Congrats, 2019 TV Original Division Quarterfinalists & Episodic Spec Division Semifinalists!
We’ve finished the first round of judging for the 2019 TV Retreat & Fellowship Contest. Congratulations to our Original Comedy and Drama Quarterfinalists, and to our Episodic Comedy and Drama Semifinalists! This was an extremely competitive year, so it’s quite a feat to make it to this level.
Original Division Quarterfinalists
Original Comedy Quarterfinalists
BLURS | Jonterri Gadson | New York, NY |
BOOK DROP | Dax De La Monta | Chicago, IL |
CADAVEROSITY | Gabe Berry | Fort Wayne, IN |
CARRY ME | Amy Barrett | Claremont, Ca |
CLEANING HOUSE | Nicole Fairbrother | Vancouver, Canada |
CO-OP | Carrie McCrossen | Los Angeles, Ca |
DESTRUCTION, INC | Stephen Chen | Los Angeles, Ca |
FANGIRL | Shari B. Ellis | Los Angeles, Ca |
FIXING UP | Kristine Eckert | Northridge, Ca |
GAME ON | Rowena Pedrena | Glendale, CA |
GET IT | Sara Alize Cross | Los Angeles, Ca |
HOLD FOR OLYMPUS | Gian-Paul Bergeron & Kevin Kelly | Los Angeles, Ca |
HOTEL, CA | Tim Young | Los Angeles, Ca |
IT’S A FLOOK! | Len Uhley | Los Angeles, Ca |
JUNIOR DETECTIVE SQUAD | Jeremy Brothers | Los Angeles, Ca |
KITTY STARDUST & THE CORNER STORE | Diana Cherkas & Ilene A Fischer | Queens, NY |
MIRROR IMAGE | Joel David Santner | Los Angeles, Ca |
MISS KATE’S WORLD | Lori Buckland | East Brunswick, NJ |
MONEYLUJAH | Andrew Jones & Adam Weinstock | Los Angeles, Ca |
MY LIFE WITH CATS | Bear Kosik | East Greenbush, NY |
MYSTERY MACHINE | Matt Grimmig | Los Angeles, Ca |
PRO BONO | Eran Lagstein | Sherman Oaks, Ca |
QUARTERS | Tony Nichols | Los Angeles, Ca |
RE-GRAM | Honora Talbott | Los Angeles, Ca |
SEASON AND RENEE | Erinrose Widner & Dean Donofrio | Playa Del Rey, CA |
STARTER HOME | Kathleen Mcmaster | Truro, Nova Scotia |
TALK THERAPY | Thomas Moore | New York, Ny |
TALKING ABOUT STEAMPUNK APOCALYPSE | Rick Mcdermott | Jersey City, NJ |
THAT TIME OF THE MONTH | Alexis Siegel | Los Angeles, Ca |
THE BOX | Wendy Braff | North Hollywood, Ca |
THE CROPPER SISTERS | Cameran Surles | W. Hollywood, Ca |
THE GREAT DIVIDE | Robert Keller | Los Angeles, Ca |
THE REBOOTS | Andrea Lawson | Los Angeles, Ca |
THE STUDENT COUNCIL | Michael Robinson | Los Angeles, Ca |
THE UGLY YEARS | Marissa Flaxbart | Los Angeles, Ca |
THREE FOR ALL | Timothy Cooper & Greg Edwards | Brooklyn, NY |
TI AMO VESPA | Gregory Earls | Culver City, CA |
WESTPHALL | Keith St. Lawrence | Manasquan, NJ |
WHERE WE ARE | Kelsey Darragh | Los Angeles, Ca |
Original Drama Quarterfinalists
A LITTLE SOMETHING LIKE THIS | Marcus Thomas | Chicago, IL |
AHEAD OF THE THREAT | Ryan Gavan & Jen Kleiner | Los Angeles, CA |
ALICE WATSON, PARANORMALIST | Kristin Kirby | Eatonville, WA |
AMERICAN KLEPTOS | Kristie Grover | San Diego, CA |
APACHE | Cameron Barsanti | |
ASOMNIA | Stuart Creque | Moraga, CA |
BACK TO REALITY | Jonathan Ammon | Tarzana, CA |
BACK-ALLEY | Young Eun (Grace) Kim | Los Angeles, CA |
BARTER | Luisa Parnes | Canoga Park, CA |
BELOVED AKA SHROUD OF MYSTERY | Tammy Gross | Orlando, FL |
BERLINER: 138486 | Ian Wilson | West Hollywood, Ca |
BLACKBALL | Kathryn Nawrocki | Culver City, CA |
BRANDED | Christian Lybrook | Bosie, Id |
CAPITOLA LE NOIR | Matthew Alcorn & Elizabeth Alcorn | Temecula, CA |
COMPANION | Nicholas Leitzke | |
CORRECTIONS | Caitlin Scherer | Cranford, NJ |
DAYTONA | Gabriela Lugo | |
DEAD DRUNK AUNT | Shannon Latimer | Los Angeles, CA |
DRIVEN | Susan Hippen | Los Angeles, CA |
FAUST | Melinda-Catherine Gross & Michael Nixon | North Hollywood, Ca |
GALÁPAGOS | Lukas Hassel | NY, NY |
GILDED CITY | Michael Robin | West Hollywood, CA |
GOLDEN STATE | Joann Buckley Collins | Sherman Oaks, CA |
HARD IS THE GOOD | Susan Brunig | Oakland, Ca |
HELL OFF EARTH | David Pirinelli | Los Angeles, CA |
HOMEFRONT | Jude Roth | LOS ANGELES, CA |
HOMEGROWN | Kate Thorman | London, UK |
HOOKED | Rachel Hroncich | Los Angeles, CA |
GARY – ITS ALL RELATIVE | Michael Davis | Owego, New York |
KEEPERS | Christine Autrand Mitchell | Tigard, OR |
KEYS OF HEAVEN | Ed Wiles | Hertfordshire, UK |
KINGDOM OF GOD | Travis Opgenorth | |
L.I.C.E. | KEN Halloway | Marina Del Rey, CA |
LEGACY | Kellen Hertz | Los Angeles, CA |
LIBERTY LANE | Rochan Liu | |
LIFER | Gillian Williams | |
LIZ-AT-LAW | Douglas Stark | Glendale, CA |
LOST EDEN CANYON | Alan R. Baxter | Valencia, CA |
LUCKY LIFE MEDICINE SHOP | Grace Ding | Los Angeles, CA |
MAJESTIC | Jordan Freese | Chicago, IL |
MOTHER NATURE: FLOOD | E. Napoletano | Chicago, IL |
MOUNT PLEASANT | Cat Dale | |
MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER | Josephine Perry | |
NATIONS | Kathleen Cromie | Burbank, Ca |
NOISE | Matt Ackels | Los Angeles, Ca |
OJAI VALLEY | Melissa Johnson | Venice, CA |
OUTPOST | Troy Perkins | , Wylie, TX |
PAIN & SUFFERING | Eran Lagstein | Sherman Oaks, CA |
PARTS | Craig Page | Sacramento, CA |
PHOENIX RISING | Tami Anderson | Salt Lake City, UT |
POWDER KEG | Michael Berlind | Brooklyn, NY |
PRIVATE EVENTS | Danielle Stratton | Los Angeles, CA |
RACKET | Adam Sleper | Wheaton, IL |
SERPENT QUEEN | Nikki Cole | Palo Alto, CA |
STITCH & BITCH | Amelia Sims | Los Angeles, CA |
SUB ROSA | David Mar Stefansson | New York, NY |
TEN THOUSAND ISLAND | Peter Short & Sue Batterton | Dallas, TX |
THE ARIZONA PROJECT | Elise Greven | Los Angeles, CA |
THE BALLET MURDERS | Victoria Augustine | Astoria, NY |
THE DOCTOR STORIES | Mark Gallini & Arden Kass | Philadelphia, PA |
THE DOCTOR WILL KILL YOU NOW | J.E. Fishman | Chadds Ford, PA |
THE GIFTED | elfi martinez | Long Beach, CA |
THE INCIDENT IN QUESTION | Amelia Sims | |
THE MAHARAJA | Amar Rehal | Chicago, IL |
THE RADICAL | Stephanie Stanley | |
THE RESISTANCE | Erin Enberg | Burbank, CA |
THE RESURRECTIONISTS | Travis Opgenorth | |
THE SIPHONIST | Joel Karlinsky | |
THE STRATUM | Wendy Pierce | Sherman Oaks, CA |
THE UNWANTED | Bronagh Daly | Brooklyn, NY |
TIME BOMB | Katherine Ruppe | Venice, CA |
UNDER PRE$$URE | Ian Wilson | West Hollywood, Ca |
UNMOTIVATED | Jacqui Swedberg | Studio City, CA |
UNORTHODOX | Ali Viterbi | San Diego, Ca |
WARNER | Paul Karp | Los Angeles, Ca |
WEST OF THE BLUE LINE | Kirston Fortune | Chicago, IL |
WINTER, CA | Jesse Fox & Adam Linzey | Los Angeles, CA |
YOU ARE A SUPERHERO | Dennis Coleman | Glendale, CA |
Episodic Spec Division Semifinalists
Episodic Comedy Spec Semifinalists
ATLANTA “GHETTO SUBMARINE” | Kyra Rogers | Los Angeles, CA |
BETTER THINGS “GOY VEY” | Robert Axelrod | Studio City, CA |
BOB’S BURGERS “DISCOMFORT ZONE” | Kelly Strathmore | Los Angeles, CA |
CATASTROPHE ‘MERICA | Rochan Liu | |
GIRL MEETS WORLD “GIRL MEETS MENTOR” | Nicolas Mirabelli | Long Beach, CA |
SCHITT’S CREEK “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” | Melissa Somosky | Brooklyn, NY |
Episodic Drama Spec Semifinalists
BIG LITTLE LIES “WHERE IS MY MIND?” | Peter Haig | Los Angeles, Ca |
CLAWS “MONEY MOVES” | Elfi Martinez | Long Beach, CA |
HANDMAIDS TALE “MATERTERA” | Miranda Dellamaria | Los Angeles, CA |
JANE THE VIRGIN “CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR AND ONE-QUARTER” | Angela Waldrop Gilbert | Sherman Oaks, CA |
THE CROWN “FREE LOVE” | Heather Ragsdale | Arcadia, CA |
THE HANDMAID’S TALE “BLACKOUT” | Grace Ding | Los Angeles, CA |
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