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PAGE Award Winner Writes New Movies for Robert Downey, Jr.

Since winning his PAGE Award in 2008, Bill Dubuque has been working non-stop. His spec THE ACCOUNTANT was picked up and is being produced by Silverwood Films (BLUE VALENTINE, HALF NELSON). He was hired to adapt THE BROTHERHOODS for Warner Bros. and Lin Pictures (SHERLOCK HOLMES, JUSTICE LEAGUE). He was then hired by Team Downey to script the new feature THE JUDGE for Robert Downey Jr. And he has now closed a huge two-picture blind deal with Team Downey and Warner Bros. to write two new movies for Robert Downey Jr. Bill is represented by PAGE Judge Eric Williams at Zero Gravity Management and Trevor Astbury at Paradigm.

Now celebrating its 10th anniversary year, the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition continues its track record of success, discovering and promoting some of the most talented new screenwriters from across the country and around the world. Since receiving their Awards, dozens of PAGE winners have gone on to land writing assignments, secure representation, sign option agreements on their scripts, and many now have movies and television shows in production, on the air, and in theaters.

In the latest news:

A few days after the 2012 Awards were announced, 2012 Gold Prize winner Graham Norris was signed by PAGE Judge Joe Riley of Eyes on the Road Management. Graham has since been signed by UTA, and he is now developing a new series with a top network showrunner.

After her PAGE win, 2011 Grand Prize winner Pat White was signed by Brandy Rivers at The Gersh Agency, and she is now developing the book version of her award-winning feature ESCAPE.

2011 Bronze Prize winner Christian Ryden was signed by PAGE Judge Josh Goldenberg at Kaplan/Perrone, and his Award-winning thriller THE TENTH COMMANDMENT was picked up by Atlas Entertainment and producer Rick Suckle.

The 2010 Gold Prize-winning feature MAGGIE, by John Scott III, is being produced by Inferno Entertainment, starring Paddy Considine and Cloe Moretz. Shortly after his PAGE win, John was signed by CAA, and he has since been hired to adapt Isaac Asimov's THE CAVES OF STEEL for Twentieth Century Fox, Tad Williams' OTHERLAND for Warner Bros., and Francesco Calabrese's LOVELY MONSTER for Lionsgate.

Steve Allrich's 2010 Bronze Prize-winning thriller BAD KARMA was filmed on location in Australia, starring Ray Liotta and Dominic Purcell, and his new feature THE TIMBER was filmed in Romania, produced by ANA Media and starring James Ransone. Steve is represented by PAGE Judge Eric Williams at Zero Gravity.

Following his PAGE win, 2008 Gold Prize winner Simeon Goulden was signed by the Curtis Brown Agency in London, and has since been working steadily writing for television. Simeon is the creator/writer of the hit sitcom SPY, which is now in its second season on SKY 1 HD in the U.K., and which can also be viewed on Hulu.

The 2007 Bronze Prize-winning drama DONOVAN'S ECHO, by Jim Cliffe and Melodie Krieger, was filmed on location in Vancouver, starring Danny Glover and Bruce Greenwood. The movie is being distributed by Union Pictures.

2007 Gold Prize winner Marc Conklin was commissioned to write the new feature MEMORIAL DAY, which was filmed on location in Minnesota, starring James Cromwell and Jonathan Bennett. The movie is being distributed by Image Entertainment.

2006 Silver Prize winner Sang Kyu Kim has been working steadily ever since his PAGE win: first as a staff writer on the Starz TV series CRASH, then as a story editor on the TNT series HAWTHORNE, and currently as a producer on the hit AMC series THE WALKING DEAD.

2005 Bronze Prize winner Rob Frisbee was recently hired to write a remake of the classic Japanese film YOUTH OF THE BEAST for Lion Rock Productions and director John Woo. Rob is represented by Brian Spink at Realm Management.

2005 Silver Prize winner Adam Balsam wrote the new animated feature adaptation of the Roger S. Baum novel DOROTHY OF OZ. The movie is slated for release in 2013, voiced by an all-star cast that includes Lea Michele, Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi, Bernadette Peters, Kelsey Grammer and Patrick Stewart.

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Entries are now being accepted in the 10th Annual PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition. This year the PAGE Judges will once again be presenting a total of 31 Awards in ten different genre categories. The winning screenwriters will receive cash and prizes totaling over $50,000 -- including a huge $25,000 Grand Prize -- as well as extensive publicity and industry exposure for their winning scripts.

Most importantly, the PAGE Awards competition is judged entirely by working professionals in the film and television industry, so all contestants have the opportunity to get their scripts into the hands of Hollywood insiders currently in search of new talent.

Updated: 12/15/2012

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