Dear Valuable Jury Members of the NYISA 2019

Fred Ireland, Jennifer Phillips, Emine Dursun, Hosik Kim, Corrina Plunkett, Michael Matasci, Andrew Stone, Victoria prima, Taylor Re Lynn, Dakota Reinike, Christopher Ortiz, Ozge Gozturk, Afonso J Henruiqe, Eric Whitten

Special Thanks

The creator of the NYISA brand&beyond Ufuk Cetincan, Ragip Balci for everything about the website and beyond it, Aysen Dursun for the trophies, Beste Miray Dogan (Graphic Design), John Cathal O’Brien for his support, Drom family Serdar Ilhan & Mehmet Dede & Hulya Olff, Selin Tuyan for the videography, Greg Paul for being a great MC and beyond, Dag Bennstorm for the photography, Bryan Reeder, Gideon Tazelaar and Dag Marhus for their amazing music…

NYISA 2024 – FINALISTS

BEST FEATURES SCREENPLAY

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

BEST SHORTS SCREENPLAY

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

BEST TV PILOT SCREENPLAY

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

NYISA 2024 WINNERS

Best Feature Screenplay

1st Place Winner
“THE SOUND OF ANOMALY”
BY DAVID PORIC

2nd Place Winner
“THE COLORS OF CONFLICT”
BY ROCKY J. PARRA

3rd Place Winner
“DEMANDING AN ANSWER FROM GOD”
KEVIN J. HOWARD

Best Short Screenplay

1st Place Winner
“THE BIZ”
BY DEMETRICE PRINCE

2nd Place Winner
“SAVAGE GUMSHOE”
BY J. C. WOLF

3rd Place Winner
“JOE HAPLESS”
BOLAJI TIJANI – QUDUS

Best TV Pilot Screenplay

1st Place Winner
“KISSYFOOT”
BY MICHAEL CLIFTON

2nd Place Winner
“THIS IS JAN”
BY ROBERT LARRIVIERE, HUNTER BURKE, NICK LAVIN

3rd Place Winner
“THE PETRIFIED FLORIST”
BY RICHARD LEVINE

Best Feature Screenplay

1st Place Winner
“THE SOUND OF ANOMALY”
BY DAVID PORIC

2nd Place Winner
“THE COLORS OF CONFLICT”
BY ROCKY J. PARRA

3rd Place Winner
“DEMANDING AN ANSWER FROM GOD”
KEVIN J. HOWARD

Best Short Screenplay

1st Place Winner
“THE BIZ”
BY DEMETRICE PRINCE

2nd Place Winner
“SAVAGE GUMSHOE”
BY J. C. WOLF

3rd Place Winner
“JOE HAPLESS”
BOLAJI TIJANI – QUDUS

Best TV Pilot Screenplay

1st Place Winner
“KISSYFOOT”
BY MICHAEL CLIFTON

2nd Place Winner
“THIS IS JAN”
BY ROBERT LARRIVIERE, HUNTER BURKE, NICK LAVIN

3rd Place Winner
“THE PETRIFIED FLORIST”
BY RICHARD LEVINE

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