
Jake D. Williamson is a screenwriter and actor based in New York. He teaches screenwriting to the Master’s in Directing candidates at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.
In 2023, his hour-long pilot screenplay Majestic 12 placed in the top 5 Finalists at Austin Film Festival’s screenplay competition for the AMC hour-long pilot award and later became a top-5 finalist in Script Pipeline’s competition. His other hour-long pilot screenplay, Bonds, has placed at Austin Film Fest, Bluecat, Cinequest, and Screencraft. His independent pilot episode, Adventure Capital, premiered at SeriesFest and got picked up to stream on Ficto by former UTA agent Mike Esola after a successful festival run that culminated in winning the HollyWeb Film Festival. The short film he co-wrote, The Book Signing, based on a short story by Pete Hamill, wrapped production in 2024. It was directed by the legendary Bob Girladi—the third collaboration between Jake and Bob.
Jake resides in Brooklyn with his wife and pit bull, Fred, who is, by all accounts, a very g’boy.
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The 14th Annual First Look Project searches for higher-concept material across MULTIPLE categories for film and TV, introducing select writers to reps and producers.
Well. What’s old is new again … It’s been over 15 years since Evan Daugherty (2008 Screenwriting winner) sold Snow White and the Huntsman to Universal—in what is still one of the biggest spec sales ($3.5m) from an unproduced writer in Hollywood history. So why not another fantasy script in 2026? Paramount Primal picked up […]
Scott Wagner, winner of the First Look Project (Drama) with his screenplay Intern of the Year signed with manager Aubrey Morgan at Adventure Media in 2026. Pipeline execs called Intern of the Year, loosely based on Scott's own experiences working in a hospital, as "one of the "most riveting dramas we've ever reviewed." The Pipeline […]
Screenwriting Competition winner Untitled Home Invasion Romance (formerly Getaway) was produced in the summer of 2024 released in 2026 and is now on streaming. Jason Biggs (American Pie, Orange is the New Black) makes his directorial debut with the crime/comedy. Stars Anna Conkle (Pen15), Arturo Castro (Broad City), Meaghan Rath (Hawaii Five-o), and Justin H. […]
