Jay Hodgkins

Screenwriter

Charlottesville, VA, USA

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November 2023

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About Jay

A book author and screenwriter, Jay cut his writing teeth as a journalist in a seedy beach resort town. He is represented by literary manager Eric C. Jones of Tobias Literary Management. His feature screenplay Happy Jack won the Scriptwriters Network's Hollywood Outreach Program, and his scripts have placed in numerous screenplay contests. He is co-author of Athlete Brands from Darden Business Publishing.

Gender:
Male

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The Bad Newz Comedy ⋄ Drama When two teenage brothers move to Newport News (aka Bad Newz), Virginia, in the late '90s, they discover poverty is the monster no one can escape in this underserved, mixed race community.
Happy Jack Budget: $1M - $5M | Fantasy ⋄ Drama A man in hiding fears his supernatural power to make people happy will be the death of him. But when he's drawn out by a disgraced doctor, he confronts humanity, greed and love in New Orleans.
Dan Overland Budget: $1M - $5M | Comedy Dan's a "motivational doer" with two prosthetic legs. When the wounded vet's van breaks down in front of a bougie SoCal home, the suffering suburbanite inside has no idea he's about to start an overlanding adventure to rediscover his true Prince-impersonating, Harry Potter fanatic self.
Infinity Canvas Budget: $10M - $30M | Sci-fi A man and his daughter navigate surreal virtual worlds, the apocalyptic Philadelphia streets and a repressive tech corporation's surveillance state to reunite years after he abandoned his family for a supposedly utopian metaverse.

Awards

Finalist and Official Selection - FilmQuest Fest - Infinity Canvas
(2023)
Semifinalist - Richmond International Film Festival - The Bad Newz
(2023)
Semifinalist - Scriptmatix Pilot Season - The Bad Newz
(2023)
Semifinalist - Scriptmatix Fellowship - The Bad Newz
(2023)
Second Round - Austin Film Festival - Happy Jack
(2023)
Second Round - Austin Film Festival - The Bad Newz
(2023)
Winner - The Scriptwriter's Network Hollywood Outreach Program - Happy Jack
(2022)
Finalist - Wiki: The World's Fastest Screenplay Contest - The Bad Newz
(2022)
Semifinalist - StoryPros International Screenplay Contest - Happy Jack
(2022)
Semifinalist - Your Script Produced! Season 4 - The Bad Newz
(2022)

Education

University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, Scotland)
(2013-2014)
Northwestern University
(2003-2004)
University of Virginia
(1999-2003)