writing Sample | The Mindy Project: Spy Vs Spy Vs Spy | Madeline | Kasper |
Updated: 03/06/2018
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Post Your Script Here!AT THE MERCY OF FAITH
A former preacher, haunted by the tragic rape/murder of his twin sister, spirals into darkness as supernatural forces, both angelic and demonic, wage war for his soul.
Behind The Veil
Film Noir. Los Angeles, 1947. A private detective struggles with moral ambiguity as he assists a corrupt federal judge's efforts to contact his estranged, gay son.
Tales Of The Bizarre
An anthology of four comedic tales of sci-fi/horror/fantasy.
THE QUISLING
A young lawyer defends a wanted terrorist from international extradition.
PORTAL TO HELL
In the beginning of the 1980’s a teenage boy starts to experience paranormal activity in his home, from hallucinations to physical marks.
Xanadu Shores III - Rescuing Atlas
“Rescuing Atlas” the Trilogy’s peak begins when an astrophysicist - megalomaniac and boat racing enthusiast, operating from his island, becomes hell-bent on blackmailing the world.
Xanadu Shores II: All That Glitters
The "Xanadu Team get duped by a nefarious jeweler in a casino robbery, leading to an international conspiracy disguised as an art heist.
Xanadu Shores - Proof of Concept
Four friends become enmeshed in a gold heist turned kidnapping chased by a capricious Federal agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea, culminating explosively on Xanadu Shores.
Xanadu Shores: Proof of Concept (PoC) Eight Central Characters.
Proof of Concept Logline, introduces the eight central characters in an intense office situation before the the action unfolds later that day after a pilot’s girlfriend gets kidnapped during a gold heist, leaving clues for his friends to follow, unknowingly chased by a capricious agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea explosively culminating on the island of Xanadu Shores.
Xanadu Shores - The Pilot
A pilot’s girlfriend gets kidnapped during a gold heist, leaving clues for his friends to follow, unknowingly chased by a capricious agent and his comely accomplice by land, air and sea explosively culminating on the island of Xanadu Shores.
