Screenwriting Competition

Peter Bisgaier
Peter Bisgaier is an actor, writer, and director. He is also co-Artistic Director of Pegasus Theatre Company in Bordentown, NJ.

Nancy Boykin
Nancy Boykin is a Philadelphia based actress who has recently worked at the Delaware Theatre Company, the Wilma, the Arden, Theatre Horizon, Interact, and Theatre Exile. She has performed in regional theaters and Shakespeare Festivals around the country. She is strongly committed to the development of new work and is currently serving on the Board of PlayPenn, an organization that develops new plays.

Maddox Morfit-Tighe
Maddox Morfit-Tighe is a high school senior in Camden County, NJ, who is no stranger to the stage. He has been seen in Bristol Riverside Theater’s production of A Few Good Men, as Louden Downey, and has most recently come off a six week tour of New England with the award winning Circus Smirkus. Maddox is thrilled to be participating in the festival.

Arielle Kline
Arielle Kline is a senior at Hopewell Valley Central High School. Her favorite roles include Beth in Little Women and Margaret in Much Ado About Nothing. She is currently creating and acting in a devised theater piece with Mercer County Community College’s theater troupe titled Us/Them.

Madeline Shaw
Madeline Shaw is a Junior Acting major at Rider University pursuing her B.F.A. for Film, Television and Theatre with a French minor. She recently worked on Poker Face (dir. Rian Johnson) as a background actress and is currently participating in Rider University’s production of The Children’s Hour as Rosalie. Madeline is thrilled for this opportunity to collaborate with fellow filmmakers and actors on their insatiable pursuit of expression.

James Breckenridge Screenwriter, The PlayCrafters Group
James Breckenridge has worked in the entertainment industry for over 30 years. In 1995, his years of professional training and experience culminated in the founding of The PlayCrafters Group. As its Director, he specializes in helping writers from all over the country develop producible scripts for motion pictures, television and theatre. His work focuses on helping writers target the essential elements of their stories to achieve results that specifically serve their original vision. He has been rated in the Top Ten of Script Consultants from around the country and recommended as the Best of the Best Buys in Creative Screenwriting Magazine’s review of leading script consultants.

In addition to private classes, coachings and consultations, Mr. Breckenridge has been a featured speaker at The Philadelphia Writers’ Conference, The Algonquin Film Festival, The Bucks Fever FilmFest and has presented seminars at the SCREENWRITING EXPO in Los Angeles, California where he was named “Star Speaker.” Mr. Breckenridge has served on the Theatrical Motion Pictures Nominating Committee for the Screen Actors Guild Awards and as a Judge for the Freestyle Repertory Theater in New York City, Juror for The Philadelphia Film Festival’s Feature Film Competition, Juror for the American Independents category for the Philadelphia Film Festival/Cinefest as well as the Bucks Fever FilmFest.

Trained for the professional theatre, Mr. Breckenridge received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Temple University in Philadelphia. Over the years, he has performed professionally on radio, television, film and on stage. His work has taken him to Europe twice, once touring Germany and Italy, and a second time, appearing at The Edinburgh Festival in Scotland and in London. He currently maintains active memberships with both The Actors’ Equity Association and the SAG-AFTRA Union.

Scott Little VP of Commercial Lending at Harleysville Bank
Scott R. Little is a VP of Commercial Lending at Harleysville Bank. His role at the bank is to provide business owners with money to meet their goals, whether it’s to acquire new equipment or buy a building. He’s been an active member of the Architectural and Environmental Committee with the Central Bucks Chamber for over 16 years. In his volunteer work with the chamber, he has narrated the 2021 FilmFest Table Read, moderated Excellence in Design panel discussions, lead guided historic and architectural tours, and conducted video interviews about the environment. Little enjoys story-telling, whether it’s scary stories to Scouts at campfires or bringing Bible stories to life for kindergartners at church. He is looking forward to narrating the winning entry in the 2022 entry at the Film Fest Screenwriting Table Read.