Recommended Screenwriters

ScreenwritingU Alum Anastazja Davis (ProSeries 43) has been hired by Producer Yarek Danielak of Arsenal Pictures to write a feature length script for a historical action movie. Currently, Anastazja has a screenplay in production with Cineville.  She also did a "write for hire" with Gremi Film.  That project is set to shoot in 2014. You're doing an amazing job,

ScreenwritingU Alum James White (ProSeries 46) had his comedy screenplay DINKY DAU optioned by RC Diversity Entertainment Group. Producers April Russell and Jim Cardwell (formerly a VP at Warner Brothers) fell in love with the story and characters, and immediately optioned the script.   They've raised half the funding and are scheduled to shoot in Chicago early next year.   Congratulations,

For nearly three and a half decades the White House had a man under its roof who saw almost as much as an of its presidents. His name was Eugene Allen and he was head butler. When Washington Post reporter Wil Haygood wrote an article about the extraordinary life of this White House employee who

When you’ve got a credit on your writing resume like Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, it’s hard to believe your next passion project would be a sweet romantic comedy about a couple who are trying to make it through their first year of marriage.   But that’s I

ScreenwritingU Alum Ian Patrick Williams (ProSeries 15 & 25) has his screenplay THE DEVIL’S PROPHET optioned by Producer Micheal Roth of MJR Films. After doing well in contests, MJR Films requested and read the script.  They then arranged a meeting with Ian, which resulted in the production company's decision to option his screenplay.  A director

ScreenwritingU Alum Jeff Blyth (ProSeries 46) is hired by producer Jacqueline Gault to write and direct the movie BLUE LIGHTS. The screenplay will be the adaptation of the young adult sci-fi novel called "Invasion of the Blue Lights"  written by Ruth Glick. Jeff met the producer a year before during talks about Jeff possibly directing a movie for them.  That

ScreenwritingU Alum Phillip Mitchell ( ProSeries 43) has his screenplay optioned by Producer Lloyd Bateman of Feral Child Productions LLC. Lloyd was previously attached as director to one of Phillip’s screenplays. When it came time to look for a new project to develop, he contacted Phillip to see what other scripts he might have available.

ScreenwritingU Alum Joanne Wannan (ProSeries 38) has secured management with Eric Canton of Canton Literary Management. You can see CLM's client list on IMDBpro.    Joanne was signed on the strength of her screenplay HONEYMOON IN ROME, which she wrote in the ProSeries Professional Screenwriting Program.     Previously, Joanne had her screenplay OBITUARY produced

ScreenwritingU Alum Karen Sunde (ProSeries 39) has been hired by Producer Howard Shulman to write an adaptation of her own play into a screenplay.  Shulman saw the play "The Fastest Woman Alive" (a bio-drama of Jackie Cochran) during a play-reading at La Mama E.T.C. in New York, and approached Karen.  With success on the assignment, Shulman read and signed option agreements

ScreenwritingU Alum A.J. Ferrara (ProSeries 18) is hired for writing assignment by Producer Alexia Melocchi at Little Studio Films. Based on A.J.’s previous writing assignments for the production company, he was offered to rewrite the undersea adventure called GALLEON  A.J. will share co-writing credit with Mark Moorer. The project is currently in the re-write stage.