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Since winning Grand Prize in the international CineStory Screenwriting Competition at only 20 years old, Steven Bagatourian’s career as a professional screenwriter now spans over two decades. He co-wrote AMERICAN GUN (IFC, 2005), a film that was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Picture. Steven also co-wrote ALL EYEZ ON ME (Lionsgate, 2017), the landmark biopic of rap icon Tupac Shakur, which debuted in theaters with an opening weekend of over $26 million dollars. He has a major studio film scheduled to begin shooting next year from Warner Bros/Alcon Entertainment (THE BLIND SIDE, BLADE RUNNER 2049).
Steven has sold scripts to 20th Century Fox, Echo Lake Productions, Mandalay Entertainment, New Crime Productions, and many others. He has worked with a host of world-class talent including Denzel Washington, Charles Stone III, Amanda Seyfried, Forest Whitaker, Donald Sutherland, and Dr. Dre. Steven lives and writes in Los Angeles.