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Grand Prize Winner flown to LA to meet with industry professionals who have worked on WEDNESDAY, HANDMAID'S TALE, CRAZY RICH ASIANS, BOOKSMART, MADAME BOVARY, and more!
ALL finalist loglines will go into a Stage 32 Look Book sent to over 500 entertainment industry executives!
Open to Feature Film and TV Pilot Scripts!
Female-driven movies center around strong, multifaceted women, navigating the complexities of life, often breaking societal norms, and supporting each other in pursuit of their dreams, unraveling powerful narratives of strength, friendship, and self-discovery, that highlight and celebrate the diversity and complexity of women's stories. All-time classics like LITTLE WOMEN and HIDDEN FIGURES remind us of the importance of family and friendships, while globe-trotting adventures like KILL BILL and THELMA & LOUISE take us on journeys across the world. Audiences are always ready for that next female-driven movie hit -- and we want it be YOURS!
We are on the hunt for ALL types of female-driven movie and TV scripts - all stories are welcome! We are looking for:
> Scripts like: BARBIE, M3GAN, BOTTOMS, MEAN GIRLS, ATOMIC BLONDE, POLITE SOCIETY, THE MARVELS, 80 FOR BRADY, MOTHER, ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET, ERIN BROKOVICH, WIDOWS, TOMB RAIDER, ALIEN, THE OLD GUARD, JOY RIDE, GIRLS TRIP, HEART OF STONE, WONDER WOMAN, THE FAVOURITE
But that's not all, we want to see all new, unique and fresh ideas that we haven't seen before!
For the last 12 years, Stage 32 Contests have led to dozens of success stories including writers getting representation, sold, optioned, staffed, given writing assignments and getting produced. No other contest opens more doors and we want to do the same for you.
If you have a female-driven story that needs to be told, now is the time to show us what you've got, because our goal is to amplify your voice, give you the access Stage 32 is known for, and take your writing career to the next level!
NAME | SCREENPLAY |
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ELLEN WARNER O'BRIEN | TIGHT |
NAME | SCREENPLAY |
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MELISSA L. WHITE | BLACKNESS OF SPACE, WHITENESS OF BONES |
LAUREN FEREBEE | BLOODBOUND |
ANDREA BERTING | BREAST IN SHOW |
SARA ZOFKO | BUSINESS OR PLEASURE |
RAE BINSTOCK | BUTCH |
BROOK SIMMONS | I AM GRACE |
JOYCE SIMMONS | THE HIGH LIFE OF ANNIE SAMS |
PAULA CANTILLO | THE LYCAN |
KARIM DIANÉ | THE WHEELCHAIR VIRGIN |
ELLEN WARNER O'BRIEN | TIGHT |
NAME | SCREENPLAY |
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KEVIN GLIDDEN | ALMA |
REI MAHARAJ | AND THEY ALL LIVED... |
GERTIE PYE | BANG!BABES |
MELISSA L. WHITE | BLACKNESS OF SPACE WHITENESS OF BONES |
LITZA BIXLER | BLOOD WATER DUST |
LIZ TENAN | BLOOD IN THE WATER |
LAUREN FEREBEE | BLOODBOUND |
ANDREA BERTING | BREAST IN SHOW |
RAY KELLER | BROKEN BADGES |
SARA ZOFKO | BUSINESS OR PLEASURE |
RAE BINSTOCK | BUTCH |
DEBORAH WHITNEY | DAUGHTERS OF PROPHECY |
DANIEL FALCONE | DEAR PRUDENCE |
ROBBIE DAW & TYLER STEELE | DOUBLEWIDE DREAMS |
NICOLE DELPRADO | ENTANGLEMENT |
AMANDA BROOKE AVERY | EULOGY |
FRANCISCO CASTRO | EXECUTIVE PROTECTORS |
ADDIE MANIS & BOB OLTRA | HAVEN |
SCOTT KRADOLFER | HELLCATS |
JD WALLACE | HOUSE OF ETHER |
BROOK SIMMONS | I AM GRACE |
ERIN REINELT | LARA AND THE DEAD BOY |
DAVID MILLER | LE TOUR KASHMIR |
ELAINE CHANG | MADAM WOW |
COURTNEY BUCHNER | MAN ON |
ROBERT TETLOW | MINA |
SANDI FARKAS | NICE EGGS |
MAND PASKUSKI | ROXXIE FROGS |
ROBERT BRIDGE | SACRIFICED |
DEBORAH RICHARDS | SCISSOR MOUTH |
KATHERINE SHEYNO | SHAVING FISH |
JOYCE SIMMONS | THE HIGH LIFE OF ANNIE SAMS |
DIANA COBBOLD | THE LAST SET AT THE VANGUARD |
SHARON HAMLET | THE LOST MUSE |
STEVE BESFORD | THE LULWORTH MERMAID |
PAULA CANTILLO | THE LYCAN |
PAULINE MCALONAN | THE MITFORDS |
CINDY LEE | THE SACRED BONE PRINCESS |
OLIVIA BROWN | THE SECRETS INSIDE THE LITTLE FLOWERS |
KATY REGNERY | THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF THE ELEVATOR |
KARIM DIANÉ | THE WHEELCHAIR VIRGIN |
ELLEN WARNER O'BRIEN | TIGHT |
CADEN STAYNER | TIGRESS OF CREMONA |
ALAN BRASH | TRUTH IN ADVERTISING |
SIMON FOSTER | YOUR BRAVEST FACE |
NAME | SCREENPLAY |
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BIRGIT SYRAN MYAARD | A WOMAN'S HAND |
KEVIN GLIDDEN | ALMA |
TARA JOSHI | ALMOST INDIAN |
BILL WILLIAMS | AN HONEST GAME |
REI MAHARAJ | AND THEY ALL LIVED... |
NATALIE DUNCAN | ASHANTI MAROON |
CAROLYN KRAS | AUTHORESS |
GERTIE PYE | BANG!BABES |
STATON RABIN | BETSY AND THE EMPEROR |
KAYLA BAKEN | BETSY FUCKING ROSS |
TIM KONTJE | BLACK BUTTERFLY |
ANGELO DANIA | BLACK CHICK WITH A GUN |
MELISSA L. WHITE | BLACKNESS OF SPACE, WHITENESS OF BONES |
LITZA BIXLER | BLOOD WATER DUST |
LIZ TENAN | BLOOD IN THE WATER |
LAUREN FEREBEE | BLOODBOUND |
MATILDA CORLEY SCHULMAN | BLOODY NOSES |
CHARLINE ODIOT | BOUND |
DANNA SCOTT | BREAD |
ANDREA BERTING | BREAST IN SHOW |
RAY KELLER | BROKEN BADGES |
MEGAN MACKENZIE | BURN ONE OUT |
SARA ZOFKO | BUSINESS OR PLEASURE |
RAE BINSTOCK | BUTCH |
JENNIFER IACOBINO | BUTTERFLY |
GRIFFIN KELLY | BUTTLING |
ROBERT FOULKES | COLDWATER |
JOAN LOUISE FOOR | COMMITTED |
DEBORAH WHITNEY | DAUGHTERS OF PROPHECY |
ISA-LEE JACOBSON | DEADLY FORCE |
DANIEL FALCONE | DEAR PRUDENCE |
ROBBIE DAW & TYLER STEELE | DOUBLEWIDE DREAMS |
NICOLE DELPRADO | ENTANGLEMENT |
AMANDA BROOKE AVERY | EULOGY |
FRANCISCO CASTRO | EXECUTIVE PROTECTORS |
CHRISTINA MACAULAY | FAMILY TRUST |
DON STROUD | GREENMAN |
JULIET WARREN | H.M.U. |
ROSEMARY LOKHORST | HACKED BY LOVE |
ADDIE MANIS & BOB OLTRA | HAVEN |
SCOTT KRADOLFER | HELLCATS |
JD WALLACE | HOUSE OF ETHER |
BROOK SIMMONS | I AM GRACE |
TONY STAMPALIA | INAUGURATION |
KATE GLOVER | KISSY AND THE SHARK |
ERIN REINELT | LARA AND THE DEAD BOY |
DAVID MILLER | LE TOUR KASHMIR |
JOHN HIPWELL | LIBERTY H.I.D. |
ELAINE CHANG | MADAM WOW |
COURTNEY BUCHNER | MAN ON |
HANS GALESLOOT | MARILYN ON THE COUCH |
ROBERT TETLOW | MINA |
HF CRUM | MOLOTOVS |
ANTHONY POVAH | MORLOCK |
STEPHANIE T. KEEFER | MOVING ON |
LAURA MATTHEWS | MURDER HIGH |
BOLAJI TIJANI - QUDUS | NI ABEOKUTA (UNDERNEATH THE ROCK) |
SANDI FARKAS | NICE EGGS |
GIUSEPPE COCCA | NO PLACE LIKE HOME |
CATE HOLAHAN | ONE LITTLE SECRET |
RAY KELLER | OUR UGLY BABY |
BRIAN MCCARTHY | PAINT MY DEATH |
MARK MEINHARDT | POKER QUEENS |
NATHAN WEINREICH | RABBIT EARS |
JAMES STEELE HANEY | REDDER |
MJ FARBER-RAY | RETCON |
MAND PASKUSKI | ROXXIE FROGS |
ROBERT BRIDGE | SACRIFICED |
MICHAEL BINA | SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT |
CHRIS SOBOLEWSKI | SAVANNAH PRINCESS |
EMILY HOLLEMAN | SAY SOMETHING |
DEBORAH RICHARDS | SCISSOR MOUTH |
KATHERINE SHEYNO | SHAVING FISH |
JOAN MEYERSON | STEAL AWAY |
LEXI BRANDT | THAT'S OUR GIRL |
CHRISTINE CLAYBURG | THE DATE RAPE CLUB |
MICHELLE BELMONT | THE EPIC OF MARIEL |
PAMELA WEISS | THE HEALDSBURG HOME FOR THE TERMINALLY SEXY |
JOE BASILE | THE HERD |
JOYCE SIMMONS | THE HIGH LIFE OF ANNIE SAMS |
GABRIELLE NEHRING | THE LAST ENCORE |
DIANA COBBOLD | THE LAST SET AT THE VANGUARD |
TESSA BELL | THE LEGEND |
SHARON HAMLET | THE LOST MUSE |
STEVE BESFORD | THE LULWORTH MERMAID |
PAULA CANTILLO | THE LYCAN |
PAULINE MCALONAN | THE MITFORDS |
CINDY LEE | THE SACRED BONE PRINCESS |
JULIE COLLARD | THE SEAMSTRESSES CURSE |
OLIVIA BROWN | THE SECRETS INSIDE THE LITTLE FLOWERS |
GINIA DESMOND | THE SENATOR'S WIFE |
KATY REGNERY | THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF THE ELEVATOR |
LINDSAY RIPLEY | THE SUNSHINE STATE |
LA ZVANOVEC | THE UNKINDNESS |
KARIM DIANÉ | THE WHEELCHAIR VIRGIN |
DAN SCHNEIDKRAUT | THIRTYEIGHT |
ELLEN WARNER O'BRIEN | TIGHT |
CADEN STAYNER | TIGRESS OF CREMONA |
ALAN BRASH | TRUTH IN ADVERTISING |
SARAH GROCHALA | VINDICATION |
JAMES PAPA | WINE O'CLOCK |
SIMON FOSTER | YOUR BRAVEST FACE |
Would you like immediate feedback on your submission and the option to make changes and resubmit? Using our NEW Feedback & Resubmission Option you will get 3-5 pages of coverage/notes back in 5-days with a guaranteed option to resubmit one (1) revised draft of your script up to 10 days after the Final Deadline! See what elements of your script are working and what still needs to be developed. You can position yourself for the best chance of success - all for an additional fee of only $99. Please submit revised drafts to contests@stage32.com.
This option is good for a one-time use and is non-refundable/non-transferable if you do not enter an updated draft. See full terms in the Rules Section. The last day to submit new drafts with this option is April 7th, 2024.
We offer discounted coverage for $49.00. With this option, you will receive 1-2 pages of coverage/notes after the Quarterfinalist Announcement on May 24th, 2024. See full terms in the Rules Section.
We offer the option to resubmit a new draft of your script later in the contest for $39.00. You only have until 5 days after the Final Deadline to submit a new draft. The last day to submit new drafts with this option is April 2nd, 2024. You cannot submit a new draft after the reading process has commenced or after any announcements have been made.
Stage 32 Contest Winners Have Gone on to Work With:
The Prizes
Our Grand Prize winner will:
In addition to these meetings, the winner will also receive access to Stage 32’s Educational resources, be promoted on Stage 32’s social media, and have their professional biography sent to an exclusive roster of over 30 agents and managers hand picked by Stage 32 who are actively looking for new clients and material. Stage 32 will facilitate introductory meetings to any of the representatives who respond to your material and bio. This is the type of exposure that will change your career forever!
If you reach the Finals, you still get massive exposure to decision makers!
ALL FINALISTS will receive a FREE MONTH OF THE MEMBER'S ONLY STAGE 32 WRITERS' ROOM, an exclusive community of writers who gather online for inspiring and educational webcasts from top industry pros, and will be in a Stage 32 Lookbook which includes their script title, logline & bio mailed to over 500 industry executives including, managers, agents, producers, development executives, and financiers! Stage 32 Lookbooks are some of the most sought after talent resources for the industry and have helped secure meetings with places like Verve, Good Fear, 3 Arts, APA, Echo Lake, Amazon, UTA, CAA, WME, First Friday, Pathfinder, The Cartel, Art/Work and many, many more.
Stage 32 will be a champion for your script - once you’re part of our community, we make sure you rise to the top!
Stage 32 has launched the careers of hundreds of writers over the last 12 years. Stage 32 has quickly emerged as the leading source for industry executives to uncover new talent! Is this your year to move the needle on your career?
Don't believe us? Let 1st Annual Female Driven Contest Winner Jennifer Goldson tell you why you should enter!
Still don’t believe us? Let Previous Contest Winners Christina Pamies & Jonathan Jordan tell you why you should enter!
Click the "Success Stories" link here for even more testimonials from our past winners!
Judge’s Credits and Company/Client Credits Include:
Super Early Bird Deadline: January 19th, 2024
Early Bird Deadline: February 7th, 2024
Regular Deadline: March 6th, 2024
Final Deadline: March 27th, 2024
Quarterfinalist Announcement: May 24, 2024
Semifinalist Announcement: June 7th, 2024
Finalist Announcement: June 21st, 2024
Winner Announcement: July 5th, 2024
Would you like immediate feedback on your submission and the option to make changes and resubmit? Using our NEW Feedback & Resubmission Option you will get 3-5 pages of coverage/notes back in 5-days with a guaranteed option to resubmit one (1) revised draft of your script up to 10 days after the Final Deadline! See what elements of your script are working and what still needs to be developed. You can position yourself for the best chance of success - all for an additional fee of only $99. Please submit revised drafts to contests@stage32.com.
This option is good for a one-time use and is non-refundable/non-transferable if you do not enter an updated draft. See full terms in the Rules Section. The last day to submit new drafts with this option is April 7th, 2024.
We offer discounted coverage for $49.00. With this option, you will receive 1-2 pages of coverage/notes after the Quarterfinalist Announcement on May 24th, 2024. See full terms in the Rules Section.
We offer the option to resubmit a new draft of your script later in the contest for $39.00. You only have until 5 days after the Final Deadline to submit a new draft. The last day to submit new drafts with this option is April 2nd, 2024. You cannot submit a new draft after the reading process has commenced or after any announcements have been made.
If you have any questions regarding this contest, check out frequently asked questions here.
Katherine is a producer/writer who currently works at Netflix on the animated features team that previously produced Oscar-winning GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO and are currently working on 20+ upcoming projects including this year's NIMONA and CHICKEN RUN 2.
This year she was selected to be the animation producing fellow for the 2023 Film Independent’s Project Involve program sponsored by LAIKA. She is also a board member for the Children’s Media Association in Los Angeles, and a mentor for Women in Animation’s mentorship circle program.
Previously, Katherine has worked for Walt Disney, Universal, MGM, and the Jim Henson Company, and had the opportunity to be involved in projects such as Netflix’s WEDNESDAY, Netflix’s DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE, Illumination’s MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU, and DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS WORLD TOUR. Her focus in college was diverse storytelling, and she remains an advocate for all forms of diversity in the animation industry.
TIFFANY BOYLE is the President of Packaging & Sales at Ramo Law PC and a partner with production company Vested Interest. She has served as an EP for films including Cannes 2022’s Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner Joyland, the 2023 Spirit Award Best International Film and shortlisted for the 2023 Academy Award Best International Feature category; The Card Counter, from writer/director Paul Schrader, starring Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish with EP Martin Scorsese; SXSW 2022 selection Mama Bears; Mayim Bialik’s As They Made Us, starring Dustin Hoffman, Simon Helberg, and Dianna Agron; Chick Fight, starring Malin Akerman and Bella Thorne; Booger, Mary Dauterman’s feature directorial debut, and Dead Shot with Felicity Jones and Mark Strong. Upcoming, Boyle has Paul Schrader’s next feature, Oh, Canada, starring Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, and Uma Thurman, amongst others.
She also works as an adviser to foreign production companies such as Backup Media, Upper Street, and Media Fund Management. She has been a successful financial consultant on films such as Die in a Gunfight, starring Diego Boneta and Alexandra Daddario. She’s also led the sales and packaging for films including Sundance 2022 selection Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power and Berlin 2020 selection One of These Days.
Allison is an independent producer with a diverse slate of film and television projects who has worked with Legendary, Warner Bros., MGM, and Village Roadshow, among others, as well as on the hit film CRAZY RICH ASIANS and the X-MEN franchise.
Her first independently-produced feature, THE MORTUARY COLLECTION, a dark fantasy/horror film premiered to rave reviews on Shudder and a near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes and is now being adapted into a TV series.
As an independent producer, Allison is looking to develop and produce a diverse slate of film and television projects at varying budgets both independently and with studio/financing partners.
As a Sundance producing fellow, she has set up projects at Legendary, Warner Brothers, and Village Roadshow, and raised financing for a handful of independent films. Most recently, she wrapped production on a sci-fi/action feature, THE FIX. She also produced “Sunspring” and “It’s No Game", short films starring Thomas Middleditch and David Hasselhoff.
Prior to independent producing, Allison worked with Nina Jacobson at Color Force where she served as an executive on both film and television projects like CRAZY RICH ASIANS and the American Crime Story series for FX.
She started her entertainment career at MGM and Simon Kinberg’s production company, Genre Films, helping develop projects like X-MEN and THE MARTIAN.
Allison received her MFA through the Stark Producing Program at USC. While at USC, she produced an award-winning short film and found her passion for story.
Natalie Goldberg is a producer based in Los Angeles. She most recently ran production and development at Delirio Films (HONEY BOY, THEY CALL ME MAGIC, REGGIE) producing both scripted and documentary projects for over five years.
Prior to that, she was a creative executive at Gloria Sanchez Productions, the sister company of Adam McKay and Will Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions, founded by Jessica Elbaum. While at Gloria Sanchez, Natalie worked on projects like BOOKSMART, HUSTLERS, and I’M SORRY.
Before going into producing, Natalie began her career in the talent department at United Talent Agency and Innovative Artists.
Natalie is currently working on a confidential feature documentary for Imagine and Peacock.
Rachel Halilej is a documentary and narrative film producer hailing from Northern California. She recently produced two documentary films, MADU for Disney+ which is premiering at the 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and THE HARVEST for Impact Partners. On the narrative side, she produced EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS, the debut feature film from acclaimed artist Titus Kaphar, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2024. She previously produced 4 episodes of Shannon Plumb's sketch comedy series, CHOPPED LIVER.
Robin Galloway is NY-based literary manager and producer whose journey as a storyteller spans continents and disciplines. Robin currently serves as a Manager/Producer for LA-Based Gramercy Park Entertainment which represents an elite and diverse list of writers, directors and producers working across film and television on such projects as THE ROOKIE, SWEET TOOTH, SEAL TEAM, MINDHUNTER, and FRACTURE.
After growing up internationally, Robin majored in political science and began her career as a journalist and content editor for American Lawyer Media. She went on to work in the IT, finance, government, and non-for-profit sectors, as well as for Hollywood giants FOX/TNT and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
In 2012, after working as a writer, performer and producer for both stage and screen, Robin established P-38 Lightning Productions and has specialized in the development and production of scripted series, film (feature, short & documentary), pitching, acquisitions, film festival circuit, fundraising and multi-media work. Prior to joining the GPE team, she was a consulting buyer for indie distributor, Film Movement 2019-2021.
Robin strives to launch and support the careers of unique and underrepresented voices to provide fresh narratives to film and television and like her GPE peers, celebrates the trailblazers and artists who make an impact.