Oregon Short Film Festival Winter 2021 Screenwriters

The seventh edition of the Oregon Short Film Festival will took place on Thursday February 25 through Sunday February 28, 2021 at the Sunshine Mill Winery And Drive-Up Theater 901 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR 97058 presented by Film Festival Circuit. The official selection laurels, award finalist laurels and award finalist certificates are publicly available on Google Drive. (LINK) This page is dedicated to the short screenplays and teleplays that were selected by the judges. If you are looking for the list of films and videos for the Winter 2021 season click here. All screenplay and teleplays were submitted via FilmFreeway. Please check out our FilmFreeway waiver code list and save 20% on future film festival submissions.

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Winter 2021 Award Winners

• Best Comedy Screenplay - Air Kiss, Written by Gio Forlenza (New York)
• Best Comedy Teleplay - Rennies, Written by Daniel Roche (United States of America)
• Best Dark Comedy Screenplay - Baby Teeth, Written by Layla Merritt (United States)
• Best Dark Drama Screenplay - The Hope Chest Has A Secret Drawer, Written by Laura Frenzer (New York)
• Best Drama Screenplay - A Lasting First Impression, Written by Kayla Romanowski (New York)
• Best Experimental Screenplay - Mismatch, Written by Bernhard Riedhammer (Germany)
• Best Fantasy Screenplay - Dr. Apples® Pilot- The Journey, Written by Dr Apples (Georgia)
• Best Horror Comedy Screenplay - Issue Zero, Written by Neil MacKay (Canada)
• Best Horror Screenplay - Zasha, Written by Margarita Zhitnikova and Jeffrey Weber (New York)
• Best Horror Teleplay - Teeth, Written by Wi-Moto Nyoka (New York)
• Best International Screenplay - Dog Eyes, Written by Helena Aguilera (Mexico)
• Best Relationship Drama Screenplay - Broken, Written by Lori Bachynski (Canada)
• Best Romantic Comedy Screenplay - Lenny's Luck, Written by Colin Pierce (California)
• Best Science Fiction Screenplay - Men of Moosehorn, Written by Sam Robotham (Washington, D.C.)
• Best Teleplay  - Uprisings, Written by Candice Delevante (New York)

2021 Official Selections And Award Finalists

The following screenplays and teleplays were read and rated by our panel of judges. Each of these submissions and have placed in the top 30% of scorecards and have been named Oregon Short Film Festival Winter 2021 Official Selections. Every screenplay and teleplay in this competition are 60 pages or less.

37 Best Comedy Screenplay Award Finalists

• Air Kiss, Written by Gio Forlenza (New York) - WINNER
• Gertie and Her Goats, Written by Euan Mitchell (Australia)
• Show Cat, Written by Ally Beans (Texas)
• The Race, Written by Mac McStravick (Texas)
• Trent Needs a Tampon, Written by Emmett Jack Lundberg (Oregon)

38 Best Comedy Teleplay Award Finalists

• Community Theatre, Written by Richard Paris Wilson (United Kingdom)
  
• Help Wanted (Schitt's Creek), Written by Karina Kalaydzhyan (California)
  
• Rennies, Written by Daniel Roche (United States of America) - WINNER
  
• The Write Type, Written by Carina Faz (Texas)
  
• VoiDead, Written by Karina Kalaydzhyan (California)

39 Best Dark Comedy Screenplay Award Finalists

• A Guy Walks into a Bar, Written by Gio Forlenza (New York)
  
• Baby Teeth, Written by Layla Merritt (United States) - WINNER
  
• Bugtussle, Written by Derek Sitter (Oregon)
  
• Squeak, Written by Maureen Aitken and Barbara Lhota (Illinois)
  
• The Revver, Written by Kelly S Moothart and Mike Hanson (South Dakota/Missouri)

40 Best Dark Drama Screenplay Award Finalists

• Multitasking, Written by Frank J. Avella (New Jersey)
  
• Sweetbreads, Written by Fred Perry (California)
  
• The Assassination of Lost Innocence, Written by Qiana C. (Florida)
  
• The Hope Chest Has A Secret Drawer, Written by Laura Frenzer (New York) - WINNER

41 Best Drama Screenplay Award Finalists

• A Lasting First Impression, Written by Kayla Romanowski (New York) - WINNER
  
• Lone, Written by Bill Redding (Illinois)
  
• My Sweet Buttercup, Written by Bridget Pervalle (United States)
  
• Refractions, Written by Paula Rossman (New York)
  
• The Reckoning, Written by Tracy Townsend and Dink Thomas (Texas)
  
• WINGS, Written by Susan O'Brien and Giselle Byrd (New York)

42 Best Experimental Screenplay Award Finalists

• Bloodline, Written by Ericka S Gomez (Michigan)
  
• Limited Freedom, Written by Meital (California)
  
• Mismatch, Written by Bernhard Riedhammer (Germany) - WINNER

43 Best Fantasy Screenplay Award Finalists

• Binary Force, Written by Ericka Gomez (Michigan)
  
• Dr. Apples® Pilot- The Journey, Written by Dr Apples (Georgia) - WINNER
  
• Zeda The Hunter, Written by Alexandru Ranta Gheorghe (Romania)

44 Best Horror Comedy Screenplay Award Finalists

• Any Filmmakers in the Audience, Written by James Edmunds (Louisiana)
  
• Issue Zero, Written by Neil MacKay (Canada) - WINNER
  
• The Seance, Written by Jensen Rule Tierra (United States)

45 Best Horror Screenplay Award Finalists

• Chum, Written by Henry P. Gravelle (Massachusetts)
  
• New Moon 5280, Written by Dean Harakas (Colorado)
  
• Stew, Written by Henry Peter Gravelle (Massachusetts)
  
• The Birthing, Written by Scott Barbella-Landy (New Jersey)
  
• Zasha, Written by Margarita Zhitnikova and Jeffrey Weber (New York) - WINNER

46 Best Horror Teleplays Award Finalists

• Downwinders, Written by Mark Donnell (United States)
  
• Teeth, Written by Wi-Moto Nyoka (New York) - WINNER

47 Best International Screenplay Award Finalists

• Faces In The Shadow, Written by Christophe Ledard and Loïc Cazes (France)
  
• Sugarcube, Written by Matthew McCracken (Australia)
  
• Dog Eyes, Written by Helena Aguilera (Mexico) - WINNER

48 Best Relationship Drama Screenplay Award Finalists

• Broken, Written by Lori Bachynski (Canada) - WINNER
  
• The Missing Button, Written by Kelly Jean Karam (United States)

49 Best Romantic Comedy Screenplay Award Finalists

• Algorythmic, Written by Noah Bean (California)
  
• Lenny's Luck, Written by Colin Pierce (California) - WINNER

50 Best Science Fiction Screenplay Award Finalists

• H2-OH, Written by C.J. Carter-Stephenson (United Kingdom)
  
• Men of Moosehorn, Written by Sam Robotham (Washington, D.C.) - WINNER
  
• "PROGRAM" to KILL........?? Written by Manisha Gupta (India)

51 Best Teleplay Award Finalists

• Badazz Ballbreakerz, Written by Jonathan Yates (United States)
  
• Phantom Squadron, Written by Noah Alperin (California)
  
• Uprisings, Written by Candice Delevante (New York) - WINNER

52 Official Selections (Rated in the Top 30% Overall)

• Grenouille Pond, Written by Henry Gravelle (Massachusetts)
  
• The Struggle Within, Written by Marc Allen (Tennessee)
  
• Travelling Saleswoman, Written by Alexandra Engelson (New York)

Oregon Short Film Festival History

1. Oregon Short Film Festival 2016
2. Oregon Short Film Festival 2017
3. Oregon Short Film Festival 2018
4. Oregon Short Film Festival 2019
5. Oregon Short Film Festival Winter 2020
6. Oregon Short Film Festival Summer 2020
7. Oregon Short Film Festival Winter 2021 (Feb 25-28)