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Antonio D'Intino is a Literary Manager at the production and management company Circle of Confusion, whose clients include writer/directors Keith Thomas (FIRESTARTER), Anthony Scott Burns (COME TRUE), and Iris Shim (UMMA). His clients' films have played at Cannes, Sundance, and SXSW, among others. Circle and their clients have worked on some of the biggest releases in film, television, and online including Oscar-winners and Nominees THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE OF EBBING, MISSOURI, THE FLORIDA PROJECT, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, THE MATRIX, COCO, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, FIRST MAN, MUDBOUND, and ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY. Circle is also known for their commercial hits including AQUAMAN, BLACK PANTHER, DOCTOR STRANGE, "The Walking Dead", THE BOOK OF ELI, "Alias Grace", THE SHALLOWS, "Sense8", V FOR VENDETTA, the JOHN WICK franchise, "Outcast", "Daredevil" and THE CONJURING Antonio previously worked in the Motion Picture Literary department at APA Talent & Literary Agency. He then moved to Plattform, a management company led by Jeremy Platt where he helped manage their first look deal with Amazon TV. Full Bio »
We're back in the Writers' Room for the Write Now Challenge Webcast with Antonio D'Intino, a Literary Manager at the production and management company Circle of Confusion, whose clients include writer/directors Keith Thomas (FIRESTARTER), Anthony Scott Burns (COME TRUE), and Iris Shim (UMMA). His clients' films have played at Cannes, Sundance, and SXSW, among others.
The Write Now Challenge
Antonio D'Intino is a Literary Manager at the production and management company Circle of Confusion, whose clients include writer/directors Keith Thomas (FIRESTARTER), Anthony Scott Burns (COME TRUE), and Iris Shim (UMMA). His clients' films have played at Cannes, Sundance, and SXSW, among others.
Circle and their clients have worked on some of the biggest releases in film, television, and online including Oscar-winners and Nominees THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE OF EBBING, MISSOURI, THE FLORIDA PROJECT, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON, THE MATRIX, COCO, THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, FIRST MAN, MUDBOUND, and ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY. Circle is also known for their commercial hits including AQUAMAN, BLACK PANTHER, DOCTOR STRANGE, "The Walking Dead", THE BOOK OF ELI, "Alias Grace", THE SHALLOWS, "Sense8", V FOR VENDETTA, the JOHN WICK franchise, "Outcast", "Daredevil" and THE CONJURING
Antonio previously worked in the Motion Picture Literary department at APA Talent & Literary Agency. He then moved to Plattform, a management company led by Jeremy Platt where he helped manage their first look deal with Amazon TV.
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"SUPER insightful! Thanks to Antonio, Amanda/Stage32 team, and participants' examples for a great session!" ~ Kevin P.
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