Congratulations to Our 2020 TV Division Quarterfinalists & Semifinalists

We’re pleased to announce the Original Drama, Comedy, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy division quarterfinalists and the Original Children/Family division semifinalists for our 2020 TV Retreat & Fellowship Contest!

NEW DIVISIONS

This year, we introduced new divisions to the TV Contest, which now includes Original Drama Pilots (1 hr), Original Comedy Pilots (30 min), Original SciFi/Fantasy Pilots (1 hr), and Original Children/Family Pilots (30 min). We were extremely pleased to receive so many entries into each category!

WHAT’S NEXT

Quarterfinalists in the Original Drama, Comedy, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy divisions now advance to the semifinalist round, after which there will be another round of judging to determine finalists and division winners. Original Semifinalists in the Children/Family division advance to the finalist round, where judges will determine the division winner and finalists.

Division winners advance to another judging round to determine the 2020 TV Fellow.

The TV Fellow, division winners, and finalists will be invited to attend the retreat. Any remaining spots will be offered to division semifinalists and quarterfinalists.

Retreat attendees receive three one-on-one, one and a half hour sessions with CineStory mentors during which they can discuss everything from the project they submitted for feedback to jump starting their writing careers. Attendees also will experience what it’s like to sit in a professional writers room run by an experienced mentor.  In addition, mentors and writers will gather for meals, drinks, screenings, and other special events. Click here to learn more about the TV Retreat & Fellowship.

Congratulations to this year’s quarterfinalists and semifinalists, and please check back in mid-January, when we’ll announce our TV Contest division semifinalists and finalists!

2020 ORIGINAL DRAMA DIVISION QUARTERFINALISTS

1066 by Sam Wright

ALASSIO by Linda Pace Alexander

ARRANGEMENTS by Sarah Casey

AT THE DISPLEASURE OF THE PRESIDENT by Brian Cohen

BADASS by Kelly Byrnes

BIRDSONG by Jennifer Dunn

BITTER PILL by Rachel Hroncich

BROAD DAYLIGHT 60 by Douglas Cushnie

BURN by Matthew Fantaci

CASA DEL MAR by Rafael Diaz

CIRCUS by Brandon Foster

CURRENCY PILOT by Sofi Marshall

DARK IRISH by Erin Kathleen

DEATH OF A REVOLUTIONARY by Marshall Ferrin

DEVIL’S GARDEN by Steven Wang

DOUBLE NEGATIVE by Kelsea Mayfield

EMBASSY by Felipe Silva

FI$H by Ian Hamill

FINDING SATOSHI by Shruti Saran

FORTY ELEPHANTS by Emily Aspland

G-HUT BEACH PILOT by Yash Hatkar

HOLY FIRE by Mike Roe & Kristiana Roe

HOW YA LIKE ME NOW by Craig Williams

IN AMINI by Louise Lynch

JAGGED LITTLE PILL by Rachel Hroncich

LIFTOFF by Katherine Ruppe

LIVING MEMORY by Charlotte Cameron

MAY THE WOLF DIE by Eric Berg

MÈRE by Kade Roybal

MUMBAI LEGAL by Dhruv Kanugo

OLD WORLD by Dustin Clendenen

ON THE ROPES by Mary Iacono

QUICK STICKS by Ted Nusbaum

REBEL ARC by Warren Kinney

ROCK ‘N’ BISCUIT by Craig Miller & Dustin Chafin

RUN TO DAYLIGHT by Teresa Warner

SALVATION SHIP by Kristine Eckert

SEATTLE by George Westberg

SIGNS + WONDERS by Liz Maestri

STAGES by Ryan Christopher Churchill

SUGAR by Kerri Quinn

SWIM by Chantal Eyong

TECH-NICALLY MURDER by Kelly Strathmore

THE 5TH by Kathleen Cromie

THE CARETAKER by Scott Nabat

THE CASES OF MYSTERY LANE by Margaux Froley

THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE by Eric Berg

THE DEEP by Kranti Pally

THE FACELESS by Adlinna Liang

THE MACHINE by Cory Greeson

THE MAID by Nicola Pittam

THE NAPOLEON OF CRIME by Melanie Evans

THE RADICAL by Stephanie Sranley

THE WHITE MOUSE: WITCH by Heather Farlinger

THE WOODHULL by Lynda Brendish

THROW LIKE A GIRL – #NOMERCY by Elfi Martinex

WESTSIDE HIGH by Jacqueline Berkman

WHITE TUNA by Peter Marshall Smith & Stanton Hill

2020 ORIGINAL COMEDY DIVISION QUARTERFINALISTS

4PLEX by Liza Behles

AREA 51 by Josh Smooha

BURGERS AND BIRYANI by Sai Saripella

CATTY P.I. by Karen Hartline

CHINESETOWN by Andrea Apuy

CODE SWITCH by Chidinma Orji

COPING by Christopher Kowalski

CRAZY IS RELATIVE by Honora Talbott

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH by Bob Dawson

DOWN & OUT by W.P. Jenks

EAST PALO ALTO by Kelly Strathmore

EMERGENCY BREAK by Danielle Schwartz

EXPAT by Kris Crewelge

FANTASIES FOR $ALE by Joshua Kushner

FERMENTATION by Christine Garver

FLOATIES by Jake Arky

FOWL ROAD by Matthew Flynn

HALF IN / HALF OUT by Eric Stroud & Rory Kulz

HASHTAG BLESSED by Maryam Asnari

HOMOGENY by Dustin Clendenen

INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR by Jade Tremlay

ISSUES by Pogo New

LADY MOZART by Michelle Sarknay

LEARNING CURVE by Eleanor Kirk

MIDLIFE DRIVE-THRU by Iris May & Leia Vogelle

MY CULT by Tom Patrick

NEXT CHAPTER by Katharina Sporrer

NOAH’S PARK by Marica Simmons

PAT(HOLOGICAL) by Kevin & Tasha Bowden

PET by Pete Sailer

PSYCHOS by Joshua Sackeim

SECOND HELPINGS by James Gulian

SPRINGTIME IN SEPTEMBER by Randi Barros

THAT SISTER THANG by Lindiwe Mueller-Westernhagen & Dale Winton

THE END TIMES by Gregroy Fortier

WE’RE TOGETHER by Julie Kraut

WOMAN’S BEST FRIEND by Joey Day Hargrove

WONDERLAND by LaGina Hill

2020 ORIGINAL SCI-FI/FANTASY DIVISION QUARTERFINALISTS

ALICE WATSON, PARANORMALIST by Kristin Kriby

AMY IS ALIVE by Nicholas Leitzke

COMPANION by Nicholas Leitzke

ECCO, IDAHO by Christian Lybrook

HANKSVILLE by Nancy Duff

HARVIST by SJ Bennett

HIDE by Jennifer Nash

KINDLY METAL MOTHER by Kurtis Theorin

LA SIRENA by Natalie Bentley

OLYMPIA by Aaron Edwards

PARALLEL by Miatta Ronca

PAST IMPERFECT by Kathleen Cromie

PROJECT: CALYPSO by Michael Soll

SAVAGE by David Schlow

SIGNALS by Amanda Parham

SOL by James Fox

SPACE CRUSADERS by Paul Skinner

SPELLBOUND by Qiuying Chen

STEVE by Jay Furby

THE BLADE AND THE WING by Nicholas Leitzke

THE GOLDEN RULE by Moody J. Law

THE ILLEGALS by Elfi Martinez

THE PERAGRO PROJECT by Nabil Chowdhary

THE SIPHONIST by Joel Karlinsky

THE TINWIFE by Travis Neufeld

THE UNORDINARY by Justin McLachlan

TRANSFERENCE by Mark Spera

UNDERTOW by Elena Perez

VALKYRIES by Denise Canal

VISITORS by Bennett Weinschenk

2020 ORIGINAL CHILDREN/FAMILY DIVISION SEMIFINALISTS

CONNOR NELSON MD by Josh Smooha

EXTRA-ORDINARY JESS by Paul Karp & Sara Dolin

FAIRY-GARDEN by Shannon Dobson

MIKA PEPPER: MONSTER HUNTER by Zoë Furlong

SECOND STRINGS by Kelly Strathmore

STREET CATS by Luliana Diaconescu