OUR ARCHIVES : May 2008

May 30, 2008: Claire Riley’s Script Optioned…

Claire Riley’s (ProSeries 9) character driven comedy drama, called THE PERFECT FAMILY, has been optioned by an Indie director who has already raised the majority of the funding to do the picture. Way to go, Claire! 

May 16, 2008: Alyssa Alexandria makes Variety!

Aly Alexandria (ProSeries 7) was written up in Variety for her part in an upcoming movie (See Aly’s IMDB). Argentina’s Levy Films & Production has teamed with Endemol Argentina and Morocha Films to produce “Clipeado” (Clipped), a suspense satire on reality TV and YouTube extreme videos. And it all happened because Aly agreed to write [...]

May 9, 2008: Trish Groves TV Series Optioned!

We just got word that Trish Groves, Pro-Series 17 Alumnus based in Ireland, had her precinct TV drama series “Devil May Care” optioned by Irish production company Grand Pictures in January 2008. That’s less than a month after graduating from the Pro-Series in December 2007 (See Trish’s IMDB). Her short script “Rapunzel – The Blonde [...]

May 9, 2008: Evette Vargas gets Paid Writing Assignment

Evette Vargas (ProSeries 12) has landed a paid writing assignment, co-writing an action film for director, Manu Boyer.  The script is titled “Buffalo Run.”   Producers are Paul Rosenberg, Jeff Gordon, and Manu Boyer. Way to go, Evette!

May 8, 2008: Kathryn Dahlstrom gets a Literary Agent!

Kathryn Dahlstrom (ProSeries 19) entered into a signed agreement with one of the top agents in the Christian Booksellers Association.  He’ll represent a historical fiction novel she’s written as well as “Children of Angels,” her ProSeries script, as a book project. 

May 7, 2008: Jill Maxcy DVD to be Released May 13th.

Jill Maxcy’s (ProSeries 6) direct-to-DVD feature, ,”Nora’s Hair Salon 2″ hits the DVD streets on May 13 (See Jill’s IMDB). Its a comedy featuring Stacey Dash, Tatyana Ali, Mekhi Phifer and (yes) Bobby Brown. See the trailer on YouTube. Jill is currently in development on a high concept comedy with Sobini Films and prepping to direct an [...]

May 6, 2008: Evette Vargas Sells Web Series to Major Studio

Evette Vargas (ProSeries 12) has sold a web series.  It has talent attached and is about to go into production.   No details, yet, but we’ll hear about as soon as she is free to share info on it.