The 2009 Semi-Finalists!

In order to choose the Grand Prize and Honorable Mention winners for Screenplay Festival, there are three rounds to the competition. In the first round, every script is read by three judges and rated regardless of genre. The screenplays with the highest ratings move into the second round, or the Semi-Final Round. The scripts listed below made it through this process and deserve recognition as Screenplay Festival 2009 Semi-Finalists.

We appreciate everyone's hard work and would again like to congratulate everyone for their great writing!

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2009 Semi-Finalists:

Action/Adventure: Absalom: a tale of the Civil War - J. Charles Zeller Anne Bonny - Nathan Carliner Goldman Armadillo City - Chris Clark Be Ready To Kill - Leo Miller Black Doors - Christopher Sorensen Bodaiju Kon - Erika Zehner Buried South of Galatians - Stephen Hoover Canadian Spice - Ian Handson Cape Light - Edward C. Norton Cereal 4 Killers - Noua M. Phoenix Coming Round the Mountain - Raef Eric Lawson Demon Love - Bruce Lamb Esperancia - John Edward Flynt Farewell Diomedes - Guillermo Gomez Genie - Erika Zehner Hitler's Second Coming - Brandon Wyse Imminent Threat - Ron Fangio & Enza Fangio Lars Lemming - Heiko Martens Looking for a Man with a Corvette - Janet Hogate Mariposa Millions - Matt Otstot Memorial Day - Christopher L. Schaefer Morgina - Erika Zehner Never Principles - Stephen Oddy Orville - Arthur Gregg LaShelle Push Down and Twist - Noua M. Phoenix Rage & Redemption - Douglas Anderson Sea Weeds - Raef Eric Lawson Sleuths - Don Herion Jr. Street Smart - Arthur Gregg LaShelle The Dead on Arrivals - Miyako Akina Fuqua The Devil's Crucible - John Brinling The Moses Manuscript - Chris Clark The Passage - Chris Hooton The Ruins of Oz - Nathan Carliner Goldman The Souls of Atlantis - Mark Perlick Third Degree - Michael Raymond Time Wreck - Larry Whatcott Twilight of the Titans - Kyle Hagene Voyage Of The 'New Me' - John J. Curran Walk Of The Ancients - Brandon Wyse Family: Atlanta From Olympus - Lee Tidball Dog Days - Eric Carlson Fairies Landing - Cheryl Miller Looking for a Man with a Corvette - Janet Hogate Miss Christmas - John Barlowe & Irin Evers Ms. Wreck's Passion - Bradford Willis & Anne Dunkin Pete and Petey - Thomas Christie Return To Springtime - John McMillan School Spirit - Robert Keith Watson Scott Haven - Noua M. Phoenix Shakespeare Unplugged - Erin Donavan The Games - Shawn Royce The Junior Detectives and the Cities of Gold - Irin Evers The Ruins of Oz - Nathan Carliner Goldman Third Ball Kill - Steve Hochman Thriller/Horror: A Feast of Crows - Ljubisha Milenkovic A Life Unlived - Douglas L. Hall Angel Cam - Jose Ho Band of Angels - Michael Baley Black Damp - Carla Robinson Black Doors - Christopher Sorensen Brad the Impaler - TJ Cimfel Canaries - Craig Cambria Cold Barrel Zero - Ronald L. Ecker Controlled - Craig Cambria Critical Silence - Cindy Circo Zahora Dead Head - Michael Souder Demon Crystal - Dexter Williams Ding Dong Ditch - Erin Donovan Drive The Pretty Boys Outta Their Heads - Armando Figueroa Dunamis - Aaron Yarber Exposure - Edward Klau G.O.D. - Brandon Wyse Greed - Josephine Romano Horror Comic - Stephen Hoover Intrusion 2: Disconnected - Craig Everett Earl Legends - Kenny Mun Lock(ed) In - by Peter Jones, McKenzie Cupp, Molly Morgan, Katie Herbst, Ali Gianutsos, & Jean Jamison - Farragut High School Loose Ends - Michael Raymond Mad Urges - Per Mühlow Minnesota Ice - Adam Rockwell Mortuus Vir - Gustavo Figueroa Overdue - Michelle Muldoon Palpitations - Brad Saenz Search Party Massacre - Matthew Scott Weiner Seeing Red - Sarah Turi Boshear Soul Harvest - Larry Brenner Statesville - Steven Bloome The Changeling of Kilhaven - Michael Strode The Cryobank Donor - Shawn Harris & Kevin Moore The Devil's Crucible - John Brinling The Fabulous Forties - Don Erlandson The Observer - Todd Heinrich The Passage - Chris Hooton The Red Crucifix - Oliver Tuthill The Sleeping Deep - Jeff Palmer The Widow Game - Sean Ursani Trapped - Nicolas Hinze Unguardian Angel - Onnie Terrell Unmitigated Violence - Owen Douglas When Danger Visits - Roger Williams

Comedy: A Level of Cool - Raef Eric Lawson Artifice - Steve Hochman Barry Butter and the Sorcerer's Scone - Ron Vincent Beer Pong: Based On Actual Events - Chris Dell'Anno Bel Air-Stream - Shanna Taylor Best Washes - Mariann E. Danko Betty Boop in Hollywood - Mark Perlick Brad the Impaler - TJ Cimfel Broken Dash - Micah Ovadia Bubbistan - Shawn Harris & Kevin Moore Canadian Spice - Ian Handson Coming Round the Mountain - Raef Eric Lawson Cosmic Roulette - Michael O'Brien DASVIDAGNA DARLING (Ninotchka 2009) - Sylvain Doucet Dead Man's Hand - Ronald L. Ecker Death Tax - Mike McGeever Demon Love - Bruce Lamb Ding Dong Ditch - Erin Donovan Enginerds - Leila Huff Ludy & Todd Ludy Glorious Crusade - John Thiessen Going After Big Fish - Kristin Anne Fieseler Head Trip - Craig Phillips Helicopter Parents - David Boito Ink Tag - John Blade Karmically Correct - Erin Donavan KHDZ - David R. Beshears Killing Johnnie - Sundae Jahant-Osborn Knew All Along - Mike Dragoo Looking For Louie - Shawn Royce Manana - Mark Saunders Ms. Wreck's Passion - Bradford Willis & Anne Dunkin OH Baby - Jean Blasiar On the Fly - Sammye Pokryfki One Note Short - Charlie David Chase Opportunity Knocks - Raef Eric Lawson Orville - Arthur Gregg LaShelle Out of Sync - John Barlowe & Irin Evers Poor Choices - Sabina Sattar Road Crew - Raef Eric Lawson Rock Midnite "Superstar" - Chris Leonard Sam's Story - Robert Keith Watson Scout - Laurie Weltz Sea Weeds - Raef Eric Lawson Shakespeare Unplugged - Erin Donavan Silicon Bombay - Richard Soriano Sure Would Be Nice - Thomas Serio T.V.B. - Esther Geller Tails of the Drug Sniffing Dogs - Robin Brecker The Freebie - Robert Keith Watson The Motley Kooks - Miyako Akina Fuqua The Perfect Dream - Kenny Mun The Resort - Matt Bryan & Dan Grigas To bi or not to bi - Kenny Mun Used to Love Her - Raef Eric Lawson Wedding Knight - Stephen Hoover Westerly - Carla Robinson Xagz The Observer - Sylvain Doucet Drama: 40 Millimeter - Steve Hochman 500 Tabs - Henrik Wilenius Abilene - Michael Raymond` An Occurrence of Light - Mike Dragoo Dog Park - Harold Taw Every time I go to Staten Island something bad happens... - Irin Evers Fate's Journey - Enza Fangio Forever And Again - Burt Bulos Glory's Men - Alan Bryce Grossman Home Front - Marcia Slatkin I'll Wear The Crown - Mark Brewton Killer Secrets - Bobbette Findley Killing the Messenger - Ethan Minsker Kingdom Come - John Portilla Legends - Kenny Mun Life - Anthony Charles George Marlowe! - C.M. Bistransin Meadow Falls - Joe "Tuffy" Tofuri Memorial Day - Christopher L. Schaefer Needles and Pins - Kate Calabretta Night Wind to Bahia - Thomas Thorpe OH Baby - Jean Blasiar Once Upon A Time In Hollywood - Ron Podell One Note Short - Charlie David Chase Only The Devil Knows - Kathleen M. Mullin Pastel Winds - Shawn Royce Plastic Minnows - Carla Robinson Playdate - Rachel Thomas-Medwid Rarities - Dana Michaels Reaching Rose - Steve Johnson Shattered Dreams - Drora Machlev Sophronia L. - Tim Bridwell Still the Flame - Isabel Holtreman Summer Soldier - Robert Repino Taking Jason Home - Robert Keith Watson Ten to One - Brian W. Goodman The Great Quest - Steve Weissman The Nahuatl Codex - Shannon Kracht The Ones You Choose - Michelle Palmer The Perfect Dream - Kenny Mun The Poor Man's Greed - Raymond Carter Cantrell The Train West - Chris Hooton The Voyeur - John Bengel The Way It Spins - Irin Evers The Winter Line - Fabrizio Napoleone TKO - Robert Rice Wednesday Club - Jo Barney

"Keep writing, everybody, and then keep putting what you write out there for people to read. Sometimes they like it. Thanks, Screenplay Festival."

Steve Harper, Quantum Forces
Grand Prize Winner, 2004

"After years of knocking on doors to promote my screenplay, now – as a winner in the Screenplay Festival – producers are knocking on my door."

Steven Schwab, The Adventures of Captain Paragon
Honorable Mention Winner, 2004

"What a ride it has been! With the placement of my Honorable Mention award on Inktip, I  have had more than 400 producers or directors checking out my work. And to top it off, because of you I now have a great agent who is putting Felix in the right hands."

Chris Canole, Felix the Flyer
Honorable Mention Winner, 2004

"Screenplay Festival was the first (and only) contest my screenplay was entered in, and needless to say, I was thrilled with the results!  The entire experience was wonderful, including the added bonus of attending the follow-up pitch sessions!"

Catherine Paul, UPRISING - In The Midst Of Darkness
Honorable Mention Winner, 2004

"I really appreciate having my script, The End, receive Honorable Mention recognition from Screenplay Festival 2004. The application process was easy and the contest was conducted in a very professional manner. I have received several requests for my script as a result of this contest."

Jack Kolkmeyer, The End
Honorable Mention Winner, 2004

"As a Japanese born writer who grew up with American movies, I have always wanted to win an award in an American competition.  I feel much honored that your festival chose my screenplay. It seems like a part of my life-time dream comes true!"

Hiroshi Nakajima, White Room
Honorable Mention Winner, 2004

"I wrote an off-beat script which I thought would get no attention.  Well, it did.  A lot of attention, thanks to the variety of categories in this competition."

Russell Bouthiller, Dragula
Honorable Mention Winner, 2004

"The Paper Route is a very personal project that explores difficult feelings about parents and siblings and growing up, and so it is especially gratifying to have it recognized in the family category of this contest.  Screenplay Festival has done a wonderful thing in spotlighting screenplays from such a variety of genres and for giving encouragement to writers whose works are a little outside of the mainstream.

Danny Howell, The Paper Route
Honorable Mention Winner, 2004