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4 Fun Experiences for Filmmakers at the AT&T Developer Summit

  sponsored Learn about new opportunities in film from inspiring speakers, check-out VR/AR demos, and vote for the winner of the Entertainment Project.       4 Amazing Experiences for Content Creators at AT&T Developer Summit If you think AT&T’s annual Developer Summit in Las Vegas (January 3- 4, 2017) is just for developers and business people, think again. With Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) capturing the attention of consumers…

On Stage With RB (November 2016) - Special Guests Announced!

Hey Everyone! We are back with the November 2016 edition of On Stage With RB taking place Wednesday, November 30. This monthly online webcast is FREE to our Stage 32 community and will be hosted by our fearless leader, Richard Botto! Every month, RB goes over tips to best utilize Stage 32 for your networking and education, has on 2 industry guests and opens it up to answer questions from our Stage 32 community about the industry and your craft. That's THREE HOURS of FREE education…

Award-Winning Director Michael Polish Coming to Stage 32!

We have been working around the clock and I am honored to announce that we are launching our 2nd Masters Of Craft online event for our directors and filmmakers. This time we've brought in award-winning director Michael Polish, who's first film - after his Sundance debut - was called "one of the best films of the year" by Roger Ebert! Michael has gone on to direct 10 more incredible films with cast such as Kate Bosworth, Billy Bob Thornton, Nick Nolte, Winona Ryder, Ed Harris, Virginia Ma…

Comedy Writers! Win a chance to meet with Kevin Hart's company LOL Network

Stage 32’s Happy Writers 2nd Annual Comedy Contest is back by popular demand and we’re searching for original comedy features and original comedy TV pilots and comedy TV specs! Grand Prize Winner meets with Kevin Hart's LOL Network, Paradigm Agency, Vertigo Entertainment, Big Beach Films, and more! 2nd Place Winners meet with industry executives! All finalists will have their loglines presented to 500 working industry executives! 72hr Super-Early Bird Deadline is Nov…

AT&T Entertainment Project | Call for Short Films

  sponsored  Have a great short film and looking for your big break? The AT&T Entertainment Project is an open competition seeking imaginative, undiscovered short films from aspiring filmmakers, both professionals and students. The competition seeks to identify talented storytellers from across the U.S. who want their voices heard.  From the network that brings you critically acclaimed shows such as Kingdom, Rogue, to special events, and groundbreaking documentarie…

Entrepreneur Magazine Names Stage 32 One of the Top 360 Privately Held Companies in America!

Today we want to share a really cool piece of news with the entire Stage 32 community. Stage 32 has been named by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the top 360 privately held companies in America. The magazine will be celebrating all the top companies at an event in Southern California in November. To hear where we ranked and a listen to some heartfelt thanks from our CEO, RB, please click the video below!      Like this blog post? Please share it on social media (Fac…

Stage 32 Joins Forces With the American Film Market!

I’m extremely pleased to announce that Stage 32 has been named as the official film networking and education platform of the American Film Market.   As you know, we are big supporters of AFM and all they do to connect producers, financiers and distributors all over the world. To be recognized in such fashion is truly an honor and I thank head honcho, Jonathan Wolf, not only for all the support, but for his friendship as well. In an effort to give back to the film communit…

A Special Evening of Live Music - Celebrating Women Composers In Media!

On the 30th of October 2016 ten composers in the Film, TV and Gaming industry will be coming together to perform their music live to picture at an event in LA. What makes this event unique is that all of the composers are women. In an industry where only 1-2% of films are scored by women, these composers are forging their way, creating music - beautiful, inspirational, colourful, dramatic, individual music. They work in film, in TV and in gaming, they create concert music and they perfor…

The Stage 32 2016 Women Trailblazers

   /'wɪmɪn//'treil/ /ˈbleɪzÉ™r/ [noun]: A female creative that kick ass and take names. They have paved the road for other female creatives that want to kick ass and take names.   Every film and television show is a collaborative effort, it’s not just the stars or directors you see in interviews or on the red carpet. It literally takes a tribe to make the gems we watch on the big and small screen. And an integral part of this tribe are women creatives, who roll u…

TIFF 16 - It's A Wrap

It’s a wrap! For a “non-competitive” film festival, the Toronto International Film Festival handed out plenty of prizes at its star-studded Awards Brunch this past Sunday. TIFF’s reputation was established as one of the five most important film events of the year because of its great audiences and their People’s Choice Awards presage major Academy Award buzz. The People’s Choice Award this year went to “La La Land” starring Ryan Gosling an…

On Stage With 'RB' (September 2016) Announced!

It’s that time again! Time for the September 2016 edition of On Stage with 'RB'! Every month our Founder & CEO, RB, brings on special guests who work in the industry, such as filmmakers and executives to offer advice to our community in an online webinar. Plus, he discusses the best way to use Stage 32 to help your career. Afterwards, he opens up the floor to you for a live 90 minute Q&A session about anything and everything in the industry. Best of all, this is FREE, exc…

Stage 32 + ScreenCraft - 3 Screenwriting Events in 3 Cities!

Stage 32 has been a featured company at the Austin Film Festival the last 4 years hosting a variety of panels, parties and meetups. This year, we're back again and we're very pleased to announce we're hooking up with ScreenCraft to not only host another huge screenwriting event at AFF, but also 2 more bi-coastal screenwriting meetups in New York and Los Angeles. On Monday, September 26th, ALL screenwriters in the New York and Los Angeles areas are welcome to join us for pre-AFF 2016 Stag…

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