Hit List - The Tracking Board

Transcription

OKAY, LET’S START WITH THE OBVIOUS. YOU HAVE NO PARKS, YOU HAVE NO
BEACHES, HAVE NO MOVIE THEATERS, YOU HAVE NO TELEVISION, NO TELEVISION SHOWS, YOU HAVE NO BOOKS, NO MUSIC, NO SWIMMING POOLS, NO
SEASONS, WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE NO RAIN OR SNOW OR LEAVES THAT
CHANGE COLORS IN THE FALL, YOU ALSO HAVE NO TREES, NO GRASS, NO
CULTURE - I MEAN, YOU REALIZE THE MOON IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE
EARTH RIGHT? • WAS I BUT THE FLESHY, BLOOD-FILLED TWIN OF THIS SMILING RAG DOLL, MUTE, INERT AND SIDEWAYS PRONE BEFORE ME? WAS I — HAD
I ALWAYS BEEN — A MERE PLAYTHING? AN AMUSEMENT? A TOY? • ELI STARES
UP AT THE CRUCIFIX. HE DOESN’T LIKE IT, AND FOR GOOD REASON. ITS KINDA
CREEPY. ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. BUT FOR SOME REASON, HE CAN’T TAKE HIS
EYES OFF IT. HE STARES INTO THE PAINED EYES OF JESUS. AND...IS IT POSSIBLE? THE MOUTH OF JESUS LOOKS AS THOUGH IT’S OPENING, READY TO CRY
OUT! ELI’S ABOUT TO SCREAM HIMSELF WHEN, BEHIND HIM… • YOU’RE INSANE.
I’M NOT INSANE, I’M IGNORANT. • MISUNDERSTANDING? WHAT SORT OF
REASONABLE THING MIGHT HE HAVE BEEN THINKING THAT WOULD CAUSE
HIM TO GROPE YOUR DAUGHTER? • ONE, TWO THREE FOUR / CLOSE YOUR
WINDOWS, LOCK YOUR DOOR / CUZ YOU NEVER KNOW FOR SURE / WHO IT
IS HE’S COMING FOR / FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT / BY THE TIME IT’S GETTING
LATE / ALL YOU CAN DO IS WAIT / TIL THE WATER MAN DECIDES YOUR FATE...
*
2015
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK, MR. SIMMS? WHAT IS IT LIKE ACTUALLY BEING INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY? • IN THE DISTANCE THE SCREECH OF POLICE SIRENS GROWS LOUDER. BUT LAURA NO LONGER SEEMS CONCERNED. INSTEAD, SHE LOOKS UP AT THE STARS AND, FOR THE FIRST TIME WE’VE
SEEN, SHE SMILES. • JESUS CHRIST, JOSIE. I’VE BEEN ON THE FORCE THIRTY-FIVE YEARS. HALF THOSE GUYS UP IN THE COUNTY JAIL I PUT THERE
MYSELF! TWO YEARS? MAY AS WELL BE A DEATH SENTENCE! AND FOR
WHAT? A MISTAKE? SOMETHIN’ WE DIDN’T MEAN TO DO? SO WHAT DO
WE DO? STAN THINKS. HE LOOKS BACK AT THE SHERIFF’S CAR IN THE
DISTANCE. THE BODY AT HIS FEET. THE DARK WOODS BY THE ROAD. *WE
NEED TO HIDE THIS. • WE’RE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY. HE TURNS BACK TO
THE HOUSE. FOCUSED. HE THROWS HIS ARM SKYWARD. A SINGLE PANEL
OF WOOD RIPS ITSELF OFF THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND FLIES INTO THE
SKY- AS IF GRAVITY WERE REVERSED. • THIS IS THE MOST OFFENSIVE, DEGRADING REPRESENTATION OF MY SPECIES I HAVE EVER SEEN. AND I DON’T
SOUND LIKE THAT. DO I SOUND LIKE THAT? I’M SO ANNOYING. I WANT TO
PUNCH ME. AND EVERYONE ELSE. WITH MY HANDS. THESE ARE HANDS!
THEY ARE NOT MITTENS! THEY DON’T COME OFF! IT’S BASIC BIOLOGY!
*
SPEC /spek/
-idiom
On spec; made, built or done with hopes of,
but no assurance of, payment or sale.
THE 2015 HIT LIST
OUR SIXIEST LIST EVER!
Presenting our sixth annual list. In boardrooms and at bars, in offices and restaurants, while stuck in traffic or at
thirty thousand feet, the tastes of Hollywood are being assembled, shared and solidified daily. It’s no secret that
every industry professional has a personal “best of” list, but the question was this: if you assembled the opinions of
Hollywood’s most influential players, could you identify the year’s best specs?
As Hollywood’s premier spec tracking source now for the past seven years, we decided to find out. This year we
worked tirelessly to compile the tastes and opinions of Hollywood’s titans in order to bring attention to those who
were overlooked, shine a light on those who most deserved it, and recognize those taking the next step in their
careers. Since publishing the first Hit List in 2010, we’ve kept a finger on the industry’s pulse, broadcasting with everincreasing accuracy the heartbeat of Hollywood.
This Year:
378 Scripts were eligible
473 Industry members voted
2365 Votes were tallied
207 Scripts received at least one vote
116 Writers made the list / 72 for the first time
91 Scripts made the list
7 Votes were needed to make the list.
The Hit List exists to celebrate spec scripts. By focusing exclusively on specs, this list aims to bring recognition to the
new material that enters Hollywood, with an eye towards celebrating the most passionate gambling circuit in all of
Hollywood – the spec market.
To be eligible for the list, a screenplay must have been released into the spec market between December 1st, 2014
and November 30th, 2015. To be considered a spec, a screenwriter must not have been paid for their work prior to
exposing their script to the market.
The Hit List is voted on by executives, producers, writers, agents, managers, directors, and assistants. To take part
in the judging process, a person must have been employed within the film industry, and nominated by those who
have judged before them. This organic process allows an unbiased and writer-friendly vote, based on the expansion
to those who are reading these scripts first, and those who are considered to represent the opinions of Hollywood.
It’s important to remember that the difference between the million-dollar sale and the unsold sample is rarely an indication of one being better than the other, but instead can be seen as talent meeting opportunity on a roll of good
luck. It’s a complex industry, and the seemingly obvious correlations may not be as obvious as you think.
Once again, we hope you enjoy our list.
LAST YEAR’S HIT LIST
2014 Marked our fifth annual list, and it was one we were incredibly proud of. From being the first annual
list to feature a female writer at the top, to watching about a dozen of the unsold and unrepped writers
signing and selling in the weeks that followed, it was a beautiful reminder as to why we make this list, and
why we do what we do over here at The Tracking Board.
For us, it’s never been about the praise, or taking credit for compiling Hollywood’s votes into a list, instead,
it’s all about the writers, the projects, and the agents, managers, producers who believe in them. So hats
off to you all for making 2014 the standout year it was.
1
CATHERINE THE GREAT
by Kristina Lauren Anderson
2
MENA
by Gary Spinelli
3
THE BABYSITTER
by Brian Duffield
4
ONE FELL SWOOP
by Greg Scharpf
5
YELLOWSTONE FALLS
by Daniel Kunka
6
IN THE MORNING BLOOD
by Elijah Bynum
7
SECRET INGREDIENTS OF ROCKET COLA
by Michael Vukadinovich
8
A GARDEN AT THE END OF THE WORLD
by Gary Graham
9
MATRIARCH
by Eric Koenig
10
THE TAKEAWAY
by Julia Cox
PREVIOUS TOP 10s
1
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS by Elijah Bynum
2
A BOY AND HIS TIGER by Dan Dollar
3
SECTION 6 by Aaron Berg
t
4
REMINISCENCE by Lisa Joy
The Hit List
5
PURE O by Kate Trefry
6
THE GOLDEN RECORD
by Aaron Kandell & Jordan Kandell
7
TRANQUILITY BASE by Daniel Turkewitz
8
HOLLAND, MICHIGAN by Andrew Sodroski
9
INK AND BONE by Zak Olkewicz
10
THE SHARK IS NOT WORKING by Richard Cordner
Every moment in life is the result of all the moments preceding it...or some shit like that. We like to highlight
so called “life altering moments” but fail to realize it’s everything leading up to that moment that caused it to
happen. One moment runs into the next. Each one dictating our trajectory. Each one equally important. But
in the present we are blind. We think we have the ability to stay one step ahead, but, as always, life catches up
and we are left thinking... “whoa”. Because by the time tomorrow arrives it becomes today all over again. And
nobody knows what today will bring. Nobody. Okay, start from the beginning. How do Marvin and--no,
how do Calvin and Hobbes meet? Is Hobbes a Christmas gift? Does Calvin see Hobbes in a store? No--how
would Calvin think he met Hobbes? Hobbes is a real tiger, so...probably in the jungle. Maybe Calvin caught
Hobbes while on an expedition. Calvin the Safari Hunter. Sets a trap, finds his best friend: a tiger. Yes. - Bill picks
a pencil and RULER, and DRAWS FOUR SQUARE PANELS in the center of his page. Brushes his mustache as he
stares at them, four empty boxes just brimming with possibility... You were right, you know – world’s not the
same as it was. Our enemies have changed. Communists. Fascists. Madmen rising up through the cracks of a
shattered Europe... * You bringing me back aboard... On His Majesty’s Service? * You and your man. His skills
may be of some benefit after all. * I have terms. * Yes, thought you might. * I’ll need a few hands to help out.
And a bigger section budget. * Curious, this section of yours, what will you call it? * Cumming pauses; knows
EXACTLY what to call it: Six. You ever hear a swan song, pengyo? It originates from the Ancient Greek belief
that when a swan dies, this otherwise-mute bird sings what is meant to be the most transportive yinyue you’ve
ever fucking heard. I cannot comment on the veracity of this ornithological anecdote. But I do got insight
into the more metaphorical aspects of the term. Per instance, the thinking goes that the moment before a
t
t
2013
person dies - everything they’ve been holding back pours out in a swan song - a moment of truth, if you will...
I was twenty years old when I lost my mind. They don’t like to call it that, though. The shrinks, I mean. They
call it “blossoming.” My disorder blossomed. Like a rose, or a maiden. I would call it more like “a free fall into
infinite darkness.” But maybe that’s why I’m not a doctor. Shrinks are good like that, coming up with poetic
euphemisms to talk about awful things. But in a way, this one actually makes sense. It blossomed alright.
The way mold does on fruit. Or a wildfire does in the forest. It bloomed in my mind the way any disease
does in a body. Then it ate me alive. We can’t circle back, but we can remember. Time is not a wheel but
a heartbeat. Everything we made and everything we lost. This is my memory, but it’s about something
more: a mission. A golden record. And the greatest love I know. Static…Come in Tranquility Base. Do you
read me? Maybe I have a food addiction. People have that, ya know. That’s what it’s like for me when I
see bacon. I know it was supposed to be for Harry, but I couldn’t help mys-- Oh. You’re not talking about
that. * Well, maybe I ought to be! * Candy digs in her purse. For her wallet and her dignity. Pulls crumpled
bills from a Little Mermaid changepurse. * It was two pounds of hickory smoked. I want to pay you back—
I did what you said, we started looking up names from the books, perpetrators. He sees the
killers, right? The monsters? * I’ve seen them too. * There’s nothing. No record of any killers, or even
descriptions of any of the ... things. They aren’t real people, weren’t real people. They never existed.
They’re not ghosts of anyone. * They’re coming from somewhere. * Stone. They’re coming from
Stone. He’s creating them. Let me get this straight. You want to build a fully functional, twentyfive
foot great white shark that’ll work underwater -- and you want to shoot on the ocean? * That’s
correct. * The actual ocean. At sea. * Sounds like fun, right? * It sounds like a fucking nightmare, Steve.
t
t
t
t
t
t
1
DRAFT DAY by Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman
2
WUNDERKIND by Patrick Aison
3
GLIMMER by Carter Blanchard
4
OUR NAME IS ADAM by TS Nowlin
5
WHITE HOUSE DOWN by James Vanderbilt
6
THE CELLAR
by Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken
7
THE DISCIPLE PROGRAM by Tyler Marceca
8
MONSTER PROBLEMS by Brian Duffield
9
VIRAL by Dustin T. Benson
10
BLACK BOX by David Guggenheim
I know we already looked at Bo. Look at him again. I need you to find out everything we missed
before, find answers to every question we never thought to ask before. I want to know what his
favorite toothpaste is, what his resting heart rate is, what his Mom’s resting heart rate is. Everything we overlooked when we watched his films last December. Stats only tell us what happened.
Not how. Not why. We have about ten hours to do about ten months worth of looking under and
between the stats, so get off your asses and get busy. • Drexler’s not just some rocket scientist,
he’s the rocket scientist. The master architect of the United States nuclear missile arsenal. Your
‘justice for all’ bullshit takes a back seat to nuclear winter, son. Be a fucking professional. This
is the best lead you could ever hope for. • THE WORLD IS TRANSFORMING ALL AROUND
THEM! Like a wave moving down Main Street, slightly faster than their car, the buildings transform before their very eyes. Camera pans to a windshield view of the street ahead as the buildings
become derelict. Boarded windows and “for lease” signs. Others vanish completely into chainlinked lots. Parked cars transform into new vehicles. Vehicles in motion explode in a shower of
evaporating photons as the wave hits them. New cars take form, already in motion with oblivious
drivers... as if they’d always been here. • Yeah. I mean, how does it work? Can you cause a ripple in the past that changes the future, like in Back to the Future, or are you creating an alternate
reality to branch off from this one, like in Star Trek? - That’s, uh, classified. - Can you at least tell
me what year you’re from? - Nope. Classified. - Well what’s the future like? - It’s very classified.
• Did you know the President travels in an eight ton military armored modified Cadillac CTS,
built to withstand gas, chemical, and missile attacks? - That’s on the internet? - Wikipedia. You
guys are doing a bang-up job with the secrecy thing. • I converted this cellar into a fallout shelter
right after 9/11. The electricity comes from solar panels mounted on the barn roof. Water’s piped
in from a well underneath the house then it goes through a reverse osmosis filter. Completely
self contained. Started to think I went a little overboard, but figured, even if it never serves its
purpose, it makes a decent wine cellar. • Do you remember how Sadamm would build munitions
factories next to schools and playgrounds to deter us from bombing those sites? Evil men mock
the good in their enemies. These days in Yemen, one need not venture deep into the mountains to
hear the call for Jihad. And al- Huwaidi’s a fucking rock-star to these people. You got boys putting up posters of him on their walls like he’s Eminem.My honest-to-God belief is that blowing
up this one bus saves a hundred, possibly even a thousand more buses. • Thank you Joel! What a
lucky girl I am to cross paths with you! I thought for sure I was a goner when the Ark was over
taken, and again when we crashed seven point four miles from here, and again when I was bit in
half, but then I met you and you saved me from the vicious mustela putorius culus! You are, in
no exaggeration of the word, my hero. • WARNING You are about to enter a highly quarantined
area of New York. 49% are dead... 49% are infected... 2% are surviving by Any Means Necessary
to take YOUR spot. If easily frightened, I suggest you stay on the Island... • THE SOUND OF
IMPACT -- -- then CHILLING STATIC. Alex is completely FROZEN. A statue. He can’t believe
his ears. Everything he was told -- everything the world believed -- was a lie and this is the proof.
• When I was six, my parents bought me a globe. One of those big ones on an iron floor stand.
This was the same year I dressed up as a wilderness explorer for Halloween. My room was papered with hand-drawn maps of my neighborhood. I studied every inch of that globe, and it was
the saddest moment of my childhood. It had all been explored already. Claimed, named, and labeled, top to bottom. My whole purpose in life, taken away. Next Halloween, I was an astronaut.
THE HIT LIST
2012
PREVIOUS TOP 10s
But I will not pause for you to catch up. I will not repeat myself, and you will not interrupt me. I do not like to be interrupted. If you ask me a question, I will ignore it and
continue speaking as I please. If you think me impolite, very well. You think that because you’re sitting where you are, and I am sitting where I am, that you are in control
of what is about to happen. You’re mistaken. I am in control, because I know things
that you do not know. • It’s gonna be insane, when his dick explodes like a champagne
bottle. Or like, when you put Mentos in soda. You ever YouTube that? That’s totally
gonna be his dick. • It was the forest where I broke my leg swinging from a tire swing
when I was seven. The forest that served as the shortcut home on our bicycles and
divided the town into rich and poor sections. The forest where a month prior, Chrissy
Monroe and Mr. Pulaski were shot and killed. And like that it was burnt to the ground.
• Two months later that American president was assassinated. He became a martyr for
their own lunar mission, and a reason for our hasty one. Science became a race. And
we lost. • Do you really wanna get shot over a box of tampons? Because I’m willing
to shoot you over a box of tampons. • Yeah. Yeah, I know. Maggie used to babysit
Julia. She’s just six fucking years old. And as my daughter was walking away, I put an
axe to the girl. They weren’t right, Ray. This whole goddamn thing ain’t right. What
have we done to ourselves. What the hell did we do? • Mr. Hayes, I have good news
and bad news for you. Good news is you’re not going into anaphylactic shock. You
just felt like you were. A high dose of laderol will do that to you. Bad news is your
body has to arrive D.O.A. at New York Presbyterian in about fifteen minutes, so we
need to hurry. • Let’s be real. There’s only one reason someone shows up to an event
like this the way you’re doing it: because you’re looking to make an investment. And
since you just rolled in here with the subtlety of the D-Day invasion, you’re gonna
have every hitter in the room looking to be in business with you. • Doc, I don’t have
the first damn clue what I’ve been through. You say it’s a lot, I’ll take your word for
it. And if there’s anything else you’d like to share, I would absolutely love to hear it,
‘cause I’ve got zero idea who I am, how I got here, or what may or may not be waiting
for me outside these walls. As far as I’m aware my life started yesterday. You know
everything I know because you told me everything I know, so the only person in this
room with any secrets is you. • Look at you. You’re so bored. You think the rules don’t
apply to you, and with that smile and that intellect, you’re right, they don’t. You’re the
one in a million. So now you gotta ask yourself -- is there anything you wouldn’t give
up to help save the world? • Three hundred and one. We shouldn’t have been around
for any of those days. But just when we needed it, we found this shelter, and it’s given
us food, a home, a life. Everything. For all we know, we’re the only ones left, the
only ones still alive. So you see... everyone one of those marks is really a miracle.
THE HIT LIST
2011
1
THE IMITATION GAME by Graham Moore
2
HE’S FUCKIN’ PERFECT by Lauryn Kahn
3
WHEN THE STREETLIGHTS GO ON
by Eddie O’Keefe & Chris Hutton
4
IN THE EVENT OF A MOON DISASTER
by Mike Jones
5
FATHER DAUGHTER TIME by Matthew Aldrich
6
MAGGIE by John Scott III
7
SELF/LESS by Alex Pastor & David Pastor
8
CRISTO by Ian Shorr
9
AGENT OX by Daniel Kunka
10
FLASHBACK by Will Honley
1
SAFE HOUSE by David Guggenheim
2
CHRONICLE by Max Landis
3
I-95 byGreg Russo
4
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
by Evan Daugherty
5
FAMILY GETAWAY
by Jeremiah Friedman & Nick Palmer
6
DARK MOON by Olatunde Osunsanmi
7
YOUR BRIDESMAID IS A BITCH
by Brian Duffield
8
LAYOVER by Zach Dean
9
TRIPLE NINE by Matt Cook
10
HOOF HARRINGTON’S GREATEST HITS
by Dutch Southern
Please.'Don’t'look'at'me'like'I'just'told'you'there'was'no'Santa'Claus.'Believe'me,'
+,,+"800,2)+,*11"/%,4!" "+11</01 +016&+1 1#1"/"&+$ %&0")"!
461#,/0,),+$;*"+4%18*1/6&+$1,06&0)&,+!,"0+81#"")$2&)16
4%"+&1(&))0$7"))",2!,+81#"")$2&)164%"+6,20.20%=66,2(+,4
1%&+(1%1*"+00,*"1%&+$1%&+(&1/"))6*"+00,*"1%&+$;%"/"80)460
%,& ",2 +"+!1%&0/&$%1+,45" 21"#/""4&))+!01,-1%" /("1%"
0 /&< ",2/)&#",0&"80+!/80+"5 %+$"#,/1%"$/"1"/$,,!4,+81
01,-6,2;+1%"/(,/"016,2*201)460(""-6,2/"6"0<5"!,+4%"/"
6,28/" $,&+$ +"3"/ 4%"/" 6,283" ""+ ; +,2$% 6" 6,283" )/"!6
#,/$,11"+,211%"1%/""!"!+&+'0&+6,2/(&1 %"+,/",+/!80/" 2"!
+2/0"211%"/"/"0,*"/")0"/&,20*,1%"/#2 ("/0,211%"/"%& %*"+0
8* &+ %/$" *(" 1%" !" &0&,+0 +! 06%2/0!6 *,/+&+$ 1%" #,2/ ,#
6,2/"$"11&+$,+1%1,1+!,#01,/6"/&,!,,!6";6"6"0041%"
&*-,00&)""4"/",++,1%"/-)+"1 ")"01&),!6,+)6,1%"/%2*+
"&+$0%!0"1#,,1,+
*&)"0#/,*%,*"9$+&< "+1"0,)1&,+:40
1"/* ,&+"!6277)!/&+1,!"0 /&"4%1%"04,+1//&+4,/!01%1
&))201/1"!1%",,+1,-"/#" 1&,+;%180/&$%1,))601&))%3"+81#,/$&3"+
6,2140(&+!"/$/1"+#"46"/0 (+!206,2+$&+804"/"-)6&+$%&!"
+!$,0""(+!40%&!&+$,))6400""(&+$+!402+!"/1%"4,,!"+
'2+$)"$6*#,/11%&+$6+!$2"001%"/"%!""+0,*"+1$,+&0*"14""+
20(&+!"/$/1+"/0-/"3&,20)6" 20"4%"+,))6#,2+!*"&+01"!,#06&+$
9#,2+!6,2:,/0,*"1%&+$)&("1%10%"(& ("!*"#2))#,/ "&+1%"+,0";,28!
"02/-/&0"!%,4*+6-/,)"*06,2 +0,)3"4&1% ,2-)"$)),+0,#$0,)&+"
;+"&$%1614,40/2++&+$1"*&+"&/212/*&00&,+401,<+! ,3"/1
-, ("10,#1%"+!4"))6,2 +<$2/",211%"/"01+"+&$%14"!,/&!
,+(+,4+0#"%,20"+!&180"*-164%"+4"//&3"%"/"80#,,! ,,(&+$&+1%"
,3"+#/"0%/"!,+1%"1)"+!1"01"*&+$#/,*1%"-,121+,,+"/,2+!
8*1%&+(&+$*6"1%"6 2$%14&+!,#20+!/+"*20183"'201*&00"!1%"*
"8!%/!)6"1"+&+!600,,+",#*6*"+,-"+01%",3"+1,0""4%1%01%"
[INTERACTIVE]
%,20"0*"))&+$0,$,,!+!!"1,+1"01"+-,2+!0,#"5-),0&3"0012##"!&+0&!"
%& ("++*,*"+1,#%2+$"/%"#,/$,1)),#%&01/&+&+$+!-""("!4%"/"%"
0%,2)!+81%3"""+-""(&+$;,48*+,"!, (0/,,1&+$)"#16211%&0&0
*"/& +!%"/"4"!,+81$"1/&!,#1%,0"4"")" 14&1%9*$& 2))"10:"
!,&14&1%)),10+!*,+"6+!0) &,20/2*,/0%1801%"*"/& +46
THE HIT LIST
2010
BADGE BREAKDOWN
HIT LIST ALUMNI
LAUNCH PAD ALUMNI
YOUNG & HUNGRY
ALUMNI
This year’s list is made available in both PDF Interactive. PDF Interactive means every spec title
is clickable, so you can instantly navigate to the original spec listings which often detail the “as
it happens” up-to-the-minute details of each script. Track any of our Hit List scripts as they enter
the market, attract elements, see territories requested, go into studios, build buzz and, if they’re
lucky, find a new home.
While the PDF Interactive is available to everyone, these interactive features are only available to
Tracking Board members. CLICK HERE to become a member today!
Want an in-depth look at all the 2015 Hit List Stats, Comparisons, Facts, Figures & Fun? Check out
our comprehensive breakdown on all the players, companies, trends and analysis we uncovered
from our six years of data.
* As a reminder, all writers, companies and individuals are listed in alphabetical order by first
initial of their first names.
79
Adventure
Coming-of-Age
Sci-Fi
CRATER by John Griffin
After the death of his father and prior to being permanently relocated to another planet, a boy growing up on a lunar mining colony takes a trip to explore a legendary crater with his four best friends.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Chris Slager, Holly Jeter
Kevin Donahue Literary | Kevin Donahue
STATUS
Mayhem Pictures producing.
Gordon Gray producer.
BIOGRAPHY
Having won the Nicholl Fellowship with his spec DREAM BEFORE WAKING, John followed that up selling his pitch, ROMEO & JULIET: WAR, to Lionsgate for 1821 to produce with Stan Lee. He was featured
on the 2015 Young & Hungry List. Rpin Suwannath is attached to direct CRATER with Gordon Gray
producing.
78
Biopic
Comedy
Drama
BUBBLES by Isaac Adamson
Now in a Florida habitat for apes, Michael Jackson’s pet chimpanzee Bubbles recounts his life spent
by the King of Pop’s side and the unbreakable bond that they formed in this unique biopic told from
the ape’s perspective.
REPRESENTATION
CAA | David Kopple, Joe Mann, Rob Herting
Lee Stobby Entertainment | Lee Stobby
STATUS
Currently available.
BIOGRAPHY
Isaac is the acclaimed novelist of TOKYO SUCKERPUNCH and the Edgar Award nominated COMPLICATION, who has now made the transition to successful screenwriter with his 2014 Hit List script HOW
HIGH THE MOON and his heartfelt, thoughtful biopic of Michael Jackson through the eyes of his beloved chimpanzee Bubbles. He was featured on the 2015 Young & Hungry List.
76
Horror
Supernatural
Thriller
ELI by David Chirchirillo
Having moved into a “clean house” to treat his auto-immune disorder, 11-year-old Eli begins to
believe that the house is haunted. Unable to leave, Eli soon realizes that the house, and the doctor
who runs it, are more sinister than they appear.
REPRESENTATION
APA | Adam Perry, Sheryl Petersen
Bellevue Productions | John Zaozirny
STATUS
Bellevue Productions, Broad Green Pictures producing.
David O’Leary, John Zaozirny producers.
BIOGRAPHY
David co-wrote CHEAP THRILLS, which premiered at SXSW in 2013 where it won the Audience Award
and Best First Feature. It was released last year by Drafthouse Films to rave reviews. David was featured
on the 2015 Young & Hungry List and the 2015 Blood List for ELI.
WWW.TRACKING-BOARD.COM | 9
73
Comedy
REAGAN by Mike Rosolio
When Ronald Reagan falls into dementia at the start of his second term, an ambitious intern is
tasked with convincing the commander-in-chief that he is an actor playing the president in a movie.
REPRESENTATION
The Kaplan Stahler Agency | Shan Ray
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment | Aaron Kaplan, Michael Wilson
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Mike got his start writing on NBC’s SEAN SAVES THE WORLD. REAGAN marks his first feature. Mike is
an alumnus of the Second City Conservatory in Chicago as well as a writer/performer at the Upright
Citizens Brigade.
69
Comedy
Drama
THE LIBERTINE by Ben Kopit
A French politician under house arrest following sexual assault allegations - clearly inspired by
Dominique Strauss-Kahn - struggles to reclaim his family and career.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Roger Green, Sarah Self
Mindframe Films | Jesse Silver
STATUS
Warner Bros. | Whalerock Industries producing.
Greg Silverman, Jon Gonda, Lloyd Braun producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Prior to kicking 2015’s spec buying season back into gear with his big spec sale of THE LIBERTINE to
Warner Bros., Ben was a recipient of the Sloan Screenwriting Fellowship, as well as the David C. Baumgarten Endowed Award, and landed a spot on the 2015 Young & Hungry List. He has an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA.
65
Drama
Fantasy
THE WATER MAN by Emma Needell
Pitched as being in the vein of STAND BY ME and classic Spielberg. After his mother grows ill, a
clever young boy journeys out to find a mythical being known as The Water Man, whose legend
dictates that he is able to cheat death.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Joe Austin, Jonny Gutman, Mike Fera, Sarah Self
Anonymous Content | Charlie Scully, Tariq Merhab
STATUS
Disney | Harpo Films, Yoruba Saxon Productions producing.
David Oyelowo, Oprah Winfrey producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Emma studied film at John Hopkins, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and also completed a stint at FAMU
in the Czech Republic. Prior to selling THE WATER MAN to Disney, she was working as an assistant to
writer-directors Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett. Emma was featured on the 2015 Young & Hungry
List. THE WATER MAN has Oprah Winfrey and David Oyelowo attached to produce for Harpo Films and
Yoruba Saxon, while Oyelowo is set to star.
62
Drama
Sci-Fi
THE LIFE INSIDE by Takashi Doscher
A calloused medical actuary is sent to evaluate an exciting new procedure that could cure human
disease forever. Little does he know, the operation is far from ordinary, and he will soon be forced to
experience human life from an entirely new perspective. GRAVITY meets FANTASTIC VOYAGE.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Mike Esola
Dialed-In Entertainment | Alex Creasia
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Takashi became one of the youngest filmmakers to ever sell a documentary to ESPN’s 30 for 30 collection with A FIGHTING CHANCE, an accomplishment he followed up by setting up his spec, ONLY, with
Ineffable Pictures (which he will also direct). Up next, he is developing the sports docu-series WARRIOR’S CODE with Straight Up Films. He appeared on the 2015 Young & Hungry List.
59
Drama
PALE BLUE DOT by Brian C Brown & Elliott DiGuiseppi
Twelve months after returning from a space mission, decorated astronaut Laura Pepper is arrested
for the attempted murder of a fellow astronaut.
REPRESENTATION
CAA | Craig Brody, Matt Martin
Industry Entertainment | Dianne Fraser
STATUS
Fox Searchlight | Pacific Standard producing.
Brian C Brown, Bruna Papandrea, Elliott DiGuiseppi, Reese Witherspoon producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Following their 2014 Black List placement for the spec UNCLE SHELBY, Brian and Elliott came out
swinging in 2015, seeing their follow up spec, PALE BLUE DOT, sell in a multi-studio bidding war to Fox
Searchlight with Reese Witherspoon attached to produce and star. They were featured on the 2015
Young & Hungry List. Individually they’ve also worked in television for shows such as ABOUT A BOY and
TEEN WOLF.
55
Drama
Thriller
GREAT FALLS by Andrew Friedhof
After negligently killing a hunter with their patrol car, a Sheriff’s Deputy and her superior must decide what to do with the only witness to their crime - a death row inmate only days from execution.
REPRESENTATION
ESA | Varun Monga
Circle of Confusion | Jairo Alvarado
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
After his contained action-thriller, STAT, was set up with Smart Entertainment, Andrew was subsequently included on the 2014 Young & Hungry List thanks to his well-received spec, THREE PERCENT OF
NOTHING. Andy was named a 2015 Nicholl Fellow for his most recent script, GREAT FALLS.
54
Sci-Fi
Thriller
BOY by Mattson Tomlin
A mother takes her teenage son on the run after he manifests unwieldy telekinetic powers, forced
to use their wits and his powers to protect themselves.
REPRESENTATION
CAA | Ida Ziniti, Jay Baker
Grandview | Zac Frognowski
STATUS
Automatik producing.
Arash Amel producer.
BIOGRAPHY
An AFI graduate, Mattson burst onto the scene when his script I AM NOT OKAY was named a 2014
Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist. He landed his first writing assignment, SURVIVOR, for Automatik and
42, based on an idea by Arash Amel with Dean Israelite directing and sold an UNTITLED SCI-FI PITCH to
Amy Pascal’s new production shingle.
54
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
HAMMERSPACE by Mike Van Waes
A terminally-ill teenager searching for answers surrounding his missing father discovers a strange
key that opens a portal to an alternate fully-animated dimension, releasing a new friend who helps
him repair his broken family.
REPRESENTATION
CAA | Joe Mann, Trevor Astbury
Grandview | Zac Frognowski
STATUS
Warner Bros. | Lin Pictures producing.
Dan Lin, Jonathan Elrich producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Mike is the writer and artist behind the semi-autobiographical webcomic VEXED WISECRACKER, previously featured on Advocate.com and now found at VexedWisecracker.com and various social media.
His feature GRAVE HEARTS was a 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowship Finalist and his feature THE SHIVERS was a 2014 Tracking Board Launch Pad Feature Finalist and featured on the 2014 Hit List. HAMMERSPACE was just bought by Warner Bros. to be a potential franchise starter with Dan Lin producing.
51
Drama
Thriller
UNLAWFUL by Carver Gray
A troubled detective operates outside the law when he strikes up a taboo relationship with an
underage prostitute. But when a 16-year-old girl goes missing and he must use her diary to reconstruct the events that led to her disappearance, an unimaginable truth emerges.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Cliff Roberts, Solco Schuit
Energy Entertainment / Markerstone | Brooklyn Weaver / Mark Lawyer
STATUS
Energy Entertainment, Romark Entertainment producing.
Brooklyn Weaver, Rock Shaink producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Carver’s dark and gritty debut feature spec, UNLAWFUL, landed him at WME, where the project is currently being packaged. The hot spec also landed him on the 2015 Blood List and the 2015 Young & Hungry List. On deck, he is adapting the gripping, best-selling novel BROTHERS AND BONES for Romark
Entertainment.
46
Action
Drama
Thriller
MAYDAY 109 by Evan Kilgore & Samuel Franco
Based on actual events, MAYDAY 109 is a riveting survival action/thriller that tells the story of how
a young John F. Kennedy struggled to save the crew of his PT Boat after it was sunk by a Japanese
warship during World War II.
REPRESENTATION
ICM | Bryan Diperstein, Erik Horine, Kathleen Remington, Rich Green, Will Watkins
Bellevue Productions / Brio Entertainment | Jeff Portnoy / Mia Chang
STATUS
Flynn Picture Co., Thunder Road Pictures producing.
Basil Iwanyk, Beau Flynn producers.
BIOGRAPHY
After their feature spec, MAYDAY 109, lit up the market, landing at Thunder Road Pictures and Flynn
Picture Co., Evan Kilgore and Samuel Franco earned a place on the 2015 Young & Hungry List. Franco
and Kilgore currently have a number of TV and feature projects in the works.
44
Adventure
Fantasy
BEAUREGARD THIBODEAUX & THE CURSE
OF ROUGAROU by Rob Rugan
A headstrong young boy embarks on a quest through the Louisiana swamplands in search of a storybook cure for his dying grandmother; but when he and his friends ignore the warnings in grandma’s tall tales, they awaken a mythical beast with an appetite for disobedient children.
REPRESENTATION
Verve | Bryan Besser, Zach Carlisle
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment | Sean Perrone, Tobin Babst
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Rob is a top commercial director who has done spots for Visa, IFC, HBO, Kodak, Nikon and Durex;
winning two CLIO Awards and the CyberLion at Cannes. Rob is currently attached to direct GENIES at
Paramount with Color Force attached to produce. Rob recently sold his hour-long drama GENESIS to
ABC Studios with Mandeville producing. He is also attached to direct BEAUREGARD THIBODEAUX.
43
Thriller
THE CIRCLE by James Ponsoldt
A young woman is hired to work for an internet monopoly that specializes in controlling a singular
online identity for each person, rendering privacy obsolete.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Andrew Cannava, Bec Smith
Brillstein Entertainment | Brad Petrigala
STATUS
Likely Story, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation, Playtone producing.
Anthony Bregman, Gary Goetzman, James Ponsoldt, Laurie MacDonald, Tom Hanks, Walter Parkes producers.
BIOGRAPHY
James is the filmmaker behind such acclaimed features as OFF THE BLACK, SMASHED, THE SPECTACULAR NOW, and THE END OF THE TOUR. He most recently adapted Dave Eggers’ novel THE CIRCLE,
which he just finished filming with stars Tom Hanks and Emma Watson.
41
Biopic
Drama
Thriller
WHITE BOY RICK by Logan Miller & Noah Miller
Based on the life-story of Richard Wershe Jr., who at the age of 14 went undercover as an informant
for local and federal law enforcement agencies and quickly went from being an asset to an issue
after being arrested for possession of 17 pounds of cocaine at the age of 17.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Charles Ferraro, Mike Sheresky, Ramses IsHak
Thruline Entertainment | Danny Sherman
STATUS
Studio 8 | LBI Entertainment, Protozoa Pictures producing.
Darren Aronofsky, John Lesher, Julie Yorn, Rick Yorn, Scott Franklin producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Logan and Noah are the writers, directors, and producers of TOUCHING HOME and SWEETWATER, the
latter of which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and starred Ed Harris, January Jones, and
Jason Isaacs. Their memoir EITHER YOU’RE IN OR YOU’RE IN THE WAY was a San Francisco Chronicle
#1 Bestseller. Yann Demange is attached to direct WHITE BOY RICK for Studio 8, LBI, and Protozoa Pictures with John Lesher, Darren Aronofsky, Scott Franklin, Rick Yorn, and Julie Yorn producing.
39
Drama
Thriller
STAR ONE by David Coggeshall
Described as ARGO in tone; two CIA agents must overcome their opposing worldviews to evade the
Soviet and Chinese armies during a dangerous mission to Tibet in 1950. The true story of the first
CIA agent ever to die in the line of duty; the “first star' on the CIA Memorial Wall.
REPRESENTATION
Paradigm | Christopher Smith, David Boxerbaum, Scott Henderson, Zac Simmons
Writ Large | Noah Rosen
STATUS
Mythology Entertainment producing.
Bradley Fischer, James Vanderbilt producers.
BIOGRAPHY
David sold his pitch, BLOODY MARY, to Paramount in 2010, then wrote the screenplay to Lionsgate’s
2013 film THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT 2 starring Abigail Spencer, Katee Sackhoff and Cicely Tyson. Most recently he has been a writer for MTV’s hit SCREAM: THE TV SERIES, and his script SOLO is in
pre-production at Blumhouse, with Franck Khalfoun directing. Currently, David is writing a project set up
at Studio 8 about the world’s first SWAT team.
37
Comedy
Drama
TOMORROW ON THE RUNWAY by Fred Seton
Kermit St. Lucy has a ridiculous name and is ridiculously ill-equipped to deal with adult responsibilities. After a tragedy shakes him to his essence, Kermit takes it upon himself to look after and raise
two young children.
REPRESENTATION
Verve | Adam Weinstein, Parker Davis
Madhouse Entertainment | Kendrick Tan
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Fred is the writer of the 2007 Black List script PIERRE PIERRE, which is set up at Sony with Larry Charles
attached to direct and Escape Artists producing. He also sold O’GUNN with Jim Carrey producing/attached to star to Reliance, and MONGOOSE to Disney with Tapestry producing. His feature KID LEVIATHAN was featured on the 2014 Hit List.
35
Drama
COLLATERAL BEAUTY by Allan Loeb
After a NY advertising executive experiences a deep personal tragedy, his co-workers concoct a
plan to snap him out of his grief – which works, but not in a way that anyone could have expected.
REPRESENTATION
CAA | Carin Sage, Jon Levin
Anonymous Content | Bard Dorros, Michael Sugar
STATUS
Anonymous Content, Likely Story, Overbrook Entertainment, Palmstar Ent., Scarlet Fire Ent. producing.
Allan Loeb, Anthony Bregman, Bard Dorros, Kevin Frakes, Michael Sugar, Steven Pearl, Will Smith producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Allan wrote the 2007 film THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE and created the 2008 television series NEW
AMSTERDAM. He wrote the film drama 21, which also was released in 2008 and wrote and produced
THE SWITCH which came out in August 2010. He wrote WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS, THE
DILEMMA, JUST GO WITH IT and SAN ANDREAS, and performed a rewrite for the musical ROCK OF
AGES, starring Tom Cruise. He has appeared on the Black List five times.
34
Drama
BURNING WOMAN by Brad Ingelsby
Centers on a young grandmother who lives with her teenage daughter and infant grandson. The
story jumps forward in time after her daughter goes missing and tracks how the grandmother continues to cope, tries to find love, and raises her grandson.
REPRESENTATION
CAA | Chris Andrews, Joe Cohen, Maha Dakhil, Scott Greenberg
Energy Entertainment | Brooklyn Weaver
STATUS
Black Bicycle Entertainment, Scott Free producing.
Erika Olde, Michael Pruss, Michael Schaefer, Ridley Scott producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Brad is a two-time Hit List veteran (2012, 2014), a Young & Hungry List veteran (2011), and has appeared
twice on the Black List (2008, 2012). His first script, LOW DWELLER eventually became OUT OF THE
FURNACE, directed by Scott Cooper. His next script, RUN ALL NIGHT starred Liam Neeson and was
released earlier this year. Jake Scott is attached to direct BURNING WOMAN for Scott Free and Black
Bicycle Entertainment with Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer, Michael Pruss and Erika Olde producing.
31
Horror
Thriller
BED REST by Lori Evans Taylor
A pregnant woman on bed rest finds herself in a haunted house… but is it haunted or is it all in her
head?
REPRESENTATION
ICM | Doug Johnson, Melissa Orton, Rebecca Ewing
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment | Josh Goldenberg, Sean Perrone
STATUS
MGM | Sunswept Entertainment producing.
Chris Sparling, Karen Rosenfelt producers.
BIOGRAPHY
An Emmy-nominated reality producer, Lori made the leap to screenwriting after her pilot GRAND
AVENUE garnered industry attention. Her spec BED REST sold in a preemptive deal to MGM this past
summer for producers Karen Rosenfelt and Chris Sparling, earning her a spot on the 2015 Blood List
and the 2015 Young & Hungry List.
28
Comedy
PRECONCEPTION by Jake Morse & Scott Wolman
A hard-R comedy about a married couple on the verge of parenthood who embark on a pre-baby
bucket list.
REPRESENTATION
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment | Josh Goldenberg
STATUS
CBS Films | De Line Pictures producing.
Donald De Line producer.
BIOGRAPHY
Jake and Scott’s first collaboration, FULLY WRECKED, was selected to the 2013 Black List, Hit List, and
Young & Hungry List, and he is currently in development with Hurwitz & Schlossberg and Bento Box. Ari
Sendel will direct PRECONCEPTION for CBS Films and De Line Pictures with Donald De Line producing.
28
Action
Period
Thriller
THE HAVANA AFFAIR by Wayne Lemon
Inspired by the actual events of the CIA’s failed Operation Mongoose in 1960s Cuba. A James Bond
story in the tone of ARGO.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Dana Harris, Roger Green
Industry Entertainment | Sarah Dodge
STATUS
Appian Way, Material Pictures producing.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew Plouffe, Tobey Maguire producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Wayne is best known for his controversial, darkly comic play, JESUS HATES ME. His debut feature
screenplay, THE HAVANA AFFAIR, is currently set up with Appian Way and Material Pictures producing.
Lemon is currently adapting the book MASTER THIEVES for Sony Pictures with Matt Tolmach producing.
27
Biopic
Dramav
THE ROCKET* by Jeffrey Gelber & Ryan Belenzon
Roger “The Rocket” Clemens, one of the greatest pitchers of all time, has 4672 strikeouts, 354 wins
and a record 7 Cy Young awards. This is the story of why he is not in the Hall of Fame.
REPRESENTATION
CAA | Craig Brody, Ida Ziniti
Grandview | Jeff Silver
STATUS
Black Bear Pictures producing.
Michael Heimler, Teddy Schwarzman producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Jeffrey and Ryan’s script CLARITY was featured on the 2013 Black List and was a 2012 Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist, while X was on the 2011 Hit List and was a 2012 Nicholl Finalist. They also appeared
on the Hit List in 2012 for ENDANGERED, which is set up at Lionsgate, have THE ADVENTURERS CLUB
and their event series AFTERMATH set up at Fox, and are writing/producing their 2012 Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist and 2013 Black List feature CLARITY.
26
Action
Sci-Fi
Thriller
A SHOT IN THE EYE by Dan Futterman
In the future, criminals can be released into a work program where they find themselves squaring
off against robots controlled by gamers.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Dan Erlij, David Kramer, Julien Thuan, Nancy Gates, Peter Benedek
Gotham/Principal | Larry Taube
STATUS
20th Century Fox | 6th and Idaho producing.
Adam Kassan, Matt Reeves producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Dan wrote the screenplay for the film CAPOTE, for which he received an Academy Award nomination,
and Independent Spirit, Boston Society of Film Critics, and Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards.
He received a second Academy Award nomination for co-writing the script to FOXCATCHER in 2014.
Futterman is also known for several acting roles, including Val Goldman in the film THE BIRDCAGE, and
Vincent Gray on JUDGING AMY.
25
Comedy
THE HOUSE by Andrew Jay Cohen & Brendan O’Brien
After blowing their daughter’s college fund, and desperate for cash, a married couple team with
their neighbors to open an illegal casino in the suburbs.
REPRESENTATION
CAA | Dan Rabinow, Jon Cassir, Ryan Abboushi
Brian Lutz Management | Brian Lutz
STATUS
New Line Cinema | Gary Sanchez Productions, Good Universe producing.
Adam McKay, Brendan O’Brien, Jessica Elbaum, Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane, Will Ferrell producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Andrew and Brendan quickly became sought-after comedy writers after writing 2014’s hit, NEIGHBORS.
THE HOUSE just wrapped production with Andrew directing for New Line and Good Universe, with Will
Ferrell, Amy Poehler, and Alison Tolman starring.
24
Coming-of-Age
Drama
Thriller
DREAMLAND by Nicolaas Zwart
With his family’s farm on the precipice of foreclosure, fifteen year old Eugene Evans is determined
to capture a fugitive bank robber and collect the bounty on her head. Against all odds, he beats out
the FBI and the local police and captures her, only to discover that all may not be what it seems.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Andrew Mathes, Daniel Cohan, Danny Greenberg, Tanya Cohen
The Mission | Andrew Coles, Corrine Aquino
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
A one-time touring musician and recording engineer, Nicolaas is now a screenwriter and director, working in a variety of genres and tones.
23
Biopic
Drama
THE DARKEST HOUR by Anthony McCarten
In 1940, Winston Churchill faces his greatest decision — make a deal with Hitler to end the war and
surrender, or to fight on against all odds.
REPRESENTATION
ICM | Bruce Kaufman, Doug MacLaren, Harley Copen
STATUS
Working Title Films producing.
Anthony McCarten, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Lucas Webb, Tim Bevan producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Anthony wrote the screenplay for THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING. He is currently writing the UNTITLED
FREDDIE MERCURY PROJECT, which is set up at Columbia Pictures and Graham King’s GK Films with
Tribeca Productions and Queen Films also producing. He is also writing THE SIEGE, which is set up at
StudioCanal with Ollie Madden producing under Kudos Film and Television.
22
Drama
THE GREAT DEBATE by David Hoffman
Pitched as THE KING’S SPEECH meets THE FOUNDER tells the compelling story behind the dawn
of the television age and the visionary media adviser that transformed John F. Kennedy from underdog to American icon.
REPRESENTATION
Paradigm | Adrian Garcia, David Boxerbaum
Artillery Creative | Tom Carter
STATUS
Romark Entertainment producing.
Rock Shaink producer.
BIOGRAPHY
David is a Wall Street veteran who has won honors at Austin Film Festival two years in a row, was a
Nicholl Semi Finalist in 2014, and was selected to the 2015 Young & Hungry List. He was also the Overall
Winner of the 2015 Launch Pad Pilot Competition for RUNNING MONEY.
21
Drama
TRUE FAN by John Whittington
After interfering with a foul ball during a Chicago Cubs playoff game, a fan turned pariah was tortured and stalked for costing the Cubs their first National League pennant since 1945. Now, 15 years
later, he meets a woman who gives him a new lease on life and reason to live.
REPRESENTATION
Verve | Adam Weinstein, Pamela Goldstein
MXN | Mason Novick, Michelle Knudsen
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
John is currently staffed on GREEN EGGS AND HAM at Netflix. Fox Searchlight picked up John’s UNTITLED EDITH MACEFIELD PROJECT with Olive Bridge’s Will Gluck and Jodi Hildebrand attached to produce. His script, I HOPE WE CAN STILL BE FRIENDS, was featured on the 2009 Black List and earned
him a spot on the 2011 Young & Hungry List.
21
Action
Adventure
Thriller
UNDERWATER by Brian Duffield
After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, a crew of six must navigate two miles in the
dangerous unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety.
REPRESENTATION
Gersh | Bayard Maybank, Bob Hohman
Circle of Confusion | David Engel, Zack Cox
STATUS
Chernin Entertainment producing.
Peter Chernin, Tonia Davis producer.
BIOGRAPHY
Making his fifth appearance on the Hit List, Brian, the son of two Christian missionaries, used his upbringing for inspiration in writing such scripts as MONSTER PROBLEMS and JANE GOT A GUN. Most
recently, he wrote the second installment of the DIVERGENT series, INSURGENT for Lionsgate. A 2011
Young & Hungry List alum as well, his 2014 Black List and Hit List script, BABYSITTER, is currently in
production and JANE GOT A GUN will be distributed in 2016.
20
Biopic
Drama
Period
THE VIRGINIAN by Michael Russell Gunn
Pitched as being in the tone of BRAVEHEART and THE PATRIOT, story follows a down-and-out,
young George Washington, desperate to join the British Army, as he accepts a dangerous mission to
conquer a French fort and save the American colonies.
REPRESENTATION
Paradigm | Adrian Garcia, David Boxerbaum
Principato-Young Entertainment | David Gardner
STATUS
New Line Cinema | De Line Pictures producing.
Donald De Line producer.
BIOGRAPHY
Michael served as executive story editor on THE WHISPERS after spending two seasons as story editor
on HBO’s THE NEWSROOM. This season, Michael is a writer/producer for BLACK SAILS on Starz. Michael recently sold his spec script, THE VIRGINIAN, based on George Washington’s formative years, to
New Line with Donald Deline producing. He was featured on the 2015 Young & Hungry List.
19
Horror
Thriller
THE BOY by Owen Egerton
Sixteen years after stabbing a classmate to appease a spirit known as the Boy, a repentant woman
returns to her hometown to live with her sister and nephew. But as the Boy continues to haunt her,
she must face her deepest terror to discover the truth before he claims her nephew.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Aaron Hart, Jason Burns
Epicenter | Allard Cantor, Jarrod Murray
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Owen co-wrote BOBBIE SUE, which sold to Warner Bros. after appearing on the 2008 Black List. He is
the author of four novels including THE BOOK OF HAROLD, which Warner Bros. optioned for development as a television series. Most recently Owen wrote and directed the psychological horror film FOLLOW, which premiered at Fantastic Fest, and was featured on the 2015 Young & Hungry List.
19
Action
Drama
Fantasy
DAMSEL by Bryan McMullin
Pitched as a dark spin on the Rapunzel fairytale in the vein of SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN
the story follows the princess as she goes rogue and exacts revenge after no one rescues her from
her tower.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Aaron Hart, Charles Ferraro, David Park
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment | Michael Wilson, Tobin Babst
STATUS
Josephson Entertainment producing.
Barry Josephson producer.
BIOGRAPHY
Bryan hit the ground running when his first spec, IN THIS, MY DARKEST HOUR, landed him a spot on the
2014 Black List. Following that, he was hired to write THE GREAT GAME for Cross Creek Pictures, a historical epic about the fabled Nobel Family, and DAMSEL has been picked up Josephson Entertainment.
18
Drama
Thriller
BOOMTOWN by Matt King
A slick corporate investigator with a closely guarded secret discovers a sinister criminal conspiracy
in North Dakota oil boom country.
REPRESENTATION
Paradigm | David Boxerbaum, Robert Bookman
Bellevue Productions | John Zaozirny
STATUS
Focus Features, Marc Platt Productions producing.
Marc Platt producer.
BIOGRAPHY
Formerly a journalist, Matt has done work for The Village Voice, The American Lawyer, and Focus Europe magazines, as well as the PBS documentary series FRONTLINE. He is a graduate of Northeastern
University’s School of Law and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. He’s currently at
work on his next feature spec, inspired by a magazine article he authored in 2009.
18
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Thriller
THE LAST ROCKET HOME by Bo Yeon Kim
Pitched as CHILDREN OF MEN meets ANOTHER EARTH. As humanity’s mass exodus to a new habitable planet nears its completion, 21-year-old Theo must journey across a dying Earth to reunite his
estranged family and secure their passage on the final rocket out.
REPRESENTATION
APA | Adam Perry, Sean Berard
Gotham/Principal | Peter McHugh
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
A recent graduate from UCLA’s screenwriting program, Bo is currently staffed on CW’s REIGN. THE
LAST ROCKET HOME is her debut feature.
17
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
INFINITE HORIZON by Ryan Condal
Based on THE ODYSSEY by Homer, follows a soldier in the near future who leads a group of abandoned soldiers on a 10-year journey back home, facing shipwrecks, an opponent wearing Cyclops
armor and the call of sirens.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Philip Raskind, Roger Green, Ryan Draizin, Simon Faber, Theresa Kang
Management 360 | Adam Marshall
STATUS
Warner Bros. | Berlanti Productions, Grey Matter Productions producing.
Greg Berlanti, Lawrence Grey, Ryan Condal, Sarah Schechter producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Ryan got his start after appearing on the 2008 Black List for his script GALAHAD. He was one of the
writers of last year’s Dwayne Johnson-starring action movie HERCULES and created the upcoming USA
show COLONY, which will premiere in 2016.
17
Drama
Thriller
THE SHAVE by Miles Hubley & Tom White
A dirty cop, exonerated in the murder of a high school honor student, visits the boy’s father at his
barbershop, and while receiving a straight razor shave listens to him recount the story of his son’s
life.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Solco Schuit, Stuart Manashil
MXN | Michelle Knudsen
STATUS
Lost City, Maiden Voyage Films, Route One Entertainment producing.
Chris Columbus, Chris Lytton, Eleanor Columbus, James Hoppe, John Finemore, Mason Novick, Michelle
Knudsen, Russell Levine producers.
BIOGRAPHY
In a matter of weeks Miles and Tom saw their much beloved spec, THE SHAVE, set up with Lost City,
Route One, and Chris Columbus producing, and landed a spot on the 2015 Blood List and 2015 Young &
Hungry List. Up next, the team is at work on a new spec and a new pilot for 2016.
16
Action
Adventure
Period
BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS by Daniel Kunka
In one of the greatest untold stories in American history, General (and future President) Andrew
Jackson reluctantly partners with world-renowned pirate Jean Lafitte to lead a rag-tag team of soldiers against the indomitable British Army in the climactic battle of the War of 1812.
REPRESENTATION
ICM | Harley Copen
Madhouse Entertainment | Adam Kolbrenner
STATUS
Endurance Media, Madhouse Entertainment producing.
Adam Kolbrenner, Robyn Meisinger, Steve Richards producers.
BIOGRAPHY
A Young & Hungry, Hit List, and Black List alum, Dan’s spec YELLOWSTONE FALLS sold to QED in a bidding war and has Kevin Misher attached to produce. He also wrote AGENT OX, which sold to Sony with
Neal Moritz attached to produce and sold THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE to Warner Bros. with Chuck Roven
and Madhouse Entertainment producing. Dan is currently writing SPACE INVADERS for Warner Bros.
based on the video game.
16
Drama
Thriller
FREE FALL by Gregg Maxwell Parker & Sean Finegan
When a man joins his estranged daughter on a mountain climb in an attempt to repair their relationship, a tragic accident leaves them stranded hundreds of feet in the air; as a storm sets in, the two
must fight against the elements and terrifying heights in order to survive.
REPRESENTATION
Paradigm | Christopher Smith, David Boxerbaum
Madhouse Entertainment | Adam Kolbrenner, Ryan Cunningham
STATUS
Universal | Blumhouse Productions, Madhouse Entertainment producing.
Adam Kolbrenner, Couper Samuelson, Jason Blum, Robyn Meisinger, Ryan Cunningham producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Gregg and Sean sparked their writing careers by landing on the 2012 Young & Hungry List and followed
that up by writing GETAWAY for Warner Bros., starring Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez. Most recently,
they sold their spec script, FREE FALL, to Blumhouse while writing JUST MY IMAGINATION for The Cutting Edge Group and Derby Street Films. They also worked on the 2014 action thriller IN THE BLOOD,
starring Gina Carano.
16
Coming-of-Age
Drama
HOMEGROWN by Jacques Edeline
A teenage boy, raised in total seclusion and indoctrinated by his enigmatic father, is sent to live with
a foster family enrolled in a public high school when his father is incarcerated, causing the boy to
question everything he’s learned and threatening his relationship with his unpredictable father.
REPRESENTATION
APA | Adam Perry, Debbie Deuble
Affirmative Entertainment | Nicholas Bogner
STATUS
Imagemovers, Impact Pictures producing.
Jackie Levine, Jack Rapke, and Jeremy Bolt producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Jacques is a Haitian-American screenwriter fluent in French and English and conversational in Spanish.
His TV pilot, TURNING PROPHETS, has Hutch Parker and Sherry Marsh attached to produce.
15
Drama
Period
FROM THE RUINS by Nathan Gregorski & Rachel Lambert
On the morning of May 1, 1947, Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from the Empire State Building. In
her wake, six people were forever impacted by the choice she made and their stories would become unwittingly intertwined.
REPRESENTATION
ICM | Alex Saks, Bryan Diperstein
STATUS
Clubhouse Pictures producing.
Bryan Unkeless, Ilan Ulmer, Sam Goldberg producers.
BIOGRAPHY
While living in London, Rachel wrote and produced theater. She has also directed a feature documentary, MOM JOVI, for Sequitur Cinema. Nathan’s play ORBITING ASTRAL BODIES premiered in 2012 and
received productions in New York and Los Angeles. Their first screenplay, IN THE RADIANT CITY was
produced this year by Jeff Nichols and Candlewood Entertainment.
15
Sci-Fi
Thriller
THE LOST DAYS OF APRIL by Beth Bruckner O’Brien
After falling in love with a man in one evening, a woman sells her memory of their encounter, only to
find herself relying on him for help when she becomes the target of a ruthless assassin covering up
a worldwide conspiracy.
REPRESENTATION
Hopscotch Pictures | Sukee Chew
STATUS
Hopscotch Pictures producing.
Sukee Chew producer.
BIOGRAPHY
Beth is currently the director of development at Millennium Films where she has worked on over 25
films over the last 4 years, including their upcoming film, LONDON HAS FALLEN, premiering in March
2016. THE LOST DAYS OF APRIL is her first spec script.
15
Thriller
THE MUTI KILLINGS by Chandus Jackson
A London Police Inspector is paired with a South African Detective to investigate a series of grisly
child murders in London, but the case soon takes on a whole new meaning when the South African
Detective’s son is kidnapped.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Kimberly Bialek, Tanya Cohen
Circle of Confusion | Ken Freimann
STATUS
BellySerpent Productions, The Safran Company producing.
Djimon Hounsou, Peter Safran producers.
BIOGRAPHY
An Alabama native, Chandus served in the U.S. Army as an Air Defense Officer and later worked in
finance. He is a recent graduate of the inaugural Universal Emerging Writer’s Fellowship and a former
Disney Feature Writing Fellow. Djimon Hounsou is attached to star in THE MUTI KILLINGS, and produce
alongside Peter Safran for The Safran Company and BellySerpent Productions.
14
Drama
War
105 AND RISING by Andrew Cypiot
Amidst the chaos of April 29, 1975, the objective was clear: evacuate all remaining Americans from
Saigon. But to Major Jim Kean and Ambassador Graham Martin, the moment represented something else: the final opportunity to uphold promises to the people of South Vietnam.
REPRESENTATION
Verve | Adam Weinstein, Parker Davis
STATUS
COTA Films producing.
Ben LeClair, Josh Kazdan, Michael Costigan producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Andrew landed on the scene when his spec THE COMPANY MAN (formerly known as UNT. ED WILSON
PROJECT) was featured on the 2013 Black List and 2013 Hit List, going on to be set up at Mark Sourian
Productions with Matthew McConaughey attached to star.
14
Action
Comedy
THE MET GALA HEIST by Brian Sawyer & Gregg Rossen
Pitched as a female OCEAN’S ELEVEN, in the vein of PITCH PERFECT on a heist, follows two estranged sisters who unite and put together an all-girl team to pull off a heist at the world’s ultimate
fashion event – The Met Gala.
REPRESENTATION
Original Artists | Chris Sablan
Hung Entertainment | Jonathan Hung
STATUS
New Line Cinema producing.
Michelle Sy producer.
BIOGRAPHY
A screenwriting team with projects in film and television, Brian and Gregg’s feature comedy screenplay,
THE MET GALA HEIST, was picked up by New Line, and their 2-hour TV movie, NORTHPOLE, premiered
on the Hallmark Channel in 2014, with a sequel set for late 2015. The duo was featured on the 2015
Young & Hungry List.
14
Comedy
MOVE THAT BODY by Lucia Aniello & Paul W Downs
Pitched as an R-rated female-driven comedy in the vein of THE HANGOVER meets WEEKEND AT
BERNIE’S.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Carolyn Sivitz, Jay Gassner
3 Arts Entertainment | Dave Becky
STATUS
Columbia Pictures | 3 Arts Entertainment, Matt Tolmach Productions, Paulilu producing.
Dave Becky, Lucia Aniello, Matt Tolmach, Paul Downs producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Lucia and Paul met at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York and have been making digital
shorts since 2007. They are both writers on Comedy Central’s BROAD CITY. Paul also plays “Trey” on the
show, and Aniello directs many of the episodes. Lucia will direct MOVE THAT BODY and Paul will star.
They are currently working on a female-driven spin-off to Sony’s 21 JUMP STREET franchise.
14
Comedy
MR. USA (or THE BOYFRIEND’S GUIDE TO DATING
MISS USA) by Matt Leslie & Stephen J Smith
After his girlfriend wins the Miss USA Pageant, becoming an overnight celebrity and sex symbol, a
small-town bartender embarks on a hapless quest to preserve their relationship and prevent her
from being wooed by a plethora of rich and famous would-be suitors. Based on a true story.
REPRESENTATION
Bellevue Productions | Jeff Portnoy
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
After meeting at Writers Boot Camp in Los Angeles, Matt and Stephen developed multiple specs and
landed finalist spots in a number of top tier writing competitions. Matt is currently working as a Creative Executive for producer Scott Bernstein, while Stephen has worked in the marketing departments at
MGM, New Line, Fox, and Warner Bros.
13
Drama
Period
CHAPPAQUIDDICK by Andrew Logan & Taylor Allen
The story takes a both historically factual and thrilling look at what really happened when Ted Kennedy drove off the road into a Martha’s Vineyard bay with Mary Jo Kopechne in the car.
REPRESENTATION
DMG Entertainment | Chris Fenton
STATUS
Apex Entertainment producing.
Andrew Logan, Campbell McInnes, Chris Cowles, Chris Fenton, Dan Mintz, Mark Ciardi, Taylor Allen producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Andrew is Head of Production at Austin-based production company Arts+Labor, where he has produced films that have premiered at Sundance, SXSW, and New Directors New Films. Taylor works as an
editor for the television series THE SIMPSONS. The team was featured on the 2015 Young & Hungry List.
CHAPPAQUIDDICK has Sam Taylor-Johnson attached to direct for Apex Entertainment with Mark Ciardi,
Chris Cowles and Campbell McInnes producing.
13
Comedy
SCREWED by Marja-Lewis Ryan
A raunchy comedy about a boy who is trying to lose his virginity on the final night of freshman year,
for the slim chance he can impress his year-younger high school crush who has asked to lose her
virginity to him now that he has college experience.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Amanda Hymson, Charles Ferraro, Lucinda Moorhead, Rachel Viola
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment | Josh Goldenberg
STATUS
MM Productions producing.
Michelle Manning producer.
BIOGRAPHY
An established playwright and director, Marja-Lewis’s play ONE IN THE CHAMBER opened in several
cities in the past year. Prior to that, she adapted her own play, THE FOUR-FACED LIAR, into an indie that
played in over twenty festivals worldwide, winning the HBO Award at Outfest and the Roger WalkerDack award for Emerging Artists. She wrote and directed a feature produced by Timur Bekmambetov,
sold a show to HBO, and was featured on the 2015 Young & Hungry List. SCREWED has Michelle Manning attached to produce for MM Productions and Craig Robinson attached to direct.
13
Comedy
Coming-of-Age
SLAM! by Chris Boyd & Kirk Sullivan
Game Six of the 1996 NBA Finals from inside the United Center. Our hero, Jimmy, believes his father
is a bench player for the Chicago Bulls and will do whatever it takes to watch him play one final
game. SUPERBAD meets DETROIT ROCK CITY.
REPRESENTATION
Verve | Chris Noriega, Parker Davis, Zach Carlisle
3 Arts Entertainment | Jermaine Johnson
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Kirk and Chris are the writers of KICKBACK, an original pilot set in the world of drug smuggling along the
US/Canadian border set up at CBS Studios with 3AD producing. They also wrote and directed the short
film THE COME UP and are currently writing an urban heist film for Lionsgate.
12
Romance
Thriller
DO NO HARM by Julia Cox
An ambitious surgeon’s life takes a dangerous turn when she indulges in an affair with a doctor
whose god complex challenges her own.
REPRESENTATION
APA | Adam Perry, Malcolm Hamilton, Sheryl Petersen
Project D Media | Allison Doyle
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Julia, who was featured on the 2014 Young & Hungry List, was named to the 2014 Hit List for her script
THE TAKEAWAY, which is in development with Di Novi Pictures. Julia is also a staff writer on ABC Family’s RECOVERY ROAD, and recently completed a pilot for McG and Wonderland.
12
Action
Drama
MOUNTAIN MAN by Matt Deller
A lonely post-apocalyptic survivor facing isolation and the ever-present specter of a zombie attack
struggles with alcohol abuse and suicidal thoughts, until he discovers another survivor, a beautiful
woman who poses another threat altogether.
REPRESENTATION
Epicenter | Allard Cantor, Jarrod Murray
STATUS
Rough House Pictures producing.
David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, Jody Hill producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Matt’s first feature film, MANHATTAN UNDYING, is set for release in 2016, starring Luke Grimes and
Sarah Roemer. Currently Matt teaches screenwriting at Chapman University.
11
Drama
Thriller
BUMP by Ori Guendelman & Rob McClelland
After an accidental hit and run, a young lawyer’s entire life unravels over the span of one night as he
attempts to dispose of a corpse that turns out to be far more than an innocent victim.
REPRESENTATION
Paradigm | Christopher Smith
3 Arts Entertainment | Ari Lubet, Will Rowbotham
STATUS
Working Title Films producing.
Eric Fellner, Liza Chasin, Tim Bevan producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Ori and Rob met while attending film school at Chapman University. Earlier this year they hit the market
with BUMP, which landed them a spot on the 2015 Blood List and 2015 Young & Hungry List, and found
a home with Working Title. Next up, their genre-bending pilot EIDETIC, which was developed with 3
Arts.
11
Drama
Romance
CLOSEST THING TO RAIN by Sam Cohan
Jonathan takes a typist job out of town for extra income to help Helen get her biography published.
The two strike up a meaningful friendship, as Helen shares memories of her life for Jonathan to
transcribe.
REPRESENTATION
Echo Lake Entertainment | Brittany Kahan, Graciella Sanchez
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Sam co-wrote 2014’s FISHING WITHOUT NETS, which took home the directing prize at the Sundance
Film Festival. Most recently, Sam sold THE BIG PICTURE, a one-hour drama, to Gold Apple Entertainment.
11
Comedy
HOOKING UP by Jacqueline Fitzgerald
Two under-employed twenty-somethings are determined to hook up with each other, but find their
efforts repeatedly foiled over the course of one maddening night.
REPRESENTATION
Verve | Abram Nalibotsky
Writ Large | Britton Rizzio
STATUS
Wonderland Sound & Vision producing.
McG, Oren Uziel, Sebastian Dungan producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Following an Austin Film Festival win for her comedy spec HOOKING UP, Jackie was quickly signed by
Verve and Writ Large, and saw her spec set up with McG’s Wonderland Sound & Vision with director
Nick Weiss. She was featured on the 2015 Young & Hungry List.
10
Horror
COLD BROOK by Alex Carl
A reality team sets to check out a summer camp where a mass murder had taken place. Based on a
real camp in upstate New York.
REPRESENTATION
ESA | Varun Monga
Kailey Marsh Media | Kailey Marsh
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
After pursuing acting for a stretch, Alex started a special effects make-up supply company with his wife.
His favorite genre to write is thriller/horror and he has several projects that are currently being developed. He is a 2013 Launch Pad alum and was on the 2015 Young & Hungry List.
10
Comedy
SENIOR YEAR by Andrew Knauer & Arthur Pielli
When a high school cheerleader falls from a pyramid and ends up in a coma, she wakes up 20
years later having only aged physically and returns to claim her seat at the cool table and win the
prom queen crown that eluded her.
REPRESENTATION
Gersh | Greg Pedicin
Benderspink | Jake Wagner
STATUS
CBS Films | Benderspink, Broken Road Productions producing.
Jake Wagner, JC Spink, Jeremy Stein, Todd Garner producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Following their cult hit GHOST TEAM ONE, Andrew and Arthur kicked off 2015 with a big sale to CBS
Films for their comedy spec SENIOR YEAR. They were featured on the 2015 Young & Hungry List, and
are currently hard at work on their next spec, and individually have tackled projects such as the adaptation of 5 DAYS TO DIE for Circle of Confusion and the Arnold Schwarzenegger starrer THE LAST STAND.
10
Action
Comedy
THE SET UP by Kari Granlund
Two codependent female best friends’ friendship is put through the wringer after a blind date sends
them on a dangerous, all-in-one-night adventure with a psychotic drug lord and a gang of criminals
hot on their heels.
REPRESENTATION
Verve | Bill Weinstein, Chris Noriega, Melissa Solomon
Industry Entertainment | Sarah Dodge
STATUS
Red Hour Films producing.
Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Stuart Cornfield producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Kari’s first feature script WEDDING FOR ONE, which landed her on last year’s Hit List and Young & Hungry List, has Radar Pictures on board to produce. THE SET UP is Kari’s second feature and now has Ben
Stiller’s Red Hour attached to produce.
10
Comedy
STARFUCKER by Michelle Morgan
Pitched as a comedic MISERY meets OVERBOARD.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Geoff Morley, Larry Salz
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment | Aaron Kaplan, Sean Perrone
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Michelle is a writer director whose short film, K.I.T., premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. She
is currently casting her film PEOPLE YOU MAY KNOW, with Alix Madigan producing. Michelle wrote the
2013 Kristen Wiig starrer GIRL MOST LIKELY and has written pilots for NBC, Fox, and CBS.
10
Comedy
Coming-of-Age
Horror
THE WRETCHED EMILY DERRINGER
by Chris Thomas Devlin
Gleefully terrorizing the locals of her small town as a serial killer, 13-year-old Emily Derringer becomes annoyed when residents begin attributing the sloppy murders of the new killer in town to her.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Aaron Hart, Charles Ferraro, Jenny Maryasis
Bellevue Productions | Jeff Portnoy, John Zaozirny
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
A film school graduate and producer’s assistant, Chris has spent his few years in Los Angeles writing
scripts for stage and screen, but broke out when his screenplay, THE WRETCHED EMILY DERRINGER,
attracted the attention of reps and producers.
9
Comedy
GIRLS NIGHT OUT by Ali Segel
An ensemble female comedy in the vein of BRIDESMAIDS meets THE HANGOVER. Story follows a
group of college girlfriends who are forced to reunite and go on an adventure through Los Angeles
when their friend goes missing after going on an online date.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Tanya Cohen
MGMT Entertainment | Kenny Goodman
STATUS
Disruption Entertainment producing.
Cale Boyter, Mary Parent producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Ali is a freelance writer from Los Angeles who has contributed to publications such as Hello Giggles,
Flaunt Magazine, Refinery 29, and XO Jane. Her first spec, GIRLS NIGHT OUT is currently in development with Disruption Entertainment.
9
Biopic
Comedy
Drama
LOUDMOUTH by Anayat Fakhraie
The incredible true story of how Morton Downey Jr. destroyed objectivity in American news media.
REPRESENTATION
Gersh | Bayard Maybank, Bob Hohman, Ian Greenstein
Echo Lake Entertainment | Chelsea Benson, Dave Brown, James Engle
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Anayat is currently a writer’s assistant on HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER. He is in development
on an original pilot with Ed Bernero (CRIMINAL MINDS) and previously developed with David Franzoni
(GLADIATOR). He was featured on the 2015 Young & Hungry List.
9
Comedy
Drama
PANDEMONIUM, SPLENDIDLY MANAGED
by Brett Conrad
A popular local newscaster goes through an epic midlife crisis while having stretched his professional and personal relationships too far.
REPRESENTATION
CAA | Matt Martin
Magnet Management | Bob Sobhani, Chris Mills
STATUS
Michael De Luca Productions producing.
Michael De Luca producer.
BIOGRAPHY
Brett got his start as a staff writer and then story editor on the first two seasons of FX’s SONS OF ANARCHY. Since then, Brett has been a Supervising Producer on THE KILLING, for AMC, WAYWARD PINES
for Fox, a producer on MARCO POLO for Netflix and a Co-Executive Producer on the NBC spy thriller/
drama, ALLEGIANCE.
9
Drama
THE BUTCHER COVER by Greg Pritikin
A man is caught between his adult self and younger self while trying to track down the love of his
life using a mysterious “butcher cover” of SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND album.
REPRESENTATION
ICM | Bryan Diperstein, Kathleen Remington
MGMT Entertainment | Michael Diamond
STATUS
Celerity Pictures, MGMT Entertainment, Rivers Edge Films, Scarlet Fire Entertainment producing.
Allan Loeb, David Schiff, Dylan Sellers, Jay Schuminsky, Michael Diamond producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Greg launched onto the scene this year with an adaptation of his manuscript THE BUTCHER COVER. He
was also recently hired to adapt both FUNNY BOYS and THE HOUSEKEEPER for the screen. His spec
HOW TO KILL A RABBIT has Eugene Jarecki attached to direct.
8
Drama
Sci-Fi
Thriller
ARES by Geneva Robertson-Dworet
Non-linear survival story of an astronaut whose space capsule has crash landed into the African
desert, and whose mission to space was part of a larger conspiracy.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Rich Cook, Ryan Draizin, Solco Schuit
Management 360 | Clifford Murray, Jill McElroy
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Geneva has written movies for Bad Robot, Jerry Brukheimer Films, and Justin Lin. Recently, she has
worked with Akiva Goldman and Jeff Pinker on the next iteration of the TRANSFORMERS franchise at
Paramount. Geneva is currently working on ATLANTIS and the TOMB RAIDER reboot for MG/360 and
MGM-Warner Bros., respectively. She appeared on the 2012 Hit List and 2012 Black List with writing
partner Will Frank for their spec HIBERNATION. ARES has Anna Foerster attached to direct.
8
Drama
Thriller
True
CASTLE DRIVE by Matthew Scott Weiner
Based on real events, chronicles the summer journalist Joe McGinness spent with “Green Beret
Killer” Jeffrey McDonald while he was on trial for the brutal murder of his wife and children.
REPRESENTATION
WME | Meyash Prabhu, Ryan Feldman
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment | Michael Wilson
STATUS
Treehouse Pictures producing.
Justin Nappi producer.
BIOGRAPHY
Matthew has worked as a felony prosecutor in Baltimore City, MD for the last several years. His script
GHOSTS OF KIEV was honored as a 2011 Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist.
8
Drama
GOOD AFTER BAD by Anne-Marie Hess
When an eccentric, wealthy man with deep-seated issues with women offers to be the legal guardian of a young woman whose home life is in shambles, both of their lives take a dramatic turn.
REPRESENTATION
ESA | Antoni Kaczmarek, Varun Monga
Magnet Management | Chris Mills
STATUS
Accelerated Matter, Warrior Poets producing.
Matt Leutwyler, Morgan Spurlock producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Anne-Marie is a former editor who worked on a wide variety of television shows before transitioning
to become a full time writer/director, leading to an appearance on the 2015 Young & Hungry List. She
is currently writing the UNTITLED BRITNEY SPEARS PROJECT. She will direct GOOD AFTER BAD for
Accelerated Matter and Warrior Poets with Matt Leutwyler and Morgan Spurlock producing and Rhys
Ward, Billy Burke, Maddie Hasson, and Melora Walters starring.
8
Drama
Thriller
LEAN BACK by Jonathan Zimmerman
After the sudden death of her husband, Anne becomes obsessed with uncovering the secret life he
led and what it may reveal about the failure of her marriage.
REPRESENTATION
ESA | Antoni Kaczmarek, Varun Monga
Industry Entertainment | Micah Klatzker
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Jonathan received his MFA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and has been a contributor for
Salon.com, TheWrap.com, LA Review of Books, and allvoices.com. He is also a playwright, with his plays
having been staged in multiple New York City festivals.
8
Comedy
Drama
Sci-Fi
MICHAEL J. FOX MUST DIE
by Shawn Donnelly & Steve Mazzucchi
Thirty years after being replaced by Michael J. Fox in Back To The Future, after only five weeks of
shooting, a now bitter and broke Eric Stoltz uses a time machine to go back to 1985 to prevent his
younger self from being fired. Loosely inspired by a true story.
REPRESENTATION
Bellevue Productions | Jeff Portnoy
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Shawn and Steve met at the University of Missouri. MICHAEL J. FOX MUST DIE was a quarterfinalist in
the 2015 Nicholl Fellowship in screenwriting and it was voted “Number 1 Best Way To Celebrate Back To
the Future Day!” by The Tracking Board.
8
Drama
Comedy
MY HUSBAND’S EX-WIFE by Michelle Lirtzman
A young, pregnant, and ill-equipped newlywed is in way over her head as she struggles to care for
her stepchildren and her husband’s controlling ex-wife, who moves in while undergoing treatment
for cancer.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Amanda Hymson, Keya Khayatian, Kosha Shah, Lucinda Moorhead
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment | Josh Goldenberg, Michael Wilson
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
A former assistant on SCANDAL, Michelle’s career jumpstarted in 2015 when Shondaland execs read
her spec feature, MY HUSBAND’S EX-WIFE, and subsequently hired her as a staff writer on GREY'S
ANATOMY. Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers are producing MY HUSBAND’S EX-WIFE for The Mark
Gordon Company, and Michelle was featured on the 2015 Young & Hungry List.
8
Biopic
Drama
PATTERNS by David Chiu & Patrick Wall
Rod Serling battles on multiple fronts to keep his show THE TWILIGHT ZONE on the air as broadcast television evolves.
REPRESENTATION
Gersh | Bob Hohman, Dan Toth, Mark Hartogsohn
Magnet Management | Bob Sobhani, Mitch Solomon
STATUS
Broken Road Productions producing.
Todd Garner producer.
BIOGRAPHY
David and Patrick previously wrote the horror screenplay AN AXE AND A GUN. As a director, David’s
short films have played festivals including the LA Shorts and the Siena International Short Film Festival.
Patrick has been involved in producing many large-scale televised events, including Live Earth concerts
and the 2010 FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Concert.
8
Thriller
RED LETTER by Michael J Schneider
Told through the lens of a live local news broadcast: A reporter gets trapped inside a gated community with a cult of killers.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Charles Ferraro, Geoff Morley
STATUS
AwesomenessTV producing.
Julien Lemaitre, Matt Kaplan producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Michael was previously story editor at the Kennedy/Marshall Company, as well as a freelance reader,
before shifting into writing full time. He is a screenwriter and the author of THIS BOOK DOES NOT EXIST, a sci-fi memoir. Brett Foraker is attached to direct RED LETTER for Awesomeness TV with Julien
Lemaitre and Matt Kaplan producing.
8
Romantic
Comedy
SEPTILLION TO ONE by Adam R Perlman & Graham Sack
After an over-bearing lottery inspector, fighting a custody battle for his daughter, becomes convinced that a free-thinking seismologist has discovered a way to swindle the lottery, he risks everything to prove it. Inspired by a true story.
REPRESENTATION
Gersh | Bayard Maybank, Bob Hohman, Eric Garfinkel, Jeff Greenberg
Apostle Pictures | George Heller
STATUS
Marquee Entertainment, MC2 Entertainment, OddLot Entertainment producing.
Gigi Pritzker, Linda McDonough, Tom McNulty producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Adam and Graham’s previous screenplay, THE MORGAN PRINCIPLE, won the Final Draft Big Break
Competition. Adam is currently a writer on THE GOOD WIFE. He previously wrote for THE NEWSROOM
(HBO) and STATE OF AFFAIRS (NBC), and recently sold a pilot to Showtime.
8
Drama
True
WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
by Gale Hansen & Nizar Wattad
The true story of Mike Evans and the against-all-odds championship season of the Belfast Blazers,
a team made up of at-risk teens and natural born enemies from the Catholic and Protestant ghettos
of Northern Ireland.
REPRESENTATION
Quattro Media | Jim Strader
STATUS
Fortune Falls, Tooley Productions, uMedia producing.
Adrian Politowski, Gale Hansen, Tucker Tooley producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Nizar penned Walt Disney Pictures’ first Arabic-language feature, THE UNITED. His work was selected
for the 2010 Dubai Film Connection and the 2008 RAWI/Sundance Lab. He is currently co-producing
his action-epic script, NO TRIBE. Before he was Vice President of Development and Creative Affairs
for Relativity Media, Gale was an actor and is best known for his role as Charlie Dalton in DEAD POETS
SOCIETY.
7
Comedy
Drama
A LIFE FANTASTIC by Natalie Antoci
A single mother with a terminal diagnosis embarks on a road trip with her eccentric 9-year-old son
and nanny to find a loving and progressive family that will accept him for whoever he may grow up
to be.
REPRESENTATION
The Mission | Andrew Coles, Corrine Aquino
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Natalie was a staff writer on The WB’s television series CHARMED and was named one of the 11 honorees for the 2015 WGAW TV Writers Access Project.
7
Comedy
AIN’T NO HALFSTEPPIN’ by Chuck Hayward
Pitched as PITCH PERFECT meets STOMP THE YARD. When a young woman desperate for her
dream job at Berkeley must coach a disgraced all-white sorority to victory in the traditionally black
world of collegiate Greek step shows.
REPRESENTATION
APA | Adam Perry, David Meese, Lindsay Howard, Malcolm Hamilton
Heroes and Villains Entertainment | Markus Goerg, Mikhail Nayfeld
STATUS
Broad Green Pictures producing.
Matt Alvarez, Lena Waithe, Benjamin Cory Jones producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Chuck is currently on the writing staff of COOPER BARRETT’S GUIDE TO SURVIVING LIFE at FBC, and
was previously staffed on ONE BIG HAPPY and BENT for NBC. He recently sold his spec AIN’T NO HALF
STEPPIN’ to Broad Green Pictures with Charles Stone attached to direct.
7
Drama
Thriller
AN AFRICAN WESTERN
by Chloe Castellon & Ridgeway Wilson
After a young African woman’s village is destroyed and her sister is kidnapped by a paramilitary
unit claiming to be Christians, she must employ any weapon at her disposal to exact her revenge,
through any means necessary.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Emerson Davis, Jon Huddle
Principato-Young Entertainment | Allen Fischer, E. Brian Dobbins
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Chloe and Ridgeway met at the University of Pennsylvania and have been writing together ever since.
Hot off of their first spec script, AN AFRICAN WESTERN, the duo has been hired to write two studio
movies.
7
Action
Thriller
BURNING HOUR by Shane Joseph Willis
An armored truck messenger must go on a robbing spree across LA after his girlfriend is kidnapped
by a criminal seeking revenge for the robbery the messenger foiled a year earlier.
REPRESENTATION
Rosa Entertainment | Sidney Sherman
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Shane grew up in Ireland before moving to Melbourne, Australia where he works in the independent
film scene. His 2013 Hit List and TB Recommends script ANONYMITY is in development at Rosa Entertainment and his action-thriller script ALPHA DOGS is set up at Prima Lux Films. He was also honored
on the 2013 Young & Hungry List.
7
Action
Comedy
DETONATION WEDDING by Glen Lakin
A CIA hitman must go undercover as himself to take out the groom at his ex-girlfriend’s wedding.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Keya Khayatian
Echo Lake Entertainment | Amotz Zakai, Dave Brown, Zadoc Angell
STATUS
The Hitchwood Films Corporation producing.
Marc Lapointe, Louis-Philippe Rochon, Nathalie Brunet producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Earlier this year Glen set up his comedy spec, YOU CAN CHOOSE YOUR FAMILY, with producer Miranda
Bailey and Cold Iron Pictures, and saw his action comedy spec, DETONATION WEDDING, land with The
Hitchwood Films Corporation. Aside from writing, he also works in development and runs workshops at
the Imagine Writers Lab. He was featured on the 2015 Young and Hungry List.
7
Comedy
Drama
True
FRANCIS AND THE GODFATHER by Andrew Farotte
Facing financial ruin, auteur filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola is forced to direct the adaptation of
Mario Puzo’s pulp novel THE GODFATHER, pitting him against legendary mega-producer Robert
Evans in this comedy about art versus commerce.
REPRESENTATION
CAA | Elizabeth Newman, Jon Levin
Zero Gravity Management | Jeff Belkin
STATUS
Echo Lake Entertainment producing.
Douglas Mankoff, producer.
BIOGRAPHY
A graduate of USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, Andrew worked at Nickelodeon and on reality shows
like BIG BROTHER, before setting up FRANCIS AND THE GODFATHER with Echo Lake Entertainment.
Currently on another assignment for Echo Lake, Andrew’s latest spec, A CONFEDERACY OF THELMA, is
also being courted by A-list producers.
7
Drama
Romance
Thriller
KEEP THE CAR RUNNING by Ross Putman
A female con artist on the run in New York City targets a struggling Vice Magazine writer as her next
mark only to question her hustle when they develop real feelings for one another.
REPRESENTATION
ESA | Varun Monga
Hopscotch Pictures | Sukee Chew
STATUS
Hopscotch Pictures producing.
Sukee Chew producer.
BIOGRAPHY
Ross is the co-founder of PSH Collective, through which he has produced two features: THE YOUNG
KIESLOWSKI, which won the 2014 LA Film Festival Audience Award, and the upcoming FIRST GIRL I
LOVED, which will premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Along with Dave Hunter, he is adapting
their original pilot, HOODS, into a feature at Fox Digital Studio.
7
Sci-Fi
Thriller
KILLSWITCH by Chris Thornton & Jason Thornton
A brilliant scientist is tormented by a deranged alternate reality version of himself who is hellbent on
getting back the family he lost in his own world.
REPRESENTATION
UTA | Joel Begleiter, Lindsay Framson, Max Michael
Rosa Entertainment | Sidney Sherman
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Chris and Jay are military brats whose scripts include the 2010 Hit List honoree MECHANICSVILLE, dark
thriller BLACK MATH for Zac Efron’s Ninjas Runnin’ Wild, and their own original TV show THE REVENGER set up at The Weinstein Company.
7
Comedy
LUCY GRAND: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE TRAPPER
KEEPER QUEEN by Ben Levin
A plucky orphan girl builds an empire selling school supplies decorated with unicorns and love, but
tragically never finds any love for herself. A comedic version of CITIZEN KANE - if it were inspired by
the life of a female sticker magnate instead of a newspaper baron.
REPRESENTATION
Paradigm | Adrian Garcia, Chris Licata, Douglas Fronk
Silver Lake Entertainment | Yuli Masinovsky
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Ben is currently the head writer (along with writing partner Matt Burnett) for Cartoon Network’s critically acclaimed and Emmy-nominated STEVEN UNIVERSE. He has also been a story editor for Cartoon
Network’s live action comedy show LEVEL UP. He also co-created and sold an animated show called
BOUNTY HUNTERS to CMT, which stars Jeff Foxworthy.
7
Drama
MOUTH by Kimi Lee
When a broke college student assumes an alias and delves into a transactional relationship with an
affluent family man, she must masquerade as a suburban trophy wife while finishing her degree–
before her dual identity is unveiled.
REPRESENTATION
Industry Entertainment | Micah Klatzker
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Kimi landed on the scene in 2015 when MOUTH won the Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature in the
2015 BlueCat Screenwriting competition. Lee’s first feature script, KINDERGARTEN, won first place in
the dramatic category in the 2015 Creative World Awards Screenplay Competition, and was a Quarter
Finalist in the 2015 Academy Nicholl Fellowship. She will also direct MOUTH.
7
Comedy
MY PSYCHO EX-GIRLFRIEND by Sarah Rothschild
A man’s professional and personal life fall apart after a run in with his volatile college ex-girlfriend.
Now, to set everything right again, he must prove that she is at the root of all of his problems.
REPRESENTATION
Verve | Bill Weinstein, Pamela Goldstein, Parker Davis
Stefanie Epstein Productions | Stefanie Epstein
STATUS
Stefanie Epstein Productions producing.
Stefanie Epstein producer.
BIOGRAPHY
Sarah was a 2010 Nicholl Quarter-Finalist and landed on the 2012 Young & Hungry List. From there, Universal Studios tapped her to write THE GAUNTLET with Scott Stuber’s Bluegrass Films and Dana Fox
producing. She also wrote WOULDN’T IT BE NICE for Disney Studios and Gunn Films.
7
Action
Comedy
OPERATION PRINCE OF FREEDOM
by Jordan Dunn & Michael Kvamme
In the vein of TROPIC THUNDER meets STARSHIP TROOPERS, this is a comedic romp that follows
two bumbling US Marines who find themselves forced to team up with terrorists in order to battle
an even greater evil.
REPRESENTATION
Verve | Adam Weinstein, Melissa Solomon, Parker Davis
Madhouse Entertainment | Ryan Cunningham
STATUS
Gary Sanchez Productions producing.
Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, Will Ferrell producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Michael and Jordan are founding members of BEAUTIMUS, a full service comedy collective. They’ve
independently produced a half-hour pilot titled ALDEN JAMES, and the web-series TEENAGE MOUNTAIN LION which Hulu released earlier this year. They are currently writing a LEGO spinoff movie for
Dan Lin, Lord/Miller, and Warner Bros. and a feature for Paramount.
7
Action
Horror
Supernatural
REALM by Rebecca Sonnenshine
A teenage exorcist attempts to balance her normal life with her duty to help those afflicted by evil,
as she has the power to enter the bodies of the possessed and physically fight off their demonic
entities.
REPRESENTATION
ICM | Dan Norton, Doug MacLaren, Lars Theriot
Circle Of Confusion | Brad Mendelsohn
STATUS
Mad Horse Films producing.
John Swetnam, Scott Speer producers.
BIOGRAPHY
Rebecca, a graduate of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, is a supervising producer on
the THE VAMPIRE DIARIES. Her feature flm, THE KEEPING HOURS, starring Lee Pace and Carrie Coon
is currently in production with Blumhouse Productions. Scott Speer is attached to direct and produce
REALM for Mad Horse Films, alongside producer John Swetnam.
7
Crime
Drama
SMOKE by Luke Goltz & Max Yaney
Based on the true story of one of the top speedboat racers in the 1980s. However, no one in that
South Beach, socialite-crowd knew that he also was running one of the biggest cocaine smuggling
operations out of the United States.
REPRESENTATION
Paradigm | Adrian Garcia, David Boxerbaum, Valarie Phillips
Circle of Confusion | Ashley Berns
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Luke and Max came on to the scene after their first script, STATE OF EMERGENCY, was picked up in
2014 with Arnold Rifkin and Alan Gasmer attached to produce. Their second script, SMOKE, previously
sold to Relativity with Andrew Panay attached to produce and their most recent script STONES has
Stuart Besser attached to produce.
7
Drama
Thriller
TWISTED AVENUE by Michael Sherman & Steve Desmond
Neighbors on a seemingly ordinary suburban street try to keep their secrets hidden behind closed
doors in these intertwining tales of terror about everything from beauty, to murder, to life after
death.
REPRESENTATION
APA | Adam Perry, Malcolm Hamilton, Sheryl Petersen
Gotham/Principal | Matt Shichtman, Peter McHugh
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
ON YOUR DOORSTEP landed on the 2013 Blood List and 2013 Hit List and sold to Treehouse Pictures
in a co-financing situation with Lost City. They have current film and television projects in development
with both Davis Entertainment and Gran Via Productions. TWISTED AVENUE has Desmond attached
to direct and the project is currently being shopped alongside the short film MONSTERS which Steve
directed as a proof of concept.
77
Adventure
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
WORLDBREAKER by Joshua Rollins
When the world takes up arms to battle the Worldbreaker, a creature of unfathomable evil, a father,
after losing his wife, flees the mainland with his 15-year-old daughter in the hope that the war and
the Worldbreaker can’t follow.
REPRESENTATION
Paradigm | Valarie Phillips, Zac Simmons
Affirmative Entertainment | Nicholas Bogner
STATUS
BIOGRAPHY
Joshua is a playwright out of Chicago. His play, CONCEALED CARRY, was selected for the 2013 Seven
Devils’ Playwriting Conference with ID Theatre. A GIRL WITH SUN IN HER EYES debuted in Chicago
with Pine Box Theater Company to a sold-out run and his latest, HOT SAUCE JESUS, is a 2015 finalist for
the O’Neill Playwrights Conference.
INDEX
79
CRATER by John Griffin
20
THE VIRGINIAN by Michael Russell Gunn
78
BUBBLES by Isaac Adamson
19
THE BOY by Owen Egerton
DAMSEL by Bryan McMullin
76
ELI by David Chirchirillo
73
REAGAN by Mike Rosolio
69
THE LIBERTINE by Ben Kopit
65
THE WATER MAN by Emma Needell
62
THE LIFE INSIDE by Takashi Doscher
59
PALE BLUE DOT by Brian C Brown & Elliott DiGuiseppi
55
GREAT FALLS by Andrew Friedhof
54
BOY by Mattson Tomlin
54
HAMMERSPACE by Mike Van Waes
51
UNLAWFUL by Carver Gray
46
MAYDAY 109 by Evan Kilgore & Samuel Franco
44
BEAUREGARD THIBODEAUX & THE CURSE OF ROUGAROU by Rob Rugan
43
THE CIRCLE by James Ponsoldt
41
WHITE BOY RICK by Logan Miller & Noah Miller
39
STAR ONE by David Coggeshall
37
TOMORROW ON THE RUNWAY by Fred Seton
35
COLLATERAL BEAUTY by Allan Loeb
34
BURNING WOMAN by Brad Ingelsby
31
BED REST by Lori Evans Taylor
28
THE HAVANA AFFAIR by Wayne Lemon
PRECONCEPTION by Jake Morse & Scott Wolman
27
THE ROCKET* by Jeffrey Gelber & Ryan Belenzon
26
A SHOT IN THE EYE by Dan Futterman
25
THE HOUSE by Andrew Jay Cohen & Brendan O’Brien
24
DREAMLAND by Nicolaas Zwart
23
THE DARKEST HOUR by Anthony McCarten
22
THE GREAT DEBATE by David Hoffman
21
TRUE FAN by John Whittington
UNDERWATER by Brian Duffield
18
BOOMTOWN by Matt King
THE LAST ROCKET HOME by Bo Yeon Kim
17
INFINITE HORIZON by Ryan Condal
THE SHAVE by Miles Hubley & Thomas White
16
BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS by Daniel Kunka
FREE FALL by Gregg Maxwell Parker & Sean Finegan
HOMEGROWN by Jacques Edeline
15
FROM THE RUINS by Nathan Gregorski & Rachel Lambert
THE LOST DAYS OF APRIL by Beth Bruckner O’Brien
THE MUTI KILLINGS by Chandus Jackson
14
105 AND RISING by Andrew Cypiot
MET GALA HEIST by Brian Sawyer & Gregg Rossen
MOVE THAT BODY by Lucia Aniello & Paul W. Downs
MR. USA (or THE BOYFRIEND’S GUIDE TO DATING MISS USA) by Matt
Leslie & Stephen J. Smith
13
CHAPPAQUIDDICK by Andrew Logan & Taylor Allen
SCREWED by Marja-Lewis Ryan
SLAM! by Chris Boyd & Kirk Sullivan
12
DO NO HARM by Julie Cox
MOUNTAIN MAN by Matt Deller
11
BUMP by Ori Guendelman & Rob McClelland
CLOSEST THING TO RAIN by Sam Cohan
HOOKING UP by Jacqueline Fitzgerald
10
COLD BROOK by Alex Carl
SENIOR YEAR by Andrew Knauer & Arthur Pielli
THE SET UP by Kari Granlund
STARFUCKER by Michelle Morgan
THE WRETCHED EMILY DERRINGER by Chris Thomas Devlin
9
THE BUTCHER COVER by Greg Pritikin
GIRL’S NIGHT OUT by Ali Segel
LOUDMOUTH by Anayat Fakhraie
PANDEMONIUM, SPLENDIDLY MANAGED by Brett Conrad
8
ARES by Geneva Robertson-Dworet
CASTLE DRIVE by Matthew Scott Weiner
GOOD AFTER BAD by Anne-Marie Hess
LEAN BACK by Jonathan Zimmerman
MICHAEL J. FOX MUST DIE by Shawn Donnelly & Steve Mazzucchi
MY HUSBAND’S EX-WIFE by Michelle Lirtzman
PATTERNS by David Chiu & Patrick Wall
RED LETTER by Michael J. Schneider
SEPTILLION TO ONE by Adam R. Perlman & Graham Sack
WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME by Gale Hansen & Nizar Wattad
7
A LIFE FANTASTIC by Natalie Antoci
AIN’T NO HALFSTEPPIN’ by Chuck Hayward
AN AFRICAN WESTERN by Chloe Castellon & Ridgeway Wilson
BURNING HOUR by Shane Joseph Willis
DETONATION WEDDING by Glen Lakin
FRANCIS AND THE GODFATHER by Andrew Farotte
KEEP THE CAR RUNNING by Ross Putman
KILLSWITCH by Chris Thornton & Jason Thornton
LUCY GRAND: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE TRAPPER KEEPER QUEEN by
Ben Levin
MOUTH by Kimi Lee
MY PSYCHO EX-GIRLFRIEND by Sarah Rothschild
OPERATION PRINCE OF FREEDOM by Jordan Dunn & Michael Kvamme
REALM by Rebecca Sonnenshine
SMOKE by Luke Goltz & Max Yaney
TWISTED AVENUE by Michael Sherman & Steve Desmond
WORLDBREAKER by Joshua Rollins
THE REPS
AGENTS
THE REPS
6 - Adam Perry
6 - David Boxerbaum
5 - Charles Ferraro
5 - Parker Davis
5 - Varun Monga
4 - Adam Weinstein
4 - Adrian Garcia
4 - Bob Hohman
3 - Aaron Hart
3 - Bayard Maybank
3 - Bryan Diperstein
3 - Christopher Smith
3 - Malcolm Hamilton
3 - Roger Green
3 - Sheryl Petersen
3 - Solco Schuit
3 - Tanya Cohen
2 - Amanda Hymson
2 - Antoni Kaczmarek
2 - Bill Weinstein
2 - Chris Noriega
2 - Craig Brody
2 - Doug MacLaren
2 - Geoff Morley
2 - Harley Copen
2 - Ida Ziniti
2 - Joe Mann
2 - Jon Levin
2 - Kathleen Remington
2 - Keya Khayatian
2 - Lucinda Moorhead
2 - Matt Martin
2 - Melissa Solomon
2 - Pamela Goldstein
2 - Ryan Draizin
2 - Sarah Self
2 - Valarie Phillips
2 - Zac Simmons
2 - Zach Carlisle
1 - Abram Nalibotsky
1 - Alex Saks
1 - Andrew Cannava
1 - Andrew Mathes
1 - Bec Smith
1 - Bruce Kaufman
1 - Bryan Besser
1 - Carin Sage
1 - Carolyn Sivitz
1 - Chris Andrews
1 - Chris Licata
1 - Chris Sablan
1 - Chris Slager
1 - Cliff Roberts
1 - Dan Erlij
1 - Dan Norton
1 - Dan Rabinow
1 - Dan Toth
1 - Dana Harris
1 - Daniel Cohan
1 - Danny Greenberg
1 - David Kopple
1 - David Kramer
1 - David Meese
1 - David Park
1 - Debbie Deuble
1 - Doug Johnson
1 - Douglas Fronk
1 - Elizabeth Newman
1 - Emerson Davis
1 - Eric Garfinkel
1 - Erik Horine
1 - Greg Pedicin
1 - Holly Jeter
1 - Ian Greenstein
1 - Jason Burns
1 - Jay Baker
1 - Jay Gassner
1 - Jeff Greenberg
1 - Jenny Maryasis
1 - Joe Austin
1 - Joe Cohen
1 - Joel Begleiter
1 - Jon Cassir
1 - Jon Huddle
1 - Jonny Gutman
1 - Julien Thuan
1 - Kimberly Bialek
1 - Kosha Shah
1 - Larry Salz
1 - Lars Theriot
1 - Lindsay Framson
1 - Lindsay Howard
1 - Maha Dakhil
1 - Mark Hartogsohn
1 - Max Michael
1 - Melissa Orton
1 - Meyash Prabhu
1 - Mike Esola
1 - Mike Fera
1 - Mike Sheresky
1 - Nancy Gates
1 - Peter Benedek
1 - Philip Raskind
1 - Rachel Viola
1 - Ramses IsHak
1 - Rebecca Ewing
1 - Rich Cook
1 - Rich Green
1 - Rob Herting
1 - Robert Bookman
1 - Ryan Abboushi
1 - Ryan Feldman
1 - Scott Greenberg
1 - Scott Henderson
1 - Sean Berard
1 - Shan Ray
1 - Simon Faber
1 - Stuart Manashil
1 - Theresa Kang
1 - Trevor Astbury
1 - Will Watkins
MANAGERS
4 - Jeff Portnoy
4 - Josh Goldenberg
4 - Michael Wilson
3 - John Zaozirny
3 - Michelle Knudsen
3 - Sean Perrone
2 - Aaron Kaplan
2 - Adam Kolbrenner
2 - Allard Cantor
2 - Andrew Coles
2 - Bob Sobhani
2 - Brooklyn Weaver
2 - Chris Mills
2 - Corrine Aquino
2 - Dave Brown
2 - Jarrod Murray
2 - Micah Klatzker
2 - Nicholas Bogner
2 - Peter McHugh
2 - Ryan Cunningham
2 - Sarah Dodge
2 - Sidney Sherman
2 - Sukee Chew
2 - Tobin Babst
2 - Zac Frognowski
1 - Adam Marshall
1 - Alex Creasia
1 - Allen Fischer
1 - Allison Doyle
1 - Amotz Zakai
1 - Ari Lubet
1 - Ashley Berns
1 - Bard Dorros
1 - Brad Mendelsohn
1 - Brad Petrigala
1 - Brian Dobbins
1 - Brian Lutz
1 - Brittany Kahan
1 - Britton Rizzio
1 - Charlie Scully
1 - Chelsea Benson
1 - Chris Fenton
1 - Clifford Murray
1 - Danny Sherman
1 - Dave Becky
1 - David Engel
1 - David Gardner
1 - Dianne Fraser
1 - George Heller
1 - Graciella Sanchez
1 - Jairo Alvarado
1 - Jake Wagner
1 - James Engle
1 - Jeff Belkin
1 - Jeff Silver
1 - Jermaine Johnson
1 - Jesse Silver
1 - Jill McElroy
1 - Jim Strader
1 - Jonathan Hung
1 - Kailey Marsh
1 - Ken Freimann
1 - Kendrick Tan
1 - Kenny Goodman
1 - Kevin Donahue
1 - Larry Taube
1 - Lee Stobby
1 - Mark Lawyer
1 - Markus Goerg
1 - Mason Novick
1 - Matt Shichtman
1 - Mia Chang
1 - Michael Diamond
1 - Michael Sugar
1 - Mikhail Nayfeld
1 - Mitch Solomon
1 - Noah Rosen
1 - Stefanie Epstein
1 - Tariq Merhab
1 - Tom Carter
1 - Will Rowbotham
1 - Yuli Masinovsky
1 - Zack Cox
1 - Zadoc Angell
THE REPS
AGENCIES
15 - UTA
12 - WME
11 - No Agents
10 - CAA
9 - Paradigm
9 - Verve
7 - ICM
6 - APA
5 - ESA
5 - Gersh
1 - The Kaplan Stahler Agency
1 - Original Artists
THE REPS
MANAGEMENT
COMPANIES
9 - Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment
6 - Bellevue Productions
5 - Circle of Confusion
5 - Industry Entertainment
4 - Madhouse Entertainment
3 - Magnet Management
3 - Gotham/Principal
3 - Echo Lake Entertainment
3 - 3 Arts Entertainment
3 - Grandview
3 - MXN
2 - Epicenter
2 - MGMT Entertainment
2 - Rosa Entertainment
2 - Writ Large
2 - Principato-Young Entertainment
2 - The Mission
2 - Anonymous Content
2 - Hopscotch Pictures
2 - Management 360
2 - Affirmative Entertainment
2 - Energy Entertainment
1 - Apostle Pictures
1 - Markerstone
1 - Stefanie Epstein Productions
1 - DMG Entertainment
1 - Kailey Marsh Media
1 - Quattro Media
1 - Benderspink
1 - Brillstein Entertainment
1 - Lee Stobby Entertainment
1 - Brio Entertainment
1 - Mindframe Films
1 - Project D Media
1 - Artillery Creative
1 - Dialed-In Entertainment
1 - Kevin Donahue Literary
1 - Brian Lutz Management
1 - Thruline Entertainment
1 - Silver Lake Entertainment
1 - Zero Gravity Management
1 - Heroes and Villains Entertainment
1 - Hung Entertainment
No Managers - 3
THE LAUNCH PAD
COMPE T I T IONS
105
WRITERS SIGNED
37
PROJECTS SET UP
9
WRITERS STAFFED
3
BIDDING WARS
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR 2015 LAUNCH PAD COMPETITION JUDGES
AARON KAPLAN
KAPLAN/PERRONE
DANIEL VANG
BENDERSPINK
KATHY MURAVIOV
THE MURAVIOV COMPANY
ADAM PERRY
APA
DAVID BOXERBAUM
PARADIGM
KENDRICK TAN
MADHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT
ADRIAN GARCIA
PARADIGM
ELLIE SCHIFF
PARADIGM
KRISTYN KEENE
ICM
GILLOGLY
ALLISON GILLOG
SCOTT FREE PRODUCTIONS
GREG PEDICIN
GERSH
LANGLEY PERER
MOSAIC
ASHLEY BERNS
CIRCLE OF CONFUSION
HENRY HUANG
HEROES AND VILLAINS
LEE STOBBY
LEE STOBBY ENTERTAINMENT
AVA JAMSHIDI
INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT
JAIRO ALVARADO
CIRCLE OF CONFUSION
LEIF LILLIEHAUGEN
ECLIPSE / DEMAREST
BEC SMITH
U TA
JAKE WAGNER
BENDERSPINK
MARKUS GOERG
HEROES AND VILLAINS
BEN JACOBSON
UTA
JEFF PORTNOY
BELLEVUE PRODUCTIONS
MICHAEL LOSASSO
GERSH
BRIAN MCCURLEY
BMC MANAGEMENT
JENNIFER AU
UNTITLED ENTERTAINMENT
MICHELLE KNUDSEN
MXN
BROOKLYN WEAVER
ENERGY ENTERTAINMENT
JOHN SHEPHARD
CROSS CREEK
PARKER DAVIS
VERVE
B RYAN BRUCKS
LUBER/ROKLIN
JOHN ZZAOZIRNY
BELLEVUE PRODUCTIONS
ROB HERTING
CAA
CHARLIE SCULLY
ANONYMOUS CONTENT
JON KANAK
JON KANAK MANAGEMENT
RYAN CUNNINGHAM
MADHOUSE ENTERTAINMENT
CHASE NORTHINGTON
VERVE
JOSEPH NEW
ROMARK ENTERTAINMENT
SCOTT CARR
SGC MANAGEMENT
DANA HARRIS
WME
JOSH GOLDENBERG
KAPLAN/PERRONE
WILL ROWBOTHAM
3 ARTS
HIT LIST 2014
87
CATHERINE THE GREAT by Kristina Lauren Anderson
83
MENA by Gary Spinelli
21
APRIL 29, 1992 by Sascha Penn
CELERITAS by Kimberly Barrante
HENCHMAN by Nic Lishko
UNDERSTAND by Eric Heisserer
78
THE BABYSITTER by Brian Duffield
20
THE SEARCH by Spencer Mondshein
77
ONE FELL SWOOP by Greg Scharpf
19
BLINK by Hernany Perla
CAT LADY SCIENTIST by Becky Feldman & Courtney Davis
RE-UP by Ian Shorr
75
YELLOWSTONE FALLS by Daniel Kunka
71
IN THE MORNING BLOOD by Elijah Bynum
70
SECRET INGREDIENTS OF ROCKET COLA by Michael Vukadinovich
67
A GARDEN AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Gary Graham
66
MATRIARCH by Eric Koenig
61
THE TAKEAWAY by Julia Cox
57
REMEMBER by Ben August
55
IN REAL TIME by Chai Hecht
54
BEEF by Jeff Lock
49
ROTHCHILD by John Patton Ford
48
WINTER’S KNIGHT by Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton
42
NORTH OF RENO by Banipal Ablakhad & Benhur Ablakhad
SHADOW RUN by Joe Gazzam
39
THE STOIC by Matt Venne
36
ROAD TO OZ by Josh Golden
35
WEDDING FOR ONE by Kari Granlund
34
SAVE A BULLET FOR ME by Adam Rehmeier
32
COOTIES by Frank Longo
31
SHIVERS by Mike Van Waes
30
AETHER by Krysty Wilson-Cairns
29
A BETTER PLACE by Brad Ingelsby
THE MUNCHKIN by Will Widger
28
EDEN by Andrew Godoski
26
MAY YOU LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES by Anthony Jaswinski
THE WALL by Dwain Worrell
24
DODGE by Scott Wascha
22
HUNTSVILLE by Anthony Ragnone
18
THE WOLF by Brad Schwartz
17
PROBABILITY by Saul Gillingham & Toby Gillingham
THE VAGABOND PRINCE by Charles Peirce
16
DEFECTION by Ken Nolan
IN THE DEEP by Anthony Jaswinski
THE INCOMPARABLE DONALD STRANGE by James Fant and Zach Cannon
15
ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID by Adam Aresty & Annie Hendy
ARES by Michael Starrbury
ERIN’S VOICE by Greg Sullivan
14
HOW HIGH THE MOON by Isaac Adamson
THE SWIMSUIT EDITION by Randall Green
13
MEMORY OF MAGIC by Max Burnett
MISSING TIME by David O’Leary
12
APEX DARK by Alex Parslow & Andre Kovalov
TAU by Noga Landau
11
DINNER IN AMERICA by Adam Rehmeier
PLUS ONE by April Prosser
RUN AND GUN by Richard Tanne & Travis Baker
10
BROKE ASS BITCH by Ali Schouten
CTRL by John Sonntag & Thomas Sonntag
DECOY by David Benullo
F*CKING PEOPLE by Theresa Bennett
TERRESTRIAL by Peter Gaffney
9
BERLINER by F. Scott Frazier
ESKIMO SISTERS by Hannah Marks & joey Power
HOT AIR by Will Reichel
KID LEVIATHAN by Fred Seton & Peter Hoare
THINGS I SAW BEFORE I WENT BLIND by Ehud Lavski
8
A CIA AGENT F*CKED MY GIRLFRIEND by Clint Gage, Michael Truly & Nick Mundy
ANOTHER BOY’S LIFE by Brantley Aufill
COFFEE & KAREEM by Shane McCarthy
DON’T MOVE by Zac Olkewicz
FOG by Cody Tucker
FORGIVE ME by Max Hurwitz
HIDING LARRY by Tony Elliot
MATCH by Brenda Hsueh
MOONFALL by Davil Weil
7
BEST PROM EVER by Carlos Kotkin
BLINK by Larry Lasky
THE FIRST RITE by J.R. Philips
ON THE BASIS OF SEX by Daniel Stiepleman
PILLS by Andrew Bluestone
SAVE THE PANDA by Steve Bencich
SEVENFOLD by Jamie Nash
SITUATION COMEDY by Cat Vasko
SPOOKED by Tyler Burton Smith
THE ONLY LIVING GIRL IN NEW YORK by Arbi Pedrossian & Carolyn Siegel
THE SHOWER by Jac Shaeffer
WINGMEN by Chris Hazzard & Michael Fontana
HIT LIST 2013
91
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS by Elijah Bynum
24
THE COMPANY MAN by Andrew Cypiot
89
A BOY AND HIS TIGER by Dan Dollar
23
ELSEWHERE by Mikki Daughtry, Tobias Iaconis
82
SECTION 6 by Aaron Berg
22
CRIMINAL by David Weisberg, Douglas Cook
79
REMINISCENCE by Lisa Joy
21
HOW TO DEFEAT YOUR OWN CLONE by Edward Ricourt
TCHAIKOVSKY’S REQUIEM by Jonathan Stokes
UNITED STATES OF FUCKIN’ AWESOME by Alisah Brophy, Scott Miles
76
PURE O by Kate Trefry
72
THE GOLDEN RECORD by Aaron Kandell, Jordan Kandell
20
THE INDEPENDENT by Evan Parter
THE MAYOR OF SHARK CITY by Michael Sweenty, Nick Creature
67
TRANQUILITY BASE by Daniel Turkewitz
19
RED STRAIN by Matthew Waynee
65
HOLLAND, MICHIGAN by Andrew Sodroski
18
HINDENBURG by Jacob held
ON YOUR DOORSTEP by Michael Sherman, Steve Desmond
62
INK AND BONE by Zak Olkewicz
60
THE SHARK IS NOT WORKING by Richard Cordiner
59
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD by Alexis C. Jolly
56
1969 A SPACE ODYSSEY OR: HOW KUBRICK LEARNED TO STOP
WORRYING AND LAND ON THE MOON by Stephany Folsom
53
BURY THE LEAD by Justin Kremer
51
CAPSULE by Ian Shorr
REVELATION by Hernany Perla
50
MISSISSIPPI MUD by Elijah Bynum
49
BURN SITE by Douglas Simon
46
THE CIVILIAN by Briand Pittman, Rachel Long
45
FURY by David Ayer
42
THE POLITICIAN by Matthew Bass, Theodore Bressman
40
THE BREATHTAKING BLUE by Jason Marx
39
BROKEN COVE by Declan O’Dwyer
37
SEA OF TREES by Chris Sparling
34
BEAST by Zach Dean
32
THE BRIGHT AND HOLLOW SKY by Robin Fox
30
EXTINCTION by Spenser Cohen
29
SHOVEL BUDDIES by Jason Mark Hellerman
27
DUDE by Olivia Milch
26
THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE by Daniel Kunka
WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS by Tasha Huo
WITHER by Stephanie Koff
17
EMPIRE by Ben Ripley
MECHA by Ben Magid
16
MOST WANTED by David Drew Gallagher
15
NICHOLAS by Leo Sardarian
PLANET X by Olatunde Osunsanmi
QUEEN OF HEARTS by Stephanie Shannon
14
DON’E MESS WITH TEXAS by David Feeney, John Quaintance
HYPERBARIC by Dominic Morgan, Matthew Harvey
KILLING SPREE by Derek Elliott, Jack Donaldson
12
TO KNOW THE NIGHT by Chris Chun
11
OMEGA POINT by Cameron Alexander
PATIENT Z by Mike Le
SPRING FALLS by Ian Shorr
WHERE THE DEAD LIE DOWN by Nathan Shepherd
10
DEVIL’S PUNCHBOWL by Alex Schenker, Max Schenker
THE FIXER by Bill Kennedy
FULLY WRECKED by Jake Morse, Scott Wolman
STRINGS by Rob McLellan
THE AUTOSPY OF JANE DOE by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing
9
BLIND SKY by Jeff Walton
JOE BANKS by Patty Jones
THE KILLING FLOOR by Bac Delorme, Stephen Clarke
WHERE ANGELES DIE by Alexander Felix
WOLVERTON by Michael Stark, Terrell Garrett
8
ALL THE GOOD ONES GET AWAY by Elliott San
THE ASTERISK by Alex Paraskevas, Jordan Goldberg
CAMP DAVID by Anil Kurian, Mark Hosack
CATFIGHT by Amelie Gillette
LINE OF DUTY by Cory Miller
PADRE by Mike Maples
ROSE by Nathaniel Halpern
SPINKBACK by John Swetnam
THE WOLF’S HOUR by Bradley Marcus, Kevin Marcus
7
AGATHA by Allison Schroeder
ANONYMITY by Shane Joseph Willis
CAMDEN by Lucas Carter
CARRIED BY SIX by LaToya Morgan
DETENTION by Kristy Lowrey
FIX by Ryan Jackson
HIGHRISE by Peter Dowling
OFFERINGS by Matias Caruso
PRIMROSE by Travis Betz
SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS BEFORE BREAKFAST by Andrea Scully, Eric Saiet
THE UNSACRED by Amanda Gusack
Honorable Mention EXTANT by Mickey Fisher
HIT LIST 2012
118
DRAFT DAY by Rajiv Joseph, Scott Rothman
111
WUNDERKIND by Patrick Aison
21
EPSILON by Paul Wernick, Rhett Reese
OFF THE GRID by Christopher Cantwell, Christopher Rogers
THE JOIN by Justin Rhodes
103
GLIMMER by Carter Blanchard
20
IF THEY MOVE…KILLEM! by Kel Symons
MCCARTHY by Justin Kremer
99
OUR NAME IS ADAM by TS Nowlin
WHITE HOUSE DOWN by James Vanderbilt
19
WALK OF SHAME by Christopher Baldi
92
THE CELLAR by Josh Campbell, Matt Stuecken
16
FUCK FACEBOOK by Zeke Farrow
PONTIUS PILATE by Vera Blasi
THE KEEPING ROOM by Julia Hart
91
THE DISCIPLE PROGRAM by Tyler Marceca
87
MONSTER PROBLEMS by Brian Duffield
84
VIRAL by Dustin T. Benson
15
BEST MAN by Gabe Snyder, Mike Alber
14
EVERYBODY WANTS HEAD by Peter Hoare, Chris Lilli
THE EEL by Roberto Bentivegna
82
BLACK BOX by David Guggenheim
13
MISFORTUNE by Jared Butler, Lars Norbery
WHALEMEN by Tucker Parsons
79
STORY OF YOUR LIFE by Eric Heisserer
12
MATCH by Ben Shiffrin, Daniel Antoniazzi
72
SOMACELL by Ashleigh Powell
10
BLOWN by Jesse Wheeler
DEAR SATAN by Dan Ewen
MAN CLUB by Dan Hughes
OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt
SUBDIVISION by Alex Ankeles, Morgan Jurgenson
THE SURVIVALIST by Stephen Fingleton
67
A COUNTRY OF STRANGERS by Sean Armstrong
65
MURDER CITY by Will Simmons
63
FROM NEW YORK TO FLORIDA by Austin Reynolds
SEUSS by Eyal Podell, Jonathon Stewart
58
BORDER COUNTRY by Jonathan Stokes
52
MAN OF TOMORROW by Jeremy Slater
44
CHERRIES by Brian Kehoe, Jim Kehoe
COMANCHERIA by Taylor Sheridan
39
GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TOM by Jason Micallef
37
ENDANGERED by Ryan Belenzon, Jeffrey Gelber
36
BLEEDING KANSAS by Dan Frey, Russell Sommer
THE COUNSELOR by Cormac McCarthy
32
EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL, AND VILE by Michael
Werwie
28
ME HIM HER by Max Landis
24
BONE TOMAHAWK by S. Craig Zahler
23
CONVERGENCE by Stuart C. Paul
EL TIGRE by Teddy Riley, Aaron Buchsbaum
22
ALL-NIGHTER (RUN ALL NIGHT) by Brad Ingelsby
HIGH VALUE TARGET by Spenser Cohen
9
EXPOSURE by Addiss, Will Matthews
GOODBYE, FELIX CHESTER by Max Taxe
HOW MY WEDDING DRESS GOT THIS FUCKING DIRTY by Emily Blake
I.T. by Dan Kay
OCCUPIED by Chris Borrelli
ROCKETS RED GLARE by Ken Nolan
THE WAITING by Mark Bianculli, Jeff Richard
THREE HUNDRED YEARS by Peter Hirschmann
WEEK 14 by Ron Shelton
8
COUNTERPOINT by Brian Michael Scully
EX-BOYFRIEND OF THE BRIDE by Matthew Hausfater
HATCHED by Megan Woodward
LAMBS by Phinneas Kiyomura
HIBERNATION by Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Will Frank
MARKED by Zak Olkewicz
PESTE by Barbara Marshall
SANCTUARY by Alan Trezza
TRANSCENDENCE by Jack Paglen
UNTITLED COPS SCRIPT by Blake McCormick
WHILE ROME BURNS by Alex Hollister
7
12/24 by Matt Lieberman
BACK IN THE USSR (COLD WARRIORS) by Todd Berger
CONVERSION by Marissa Jo Cerar
ECHOES by F. Scott Frazier
FURLOUGH by Sherman Payne
MARROW by Erik W. Van Der Wolf
RUN & GUN by Jonathan L. Davis
SAVAGE PLANET by Cole Haddon
SCORN by Derek Kolstad
THE CURRENT WAR by Michael Mitnick
THE FALL by Christopher Cosmos
VANISH MAN by Denison Hatch
HIT LIST 2011
142
THE IMITATION GAME by Graham Moore
19
AUTOBAHN by F. Scott Frazier
119
HE’S FUCKIN’ PERFECT by Lauryn Kahn
18
BLACK OUT by Peter Craig
HYPERDRIVE by Morgan Jurgenson, Alex Ankeles (David Daniels)
105
WHEN THE STREETLIGHTS GO ON by Eddie O’Keefe, Chris Hutton
98
WHEN THE EVENT OF A MOON DISASTER by Mike Jones
93
FATHER DAUGHTER TIME: A TALE OF ARMED ROBBERY AND
ESKIMO KISSES by Matthew Aldrich
84
MAGGIE by John Scott III
81
SELF/LESS by Alex Pastor, David Pastor
78
CRISTO by Ian Shorr
71
AGENT OX by Daniel Kunka
FLASHBACK by Will Honley
64
HIDDEN by Matthew Duffer, Ross Duffer
52
ST. VINCENT DE VAN NUYS by Theodore Melfi
THE END by Aron Eli Coleite
48
CHEWIE by Van Robichaux, Evan Susser
47
WORST. HONEYMOON. EVER by Brian Duffield
41
GOOD TIME GANG by Max Landis
38
THE THREE MISFORTUNES OF GEPETTO by Michael Vukadinovich
37
BESTIES by Kelly Fremon
36
ARTHUR & LANCELOT by David Dobkin
SUBJECT ZERO by David Cohen
35
THE OUTSIDER by Andrew Baldwin
29
A MANY SPLINTERED THING by Chris Shafer, Paul Vicknair
27
MONTECRISTO by William Blake Herron
X by Ryan Belenzon, Jeffrey Gelber
23
INCIDENT ON 459 by Chris Sparling
22
THE LEONARDO JOB by David Twohy
21
GASLIGHT by Ian Fried
LAST WITNESS by Stefan Jaworski
20
THE DEATH OF JOHN ARCHER NEWMAN by JD Dillard, Alex
Theurer
17
SAD JACK by Chris Borrelli
WAKE CYCLE by Christian Cantamessa, Chris Pasetto
WE HAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND by Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux
16
FROM MIA WITH LOVE by Seth Grahame-Smith, David Katzenberg, Bryan Shukoff, Kevin
Chesley
ROCKABYE BABY by Christopher Baldi
THE EPIPHANY by Katie Lovejoy, Russell Sommer
15
LINE OF SIGHT by F. Scott Frazier
14
EARTH PRIME by Justin Marks
12
BETHLEHEM by Larry Brenner
BLOOD MOUNTAIN by Jonathan Stokes
11
ANNABELLE by Cory Goodman
CROSSHAIR by Morgan Davis Foehl
HARKER by Lee Shipman, Brian McGreevy
NARCO SUB by David Guggenheim
ONE NIGHT ON THE HUDSON by TJ Fixman
THE BIG STONE GRID by S. Craig Zahler
THE DUFF by Josh Cagan
10
CITIES OF REFUGE by Brandon Willer
EL DORADO by Gary Spinelli
I’M FROM THE FUTURE by Daniel Noah
INSIDE THE MACHINE by Marc Maurino
TIMELOCK by Terry Miles
9
GRAND PIANO by Damien Chazelle
GRIM NIGHT by Brandon Bestenheider, Allen Bey
MUSEUM OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS by Natalie Krinsky
NEVERLAND by Aaron Henry, Kirk Kjeldsen
SCAVENGERS by Christopher Baldi
VALET by Jason Dean Hall
8
BLACK EAGLE by Darby Kealy, Rob Pierce
CAPTAIN THUNDER by Jason Benoit
CHET CUNNINGHAM: GALACTIC INVESTIGATOR by Steve Desmond, Michael Sherman
CRASH WEDNESDAY by Josh Cootner, Barry E. Price
GENIUS by Josh Stolberg
PITCHFORK by Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass
SEX TAPE by Nick Kreiss
TIN MAN by Seth Lochhead
THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD by Tom O’Connor
WILD GUNS by TS Nowlin
7
ALPHA MOMS by Kit steinkellner
BODIES AT REST by David Lesser
GORDO by Dana Scanlon
GUY’S NIGHT by Christopher Baldi
HEADSHOT by Alessandro Camon
ONE NIGHT STAND by Jeff Morris
SEX TAPE by Kate Angelo
STASH HOUSE by Gary Spinelli
THE CHASE by Tony Mosher
THE ENVOY by Robert Lyn
THE LAST DROP by Brandon Murphy, Philip Murphy
VIRGIN TERRITORY by Adam Davis
YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND by Eirene Donohue
HIT LIST 2010
113
SAFE HOUSE by David Guggenheim
104
CHRONICLE by Max Landis
97
I-95 by Greg Russo
91
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN by Evan Daugherty
84
FAMILY GETAWAY by Jeremiah Friedman, Nick Palmer
76
DARK MOON by Olatunde Osunsanmi
68
YOUR BRIDESMAID IS A BITCH by Brian Duffield
65
LAYOVER by Zach Dean
64
TRIPLE NINE by Matt Cook
59
HOOF HARRINGTON’S GREATEST HITS by Dutch Southern
55
WAKE by Chris Borrelli
51
ABDUCTION by Shawn Christensen
42
ON A STEEL HORSE I RIDE by Eli Jorne, Reed Agnew
39
B.Y.O by Laura Moses, Natalie Portman
YOUNG ADULT by Diablo Cody
35
THE 13TH MAN by Enio Rigolin
34
VEHICLE 19 by Michael DeWill
29
THE BOONDOGGLE by Rob Riggle, Thomas Lennon
27
BOY SCOUTS VS. ZOMBIES by Carrie Evans, Emi Mochizuki
THE FORGOTTEN MAN by Max Burnett
24
NOW YOU SEE ME by Boaz Yakin, Edward Ricourt
23
RICKY STANICKY by Jeff Bushell
21
CONTAGION by Scott Z. Burns
19
APOLLO 18 by Brian Miller
ARE WE OFFICIALLY DATING by Tom Gormican
18
EMPIRE OF THE WOLF by John Pile
THE KITCHEN SINK by Oren Uziel
16
THE ESCORT by Justin Adler
NESS/CAPONE by Grant Pierce Myers
15
HEATSEEKERS by George Mahaffey
ROAD TO NARDO by Andrew Waller, Mike Gagerman
14
BARELY LETHAL by John D’Arco
THE BRIDGE by Dominic Morgan, Matthew Harvey
CHINESE FOOD AND PORN by Jeff Howard, Travis Knox
COSTUME by Carter Blanchard
LAUREN PEMBERTON IS NO LONGER IN A RELATIONSHIP by Elizabeth Berger, Isaac Aptaker
13
GOLIATH by JD Payne, Patrick McKay
HALLOWEEN NIGHT by Michael Cooney
THE LAST SON OF ISAAC LEMAY by Greg Johnson
12
EVERLY by Yale Hannon
HELL TO PAY by Charles Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides
MURDERS & ACQUISITIONS by Jonathan Stokes
SHEEP MEADOW by Chris Sparling
STEP DAWG by Jeff Tetreault
11
FOR A GOOD TIME CALL…by Katie Naylon, Lauren Miller
LONDON ROCKS by Malcolm Needs
PLAY BY PLAY by Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
10
21 AND OVER by Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
THE ARCHITECT by Craig Stiles
BEST NIGHT EVER by Jonny Umansky, Zach Hyatt
HAPPY FOR YOU by Elissa Matsueda
YOU COMPLETE US by Brian Kehoe, Jim Kehoe
9
THE FOLLOWER by Tony Giglio
GOOD SAMARITAN by Jeffrey Riddick
S.T.E.A.L. by Pat Hegarty
STOKER by Ted Foulke (Wentworth Miller)
THE VISITATION by Anthony Jaswinski
YOU’RE DEAD MEAT PIPLOWSKI by Alex Drummond
8
THE DRAKE INCIDENT by Kirsten Elms
EXPULSION by Gregg Hurwitz
I AM ROSE FATOU by Ted Melfi
I F***ED YOUR MOTHER by Phil Dornfeld
KIYO by Alex Daltas
MECHANICSVILLE by Chris Thornton, Jason Thornton
7
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND THE LOST CITY OF ATLANTIS by Robinson Young
THE CLAIME by Damien Chazelle
FANTASY DADS by Jon Guerra, Eugene O’Neil
FRENEMIES by Marissa Jo Cerar
FUNEMPLOYMENT by Jay Arnold
GHOST LIGHTS by Michael Canales
IN THE BLOOD by Bennett Yellin, James Johnson
LAUNCHING THE PATTERSONS by Amy Snow
THE PROOFREADER by Joel Thomas
R.S.V.P. by Eileen Walls
SHOTUGN CINDERELLA by Alex Hollister
WAR OF THE WORMS by Andrew Kurtzman
6
CONTAINMENT by Chris Bullett
D-DAY AT THE LOT by Nick Kreiss
THE FIRING SQUAD by Dave Matalon, Jonathan Gruber
GAME THEORY by Michael Alan Lerner
GRUNT by Wesley Clark
HELD BACK BY by Josh Cagan
HELLS PASS by David Parkin
JUST GET HOME by Bridget Foley
LOST HILLS by Adam Aresty
MISSED CONNECTIONS by Brad Vassar
MOMSTER by Corey Roederer, Kerry Harris, Tracy McArdle
PAPER AIRPLANE by Sid Karger
ROCKET MEN by Jacob Fleisher
SPRAWL by Alex Paraskevas, Jorgan Goldberg
THIS USED TO BE AMERICA by Luke Kasdan
STRAIN by Jeff Howard, Mike Flanagan.
LAUNCH PAD FEATURE COMPETITION TOP 75
69 by Delon Sandhu
LOVE’S REMAINS by Matthew O’Connell
ADVENTURE HAS A NAME by Justin Piasecki
THE MADRID by Rand Soares
AUGUSTA by Ben Fickes
MANSHOWER by John Wikstrom
AUGUSTUS by Ahmadu Garba
MARGOT by Tom Mann
BAD EDUCATION by Wei Ling Chang
THE MARSH WOLF by Daniel S. Duvall
BENJAMIN THE GREAT by Scott Ruane
MOA by Chase Caldwell, Simone Nathan
BETTER MAN by Jay Cipriani
NEW YORK TIMES by Robert Simon
BIG SISTER by Mikko Tormala
NO MAN’S LAND by Jeffrey R. Field, Michelle Davidson
BUCK OFF by Jared Ferrie, Peter Klausner
OIL AND WATER by Alfred Thomas Catalfo, Morgan Webster Dudley
CHASING UNICORNS by Benjamin Sweet
ONE NATION UNDER GOD by Geoff Bakken
COME ON DOWN by Jameel Khan
OVERNIGHT VISIT by S. Michael Mier
CONTROL by Steve Lewis
PERSEPHONE by Ian Hayden
THE DEPTHS by Justin Boyd
PERSONAL IDENTITY by Kirk Donoho
DEVILS AND DUST by Dagmar Blommaert
PETER THE BEAST by Michael Ouellette
DON’T. CROSS. FRANK. by Byron Burton
PLAY THE DEVIL by Sebastian Davis
E-DEN by Mark Robertson
RECOVERY by Robert M. Cosci
EGBOK by Jennifer Goldson
RED PASS by Collin Watts, Leon Langford
END OF LINE by Paul Hunt
RESIDUAL by David T. Lynch, Keith Lynch
EXPAT by Paul Marchant
ROOK by David Case
FELIX BEFORE VACATION by Byron Burton
RUNS IN THE BLOOD by Matthew Aaron Nelson
THE FIFTH STAGE by Aaron Sala
SARAH CLAUSE by Matt Kelly
FIRST LADY by Eleonore Gachet
SEIRIOS by Angela Schultz
THE FOX TALE by Soo Kim, Jeff Rowe
SEXTON by Elizabeth Oyebode
FREEDOM FORT by Clint Williams
THE SHADOW OF GOD by Alain Soussokho
THE GREAT PRETENDER by Brianne Jaskulski, Cassandra Jaskulski
SINBAD & THE FINAL WISH by Hank Woon
GROWN ADULT by Maureen Brown
SNEAK AND DESTORY by Jase Shepherd
HAIRYMAN by Steve Pang
SOLUS by Charles Hopkins
HEMOPHILIA by Guy Francisco Polin
SPORT by David K. Wazsko
HOW TO CATCH A TIME TRAVELER by Graham Parke
THE SPY by Andrew Slattery
HOW TO LOSE YOUR DREAM JOB by Noushin Jahanian
THE STONE by Russ Riggins
ICHOR by Prashanth Venkataramanujam
SWEET SOULS ATROCIOUS by Tracey Bradley
THE INCREDIBLE BUT TRUE STORY OF MS. HELEN BALLARD AND
THE FALL CREEK TEN by Mark A. Galluzzo, Steve Chatterton
TETON RECKONING by Debi Yazbeck
THE INTERVIEW by Julie Pedersen
THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS by Ian Busch
LAST REFUGE by Don Grail
LIBERTY HEIST by Robert M. Cosci
THE LOST KINGDOM by Jon Bachmann, Katherine Griffin
THROUGH THE MIST OF MEMORY by Victor Fitzpatrick
UNTITLED NYC HIP-HOP DANCE PROJECT by Todd Serlin
WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU by David Keith Miller
WELCOME TO THE HOTEL CHATEAU CHEVEUX by Michael B. Snow
WHEN FLESH BURNS by Ron Peer
WHEN THE DEVIL’S LOOSE by Ben Watts
LAUNCH PAD PILOT COMPETITION TOP 75
20,000 LEAGUES by Cody Pearce
KARMA, INC by Jarrod Locke
APALACHEE by Gannon Kenney
KINDERHOOK by Adrian Rieder, Patch Darragh
HEAVEN FORBID by Brandon DeRoos
LATE BLOOMER by Shira Hoffman
I HAVE FIVE FUCKING ROOMMATES by Joshua Statman
LEGACY by Alex Freedman
ARCANE by Joe Marino
LEGACY by Brian Shin
ASH LAKE by John Schlirf
THE LETTERS by Daniela Bailes
BAIT by Homa Mojtabai
LEXICON by Amanda Keener
BANK SQUAD by Evan Menzel
LORDS OF THUNDER by Michael Flores
THE BELT by Joel Dorland, Garrett Lander
THE LOST BOYS by David Lawrance
BENEATH by Ryan Stack
MOWTOWN by Gabriel Worgaftik
BETTER by Esther Celia Finkelstein
MR. HEAD by Cooper Sukaly
BEYONCE’S HUNGRY by Mark Ganek
NEVERLAND by Michael Stagliano
BIRDLAND by Charlotte Cohn-Williams, Jason Odell Williams
THE NEXT BEST THING by Benjamin Kawaller
BLACKRUSH by Brent Beath
ONE SOUL by Christopher Wu
BLUE BOOK by Andrea Janakas
OWEN’S CREEK by Gabriel Feinberg
BOY UP by Cynthia Furey
PAMELA AND SHARONA by Tim Schildberger
BY DEGREE by Annah Feinberg
THE PERMANENTS by Maura Milan
CANVAS 31 by Jared Doles
POSTGRADS by Mitchell Golden
CASEY CAN’T by Kaitlin Fontana
PRESTON & MICKEY by Josh Sorokach
THE CHAIN by Teresa Huang
PROTECTION by David Hendon
CINEPHILE by Chris Dymond
PUBLIC ACCESS by Katie Scrivner, Michael Sokey
CURED by Joe Osborn
QUARRY by Aisling Corristine
DARK AND BROKEN CODE by Graham Funke, Zack Kaplan
REAL GONE by Jared Laberdesque
THE DAWN OF THE DRUG WAR by Matthew Tente
THE RECKONING by David Hendon
DEVIL RIVER by David Sullivan
THE REPEATERS by Douglas Wolfe
ECHO LAKE by Elena Song
RIPL by Heather Schmidt
ECLIPSED by Sarah Acosta
RUNNING MONEY by David Hoffman
THE ELEVENTH HOUR by Ahmadu Garba
SATURDAYS by Matthew Fruchtman
EMBEDDED by Andy Muir
SEE NORA RUN by Susan Jaffee
THE FIREFLIES by Lauren W. Stenmoe
SHUDDER HOLLOW by Sarah McChesney
FRAGMENT by Cameron Pattison
STORYVILLE by Jonathan Marx
GEMINI PROCESS by Frank Nestor, Paola Andrea Ariza
TARGETS by Nihar Patel
GENERATION GWEN by Megan Karasch
THICKER THAN WATER by Jenn Dlugos
THE GOVERNESS by Christopher Basler
TIMESTOPPERS by Allen Glover, Robb Lanum
GREYSHORE by Rohit Kumar
THE TYBURN TREE by Russell Simpson
HALCYON FALLS by Jeff Bower
USE YOUR WORDS by Julia Batavia
HARMONY FALLS by Anthony Nero
THE VALLEY by Jonathan Light
HATCHETMEN by Kevin Lau
THE WATSON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS by Dane M. Anderson
THE
YOUNG & HUNGRYLIST
With over 175 of the writers voted on in years past making appearances on other “Best Of” annual
lists like The Hit List, The Black List, Blood List and the Brit List, the Young & Hungry List has established itself as the premier source for discovering the new talent developing tomorrow’s hit
projects and the representation teams guiding them along the way.
THE LISTS
THE
2015
2014
THE
THE
2013
THE
2012
&
&
&
&
YOUNG
YOUNG
YOUNG
YOUNG
HUNGRY
HUNGRY
HUNGRY
HUNGRY
LIST
LIST
LIST
LIST
BY THE NUMBERS
THE
2015
THE
2014
THE
2013
THE
2012
BY THE NUMBERS
BY THE NUMBERS
BY THE NUMBERS
&
&
&
&
YOUNG
YOUNG
YOUNG
YOUNG
HUNGRY
HUNGRY
HUNGRY
HUNGRY
LIST
LIST
LIST
LIST
BY THE NUMBERS
Click any of the boxes above to rediscover the writers who have appeared before (THE LISTS) and
the agents and managers who are guiding their careers (BY THE NUMBERS)
The Hit List exists to identify and celebrate the best spec scripts of each year as voted on by some
of the most influential and experienced executives, producers, agents, managers and assistants in
Hollywood. By focusing exclusively on specs, this list has become the premier source in identifying
and celebrating the fresh ideas, new voices and emerging talents that make up the largest and most
passionate gambling circuit in all of Hollywood.
With 2015 prepping to be the sixth year of The Hit List, click any of the boxes above to take a look
at some of the projects that came before and the agents and managers that got them there!
Actionable Intelligence for
Writers and Industry Professionals
· Exclusive Breaking News
· Daily Spec and Pitch Tracking
· Annual Spec Market Reports
· Industry Trend Analysis
· Open Writing Assignments
· Jobs and Internships
· Real-Time Email Updates
· The Launch Pad Competition
· Creators of The Hit List and
The Young & Hungry List
www.tracking-board.com
TheTracking
TrackingBoard
The
Board
www.tracking-board.com
Copyright 2015

Hit List - The Tracking Board

Transcription

Similar documents

MOSTE, Inc. - VisitMO.com Industry

did you know? - Brownsburg Community School Corporation

Community Newsletter June 2015

Second Wave “Taiwan Music Series” Stars JJ Lin, A

press kit (pdf download)

Media Kit - Beauty and the Beat Radio

Astro Credential 2013 (24June`13)

profile - Birdie Mascots and Costumes Ltd

Viumbe Media Kit

Introduction - Roehampton University Research Repository