2011 Screenwriting Award Semifinalists

The following writers and scripts are moving on to the next round of the contest. Each writer/team is now invited to the 2011 Writers Retreat, taking place in Idyllwild from September 24th-27th and each is in the running for our 12-month mentorship program, the CineStory Fellowship.

Congratulations to all!

1 – Bryan Marvis & Lynn Marvis, Oceanside OR

49th DAY – Craig Peters, Eagle Rock CA

AMAZON GIRL – Ken Pearson, Tempe AZ

APATHETIC SUICIDE – Jordan Thorton, Sasktchewan CANADA

APARTMENT 5D – Sharon Lennon, Brooklyn NY

BANK ROBBING FOR DUMMIES – Robert Keith Watson, Sherman Oaks CA

CRICKET – Tammy Duffy, Sherman Oaks CA

DISPATCH – Bryan Dick, Manhattan Beach CA

GIRL ON MAIN – Christine Hinz, New York NY

KINDNESS – Hallie Tassin, Santa Fe NM

LET THE GAMES BEGIN – Stephan Bugaj, Richmond CA

LITTLE MUTINIES – Angie Powers, Berkeley CA

MASTER’S KEY – Kelly Anelons, Harvard MA

RESISTANCE – Hannah Patterson, London UK

RUNNING WILD, Eric Diekhans, Evanston IL

SNOWBIRD – Jack Zafran, Granada Hills CA

SPOTNIK – Celeste Chan Wolfe, Los Angeles CA

TEDDY BOY – Sean Jourdan, Denver CO

THE AMAZINGLY TRUE STORY OF A MIDDLE-AGED, OVERWEIGHT DAD WHO DECIDES TO PLAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL WITH HIS SON – Lisa Kors, Los Angeles CA

THE CONCEALED – Jeffrey Wright, Lawndale CA

THE COST OF LIVING – Kellen Hertz, Los Angeles CA

THE LAUGHING MAN – Steve Wisniewski, Astoria NY

THE LION AND THE EAGLE – Christine N Wenger, Pewaukee WI

THE LONER – Bryan Marvis, Oceanside OR

THE MONEY TREE – Shiva Ramanathan, Irvine CA