NYISA 2024 – FINALISTS
NYISA2024 BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY AWARD FINALISTS
NYISA2024 Best Feature Screenplay Award Official Finalists
“ The Matter of Mr. Miller “ by Tamara Lee Green
“ Love & Detroit “ by Michael Dunker
“ Blues for the Father “ by Barry Kohl, Joseph Harrison, Marcel Wilson
“ Johannesland “ by Emilio Santín
“ That’s Our Girl “ by Lexi Brandt
“ Ju Ju Justice “ by TE Lane
“ Boston, 1854 “ by Nate Washburn
NYISA2024 Best Feature Screenplay Award Semi-Finalists
“ Lucid Dreams “ by Benjamin Neuberger
“ Subsidence “ by Lisa Nagy Isaacson
“ The Light Under The Door “ by Robert LoBianco
“ By This, You Conquer “ by Marianda VP
“ The Bottom Line “ by Jill A. Hargrave
“ Colonel John Glover: Unsung Hero of the American Revolution “ by Jill A. Hargrave
“ Lafitte “ by Gary Stewart Branfman
“ A Rose Of No Man’s Land “ by Sara Althani
“ Don’t Say Gay “ by Kevin J. Howard
“ Night Terror “ by Micke Askernäs
“ Days Remaining “ by Nathan Zevenhuizen
“ Shootout at the Hibachi Restaurant “ by James Parker Crumbly
“ Spring Heeled Jack “ by Anthony A. Labriola
“ Neon Affair “ by Sean Hinds
“ Made in Philadelphia “ by Matthew Clark
“ Drops of Sunlight “ by Kristy Lee
“ Silence of Fury “ by D.Hunter Fein
“ Klan and Kin “ by Luke Thistleton
“ Lena’s Rules “ by Ken Comer
“ The Ice King “ by Nestor Villalobos
“ The Romantic Road “ by Sean William Morrisroe
“ Lady Wonder “ by Vinnie Perrone
“ The Cinnamon Eyed Man Part 1 The History of Our Future “ by Robin Neil Chambers
“ Freedom Man “ by Billy Festorazzi
“ Aborning “ by Jay Greenwell
“ K3+ “ by Erasmo Acosta
“ She’s Never Coming Back “ by Jesse Dorian
“ Confessions Of Divorced Married Man “ by Robin Neil Chambers
“ Upside Down Cake “ by Melody Brooke
“ Wildwood “ by Damon Fabbo
“ Next War “ by Pedro Canais
“ Bad Reviews “ by P.L. Rosengren
“ Operation Wandering Soul “ by Nick Mendoza
“ Crunkillmatic “ by Max Gaspard
“ Magliocco “ by Jim Wurst
“ Aadhyad “ by Anne Radl
“ Life “ by Mickey Padron Jr
“ The Silent Room “ by David Schlow
“ The Artist And The Thief “ by Rebecca Waldron
“ The Order Of The White Oak “ by Steven Tate
“ Stormheart “ by Meshal Alsaleem
“ Hintsa The Great “ by Zena Wood
“ Eyes Of The Guardian “ by Jamie Sensenig
“ Knockaround Girl “ by Trevor Murphy
“ Journey To Ivory Lane “ by Dexter Williams
“ The Porcelain Family “ by Briana Cousins
“ BLM “ by Anhtuan Do
“ Out Of Print “ by Richard Stringham
“ Endless “ by Tomasz Pajak
“ Tilt “ by James Sismanes
“ Everything Falling Away “ by Julian Muller
“ The Bunyip “ by Miranda Allender
“ Dutopia “ by Richard Marks
“ The Gateway “ by Parm Saini
“ Off The Mat “ by John Acquaviva
NYISA2024 Best Feature Screenplay Award Quarter-Finalists
“ Major Pauline “ by Jim Conover
“ My Name is Henrietta “ by Barbara A de la Cuesta
“ The Halfling Princess and The Fool “ by Helen Williams
“ Geller High School’s Mondo-Secret Crush Committee “ by C.J. Arellano
“ Victoria’s Secret “ by Juan M Calderon
“ Paladins “ by Robert Isabella
“ The Bookseller’s Daughter “ by Carl Robinson
“ Turkeys in the Rain “ by Rhoda Fairman
“ Sherwood Knights “ by Michael Sollars, Geoffrey Sollars, Eric Sollars
“ The Repair Man “ by Brian McGrath
“ Green Pastures “ by Emmanuel Nimarko
“ Love Will Make You Crazy “ by Natalya Anderson
“ The King’s Friend “ by Vladimir Vassilenko
“ Magic Man “ by Robert Isabella
“ Songs Of Earth And Clay “ by Dan Laws
“ Joe Kelly for President “ by Blair London
“ Lala, My Redhead “ by Nellie K, Deniz Nala
“ Hiroshima “ by Michael Graham
“ She Dreams of Neon “ by Michael Graham
“ The Almighty Warriors “ by Robert Boyle
“ That Smile “ by Dennis Gelbaum
“ Emily Greene “ by J.M. Kallet
“ Bad Man ‘ by Robert Isabella
“ Depraved “ by Susannah Roberts
“ Three Pretty Girls “ by Michael J Dunker
“ The Trap “ by Jessica Kane
“ 4-19-95 “ by Matt Skuta
“ The Last Train From Berlin “ by Kit Wilson
“ Nocturnal “ by Richard Hohenrath
“ Catastrophe “ by Ela Sophia
“ Vultures “ by Michael Carvaines
“ The Smile of December “ by Jonathan Vickers
“ Ma’s Way “ by Christopher Buonopane
“ Another You “ by Michael Alan Elliott
“ No One Leaves Alive “ by Jeff Michael Kallet
“ Confessions Of St. Mary’s “ by Eric Sollars, Geoffrey Sollars, Michael Sollars
“ Familiar Realm “ by Jose Montalvo
“ Outtakes “ by Kenneth S. Klein, Irwin Hahn
“ Recidivist “ by Ethan Avery Weiner, Matthew David Weiner
“ Alien Exodus “ by Paul Murdock
“ The Garden of Earthly Delights “ by Steven Howard
“ Manongs “ by Mariel Madrid, Keone Madrid
“ Olvidado “ by D. B. Roderick
“ Hunter’s Wish “ by Steven Keith Bogart
“ A Dancer’s Mask “ Mary Madaline Roe
“ Gunner Wolf “ by Jack B Dunn
“ Chuck Or Zima Must Die “ by Johnny Galvan III
“ When I Stop Dreaming “ by Natalie MacMahon
“ Damsel Dash “ by Adrien Callahan
“ The Earth Remaineth “ by Hannah Minton
“ Love Me X 3 “ by Erin Elizabeth Keefer
“ Winters Hunger “ by Mitchell Bryce
“ Weylin “ by D. K. Morales
“ This Is The Day “ by Michael Klausner
“ The Year After The Fall “ by Georger Rowan
“ The Unseen “ by Shiva Ramanathan
“ The Undroids “ by Scott Corbett
“ The Screecher “ by Lazar Karov
“ The Royal Bank Of New York City “ by Lazar Karov
“ The Redemption of Nash Daniels: Infamous Basketball Legend “ by Jimmy Cuty
“ The Lyon of Times Square “ by Christopher Loveland
“ The Last Thing I Do “ by C. E. Simon
“ The Last Con “ by Susan Lerner
“ The Heart Of A Feather “ by Dan Stevens
“ The First Colony “ by Matthew Kelcourse
“ The Casterfield Echo “ by Stephen Bullard
“ The Amber Room “ by Lazar Karov
“ Teacher’s Pet “ by Daniel Stevens
“ String Of Fabrication “ by Kaila Hines
“ Sinder “ by Danielle R Erlich
“ Silent Wings “ by Brian Schey
“ Sex & Samosas “ by Jasmine Aziz
“ Seven Hermits “ by Daniel Dougherty
“ Riding The Pine “ by Brady Stockwell
“ Revelations “ by D J Alvine
“ Redwoods “ by Daniel Dougherty
“ Pussyfooting “ by Stephen Bullard
“ Over The Hill “ by Laura Kemp
“ Our Christmas Anniversary “ by Gary Templeton
“ Other “ by Nicholas Ybarra
“ Only The Streets Remain “ by Nikhail Asnani
“ Nearlywed “ by Natalie Ryan
“ Love “ by Anthuan Do
“ Josh & Hana “ by David Zhang
“ Idiopathy “ by Jenny Bess
“ Gemini World “ by Matthew Kelcourse
“ Fucbois “ by Zakarius Q Young-Hodges
“ Devotion “ by James Paul Nelson
“ Demon Of Drought “ by Reza Mohammadzadeh
“ Dearborn “ by Daniel Dougherty
“ Crypto Story “ by Nicholas LaTorre
“ Burnout “ by Liz Singh
“ A Woman’s Touch “ by Brendan Wade
“ A Sleeping Wound “ by Darryl Wimberley
“ $ugar island “ by Miranda Allender
NYISA2024 BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY AWARD FINALISTS
NYISA2024 Best Short Screenplay Award Official Finalists
“ The Matt Chat “ by Benjamin Neuberger
“ The Space Between Us “ by Luca Paulli
“ Somewhere… “ by Angelo Thomas
“ Cost “ by Oisín-Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
“ Untitled “ by Guangxi Chen
“ Ngozi “ by Mutaurwa Mapondera
“ A Tempo “ by Lorelai Jo-hsuan Lin
NYISA2024 Best Short Screenplay Award Semi-Finalists
“ Perfect (!) Life “ by Mehmet Ali Oz
“ Mouse “ by Michael Clifton
“ Selfish.” by Andrew Scherer
“ The Manilla Envelope “ by Jack Degelia
“ Kahlil “ by Mohamed N Mohsen
“ Gloves “ by Michael Clifton
“ Broken House “ by Arturs Kozels
“ Two Good Turns “ by Judy Faulkner-Krause, Ariel DeSilvis
“ Take This Faux Turkey and Shove It! “ by Mia Rivera
“ The Time Will Come “ by Rachel Errington
“ Looking for Kreutzer “ by Jonathon Sims
“ Paper Monsters “ by Michael Clifton
“ Patrick and the Fish “ by Gabriella Domenica
“ Leo Lets It Rain “ by Jasmin Sinclair Prophete
“ Graven “ by Michael Clifton
“ We’re Here To Kill It “ by Jeff Kallet
“ The Witch Of Acadiana “ by Nick Mendoza
“ The Washer Lady “ by S Elizabeth Robertson
“ The Modern Age “ by Max Kemp
“ Lost Islands ‘ by Daniel Burity
“ Lost And Foud “ by Katrina Jaxson
“ L’avocat “ by Rachel Walsh-Williams
“ Killswitch Engineer “ by Brad Cooper
“ Defining Moment “ by Sarantis Raftopoulos
“ Bank Robbery Hottie “ by Ruby Mainieri
NYISA2024 Best Short Screenplay Award Quarter-Finalists
“ Blake Buried a Body “ by Joshua Morgan
“ All natural “ by Tamás Sólyom
“ Skirt That Bleeds “ by Abhishek Mishrra
“ Teacher’s Pet “ by Mark Wakely
“ The Deer “ by Julia Campanelli
“ Forgiveness “ by Fatima Anna Cesari
“ Almost Real “ by Sofia Bottini Colangelo
“ The Bad Poet “ by Michael Clifton
“ Homeward Dawn “ by Alysha Haran
“ Tolerant Balls “ by Jamie Vesay
“ Sellout “ by Josie Hunter
“ Top Priority “ by Saskia de Borchgrave
“ A Good Day Will Come “ by Amir Zargara
“ Whole Man Disposal Services, LLC “ by Dominique Mask
“ Career Day “ by Devin Shane Hylton
“ The Boogeys “ by Jessica Kane
“ Graveyard Shift “ by Glenn McBride Jr, Jimmy Kelly
“ Pour Myself a Cup of Ambition “ by Willow Alexander
“ One Day Lasts Three Autumns “ by Delfina Braverman
“ Die Laughing “ by Armando Acevedo
“ Andrew’s Magic Slice “ by Mark Taudevin
“ Crying on Command “ by Jake Fallon
“ In Silence “ by Jeff M Sommer-Zervos
“ Insured To Die “ by Nate Carroll
“ Ti Amo, Mr. Nibbles “ by Govind Chandran
“ The Lost Camp “ by Connor Etter
“ The Crying King “ by Adam Aziza
“ Table For One (+One) “ by Gabi Wongso
“ Stag “ by Jonny Rae-Evans
“ Shock “ by Sarah Robertson
“ Pieces “ by Lawrence Bergman
“ Panic “ by Matthew Cooke
“ Money Problems “ by Nicholas Woods
“ Meeting Wolliw “ by Lauren Barina
“ Machines “ by Izabela Borowska
“ Little Tokyo Story “ by Kyung-Ja Lee
“ Little girl “ by Conor Santoianni
“ Io “ by Jeff Rubino
“ Inside out “ by Orlando Bryant
“ If I Left Early “ by Rosalind Lindsey
“ Full Out “ by Elysha Gabrielle
“ Fightin’ Words “ by Laura Kemp
“ Darlin’ “ by Miranda Allender
“ Cliff Effect “ by Esra Cengel
“ Boxed Wine” by Gregory Caruso
NYISA2024 BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY AWARD FINALISTS
NYISA2024 Best TV Pilot Screenplay Award Official Finalists
“ Roots From Which We Sprung “ by Tiviaa James
“ Hell’s Belles “ by Vacheh Shahmoradian
“ The Doorman Life “ by Jim Harkins
“ Old Queens “ by Reid Pope
“ Margaret White “ by Ryan Whittal
“ Second Nature “ by Melinda Saranchok
“ Loch West “ by Michael C. Nachoff
NYISA2024 Best TV Pilot Screenplay Award Semi-Finalists
“ The Caddy “ by Mike Meyer
“ Stocktonian Exchange – Kill Your Spirits “ by Hannah Rose Vernot
“ Stuff in My Pockets “ by Lisa Isaacson, Victor Ruggiero
“ Little Italo “ by Mattia Simioni
“ Monsters “ by Vacheh Shahmoradian
“ Whiskey Ambitions“ by Benjamin Neuberger
“ The Overturning Moment “ by Tom Holowach
“ The Ashen Veil “ by Polina Komissarova
“ Elixir “ by Nicholas Di Valerio
“ The Bard “ by Jay Apking, Amanda Cifaldi
“ Cloak “ by Chelsea Cassio
“ Alternative Humans “ by Darren M Canakaris
“ Unpredictable “ by Lisa Hickey
“ The Minors “ by Ben Miller
“ The City Called Murder “ by Owen Meinert
“ The Charge Of Conception Island “ by Abbot Dodson
“ Studio “ by Richard Jolta
“ Quantum “ by Brian Meade
“ Outer Borough “ by Tom Loy
“ Max and Mirra “ by Ruby Mainieri
“ Love, Greed and Economic Coups “ by Owen Minert
“ Flad “ by Daniel Doczi
“ Blue Butterfly “ by Tingfeng Zhu
“ Belladonna “ by Danielle Tjoelker
“ Becoming Modern “ by HyoJeong Choi
“ #Badwishes “ by Aleksandra M. Rychicka
NYISA2024 Best TV Pilot Screenplay Award Quarter-Finalists
“ We Right Here “ by Dominic Daniel, Kareem Ferguson
“ Hair Today: Gone Tomorrow “ by Michael Matasci
“ Vintrospection “ by Lisa Nagy Isaacson
“ Liberty 22 “ by Tamás Sólyom
“ Old Men at the Club ” by Michael Jonathan Gellis
“ Fellows “ by Alexander Pettaras
“ ChuBBBs, Inc. “ by Miguel Rivera
“ The making of ‘Uncle Payback’ “ by Daniel Bodenmann
“ Nosebleeds “ Nick Hull
“ Vivienne Varlette “ by Demi Aspey
“ HAGS (Have A Great Summer) “ by Lizzy Bryce
“ Intimacies “ by Gerald C Wood
“ Disappointing “ by Ariana Padilla-Rogers
“ The Devil Pulls the Strings “ by J. W. Zarek
“ Up Close” by Magnus Jackson Diehl, Miles Butcher
“ Meteor “ by Line Rainville, Franco Pirrone
“ The Stoop “ by Kevin Starks, Candice Childress
“ 1999 “ by Gerald Teaster, Allison Lee Craft
“ No Chaser “ by Mark Heath Howard
“ Downtown “ by Frank Anthony Galdorise
“ Wolfrum’s Forever Home for Cats “ by Deanna Corbett
“ Uptown Santos “ by Jonathan Ramirez
“ Ulysses “ by Steven Stovall
“ Tracer “ by Julia Campanelli
“ Today’s Date “ by C. E. Simon
“ There May be Love “ by Jack Mayer
“ The Zookeeper’s Daughter “ by Lisa Hickey
“ The Soul Scouts “ by carter Glace
“ The Age Of The Empath “ by Steve Brown
“ Shelf Life “ by C. E. Simon
“ Sexually speaking “ by Danielle Tjoelker
“ Scratch “ by Rachel McPhee-Benson
“ Precursor “ by Steve Brown
“ Narcissus Hotel “ Renata Martins
“ Life – Episode One: Birth “ by C. E. Simon
“ Last Seen Alive “ by Jillian Lozano
“ Indulgentia “ by Kenneth Fu
“ Hearts’ Unlock Code “ by Aurelie Bertout
“ Guardian “ by Matthew Charles
“ Dead Shot Mary “ by Robert K. Benson
“ Closet “ by Beatrice Jiang















































































































