Happy Holidays, Stage 32 Community!

We hope everyone had an excellent time with family, food, and friends!

It’s that time again, everyone! This is our monthly salute to just some of the fantastic members here at Stage 32 who have achieved some success in this past month. Highlighting these milestones never gets old. We truly, truly enjoy celebrating the successes of these hard-working creatives, it’s why we do what we do at Stage 32. We are very aware of the the passion and effort you all put in to your craft each and every day, and we want you to know that we see you. And when that hard work pays off with some honest to goodness progress and movement, nothing makes us happier!

Without further ado, let’s dive into the signings, deals, meetings, script requests, some of the groovy happenings from the month of December…

Success Stories

Congrats to Stage 32 member Anthony McBride, whose script ABOLTION won the first festival it was submitted to! The initial idea for the script was honed in a discussion between Anthony and his fellow Writers Room members, so don’t be afraid to utilize the Writers Room lounge for feedback and brainstorming on that kernel of a concept that you might have brewing! Anthony also cites courses he took on Stage 32, as well as consultation calls with Stage 32 execs, as amazing tools he used to help craft and refine his now award-winning screenplay! Way to go, Anthony!

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Double Recommend

Any writer who submits to written coverage and walks away with a ‘Double Recommend’ gets featured in the Stage 32 Double Recommend Lookbook, sent to over 500 industry professionals every month. So let’s give a big time round of applause to the writers below who will appear in our December Lookbook.

Stephen Notley with the script THE NINESTEINS.

Erik Howard for the screenplay KALEIDOSCOPE.

Evelyn Brooks for A CHRISTMAS ANGEL WISH.

Maeve Conlon and the screenplay CHILDREN OF BARRABAS.

AFTER THE PARTY by writer Brendon Fehre.

Sam Marchiano’s script FUN & GAMES.

And last but not least, the screenplay FUNERAL SINGERS by Joshua Gaestel.

Open Writing Assignments

For those who are members of the Writers' Room, you have the opportunity to submit to Open Writing Assignments from vetted industry professionals who are actively looking for new writers and material. These writers crushed it last month getting selected for these OWAs!

Producer Seeks Drama/Dramedy Features for Under $3M Location Cast and Script Type (0373)

• Susan Boggio (WELLINGTON FARM)
• Sasha Tishman (THE GIRL WITH THE CROOKED SMILE)
• Tucker Teague (PACIFIC VALLEY)
• John Doble (BY ANY OTHER NAME)
• Jeanette Campbell (VAGRANT)

Producer Seeks Horror for Any Budget Location Cast and Script Type (0391)

• Glenn Acosta (THE BLANKED)
• Clarence Joshua Boyce (FRACTAL)
• Tom Morgan (YETIS)
• Hilary Van Hoose (THE BIG RUBOUT)
• Tanya Klein (MY SCARE LADY)
• Jim Cirile (MY SCARE LADY)
• Sean Plemmons (SNAKE OIL)
• Jeff Hassen (SNAKE OIL)

Producer Seeks Faith-based and True Stories for Any Budget Location Cast and Script Type (0392)

• Melanie Lang (WITHOUT ROOTS)
• Peter Wisan (DONATIONS WELCOME)
• Elise Marenson (THE RIDE OF MY LIFE)
• Arun Narayanan (THE INVISIBLE BOY)
• Michael Mendershausen (FINDING SOLACE)
• Travis Seppala (GET UP AND DANCE)
• Sandon Yahn (RELENTLESS LOVE)

Creative Executive Seeks Scary, Creepy Horror with a Clear Concept for Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0393)

• Robert Bridge (DON'T GO IN)
• Francisco Castro (THE LAST GUARDIAN)
• Sonita Singh (THE GIRL)
• Amir Mo (OLLIE)
• Tyler Dunning Evans (TIDES)
• Tanya Klein (MY SCARE LADY)
• Jim Cirile (MY SCARE LADY)

Development Executive Seeks Grounded Scary Horror Feature Film Script Under $10mil for Any Location, Cast, and Script Type (0395)

• Anthony Cipriano (FERAL)
• Christian Hearn (THE HIDING)
• Tyler Dunning Evans (TIDES)
• Pat Semler (VERMIN)
• Francisco Castro (THE SPLINTER)
• Tanya Klein (MY SCARE LADY)
• Jim Cirile (MY SCARE LADY)

Producer Seeks Magical Realism Feature Film for Any Budget Location Cast and Script Type (0396)

• Matilde Carreón García-Bedoya (COLORS OUTSIDE THE CAGE)
• David Fein (TODD)
• Stephen Hoover (PAPER DRAGONS)
• Arun Narayanan (THE INVISIBLE BOY)
• Brian Smith (THE SALEM WITCHES)

Development Executive Seeks Anti-Heroine Feature Film Scripts for Any Budget Location Cast and Script Type (0394)

• Francisco Castro (THE OUTLIER)
• Eric Murphy (CHRISTMAS PREYERS)
• Rosy Moorhead (THE LAST RESORT)
• Ellen Warner O'Brien (TIGHT)
• Marisa Forrest (SKYFOXES)
• Xiayang Li (LAUREN)
• Michael Mendershausen (A TWISTED AFFAIR)

Producer Seeks Redemptive Faith-based Feature Film Scripts for Any Budget Location Cast and Script Type (0397)

• Iannis Aliferis (PATH OF ATONEMENT)
• Cal Barnes (RISE)
• Vern Urich (PRICE OF GOLD)
• Torino Von Jones (BALLIN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD)
• Melanie Lang (WITHOUT ROOTS)
• Peter Wisan (DONATIONS WELCOME)
• Michael Mendershausen (FINDING SOLACE)

Development Executive Seeks Grounded Scary Sci-Fi Feature Film Script Under $10mil for Any Location Cast and Script Type (0398)

• Carlin Hogan (BATRAT)
• RobTobin (THE MITIGATION GENE)
• Dave Miller (SOCIOVERSE)
• Francisco Castro (THE SPLINTER)
• Josh Miller (CITY GENERAL)
• Ashley James Louis (CATALINA)

Production Company Seeks Female Centered Medieval-era Stories or Any Budget, Location, Cast, and Script Type (0402)

• Hilary Van Hoose (FAMILY OF GOD)
• Jason Ginsburg (MERLIN AND ME)
• Martha Mendenhall (THE FAIR UNKNOWN)
• Marine Mondelot (EON)

Script and Meeting Requests

Stage 32 Creators also had 176 Script Requests and 57 Meeting Requests during that span! These requests came from high end outfits such as Whitewater Films, Art/Work Entertainment, Alchemist Productions, Affirmative Entertainment, Canvas Media Studios, 36 Chambers Action, Red Stag Entertainment, CK Artists, LINK Entertainment, Cope Media Group, Rock’n Robin Productions, Conner Literary, 831 Entertainment, Citizen Skull, Happy Place Productions, Zoic Pictures, 507 Collective, Neon Kite, Harris Films, Newscope Films, Serena Films, Zero Gravity, Matt Tolmach Productions, Empress Films, BBC/Showtime and CAA.

What an amazing year it has been! Thank you to each and every one of you, we are so grateful for you and everything you do to make the Stage 32 community the special place that it is. 2024 has seen so many accomplishments and achievements for our talented members, and it is our absolute pleasure to do our part in helping with those. Seeing these successes makes it all worth it! It inspires us, and we hope you all feel that same inspiration!

2025 has even more amazing things in store, we just know it.

See you next year!

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