SU Alumni Successes

Over 500 ScreenwritingU Alumni (SU Alumni) have made a screenwriting deal – option, sale, writing assignment, or representation.  To be in the SU Alumni, a writer must complete either the ProSeries or the Binge Worthy TV program.

Here are some of their recent screenwriting deals:

Adite Chatterjee (ProSeries 18) has been hired by a director to Write a Bollywood Film.   This occurred just weeks after completing the ProSeries.  More details are to follow.   Well done, Adite!
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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! 
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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
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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
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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!
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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. 
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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
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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. 
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Whitewater Films and "Akeelah and the Bee" producer Reactor Films have optioned Vicki Rocco (ProSeries 12) and Amy Morland's romantic comedy screenplay "The Transitional Guy." See entire article in the Hollywood Reporter and then see the version in Variety!   And while you're reading that, realize that someday, you'll be there, too. 
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Two ProSeries alumni, Jon Bonnell (Producer, Director, ProSeries 11; See Jon's IMDB) and Alyssa Alexandria (Writer, ProSeries 7; See Aly's IMDB), teamed up to create the feature film "Match.Dead" (match dot dead), a cautionary tale of the perils of online dating. . Both Jon and Alyssa raved about their collaboration and hope to work on
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