Movie Script Contest was founded in 2006 by Jason Zimmatore, a multi-award winning screenwriter and story analyst whose years in the trenches of story development earned him high acclaim and a keen sense of story. Jason has read thousands of scripts for the likes of Craig Anderson Productions, Turner Network Television, and more.

As he puts it, “The idea for Movie Script Contest and the Golden Brad Awards happened after I was an American Gem Contest award-winner a couple years back. I was meeting with a colleague at the time and felt there was a lack of effective screenwriting contests that did something to advance writers' careers. Soon, I was joined by industry veterans who contributed to make the contest a reality. Thus the Golden Brad Awards and Movie Script Contest were born.

Jason goes on to say, "I didn’t want anyone to enter a script into our contest only to have it disappear into the ether. That’s why the Movie Script Contest panel of judges are committed to providing excellent feedback and each have serious entertainment industry credentials."