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About Matthew
Matthew is a (primarily) TV-YA animation writer with a penchant for adventure and terrible dad jokes that will make you groan and laugh in equal measure. After growing up with Cartoon Network, Disney, and Nickelodeon, Matthew decided that creating stories that can influence and inspire a young person's life was perhaps the best thing he could do with whatever time he was allowed on the planet. He began studying screenwriting almost immediately after high school, and in December of 2015, he completed his first pilot script, "Colossal." He then promptly tossed it in the nearest binder and started again, because frankly, it was garbage.
In February of 2017, Matthew began his education at Full Sail University and graduated in September of 2018 with honors and a shiny, new Bachelor's Degree of Fine Arts in the subject. It was during this time at Full Sail that Matthew developed "The Sword in the Sprawl," a TV-YA script about a foster home runaway that discovers a city of myths and monsters underneath L.A and becomes a master thief in order to help the friends he made there.
As of January 2023, "The Sword in the Sprawl," has accumulated over 30 separate awards and nominations in festivals the world over. Matthew currently resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife and their extensive collection of high-quality, nerd memorabilia that they probably spent way too much money on.
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The Sword in the Sprawl Budget: $100K - $1M | Animation ⋄ Adventure A foster home runaway finds himself a new family in the myths and monsters of old, hidden from the world. Together, they hunt treasures from bygone ages and the ultimate prize, King Arthur's lost Excalibur.
Awards
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Quarterfinalist - WeScreenplay TV Lab
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Second Rounder - Launch Pad Pilot Competition
(2022) -
Quarterfinalist - Screencraft Animation Competition
(2022) -
Quarterfinalist - Table Read My Screenplay - Park City (2023)
(2022) -
Selection - Robinson Film Awards
(2022) -
Semifinalist - ICFF Of Tokyo
(2022) -
Semifinalist - ReelHeART International Script Competition
(2022) -
Finalist - IndieBoom Film + Music Fest
(2022) -
Finalist - Delta International Film Festival
(2022) -
Finalist - The Oaks International Film Festival
(2022) -
Winner - Best TV Script - Pacific Beach International Film Festival
(2022) -
Semifinalist - Screencraft TV Pilot Competition
(2021) -
Script Summit Official Selection
(2021) -
Quarterfinalist - Script2Comic Contest
(2021) -
Quarterfinalist - Big Break Competition
(2021) -
Top 100 - Table Read My Screenplay Competition
(2021) -
Quarterfinalist - Pitch Now Screenplay Competition
(2021) -
Quarterfinalist - 2nd Annual New Voices in Animation Screenwriting
(2021) -
Selection - Culver City Film Festival
(2021) -
Selection - 4Theatre
(2021) -
Semifinalist - Hollywood Just4Shorts
(2021) -
Semifinalist - Texas Film Festival
(2021) -
Semifinalist - Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Fest
(2021) -
Finalist - 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival
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Finalist - Toronto Independent Film Festival of CIFT
(2021) -
Finalist - Mile High International Film Festival
(2021) -
Winner - Best TV/Web Series Pilot - Multi Dimension Independent Film Fest
(2021) -
Winner - Television Series & Television Script - Mykonos International Film Fest
(2021) -
Nominee - First Time Screenwriter - Prague International Film Fest
(2021) -
SemiFinalist - Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition
(2020) -
Quarterfinalist - Screencraft Animation Competition
(2019)
Education
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Full Sail University
(2017-2018)
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