Success Stories

Screenwriter Evette Vargas (ProSeries 12) has been hired to write the summer tent-pole screenplay LOST KINGDOM. Based upon their idea, Evette pitched Executive Producer Mari Henmi of Marcrag Productions a concept and story.  Marcrag, who has a distribution deal with Universal, loved the pitch and hired Evette to write the screenplay. Evette will receive credit

Screenwriter Roger Oliphant (ProSeries 14) had his romantic comedy screenplay optioned by DKZ Films. The script, titled BALD KNOB, was written the ProSeries.  Producer David Kohner Zuckerman of DKZ Films read the screenplay, and suggested changes, which Roger made.  Shortly thereafter, David offered Roger an option agreement. Currently, the screenplay is in the final stages

Screenwriter Emily Bentley Solomon (ProSeries 32) has signed with manager Jeff Belkin of Foremost Films, a literary management company. Foremost Films currently has over a dozen client projects with top production companies attached and/or packaging them.  See the Foremost Films client list here. Jeff, formerly a producer with Double Nickel Entertainment (“Gran Torino”), first became

(ProSeries 12) to rewrite her original story, SOIL

Screenwriters Deborah Stenard (ProSeries 7) and her partner Dan Fitzpatrick have been hired by AEGIS Film Group to re-write the upcoming movie KATIE’S STORY.’ Katie’s Story tells the true story of Katie Kirkpatrick-Godwin’s battle with cancer, and how her love for Nick gave her the dream wedding she had always wanted – only to have

Screenwriter Dimitri Davis (ProSeries 24) has been hired to rewrite the screenplay WARRIOR WOMEN.  Writer/producer Margery Mahora Peters (ProSeries 12) wrote the original draft and will be producing the film as a collaboration with Brian Vaughn of Spirit Rider Productions. Investors for Peters and Vaughn have already committed to a budget of $10 million for

Screenwriter Clark Ransom (ProSeries 20) has signed to co-write a screenplay with producer David Marchetti of Orange Universe Films. Currently titled “Sugar Wars,” this new project is an animated comedy. The two recently completed a dark comedy project entitled “ReaperVille” that Orange Universe will be marketing it at the American Film Market (AFM) in November.

Screenwriter/producer A.J. Ferrara (ProSeries 19) recently signed director Steven R. Monroe (I Spit On Your Grave) to direct the film A NOBLE LIE.   See press release. Monroe directed It Waits, released by Sony Worldwide, and among his other credits, he has directed five TV movies for the SyFy channel. In 2010 he completed the much-anticipated

Screenwriter Don Macnab-Stark (ProSeries 6) has been hired by Camanol Film Productions Limited to write the script “Dangerous Days.” The director is Kirsten Cavendish (Scooterman) and producers include Michael Deeley (Blade Runner; The Italian Job; The Deerhunter) and David Wicht (The Last House on the Left, Starship Troopers 3). Based on true events, “Dangerous Days”

Screenwriter Frances Presley (ProSeries 32) has signed with Beverly Hills Manager Bettina Viviano. And this happened with her first script.   Frances achieved this success after two important milestones — optioning book rights, and writing the screenplay in the ScreenwritingU ProSeries. Representing some top Hollywood writers, Producer/Manager Bettina Viviano of Accelerate Entertainment has also spoken