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
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“Be prepared for what?” Episode 2: THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC
Howell and friends arrive at a school in the desert where they prepare to face evil forces.
The Huntsman
A battle-hardened Starship crew faces their greatest test when a routine extraction mission unleashes a mind-altering alien force, fracturing loyalties and awakening a cosmic mystery that could reshape the fate of the universe.
Wendigo
After a series of brutal killings in Algonquin Provincial Park linked to a missing hiker transformed into a mythical Wendigo, an elite military team must join forces with local rangers and a Native American tracker to stop the ancient creature's reign of terror before more innocent lives are lost.
Doc Savage: Dark Empire
In the shadow of World War II, Doc Savage, the legendary Man of Bronze, embarks on a daring mission to dismantle Nazi superweapons, rescue the woman he loves, and confront a dark legacy tied to his own past — all while battling the forces of tyranny and fighting for the future of humanity.
Xanadu Shores: SEAN LANDERS Intro 10 Pages.
A pilot returns home anticipating matrimony soon learning his fiance has cleaned out their wedding account and moved to Las Vegas.
Furgrow Birds back to the beginning
When a dog loses his owner and home, he discovers a dark conspiracy involving an evil king, a hidden realm, and God's magical crystals used to alter the world.
FURGROW BIRDS SPIRITUAL ROSE
When a dog loses his owner and home, he discovers a dark conspiracy involving an evil king, a hidden realm, and God's magical crystals used to alter the world.
Only You Can Help Her. EPISODE ONE/PILOT: THE BOY WHO EARNED HIS MAGIC
When a boy's mother vanishes after a car crash, he's thrust into a perilous quest.
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.
