Shore Scripts Name Film Fund Semifinalists

Shore Scripts has announced their Short Film Fund Production Grant and Finishing Fund Semifinalists.

PRODUCTION GRANT ($15k)
(in alphabetical order by script title, 93 screenplays have progressed)

SCRIPT TITLE: WRITER’S NAME(S)
A Pirate’s Life For Me: Jessy Leigh
Alpha Centauri: Sikivu Hutchinson
Amarra (Love-Tie-Down): Cesar Nery
Aperol: Adar Meirom
Arigatou, Saitou-san: Darryl Wharton-Rigby
BATH: Robert d’Entremont
Becky & Her Father: Shane Tilston
BELONG: Sikander Malik
Birdwatching: Matthew Brooks
Body Shop: Maria Mealla
Call Me Back: Oisin Glass
Clouded Memory: Cédric Friedli
Cocoon: Min Quek
Daddy: Paul Thornhill
Dashboard Saints: Amelia Mulkey
Day In The Life: Kalu
Don’t Forget To Tip!: Moon Abbott
Feed: Mazy Burns
Female Serial Killer: LG Stokes
FOOD: Biraj Karmacharya
For They Shall Inherit the Earth: Eileen Hanley & Emily Dayton Evans
Forbidden: Mikko Löppönen
Freaky Fellatio: Kristen J Welker, Melissa Pyne, Ben Pyne, Nikki Rae Hallow
Gong Fu Tea: Jarrett New
Grace: Lesley Fera
Gracias Flamenco: Richard Wilby
Grind My Bones Into the Dust You Breathe: Angelina Hue
Heat: Cassie Phillips
HELLO, MY NAME IS: Erwin Rome Felicilda
High Ground: Georgia Brogan & Jess Painter
Homebody: Kendall Brenneman
I’ll Tell Him: Noah Salzman
If I Were Your Boyfriend: An Nguyen
In Theory: Claire Diamond
Intruder: Catie Loth & Ossey James
Know Your Lights: Al Benoit
Krousaa: Kanica Suy
Last Rites: Alwyne Joseph Kennedy
Launch Pad: Jessica Lamour
Less Than Five: CJ Gray
Let Me Help You, My Dear: Nora Hawari
Light Side of the Moon: Nick Dionisio
Little Birds: Eliana Alcouloumre
Live, Live, Live!: Jules “Slash” Jones
Lost In Orbit: Michelle Goldsborough, Alistair McDonald
Machine-Man: Lily Gwynne-Thomas
Max Gomez Will You Go To Sadies With Me?: Eliza Cossio
MELPO (working title): Ines Perot
Memorial: Xavier Coleman
Mermaid: Louise Breckon – Richards
Milk Teeth: Melis Aker
Mother’s Day: Amber Dickinson
Moths: Catalina Giraldo
MUEZZA: Khadija J. Khan
Mute: Elloise Thompson
New Friends: Monikka Eliah & Addy Fong
No Faces: Michael Pisaturo
Nunsense: Emily Douglas
our cat this september: Sarah (Slee) Lee
PB&J: Lamu Shangchoo, Maria Teresa Riva
Peg O’ My Heart: Tristan Mercado
Revenge Time: Kevin Giles
Roller Man: Kai Torres
Rosemary’s Gayby (working title): Billy Griffin, Jr.
Rosetta Stoned: Mark Dylan Brown
Saltwata: Sage Okolo
Sam’s Hail Mary: Daryl Bright Clay
Side by Side: Niall Duffy
Sign Me Frankie: Hilari Scarl
Signals: Taryn O’Connor
Sophia: Jesse Samos Leaman
Still ill: Polina Rubis
Tea: Nonzi Bogatsu
Teddy: Rohan Shankar
Texas Daughter: Zita Bai, April Maxey
The Cold Signal: Niklas Theorin
The Curse of Sleepy Hollow: Nathan Schiele
The Ditch: Andrei-Mihai Bejan
The Hidden Lives of the Roys: Poorvi Priya and Aayush Chaturvedi
The Impeccable Art of Never-Ending Wellness: Devin Jane Febbroriello
The Quiet Room: Levi Kim
The Red Christmas: Danielle Bruncati
The Sun Shines for All: Camille Gallay
The Visionaries: Simon Jones & Kaylee Nicholas
The Wish Fairy: Carlton Saito
This Day Has Come: Eugen Tunik
Trenches: Yvan Iturriaga
TTEOK: RICE CAKE: Jiyeon Kim-Myung
Unspoken: Tomas Cutts, Oren Daniels
Unsubscribe: Imole Ladipo
We Come Knocking: Juan-Arturo Maldonado
WHEN THE VEILS DANCE: Tayebe Babaei
Young Man: Alex Matraxia

FINISHING FUNDS ($4k)
(in alphabetical order by script title, 42 short films have progressed)

SCRIPT TITLE: DIRECTOR’S NAME: WRITER’S NAME
A Wild Wish: Juhi Goklani: Juhi Goklani
Afterwards: Peter Davenport: Peter Davenport
An Ordinary Sunday: Maíra Bühler: Maíra Bühler and Rô Albuquerque
And That’s The Way The Cookie Crumbles: Mel Mah: Mel Mah
Betty St. Clair: Syra McCarthy & Kyle Casey Chu: Kyle Casey Chu & Roisin Isner
Black Shore: Sophia Youssef: Sophia Youssef
Buck Mark: Lucca De Oliveira: Mike Egues
Bundle: Carlo Milillo: Carlo Milillo
But Still, We Move: Theo Angel: Theo Angel
Capriccio: Kiah Clingman: Israel Vaughan
Despite the Night: Jack Zimmerman, Archie Hancock: Jack Zimmerman, Archie Hancock
Filthy: Lisa Cole: Lisa Cole
Ghusl: Zaid Hassan: Zaid Hassan
Girl | Dad: Lianzi Fields: Lianzi Fields
Good Evening, Marshall (Good Evening, Geraldine): Laura Seay: Jessica Mosher
Hoe Phase: Nicholas Dunn: Kate Lyn Whitaker
Hole in the Wall: Aliza Brugger: Aliza Brugger, Kwamie Liv
Homecoming: Skyler Knutzen: Skyler Knutzen
I Might Regret This: Aurélie van Oost: Eva Lomby
Internet Boy: Joseph Demaria: Joseph Demaria
JĀTI: Sarthwik Bollu: Sarthwik Bollu
Kisses From the Beach: Yianna Dellatolla: Yianna Dellatolla
Lespri Lanmè – Sea Spirits: Edson Jean: Edson Jean
Life is (a) Short: Brooke Dooley: Chelsea London Lloyd
Like the Tide: Darine Hotait: Iman Karram
Matando Moscas: Ericka Lavin: Ericka Lavin
Mine. Me.: Oskar Brockbank: Oskar Brockbank, Matt Mella
Our Big, Great, Totally Awesome (and Practical) Escape: Angelique Kalani Axelrode: Angelique Kalani Axelrode
Palm: Max Drexler: Max Drexler
Pick Me: April Korto Quioh: April Korto Quioh
Pirated CD: Shantanu Bhale: Shantanu Bhale
Please Hold: Donald McQuade: Donald McQuade
Puro Trokiando: Anya Jiménez: Sofia Mandujano-Morreo
Ready When You Are: Courtney Williams: Courtney Williams
Sacred Animals: Myles Brewer & Sofia Rubin: Myles Brewer & Sofia Rubin
Salt River: Jeremy Lynn: Jeremy Lynn
Self-Tape: Kevin Keck: Kevin Keck
Son of a Bikram: Johnny Rey Diaz: Ash T and Johnny Rey Diaz
Sugar: Simon Croker: Benjamin Nichol & Simon Croker
The Moth & The Fly: Vankshita Mishra: Long You, Vankshita Mishra
The Queen, The Knight, and The Witch: Letia Solomon: Letia Solomon
Tommy: Jordan Ruyi Blanche: Kevin Khan

Updated: 11/28/2025

Additional Contest Info: Shore Scripts Short Film Fund