Mitch Finn
Mitch studied dramatic writing at the Jacob Krueger Studio Pro Track Program and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade. Mitch also practices long form improv and traffics in sketch comedy, acting, and occasional standup.
Steered and reared in Texas, Mitch currently hangs his hat in Humboldt County, California. He has a PhD in Mythological Studies and an MA in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute.
He’s a member of the Dramatists Guild (Associate No. 106738) and works without representation.
PRODUCTIONS
- “The Starlite Inn”, Arcata Vets Hall, 100th Monkey Productions, Arcata, CA. May 22-24, 2025.
- “Wuss Last Words”, [film] 2023.
PUBLICATIONS
“The Lazy Susan” in Spellbinder. Autumn, 2025.
“Citizen No. 5,000,238 Has a Complaint” in Test Tube Theatre – An Anthology of One Minute Plays Inspired by Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. July, 2025.
“Non-Contact” in Qutub Minar Review. July, 2025.
“Mom’s Apple Stamps” in North Coast Journal. Dec. 5, 2024.
The Dialectic of Civilization: A Psychoanalytic Approach to Anthropocentrism, 2012. [dissertation]
Mythic Passages regular contributor 2007.
AWARDS
- Best Stage Play – Swedish Int’l Film Festival 2025 (The Starlite Inn)
- Best Concept – Hollywood Screenings Film Festival 2025 (The Starlite Inn)
- Best Long-Form Script – Bull City Int’l Film and Screenwriting Festival 2025 (The Starlite Inn)
- Best Stage Play – Oxford Script Awards 2025 (Songs from Szechuan Garden)
- Winner “Men’s Issues” – Round the Globe Film and Music Festival 2024 (Wuss Last Words)
SELECTIONS & PLACEMENTS
- Finalist – Los Angeles Television and Script Festival 2025 (The Starlite Inn)
- Official Selection – Las Vegas Int’l Film and Screenwriting Festival 2025 (The Starlite Inn)
- Second Rounder Stage Play – Austin Film Festival 2025 (The Starlite Inn)
- Official Selection – Skiptown Playhouse Film Festival 2025 (The Starlite Inn)
- Official Selection – Purple Sky Int’l Film Festival 2025 (The Starlite Inn)
- Official Selection – Panther City Film Festival 2025 (Songs from Szechuan Garden)
- Honorable Mention – NYC Play Reading Festival 2025 (Songs from Szechuan Garden)
- Finalist Stage Play – Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Festival 2024 (Songs from Szechuan Garden)
- Second Rounder Stage Play – Austin Film Festival 2024 (Songs from Szechuan Garden)
- Official Selection – Woodburn Falls Film Festival 2024 (Wuss Last Words)
- Official Selection – Spectra Fix Film Festival 2024 (Wuss Last Words)
- Official Selection – Environmental Film and Screenplay Festival 2024 (Beautiful Specimen)
- Quarterfinalist – Filmmatic Comedy Awards Season 7 2022 (Putrid Carnival)
- Quarterfinalist – Filmmatic Horror Awards Season 6 2022 (The Quality of Mercy)
- Semifinalist – Filmmatic Horror Awards Season 5 2021 (Zombadu)
- Quarterfinalist – Austin Film Festival Comedy 2021 (Gilgamesh)
- Quarterfinalist – Screencraft Sci-Fi/Fantasy 2021 (The Doomers)
- Semifinalist – Screencraft Sci-Fi/Fantasy 2020 (Manifest Destiny)
- Quarterfinalist – Scriptapalooza Sci-Fi-Fantasy 2020 (Manifest Destiny)
- Quarterfinalist – PAGE 2020 (Manifest Destiny)
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