In
Italia la categoria del produttore non è mai esistita. Ma fuori dal nostro
paese?
Si può presentare una sceneggiatura e essere giudicati in base ai meriti? Ci sono submissions che permettono – senza far parte di una cricca – di essere letti? Lo script di un lungometraggio può essere pagato 80 mila dollari?
Ecco
in anteprima planetaria 98 modi per far
leggere il tuo script da un produttore americano o inglese.
Cioè 98 unsolicitied queries, svelate
senza segreti.
Se
sei un bravo sceneggiatore, se non hai paura della concorrenza, se non hai nel cassetto le solite storie
minimaliste e piagnone, allora continua a leggere questo vademecum. E
magari il prossimo inverno, mentre sorseggi una tequila ad Acapulco e palpi Lindsay Anderson, ti ricorderai dei miei consigli. Forse.
SALVAGUARDARE IL PROPRIO LAVORO
Prima
di far viaggiare le tue idee per il globo, proteggile e fornisci al tuo copione
uno status professionale. I produttori americani incoraggiano a registrare le opere.
La WGA, il potentissimo sindacato degli sceneggiatori statunitensi, suddiviso a
sua volta nelle sezioni East e West, offre un servizio di registrazione con numero
identificativo. Puoi farlo da questo link https://www.wgaeast.org/script_registration e pagare con carta di credito. E così i primi 25 dollari se ne vanno. Non si
tratta solo di salvaguardia dei diritti. Costituisce indice di serietà e una
garanzia per chi leggerà lo script. Molte
case di produzione non prendono in considerazione le sceneggiature che non sono
registrate alla Writers Guild of America e in qualche modo ti costringono a
usufruire del servizio a pagamento.
L’ESERCIZIO DELL’OPZIONE
La
possibilità di successo di un prodotto cinematografico ha un grado di incertezza
elevatissimo. L’investimento di tipo sequenziale, quello in cui il progetto è
suddiviso in diversi stadi, limita le perdite. In una prima fase un’impresa può
decidere di investire esercitando una opzione
su una sceneggiatura. Pratica che negli USA e in GB è molto diffusa. L’opzione
in genere ha durata di 2 anni (che si può estendere, anche con contratti di 6
mesi in 6 mesi) e si basa sulla necessità di reperire informazioni sul valore
commerciale del film, risorse artistiche e tecniche e chiaramente finanziamenti
per completare il progetto. L’accordo può prevedere l’acquisto effettivo dei
diritti (purchase agreement), la loro
cessione immediata (outright grant) o
una cessione preliminare (initial grant),
per poi saldare il prezzo pieno di acquisto se la produzione metterà in
cantiere il film.
Attenzione,
però, perché la durata dell’esclusiva di una opzione può diminuire il valore di
mercato della sceneggiatura e, quando si recupera la proprietà, saranno già
circolate voci sulla sua mancata commerciabilità e si rischia così di
“bruciare” il testo.
IL PRIMO FILTRO: LE AGENZIE CREATIVE
Le
Major, quelle cinque società che producono un quarto dei film circolanti per
gli States, non perderanno tempo a
leggere materiale non richiesto. Men che mai quello di un esordiente.
Utilizzeranno come filtro decine e decine di agenzie creative, executive
producer, produttori associati e magari anche registi e attori di scuderia per
vagliare i loro progetti candidati. Una cosa è certa: senza un’agenzia alle
spalle che ti rappresenta, non verrai preso in grande conto, avrai meno
opportunità e, ovviamente, non sarai letto né dagli studios né da compagnie affermate
e di livello medio-alto. Troverai il classico fuoco di sbarramento (Please do
not send unsolicited material). Gli agenti
garantiscono la qualità di una sceneggiatura rappresentata e riescono a far
leggere uno script ai produttori influenti. Per questo ci occuperemo delle
agenzie americane e inglesi in un post successivo.
E’ una via da seguire, che non entra in contrasto con i successivi
suggerimenti. Per ora farai a meno di avere una rappresentanza e testerai l’opera
in base alle prime risposte di produttori indipendenti.
IL SECONDO FILTRO: IL SINDACATO DEGLI SCENEGGIATORI
La
WGA, l’associazione degli
sceneggiatori statunitensi che regola il mercato, accetta come socio chi vende
una sceneggiatura e può considerarsi un professionista a tutti gli effetti. La
WGA stipula contratti con le maggior parte delle società di produzione per
regolare i compensi minimi degli autori. Chi non è socio WGA avrà vita dura,
perché potrà lavorare solamente con piccole società che non sottoscrivono
l’accordo con le Majors. Una bella fregatura! Non ti prendono nel sindacato se
prima non dimostri di avere esordito, e senza l’iscrizione al sindacato diventa
più complicato il tuo esordio. Allora come fai a ottenere il primo contratto? Da
qualche parte si deve cominciare e per fortuna le produzioni indipendenti USA,
gli executive producer e le piattaforme digitali come Hula, Netflix e Amazon rappresentano
una galassia interessante, vitale e piena di iniziative. Si restringe
ulteriormente la fetta di produzioni a cui indirizzare un copione, ma non
disperare.
NOTIZIA CATTIVA E NOTIZIA BUONA
La
notizia cattiva è che c’è in giro un esercito di scrittori e un eccesso di
offerta rispetto alla domanda. Da Londra a Los Angeles, decine di migliaia di
aspiranti sceneggiatori sommergono le scrivanie dei produttori con le loro
proposte.
La
notizia buona è che in USA come in GB stanno cercando mettere alle spalle la
crisi economica e non mancano occasioni e trampolini di lancio. Negli Stati
Uniti il cinema è la seconda industria del paese, dopo quella aeronautica, e fa
circolare molti soldi.
Lo
spec script è la sceneggiatura “speculare”
che non si scrive su commissione, ma si propone a qualcuno senza averne ricevuto
l’incarico. Nella maggior parte dei casi, perciò, uno spec non trova acquirenti
ed è semplicemente un biglietto da visita per un’agenzia, una sorta di “writing
sample”, della serie ti faccio vedere io di cosa sono capace. Sono rari i casi
in cui lo spec sia venduto a peso d’oro, come per la spogliarellista Diablo
Cody con Juno (2007), oppure i
magnifici testi di Thelma & Louise
(1991), Will Hunting (1997) e American Beauty (1999). Appare più
verosimile che uno spec acquistato sia comprato, anche per toglierlo dal
mercato, e poi non venga trasformato in un film. Oppure, nella migliore delle
ipotesi, il lavoro dell’esordiente contenga un’idea orginale e di grande
effetto, che ha conquistato il produttore, ma poi sarà riscritto da qualche fidato
sceneggiatore dello studio. Ad esempio la bibbia e il pilota di Alcatraz, serie proposta dagli
sconosciuti Steven Lilien e Bryan Wynbrandt, viene riscritta dalla produttrice
Sarnoff e da quel geniaccio di Abrams.
Veniamo
alla parte positiva. Il prezzo di
acquisto della sceneggiatura e dei diritti va dal 5 al 7,5 % del budget
totale fissato per la produzione di un film. La sceneggiatura di un
lungometraggio deve essere pagata ai soci WGA un minimo di 80.000 $ da società
e network che hanno firmato l’accordo nazionale col sindacato. Un socio WGA, a
sua volta, si impegna a non accettare lavori che scendano sotto quel minimo
sindacale. Voi che non siete iscritti al sindacato no, però. Il pagamento deve
essere contestuale alla consegna di ogni step della sceneggiatura. Il contratto
tipo prevede infatti: 1) la fase del trattamento; 2) la prima stesura dello
script; 3) la revisione finale.
Se
verrà realizzato un sequel del proprio lavoro cinematografico, all’autore dovrà
essere versato il 25% del compenso fissato per la sceneggiatura del secondo
film.
SI COMINCIA!... SCRIVERE UNA STORIA E PROPORLA AGLI
INTERESSATI
Parti
da una storia forte, con una premessa
dirompente. Se dopo le prime 15 pagine ancora non è successo niente di
rilevante e non catapulti il tuo pubblico in un altro mondo, conviene che
risparmi i tuoi soldi e non tenti avventure. L’Italia, in fondo, è un bel
paese.
Altrimenti,
condensa il succo della storia in una log
out-line. Due, tre frasi che spingerebbero qualsiasi persona a leggere il
tuo copione. Un gancio potente. Una sintesi che con caratteri roboanti e
assoluti riassuma idea, genere, trama, personaggi e originalità del film.
Rispettate
sempre le procedure per l’invio. Scrivi la log-line nel corpo nel testo e non
allegare file non richiesti, altrimenti sarai cestinato. Molte case di produzione
richiedono solamente la log-line in pochi caratteri. In un anno ne ricevono
20.000 e tra queste 2.000 rispondono ai loro criteri.
Wow!
Hai superato le forche caudine della log-line. Devi presentare una sinossi del film che sta in una pagina.
Sforzati di raccontare cosa avviene, mantenendo intatte sorprese e suspense.
Non esaltarti per il valore letterario. Non descrivere, ma narra. I fatti
esteriori, i colpi di scena, il percorso del protagonista e la sua
trasformazione, i capovolgimenti della storia, il crescendo drammatico fino
alla sua risoluzione.
Il
terzo passo chiave è avere una sceneggiatura.
Inizialmente le produzioni possono chiederti di inviare le prime dieci pagine. Se
queste piacciono, vorranno valutare il malloppo. Sarà necessario avere un
copione con un buon ritmo e una buona struttura, personaggi profondi e scene
indimenticabili. Il tutto tradotto in inglese incisivo e dialoghi calzanti. Se
non sapete sbrigare da soli questi due aspetti cruciali (traduzione dall'italiano all'inglese e analisi/editing/revisione testo),
contattatemi in privato. Se state pensando che questa black list è un cavallo di
Troia per piazzare i miei servizi a prezzi modici, avete visto giusto.
98 OPPORTUNITA’ PER TE: Proponi direttamente ai
produttori.
Le
case di produzione che accettano materiale non richiesto possono cambiare politica. Questa lista non è completa (se avete altre dritte segnalatele), è soggetta a modifiche nel corso del tempo e anche passibile di errori.
1. 3WOLVES PRODUCTIONS
Principals:
Rita Branch e Roger Zamudio
Credits:
Jumpshoot, Nomads
Genres
Sought: currently develops and produces quality entertainment with
"A"-list actors, directors, and other industry professionals.
Come
contattarli: Email query to project@3wolvesproductions.com o (se hai realizzato
qualcosa in video) a reelsubmissions@chelsea.com
2. AMERICAN REPUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT
Principal:
James Victor Bulian
Genres
sought: Drama, Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Black Comedy, Poiltical Thriller, Crime,
Mystery, Romance, Action.
How
to contact: Keep your query letter brief.
Include a LOGLINE; 2 to 3 paragraph SYNOPSIS; what you are seeking (type of deal,
sale, co-production.); and writing background.
3. AMERICAN ZOETROPE
Principal:
Michael Zakin
Credits:
Youth Without Youth, The Good Shepherd, Marie Antoinette, Lost in Translation,
Kinsey, CQ, Jeepers Creepers 1&2, The Virgin Suicides, Sleepy Hollow, Wind,
Jack, Don Juan DeMarco, The Rain People, THX 1138, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s
Apocalypse, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Rainmaker, Apocalypse Now, The
Conversation
Formats
sought: Documentaries, Features
How
to contact: Accepts submissions by email submissions@zoetrope.com
N. B. : Non
dimenticare che la Zoeptrope organizza uno dei più prestigiosi concorsi per
sceneggiature, sotto la direzione di F. F. Coppola. Dal mese di giugno 2014 accetteranno
le nuove candidature.
4. Andrew Lauren Productions
36
E. 23rd St., Ste. 6F New York, NY 10010
Principal:
Andrew Lauren (story editor)
Credits:
The Squid and the Whale, G.
Formats
sought: Documentaries, Features
How
to contact: Email loglines with Submission
Release (disponibile sul sito) oppure una email a: asst@andrewlaurenproductions.com
We typically ask interns to commit full work days
(approximately 11am – 6pm) and at least 2 days per week. Please upload your
resume and cover letter for consideration. Please include your availability in
your cover letter.
5. ANGELINA PICTURES
978-610-6141 / 978-318-0035
fax
Principal:
Paul Serafini
Formats
sought: feature film for families, a television series for kids, a commercial
for a new car, or an industrial video for a telecommunications company, great
storytelling creates a connection with your audience.
Submit a Script. You may fax it to 978-318-0035 or email a completed form along with a
logline, short synopsis, and/or a PDF copy of your script. Angelina
Pictures will only accept non-agency scripts if they are accompanied by a
completed, signed copy of the company's submission release form.
6. Askaround Productions
We do not accept script submissions without a signed
submission release form. To obtain a
submission release form, please fill in all details below, with a brief and
specific description of your story. If
we are interested in reading your screenplay, we will contact you via
email.
We do not consider projects that are in concept phase.
Please only submit loglines for
projects that have a fully completed screenplay. Please do not submit more than
one project at a time via this site. If
you send multiple projects without hearing back from us first, we will
disregard all of them. Forward either
your best pitch or the project you feel is most appropriate for our low-budget,
independent production company.
7. Atophill Productions
P.
O. Box 630435 Simi Valley, CA 93063 USA
P 1-805-584-9639 Los Angeles,
California
A
Division of Kanto Productions™ LLC – Svolge anche un’attività editoriale
Attualmente
in fase di sviluppo o pre-produzione: Season of Solace, Cape Healer, Captain
Mirach, THE RULER OF ORION METROPOLIS
We welcome new, extremely well-written screenplays. Please
note that we are not interested in storylines with unnecessary, repeating
violence.
8. Barnstorm Films
73
Market St. Venice CA 90291
Principals:
Tony Bill, Helen Bartlett
Credits:
Taxi Driver, Untamed Heart, My Bodyguard, Five Corners, The Sting, In the Time
of the Butterflies, Last Call, The Fixer, North Country
Formats
sought: Features, Made-For-TV/Cable
Letters
via mail with ‘query’ on the envelope.
Include synopsis and SASE.
9. Bates Entertainment
895-1/2
S. Lucerne Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90005
Principals:
Edward J. Bates, Rochelle Bates
Credits:
Last Time I Committed Suicide, Kingdom Come, Fall Time, Fallen (ABC Family)
Formats
sought: Documentaries, Features, Made-for-TV/Cable Movies.
How
to contact: Submit query letter in writing;
No unsolicited scripts
10. Beacon Pictures
We'd
love to hear from you... just shoot us an email: info@beaconpictures.com
We
regret that we are unable to accept unsolicited material of any kind. Our
policy is to return unsolicited materials unopened (when possible), and all
emails will be deleted to protect your privacy. We apologize that due to
overwhelming interest, we are unable to keep blind resumes on file, but look
forward to hearing from you when a position is listed.
11. Boxx Communications, LLC
3685
Motor Ave, Suite 120 Los Angeles CA 90034
Principals:
Scott Noe
Credits:
Shattered Bits, Liquid News, The Jim Rose Twisted Tour
Formats
sought: Commercials, Made-For-TV/Cable Movies, Reality TV
How
to contact: Email queries with ‘Query’ in subject line.
Email
address: markwalker@boxxcommunications.tv
12. Burnside Entertainment, Inc.
Principals:
Glen Trotiner, Seth William Meier
Credits:
Overnight Sensation, Piñero, Radio Inside, I Love You, I Love You Not, With
Friends Like These, Three’s a Crowd, Tony N’ Tina’s Wedding, Bella, Bernard and
Doris
Formats
sought: Features
Genres
sought: Internet Content, Theatre, TV Series
How
to contact: Email only to mail@burnsideentertainment.com
13. Caliber Talent
Credits:
New York City Kitties, Click, Stones Point, Americana
Formats
sought: All Formats
Genres
sought: Drama, Dark Comedy, Thriller
Budget
range: $500K-$5 million
How
to contact: Submit only a query letter for
film related projects.
Email
address: eparks@calibertalent.com
14. Captures Entertainment
15. Cavalier Films Rider
Cavalier Films is seeking smart, original screenplays,
which can be produced for under $1M. CF is not exclusive to any genre but
dramas with a comedic element are well received. Our main focus is making
quality, commercially viable films with at least one known actor or actress on
a limited budget. In order to accomplish this feat submitted scripts should be
character-driven with roles that will attract recognizable talent. Stories
should have a clear and meaningful arc and leave the audience somehow better
for watching the film. Unfortunately CF does not have the time or resources to
develop stories thus we can only accept submissions of completed screenplays.
Material Submission Procedures and Policy: Although it
is often the policy of the film production industry to only accept materials
for consideration from known agencies, CF holds the belief that fresh and
interesting materials are likely to exist outside of such relationships and
that writers without representation deserve an opportunity to have their
creations considered. As such CF will welcome direct submissions but only upon
receipt of a properly executed and submitted Script Submission Statement of
Understanding and Release (SSUR) form. The release form must be submitted to
Cavalier Films in an envelope separate from materials submitted for evaluation.
16. CASCADE PICTURES
17. Chantalchamandy Entertainment
18. Concept Entertainment
334-1/2
N. Sierra Bonita Ave. Los Angeles CA 90036
Principals:
David Faigenblum, Melissa Goddard
Credits:
Material Girls, The Big White
Formats
sought: Features, Made-For-TV/Cable Movies, TV Series
How
to contact: Email queries with ‘Query’ in subject line.
Email
address: enquiries@conceptentertainment.biz
19. Conventry Film
20. Craig Anderson Productions
444
N. Larchmont Blvd., Ste. 109 - Los Angeles CA 90004
Principals:
Craig Anderson
Credits:
On Golden Pond, Songs in Ordinary Time, The Piano Lesson, The Ballad of Lucy
Whipple, Midwives, True Women, The Christmas Shoes, O Pioneers!, Sally Hemings,
Wilder Days, Meltdown, For the Love of a Child, The Christmas Blessing
Formats
sought: Features, Made-For-TV/Cable, Movies, Miniseries, TV Series
How
to contact: Email loglines only with
‘Query – Logline’ in subject line.
Email
address: info@cappix.com
21. CrazyDreams Entertainment
51
Los Altos Rd. Orinda CA 94563
Principals:
Randy Holleschau
Credits:
Confession, All You Need, Changing Hearts, Hunt for Justice, The Sasquatch
Gang, Towards Darkness,
Formats
sought: Animation, Commercials
How
to contact: Email queries only.
Include a tag line and/or a one paragraph synopsis. No features at this time.
Email address: info@crazydreams.com
22. DAHLIA STREET FILMS
23. Danger Film
24. Destiny Pictures
Principals:
Mark Castaldo
Credits:
Psych 9, The Perfect Tenant, The Perfect Nanny, My Run (documentary)
Formats
sought: Completed
Feature/Television
Screenplays
Genres
sought: All (no period pieces at this time)
Budget
range: $1 million – $5 milion (independent) and $10 million and up for
high
concept studio fare
How
to contact: Accepts log lines via email
only
Email
address: destiny@destinypictures.biz
25. DIVA PRODUCTIONS
26. EMBRYO FILMS
La sceneggiatura deve essere registrata presso la WGA.
27. EMERALDCITY
28. Ensemble Entertainment
280
S. Beverly Dr. Ste. 402 Beverly Hills CA 90212
Principals:
Jon Brown, Jeffrey Thal
Formats
sought: Animation, Direct to Video/DVD, Documentaries, Features,
Made-For-TV/Cable
Movies, Miniseries, TV Series
How
to contact: Queries accepted by mail
29. Feldman Company
1041
N. Formosa Ave., Editorial Bldg., Rm. 213 West Hollywood CA 90046
Principals:
Todd Feldman
Formats
sought: Features, Made-For-TV/Cable Movies, New Media, TV series.
How
to contact: Fax queries to 323-850-2506,
addressed ‘Attention: Query.’
30. Fun Little Movies
Principals:
Frank Chindamo
Formats
sought: Mobile/Internet short comedy series
Genres
sought: Comedy, family, kids, light entertainment
Budget
range: TBD per project, but NO upfront financing; co-production deals only
How
to contact: Accepts submissions of
commercial, sellable, mobile and/or internet series; Must be connected to
funding and/or sponsor
31. FREQUENCY PICTURES
32. Grade A Entertainment
Principals:
Andy Cohen
Credits:
Untraceable, Captain Ron, It Takes Two, A Chance of Snow
Formats
sought: Features, Made-For-TV/Cable Movies, TV series
How
to contact: Email queries with ‘Query’
in subject line.
Email
address: development@gradeaent.com
33. GOOD PEOPLE PRODUCTIONS
34. Greath Southerntv
35. Hecht Company
Principals:
Duffy Hecht
Credits:
First, Last and Deposit, King Of The Ants, Edmond
Formats
sought: Motion Picture/TV features
Genres
sought: All genres / Budget range: Indie or studio sized budgets
How
to contact: Email query Email
address: HechtCo@aol.com
36. Hollywood East Entertainment, Inc
Principals:
Corey Damsker, Steve Hillebrand
Credits:
Unique Whips (Speed Channel), Hollywood East, Hollywood East TV (WABC/KCAL)
Formats
sought: Commercials, Documentaries, Internet, Content, Mobile Content, Music
Videos, Reality TV, Specials, TV Series
How
to contact: No unsolicted material; Query
first
37. Happy Sun Fish
38.
JoeBobbrigs
39. Imaginating Pictures
Imaginating
Pictures® seeks smart, original screenplays, which can be produced for under
$1M. Imaginating Pictures® is not exclusive to any genre; however, our primary
focus is to make quality, commercially viable films with at least one known
talent attached on a limited budget. Therefore, stories should have a clear and
meaningful arc and leave the audience somehow better for watching the film.
Material
Submission Procedures and Policy:
Although it is often the policy of the industry to only accept materials
from known agencies, Imaginating Pictures® believes that fresh and interesting
materials are likely to exist outside of such relationships and that writers
without representation deserve an opportunity to have their scripts considered.
As such, Imaginating Pictures® welcomes direct submissions but only upon
receipt of a properly executed and submitted
Script
Submission Statement of Understanding and Release (SSUR). The SSUR must be
read, signed and submitted to Imaginating Pictures® together with the materials
submitted for consideration. Materials submitted without a release form may be
discarded without reading.
Please
also provide a logline of your script. A logline should tell us the general
framework of your story while sparking interest in it in twenty-five words or
less.
Please
email us your script, logline and SSUR to: submissions@imaginatingpictures.com
40. Iron First Production
E' richiesta una log-line
di appena due frasi.
41. IFM FILM
42. Lancaster Gate Entertainment
Principals:
Richard C. Berman, Brian K. Schlichter
Credits:
Secret Cutting, December, Grumpy Old Men, Grumpier Old Men, Angel Flight Down,
The Four Chaplains: Sacrifice at Sea
Formats
sought: Documentaries, Features, Made-For-TV/Cable Movies.
How
to contact: Email queries with ‘Query’
in subject line.
Email
address: langate@aol.com
43. Launchpad Productions
Credits:
Disfigured, Hard Candy, Big Momma’s House 1&2, Here on Earth
Formats
sought: Features
How
to contact: Email queries only. No attachments.
Email
address: query@launchpadprods.com
44. LESS BLAND PRODUCTIONS
45. Lighthouse Productions
120
El Camino Dr., Ste. 116 Beverly Hills CA 90212
Principals:
Michael Phillips
Credits:
The Last Mimzy, The Sting, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Taxi Driver,
The
Flamingo Kid Formats sought: Animation, Direct-to- Video/DVD, Features, TV
Series
How
to contact: No unsolicited submissions; Synopses
only via mail or email or fax to 310-859-7511. Email
address: lighthouseprods@gmail.com
46. LOCAL MOTION PICTURES
E' richiesta la log
line + una pagina di sinossi.
47. LOUKWATIVE FILM
48. LEE DANIELS ENTERTAINMENT
49. Lucky Crow Films
Principals:
Kerry David, Jon Gunn
Credits:
My Date with Drew, Agent Cody Banks 1&2, The Usual Suspects (Special
Edition
DVD), Mercy Streets, Perfect Romance, Final Table Poker with Phil Gordon, Short
Game Golf with Jim Furyk & Fred Funk
Formats
sought: Documentaries, Features, Made-For-TV/Cable Movies, Reality TV
How
to contact: By email only, with ‘Query - Attn: Robyn Pruzansky’ in the subject
line
Email
address: luckycrowfilms@aol.com
50. MARABELLA PRODUCTIONS
51. MARBLEANDCLAY
52. Moonstone Entertainment
Principals:
Ernst Stroh, Yael Stroh, Luz Moretti
Credits:
Together, Hotel, Dancing at the Blue Iguana, Pandaemonium, Twin Falls
Idaho,
Miss Julie, Cookie’s Fortune, Afterglow, Digging to China, Toolbox Murders, The
Promise
Formats
sought: Features
How
to contact: Fax queries to 818-985-3009, addressed ‘Attention: Query.’
53. MILK BOSS
54. MODEM ZERO
55. Nancy Tenenbaum Films
Principals:
Nancy Tenenbaum
Credits:
Meet the Fockers, Meet the Parents, The Daytrippers, Mac, The Rapture, sex,
lies and videotape
Formats
sought: Animation, Features, Internet Content, Mobile Content
How
to contact: Email a synopsis Email
address: ntfilms2@aol.com
56. NEWLANT PRODUCTION
57. NEW PALACE FILMS
58. New Amsterdam Entertainment, Inc.
1133
Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1621 NewYork NY 10036
Principals:
Richard P. Rubinstein
Credits:
Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune, Dawn of the Dead (2004), Pet Sematary, The
Stand, The Vernon Johns Story, Frank Herbert’s Dune, George A. Romero’s Dawn of
the Dead, George A. Romero’s Martin
Formats
sought: Features, Made-For-TV/Cable Movies, TV Series
How
to contact: Mail query only Attn: Director
Of Development
59. Noci Pictures Entertainment
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yurirutman
Noci
Pictures Entertainment looking for screenplays that are EITHER written and take
place in Europe, can take place in Europe, and/or you hold dual EU/US passports
and still can have a residency in Europe. We are a film finance company that
structures international co-productions so our mandates are very specific in
terms of what we are looking for and the kind of writers we need. Also,
your level of scripts must have either one following: placed high in a noted
script writing competition, at one time or another you were represented by a
major L.A. agency or European agency, you have a background as a journalist or
other writer, you are placing high on the Blacklist of other place, you wrote a
screenplay based on an existing underground graphic novel or comic book that
you either created, or you may even had a big director or writer attached to
your scripts, or you have some cool shorts that you directed.
Please
also make sure your scripts have a copyright on them and/or WGA. Alternatively,
if you don't fit this exactly but had someone in the industry cover you, that
would work too. Please only send us a 25 word logline of the script and
a quick bio on you. Do not send us the
script unless we request it and do not send us emails with only ideas for a
unwritten script or with for genres we are not looking for. Email to filmhedge@aol.com
60. Norman Twain Productions
250
W. 54th St., Ste. 604 New York NY 10019
Principals:
Norman Twain
Credits:
Spinning Into Butter, Secret Order, Heaven’s Fall, Boycott, Curveballs Along
the Way, Lean on Me
Formats
sought: Features, Made-For-Cable/TV Movies, TV Series
How
to contact: No mail submissions; log lines
by email are accepted
Email
address: ntprods@aol.com
61. NORTHSEA FILMS
62. NOVA FILM HOUSE
Va compilato un form con max 500 caratteri oppure girata una email come è scritto sotto.
The company is co-founded by Sara Risher (producer of the
Nightmare on Elm Street series, former production head of New Line Cinema), and
director/producer Dror Soref.
We plan on producing a number of feature films, TV shows, and
web content.
We are now officially accepting screenplay submissions. If
you have a story to tell, and you think you have what it takes to be a
Hollywood screenwriter, send your screenplays to submissions@novafilmhouse.com
We guarantee that every submission will be read! If we decide
it has potential, we will contact you! We are a brand new company. You will not any find any
information on us online. Our website is set to launch within the next few
weeks.
Feature length screenplays are preferred over shorts or
treatments.
Every submission will be read. Sending the same work in
multiple times will not change our verdict. If you do not hear from us within a few weeks, do not
resubmit your work until you have done significant revisions. If you do resubmit your work, make sure you indicate the
draft version on your screenplay.
Così scrive il lettore della produzione: I read a lot of scripts. I will probably read some of your
submissions. Here are my tips: 90 pages is a good length for a screenplay. If it's longer
than 90, make damn sure that every extra page is crucial! Most 120 page
screenplays have 30 pages of nothing happening! Although we strongly recommend that
our interns read the entire screenplay before judging it, they have absolutely
no incentive to do so. If they are distracted by your page-long
run-on-sentences and spelling errors, THEY WILL NOT READ FURTHER THAN PAGE 10!
If he/she does not like you, they will heartlessly decimate your best shot at
making it into Hollywood!
63. NRI TV FILM CLUB
Suite
Penthouse B 215 West 90th Street, New York, NY 10024 USA
All
email submissions should explicitly mention ‘submission type in the subject
line;
submissions@nritvfilmclub.com
64. OUR STORIES
65.
PCH FILM WORKS
66. PICTURE PALACE
E' preferito l'invio di una sinossi e del soggetto.
67.
PERSEPOLIS ENTERTAINMENT
68. Port Magee Pictures, Inc.
Principals:
Dan Riley, Peter J. Clark
Credits:
Crimes of Passion, Near Death Experiences, Probies, The Battalion, Band
Together, 50 Best Chick Flicks, What Hollywood Taught Us About Sex, It’s So
Over, Glamour’s Biggest Fashion Dos and Don’ts, Extreme Dating, Lloyd &
Lee, E!’s 101 Reasons the ’90s Ruled, E!’s 101 Best Kept Hollywood Secrets, The
Ultimate Hollywood Blonde, many more.
Formats
sought: Documentaries, Features, Made-for-TV/Cable Movies, Reality TV, TV
Series
How
to contact: Queries by email only
Email address: danriley@portmageepictures.com
peterjclark@portmageepictures.com
69. POWERSTONE
70. REELART MEDIA
Principals:
Matthew O’Toole, Daniel O’Toole e Brian O’Callaghan
Project:
adattamento di Those in Peril (Wilbur Smith).
We are actively seeking original submissions from both
authors and screenplay owners and writers. Please email us on submit @
reelartmedia.com with brief details of your material and it’s history. Please
do not send unsolicited material – we know what we are looking for and don’t
want to make promises that we can’t fulfill.
Thank you. We look forward to working with you. Email for submission
enquiries: submit@reelartmedia.com
71. Steamroller Productions, Inc.
1438
N. Gower St., Box 22 Los Angeles CA
90028
Principals:
Steven Seagal, Phillip Goldfine
Credits:
Black Dawn, Submerged, Into the Sun, The Glimmer Man, Fire Down Below,
On
Deadly Ground, Under Siege 1&2, Above the Law, Steven Seagal’s Aikido: The Path
Beyond Thought, Exit Wounds, Half Past Dead, Out of Reach, Marked for Death,
Mercenary
Formats
sought: Direct-to-Video/DVD, Documentaries, Features, New Media, TV Series
How
to contact: Query via fax to
323-468- 9974 or email to: steamrollerprod@aol.com
72. The Asylum
Principals:
David Michael Latt, David Rimawi, Paul Bales
Credits:
The Hitchhiker, The Legend of Bloody Jack, Dragon, King of the Lost World,
Shapeshifter, Dead Men Walking, Frankenstein, Beast of Bray Road, H.G. Wells’ War
of the Worlds, Bram Stoker’s Way of the Vampire, King of the Ants, Death Valley:
The Revenge of Bloody Bill, Evil Eyes
Formats
sought: Direct-to-Video/DVD, Features
How
to contact: Via email, with ‘Query’ in
the subject line - Email address: latt@theasylum.cc
73. The Bedford Falls Company
409
Santa Monica Blvd., PH Santa Monica CA 90401
Principals:
Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Credits:
Quarterlife, Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Traffic, Once and Again, Dangerous
Beauty, Shakespeare in Love, I Am Sam, Legends of the Fall, thirtysomething
Formats
sought: Features, TV Series
How
to contact: Via mail with ‘Query’ on
the envelope OR fax queries to 310-394- 5825
74. Radmin Company
Credits:
Twisted, The Next Best Thing, The Fantastiks
Genres
sought: Any
How
to contact: Email or fax to 310-274-0739 - Email address: queries@radmincompany.com
75. Rainstorm Entertainment
345
N Maple, Suite 105, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
FOR SUBMISSIONS: Please kindly read the
submission policy and sign the release form before submitting any unsolicited
treatments.
MAIL
TO: Rainstorm Entertainment, ATTN:submissions, 345 N Maple, Suite 105, Beverly
Hills, CA 90210
76. Red Production
77. Red
Planet
Si può partecipare al Premio Kudos oppure in alternativa inviare una pagina di sinossi + 10 pagine di sceneggiatura.
78.
Reinvention Media
79. Run Away
Productions
80. SALSERA PRODUCTIONS
81. SCORPION RISING FILMS
Principal:
Jennifer Fontaine
82. Senza Pictures
609
Greenwich Street, 6th Floor
- New York, NY 10014
Office:
(212) 334-3577 Fax: (212) 609-0551
Contact us for more information regarding the services
we provide, past projects, & our current development slate. info@senzapix.com
83. Shattering Paradigms Entertainment
Looking
for: Character Driven. Please send a
logline (1-2 sentences, 2-3 lines of a page) and a synopsis (one paragraph
summary of the plot which includes the beginning, middle, and end). Submit
to:jbinder@shatteringparadigms.com
84. SOUTH PACIFIC PICTURES LIMITED
Mail:
PO Box 104 124, Lincoln North, Auckland, 0654
Delivery:
8 Tolich Place, Henderson, Auckland, 0654
Tel: +64 9 839 0999
Principals:
John Barnett, Kelly Martin, Chris Bailey e Jessica Wiseman
Productions:
TV Drama & Comedy, in developing Cleo
(Feature film based on Helen Brown’s best-selling novel, funny true story about
love, loss and redemption).
South Pacific Pictures assesses all unsolicited
scripts, novels, treatments, screenplays, and pitches sent in. If you want to
submit an idea, take the time to read our Submission Guide. If you wish to
submit something, please ensure you've looked over the Submission Checklist and
complete the Submission Release Form to send with your submission.
85. SHADOW LIGHT PICTURES
Release da firmare, meglio spedire per posta.
86. Shuman Company
Principals:
Lawrence Shuman
Credits:
Sweethearts, Kissing Miranda
Formats
sought: Features, TV series.
How
to contact: Fax query letters to 310-204-3578,
addressed ‘Attention: Query.’
87. Spirit Horse Production LLC
6404
Wilshire Boulevard # 19 - Los Angeles, CA 90048 / Phone: (310) 933-6250
Principals:
Shari Hamrick, Michelle Hartly, Scott Duthie
Credits:
Hidalgo, Sethis Tombs,Secret Tunnel Hidden Treasure, The Two Henrys, Operation
SETI
Upcoming:
Firedog, Interstate,Buckle Brothers, See Bob Run,Ghost Fox
Looking
for: All genres
Query information: By email only atspirithorse@usa.com
88. Tarfilms
Los
Angeles production company is looking for a high-concept, limited location
psychological thrillers. Think among the lines of Funny Games, Two-Minute
Warning, Dear Wendy, Dr. Strangelove, Cape Fear, Interview, Cube and alike. The
concept itself has to be twisted, not just some sections or the end.
Please
submit Loglines, Short Synopses or
Concepts to info@tarfilms.com - The chosen idea or the script will be optioned and
produced.
89. TASHTEGO FILMS
90. TCN PRODUCTIONS
TCN
is focused on quality entertainment created from excellent written material. We
have high standards. As we launch TCN we look forward to forging new business
relationships and welcome talented collaborators. Romantic Comedies Westerns
Low Budget Action Adventure Historical Drama
We are
looking for completed or nearly completed "Mainstream" Scripts.
Scripts must be registered with the Writers Guild. A short synopsis, not to
exceed one page, with brief bio can be submitted in .pdf format to:
scripts@tcnproductions.com. If we determine there is interest in your script,
we will contact you. As you can appreciate, due to the overwhelming amount of
material that is submitted, we cannot provide feedback on everything that is
submitted. Be sure to utilize the U.S. Standard in script formatting.
91. THENAKAMURA GROUP
92. Treasure Entertainment
468
N. Camden Dr., Ste. 200 Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Principals:
Mark Heidelberger, J.M. Felsot
Credits:
Man Overboard, You’ve Got a Friend, Personal Vendetta, Flintown Kids, Harsh
Times
How to contact: Letters via mail only with ‘query’ on
the envelope
93. Troma Entertainment, Inc.
36-40
11th St. Long Island City, NY 11106
Send
feature-length COMPLETED SCRIPTS to: Attn: Lloyd Kaufman
How
to contact: Only feature-length,
completed scripts will be considered (NO treatments, synopses, or
works-in-progress). Hard copies only, please (no emails).
Lloyd
Kaufman (director of POULTRYGEIST and THE TOXIC AVENGER) is looking for a
screenplay for his next feature film. He would like to produce and direct an
ensemble film (i.e., small cast) of any genre, but the script must be extreme,
daring, and 100% original – a project no one else would dare film!
94. Vertigo Entertainment
9348
Civic Center Dr., Mezzanine Level Beverly Hills CA 90210-3624
Ph:
310-288-5160 / Fax:
310-278-5295
Principals:
Roy Lee, Doug Davison
Credits:
Quarantine, The Strangers, Shutter, My Sassy Girl, The Eye, Invasion, The Grudge
1&2, The Departed, The Lake House, Eight Below, Dark Water, The Ring 1&2,
MTV’s I’m with Rolling Stone, Godzilla
Formats
sought: Features, TV series. Adattamenti da film coreani o giapponesi.
Preferenza per horror e film catastrofici.
How
to contact: query addressed
95. WARREN MILLER
96. Xingu Films Ltd.
Principals:
Alex Francis
Credits:
Cheeky, The Grotesque, Boys from Brazil, Moving the Mountain, The
Sweatbox,
A Kind of Childhood, Alpha Male, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Formats
sought: Documentaries, Features
How
to contact: Email submissions Email
address: alex@xingufilms.com
Feel free to add to it or update us via the comments
below. Producers looking for Drama, Thrillers, Horror, Supernatural, Comedy,
Sci-Fi, True Stories and Mystery Screenplays
97. Zandrak Productions
Contact
Details: Andrew Hutcheson Zandrak (617) 545-4741 thefamily@zandrak.com
We are seeking submissions of scripts for our new
feature. We are most interested in projects that are minimal in exposition and
that are character driven but not dialogue dependent. Films in the style that
we are looking for would be "Her," "Lost In Translation,"
"Short Term 12," and "Drive."
We are accepting FULL LENGTH SCRIPTS ONLY. If you have
a treatment please include it, and if not please supply at the very least a bio
and description of your script with your submission. Please do not send short
film scripts, plays, novellas, or script samples.We do not have a limit to the
number of scripts submitted, as long as they meet the guidelines we outline
here.
Please send your script to thefamily@zandrak.com. Once
again, treatments will put your script to the top of the submission list. We
accept email submissions only.
98. ZINKLER FILMS
Principal:
Jessica Russell, Arrika Russell
Looking
for: Direct-to-Video/DVD, Documentaries, Features,
Query
information: Email synopsis to submissions@zinklerfilms.com.
PRODUCERS LOOKING FOR SCREENPLAYS AND MOVIE SCRIPTS. Producers looking for Drama, Thrillers, Horror,
Supernatural, Comedy, Sci-Fi, True Stories and Mystery Screenplays.
99. BURNING SKY PIX
99. BURNING SKY PIX
Abbastanza criptico il sito, che non fornisce molti ragguagli sull'impresa.
Burning Sky Pictures is a new production company dedicated to
creating engaging faith-based and inspirational films of the highest quality
for a wide audience.
We are currently accepting LOGLINE submissions for completed
screenplays and published novels (to be adapted for the screen), as well as
pitches for incredible true stories.
If you are interested in submitting, please email us with
your logline only. If we are interested in your logline, we will contact you
with further details. Thank you for your cooperation.
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