Deborah Levine's Lounge Discussions

Deborah Levine
To Pitch or Not to Pitch

I've written a TV pilot script that's a Winner in 27 film festivals and created a pitch deck for its 6-part series. Friends tell me that producers will find me and I don't need to pitch the script. No ones found me yet and I'm wondering - is that true?

Martin Reese

I think you should pitch. You gotta to all you can to get yourself out there.

Deborah Levine

Thank you Niki H for your common sense advice. I'm about to do a radio interview about my children's audio book that I'm turning into videos. I didn't think it had any connection, but maybe it can hel...

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GiGi Raines

You have to go to producers, build your momentum, get people talking about your work.

Ewan Dunbar

You need to be your project’s biggest advocate. As nice as it would be to rest on the festival laurels it’s just the beginning of the hard work. Festival accolades are a nice addition to your pitch.

Richard Wilkinson

When I'm optioned, I'll tell ya! hehe. I think the only way "build it and they will come" works is if you've one a contest.

Deborah Levine
Screenwriter, documentary creator

My name is Deborah. I'm an award-winning author of 15 books, Founder/Editor of the American Diversity Report and a Forbes Magazine Diversity and Inclusion Trailblazer. Recently, I've written a TV pilot script, The Liberator's Daughter, for a 6-part series that is a Winner in 27 film festivals. I als...

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Nick Waters

Welcome to Stage 32!

Niki H

Hi Deborah, thanks for being part of the community! Check out our education section, we have some good webinars on writing, creating and producing TV Pilots. https://www.stage32.com/webinars We have a...

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Sam Sokolow

Hi Deborah - I am such a huge fan of historical drama. The story you've written sounds fascinating.

I’m the Director of Education here at Stage 32. If I can ever recommend any of our education for you...

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Emily J

Thanks for sharing Deborah Levine! You have a ton of great knowledge. Have you ever thought about writing blog posts? I bet the community would greatly value your knowledge :)...

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Ashley Renee Smith

Welcome to the Stage 32 community, Deborah Levine! A great way to start here at Stage 32 is by checking out the Authoring and Screenwriting Lounges where you can join discussions, pose questions that...

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