Stage 32 Success Stories

Find work or representation? Cast your film or project? Secure funding? Made a career altering connection? Maybe Stage 32 just kept you in the game?!

Help others in the community by sharing how you used Stage 32 to find success!

William Gunn

President & CEO at Gunn Consulting ♦ Content Creator, Screenwriter, Researcher

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6 months ago

Red planet blues - a space noir

CC Williams of Razor Blade Productions has paid me an Option Deposit as well as sending me a Letter of Intent regarding the development of my screenplay RED PLANET BLUES - A SPACE NOIR

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Tom Ecobelli

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5 months ago

Congratulations

Brandy Camille

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5 months ago

What a great step forward! Congratulations!

William Gunn

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5 months ago

Once again, thanks everybody!!! It wasn't easy....But it was worth all the effort!!!

William Gunn

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5 months ago

I'm still in a bit of shock! But not in a bad way!!!

Gregory Barone

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5 months ago

you did something right to have this happen to you, go for it!!!

Kelly Anelons

Writer at KelaMeg Productions ♦ Author, Screenwriter

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5 months ago

Tell your stories because no one else can!

Congratulations to everyone who placed in the Grown Up Movie comp and everyone who finished their 1st script! Keep writing. Keep going. Keep putting your work out there. Tell your story and don’t give up!

Anthony McBride

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5 months ago

Congrats

Richard "RB" Botto

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- Maurice Vaughan
5 months ago

Couldn't be more thrilled for you, Kelly Anelons! Hope you've been well!

Sandy Fox-sohner

Screenwriter

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9 months ago

Great Connection through Stage 32

My screenplay, "Mathematical Mermaid," was requested after I sent a Stage 32 written pitch to Tiffany Boyle, President of Packaging and Sales. She liked the screenplay, and we had a great discussion. She gave me some good tips, and now she is helping me find a producer. Thanks Stage 32!

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Luxolo Jos

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8 months ago

Awesome, Sandy. All the best.

Richard "RB" Botto

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- Maurice Vaughan
5 months ago

Tiffany is one of my favorite people in the biz (just had dinner with her in Cannes) and, as Pat Alexander mentioned, having her request is no small feat.

Richard "RB" Botto

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5 months ago

Ah! And I just saw you signed an agreement with her. Even better, Sandy Fox-sohner!

Sandy Fox-sohner

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- Maurice Vaughan
5 months ago

Thank you. I do enjoy working with Tiffany. She is very personable and is well known in the industry.

Richard "RB" Botto

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5 months ago

She, and the entire Ramo team, are as good as it gets, Sandy Fox-sohner. And they're all fabulous, caring human beings to boot.

Michael L Miller

Actor, Director, Line Producer, Performance Coach, Photographer (Still), Producer, Screenwriter, Theatre Director, Theatrical Producer

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5 months ago

Great Executive call

I had a great Executive mentor call yesterday with Viviana Zarragoitia. She gave me some very sound advice about my feature "Portales" budgeted at 2.8 Million. She advised me that I find a producer with experience with that size budget, An alternate suggestion was get the budget reduced to under a m...

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Staton Rabin

Works at www.ScreenplayMuse.com ♦ Screenwriter, Script Consultant, Story Analyst

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8 months ago

A Perfect Day

Today, baseball season started, and Stage 32's marvelous success team told me they will be submitting my screenplay "Betsy and the Emperor"-- based on my YA novel from Simon & Schuster and true events-- to a producer who is seeking female-led true story feature scripts. For me, that makes this a per...

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Christine Miller

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6 months ago

congratulations Staton! that is so exciting!! i also have a feature adaptation of my published YA novel (also based on a true story) that i'm trying to find a home for :) so it's really encouraging to...

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Staton Rabin

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6 months ago

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Hi, Christine Miller. Thanks for your kind note! To get your novel (and perhaps the screenplay based on it) optioned for film or TV, your best bet would be to query (preferably with a personal referral) literary agents at the big film agencies-- or reputable boutique agencies-- who specialize in selling film and TV rights to books. The chances of getting a book optioned for film or TV depends on a number of factors-- and it certainly helps if it's a best-seller published from a major publisher, and/or the true story involves a celebrity or recent famous true events. A top agency with a motion picture literary department (or a lit agency that has a top co-agent in L.A. who sells film/TV rights to books) has a lot of power due to their reputation and who else they represent. If a lit agent represents you and finds you a producer who wants to make a deal to option your novel, if it's an A-list producer they may want to hire an A-list screenwriter to adapt it. But presumably if they've optioned your novel they will at least be willing to read and consider your script. Back when I worked for the film studios and an agency in New York as a freelance reader, most novels scheduled to be published by major publishers had already been shopped around for film or TV rights by their agents when they were still in manuscript or galleys -- whether the author of the book knew it or not:-) That may still be true. If that didn't happen to your book, then getting a literary agent-- based in L.A. or New York-- who is known for successfully marketing film/TV rights to books (or has co-agents who do this), would be a great move. Depending on how well your book is selling and how ideal it would be for film or TV, it is easier to market film or TV rights to a successful book than it is to get a screenplay optioned or sold. IP is in demand-- but the success of the book is a big factor. In lieu of having an agent, there are also a few "cinematic books" contests, and screenwriting contests, that accept adaptations of IP (read the contest rules to make sure), as long as it's an adaptation of your own book and you own all the film/TV/theater rights to it (check your book contract). Stage 32 can probably steer you in the right direction. Hope this helps and best wishes to you.

Christine Miller

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6 months ago

Staton Rabin thank you so much for the thoughtful response - that's very kind of you. this is all very helpful! my book sold well but it was a small, indie publisher. i'm wondering if i might do bette...

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Staton Rabin

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6 months ago

You're very welcome, Christine Miller, and it's great that you kept the film/TV/theater rights to your published book. In this case, perhaps pitch whichever you think is the stronger example of your w...

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Christine Miller

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6 months ago

great advice Staton Rabin - thank you so, so much for the thoughtful reply. gives me a lot to think about!! i think i will pitch the screenplay, but will think more on this based on the great info you...

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Maurice Vaughan

Screenwriter, Other

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6 months ago

How Stage 32 Got My Work In Front Of The Right People & Connected Me With My New Manager!

Find out how Helen Watts met her new manager, Alexia Melocchi, through Stage 32 in today’s blog and celebrate with her!

www.stage32.com/blog/how-stage-32-got-my-work-in-front-of-the-right-peop......

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Maurice Vaughan

Screenwriter, Other

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6 months ago

Stage 32 Success Story: Zero To Zealful In Under Six Months!

Sandi Jerome got a manager through Stage 32, got over twenty script requests, one of her scripts is in production, and another script has been optioned. All of that in under six months! Check out today’s blog to find out the steps she used to find a manager through Stage 32.

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Andy Byrne

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6 months ago

How excellent is that. Nice one, Sandi! Love seeing this because we all know the sheer work it took to get there. Seeing it pay off for any writer or creative just makes your day. Bloody-well bravo!

Sandi Jerome

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6 months ago

Thank you, Alexia Melocchi -I didn't want to mention who was the amazing manager who took in the lost soul and send another thousand emails to your "in" box! But if you ever see Alexia Melocchi taking...

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Richard "RB" Botto

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6 months ago

Highly recommend Alexia Melocchi's Heart of Show Business pod as well.

Marc Galmoud

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6 months ago

Thanks for the info!

Maurice Vaughan

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6 months ago

You're welcome, Marc Galmoud.

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6 months ago

Playwright hired through Stage 32 Jobs

Nicholas Langan, a Playwright from Lancaster, Pennsylvania was just hired for the project titled "RAGE LIVE". Congratulations!

Maurice Vaughan

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- Richard "RB" Botto
6 months ago

Congratulations, Nicholas!

Travis Seppala

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- Maurice Vaughan
- Richard "RB" Botto
6 months ago

I literally didn't even know that plays (and therefore playwrights) were even still a thing!

Richard "RB" Botto

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- Maurice Vaughan
6 months ago

Great news, Nicholas.

Kevin Hager

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- Richard "RB" Botto
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6 months ago

Good for you, what is Rage Live about?

Maurice Vaughan

Screenwriter, Other

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7 months ago

Screenwriter Signs Shopping Agreement With Sandstone Artists After Connecting On Stage 32!

Who doesn’t love some great midweek news? Josh Miller signed a shopping agreement! Check out today’s blog to see how and celebrate with him.

Josh also gives some takeaways in the blog that could help you in a general meeting and/or project consultation.

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Georgette Skolnick

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6 months ago

Congratulations, but as a newbie, can you please enlighten me, what is a "shopping agreement"? Thanks

Maurice Vaughan

6 months ago

Hi, Georgette Skolnick. Here's an article that explains what a shopping agreement is: https://nofilmschool.com/shopping-agreement...

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Georgette Skolnick

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6 months ago

Thanks Maurice!

Maurice Vaughan

6 months ago

You're welcome, Georgette Skolnick.

Jabulani Pongolani

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6 months ago

Josh, congrats on shopping agreement. Keep on keeping on

Sandi Jerome

Screenwriter, Author

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6 months ago

A Manager - Thanks to Stage 32 Pitching

After 50+ "Pass" on my pitches -my manager signed me after my pitch of Last Woman on your site. After she took my screenplays to Cannes 2024 in her Lookbook, she had over 20 requests for my scripts and sent them out to directors and producers. I'm so grateful that I would highly recommend Stage 32 t...

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Liliana Angela Angeleri

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- Maurice Vaughan
6 months ago

Many congrats

Charles Y.N. Newton

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- Maurice Vaughan
6 months ago

Wow! Congratulations!

Trina Jackson

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- Maurice Vaughan
6 months ago

congrats to you.

Phillip McSween

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- Maurice Vaughan
6 months ago

Great advice and congrats!

Amanda Toney

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- Charles Y.N. Newton
- Maurice Vaughan
6 months ago

This is great news! Congratulations! Thrilled for you.

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7 months ago

Screenwriter hired through Stage 32 Jobs

Melissa Butler, a Screenwriter from Raleigh, North Carolina was just hired for the project titled "Screenwriters for Vertical Series - Remote". Congratulations!