
Louis Reyes McWilliams is a Latino writer, director, and actor based in Los Angeles. He’s placed as a finalist across various ScreenCraft Competitions, had three features in the top 10% of the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, and finished as a Semi-Finalist in both the Disney Writers’ Program and the Final Draft Big Break Competition. Additionally, his stage plays have been produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Trinity Repertory Company, the Actors’ Company, and Stanford University. He also wrote, directed, and starred in the short film Little Footsteps, which played at film festivals across the country, including Chelsea Film Festival, Rhode Island International Film Festival, and LA Shorts Fest. As an actor, Louis’ credits include roles on network television and in award-winning films, as well as Off-Broadway, Shakespeare in the Park with The Public Theater, and regional productions with Berkeley Rep, the Huntington, The Old Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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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. […]
