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Sam Rivera
CONGRATS! 121 Script Requests and 32 Meeting Requests in the last 2 weeks!

Hey everyone! I wanted to congratulate our fellow community members who had scripts requested through Stage 32 pitch sessions over the last 2 weeks. We are thrilled for the opportunities for the following writers to have their scripts requested by various producers and managers, Paramount Pictures,...

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Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

Congrats, everyone~

Ray Fontenault

Well Done!

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Owa

Today I received great news...My First Selection for an OWA!!!! The feeling... even better than "the first" :))

Ayesha Simra

Congratulations Lori Peters!

Michael Dzurak

Congrats on the Selection!

Abhijeet Aade

Lori Peters That’s amazing, congratulations!

First selections always hit differently and it only gets better from here. Wishing you many more to come!...

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Laura Hammer

Congratulations!

Rashcell Mercer

Congratulations

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Damilola Jabita
What scripts reflects the real you?

The scripts that scare me are always the ones worth finishing.

I don’t mean scared like ‘I don’t know what happens next’. I mean scared in a deeper way.

The kind of scared that comes from writing something true. Something that exposes a part of how you see the world and puts it on a page where anyone...

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Jason Green

Damilola Jabita I really like the space you’re exploring here — that feeling of a story pushing back and revealing something deeper as you write it. My process is almost the opposite, but I think it c...

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Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

Honestly this is every script I write lol, try as I might to hold back when I know someone will read my words... my subconscious says "screw that" and I end up spilling some dark secrets.

It's why admi...

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John Porter
GALVEZTON Turns Escape Into a Lifestyle on “Roll to G-Town”

Thank you buzz-music for this excellent single/video review for "Roll To G-town" with a cool interview too! The "Oceans Cabaret" album is out now worldwide with the exception of the UK where it gets released May 15th.

I pulled this blurb from it:

"Led by Robert Kuhn, GALVEZTON is not just building a...

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GALVEZTON Turns Escape Into a Lifestyle on "Roll to G-Town"
GALVEZTON Turns Escape Into a Lifestyle on "Roll to G-Town"
Led by Robert Kuhn, GALVEZTON is not just building a sound, they're building a whole identity around Galveston itself.
Geoffroy Faugerolas

Sounds fun. Thanks for sharing!

Laura Hammer

Thanks John Porter - we're dancing and swaying to this music in the office today! Great video. Love the song's film references.

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Aleksandr Rozhnov
“God is one of the most complex characters.”

Friends, I’m currently working on a feature film project called “God’s Secretary.”

I’ve realized that writing the character of God is one of the most difficult tasks. I don’t want Him to feel caricatured or purely comedic, but at the same time I need to combine His love for people, kindness, and comp...

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Michael Dzurak

Morgan Freeman in Bruce Almighty is one of my favorite depictions of God in cinema. It's a light-hearted representation.

Jason Green

Aleksandr Rozhnov Really interesting question. I’ve been working on a project that brushes up against some of these ideas, and what’s helped me is approaching God less as an abstract force and more as...

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Tucker Briggs

I’m an independent script editor and translator, and I work closely with writers who want their scripts to feel right, not just corrected, but truly refined and ready to be read, pitched, or produced.

Aleksandr Rozhnov

I agree with you. Yes, in films God is almost always portrayed as a human, because it’s very difficult to represent Him in any other form.

But to be honest, I want to create another project later — I a...

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Jason Green

I think it’s all open to interpretation, and that’s what makes mythology such a rich playground. If you can see the connection and express it in a way that feels true to the story you’re telling, then...

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Anthony McBride
Imposter Syndrome

Hey all,

I had a very strange feeling come over me during the past week.

Darkness.

This always happens to me. I get up and am just not motivated to do anything--not even write.

The world seems dark and unmotivated.

i'm working on a holiday movie for now which is forcing me to watch more holiday movies, b...

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Banafsheh Esmailzadeh

It's sadly quite normal, I know I'm feeling it pretty often in particular these days. Like Geoffroy Faugerolas and Michael David said, you basically have to rediscover what gave you that initial spark...

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Kevin Reams

Sorry you're feeling that way. we all get like that sometimes. I've been trying a new thing to keep my spirits up. I listen to positive affirmation videos from YouTube as I sleep. they supposedly tap into the subconscious mind and rewire your thinking to manifest good things in life.

Michael David

Indeed, the motivation follows the work and not the other way around. Well said, Geoffroy Faugerolas!

Jason Green

Anthony McBride I get this more than I’d like to admit. I dealt with imposter syndrome every single day on the teams — and the wild part is, most of us did. You’re surrounded by high performers, const...

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Daniel Silvas

Anthony McBride I'm in a constant state of doom and gloom. Maybe it comes from being too self-aware of ourselves. I know I may never be great. I know I may not WOW someone in a pitch. But, I keep tryi...

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Paulina Wróbel
Projects that come from a very personal place

I recently finished writing a pilot with my husband — a sci-fi project we’re currently pitching.

And right after that, something unexpected happened.

I started writing something completely different.

It began with small moments I remember from my own life. Nothing dramatic on the surface — just details...

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Jason Green

Paulina Wróbel I really connect with what you’re describing. For me, everything I write comes from a personal place — sometimes directly, sometimes filtered through genre, but always rooted in somethi...

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Paulina Wróbel

Jason Green Thank you so much for sharing this — I really appreciate your perspective.

For me, the personal point of view has always been essential in my writing as well, but with this project in parti...

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Abhijeet Aade

Paulina Wróbel This is a really honest and relatable place to be creatively.

I think when something comes from a personal space like that, it’s important to protect it in the early stages and not rush...

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Michael Dzurak

I've had it both ways. An idea that's been fermenting in my head for a while with it being an aggregate of many things I find interesting.

And then, a gut feeling that I just knew I had to write down....

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Gurpreet Singh
Revisiting The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe — and it still feels timeless.

I first watched it as a kid, and watching it again today brought back a wave of memories. What stood out even more this time was how emotionally grounded the story is beneath the fantasy.

Despite being years old, it still feels fresh — a reminder that strong storytelling, character emotion, and world...

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Brenda Mohammed

For me, I can see THE SOUND OF MUSIC, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, BEN HUR, and MAMA MIA over and over.

Ingrid Wren

Strictly Ballroom

Haley Mary

There are a lot of movies that I feel are timeless. The Back To The Future franchise are movies that I can always watch over and over. I liked part 1 and part 3 the best, though. Part 2 was a little a...

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Emmanuel Jomy

My personally favorite films would be Interstellar, Schindler's List and Hangover Part 1, 2 and 3. I love those films.

Eugene Mandelcorn

The movie that is truly timeless for me and brings me to tears every time I watch it, is "Resurrection" (1980). It is a film that was lost in the distribution shuffle, that should be seen by millions of people around the world.

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Leonardo Warner
My Script made it to the Quarterfinals!

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share the exciting news. My script, '18' made it to the quarterfinals of Stage 32's 3rd Annual Period Piece Screenwriting Contest. Based on a true events, '18' is the inspirational story of Brook Berringer, a backup quarterback from the University of Nebraska who was thrust i...

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Michael Dzurak

Congrats on the placement!

Jim Boston

Great job, Leonardo! Here's wishing you more and more success with "18!"

Mike O'Neill

Congrats!

Anton Charles

This is great news, congrats

Ayesha Simra

Congratulations Leonardo Warner! Wishing you more success ahead!

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Tomás Daniel
Approaching final development — A political sci-fi feature exploring power and control

I’m currently in the final stages of developing my feature film The Weight of Power.

It’s a political drama with psychological and sci-fi elements, exploring power, control, and the ethical limits of systems designed to “protect” society.

Over the past months, I’ve focused on refining the emotional co...

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Tomás Daniel

Andrew Crutcher Thank you, I really appreciate it.

Still refining and learning through the process, but it means a lot to hear that.

Tomás Daniel

Abidoye Ezekiel Hey, thank you — I really appreciate that.

I’m glad it connected with you. Still shaping the project, but feedback like this definitely keeps me going.

What kind of projects are you work...

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Tomás Daniel

Natalie Brooks I really appreciate this — you captured that stage perfectly.

It’s exactly where things become both clearer and more fragile at the same time. Like you said, the story is already there,...

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Abhijeet Aade

Tomás Daniel This sounds like a strong and timely concept the blend of political themes with psychological and sci-fi elements is very compelling.

I like that you’re focusing on the emotional core and...

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Tomás Daniel

Abhijeet Aade Thank you, I really appreciate that.

For me, grounding the story in the emotional experience of the characters was essential — especially in a narrative that deals with systems and power,...

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Why films are not working around the globe?

Hello everyone,

Lately, I’ve been thinking about a question that seems relevant across the global film industry:

Why are so many films struggling to truly satisfy audiences today?

Is it because:

• Audience expectations have significantly increased by continuous consumption of online content?

• The co...

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Geoffroy Faugerolas

Great question, Naveen. It's hard for projects to cut through the noise. Everyone's distracted. Audiences are tightening their belt. Free platforms like Tubi are rapidly growing. I don't think quality is an issue -- look at the success of vertical dramas. I think it's an issue of relevance.

Naveen Miriyala

Hello Geoffroy Faugerolas , Thanks for the response. I totally agree that vertical dramas are getting bigger and better these days. Also I just want to add one point here, i think there are no new sto...

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Corey Hood

Wisdom from my writing partners, The Ascended Masters of the Pacific and the Ascended Master St. Germain:

"Crucify this writer and anyone else who believes that no one can do anything...

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Kevin Reams

I still average two movies a night. I'm doing my part.

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