THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED! SCROLL DOWN TO SEE!!
This year's winner will meet with judges from Circle of Confusion, Verve, Wonderstreet Entertainment, TCA Mgmt, Cold Iron Productions, Good Fear Management, and Intrinsic Value Films!
In addition to meeting industry-leading judges, winners will receive:
One-on-one mentorship from professional screenwriter Tripper Clancy writer of STUBER (FOX), I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS (Netflix), VARSITY BLUES & DIE HART (Quibi)!
All finalists loglines mailed to over 500 industry executives including, managers, agents, producers, development executives, and financiers!
The competition that has launched screenwriting careers is back! Over a dozen of our past winners and finalists have been either signed, optioned, or are now working screenwriters in the industry! Last Year’s Grand Prize winner, Eric Jeske, in currently negotiating an option for his winning script with a major international producer based off a meeting set by Stage 32!
This year we are welcoming another all-star panel of mentors from Circle of Confusion, Verve, Wonderstreet Entertainment, TCA Mgmt, Cold Iron Productions, Good Fear Management, and Intrinsic Value Films! Our judges have sold dozens of spec scripts and some currently work with writers they've found on Stage 32 (see more info below).
In addition to meeting with the judges, the winning writer will meet one-on-one with screenwriter Tripper Clancy (STUBER, I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS, VARSITY BLUES, DIE HART) for professional mentorship!
Stage 32 Gets Results!
Over the last 6 years, Stage 32’s screenwriting contests have gained a reputation as one of the “most worthwhile screenwriting contests to change your career.” No other contest provides their winners and finalists with the same level of direct access to industry leading professionals who can take your career to the next level! Over the last 8 years, Stage 32 has become an incubator for finding talent and material across the globe.
Recent success stories to come out of Stage 32 include:
And this is our biggest, most inclusive contest of the year. This contest has produced some of the most sought after material from our finalists and winners. Requests for our finalists scripts have increased year over year and our winners have met face to face with a who’s who of working industry executives and gatekeepers.
No matter what your genre, no matter the size of your project's budget, whether you write indie or studio, small scale or blockbuster, it doesn’t matter. Our judges simply want to find the most talented writers and the more interesting projects from around the world! And this year, it could be you!
Our grand prize winner will be flown to Hollywood to have in person, one-on-one meetings with all our judges and other executives. ALL of our finalists will have their loglines presented our network of over 500 executives we work with in a private section of Stage 32.
Unprecedented access. Better exposure. More reads.
Real success!
What Types Of Scripts Can I Enter?
All genres of feature film screenplays are welcome.
For an additional fee of only $49 (50% savings!) you can receive full coverage from our industry readers on your screenplay or teleplay. Just check "coverage" upon checkout. Coverage will be sent out after the winners are announced.
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"The insight from my coverage from the Stage 32 contest helped me improve my script's dimension exponentially. I had looked at the script so much that I can't believe I missed a major plot point. Thank you!!" - S. Persons
TITLE | WRITER |
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DEATH BUS | JEFF GALANTE |
GET LOST | DILLON MAGRANN-WELLS |
TITLE | WRITER |
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A BOXED LIFE | FRANK MENDICINO |
BORROWED TIME | JASON WALTER VAILE |
CHOKEPOINT | TAMRA TEIG |
CRAWDADDIES | ANDREW HAROLD ZEOLI & CHRISTIAN WAGNER |
DEAD MAN'S GULCH | ROB REX |
DEATH BUS | JEFF GALANTE |
FAYE | MATT BOZIN |
GET LOST | DILLON MAGRANN-WELLS |
PRIVATE FLIGHT | ANTHONY NOTO |
TWO DAYS TWICE | CARISSA PRITCHARD |
TITLE | WRITER |
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#YOURCALL | SCOTT ALLEN |
A BOXED LIFE | FRANK MENDICINO |
A SHOT AT FAITH | CARL LORD |
BEYOND REVENGE | JULIANNE BIANCHI |
BORROWED TIME | JASON WALTER VAILE |
CHOKEPOINT | TAMRA TEIG |
CONSPIRACY OF RAVENS | TERESA BARBER |
CRAWDADDIES | ANDREW HAROLD ZEOLI & CHRISTIAN WAGNER |
DEAD MAN'S GULCH | ROB REX |
DEARBORN | DANIEL DOUGHERTY |
DEATH BUS | JEFF GALANTE |
DEATHLESS | M ROWAN MEYER |
DRINKING IN CHURCH | KIERAN ANGELINI |
FAYE | MATT BOZIN |
GALVIN | MIKE KELLY |
GET LOST | DILLON MAGRANN-WELLS |
HOW TO KILL A BLACK DRAGON | BASIL F. QUILL |
IN THE LAKE OF FIRE | BLAKE ROBBINS |
INKED IN BLOOD | PAUL CORRICELLI |
INVISIBLE PRISONS | HOYT RICHARDS |
JAPANESE FOR BASEBALL | RAY KELLER |
M - DEMON KILLER | MARK WILLIAM HAMMOND |
MAGGIE'S WAGER | MARTHA PORTER FISZER |
MAXI'S GYM | JON E STRANGE |
MEDUSA JONES | BARBARA DAVIS |
NO ONE LIKES YOU | PABLO DIABLO |
OBLIGATE | ANN DWYER |
PABLO DIABLO | ALEX PARKER |
PATRIOTS AND TYRANTS: GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES | JACK GORMAN |
PEANUT BUTTER | JAMES ROHAN |
PRIVATE FLIGHT | ANTHONY NOTO |
QUEST FOR LIGHT - ADVENTURE OF THE MAGI | BYRON ANDERSON |
REWIND: THE BLOCKBUSTER INITIATIVE | JUSTIN BELLOW |
STILL PERFECT | MICHAEL ANDREW FITZER |
SWAN AND CROW: THE TULUM MACHINE | KATHERINE EYRES, VERA NEVERKEVICH |
THE 13TH BOY | STEPHEN FIFE |
THE APPLICANTS | JUSTIN BALLHEIM |
THE BEAR IN THE AIR | JACK VANDAGRIFF |
THE BIG D | MICHAEL WEINREB |
THE DEAD COLLECTOR | RAJIV KACHAPPILLY |
THE FREQUENCY CHECK | STEVE KALEFF |
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH | ROBERT F ROSSETTI |
THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF A BRITISH MILITARY SQUAD LEFT BEHIND AT DUNKIRK, AND THEIR JOURNEY ON A SHIP DESTINED FOR DISASTER AND SECRECY.... | RICHARD APLETREE |
THE KNOWLEDGE | ALEXANDER OSMAN |
THE LUCIDRINE EXPERIMENT | MARK SCHWAB |
THE MISSING LINK | OLIVER THOMAS |
THE ROSE AND THE LION | CHARLES J. MUSSER |
THE TRAVELER | DOMONIC PARIS |
THE WRAITH OF MRS. MCGUIRE | GEORGE PETERSEN |
TREASURE | STEPHANIE SANTOS & KENNETH IRBY |
TWISTED LADDER | GORDON WALKER |
TWO DAYS TWICE | CARISSA PRITCHARD |
WHATEVER AFTER | JOSH D COOTNER |
WHISKY AND WORDS | JACK GORMAN |
YANKEE DOODLE ZOMBIE | JOE DZIKIEWICZ |
TITLE | WRITER |
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"OPEN SEASON" | MITCH PARADISE |
#YOURCALL | SCOTT ALLEN |
7 ON 10 | SAMANTHA LAVIN |
A BOXED LIFE | FRANK MENDICINO |
A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENEMY | ERICK HUFF |
A FOUR-SIDED BED | ELIZABETH SEARLE |
A LIFE UNRAVELLED | PAUL CORRICELLI |
A MAN CALLED WHITE | RANDY HINES |
A SHOT AT FAITH | CARL LORD |
ACT OF LOVE | ELVIN BETANCOURT |
ALL BLOOD RUNS RED | DOUGLAS A. RAINE |
AS WE KNOW IT | PETER BESSON |
AUNT JEANNIE | DAVID GRAY |
BEYOND REVENGE | JULIANNE BIANCHI |
BLACK CAT | CHRIS PHILLIPS |
BORROWED TIME | JASON WALTER VAILE |
CHOKEPOINT | TAMRA TEIG |
CLUB ET | MARC ELLIS |
CONFESSIONS | STEPHEN HOOVER |
CONSPIRACY OF RAVENS | TERESA BARBER |
CRAWDADDIES | ANDREW HAROLD ZEOLI & CHRISTIAN WAGNER |
DARKNESS WITHIN | JUHANI NURMI |
DAVIDS | TOM DOWLER |
DEAD MAN'S GULCH | ROB REX |
DEADFALL | STEPHEN WALLENFELS |
DEARBORN | DANIEL DOUGHERTY |
DEATH BUS | JEFF GALANTE |
DEATHLESS | M ROWAN MEYER |
DESIGN | ADAM KING |
DON'T TELL, BABY | EDMUND PRESTON LOTTIMER |
DORSETT DREAMS | DAVID GRAY |
DOUBLEWIDE DREAMS | ROBBIE DAW |
DRINKING IN CHURCH | KIERAN ANGELINI |
EVERY TICKET TELLS A STORY | TAMARA STEREN |
FAYE | MATT BOZIN |
FEARTOWN | KIT LEONARD DENNIS |
FORCED JOURNEY | ROSEMARY ZIBART |
FREEDOM CODE: BASED ON A TRUE STORY FROM A BOOK BY DR. CLARICE BOSWELL: LIZZIE'S STORY: A SLAVE FAMILY'S JOURNEY TO FREEDOM, SCREENPLAY BY RICKI LINKSMAN | RICKI LINKSMAN |
GALVIN | MIKE KELLY |
GET LOST | DILLON MAGRANN-WELLS |
GREED | A. D. SMITH |
GREENWOOD | JODY HADLOCK & A.J. ORR |
HARDCASTLE | DONNA BRODSKY |
HELP UNWANTED | SKYE EMERSON |
HOW TO KILL A BLACK DRAGON | BASIL F. QUILL |
I'LL GIVE YOU MY HEART | TAMARA STEREN |
IAFRIKA | ED HUERY |
IN THE LAKE OF FIRE | BLAKE ROBBINS |
INKED IN BLOOD | PAUL CORRICELLI |
INVISIBLE PRISONS | HOYT RICHARDS |
IT CHOOSES YOU | JORDAN GALLAND |
JAPANESE FOR BASEBALL | RAY KELLER |
KICK | JEN BASHIAN |
KILLING SQUIRREL CREEK | ERIK HOWARD |
LAWLESS SEVEN | REUBEN BARON |
LET ME BREATHE | JOSHUA RAHYMES |
LIFE AND TIMES OF A RETIRED SUICIDE BOMBER | ROBERT THOMPSETT |
LOSING THE WONDER | MATTHEW WHEELER |
LOVE TAKES TIME | CARL LORD |
M - DEMON KILLER | MARK WILLIAM HAMMOND |
MAGGIE'S WAGER | MARTHA PORTER FISZER |
MAMA DUCK | DAVID GRAY |
MARICOPA | JORGE AVILA |
MAXI'S GYM | JON E STRANGE |
MEDUSA JONES | BARBARA DAVIS |
MEMORY BANK | MICHAEL RAYMOND |
MONTY'S MAYHEM | ANTHONY LEONE |
NO ONE LIKES YOU | PABLO DIABLO |
NOT HALF ANYTHING | DAVID GRAY |
NUGGETS | ERIC RUDNICK |
OBLIGATE | ANN DWYER |
ONE MORE, PLEASE | JAMES ROHAN |
PABLO DIABLO | ALEX PARKER |
PATRIOT/TRAITOR | ROBERT AUSTIN ROSSI |
PATRIOTS AND TYRANTS: GRAVEYARD OF EMPIRES | JACK GORMAN |
PEANUT BUTTER | JAMES ROHAN |
PRIVATE FLIGHT | ANTHONY NOTO |
QUEST FOR LIGHT - ADVENTURE OF THE MAGI | BYRON ANDERSON |
REWIND: THE BLOCKBUSTER INITIATIVE | JUSTIN BELLOW |
ROOFTOP | STEPHEN POLAKIEWICZ |
SADEGH | LOIS MEREDITH |
SIMPLE KIND OF MAN | EHREN PARKS |
SPARKS IN THE PARK | CHRIS LONDON |
SQUEAK | DANIEL DOUGHERTY |
STALAG DIXIE | LYNN MORRIS |
STARDRIVER | MICHAEL GREENE |
STILL PERFECT | MICHAEL ANDREW FITZER |
SUEZ RD. | STEPHEN M KIENZLE |
SUNDAY NIGHT | BRUNO GIL GONZALEZ |
SWAN AND CROW: THE TULUM MACHINE | KATHERINE EYRES, VERA NEVERKEVICH |
THE 13TH BOY | STEPHEN FIFE |
THE APPLICANTS | JUSTIN BALLHEIM |
THE ASTROLOGER | RAY KELLER |
THE BEAR IN THE AIR | JACK VANDAGRIFF |
THE BELL A.K.A. DIE GLOCKE | RAFAL ZLAK |
THE BELLS | CHARLIE BULLETA MAGDALENO |
THE BIG D | MICHAEL WEINREB |
THE DEAD COLLECTOR | RAJIV KACHAPPILLY |
THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY | MIKE KELLY |
THE FREQUENCY CHECK | STEVE KALEFF |
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF JIMMY LYNCH | ROBERT F ROSSETTI |
THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF A BRITISH MILITARY SQUAD LEFT BEHIND AT DUNKIRK, AND THEIR JOURNEY ON A SHIP DESTINED FOR DISASTER AND SECRECY.... | RICHARD APLETREE |
THE KEY TO CIRCUS-MOM HIGHWAY | ALLYSON RICE |
THE KNOWLEDGE | ALEXANDER OSMAN |
THE LIFE OF MINH TRAN | TRUNG VU |
THE LONG GAME | AMER NAZIR |
THE LUCIDRINE EXPERIMENT | MARK SCHWAB |
THE MISSING LINK | OLIVER THOMAS |
THE ROSE AND THE LION | CHARLES J. MUSSER |
THE SELFNAPPING OF MARLINE MAX | BENJAMIN ROTHROCK |
THE SILENT SPY SPEAKS OUT | LAWRENCE DAVIDSON |
THE TRANSLATOR | JOEL MITCHELL |
THE TRAVELER | DOMONIC PARIS |
THE UNASHAMED | GEORGE SAKERS |
THE WRAITH OF MRS. MCGUIRE | GEORGE PETERSEN |
THE ZOMBAYS | LANCE BARNETT |
THY CITY'S KEEPER | IAN JAMES ORTIZ |
TINGLE | BRAD C. HODSON, JOHN PETRIZZI |
TREASURE | STEPHANIE SANTOS & KENNETH IRBY |
TRUST LARRY | ERIK ARGENTI & THOMAS PRICE |
TWENTY LASHES | TIMOTHY DEE |
TWISTED LADDER | GORDON WALKER |
TWO DAYS TWICE | CARISSA PRITCHARD |
VANGUARD HOAGIES | CHARLIE STRONG |
VIOLENT GREEN | TONY GONZALEZ |
WARTIME REVELATIONS | CARLO BORDONE |
WE NEVER SLEEP | JAMES MORAN |
WHALE WATCHERS | SUZAN SATTERFIELD |
WHAT THE HELL | TOM HOGAN |
WHATEVER AFTER | JOSH D COOTNER |
WHERE THE WATERDOGS LAUGHED | ROBERT PULLMAN |
WHISKY AND WORDS | JACK GORMAN |
YANKEE DOODLE ZOMBIE | JOE DZIKIEWICZ |
Grand Prize Winner
The Grand Prize Winner will be flown to Hollywood and sent on private one-on-one meetings with mentors from Good Fear, Circle of Confusion, Verve, Wonderstreet Entertainment, TCA Mgmt, Cold Iron Productions, and Intrinsic Value!
In addition, Stage 32's executive team will send your screenplay title, logline, writer bio & script synopsis to over 500 development executives, producers, managers & agents who work with Stage 32. If an executive requests the script or a meeting, we will facilitate the delivery.
All Finalists
All Finalists will have their screenplay title, logline & writer bio sent to over 500 development executives, producers, managers & agents who work with Stage 32. If an executive requests the script or a meeting, we will facilitate!
Past look books have resulted in meetings with Good Fear Management, WME, Verve, Circle of Confusion, 3 Arts Entertainment, Management 360 and more!
Our past contest finalists have either been signed, optioned or had their projects put into development!
Hear from 2018's winner, Tom Batha on his incredible experience winning Stage 32's feature contest:
Here's an update from our 2018 winner Jonathan Jordan:
Tripper is a screenwriter who dabbles in tv and film, comedy and drama. His credits include STUBER for 20th Century Fox, I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS for Netflix, and two new shows for Quibi: DIE HART, an action-comedy starring Kevin Hart and John Travolta, as well as VARSITY BLUES, a modern day reimagining of the original movie. A graduate of Wake Forest undergrad and The University of Texas grad school, Tripper lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Maggie, and their daughters, Olive and Ruby.
Tracy Christian is a veteran talent agent with more than twenty years in the industry working in both the literary as well as talent space. She currently represents a list of talent that includes Jeremy Piven, Jason Mitchell, and Tisha Campbell. Past clients include Oscar winners Melissa Leo, Octavia Spencer, Mo’Nique, Emmy and Golden Globe winner Elizabeth Moss. Within the lit space she’s personally responsible for more than 1,000 hours of on air primetime programing.
In 2011, she opened TCA, a Los Angeles based boutique talent agency representing trained character actors, writers, and producers.
“Early on I remember discovering an agency called IFA. Just five agents representing a list of top tier talent. Until then I didn’t know that it could be done. I thought that as I grew my client’s careers that I’d have to move with them to larger agencies. So that’s why I created TCA. We’re doing something special at TCA; we’re repping talent that we’re insanely passionate about and keeping the list intentionally small so we can give the same attention as a manager with the aggressiveness, access, and deal making skills usually found at larger agencies.”
Tracy is a supporter of the American Cinematheque and is a board member of the Hollywood Central Park
Kyle Jensen an agent in the Motion Picture Literary department of Verve Talent & Literary Agency. Founded in 2010, Verve has established itself as a premiere literary agency. The company represents writers and directors in the film, television and digital space. The company's philosophy of “artist-first” representation delivers a more personal and hands-on experience.
Prior to Verve, Kyle was a Manager at Maker Studios, a division of the Walt Disney Company, where he led development and oversaw production and programming of multiple simultaneous digital media projects on varying distribution platforms. Created content and innovated multiplatform launch and marketing strategies for new programs based on audience data analysis and trend research. Facilitated cross-functional collaboration with sales, business affairs, and marketing to ensure necessary project support.
Rachel Crouch is the Director of Development at Cold Iron Pictures.
Cold Iron Pictures is a production/financing company that most recently produced BEING FRANK starring comedian Jim Gaffigan and Anna Gunn. Previously Cold Iron produced SWISS ARMY MAN starring Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano, as well as Marielle Heller’s directorial debut THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL starring Bel Powley, Kristen Wiig and Alexander Skarsgård, both of which premiered at Sundance.
Previously Cold Iron releases also include Joseph Cedar’s political drama Norman starring Richard Gere which was released by Sony Pictures Classic; DON'T THINK TWICE, and Lake Bell’s second film I DO...UNTIL I DON'T. They also produced the 2019 Sundance hit UNTITLED AMAZING JOHNATHAN DOCUMENTARY which premiered in the US Documentary Competition section and is available on Hulu.
Zach Cox is a literary manager at Circle of Confusion. Circle of Confusion is also currently producing the mega hit THE WALKING DEAD. Zach reps Richard Glatzer (QUINCEANERA, STILL ALICE with Julianne Moore), Brian Duffield (INSURGENT) and John Orloff (A MIGHTY HEART). Circle of Confusion is one of the leading management companies in Los Angeles.
Zach joined Circle of Confusion in 2006 and has worked as a manager since 2011. Zach responds to great character-driven stories regardless of genre and believes great storytelling is a gift that can be honed but not outright taught.
Andrew Wilson, a North Jersey native, is a successful producer and manager with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment business. As an industry veteran with several high-profile clients and projects, Andrew represents some of the most exciting writers and directors in the industry, and whose clients’ collective worldwide film grosses reach over a billion dollars. Wilson joined a few of his colleagues from Zero Gravity, who launched the new shingle Wonder Street Entertainment in 2019, where he continues his career in producing, negotiating, and executing major production and development deals for film, television, and digital content.
His recent projects include a film development deal with Paramount Studios and producer Frank Marshall on the legendary Shirley Jackson short story THE LOTTERY, which is slated for a 2024 production. Wilson is also an Executive Producer for the Spanish language Netflix heist thriller series BANDIDOS, currently filming in Mexico. Andrew’s prior experience includes his start at Evolution Entertainment, where he was instrumental in shepherding the ultra-successful horror franchise SAW, to the big screen. During his 11-year stint at Evolution, he helped to build the genre banner Twisted Pictures.
Other notable projects include developing and producing LOTTERY TICKET starring Ice Cube for Warner Brothers, and producing the microbudget documentary thriller DEVILS BACKBONE TEXAS for Fox Digital Studios.
Andrew currently splits his time between Los Angeles, California, and Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife and two sons. An avid runner, golfer, tattoo aficionado, and entertainment enthusiast, Andrew enjoys spending time in the low-country sampling local Southern cuisine and visiting the beach with his family.