Recommended Screenwriters

Jon Bonnell (ProSeries 11) had a feature article in Inktip Magazine about his movie Star Quest: The Odyssey. Jon directed the movie, which was written by Carlos Perez. Inktip Magazine goes out to 2500 producers, so this is some good industry PR for Jon.  See the article here. Way to go, Jon.   

Mahora Peters (ProSeries 12) has had one of her scripts, SOIL OF MY SOUL, optioned by New Zealand producer/director Popo Lilo. Mahora and Popo Lilo are currently developing the script in preparation for production.   Victoria Wu (ProSeries 18) has been hired to do coverage and a polish.  Great work, Mahora.

Jennifer Quintenz (ProSeries10) has become one of 20 writers the WGAw is currently recommending to TV producers this week.  It is through their Writer Access Project, which is designed to assist qualified writers who have TV staff writing experience by making samples of their work available to TV showrunners, industry execs, managers, and agents.   See the

Beth Scrimger (ProSeries 24) had her script TWIN SOULS optioned by producer Elihu Upham of Two Lab Productions/Straw Hat Films. The project is now in development and out for funding.  Well done, Beth.

Si Dunn (ProSeries 3) has had another script optioned.  This is the second time that “Gabe’s Gambit” has been optioned and this time, the producers have already attached talent.  Producers Stephen Jules Rubin and Ord Morgan have attached Giancarlo Esposito to star and direct.  Tentative plans are to shoot the movie in Baltimore, MD.  This

Some people look at agents as the savior who will guide their career and make them rich.  Some see agents as the sharks of the entertainment industry.   Some see them as a necessary evil.  In reality, agents are business people who have a certain function — selling screenplays and packaging movies.  Their power comes from

ML Gemmill (ProSeries 25) just completed a six-month long development process with producer Ahmet Zappa of MonsterFoot Productions on a multi-platform project titled “Sci-Fi High.”   The project is currently being shopped at CAA, Disney XD, Nickelodeon and SyFy Channels and is rumored to have a “Recommend to Buy” from one of the Studios.   

Whether you need a screenplay agent right now or next year, you should bookmark this series of articles.  Over the next two weeks, I’ll give you a list of strategies to get an agent.  These are strategies that are working for our ProSeries Alumni writers.  But rather than  just listing the strategy, the real value

Simon Garrity (ProSeries 4) enjoyed a win as the story he originally crafted called EXAM won the Panavision Independent Spirit Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.  (See Hollywood Reporter announcement.)   Simon’s original draft was rewritten and shot by writer/director Stuart Hazeldine.   Simon received “Story by” credit, with “Written by” going to Hazeldine.   

Kevin Lee Miller (ProSeries 17) produced the 3-minute “John Hughes Tribute” video that was shown at the Academy Awards on Sunday night. With 40 million viewers, that’s pretty exciting.   The tribute was a great compilation of movies like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, and Home Alone.   See it at the Oscars.org