Success Stories

Here are just some success stories of our winners:

Micki Pagano and Tony Parente have garnered representation with Alexia Melocchi of Little Studio Films Management as a result of their Script Savvy win for the screenplay Dream.
You can find out more about Micki and Tony's other ventures here. Congratulations, guys!

Two time Script Savvy winner R. Scott Shields has been hired to write a sci-fi adventure for Hydraulx Entertainment (SKYLINE).  The deal was announced in Variety's 2/16/11 issue.  Scott is represented by Brent Travers of Ascend Entertainment and attorney Shep Rosenman of Katz Golden Rosenman.

Two-time Script Savvy winner Irin Evers has optioned his urban feature screenplay "Every time I go to Staten Island something bad happens..." to ChipAway Productions with Don Cato ("Be My Oswald") to direct. Production is planned for March 2011.

To find out more about Irin, visit Neurotic Boy Productions.

Script Savvy winner Kelly Parks is developing "Universal Dead" for Paramount Pictures distribution. Mr. Parks is writer and producer on the film.

Our May 2009 winner Kiss Me Lucky garnered nearly 30 script requests for author Sheri Davenport, which ultimately lead to an option agreement with Smash Media Films. Congratulations, Sheri!

Congratulations to Alan Cockrill and Stephen Lincoln. Director/producer Thomas Anthony Taddeo with NystreeFilms read the first 20 pages of their Script Savvy winning screenplay "The Mind of a Political Assassin" and signed them to write an as-of-yet untitled con artist thriller.

January 2009 contest winner Kelly Parks has optioned his screenplay "Drawing Dead" with Magic Factory Productions. 

We're also happy to announce that Marjory Kaptanoglu has landed a writing assignment with our sponsor SolPictures, based on the strength of her October 2008 winning screenplay "Direct Descent".

Zack Van Eyck, an honorable mention winner in the June 2008 Script Savvy contest, recently optioned his screenplay "Alley Cats" to Bad Turtle Productions. This is the fourth option for Van Eyck, whose first movie, "Jupiter Landing" is available for rental via Netflix. He currently has 5 scripts in development or pre-production.

Congratulations to these authors!