Los Angeles, California - August 19th, 2004 - The Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Contest today announced the five finalists of their third annual international script competition.

A panel of judges comprised of industry experts is currently working to select the finalist from a group of five stand out scripts. The winning screenplay is poised to win a cash prize of $5,000 against a potential purchase price for the screenplay of up to $100,000.

“Screenwriting is a notoriously hard business to break into,” says Brent Armitage, co-founder of The Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Competition. “If you don’t live in Los Angeles, it can be hard to get your script noticed. Our finalists this year come from all over the United States, and bring a bevy of exciting work to the table.” Armitage is a writer and producer with such credits as Grosse Pointe Blank, The Feather Men, and The Big Bounce starring Owen Wilson.

The following five finalists will receive the best-selling screenplay writing software Final Draft 7, detailed script analysis service by an experienced, accomplished development executive and exposure to top writers’ agents and film and television producers.

The names of the five talented Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Competition finalists and the titles of their screenplays are:

Kipp Koenig: "Lost in His Prime"
Barbara Marshall: "Laugh: the Life of Melvin Governer"
Larry Williams: "Future Tense"
Dave Weisbord: "The Jazz Guitarist
Jaine Foster-Valdez: "Hide in Plain Sight"

HOLLYWOOD GATEWAY SCREENWRITING CONTEST ANNOUNCES ITS 2003 GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Los Angeles, California - January 30th, 2004 - The 2003 Hollywood Gateway Contest included a great number of imaginative and well-crafted entries, but after the dust settled Matthew Flynn’s script Magnet stood head and shoulders above the rest. Magnet is a fresh and original story, well written and easily translatable to the screen – a script producers will love!

A native of Los Angeles, Matthew Flynn graduated from NYU Film School. He has developed video games for Disney, and written numerous travel articles, including a recent feature on South Africa for Los Angeles Family Magazine. Matthew likes to write his scripts quickly, in about a month, then rewrite, rewrite, rewrite! “Every scene needs a reason to exist,” says Matthew. This dedication to continue honing a screenplay to improve it has really paid off! Without question this quirky, yet highly marketable script will excite the attention of agents and studios alike.

Matthew Flynn had never entered a screenwriting contest before. When he received the email telling him that his script had placed him a finalist he “thought my friends were messing with me.” Matthew appreciates what winning First Prize did for his writing psyche: “The biggest issue for a writer is that you write in a vacuum, so this prize is a great objective response to my story and characters,” he says.

Entering the contest has given him yet another perspective: “The greatest part about this contest is that it takes only ten minutes to submit your script and then you can forget about it. Where else, without an agent, can you get your script read by people who have the power to make the big decisions and get a project made?”

Congratulations to the finalists whose work set them apart from the pack. Each of the following finalists will receive a number of valuable and useful prizes:

David Warnock: "Bull Comb Blues"
Peter Walsh: "Citations"
Spencer Beglarian: "The Performance"
John Morby Jr.: "Sandman"
Matt McIntyre: "Jack’ed"
Toby Barlow: "The Script Doctor"
Kai Bowe: "Why Men Like Dogs"

HOLLYWOOD GATEWAY SCREENWRITING CONTEST ANNOUNCES EIGHT FINALISTS FROM A PHENOMENAL FIELD OF ENTRIES

Los Angeles, California - November 26th, 2003 - The Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Contest today announced the eight finalists of their second annual international script competition.

With the winning screenplay positioned to win a cash prize of $5,000 against a potential purchase price for the screenplay of up to $100,000, a mindful panel of judges comprised of industry experts is currently working to select the finalist from a group of eight.

"The screenwriting business is tough to break into, and our contest has once again confirmed that there are many talented writers out there just waiting for their big break. I'm always heartened when I see the quality of the submissions we receive," says Brent Armitage, co-founder of The Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Competition. Armitage is a writer and producer with such credits as Grosse Pointe Blank, The Feather Men and The Big Bounce (2004) starring Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman

The following eight finalists will receive the best-selling screenplay writing software Final Draft, detailed script analysis service by an experienced, accomplished development executive and exposure to top writers' agents and film and television producers.

The names of the eight talented Hollywood Gateway Screenwriting Competition finalists and the titles of their screenplays are:

David Warnock: "Bull Comb Blues"
Peter Walsh: "Citations"
Spencer Beglarian: "The Performance"
Matthew Flynn: "Magnet"
John Morby, Jr.: "Sandman"
Matt McIntyre: "Jack'ed"
Toby Barlow: "The Script Doctor"
Kai Bowe: "Why Men Like Dogs"