2016 Semi-Finalists

We are proud to announce the 2016 BlueCat Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalists

Congratulations!

Feature Screenplay

Semi-Finalists

The 2016 Feature Screenplay Winner will receive a $15,000 USD cash prize. Four Finalists will receive $2,500 each.

This year, we received a total of 4,523 Feature Screenplays.

Here are the top 78:

A Bright Tragic Thing by Elyse Friedman & Randall Cole

A Man Called White by Randy Hines

A Month by Richard Averill

Adoring Katie by Lauren Fitzgerald

Antarctica by Jason M. Fylan

Are you There God? It’s me, Violaine — A.K.A. Girls Pull Hair by Astride Noel

Bach, A Monster by Avery O. Williams

Big Red by Brennig Hayden

Blood Creek by Kyle Francis

Bombers by Darren Sand

Bullfight by Stephen Saltarelli

Bush Kill by Ross Evison

Cul-De-Sac by Jeremy Leder & Alex Van Pelt

Dago Harlem by Chjris Caleo

Dance of the Wounded by Asim Abbasi

Death of an Ortolan by Justin Piasecki

Dog by Conall Pendergast

Expat by Ero Karlsen

First to Find by Liana Winters Thomas

Frankie and Fabulous by Kimberly J. Shumate

Freewheeler by Chris Tolley

Getting It Right by Katherine Fox

Girls of Nephele by Bathilde Odolant

Grass Monkeys by Matt Wildash

Hearts of the South by Tamara Shure

Hetero by Brennan Robideaux

Hijita de Papa by Hannah Leshaw

Hired Goons by Tom Fallows

Humans Among Humans by Carylanna Taylor & Jacob Akira Okada

In Her Name by Richard Smith

In The Cradle of Granite by Jonathan Holmes

Intellectual Beauty by Sherece Lamke

Kill or Cure by Charlotte Cameron

Life Expectancy by Louis Ackerman

Make Believe by Ryan Little

Memorial by John Whitcher

Mexican/American by Michael Ryan Hahn

Miss Juneteenth by Channing Godfrey Peoples

Mona. Richy. Robby. And Ray by Declan Holliman

Never a Word of a Lie by Karl Mather

Nomad by Maziar Lahooti

North Point by David Vlcek & Steve Spremo

Not A Word by Tim Knowles

Octogenarians! by Kodjo Tsakpo

One and Another by Tim Maddren

1:58 by Mark Allen

Over The Clouds by Guilherme Viegas

Pan Dulce by Jesus Celaya

Paper, Metal, and Bones by Danny Reckart

Parody by Chad J. Nelson & Alexander Ellerston

Replica by Anthony Khaseria

Romp by Craig Paulsen

Still Waters by Raolat Abiola

Stray Dog Cafe by Joseph D’Agosta

The Actor by Tim Chan

The Atomic Sun Was A Red Gold Ring by Tyler Henderson

The Cargo by Billie Jo Mason

The Dog King by Doug Mallette

The Dove by Ben Murray

The Firebird by Suzanne Egan

The Flight by Joshua Provonchee

The Godmammy by Anna-Marie Hinds

The Lazarus Event by Graham Parke

The Lonely Veil by Andrew Norman

The Loop by Jaleesa Jones

The Motel Experience by Ingrid Eskeland-Adetuyi

The Pierpoint Corporation Space Adventures of Nucleod 19 Television Showcase Hour by David Sergenian

The Queen by Sara Rose Feinberg

The Spanish Affair by Tony Hua

The Stark Vendetta by Paul Sheridan

The Station by Andrew Byrne

The Voyage of Genesis 2 by David Thorndill

The Warrior’s Ballad by R.L. Dean

Threshold by Tom Trott

Title IX by Haydn Fox

Wavelength by Reinaldo Garcia

What Not to Forget by Joe Borg

Winners Never

Fly Solo

by

Steven Thadeus

Short Screenplay

Semi-Finalists

The 2016 Short Screenplay Winner will receive a $10,000 USD cash prize. Three Finalists will receive $2,000 each.

This year, we received a total of 2,086 Short Screenplays.

Here are the top 47:

Admit One by Riley Gowan

Apart by Elizabeth Capot

Barcode by Bill Scheggia

Blub by Daniel Brennan

Cantina by Jesus Celaya

Cassandra by George Ding

Cat & Mouse by Jeremy Storey

Changelings by Nic Yulo

Charlie the Chaplain by Marco Ianniello

Doin’ It by Clarence Williams IV

Drought by Rich Hill

Fish Dog Wife by Jeffrey K. Miller

5 Moons of Pluto by Bradford Walton

FutureHealth by Sarah Polhaus

Go Fly A Kite by Robert Shill

Grain by Alejandro Seri

Help Me Brother! by Louis Chan & Yuan Hu

Henry Porter by Lee M. Krempel

I Sleep Easy by Tess Carroll

If It Happens Again I’ll Kill You by Lisa Jay

Jacob by Chase Caldwell

Latchkey by Brian Sanders

Leap by Jacob Beavers

Loco Motive by Mike Willoughby & James Littlewood

Necessary Evil by Adam Slutsky

9 Lives by Justin Scutieri & Blair Tanenbaum

Pa’s Money by Laura Shields

Seat of Death by Andrew McGivern

Seven Minutes to Closing by Kim Nunley

Sight Unseen by Chloe Tuck

Suited Reality by Aki Parhamaa & Anders Vacklin

Superhero Supper Club by Bill Scheggia

Tale Of Seven Sons by Andrea Wukitsch

The Best Little Neighborhood In Chickasaw County by Thomas Kennedy Pope

The Darkest Place by Christopher Jeal & Declan Taaffe

The Dollar Store by Hannah McMechan

The Elevator Most Belonging To Alice by Bill Sarre

The Girl in the Window by Jaye Swift

The Iron Claws by James Hartley

The Key To A Man’s Heart by James Schlesinger

The Last Meatloaf by Samuel Laskey

Too Short The Peace by Milethia Thomas

2 Men in a Bunker by Robert G. Casiello & Jonathan R. Paine

TV in the Fish Tail by Iesh Thapar

Voglio Sognare (I Want to Dream) by Jenny Bahn

When We Run by NIkki Tran

Will by Alex Alvarez

Joplin Award

Semi-Finalists

Each year, BlueCat awards a $2,000 USD cash prize to the best feature screenplay submitted to the competition from a screenwriter residing outside of the United States, Canada, or the United Kingdom.

This year, we received a total of 503 qualifying submissions.

Here are the top 26:

Alchemy Lost by Henry de Hoon Netherlands

American Spring by Willie Hynd Australia

Borderline by Philip Tarl Denson Australia

Clown is Down by Esra Saydam Turkey

Dear Grandpa by Abraham Marcos Mexico

Expat by Ero Karlsen Norway

Frau Einstein by Selena Stankovic Serbia and Montenegro

Girls of Nephele by Bathilde Odolant France

Gulp by Nikhail Asnani Hong Kong

Jura by Alex Mullarky Australia

Leo, The Hero by Inga Vosk Russia

Never a Word of a Lie by Karl Mather Australia

Niagara Falls by Amanda Toye Costa Rica

Nomad by Maziar Lahooti Australia

One and Another by Tim Maddren Australia

Over The Clouds by Guilherme Viegas Portugal

Parody by Chad J. Nelson & Alexander Ellerston Australia

Saving Grace (Suburbia Staying Alive) by Regina Robert Germany

Swimming with Sammy by Daniel Andrew Wunderer Austria

The Actor by Tim Chan Hong Kong

The Lazarus Event by Graham Parke Netherlands

The Spy by Andrew Slattery Australia

The Station by Andrew Byrne Australia

The Writer by Esta Steyn South Africa

Tivoli by Alexandra Edmondson Australia

Women of Wonder by Chas Fisher Australia

Cordelia Award

Semi-Finalists

Named after one of our favorite dramatic characters, the Cordelia Award will be presented to the best feature screenplay submitted by a writer residing in the United Kingdom. The winner will receive a $2,000 USD cash prize.

This year, we received a total of 414 qualifying submissions.

Here are the top 21:

Big Red by Brennig Hayden

Dance of the Wounded by Asim Abbasi

Freewheeler by Chris Tolley

Function Creep by Jonathan Carr

Grass Monkeys by Matt Wildash

Hired Goons by Tom Fallows

Kill or Cure by Charlotte Cameron

Life Expectancy by Louis Ackerman

Liminal by Rob Moore

Neighbourhood by Patrick Monger

Octogenarians! by Kodjo Tsakpo

Replica by Anthony Khaseria

Scarlett by Toby Moses

Skin Deep by Lisa Howells

Stealing Rosie Blue by Stewart Sugg

The Godmammy by Anna-Marie Hinds

The Lonely Veil by Andrew Norman

The Strange Days by Alice Seabright

Threshold by Tom Trott

Title IX by Haydn Fox

What Not to Forget by Joe Borg

Roshan Award

Semi-Finalists

The inaugural Roshan Award will be presented to the best feature screenplay submitted by a writer residing in India. The winner will receive a $2,000 USD cash prize.

This year, we received a total of 43 total Feature Screenplays from India.

Here are the top 9:

Adhoore by Rohan Narula & Rahul V. Chittella

Corvus Ingeniosi by Saikat Mukherjee & Sumita Banerjee

Deepest, Darkest or How Not To Lie by Paras S. Borgohain

In the Shadows by Dipesh Jain

Jazz-Baazi Nights by Karan Mirchandani

The Gun Show by Karishma Jhalani

The Performer by Nandana Sen

The Watchmaker by Dipesh Jain

Under by Karan Mirchandani

2016 Quarter-Finalists List

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Winner notification schedule:

• Shorts Finalists will be announced March 13th, 2016.

• Feature Finalists will be announced March 14th, 2016.

• Roshan Award will be announced March 19th, 2016.

• Joplin Award will be announced March 20th, 2016.

• Cordelia Award will be announced March 21st, 2016.

• The Shorts Screenplay Winner will be announced March 28th, 2016.

• The Feature Screenplay Winner will be announced March 30th, 2016.