Recommended Screenwriters
Germaine de Pibrac James (ProSeries 10) has been hired to adapt a true life story of Punya Dasa into a screenplay for a feature film. Nick Nolte (48 Hours, Down and Out in Beverly Hills) is attached to play one of the lead roles. Greg Cipes (Teen Titans, Fast & Furious) is attached to play
Heidi Mastrogiovanni (ProSeries18) and her partner Michael Ruscio had their script, “Tumbling Down,” optioned by Margaret and Margaret Productions in Los Angeles. Heidi has worked as an actress, writer, and producer. (See her IMDB.) Michael has directed or edited shows such as True Blood, Cold Case, and others. (See his IMDB.) He will be directing the
Steven Hammon (ProSeries OZ3) is doing his third feature writing assignment with a Canadian Director / Producer. Well done, Steve!
Adite Banerjie (ProSeries18) has been hired by a director to write a Hindi feature film based on the true story of an Indian activist/environmentalist. This is Adite’s second paid screenwriting assignment. In June of 2008, she was hired to write a Bollywood feature. That script is going out to actors this week. You are happening,
Richard Senne has been brought in to do a writing assignment for Producer Ian Fowler on an upcoming TV Series. They’ve spent the last three months in development and are taking it out to TV companies and Networks in the next few weeks. Best of luck on it, Richard.
Lynn Dickinson (ProSeries 18) optioned her spec script to a Hollywood production company. She’ll be active part of the development process. The producer has a strong relationship with an A-list director and will attach the director upon completion of the development process. This news came as Lynn was in negotiation on a potential paid writing
Denice Lewis (ProSeries 15) just inked a contract with a producer to write a screenplay based upon a concept of his. This is for an Indie film scheduled to be shot during 2009. Denice loves meeting deadlines and on this one, she’s going to be challenging herself. Congratulations Denice!
Michael Hockney (ProSeries 1) recently completed a paid writing assignment with Class 3 Entertainment to write a High Concept TV series. The comedy is currently being shopped to networks. Previous to this, Michael has completed three other writing assignments for different producers in Canada. (See his IMDB.) He was also a staff writer on the
Mark Kratter (ProSeries 9) was brought on to produce a $10 million movie. The project is already funded and will be shot later this year. He’s currently approaching A-list actors to fill the starring roles. This project emerged as Mark was courting investors for another film. They admired his professionalism and attention to detail, so
Mark Kratter (ProSeries 9) just scored another paid writing assignment. This time, he’ll write a high concept thriller for a Los Angeles production company. Mark is a diligent writer/producer who clearly understands what producers need, so there will be many like this in the future for him. (See his IMDB.) Excellent job, Mark!