NYISA 2025 – FINALISTS
NYISA2025 BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY AWARD FINALISTS
NYISA2025 Best Feature Screenplay Award Official Finalists
“ In The Driveway “ by Adam Garcia
“ Vice Versa “ by Jason Lajoie
“ Red Zone “ by Terry Podnar
“ Sutterville “ by Brandon Allen
“ Henry’s Next Big Adventure “ by Shannon Perry
“ Beat Me In St. Luis “ by Nick Clarke
“ Let’s Talk Tacheles “ by Matt Danciger
NYISA2025 Best Feature Screenplay Award Semi-Finalists
“ The Land In Your Name “ by Ashray Shah
“ Die Laughing “ by Mike Murphy
“ The Gateway “ by Parminder Saini
“ Rage Quit “ by Sam Norman
“ Fly Boy Fly “ by Bob Hiltermann
“Driver’s Licence “ by James Barnes
“ Elven “ by Matthew Tallacksen
“ A Boy Called Freddie “ by Sophie Neville
“ Gold Mine “ by Andrzej Ciesielski
“ Stuffed “ by Don Lorincz
“ Neb Of The Spiral “ by AJ Moss
“ Grave Maker “ by Mario G. Lopez
“ A Woman’s Touch “ by Brendan Wade
“ Colors Of Silence “ by Benjamin Wilner
“ Killer Stink Bugs “ by Catherine D’Agostino
“ Emily Greene “ by J.M. Kallet
“ Aria “ by Steven Keith Bogart
“ Any More Complicated Than That “ by Les Zig
“ Killer Crush “ by Fernando A Miller
“ Falling Up “ by Stephanie Drapeau
“ The New Jacks “ by Amondre D Jackson
“ Dead Filter “ by Luke Hunter
“ Black And Gold “ by Kevin J. Howard
“ Trust Me “ by AEG Guaaker
“ Godfor “ by Pablo Torroella
“ Darla “ by Steven Bogart
“ Macau Returns To Home “ by Jiatong Han
“ Grandiosity “ by Colin Dodds
“ The Inner Light Of War “ by Joshua Parham
“ The Fourth Psalm “ by John Martins III
“ Intimacies “ by Gerald C. Wood
“ Her Voice “ by Noelle Nelson
“ Based On A Non True Story “ by Emilio Santín
“ Shabbadoodah “ by Larry E Coleman
“ By Way Of Canarsie “ by Rob Cuccurullo, Stacey Nation
“ The Farm “ by Craig Urquhart
“ Days Remaining “ by Nathan Zevenhuizen
“ Big Kidding “ by Milana Rudinskaia
“ Speaking To The Past “ by Narasimhan Ragavendran, Srinath Srinivasan
NYISA2025 Best Feature Screenplay Award Quarter-Finalists
“ Good “ by Monte Albers de Leon
“ Flake “ by Craig Elliott Hanna
“ Baby Cravings “ by Franklin Carvajal
“ Riddle “ by Shiva Ramanathan
“ Apache “ by Adam Seidel
“ Old Man Dead “ by Allen Sircy
“ White Freedom “ by Esra Yazici
“ Down At The Val “ by Neil Goodchild
“ DownBurst “ by Carlos Pires
“ Simulation “ by Peter Jang
“ Vampeer Saga Part I, Dukun “ by Leonidas Stanescu
“ Amelia Earhart “ by Michael Dunker
“ The New Normal “ by Mauricio Costa
“ Marilyn On The Couch “ by Hans Galesloot
“ The Backcountry “ by Ton Schrederhof
“ The Yoko Ona Story “ by Anzu Lawson
“ Witch House “ by Sean Mana
“ Alien Slaughtership “ by Kenneth Kleeman
“ Feral Mountains “ by Terry Podnar
“ Baby Lenin “ by Mark Burk, Thom Shanker
“ Merv Is Missing “ by Jeff Markowitz
“ You Hauled “ by Ed Hauled
“ Cherry “ by Alexandra Dano
“ Right Where You Find Me ” by Aubrey Grace Tomlinson
“ The Soft Target “ by Michael Begg
“ Aliyah 2025 “ by Mazen Khaled
“ The Olive Grove “ Ivan Germano
“ Marigold “ by Joe Towey
“ Parting Glass “ by Ricardo Deakin“ The Flat Earth “ by Laura Nasmyth
“ Macho Picchu “ by Noah Greenspan
“ The Collecting Point “ by Danna Scott
“ The New Caesar “ by Peter Kershaw
“ The Velvet Rope “ by Zakarius Q Young-Hodges
“ The Loser’s Club “ by Jonathan Turner Smith
“ A Warrior’s Call “ by Jack Amsler, Will Amsler
“ No Big Deal “ by Victor Rounds
“ Under The Shadow “ by Jim Wurst
“ Beer City “ by Matthew Stevenson
“ Unblinded “ by George Tonelli
“ The Emergence Of Carlyle “ by Anne-Marie Maidan
“ Group “ by Sean Slater
“ Poems Of Yore “ by Quanah Hicks
“ Lost Years “ by Petar Bogdanovic Djordjevic
“ Sons Of Abraham “ by Juliana Marchand
“ Victims: A Love Story “ by Morris G Fink
“ Wendy Chase And The Pharaoh Queen “ by Jessica Denson
“ Let The Boy Sing “ by Gunnar Garrett
“ One Night “ by Emile Lacheny
“ The Evolution Of Low Joe “ by Diane Thomassin
“ Prelude Of A Death “ by Danny Ashkenasi
“ The Measure of She “ by Karen Dee Carpenter
“ Thanksgiving “ by Carol McCann
“ Stranded “ by Line Rainville, Franco Pirrone
“ The Second Son “ by Thomas W. Giuliano
“ Abbey Gate “ by Ece Elmas
“ Vodoo Valentinos “ by Michael Louis Gould
“ Toilet Sharks “ by Bruce Griffiths
“ Winning “ by Charles Edward Mack
“ Marshmallow Lake “ by Daniel Bodenmann
“ My Friend Charlie “ by Tony Freeman
“ Cold Hard Cash “ by Tom Vitus Silva
“ Widowed “ by Katie Fahey
“ Black Rooster “ by Yair Zhurat
“ A Boy Named Barb – Lord Of The Comedies “ by EXO Books
“ The Circle “ by Craig Urquhart
“ Beastly Onslaught “ by Helen Rana
“ Kipling’s Soldier “ by Iliyas Daudi
“ Bread Of Liberation “ by Tony Soehner
“ Gang Agley “ by Jeremy Hogan, Aaron Krygier
“ Tales Of Olympus: The Titanomachy “ by Jake Vistoso
“ A Story Of Wrath “ by Theo Leipert
“ The Rights Of The Woman “ by Melonie Magruder
“ Birthday Boy “ by Michael Jonathan Gellis
“ Mothers “ by Manuela Berlanga
“ Rusambo “ by Angela Zivo Gapa
“ Tony & Jane “ by Kieran Livingstone
“ Ameneh “ by Roqiye Tavakoli, Yasamin Rizan
“ Getting Back “ by Haven Garber
“ Unsuitable “ by Kaustuv Mukherjee
“ If I Killed A Man For You “ by Brian McGrath
“ Chained to Your Ghost “ by Amanda Lemberg
“ Bad Girls “ by Kevin Machate
“ The Spite Fence “ by Michael j Pendergast
“ Closer To Heaven “ by James Robinson
“ Good Medicine “ by Aaron Moss
NYISA2025 BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY AWARD FINALISTS
NYISA2025 Best Short Screenplay Award Official Finalists
“ Hamzaad- The Same Born “ by Hamid Baig
“ Minus Valid “ by Gabriel Oliva
“ Home Again “ by Stephen Kellam
“ Fool “ by Kai-Lily Karpman
“ Morbid Sight “ by AJ Moss
“ What Remains “ by Brendan Miggins
“ Last Call “ by Mike Gallagher
NYISA2025 Best Short Screenplay Award Semi-Finalists
“ Tresses “ by Saeid Ghasemi, Atefeh Salehi
“ Convergence “ by Anna Tsapo
“ The Places We’ll Go “ by Stephanie Romero
“ Between the Piers “ by Carol Younghusband
“ Max & Sophie’s Family Trip “ by Dan Trimarchi
“ Romantaswipe ” by Rose Frankel
“ Olivia Colman Says My Farts Don’t Stink “ by Lisa Marie Tedesco
“ In With The Storm “ by Cara Marshall
“ Spider “ by Sage Okolo
“ Tics and Stones “ by Angelo Rocha, Sandra Gutierrez
“ The Accident “ by DJ Alvine
“ Nuclear Lockdown In The Staffroom “ by William Todd
“ Things That Float “ by Teresa Nigolian
“ Abracadaver! And The Prestige Of Patriarchy “ Matthew Stevens, Laurence Stevens
“ The Estate “ by Rachel D Griffiths
“ Forgiveness Is Key “ by Kevin J. Howard
“ Motion Detected “ by Zack Abramowitz
“ Tideliness “ by Christopher Whiteside
“ Eternal Mother “ by Emily Qiu, Ligia Schiozer
“ Binary Stars “ by Nathan D McCrosson
“ Waters “ by Cesar Sanchis Romero
“ Night Of The Living Diwali “ by Shankar Sudhakaran
“ Between Every Flight “ by Michaela M. Kaelin
“ The Magic King “ by John Norris Ray
“ Where And When “ by Nicholas Cadoo
“ Bail “ by Emily Draper
“ Love Without Evidence “ by Rodney Fleetwood Jr.
NYISA2025 Best Short Screenplay Award Quarter-Finalists
“ The Raft “ by Liza Wyles
“ Global Population Crisis “ by Charles Ricottone
“ Demon “ by Patrick Saleh-Torres
“ The Last Go “ by Dylan Brown
“ Homeless “ by Leonardo Ramirez
“ 10-11 In Progress “ by Matt Dionne
“ Going Back To You “ by Rebecca Semik
“ Walter Crosses The Bridge “ by Paul Rowe
“ IV Iff “ by Lindsey Brannon
“ A Taste of The World “ by Debby Huvaere
“ Expiration Date “ by Porsha Addison
“ Magnolias “ by Lenea Key
“ As The World Caves In “ by Devin Gilliam
“ Hook’em Horns “ by Tyler Totten
“ Summer Nights “ by DJ Alvine
“ The Sumo “ by DJ Alvine
“ The Subway “ by DJ Alvine
“ One Of Ours “ by Monique Curry
“ Bank Robbery Hottie “ by Ruby Mainiery
“ Leaves That Fall “ by Myia Ellio
“ The Dirty Irish “ by Christopher Michael
“ Mother’s Day “ by CR Sherman
“ Kodachrome “ by Karla S. Bryant
“ Not Without Laughter “ by Jermaine Manigault
“ In Case Of Emergency “ by Zen Dot
“ My Yoga Mat “ by Michael Monteiro
“ The Fantastical Origin Story Of Henry Hero “ by Peter-William Jamieson
“ The Witch In The Wall “ by Kellsie Moore
“ The Enlightenment “ by Prudence Oliver
“ The Evil That Men Do “ by Steve Hanisch
“ Pyre “ by Dylan Miller
“ Coffee?! “ by Gabriel Silverio
“ T.D.F. “ bu Kevin Machate
“ The Saints Code “ by Patrizia Iuliucci
“ Seat Covers “ by John Norris Ray
“ The Butcher “ by Shawn Patrick OBrick
“ Divorce Story “ by Vanessa Li Wang
“ Staten Island Project “ by Jodi Carol Harrison, Sarah L Taylor
NYISA2025 BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY AWARD FINALISTS
NYISA2025 Best TV Pilot Screenplay Award Official Finalists
“ Trophies “ by Phil Cook
“ Vibez “ by Alexia Greene
“ Schadenfreude “ by Simran Khalsa
“ Night And Descartes “ by Steve Epp
“ The Last Word “ by James Crisp
“ Guardian “ by Matthew Charles
“ Sleeper “ by Neil Crittenden
NYISA2025 Best TV Pilot Screenplay Award Semi-Finalists
“ Alba: The Road Of Shadows And Runes “ by Darren Rae
“ Good Enough “ by Marta Hopfer-Gilles
“ Each Other’s Keepers “ by Ornella Ohayon
“ Paint The Black “ by Ryan Hatch
“ Everywhere “ by Brandon Sikora
“ Hyde Protocol “ by Noah Lang
“ Salt Water “ by Sam Rose
“ The Woman From Snowy River “ by Jim Lounsbury, Lynnette Lounsbury
“ Carlotta “ by Bill Hochhauser
“ Bridget In Manhattan “ by Niamh Gormley
“ Unstrung “ by Sophie Wang
“ Nick The Hat “ by Michael Perri
“ The Ravines “ by Jacob Small
“ Sleep Outside “ by Lisa Isaacson, Victor Ruggiero
“ Easter Eggs “ by Ally Gilfeather
“ Music Is Us “ by Dan Kinber
“ No Shortcut To Freedom “ by Rita Cornelia Reinecker
NYISA2025 Best TV Pilot Screenplay Award Quarter-Finalists
“ Tracer “ by Julia Campanelli
“ Crystallis “ by Sergio Pintore, Daryl D. Well
“ Dollar A Day “ by Daniel Van Nostrand
“ Dead Winger “ by Colby Poston
“ Bjorn & Bagels On Tour “ by Michael Carrithers
“ Red Scare “ by Michael Deigh
“ Contrast “ by Alexandra Almeida
“ Artifacts “ by Natalie Aksoy
“ Talk Therapy “ by Thomas Moore
“ Secrets Of Omordion “ by Nande Orcel
“ Safe “ by Adam Garcia
“ Rat City “ by Ally Gilfeather
“ The Book Of Charlotte “ by Olivia Belluck
“ TAART “ by Ellis Abigail Stump
“ Gruncle “ by Judson Simmons
“ It Burns Beneath “ by Dee Mick
“ Sex Is Work “ by Tracee Mantro
“ Gentrified “ by Max Marcus
“ Msg Bangkok: Cover Me I’m Fucked “ by Donovan Cage, Kelley Smith
“ Bee Leaf “ by Katrina Jaxson
“ The Belt “ by Shamsi Alilova
“ Darkness And Fire “ by Tasja Hauk
“ Strange Mercy “ by Jack Mayer
“ Portal “ by Megan Kashtan
“ Be Bold “ by Ruby Mainieri
“ Medusa: An Animated Series “ by Ruby Mainieri
“ Otherworldly “ by Douglas M. Stich
“ StarStruck Galileo – A 10 “ by Andrew Chiaramonte
“ The Sideshow “ by Riccardo Contaldi
“ Channel 92 “ by Emily Tullock
“ Cafe Romeo “ by Alberto Diamante
“ Blue Shades “ by Alejandro Vilpa
“ Haven “ by Craig Urquhart
” By Land Or Sea “ by Clifton Cody
“ Pearly Gate Estates “ by James Crisp
“ Provenance “ by Amy Otey
“ Promethean “ by Heather Graham
“ The Widow-Maker “ by Brittany Files



















































































































