Archive for May, 2008

ASSIST A PARTNER

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Management 360 is looking for an assistant to a very busy literary partner. Must be thick-skinned, have strong desire to be in management, and be well-educated, resourceful, energetic, and professional. One year previous assistance experience required. Resumes to: achen@management360.com Please send resume as an attached PDF or word document only.

HIGH CONCEPT. **UPDATED**

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

**NEW MANAGEMENT OUTFIT ABSTRACT ENTERTAINMENT HAS THEIR FIRST SALE… SOLD TO UNITED ARTISTS WITH IRWIN WINKLER ATTACHED!**
**GETTING EVEN MORE INTEREST… Deluca into Fox Atomic.  Di Novi into Warners and Lions Gate.  GM Films into Radar.  Clifford Weber Productions into Fox Searchlight.  Direct into TWC… Other territories still being assigned…**
BUILDING HEAT… Red Wagon into Sony…Winkler Films [...]

SPORTS SPEC. **UPDATED**

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

**HEARING MGM & NEW LINE LIKE…**
TAILGATE
Representation: JC Spink & Jake Weiner (Benderspink) & Nick Harris (Rabineau Wachter Agency) 
Written by: Tom Coyne 
Straight into buyers.  A SUPERBAD for adults at a football tailgate party.

DISANTO TO HEAD CW?

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Today, we are hearing that MTV whiz kid Tony DiSanto will be replacing Dawn Ostroff at The CW Network… That means many more hip, young shows with hotties in the 90210/GOSSIP GIRL meets THE HILLS mold.

NEW KATALYST DOD.

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Bright young Devin Arbiter is in as the new Director of Development working under VP Peter Morgan at Ashton Kutcher’s Katalyst Films. Devin is the former story editor at GK Films.

INTERESTING EVENT.

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Some great industry speakers on the panels at the Women In Cinematic Arts Event… see: www.uscwca.org

AFTRA REACHES DEAL WITH STUDIOS/PRODUCTION COMPANIES.

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

headline says it all… but if you really must… see: nytimes.com

SAG LETTER TO ACTORS — NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE.

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

May 27, 2008
Dear SAG Members,
Tomorrow we will resume TV/Theatrical contract negotiations with the
Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). As you
know, the AMPTP suspended our negotiations on May 6 to begin talks
with AFTRA for its primetime Exhibit A contract.
Screen Actors Guild observers were present for only 6 of the 18 days
that AFTRA has been [...]

HUT, HUT… **UPDATED — HEATING UP**

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

**Hearing this is heating up… Mark Platt taking Universal. Katalyst (Kutcher) taking Sony & others. Also going into Relativity, WB, Dreamworks…**
COACHES
Representation: Mike Esola (WMA) & Brooklyn Weaver & Jake Wagner (Energy Entertainment)
Written by: Brian Frank & Tyler Kay
OLD SCHOOL meets SCHOOL OF ROCK in the world of the sports inspirational movie genre.  Four guys reclaim [...]

UTA ANNOUNCEMENT.

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

From: Jim Berkus
To: All UTA
Cc: Board Of Directors; Partners
Sent: Wed May 28 12:01:48 2008
Subject: Big UTA news!
We are pleased to announce that our longtime colleagues Tracey
Jacobs and David Kramer have been named to the Board of Directors.
Since the beginning of their UTA careers (David began in the
mailroom in 1992, Tracey joined from ICM almost 11 [...]

INTERMEDIA JOB.

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Assistant needed for the two VPs of Production at Intermedia Films.  Typical assistant duties.  Ideal desk for someone interested in development.  At least one year of experience required.  Resumes to: adam_alcabes@intermediafilm.com

WHO NEEDS DIVORCE?

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

TIME EX
Representation: David Baird (Kinetic Management)
Written by: Tom Patrick
In the near future, where time travel is possible, a marriage interventionist uses it to stop unhappily married clients from getting married in the first place (usually by seducing the groom before his wedding.)