Recommended Screenwriters
Nevada Grey’s script “MacArthur Park” has been optioned. Currently, she has four other high concepts being pitched around Hollywood, so we should hear more news soon. She also just put up Episode 4 of her highly entertaining web series called “The Other Normal”. See it at http://www.youtube.com/user/NevadaGrey2010 Way to go, Nevada! You’re going to be on everyone’s radar,
Cynthia Dagnal Myron (ProSeries 19) had her my romantic comedy, Rancho Viejo, optioned by a producer who has a slate of films funded, including this one. More details later.
Fade In Magazine announced the 2007 awards this week and our own Mark Kratter is their Grand Prize Winner. In the next few months, he’ll get three days of meetings with Hollywood agents and producers, and he’ll be featured in an announcement that goes out in Variety and the Hollywood Reporter. This is going to
Chris Diani (ProSeries 8 ) directed, co-wrote, and co-produced “Creatures from the Pink Lagoon,” a horror spoof about gay zombies, which the Boston Globe called “devilishly charming” and “a beacon of belly laughs.” It played in over 30 festivals around the world before its DVD release. (See his IMDB.) And this past summer I was
Jon Bonell (ProSeries 11) and his company Infinite Spectrum has secured funding on their next film, Understanding Faith. Understanding Faith is a book written by Amber Steele, a high school student and provides a unique perspective on teen dating violence. Jon has also begun shopping his latest feature film, MATCH.DEAD. It is an exciting thriller
Our favorite screenwriter from Kazakhstan, Rose Gumarova (ProSeries 3), has sold a tv-movie script to an Ukrainian company “TV-channel STB.” After receiving notes, she re-wrote the script successfully and the project is in pre-production. We are very proud of you, Rose.
Evelyn Roberts Brooks (ProSeries 6) was approached by a L.A. producer to do a writing assignment. Evelyn is writing the family comedy and it will go to the Networks very soon. Got to love those deadlines! Way to go, Evelyn. I always believed in you.
Writer-director Douglas Horn (ProSeries 3) had his first feature film, ENTRY LEVEL, acquired for US distribution by Porchlight Entertainment. The film will be released in December 2008 on Porchlight’s new Ocean Park Label. (See Douglas’ IMDB.) ENTRY LEVEL is a comedy about starting life over again…at the bottom. The film stars DB Sweeney, Missi Pyle, Cedric
Germaine de Pibrac James (ProSeries 10) has been hired by independent filmmaker Mark Stoddard to write a script he plans to use to compete on the high level festival circuit to break into feature directing. She is also working with independent filmmaker Nathan McLeod on a similar project. Nathan read Germaine’s screenplay “Dark Time” as a writing
Congratulations to Simon Garrity (Writer, ProSeries 4) who just had his corporate thriller “Exam” wrap principal photography at Elstree Studios in England. Simon’s first feature film story credit was the result of an eight year odyssey which saw his original short story evolve into an hour long drama for television and then ultimately bloom into