Congrats to Our 2024 Feature Contest Semifinalists!

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We’re excited to announce our 2024 Feature Contest semifinalists! The creativity of these scripts was inspiring. We’re thrilled to recognize the achievements of these wonderful writers.

Many thanks to our dedicated judges, who spent so many hours reading and evaluating our submissions.

WHAT’S NEXT

Semifinalists and quarterfinalists will receive an invitation to this year’s feature retreat soon. Retreat spots will be released first to semifinalists on a first come, first serve basis and then to scholarship winners. Any remaining retreat spots will be released to quarterfinalists on a first come, first serve basis.

Attendees receive three 90-minute one-on-one sessions with CineStory mentors. When not meeting in one-on-one sessions, attendees participate in mentor-led panel discussions and group writing exercises as well as cocktail parties, meals, and other events. 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 2024 FEATURE RETREAT & FELLOWSHIP SEMIFINALISTS

(listed alphabetically by title)

BACKSPLASH! by James Tison & Kylie Holloway

THE BASTARD CHILDREN OF JAVIER ORTIZ by Arianna Ortiz

BECOMING BOLEYN by Jocelyn Osier

THE BELLS by Judith Posey

CHATTER by Isabella Waldron

COME OUT AND PLAY by Randall Greenland & Jason Tostevin

COMANCHE & DJINN by Maziar Lahooti

DIRTY WEEKEND by C.J. Ehrlich

FIVE TIGERS by Shiv B

THE GODDESS AND THE GRACKLE by Suzanne Faber

GOLD DIGGER LAKE by Renee Brown

GOOD CHANCE by Tricia Lee

HEARTSTRUNG by Shelby Nicholas

AN INCREASINGLY IMPROBABLE DÉTENTE (ON THE 2:15 TO PARIS) by Louisa Makaron

INVISIBLE by D.A. Jolivette

JACKSON FALLS by Victor Neumark & Mads Summerfield

JOSEFINA by Kevin Walsh

LADY G by Robert Axelrod

LADY JAY by Alexandra Amadio

LE BON TEMPS by Eileen Dennehy

LIVE A LITTLE by Casey Rand

THE MAGIC HOURGLASS by Joel Karlinsky

THE MAN SHE WAS by Kasi Brown & Ric Averill

MY MICHELIN STAR FOR BRAVERY by Hugh Tierney

PALISADE PEACHES by Jacob Combs

PRAIRIE LILY by Ryan Bruce

A PROFILED LIFE by Ran Jing

PURE INTENTIONS by Sarah Peele

THE (RELUCTANT) HERO’S JOURNEY by Kevin Sterling

RESET by Paul Schutte

THE RIDE by Jared Pascoe

THE RISE OF NEWMAN POO, THE NOTORIOUS C.P.A. by Michael Kang

SOMETHING ABOUT THE TIDE by Julia Morizawa

TRIVIAL PURSUITS by Kristen Angonese