NYISA 2020 VALUED JURY MEMBERS;
VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO THEM,

FRED IRELAND, JENNIFER PHILLIPS, MICHAEL MATASCI, ERIC WHITTEN, OZGE GOZTURK, MAUREEN DOWDELL, SAMANTHA MERRICK, GREG DAVIES, EFSANE KARAYILANOGLU TOKA, LEWIS RITTER, ANDREW STONE, CHRISTOPHER ORTIZ, SENEM YILDIRIM, DAKOTA REINIKE, NADIA CARMON, EMINE DURSUN

NYISA 2020 – Official Finalists

BEST SCREENPLAY – SHORTS

BEST SCREENPLAY – SHORTS

FINALISTS
DIET – BRETT DAVIDSON
BOY IN LOVE – MINAMI GOTO, VICTOR RUSSO
NOVEMBER 1ST – JOCELYN WAITE
TRAGEDY OF CHILDREN – BALAZS PETHO
GUARDS FOR MR.COOK – PRESTON RANDOLPH
THE LOST CAMP – CONNER ETTER, RUSS D.MARTIN, ANDREW BETTENCOURT

SEMI FINALISTS
COMEDY KILLER – STEPHAN KAYFISH, DANIEL NIELSEN
THE PHOTOGRAPHER – DANIELLE LIMA
THE MOOSEDUCK – JEFFREY DELANO DAVIS
AFTERBIRTH – MARKO PANDZA
LAST THURSDAY – KEVIN MACHATE
A LADY OF ASSAR – ANTHONY CORTEZ FERNANDEZ
CHRISTMAS LIGHT – JULIA GALLE
MANNY – GARY VEGA
MATCH IN THE POWER BARREL – DANIEL SAULNIER
FINDING SHELTER – MEHRTASH MOHIT
THORNS AND OTHER SOFT SURFACES – RYAN HENRY KNIGHT
ACHE – LELE PARK
FEBRUARY – PETROS GEORGIADIS
TICKET TO – QIANCHENG GUO
SAVING GRACE – STEPHEN KAYFISH
PROPHET – AARON YBARRA, KENNY SOLBERG
AEONIAN – DEMETRIOS SADOS
THE ANDROMEDANS – DENNIS OSTERMAIER
SURFACE TENSION – SHANE WALSH-SMITH
INSIDE – BIJOY RAVEENDRAN
THEY DON’T LEAVE THE SCRIPT – CAZ MCGOVERN
THE CONFESSION – DIEGO TROVARELLI
ANYTHING – ALEKSANDR BEAUDOIN
LAB PARTNERS – TOMMY BRITT
PATCHWORK HERO – EMILY PASTERNAK
JOSIE’S DATE WITH DEATH – LISA MARIE TEDESCO
OPERATION SUBTERFUGE – LAWRENCE BUCHER
CLOSED POSITION – DARIA KIERNAN
THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS – MERYL THOMAS
LENNY’S LUCK – COLIN PIERCE
AN EVENING CALLER – PETER WILLIAM-JAMIESON

BEST SCREENPLAY – FEATURES

BEST SCREENPLAY – FEATURES

FINALIST
LOSERVILLE – JOHN MONTGOMERY
WHITE CROW – DAVID BARBESCHI
UNDER THE OSPREY’S EYE – JOAN ELIZABETH BEILSTEIN
THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER – GARY L. BLACKWOOD
HANSON – BENJAMIN PIERCE
PERSONA – JEFFREY HOWE

SEMI FINALIST
YOUTH DECAY – BRANDON HALL
OLD PEOPLE – BRANDON DOUGLAS HALL
WERE WYNNE – R.WAYNE GRAY
ART IN TANDEM – ELIZABETH BLACKMER
FRAT HEIST – ZACH GLADSTONE
SECONDHAND HEART – AMBER NARDOLILLO
BILLY DUKE – MIKE C. MCCARTHY
HOMECOMING – ROBERT LEO COX
DRIVING LEAH – GARY BIGELOW
AFTER – SAMEERAH LUQMAAN-HARRIS
CROSS YOUR HEART – CHRIS HICKY
DAY OF THE WHITE RABBIT – ELIZABETH TABISH, JANET TRAVIS
GRANDMA’S LITTLE ANGEL – JOSEPH BASSETTE, JACK SNYDER
SCREAM QUEEN – WALTER MARTYN CABELL
PEOPLE YOU MEET IN BARS – BRITTANY JELINSKY
THE NEED – KEITH MCCARTHY
BALLOON ANIMAL – EM JOHNSON, KATHRINE WADDELL
ABDUCTION – JOHN MONTGOMERY
LOVE ON THE HIPPOCAMPUS – CARLOS MORALES
THE LEASE OF NATURE – ANDERSON BOYD
RUNAWAY SHIP – THEODORE CARL SODERBERG
MODERN ART – LAURENCE FULLER
FIVE KINGDOMS – CRAIG KOLLER
CONSTANT CRAVING – ELLIS BARROWMAN
UMBRAL – ERIK BOTELHO
THE LAST CASE – MINA K.G.N.
BALL OF FIRE – SEAN COLEMAN
THE FOUNTAIN – JASON MURGATRYORD
FIRST AND TEN – CARL CHAMBERS
LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME – AARON POPE, B.GAUTHAM
THE NIGHT WITCHES – STEVEN JOHN PROWSE
SOLDIERS WITHOUT GUNS – CARMINE BICCHETTI
APARTMENT 69 – SKYLER HARDEGREE
PROTECT OUR STREETS – JOHN RAVITZ
CELLULAR MEMORY – BRIAN ERWIN, CHRISTINE HUNSICKER
TRANQUILITY – ALEXIS KIRKE
PURGATORY PLAINS – RICHARD A.PINES
CAIRENE DREAMS – ANDREW ABDOU, MAX GRAY, MICHAEL PETZINGER
WHIZ AND BLUE – MARC KETCHEM
HAPPY MEDIUM – AARON LIEBEN
GIRLS ON THE RUN – LUKAS HASSEL
QUINTANA – WILLIAM LIPERA
THE FUNNY FARM – ROBERT WARD

NYISA 2020 WINNERS

Best Short Screenplay

1st Place
Hawk Bells
by Kristian Mercado Figueroa

2nd Place
Bahar, Born at Night
by Michael Bina

3rd Place
Mid-Lifers
by Heidi Segal

Honorable Mentions

Dawn
Alexandra Ruggieri

Renner
Martin T. Medina

Best Feature Screenplay

1st Place
The Farrell Girl
by Lyndal Simpson

2nd Place
Mirage
by John Robert Frankli

3rd Place
Away With My Heart
by Hoyt Richards, Lawrence Nelson II

Best Short Screenplay

1st Place
Hawk Bells
by Kristian Mercado Figueroa

2nd Place
Bahar, Born at Night
by Michael Bina

3rd Place
Mid-Lifers
by Heidi Segal

Honorable Mentions

Dawn
Alexandra Ruggieri

Renner
Martin T. Medina

Best Feature Screenplay

1st Place
The Farrell Girl
by Lyndal Simpson

2nd Place
Mirage
by John Robert Frankli

3rd Place
Away With My Heart
by Hoyt Richards, Lawrence Nelson II

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