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DALLAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SCREENWRITING COMPETITION 2023

SEMIFINALISTS ANNOUNCEMENT

Congratulations to everyone who has made semifinalists! Everyone's script was scored and read by professionals working at talent and literary agencies. A big thanks to everyone who has submitted, and keep on writing!

FEATURE SEMIFINALISTS

Maeta's Story
Charles DeRykus
Natalia Rising
Donna Bonilla Wheeler
Nocturne
Lindsay Wyath
Scent of Marigold
Lily Malm, Laila Matuk
Still Breathing
Jeff Athey
Take My Life
Larry Collins
The Banner
Ernestina Juarez
The Fault Line
Larry Collins
The Fountain
Link York
The Tejano
Derek Block
The Titanomachy
Michael Holcombe-Scali
The Tree
Christopher Haviland

TV PILOT SEMIFINALISTS

Operation Condor
Jody Hadlock
Pilotus: A Tale of Anathema
Bob Singleton
Praise
Megan Hayes
Route Tree
Jackson Hukari
The Mustang Gang
P.J. Matta
The Prince of the Black Hand
Danny Range
The Row
Gregory Caruso
This Takes Balls
Josh Whicker
Yanks
Jennifer Bradford, Kathy Benjamin & Katharyn Stober

SCRIPT TO SCREEN SEMIFINALISTS

How Do You Recognize Crazy?
Katharine Rex
Inflamed
Link York
Johnny Jump Up
Shiva Ramanathan
Nightfall
Matt Curtsinger
Nova Hora
Francesco Capussela
Smoke and Mirrors
Matt Curtsinger
Sneakerhead
Jamie Campbell
Snowed In
Matthew Domenico
Someone is Going to Die for No Reason
Steven Demmler
Sweet Sorrow Pie
Lexa Hayes
The Future Report
Elisabeth Hayward
The Little Shop
Csaba Mera
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