Justine Wentzell, TV Development Executive

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Justine Wentzell is the former lead of the acquisitions and co-productions team at MarVista (A Deadly Adoption, Bitch, Most Likely to Die) Amanda Toney is the Managing Director of Stage 32, the world’s largest platform for connecting and educating film creatives and is also a working actor, producer and screenwriter. Full Bio »

Webinar Summary

Justine Wentzell, former lead of MarVista's Acquisitions & Co-Productions team, will discuss the current feature market, including alternative avenues like TV movies, plus a live Q&A!

What You'll Learn

Stage 32's Amanda Toney leads a 1 hour conversation with Justine Wentzell, former lead of MarVista's Acquisitions & Co-Productions team, discussing writing voice, cultural representation in writing, the new TV movie landscape, and much more before taking live questions from the Writers' Room members.

About Your Instructor

Justine Wentzell is the former lead of the acquisitions and co-productions team at MarVista (A Deadly Adoption, Bitch, Most Likely to Die)

Amanda Toney is the Managing Director of Stage 32, the world’s largest platform for connecting and educating film creatives and is also a working actor, producer and screenwriter.

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