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MICHAEL CLIFTON

Screenwriter

BIO

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Growing up on a hazardous waste site that’s home to the Mothman legend was a lot to take in. Today I write stories about outsiders caught between real and imagined horrors. Recent accolades from Academy Award Qualifying festivals include CineQuest, HollyShorts, Raindance, Nashville and Austin Film Festivals. My horror screenplays have won top prize in competitions from FilmQuest, HorrOrigins, Nightmares, SF IndieFest, VHS, WritersXWriters, Flickers' RIIFF to Page Turner Awards. My writings on art and culture have been published in

V Magazine and Encyclopedia Britannica. 

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"I write stories about outsiders caught between real and imagined horrors."

SCREENPLAYS

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Screenplays
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UPDATES

November 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde, Semifinalist, New York New Stories

November 2024 - Mouse, Semifinalist, New York New Stories

November 2024 - Mouse, #1 Horror Short on Coverfly's The Red List

November 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde, #1 Thriller TV Pilot on Coverfly's The Red List

November 2024 - Kissyfoot, Paper Monsters, Gloves and eMorto! on Coverfly's The Red List

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Best Script Nominee, Chilliwack Independent Film Festival

November 2024 - Mouse, Finalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay

November 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde, Quarterfinalist, Los Angeles International Screenplay

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Maniatic

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Soho Horror

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Image + Nation

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Melbourne Queer Film Festival

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Hellifax

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, South African HorrorFest

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Terror Molins

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Leeds Film Festival

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Fogfest

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Blood in the Snow

November 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection. Albertoir Horror Festival

October 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde, Finalist, ScreenCraft Pitch

October 2024 - eMorto!, Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft TV Pilot

October 2024 - Kissyfoot, Quarterfinalist, Big Apple

October 2024 - Paper Monsters, Honorable Mention, Big Apple

October 2024 - Mouse, Quarterfinalist, Pittsburgh Shorts

October 2024 - Cannibal Christmas, Bronze Nib Award, Let's Make It

October 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde, #1 Thriller TV Pilot on Coverfly's The Red List

October 2024 - Kissyfoot, Paper Monsters, Gloves, Mouse and eMorto! on Coverfly's The Red List

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, SXSW Sydney

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, FilmQuest

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Flickers' Vortex

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Out on Film

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Edmonton International

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Shortcutz Lisboa

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Smodcastle Film Festival

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Atlanta Horror

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Monsters on Film

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Screamfest 

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Cineclube Pombal

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Fantasmagoria

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Ramaskrik

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Knoxville Horror

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Nightmares

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Fright Nights

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, VHS

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Lusca Fantastic 

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Celluloid Screams

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, HorrorHaus

October 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Splat Film Fest

September 2024 - Mouse, Semifinalist, Outstanding Screenplays

September 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde, #1 Thriller TV Pilot on Coverfly's The Red List

September 2024 - Cannibal Christmas, Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival

September 2024 - Mouse, Quarterfinalist, SYS

September 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, HorrOrigins

September 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde, Finalist, FilmQuest

September 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection at MotelX

September 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Calgary International Film Festival

September 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Film Out San Diego

September 2024 - eMorto! on Coverfly's The Red List

September 2024 - Kissyfoot, Paper Monsters, Gloves, Mouse, The Bad Poet, Graven, Chitlin on Coverfly's The Red List

August 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection at FrightFest

August 2024 - Gummies, Official Selection, LA Under the Stars

August 2024 - Graven, Gloves and Kissyfoot, Quarterfinalists, Final Draft Big Break

August 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde, Finalist, HollyShorts​

August 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde, Quarterfinalist, NexTV

August 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Popcorn Frights

August 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde, #1 Thriller TV Pilot on Coverfly's The Red List

August 2024 - Kissyfoot, Paper Monsters, Gloves, The Bad Poet, Chitlin and Mouse on Coverfly's The Red List

August 2024 - Mouse, Honorable Mention, Bolt

July 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection at Fantasia

July 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection at FilmOut

July 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde, #1 Thriller TV Pilot on Coverfly's The Red List

July 2024 - eMorto!, #1 Horror TV Pilot on Coverfly's The Red List

July 2024 - 17 LGBTQIA+ Screenwriters To Watch In 2024, Killer Shorts Blog

July 2024 - Mouse and Paper Monsters, Semifinalists, Creative Screenwriting Shoot Your Short

July 2024 - Kissyfoot, Paper Monsters, Gloves and Mouse on Coverfly's The Red List

June 2024 - Jekyll and Pryde and eMorto! on Coverfly's The Red List

June 2024 - Paper Monsters, Kissyfoot, Mouse, Gloves and The Bad Poet on Coverfly's The Red List

June 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, South Out

June 2024 - eMorto!, Quarterfinalist, Suspense Emerging Screenwriters

May 2024 - Paper Monsters, Kissyfoot, Mouse, Graven, Gloves and The Bad Poet on Coverfly's The Red List

May 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, deadCenter

May 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, Portland Horror

May 2024 - Paper Monsters, Winner, WritersXWriters

May 2024 - Kissyfoot, Winner, NYISA

April 2024 - Paper Monsters, Mouse, Graven and Gloves, Semifinalists, NYISA

April 2024 - Graven and Paper Monsters, Honorable Mentions, UK Film Festival

April 2024 - Mouse, Paper Monsters, Kissyfoot, Graven, Gloves and The Bad Poet on Coverfly's The Red List

April 2024 - Kissyfoot, Quarterfinalist, TSL/The Scrip Lab, 

April 2024 - Paper Monsters and Kissyfoot, Finalists, WritersXWriters

April 2024 - Cannibal Christmas, Mouse and Kissyfoot, Longlist, UK Film Festival

April 2024 - Bath Bomb, Winner, Best of Festival and Best Actor, Panic Fest

March 2024 - Bath Bomb, Official Selection, BIFFF

March 2024 - Bath Bomb and Gummies, Official Selections, Panic Fest

March 2024 - Mouse, Finalist, Atlanta Film Festival

March 2024 - The Toy Collector, Official Selection, Coverfly's Pitch Week

March 2024 - Mouse, Paper Monsters, Kissyfoot, The Bad Poet and Gloves on Coverfly's The Red List

February 2024 - Paper Monsters and Kissyfoot, Semifinalists, WritersXWriters

February 2024 - Kissyfoot, Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft Short Film

February 2024 - Mouse and Paper Monsters, Semifinalists, Atlanta Film Festival 

February 2024 - Kissyfoot #1 Horror Short, Coverfly's The Red List

February 2024 - Mouse, Paper Monsters, Kissyfoot, The Bad Poet and Gloves on Coverfly's The Red List

February 2024 - Mouse, Semifinalist, Filmmatic Horror

January 2024 - Kissyfoot, #1 Horror Short, Coverfly's The Red List

January 2024 - Kissyfoot and Paper Monsters, Quarterfinalists, WritersXWriters

January 2024 - Mouse and Paper Monsters, Quarterfinalists, Atlanta Film Festival

January 2024 - Mouse and Paper Monsters, Semifinalists, SF IndieFest

January 2024 - Kissyfoot, Quarterfinalist, SF IndieFest

January 2024 - Mouse, Kissyfoot, The Bad Poet, Paper Monsters and Gloves on Coverfly's The Red List

January 2024 - Kissyfoot, Semifinalist, Outstanding Screenplays

December 2023 - The Toy Collector, Top 5 Finalist, Shore Scripts Development Fund

December 2023 - eMorto!, Finalist, Shore Scripts Development Fund

December 2023 - The Bad Poet, Paper Monsters, Gloves, Kissyfoot on Coverfly's The Red List

December 2023 - Paper Monsters, Quarterfinalist, Outstanding Screenplays

December 2023 - Kissyfoot and Paper Monsters, Finalists, SWN

November 2023 - The Bad Poet, Paper Monsters, Gloves, Kissyfoot on Coverfly's The Red List

November 2023 - Gummies, Winner, Best Writing, Best Micro Short, Ethereal Horror Fest

November 2023 - Gummies, Winner, Best Director, Best Actor, LA Crime and Horror

November 2023 - Gummies, Official Selection, Krampus Film Festival

November 2023 - Kissyfoot and Paper Monsters, Quarterfinalists, Vail Film Festival

November 2023 - Gummies, Winner, Audience Award and Best Young Performer, HorrorHaus

November 2023 - Gummies, Winner, Best Film, Terror Fest

November 2023 - Mouse, Top 10 Finalist, Filmquest

October 2023 - The Bad Poet, Semifinalist, Austin Film Festival

October 2023 - Paper Monsters, Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival

October 2023 - Kissyfoot, Second Rounder, Austin Film Festival

October 2023 - Paper Monsters, Semifinalist, Pittsburgh Shorts

October 2023 - The Bad Poet, Paper MonstersKissyfoot, Graven and Gloves on Coverfly's The Red List

October 2023 - Paper Monsters, Top 3, A Night of Horror

September 2023 - Paper Monsters, Finalist, VHS/Vancouver Horror Show

September 2023 - Gummies, Winner, Best Horror Short - Austin Spotlight

September 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Selection, Terror in the Bay Film Festival

September 2023 - Paper Monsters, Winner, Scratch Night Table Performance, Scriptwriters & Co

September 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Selection, Leeds Int. Film Festival (Academy Award, BAFTA qualifying)

September 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Selection, Atlanta Horror Festival

September 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Seletion, Freak Show Festival

Seotember 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Selection, FANtastic Horror Film Festival

September 2023 - Kissyfoot and Paper Monsters, Official Selections, HorrOrigins

September 2023 - Kissyfoot and Mouse, Finalists,  FilmQuest

September 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Selection, FilmQuest

September 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Selection, VHS/Vancouver Horror Show

September 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Selection, HorrorHaus

September 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Selection, Queer Voices

September 2023 - Paper Monsters, Semifinalist, FilmQuest

September 2023 - Kissyfoot, Semifinalist, WeScreenplay Short Lab

September 2023 - Participant, Fellowship, WritersXWriters

September 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Selection, HorrOrigins Film Festival

September 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Selection, Terror Fest Film Festival

September 2023 - Gummies, Official Film Selection, Buried Alive Film Festival

September 2023 - Kissyfoot, Paper Monsters, Chitlin and Gloves on Coverfly's The Red List

August 2023 - Kissyfoot, Finalist, HollyShorts

August 2023 - Kissyfoot, Quarterfinalist, Scriptapalooza

August 2023 - Gummies, Film Nominations: Horror, Director, Actress, Writer, Concept, Austin Spotlight

August 2023 - Paper Monsters, Kissyfoot and Gloves, Quarterfinalists, WeScreenplay Short Lab

August 2023 - Kissyfoot, Finalist, A Night of Horror

August 2023 - Paper Monsters and Kissyfoot, Semifinalists, Filmmatic Shortstop 

August 2023 - Paper Monsters, Kissyfoot, Chitlin and Gloves on Coverfly's The Red List

August 2023 - Gloves, Semifinalist, Dallas International Film Festival

July 2023 - Paper Monsters and Kissyfoot, Quarterfinalists, ScreenCraft Film Fund

July 2023 - Gloves, #1 Horror Short, Coverfly's The Red List

July 2023 - Kissyfoot, Graven, Gloves and Chitlin on Coverfly's The Red List

June 2023 - Kissyfoot and Paper Monsters debut on Coverfly's The Red List

June 2023 - Graven, Gloves, Chitlin and The Bad Poet appear on Coverfly's The Red List

May 2023 - The Cannibal Poet, Semifinalist, ScreenCraft True Story

May 2023 - Gloves, #1 Horror Short, Coverfly's The Red List

May 2023 - Chitlin, Official Selection, Art of Brooklyn Film Festival

May 2023 - Gloves, Semifinalist, Art of Brooklyn Film Festival

May 2023 - The Bad Poet and Gloves, Quarterfinalists, Art of Brooklyn Film Festival 

May 2023 - è Morto!, Gloves, Graven, Chitlin and The Bad Poet appear on Coverfly's The Red List

May 2023 - Gloves, Finalist, Outstanding Screenplays

April 2023 - Graven, Winner, WritersXWriters

April 2023 - Gloves, #1 Horror Short, Coverfly's The Red List

April 2023 -  Graven, Chitlin and Gloves appear on Coverfly's The Red List

March 2023 - Gloves, Finalist, WritersXWriters

March 2023 - Graven, Chitlin and Gloves appear on Coverfly's The Red List

February 2023 - Gloves, #1 Horror Short, Coverfly's The Red List

February 2023 - Graven, Chitlin and The Bad Poet appear on Coverfly's The Red List

January 2023 - Gloves, #1 Horror Short, Coverfly's The Red List

January 2023 - Graven, Chitlin and The Bad Poet appear on Coverfly's The Red List

January 2023 - Chitlin and The Bad Poet, Quarterfinalists, WritersXWriters

December 2022 - Gloves, The 2022 LIST OF LISTS, Coverfly's Top 10 Most Downloaded Projects

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