Dumbo Film Fest Names Screenwriting Quarterfinalists
The Dumbo Film Festival in Brooklyn announced today the quarterfinalists for its 2020 Screenplay Competition, presented by Event Horizon Films. Each script was reviewed by working industry professionals at top rep agencies (ICM Partners, A3 Artists Agency, Gersh, etc.) and graded based on strength of plot, characterization, format, originality, style, dialogue, pacing and current market potential. Semifinalists will be announced January 16th.
FEATURES
- “Affairs of the Poisons” by Charles Leipart (New York)
- "Dumbest Generation” by Leslie Lyshkov (Bremerton, WA)
- “Elephant & Castle" by Samuel Garza Bernstein (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- “Joseph” by Ian Davies (UK)
- "LAJJAWATI” by Sumathy Ramakrishnan (Spring, Texas)
- "Our White boy” by Nancy Munger (Arlington, Texas)
- "Pollen and the Ring of Harmony” by Francis Williams (Morningstar, CT)
- "Red Spy Queen" by Leslie Lyshkov (Bremerton, WA)
- “Revelations" by Johnny Gilligan
- “Rust” by Guy Pooles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- "Still Life" by Duncan Putney (Providence, RI)
- "The Abolitionists” by Leslie Lyshkov (Bremerton, WA)
- "The Snow Queen" by Jacob Leyva (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
- "The Spiritualization of Jeff Boyd” by Uwe Schwarzwalder (Switzerland)
- "The Strangers" by Scott Hawley (Duluth, MN)
- "The Wardrobe” by Peter Noel (Hungary)
- "The Wrong Candidate" by John Ravitz (New York)
- "Time to Go” by Lesley Manuel (Grapevine, Texas)
SHORTS
- "Beadwindow” by Paul Mooney (New York)
- "Breaking and Entering" by Michael William Hogan (Laguna Niguel, Calif.)
- "Dessert & Dash” by Muse Seymour (Green Bay, WI)
- "Greetings from Sarajevo” by Penny Jackson (New York)
- "Honey” by Dane Barun
- "Knuckleheads” by Steven Zaza (New York)
- "My Stepdad's Bird” by Bella Thronton (Chicago, IL)
- "Sammy Superhero” by Michael Gavino (Toluca Lake, Calif.)
- "The American” by Dimitri Michalakis (Brooklyn, New York)
- "The Forest Fenced Becomes Backyards” by Ryan Moore (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- "The Secret World of Danny Lopez” by Samuel Garza Bernstein (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- "Vinegar to Honey” by Jay Pennington (Boerne, Texas)
- "Women on Play” by Maria Rotger (Spain)
Updated: 01/05/2021
Additional Contest Info: Dumbo Screenwriting Competition
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Dark Latitude
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Knock on Wood
To survive a week against a vengeful universe, a legendary hitman must trade his "Celestial Mathematics" for genuine morality after a botched job fractures his luck and begins to liquefy reality.
Ilium Ridge
To brothers Zeus, Poseidon and Hades, the First World War is but a game to stave off the boredom of immortality.
Christmas Island
Sissy and Kenneth return to their home in the northern woods for their mother's funeral, to find that their parents plan to snatch their bodies.
Tam Lin
In a modern romantic fantasy based on an ancient Scottish fairy tale, a strong young woman risks everything to save her mysterious lover from the evil Fairy Queen, and bring him back to a world he's never known.
HOW TO SURVIVE A NARCISSIST
While dealing with the aftermath of a vindictive breakup, a tenacious woman provides the audience an instructional guide to narcissists in order to make sense of exactly what happened to keep her bonded to one for seven years.
PINE MOUNTAIN DEVIL
When her small town's peaceful mountain preserve is threatened by a luxury resort, an eco-conscious park ranger must unravel the truth behind a series of brutal deaths that may be linked to an ancient, vengeful force tasked with protecting the land.
THE ALMOST BRIDE
In an attempt to preserve her parents' marriage, a former skating prodigy enlists a risk-adverse publishing executive to pose as her fiancé, but when their elaborate charade spirals out of control, can she fix her own relationship missteps to land a happy ending for everyone?
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When a wannabe actress obsessed with an A-list celebrity discovers the star's true character, she concocts a devious plan of revenge to steal the star's career and life, embarking on a crime spree all in the name of fame.
Xanadu Shores - First 14 pages
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.
