![[Final Draft Big Break Contest]](/images/ads/finalDraftBigBreak2026a.png)
CineStory Names TV Semifinalists
CineStory TV has named their semifinalists in the Original Comedy, Drama, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy divisions. The TV Fellowship winner, division winners, finalists, and semifinalists will be invited to attend this year's retreat. Any remaining spots will be offered to division quarterfinalists.
Original Comedy Division
THE AFRICAN FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE by Tai Biran
BAKER HIGH by Elizabeth Logan
CRONES by Zoe Reiniger
DUNGEONS & DICKS by Darren Moran
EMERGENCY CONTACT by Eevin Hartsough
FROSTY BUM by Jo Harper
GRIP by Kara Mannix
KILLING TIME by Jim Oyen
LIFE WITH NONNA by Lesley Fera
MY BOYFRIEND THE DRAG QUEEN (BASED ON A TRUE STORY) by Abby Cohen
RE-GIFTED by Joel Michalak
SOBER LIVING by Kasi Brown & Brandon Walter
THE TEMP by Devi Snively
UP HILL by Gina Garcia
VIOLETS by Zoe Reiniger
Original Drama Division
DEEP CUTS by Joel Michalak
DO NO HARM by Mason Gersh
FANTASIA by Jeffrey Schick
GINGER RULES by Sarah Sprague
LIBERATI by Maren Curtis
MOJITO MORNING by Stephen Buck
MURDER BALLADS & LOVE SONGS by Matilda Schulman
ON THIN ICE by Sam Robson
PARTNERS by Rina O’Malley
PAT AND MATT GET CANCELED by Zoe Miller
PRINT by Ray Gettman Bush
THE RAILS by Kate Gleason
SHOWRUNNER by Elliot Harrison
SIGRID MORTIS by Kelly Blackard
SNAKE OIL by Sarah Marsh
SPA CITY MURDERS by Emily Roberson
UNGODLY PRAYERS by Youssef Biaz
WORK/SHOOT by Sam Robson
Original Sci-Fi/Fantasy Division
COLONY B by Philippa Russell
DEAD SHALL DANCE by Sophia Khan
DISPLACED by Amanda Kowalski
GAP YEAR by PJ Andrews
THE HALO EFFECT by Link York
MARKET by Matilda Schulman
MEDUSA by Nathan Shapiro
SINGULARITY by Raelyn Munneke
SPARKS by Amelia Watson
UNLINKED by Karlyn Gibson
WATER by Pamela Winfrey
Updated: 02/22/2026
Additional Contest Info: CineStory TV/Digital Retreat & Fellowship
ScriptLinks
Post Your Script Here!Palo Alto Bang & Burn
When idealistic professor Will Reynolds joins a clandestine government program researching remote viewing, his faith in science and reality unravels as he discovers truths that feel ripped from science fiction.
BORDERLINE JUSTICE
Rita Fuentes, a fiery, attractive Latina social worker introduces Martin Wilkins, a law-and-order judge, to the violent, politically charged world of power, money, illegals, and life for the drug mules--like Demetria Plascentia, and his foolish new son-in-law, Antonio Borja--he condemns daily in his courtroom.
TIME OUT
A husband has willfully taken a time out from his marriage for fourteen years, is suddenly thrust back into it to save the life of an ailing son he never knew he had.
Lab Rats
An anonymous organization uses an ***AI Bot*** to moderate a Focus Group on the topic of ***Fake***.
She Curses Like a Sailor
A thought-provoking view of women and cursing is entertained at this art opening in New York.
Lady Diogenes of the Shadow
Three retired ladies candidly discuss their bizarre neighbor over morning coffee.
Perfect Beau
A Brainiac Plain Jane clones her ideal boyfriend out of her girlfriends' boyfriends' DNA for her university's senior class science project.
Cold Pepper
A law-abiding, church-going court stenographer becomes a one-woman vigilante 'offing' violent domestic abusers (and other pathetic souls) after their third offense.
Psychotic USA
A dramedy. A razor-sharp satiric view of the laughable state of modern psychiatric treatment as seen through the lens of four patients in an asylum.
Psycho-Hearts
A world-class heart transplant surgeon is an absolute magician at finding compatible hearts for wealthy clients.
