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Do Not Lose The Fire In Your Voice In 2025
Coffee & Content: Finding the Heart of Your Story
Announcing the Stage 32 Awards Season Script Giveaway
Talking Business: Necessary Clearances For Film & TV
Coffee & Content: Mastering Visual Storytelling & The Multi-Hyphenate Mindset
Announcing the 4th Annual Female Driven Screenwriting Contest
Why Emotion Regulation In Acting Is Important
Finding One’s Voice: How Journaling Inspired Creative Projects (Part 2)
Coffee & Content: Crafting Cinematic Magic
AI in Screenwriting: Friend, Foe, or the Future of Storytelling?
Stage 32 Joins Forces With National Lampoon to Find the Next Great Comedy Writer!
I know you treat reading the trades as part of your job, so I'm sure you saw the news on Deadline this morning! Read more here We're thrilled to be partnering and joining forces with National Lampoon to find the next great comedy writer. National Lampoon is, of course, one of the most iconic names in comedy and the new ownership of Co-CEO's Raj Singh, and Kevin Frakes and award winning producer, Robert Barnum, are ready to take the brand to new heights. The National…
Join us at Warner Bros. Studios for AT&T SHAPE
We are excited to be working with AT&T this year on AT&T SHAPE being held at Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles on June 2-3, 2018. SHAPE is an immersive event that explores the convergence of technology and entertainment. You can discover how the future of content creation and distribution will usher in new audience experiences. Get inspired by visionary speakers, and experience interactive exhibits from promising start-ups and industry leaders at Warner Bros. Studios backlots. …
Cannes Roll Call - Who's Going? Who Has Films?
Well, this is exciting. As you all know Stage 32 has has worked directly with and have had an official presence at the Cannes Film Festival for the last 4 years. This year, our role with Cannes has grown. We are thrilled to announce that we are an official education workshop partner with the Cannes Marche du Film! Stage 32 will be presenting an official workshop to producers, filmmakers and other content creators on the importance of audience building, branding and crowdsourcing at…
Follow our Stage 32 Feature Writing Contest Winner!
Bring out the congratulation banners and the fanfares! This week we bring to you a video made by our one and only 3rd Annual Stage 32 Feature Screenplay Contest winner, Jonathan Jordan. Like our previous contest winners, we had him record his journey as he went through his meetings with our illustrious judges including: Rachel Crouch, development executive for Cold Iron Pictures whose line of work includes SWISS ARMY MAN and DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL, David Harris, an independent producer…
Our 2nd Annual Stage 32 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Contest is LIVE!
After our inaugural Sci-Fi and Fantasy Contest resulted in our winners getting optioned and commissioned to write scripts for major producers, we are excited to bring back this highly popular screenwriting contest! We are on the hunt for our most talented writers bringing us mystical, magical and intergalactic worlds. As with all our writing contests, we aim to provide you with the tools and resources needed to excel in this industry and grow as a professional. We give our writers the op…
The Biggest Creative, Business & Networking Event of the Year
Hey guys. A quick reminder that Film Con Hollywood (hosted by Stage 32 and the LA Acting Studio) takes place this Saturday at the LA Convention Center. The buzz is high, the stage is set and we’re fired up to bring you a full day of keynotes, panels, workshops, networking, pitching, screenings and more. Whether you’re an actor, screenwriter, filmmaker, producer, content creator, film financier or are looking to further your career in the film, television or content c…
How To Get the Most Out of Networking on Stage 32
Hey Stage 32’ers! This week we’re bringing you a video that talks about one of the most important aspects of this business: networking. We went around the Cannes Film Festival to talk to people in the community and asked them about their experiences with networking on Stage 32 and how to do it well. This site was created as a resource for the filmmaker, and it’s an indescribable feeling seeing numerous people getting so much from it. These people have been findin…
6th Annual Stage 32 Oscars Contest Results
It's the moment you have all been waiting for! It's time to announce the Stage 32 6th Annual Oscars Contest winners! We thank everyone who participated.With more entries than ever this year, we had a grand total of 22 winners! First up, we have a 6-way tie with 12 correct for 3rd place and a 4-way tie with 20 correct for 2nd place. And finally, with a BIG congratulations to our top prize winners, we have a 6-way tie for 1st place with 21 correct! Our thanks to all wh…
It's Time! The Winner of the Stage 32 Search For New Blood Contest
Another exciting day here at the Stage 32 offices... After some down to the wire judging, we have a winner for our 4th Annual Search for New Blood Screenwriting Contest. Please help us congratulate Kevin Bachar! Kevin's script, Blood Relative, floored our panel of executive judges, all of whom are anxious and ready to meet Kevin in person. And that's exactly what's going to happen! As with all our contest winners, Kevin will be flown to Los Angeles for meetings and mentoring ses…
Making an Award Winning Independent Documentary
Next up for our YouTube lineup we are releasing the interview we had with Pierre Filmon, an independent filmmaker from Paris, France who has directed and produced his documentary following the life and career of the legendary cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond. His film Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim (see Variety article here). It’s amazing how he was able to make this project with basically no budget. Goes to sho…
What Happens When You Win a Stage 32 Writing Contest?
Hello Stage 32 family! With our T.V. writing contest coming to a close, we thought it’d be great to revive a video featuring our 2015 feature writing contest winners, Jenna Palermo and Brittni Brown. We follow them on their journey of the illustrious pitch meetings they’ve received as winners at studios such as Lionsgate, Sony, Ineffable Pictures and Universal, while also listening to their thoughts on writing contests and the resources Stage 32 has to offer. Watch the video…
You Want Blood, You Got It! (Finalists Announced)
Hey guys. The chills, the thrills, the horror! Once again, our amazing writers brought their best to our 4th Annual Search for New Blood contest. We had a record number of entries this time around and now we're proud to announce our 13 finalists. The winners will be announced on March 7th, but until then, let's give a big hand to these talented and creative writers for making the final cut! Congratulations to our 13 Finalists in the 2018 Search For New Blood Screen…
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