Matt Drake has written for such companies as The Jim Henson Company, Lakeshore Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures, Disney Animation, Walden Media, Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Mandate Pictures, and Warner Bros. Drake's first screenplay, "Tully," was produced in 2000. Co-written with director Hilary Birmingham, the film won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 2000 Gen Art Film Festival and the Audience Award for Best Drama at the 2000 Newport International Film Festival.
In 2002, the film was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature and Best Screenplay, and also received a Special Mention for Excellence in Filmmaking from the National Board of Review. He has a number of projects in development, including his original screenplay "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman," which appeared on The Black List, the annual compilation of Hollywood's most liked screenplays.
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