MANDATE HIRE.
Friday, January 29th, 2010Former Universal VP Laurence Grey is in at Mandate.
Former Universal VP Laurence Grey is in at Mandate.
**ANOTHER OF OUR CONTEST CHOICES HAS SIGNED WITH REPRESENTATION. CONGRATS TO FREE PASS WRITER NANCY JOSEPH WHO SIGNED WITH CAREN BOHRMAN AT THE BOHRMAN AGENCY**
One final encore for our contest winners…
OVERALL WINNER:
ALREADY TOMORROW (please see below for logline, writer, and rep info)
FINALISTS:
THE PUPIL – A contained thriller about a young teacher who struggles to escape her [...]
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Over the last couple of years, a lot of TV writers have asked us to hold a TV version of our feature screenplay contest that has helped many writers get their feet in the door… So, we’ve decided to finally show them a little love, and are very excited to announce the launch of an original TV pilot [...]
**NOW HEARING THIS WENT DIRECTLY INTO STUDIOS LAST WEEK QUICKLY AND OFF THE RADAR…**
DRIVER ED
Representation: Adam Weinstein (ICM)
Written by: Greg Lisbe & David Gross
Action comedy.
**BRUCKHEIMER INTO DISNEY TODAY**
**HEARING THIS WENT INTO MORE TERRITORIES**
**HEARING THIS IS INTO WALDEN, DISNEY, & CBS FILMS**
OUT OF OUR LEAGUE
Representation: BJ Ford & Erik Stone (ROAR) & Dave Chariton (Miners Mills Entertainment)
Written by: Sitara Falcon & Chris Nye
A heartfelt comedy about an overgrown kid who reassembles his 1980 Little League World Champion team to take on [...]
Check it:
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars
GOOD HUMOR
Representation: Noah Rosen (Circle of Confusion)
Written by: Matt Dessem & Adam Price
A comedy about two people who must put aside their differences when they become the legal guardians of their best friends’ kids. Circle of Confusion attached to produce, but looking to partner.
Check it:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/movies/24irish.html?hpw
We can confirm that Overbrook Entertainment exec Tracey Nyberg is exiting to join Temple Hill.
THIS USED TO BE AMERICA
Representation: Christopher Till (CAA)
Written by: Luke Kasdan
In the near future, where environmental catastrophe has rendered the Southeastern United States uninhabitable, a hard-boiled detective fights a corrupt system and his checkered past to find a killer whose identity threatens to incite a revolution.
SANITY FALLS
Representation: Caren Bohrman (The Bohrman Agency)
Written by: David Heller
When sanity falls and insanity is on the rise, we are forced to wonder if society is descending into madness. Terrible things are happening with people having no memories of what they’ve done or to whom. No memory of any of it. This is all framed [...]