Hi everybody, I've been wondering for a while if it would be a good idea to contact some producers by websites like Linkedin or IMDBpro since I don't know a better way to make it real. I mean, any one of you has ever tryed to contact them by these kind of websites? How did it work to you? I have no more options in here, I've almost finished the screenplay and I really want to move it properly. But I know how it works, big studios don't receive not requested screenplays and the producers I want to touch seem so unavailable to me. A literary agent could be another way, probably. I'm kinda stuck. I've made a deep research locating the people behind the movies I love (cause I think they're going to be the ones who would want to produce it) but I don't knoe hoe to reach them.... any suggestions?
Screenwriting : Contacting producers from far far... so far away by Omar Quesada Pérez
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They wont read unsolicited material... But u can try. Who knows. Make your title and 1st page pop. win a screenwriters contest like Nichols, upload to BlackList or Post on Inktip.
Thanks people! It's more or less what I thought. You're so great! Thanks for your answers
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You're going to need a talent agent, entertainment lawyer or a literary manager and/or agent. Most major film and production companies will not accept unsolicited material. I have been looking for an agent and manager myself. It is a daunting task but keep looking. I found a few good ones by researching on line.
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Hi Omar, it's also possible for your local Spanish agent to contact US agents/managers/producers/studios/sales agents on your behalf. Best of luck!
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Trying to get a talent agent and all of that is really tough. For sure, you'll have to pay the talent agent some money up front to help you get your script read. I would love to do an adaptation of my first novel. It's been my dream to turn it into a short series for channels like HBO and so on...but when I think about having to brace myself up again for the unlimited rejections I would experience in the process... My manuscript itself got rejected at least 120 times worldwide by all kinds of literary agents and publishers before it finally got picked up by Verity Publishers, a publishing company in South Africa. My novel is entitled "International Student Part One: Journey to America," a comedy about an African student who travels to the US for college and in the process becomes exposed to the extremes of its society. I play the main character, John Malinke: http://www.amazon.com/International-Student-Part-One-Journey/dp/0992234581
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FYI, Jackai, in the US, a WGA signatory agency is not supposed to charge an upfront fee to read your script. However, it's possible, for example, that you might have to pay to attend a pitch fest to pitch that agent, but the payment is going to the pitch fest organizers, not to the agent.