2011 Screenwriting Awards Quarterfinalists

We thank each and every writer for allowing us the opportunity to review this year’s entries. After much deliberation, here are the scripts and writers advancing to the next round:

1 – Bryan Marvis & Lynn Marvis, Oceanside OR
49th DAY – Craig Peters, Eagle Rock CA
A COWARD NEVER BLED – Eduardo A. Garcia, Austin TX
AMAZING RED vs DR GREEN – Nic Izzi, Ontario CANADA
AMAZON GIRL – Ken Pearson, Tempe AZ
APARTMENT 5D – Sharon Lennon, Brooklyn NY
APATHETIC SUICIDE – Jordan Thorton, Sasktchewan CANADA
ASK ME – Jonathan Eig, Potomac MD
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
GROWTH SPURT – Matt Flanzer, Venice CA
HEAVEN SENT – Alison McMahan, Pompano Beach FL
HORROR COMIC – Stephen Hoover, Baton Rouge LA
HOW DO I LOVE THEE – Susu Langlands, New Hartford CT
IN THE BEGINNING – Michelle Motoyoshi, Fremont CA
KINDNESS – Hallie Tassin, Santa Fe NM
LAB RATS – Sari Karplus, Los Angeles CA
LET THE GAMES BEGIN – Stephan Bugaj, Richmond CA
LITTLE MUTINIES – Angie Powers, Berkeley CA
MARIE HIGHFIELD’S MOVIE – Laure Jullia, La Garenne-Colombes FRANCE
MASTER’S KEY – Kelly Anelons, Harvard MA
ONE IN A MILLION – David Smith, Escondido CA
PEACE OF VIOLENCE – Judy Vann, Santa Monica CA
PRIMITIVE ANARCHY – David Lawrence, Los Angeles CA
PURGATORY CREEK – Chuck Pollycutt, Imperial CA
RESISTANCE – Hannah Patterson, London UK
RUNNING WILD – Eric Diekhans, Evanston IL
SEE-THROUGH HEART – Diana Caldwell, Los Angeles CA
SNOWBIRD – Jack Zafran, Granada Hills CA
SPOTNIK – Celeste Chan Wolfe, Los Angeles CA
STEALING BALLOONS – Kathryn Waters & Jesse Waldman, Portland OR
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 ENLIGHTENMENT OF SWAROOP JONES – Drew Freeman & Bella Shing, Santa Cruz CA
THE JINGLE MEN – Gabriel Martinez, Brea CA
THE KNIGHTHOOD OF MAC STEINER – K J Crane, Washington DC
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
THE OCTOBER STRATAGEM – Paul Littell, Rowayton CT
THE SWITCH – Irin Evers, Scarsdale NY
‘TIL ROSES BLOOM – Chuck Pollycutt, Imperial CA
TINKER, TAILOR – Ian Snyder, Bellevue NE
TUNNELS – Henry Crum, Beverly Hills CA
WELCOME TO AKRON – Stephan Bugaj, Richmond CA

Each writer now vies for a coveted place at the CineStory Retreat, being held from Sept 25th-29th 2011. In addition, each will be considered for the grand prize, the CineStory Fellowship, a 12-month mentorship program during which the winner works with two Hollywood professionals.