SU Alumni Successes

Screenwriter/Producer Ken Wallace (ProSeries 20) has acquired the rights to the book “The Girl Most Likely” and has already attached talent to the project.  “The Girl Most Likely” was on Mel Gibson’s short list of films to shoot with his company Icon Shanahan Films, but allowed the rights to expire as they closed down their

  Screenwriter Alison McMahan (ProSeries 28) had her non-fiction book on the work of Alice Guy Blaché: Lost Visionary of the Cinema (Continuum 2002) optioned by the PIC Agency . Lost Visionary is about the life and work of the first woman filmmaker, Alice Guy Blaché, who made films from 1896 to 1920 and who

Joan Chandler (ProSeries 12) signed a deal with Stephen Gardner (Gardner Productions) to produce her script, “Far From the Heart.” The project is slated to go into production in May with a release date of September. Designed specifically for the web, “Far From the Heart” is an interactive movie for teen audiences about dating and

AJ Ferrara (ProSeries 19) has signed an agreement with producers Alexandra Yacovlef and Alexia Melocchi at Little Studio Films to get his film made. AJ put together the Co-Producer deal after showing Little Studio Films the teaser trailer he developed for his screenplay “A Noble Lie.”  See trailer here.   AJ will receive a “Written by”

Today, screenwriter Alyssa Alexandria (ProSeries 7) and Henry Gilroy (head writer for Lucasfilm Animation) had their script “ The Fourth Day” go out to a very select group of producers, including Stars Road (Sam Raimi), Legendary Pictures, and Jerry Bruckheimer’s company. It also landed on Hollywood’s tracking boards and can be seen at TrackingB.com.  “The Fourth

Nicole Keefler (ProSeries 29) signed two contracts with the children’s TV show JACK with production company PVP Animation. Currently, she’s working on the first episode of the show, and will be pitching more episode outlines to the producers and broadcasters for the show as the season progresses. Nicole was also approached by Nelvana Ltd. to

Rob Gibson (ProSeries 27) made a distribution deal with distributor IFC for his first film, “Primal.”  Rob produced the film which was written and directed by Josh Reed.  Together, they are partners in the production company Known Associates.  “Primal” was debuted at various film festivals around the world to many positive reviews, including one from

  Screenwriter Ken Wallace (ProSeries 20) was hired to do a paid re-write for a TV special by Postproduktiv. Ken is writing the narration for the 30-minute special, titled “Twilight Saga Eclipse – The Obsession Continues.” Ken was given the assignment with a very tight deadline – only 24 hours – and delivered on time.

Screenwriters Angela Falkowska (ProSeries 1) and Marla Hayes (ProSeries 6) optioned the rights to the NY Times best-selling novel Green Darkness by Anya Seton.  First printed in 1972, the book has picked up a large fan-base over the years, and was reprinted in 2000. Angela and Marla secured the rights from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing

Screenwriter Kirk Weddell (ProSeries 23) has secured representation with Intellectual Property Group, one of the leading literary management companies in the industry with a distinguished list of international clients. Kirk set up the meeting with IPG after his ‘Brothers’ screenplay placed 3rd in the Big Bear International Screenplay Competition. Great job, Kirk.