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Matthew Willis

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2026 Screenwriting Contest - Finalist

Matthew Willis is a Canadian-born, France-based screenwriter, script doctor and video game writer. He is the Game Writer of The Rogue Prince of Persia (Evil Empire, pub. Ubisoft, winner of the 2026 Pégases Best First Game) and Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (Evil Empire, pub. Konami); and provided writing and narrative support on Empire of the Ants (Tower Five), Skygard Arena (Gemelli Games) and MIO: Memories in Orbit (Douze Dixiemes). Matthew co-wrote the romantic comedy Absolutely Devoted to You (Hallmark Channel). He script-consulted on Meet Me at the Christmas Train (Paramount Plus), and was an associate producer on A Little Day Time Drama (Hallmark Channel) and A Novel Noel (Hallmark Channel) in addition to working as a script coordinator on dozens of TV movies and series seen on Netflix, Nickelodeon, NBC, Paramount Plus and the Hallmark Channel. From 2023-2024, he was the Literary Director of the International Artists and Writers Residence at Château D'Orquevaux based in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. He is the founder of the Bordeaux English Writing Group, an international collective of writers based in Bordeaux.

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2026 First Look Project

Regular Deadline: September 30, 2026

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.

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