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Fresh Voices Names Quarterfinalists

Fresh Voices has announced the quarterfinalists of the 2018-2019 Fresh Voices Screenwriting Competition. Semifinalists will be announced March 7th, 2019.

(Alphabetical Order by Writer's Last Name)

1 Hr Pilot Cold War Charlie Cheryl Agbunag
Short Cicada George Aggelidis
Thriller Trouble on Mango Street Rehman Ahmed
Comedy Soul To Squeeze Alex Arabian
Short Pax Edward Argenio
1/2 Hr Pilot Maintenance Max Ash
Drama Scuppernongs Lynne Ashe
Drama Black Swan Records Nia Ashley
Thriller A Ship of Human Skin Richard Bailey
1 Hr Pilot Apache Cameron Barsanti
Thriller I,Phine'd Jeff Bassetti
Thriller Torture Me Not Jason Batten
Drama Don Alberto Battistutti
Action Extrajudicial Craig Bealer
Thriller Marie Leveau M Cristina Beato
1/2 Hr Pilot Hardcore Vegans Laura Beck
Action Bad Medicine Tom Becker
Thriller Bad Medicine Tom Becker
Thriller The Retreat Darin Beckstead
Action Beyond Logic Bridget Bell McMahon
1/2 Hr Pilot The Great Gay Hope JB Berg
TV Spec Sneaky Pete: Face Time Alexander Berger
Comedy The Moderners Matthew Bernal
Comedy Guy's Night Anthony Bevilacqua
Sci-Fi Shinkolobwe Rishabh Bhavnani
Sci-Fi Droid Hunter Robert Bielak
Thriller Over The Edge Keith Blake
1 Hr Pilot The Channel-- The Remains of Morgan Jessup Arthur Blum
Drama Lady On The Run Virginia Bola
Drama Until The End of the Ninth Beth Bollinger
1/2 Hr Pilot Burger and Chips William Booth
1/2 Hr Pilot Gamers Ozz Borges
Short Cherry Blossoms in March Riley Braithwaite
TV Spec The Crown: Royal Reckoning Deirdre Brennan
Drama Moms Mabley Tiffany Brinkman
1/2 Hr Pilot Captain Video Pilot James Bristow
Action Sinjar Ben Browne
Action Boundary Waters Joann Buckley Collins
Action The Lost Lamp of Al'Adin Gregory Burgess
1 Hr Pilot 30th Avenue South Jacob Burnstein-Stern
Short Other People's Lives Montgomery Burt
Comedy The Catch Zack Cahill
Sci-Fi Canaries Craig Cambria
Thriller False Sense Craig Cambria
Thriller Controlled Craig Cambria
Drama The Name's Raynelle Goodpaster Bob Canning
Family My Monster David Carren
Short Hummingbird Reggie Cason
Drama Undocumented Giovanna Cassese
Sci-Fi Hanalog Evan Cathcart
1 Hr Pilot Practical Magic Brady Caverly
1 Hr Pilot Looking For Donald Serge Ioan Celebidachi
Sci-Fi Eventus Simon Chapman
Drama The Surrogate Kin Alvin Chua
Drama The Last Set at the Vanguard Diana Cobbold
1 Hr Pilot Looking For Donald Radu Codrut Macovei
Family Kaylee, Age 8 Molly Coffee
1 Hr Pilot Internity Brian Cohen
1 Hr Pilot The Serpent Queen Nikki Cole
Drama The Cedar Room Thomas Conway
Drama Winter Jasmine Jennifer Cooney
Comedy Comic-Conned Bob Cousins
Thriller Soul Eater Anthony Crisci
1 Hr Pilot Branded Meagan Daine
1 Hr Pilot The Salt War (aka Bumbershoot) John Darbonne
Thriller Outcall Surjyakiran Das
Short Pax Ryan Davenport
Drama The Happiest Place On Earth Jon Davis
Short Jump Michael Davison
1 Hr Pilot Petticoat Pirates Caroline Dean
1/2 Hr Pilot Unspoken Caroline Dean
1 Hr Pilot Drywater Michael Deigh
Sci-Fi Heart of the Dragon Julien Deladriere
Short Viral Nicholas Denton
Action Selva Nadia Desyatnikova
1 Hr Pilot Lucky Life Medicine Shop Grace Ding
1 Hr Pilot Zero Nation: From The Shadow of War Earl Dixon
Family A Harrowing Week With Grandma Lisa Doan
Drama The Drake Equation Brian Dobbs
Sci-Fi The Drake Equation Brian Dobbs
1 Hr Pilot The Divinity Cycle Nelson Downend
1 Hr Pilot In Chrysalis Nelson Downend
Short Divinity Nelson Downend
TV Spec Elementary: Reunion Nelson Downend
1 Hr Pilot Thomas Edison and the Unfinished Century Ronald Drescher
Thriller Twisted Jason Dry
Comedy Operation Newfangled Ronald Ecker
Drama Fire In The Kingdom Ronald Ecker
Drama A Ski Mask Away Joshua Edwards
Drama Challenger Skye Emerson
Drama Anonymous Source June Escalante
Thriller Night Out Michael Escalante
Comedy Under The Jello Mold Jennie Fahn
Drama Lemons and Things Tilda Fay
1/2 Hr Pilot Basic Witches Caitlin Fein
1/2 Hr Pilot Basic Witches Amanda Fein
1/2 Hr Pilot Frontier Zero: The Launch Tod Fennell
Action 9 Inch Blade Colm Field
Comedy Stupid B**** Anthony Filangeri
1 Hr Pilot Nova: First Flight Rachel Fisher
Drama Anita Tessa Fixter-Coniglio
Thriller The Gumball Diaries Karen Foglesong
Drama Stone Tom Foran
Short Flunkyball Tess Forestieri
Drama Oath Paul Frank
1 Hr Pilot Majestic Jordan Freese
Action Crime Extraordinaire Howard Fridkin
Action The Last Days of Atlantis Giac Galletta
Short Life Tune Tommy Garcia
Comedy The Good Book Linda Gauer
1/2 Hr Pilot noobs Matt Gengel
Drama The Billings LP Vandon Gibbs
Family Claws, Paws and a Blue Macaw Theresa Giese
Sci-Fi Maya Rohit Gill
Drama Major Players A. Demetrius Glenn
Drama Dreamland is Burning Michael Goedecke
Sci-Fi Death of a Fool Ismael Gomez
Family Yonder Tony Gonzalez
Comedy Throwing Hammers Michael Graf
Drama Blue Cadillac. White Girl Lamarr Gray
1 Hr Pilot CUSP Sid Grey
Comedy The G.O.A.T. Sid Grey
1 Hr Pilot The Sensualist - A Woman in Black Suzanne Griffin
Short The Chocolate Kandinsky Suzanne Griffin
1 Hr Pilot Broke(n) Jackson Groom
1/2 Hr Pilot Swimsquatch James Gulian
Drama A War On Terror Peter Haig
TV Spec Big Little Lies: Episode #8 Peter Haig
Drama Ellie Corin Hamilton
Action Once Upon A Time In England James Hancock
1/2 Hr Pilot Sunbeam and Shadow Joel Handler
Drama Mother. Brandi Haugen
Family The Legend of the Five Becky Head
1/2 Hr Pilot Black Holes and Broken Hearts Pelé Hearne
Thriller Silence Beneath The Ice Stuart Heinlein
1 Hr Pilot Legends of Conquest Irene Herbruger
Drama Kobos Adam Hersh
Comedy Apocapolis Mark Hertzler
Drama W. Smith Sophie Hexter
Thriller Monochrome Chloë J. Hightower
1 Hr Pilot Dive A.d.m. Hill
Family Repo Reindeer Alida Hilton
TV Spec Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Pee Tape Jason Hirschel
Thriller Ruined Joe Hodgkin
Drama The Warriors' Concerto Lila Hood
Short Underpaint Anna Hopkins
Short Lollipops Ivo Huahua
1 Hr Pilot Freeman Dan Hubbard
Comedy Polar Opposites Stephanie Hungerford
Action The Hammer Jason Hunter
Thriller Feeder Justin Hurt
Drama The Sound of Everything David Hyde
Comedy The Twenty-third of Loneliness Shonnie Jackson
Thriller Get Life Mandy Jacobs
TV Spec Fresh Of The Boat: Secrets Anita Jamin
1/2 Hr Pilot Marriage Arrangement Emma Jay
Action Requited Bill Johnston
1 Hr Pilot Headcase Chris Jones
Short Benchside Warfare Zander Jones
Drama Jess Sean Jourdan
Thriller Open House Sean Jourdan
1/2 Hr Pilot Specter & Shades: Alien Mobtopsy Tyson Kadwell
Comedy A Dating Mix-Up Collier Kaler
Family Murray Christian Kaps
Thriller Golem Austin Kase
Short the doe. James Kautz
1/2 Hr Pilot The Great Divide Robert Keller
Drama Japanese For Baseball Raynard Keller
Comedy Adam and Eve Kate Kelsen
Drama David John Kennedy
Drama DroneGames John Kim
1/2 Hr Pilot Jack To Reality Andy Knuth
1 Hr Pilot King Street Justin Kohlas
Short SAIRA John Kontoyannis
Family Tatanka Russell Koos
Comedy The Exorcism of Joseph Gordon-Levitt Mike Korpi
Thriller The Exorcism of Joseph Gordon-Levitt Mike Korpi
1 Hr Pilot In Chambers Carolyn Kras
Sci-Fi Could Anything Be More Beautiful Surya Kumar
Short Fires In The Night Kushagra Kundra
1 Hr Pilot Devil Will Dance Michael Langer
1 Hr Pilot Phantasmagoria Christopher Lastrapes
TV Spec The Simpsons: The Spy Who Squishee'd Me Christopher Lastrapes
1/2 Hr Pilot Glenwood Scott Latta
1 Hr Pilot Shanda Jillian Lauren
Comedy The Great Pretenders Jillian Lauren
Drama Buyers Edward Leech
Action Seven Washington Place Larry Leinoff
Drama Affair of the Poisons Charles Leipart
Family Jazzland Charles Leipart
Action Ninety Proof Nick Lentz
Sci-Fi Death of a Fool Joe Leone
Drama Land of Blood Graham Leverton
Drama The Mentor Meredith Levine
Drama The Courtesan Spy Adlinna Liang
Drama Neon Sundown Russ Lindway
Drama Venomous Rachel Linehan
Drama The Fall Michael Lipoma
Drama Missoula Keith Lissak
1 Hr Pilot The Ax Man Ryan Little
1 Hr Pilot Mayhem Ryan Little
Sci-Fi Make Believe Ryan Little
Drama Last Rights Josh Liveright
Drama Lattice of Coincidence Devin Lucas
Thriller Moonshine Devin Lucas
Thriller Lattice of Coincidence Devin Lucas
Comedy The Deported Gabriela Lugo
1 Hr Pilot Branded The Space Between Christian Lybrook
Drama Uneasy Lies The Crown James Lyons
Comedy Dumbest Genreation Leslie Lyshkov
1 Hr Pilot Big Stick Linda MacPherson Davidson
Drama Argument for the Existence of the Island Saudadia Constantin Maier
Sci-Fi Argument for the Existence of the Island Saudadia Constantin Maier
Action Something of Value Richard Maker
Sci-Fi Junk Douglas Mallette
Short Goodbye Precious Thing Vanessa Marasco
Drama The Secret of Isabel Regiane Margonar Reis
Drama The Strange Lives of Alice Regiane Margonar Reis
Drama The Courageous Life of Jeremy Braxton Emily Maroutian
1 Hr Pilot Those Days Are Over Ben Marshall
1 Hr Pilot Mason Andrew Marshall
Short Girl at the Drive Thru Chantal Massuh
Drama Akatewa Jean Marie Mazaleyrat
1 Hr Pilot The Tribunal Matthew McCarthy
Sci-Fi Into the Numinous Moon: A Scientific Romance John McCarthy
Sci-Fi The Singularity of War John McDermott
1 Hr Pilot Undersheriff Duggan McDonnell
Drama The Sweet Science Alec McKay
Comedy Nancy Girl David McMahon
Drama Grand Prize Sherise McMahon
Short Scratchy Whiskers Karen McPherson
Drama When The Sidewalk Ends T Sahara Meer
Comedy In Too Deep: The Brian Futz Story Andrew Miller
Comedy The Guerrilla Love Life of an Average American Dax Monta
1 Hr Pilot 1850 Jeffrey Montgomery
Sci-Fi Love At The Edge of the World Despina Moraitou
Sci-Fi The Lunesmith Jeffrey Morales
Action The Archer K.W. Morgenlander
Drama The Archer K.W. Morgenlander
1/2 Hr Pilot That Sister Thang Lindiwe Mueller-Westernhagen
Short Springerle Finley Mulligan
1 Hr Pilot NetSleuths.com Elizabeth Musgrave
1 Hr Pilot The Caretaker Scott Nabat
Comedy Today Javaid Nayyar
Short The Other Ryan Nellis
Comedy Tri-Me Russell Nelson
Sci-Fi Kelipot Seth Nesenholtz
Thriller Kelipot Seth Nesenholtz
Action Sandia Point Malcolm Nicholas
1 Hr Pilot Arcanum Episode 1: Providence James Nicholson
TV Spec Master of None: The Unexpected Samuel Nuñez
Drama Good Cop, Bad Cop Christopher Nwagbara
Drama Heart of the Sunrise Shintaro Ogai
Comedy Roger Got A Rock'n'Roll Heart Jim Ohm
Drama A Suspect In Arms Selcen Onsan
Short The Suit Selcen Onsan
Comedy Together Again Owain Paciuszko
1 Hr Pilot Parts Craig Page
1 Hr Pilot Space Captain Smith John Palfrey-Smith
Short North Star PJ Palmer
Short A Test For Death Darren Partible
Drama Remarque Julie Pearson
Short Splat Natalie Peracchio
1/2 Hr Pilot Off-Season Jameson Pfeifle
Drama Breakaway Heart Gary Piazza
Action Scylla David Piechowski
Comedy Holy Name Daniel Pike
Drama The Warriors' Concerto Jamaal Pittman
1/2 Hr Pilot The Fairytale Effect Sally Pitts
Drama Ida Guy Polin
Drama Hotel Flughafen Guy Polin
1 Hr Pilot Sister Midnight Evan Price
Family The Hero of the World Lotus Girl Productions
1 Hr Pilot John & Meryl, A Limited Series Jimmy Prosser
TV Spec Better Call Saul: Queso Jimmy Prosser
1/2 Hr Pilot Another Sorry AF Love Story Michael Quintana
Short An Iron Shell of Ritual Jeff Racho
Drama Lonely Creek Jared Raun
1 Hr Pilot The Wrong Ticket John Ravitz
Comedy Radio Chaos Mark Reynolds
Drama Perfect Lover Joyce Rheuban
Short Blue Bunny Maya Ricol
Family MISS Judith Robbins Rose
1 Hr Pilot There Be Monsters Drew Robinson
Drama Sundown Marie Robinson
Thriller Container Mike W. Rogers
1 Hr Pilot Shifters Hannah Rosner
Comedy Accidental Hearts Sheree Ross
Thriller Paradise Ends Here Jason Rostovsky
Thriller Mud Swimmers Angela Ryan
Thriller Tulare Basin Carole Ryavec
Thriller Charlie Mark Saenz
TV Spec Black Mirror: Guardian Angel David Isaac Samuels
Thriller Extranjero Supremo Theo Sariklis
Comedy Orion's Oasis Brett Scieszka
Drama The Delivery Gil Seltzer
Drama Moonlight on The Water JMR Serrato
Drama Twelfth Round Nir Shelter
Short Mischievously Cupid DD Shoenenberger
Short Gods of the Universe: Rise of the Star Child Cathy-Mae SitaRam
Drama Steward of the Kennels Brad Smissen
1/2 Hr Pilot The Young Prophet Zeke Smith
Action Roller Baby J.D. Smith
Comedy In Too Deep: The Brian Futz Story Zack Smith
Thriller Roller Baby J.D. Smith
Short I Live Alone, Everyone Does George Snape
Comedy Arise Ser Hunchback David Snee
Comedy Bodies By Grace Pat Spivey
Comedy Life Hacked Andrew St. Juste
Action The Beautiful Game Mark Stogo
Drama The Beautiful Game Mark Stogo
Drama The Mentor Andrew Stone
Sci-Fi Conquist Dirk Strasser
TV Spec This Is Us: First Loves Grant Stuart
Drama Flying Bird's Diary Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel
Drama The Fall Tamra Teig
1 Hr Pilot Carpetbaggers Matt Thomas
Drama The Greatest Show On Earth A.S. Thompson
TV Spec You're The Worst Ellen Thompson
1/2 Hr Pilot Unplugged: Assemble The Trolls Adam Toltzis
Drama Steel Cutter Claire Tran
Family Steel Cutter Claire Tran
Thriller Grid Joshua Tywater
Family Lady Rebekkah Garrett Vander Leun
1/2 hr Pilot Cassanova's Poetry Club Valerio Viale
1 Hr Pilot New World Order Molly Vogel
Drama Whitman Steve Warren
Sci-Fi Intracranial Mark Wasserman
1/2 Hr Pilot Sex Class Daniel Waters
1/2 Hr Pilot Hannah & Jake Daniel Waters
Drama Perry RJ Watson
Short Magnetic Mike Waugh
Comedy The Bet Eric Weber
Comedy A Sonnet for Ms. Pine Andy Wertner
Drama She Loves You Aidan West
Drama The Green River Kids Aidan West
1/2 Hr Pilot ECHO Sean Whelton
Short A Pale Imitation Greg Whitfield
Drama Unconquered Hari Williams
Short Welcome To Your Mental Breakdown Tricia Williams
1/2 Hr Pilot That Sister Thang Dale Winton
Action Sacred Profanity Malcolm Wong
1/2 Hr Pilot Sort-of Sisters Imogen Wring
1/2 Hr Pilot Frat Baby Andrew Yanker
Drama American Myths of Black & White Aaron Yarber
Sci-Fi American Myths of Black & White Aaron Yarber
Drama The Long Trail to Freedom: The Biddy Mason Story Alyssa Yerga-Woolwine
Short Gay Girl, Superhero Diana York
1 Hr Pilot Arcanum Episode 1: Providence Christian Young
Drama The Superb Lyrebird and Other Creatures Wendy Young
Short Death Was Waiting Maria Zalloum
Thriller Angela Jenifer Zhang
1 Hr Pilot Project 3 Steve Zurline

Updated: 01/31/2019

Interviews

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An interview with screenwriter Stephen M. Hunt regarding the Fresh Voices Feature Writing Competition.

Updated: 03/14/2013

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Updated: 04/13/2012