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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