2021 Fellowship Finalists Announced

Final Draft Fellowship Finalists:

Anna Cain, Brooklyn, NY / IN THEATRE – Comedy TV

Amber Cohen, Linwood, NJ / THE LAST NIGHT – Drama Feature

Hari Leigh, Los Angeles, CA / DRIVERLESS – Comedy Feature

Elaine Little, Los Angeles, CA / THE RELATIVES – Dramedy TV

Cara Loften, Los Angeles, CA / THE CLEANER – Drama Feature

LeLe Park, Chicago, IL / VISCERAL FATHERLAND – Drama Feature

Joseph Ramunni, Québec City, Canada / HEREAFTER – Drama Feature

Taratoa Stappard, London, Great Britain / EMKHATSINI (BETWEEN) – Drama Feature

Aaron Wong, Portland, OR / GARAMBA – Drama Feature

Richard Young, Toronto, Canada / EXALT – SciFi TV

HollyShorts Film Festival Finalists:

Shawna Baca, Los Angeles, CA / SPACE FOR RAVEN – Drama Feature

Alison Becker, Los Angeles, CA / THE TINKEL FILE – Dark Comedy Feature

Bri Castellini, Grand Junction, CO / DEAD ON ARRIVAL – Mystery TV

Leah Chen Baker, New York, NY / BELATED – Drama Feature

Dawn Davis, New Bedford, MA / CHEAT OUT – Dramedy TV

Vivian Kerr, Los Angeles, CA / FIVE POINTS – Drama TV

Chloe Lenihan, Burbank, CA / METANOIA – Comedy Feature

Audrey Lorea, Woodstock, NY / BLOOD DOG – Drama TV

International Screenwriters’ Association Finalists:

Justin Davi, Oceanside, NY / GIRLFRIEND – Drama Feature

Maud Ferrari, Santa Monica, CA / PIGPEN – Drama TV

Andy Greene, Glendale, CA / SELECTIVE MEMORY – SciFi Feature

Natalie Higdon, Memphis, TN / PICK UP SIDNEY – Dramedy Feature

Rachel McClard, Sherman Oaks, CA / THE KILLING TIME – Drama TV

Jack Messitt, Santa Clarita, CA / ADVENTURES IN BABYMAKING – Dramedy Feature

Rick Najera, Encino, CA / THE MARIACHI CLUB – Drama Feature

David Oster, Woodstock, GA / THE G.O.A.T (GREATEST OF ALL TIME) – Drama TV

Monica West, San Mateo, CA / HEARTLAND – Drama Feature

Sarah White, Westchester County, NY / PLAYGROUND WEDDING – Comedy Feature

Irish Film London Finalists:

Jack Irwin, London, Great Britain / CHARLIE SAFE HOME – War Drama Feature

Sean McConville, Watford, Great Britain / THE LAST MOON – Thriller Feature

Brendan O’Neill, Birmingham, Great Britain / THE LITTLE WINDING ROAD – War Drama, Action Feature

Maven Screen Media Finalists:

Justine Barron, Miami, FL / JEN DOESN’T GET GIRLS – Comedy TV

Victoria Blade, Atlanta, GA / VICKY WAKES UP – Comedy SciFi TV

Nicole Burton-Bennett, Clemson, SC / ACADEMICS – Mystery Drama TV

Cheryl Davis, New York, NY / SWIMMING UPTOWN – Drama TV

Ally Iseman, Santa Monica, CA / RIGHT OF PASSAGE – Dramedy TV

Jodi Lustig, New York, NY / MAD HADLEY – Comedy TV

Veronica Reyes-How, New York, NY / AMERICAN DOCTOR – Drama TV

Juliana Roth, Brooklyn, NY / FINAL CURTAIN CALL – Drama TV

K Scott-Daniels, Port Glasgow, Great Britain / COMPOS MENTIS – Drama TV

Teresa Warner, Austin, TX / BLACK HONEY – Drama TV

NewEnglandFilm.com Finalists:

Leah Bognanni, Boston, MA / NOT DEAD YET – Dramedy TV

Caroline Connolly, Boston, MA / LOCAL – Comedy TV

Lauren Devora, Lynn, MA / DAVE – Drama Feature

Farzin Farzam, Shrewsbury, MA / DEAR EMMANUEL – Drama Feature

Yvonne Paulin, Stamford, CT / 13 MINUTES – Thriller Feature

Walter Quinn, Hartford, CT / THE BEER MULE – Dramedy Feature

Sara Robin, Charlestown, MA / HERE TO STAY – Coming of Age Drama Feature

Noni Salma, Montpelier, VT / THE DROWNING OF GHOSTS – Drama TV

Northwest Screenwriters Guild Finalists:

Emma Barrow, Portland, OR / THRILL HILLS – Crime Drama TV

Kate Dandel, Seattle, WA / LOVE, SEX, & LIES AT THE POLYNESIAN PALACE – Dramedy TV

Jon Davis, Woodinville, WA / BABELSBERG – Adventure Feature

S. Skye Gilbert, Mercer Island, WA / iNGO – DRAMA TV

Corey Holmes, Seattle, WA / THE MOSS ON THE STONE – Drama TV

Craig Packard, Seattle, WA / DOWN – Drama Feature

Heather Pilder Olson, Seattle, WA / CRACK THE WHIP – Comedy TV

Leanna Woodley, Mukilteo, WA / THE COLORFUL LIFE OF LILLY BRIGGS – Family Friendly TV

PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Finalists:

Keshia Coe, Brooklyn, NY / GAYBIES – Comedy TV

Josh Corrigan, Malibu, CA / STEVE WANTS TO DIE – Comedy Feature

Brit Cowan, New York, NY / MAKE BELIEVE – Magical Realist Drama Feature

Scott Cox, Phoenix, AZ / DESTINY – Drama Feature

Gina De Angelis, Williamsburg, VA / THE LITANY OF THE SAINTS – Mystery Drama Feature

Heather Farlinger, Québec, Canada / NO GOOD DEED – Drama Feature

Anton Gill, San Francisco, CA / THE WINTERS – Drama Feature

Joey Day Hargrove, Burbank, CA / HIGHWAY TO HECK – Comedy Feature

Andrea Lawson, Valley Glen, CA / PROS AND CONS – Drama TV

LeeAnne Lowry, Columbia, MO / HICK, DARLING – Historical Drama Feature

Becca Mann, Los Angeles, CA / EXILED – Historical Family Feature

Shaun McConoughey, New York, NY / TRADITION NEVER DIES – Comedy TV

Ra’up McGee, Los Angeles, CA / EDITH AND THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY – Comedy Feature

Chris Mul and Michael Mul, Hoboken, NJ / FASTER THAN HORSES – Drama Feature

Amy Quick Parrish, Weston, MA / SCOUNDREL – Historical TV

Kay Patterson, Beaver, PA / LINEAGE – Action Thriller Feature

Nicholas Russell and Amanda McCann, Los Angeles, CA / DEAREST – Horror Feature

Tamra Teig, Woodland Hills, CA / DOG MOM – Comedy TV

Michael Weinreb, Portland, OR / THE BIG D – Sports Drama Feature

Jelena Woehr, Los Angeles, CA / RECONSTRUCTION – Drama TV

SAGindie Finalists:

Shireen Alihaji, Los Angeles, CA / BLUE VEIL – Drama Feature

Ambarien Alqadar, Rochester, NY / BIRD WOMAN – Magical Realist Feature

Jennifer Kim, Pasadena, CA / DEFENSIVE DRIVING – Drama Feature

Robin Lovelace, Plainfield, IN / SAVONNE, NOT VONNY – Magical Realist Drama Feature

Amir Mo, Studio City, CA / OSAMA BIN LADEN: A LOVE SONG – Historical Comedy TV

Tosin Morohunfola, North Hollywood, CA / THE PULPIT – Thriller Feature

Richard Nguyen and Vinita Mehta, Anaheim, CA / AMERICAN PSYCHE – Drama TV

Katherine Street, Granada Hills, CA / ROOT – Supernatural Drama TV

Vickie Tanner, Brooklyn, NY / ONE CUCKOO – Dramedy TV

William Winston, South Salem, NY / HUNGRY LITTLE CUBS – Thriller Feature

Sidewalk Film Festival Finalists:

Marcus Albino and Barbara Estelle DeJesus, Santa Ana, CA / BLACK MARIA – Drama TV

Eda Benjakul, Santa Monica, CA / STAR OF SIAM – Drama TV

Jordan Hannah, Houston, TX / A WORLD WITH NO HEROES – Drama Feature

Matt Harry, Burbank, CA / VANISHING POINT – Dramedy Feature

Michael Lipoma, Buena Park, CA / F-YOU! I’M A TEACHER – Dramedy TV

Ali MacLean, Los Angeles, CA / LADY KILLER – Comedy TV

Mary Nguyen, Long Beach, CA / HARD RICE – Drama TV

Steffany Sommers, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA / ROOMS OF EXPERIENCE – Drama Feature

Samantha Soule, Brooklyn, NY / CAIRNS – Drama Feature

Jana Zinser, Honolulu, HI / RIGHT TO COUNSEL – Drama TV

Stowe Story Labs Diverse Voices Finalists:

Rachel Hroncich, Los Angeles, CA / ONCE IN A LIFETIME – Drama TV

Alexandra Joyce, Aurora, IL / FTWGA – Political Thriller Feature

Mad Matthewz, Brooklyn, NY / EVERYONE DIES ALONE – Drama TV

Morgan Powell, Brooklyn, NY / CASSIE’S SANKOFA – Children’s Fantasy Feature

Paul-Robert Pryce, Brooklyn, NY / THE DELIVERER – Crime Neo-Western Feature

Liz Stephens, Topanga, CA / JOSHUA TREE – Drama TV

Minh Anh Vo Dinh, Ontario, Canada / THE OTHERED – Horror Feature

Donna Bonilla Wheeler, Los Angeles, CA / NATALIA RISING – Drama Feature

Alicia Woods, Hawthorne, CA / HORSESHOE FALLS – Coming of Age Drama Feature

Ida Yazdi, Brooklyn, NY / ANDI, TODAY – Drama TV

Tangerine Entertainment Finalists:

Sara Casey, Los Angeles, CA / RBF – Comedy TV

Lisa Cole, Los Angeles, CA / BIENVENIDOS A LOS ANGELES – Drama TV

Olivia Curry, Chicago, IL / THE THING ITSELF – Horror Drama Feature

Catherine Dale, Bozeman, MT / THE LINES WE DRAW – Drama Feature

Madeleine Dean, Alameda, CA / FOR MARIE – Drama Feature

Gabrielle Demeestere, Brooklyn, NY / TERRA – Drama Feature

Carol Faw, Sherman Oaks, CA / DRAFTING – Drama TV

Clare Higgins, Los Angeles, CA / THE ONE – Comedy TV

Kari Mote, Portland, OR / CRABS IN A MOTHER F*CKING BUCKET – Drama Feature

Rachel Tillotson, Bristol, Great Britain / SOMEWHERE OUT THERE – Dramedy Feature

Congratulations! Best of luck in the final round.

Our Champlain College and University of Vermont Fellows will be announced when we complete all other fellowship reviews.

Many thanks to all of our fellowship partners, friends, sponsors, and supporters.

Stowe Story Labs is supported in part by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Stowe Story Labs is supported in part by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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