Congrats to Our 2022 Feature Contest Semifinalists!

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We’re excited to announce our 2022 feature contest semifinalists!

A COMPETITIVE YEAR

We narrowed this year’s 117 quarterfinalist scripts to 28 semifinalist scripts, which was an exceptionally difficult task for our judges. We thank them for spending countless hours reading and evaluating the scripts to name our semifinalists.

WHAT’S NEXT

Semifinalists will receive an invitation to this year’s feature retreat within the next few weeks. Once the semifinalists have had an opportunity to respond to the invitation, quarterfinalists will be invited to attend the retreat and any remaining retreat spots will be available to all invitees on a first come, first serve basis.

Attendees receive three 90-minute one-on-one sessions with CineStory mentors. Attendees also participate in informal rooms run by mentors that cover topics ranging from pitching like a pro to the state of filmmaking in the digital age. Click here for more information about the feature retreat.

Congratulations to this year’s feature semifinalists, and please check back in late August/early September, when we’ll announce our finalists!

THE 2022 FEATURE CONTEST SEMIFINALISTS
(listed alphabetically by title)

THE CRY OF THE JACKRABBIT by Allison Orr Block

1989, A PUNK ROCK LOVE STORY by Angela Matemotja

ALWAYS WE BEGIN AGAIN by Nic Cohen

ANNE BONNY: A PIRATE’S STORY by Nicholas Leitzke

THE ART OF YIELDING by Kathryn Gardiner

BUZZARD LUCK by Toddy Eames, Anthony Warren & Vernessa Hale

CULTURE SHOCK by Michael Papich

EHLO by David Kagno

THE HOUSE ON FELICITY STREET by Brea Cola Angelo

JUSTICE – WORKING TITLE by Michelle Robinson

LAMB by Myra Aquino

LIFELINK by John Gilligan

MAXIMA: VESTAL VIRGIN GLADIATRIX by Tony Cammarata

MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE by Matthew Gomez

THE PERCIPIENT by Leon Masters

THE PEPPER by Christine Garver

PORTLAND by Michael Weinreb

REVELATIONS by John Gilligan

SAIGON DOLL by Tony Ferrendelli

SLUGGER by J Miller

SOMETIMES THE DEVIL WINS by Tex Gresham

THE STRATFORD WIFE by Sarah Sinclair

A TASTE OF CHOCOLATE – THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO COFFEE by Timothy Ware-Hill

THOSE WHO DON’T BELONG by Liz Edwards

TRIP by Shannon Sipher

TRUE BLUE by Charmaine Colina

WILD HEARTS by Jessica Rowlands

YOU’RE ALL I NEED by Lily Semel