Jim's New Wine
The New Wine
"The Return of The Christian Kingdom is chronicled in this harrowing true story based on actual events"
"The Return of The Christian Kingdom is chronicled in this harrowing true story based on actual events"
Official Selection of Titan Screenwriting Contest, Bloodstained Indie Film Festival, StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest, Military Script Showcase, L.A. Neo Noir Novel Film & Script Festival, True Story International Film Festival, Reel Heart International Film Festival, Hollywood Boulevard International Film Festival, Independent Talents International Film Festival, Fort Worth Indie Film Showcase, California Independent Film Festival, San Pedro International Film Festival, Southeastern International Film Festival, Louisiana International Film Festival, Official Selection First Ten Pages Script Contest, Atlanta Comedy Film Festival, Georgia Shorts Film Festival, Official Finalist Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Contest, Honorable Mention Depth of Field International Film Festival, Award Winner Beverly Hills International Film Festival, Silver Winner Queen Palm International Film Festival, Award Winner Colorado International Film Festival, Quarter-Finalist Chicago Screenplay Awards, Quarter-Finalist NYC International Screenplay Awards, Quarter-Finalist Atlanta Screenplay Awards, Semi-Finalist Cordillera International Film Festival, Semi-Finalist Fade In Awards, Finalist Breaking Walls Thriller Screenplay
Competition, Award Winner Vegas Movie Awards, Semi-Finalist Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Link to The New Wine Screenplay:
The Optimist House
"A blind bluesman in inner city Detroit befriends an orphan hell bent on learning the secrets to the blues with unexpected results"
"A blind bluesman in inner city Detroit befriends an orphan hell bent on learning the secrets to the blues with unexpected results"
Semi-Finalist Los Angeles International Cinefest, Semi-Finalist Chicago Screenplay Awards, Honorable Mention Williamsburg International Film and Music Competition, Official Selection Atlanta Comedy Film Festival, Bare Bones International Film and Music Festival, Widescreen Film and Music Video Festival,
Link to The Optimist House Screenplay:
Mexican Jesus
"Dax Shepard plays a Roman Catholic Priest sent by the Vatican to investigate Michael Pena's claims to be the new Mexican Jesus"
Quarter-Finalist Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, Quarter-Finalist Chicago Screenplay Awards, Semi-Finalist Circus Road Screenplay Contest, Semi-Finalist Page Turner Screenplays Contest, Semi-Finalist Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards,
Award Winner Las Vegas Film Festival,
Official Finalist Hollywood Casting and Film Screenplay Contest, Official Selection Austin Comedy Film Festival, Atlanta Comedy Film Festival, Houston Comedy Film Festival, Georgia Shorts Film Festival, Portland Comedy Film Festival, Die Laughing Film Festival, Las Vegas International Film and Screenwriting Contest, Bronze Winner Depth of Field International Film Festival, Finalist Your Script Produced Worldwide Screenwriting Competition, Finalist Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival, Best Screenplay Mexico International Film Festival
Link to Mexican Jesus Screenplay:
About The Author
Matthew Douglas Pinard was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1974 three years after Jim Morrison died. He is the author of the internationally published New Wine series of books and an accomplished screenwriter, poet, and professionally trained theatre actor. He is a former apprentice of Emmy Winner Jeff Daniels and a new resident of Prescott Valley, Arizona.
Matthew is currently seeking Agency Representation and movie studio funding for his three award winning screenplays The New Wine, The Optimist House, and Mexican Jesus.
