
Patrick Westwater is a commissioned television writer, director, and producer whose California-born, Massachusetts-raised sensibility drives work that blends drama, mystery, suspense, action, and dark comedy. His scripts have earned recognition from the Austin Film Festival (Second Round), PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (Semifinalist), ScreenCraft Horror Competition (Finalist), and Academy Nicholl Fellowship (Top 460). Multiple scripts have consistently placed on The Black List website's top lists, with overall scores of 8 or above. A versatile storyteller across formats, he has written, directed, produced, and acted in multiple short films, with additional experience spanning narrative podcasts, branded campaigns, music video direction, and documentary story producing and creative development for major clients including Skydance Sports, ESPN, and Formula 1. He holds a BA from the University of Miami and a hard-earned degree in self-deprecation from growing up Irish-Catholic outside of Boston.
Website: https://www.westwatercreative.com/
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2017 Screenwriting Competition winner Untitled Home Invasion Romance (formerly Getaway) was produced in the summer of 2024 and will release on January 27th, 2026. 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. […]
Just a few months after the contest announcement, 2025 Screenwriting semifinalist Nick Porisch signed with manager Jake Wagner (Alibi Management). Pipeline execs helped Nick develop his Semi-placing script Beautiful Morning prior to pitching direct to Jake. From Nick: “Working with Script Pipeline has been an incredible and super rewarding process. They’ve been helpful and supportive […]
A top 10 finalist in the 2023 Screenwriting Competition, Buzzkill by Colin McLaughlin is set to be produced! Joe Lynch will direct, with Billy Magnussen (Game Night) and Lulu Wilson (Becky) to star. Read more on Deadline. Colin's horror/comedy was lauded by Pipeline execs as "one of the freshest spins on a horror concept we've […]
