The Screenwriting Expo

Companies Taking Pitches at the 2008 Golden Pitch Festival

Currently, 62 companies are available for a total of 168 AM or PM sessions

In Alphabetical Order

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6 17 Productions

Credits, Clients: Even Money, Buried Alive, The Living Hell, To Live and Die
Description/Type: Not Provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Thriller, Comedy, True Story, Action
Genres not desired: Horror
Budget range: $5 to $40 million
When this company will take pitches: Sunday PM

APA Agency

Credits, Clients: Clients Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton (Saw 4 5 6), Jake Wade Wall (When a Stranger Calls), Kara Holden (romcoms), Adrian Butchart (Goal), Russell Mulchally (dir. Resident Evil Extinction), New 90210 writers
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film, TV and web
Genres or types of productions sought: Seeking Comedy ONLY projects as this person works in the comedy specialty division of APA
Genres not desired: All non comedy material
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Atlas Entertainment 1

Credits, Clients: Get Smart, Batman Begins, Batman Dark Knight, Scooby Doo, Three Kings, Rollerball, 12 Monkeys (Formerly part of the company Mosiac)
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: All
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: $20 million to $200 million
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM Saturday AM Saturday PM

Atlas Entertainment 2

Credits, Clients: In 2009 The International. Previous credits at Mosiac films include The Bank Job, Get Smart, The Dark Knight, Live!, Scooby Doo, Three Kings, Twelve Monkeys, Angus
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: All
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: $10 million to $200 million
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Bad Robot

Credits, Clients: Star Trek (2009), Cloverfield and TV Projects include Alias, Lost, Fringe
Description/Type: This is J.J. Abram production company which produces film and TV projects
Studio deals: Paramount
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Seeking smart writing and intelligent ideas in all genres
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

Beacon Pictures

Credits, Clients: Firewall, Bring It On, Ladder 49, The Hurricane, The Guardian, Air Force One, The Commitments
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: High Concept Action, Drama, Sci Fi, Horror, Comedy, Thrillers and smartly written material and well thought out ideas in all other genres
Genres not desired: Romantic Comedies, Broad Based Family Films
Budget range: $20 million and above
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Big Pita lil Pita Productions

Credits, Clients: None provided
Description/Type: Brand new company from Grammy Award winning musician and actress Alicia Keys with a first look deal at Disney looking for Disney/family friendly scripts
Studio deals: Disney
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Seeking Disney and Family friendly scripts in all genres both live action and animated
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM Saturday AM

Brian Lutz Management

Credits, Clients: Jason Filardi (Bringing Down House, The Pacifier, Wild Hogs), John Glenn (Eagle Eye), Mark Perez (Accepted) and other list of other working writers
Description/Type: Management company representing tv and film writers and directors that is looking for talented new writers to represent
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Action, Thrillers, Comedies and smartly written material and intelligent ideas in all other genres
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Contrafilm

Credits, Clients: Choke, Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Guardian, Number 23, Journey to the Center of the Earth
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: New Line Cinema
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Intelligent Horror, Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction, Edgy R rated comedy and smart writing and intelligent ideas in all other genres
Genres not desired: Torture Horror, Political Thrillers
Budget range: $20 to $100 million
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Defiance Entertainment

Credits, Clients: Narc, The Devil and Daniel Webster
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Horror, Broad Comedy and smartly written and well conceived ideas in all other genres
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: $10 million and under and can consider some higher budgets
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM

Depth of Field

Credits, Clients: Nick and Noras Infinite Playlist, The Golden Compass, In Good Company, About a Boy, American Pie Cirque Du Freak (John C. Reilly spring 2009)
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Universal
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romantic Comedy and well written material and smartly conceived ideas in other genres as well
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM

Dreamworks Studios

Credits, Clients: Eagle Eye, Ghost Town, Tropic Thunder, Sweeney Todd, Transformers, Disturbia
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: This is a studio
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Smart character driven writing for thrillers, comedy, satire and all other genres. Open to intelligent horror.
Genres not desired: Slasher Horror
Budget range: any
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Elements Entertainment

Credits, Clients: The Air I Breathe, Fire Killers, Playing With Fire, Opposites Attract, Kickin It Old Skool, Van Wilder 3
Description/Type:
Studio deals:
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Romantic Comedies, Thrillers, Anything Ulta High Concept
Genres not desired: Broad Action, Farce Humor
Budget range: 5 to 30 million
When this company will take pitches: Sunday PM

Emergence Entertainment

Credits, Clients: Cruel World (2005 with Ed Norton, Jaime Presley), El Camino Del Diablo (2009 based on the Pulitzer Prize nominated novel adapted by Ron Nyswaner)
Description/Type: Former venture capitalist and securities trader, Mark Kratter, heads his own new company and is seeking smart content to produce using the funding available to him.
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Seeking smartly written scripts and intelligent ideas in all genres
Genres not desired: Animation or an ideas without a script written to back it up
Budget range: $3 million to $70 million
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM Saturday AM Saturday PM

Fidelis Entertainment, LLC

Credits, Clients: Six upcoming films slated to begin in early 2009
Description/Type: Six upcoming films slated to begin in early 2009
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Drama, comedies, love stories, adventure, suspense, science fiction
Genres not desired: Horror or R rated films of any kind
Budget range: $5-15 million
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM

Gary Sanchez Productions

Credits, Clients: Foot Fist Way, The Goods...The Don Ready Story (Spring 2009 comedy w/ Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, dir by Neil Brennan) also HBO Series East Bound and Down with Danny McBride and Ben Best writ by McBride and Jodi Hill
Description/Type: This is actor/producer Will Ferrell and director/producer Adam McKays production company
Studio deals: Paramount
Formats sought: Film, TV and web
Genres or types of productions sought: Seeking all forms of comedy and open to smartly written material and intelligent ideas in all other genres. Open to ideas for their affiliated company www.Funnyordie.com
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

Generate Management 1

Generate Management 2

Credits, Clients: Comedy management company which reps actor/writers including Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show) and Patton Oswalt (Ratatouille) and writer/directors like Adam Rifkin (Mousehunt). See generatemanagement.com
Description/Type: Comedy mgt and production co., reps actor/writers ranging from Wyatt Cenac (The Daily Show) and Patton Oswalt (Rattatouille) to writer/directors like Adam Rifkin (Mousehunt). Production co for Chocolate News
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film, TV and New Media
Genres or types of productions sought: Comedy Only. Any type of comedy or broad or Rated R/Edgy
Genres not desired: Only seeks comedy pitches. No other genres
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Gold Circle Films

Credits, Clients: My Big Fat Greek Wedding, White Noise, Slither, Because I Said So. Upcoming Town Creek dir by Joel Schumacher), Haunting in Connecticut (Virginia Madsen), Chilled In Miami (Renee Zellweger), The 4th Kind (Milla Jovovich), more.
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Universal Studios, Rogue, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, New Line Cinema, Lions Gate
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Smart, non blood bath, character driven Thrillers and Horrors
Genres not desired: Action Comedies, Horror Comedies, Broad Comedies, Slasher films, Fantasy
Budget range: Medium to High
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Gunn Films

Credits, Clients: Freaky Friday, Sky High, College Road Trip, Bedtime Stories (with Adam Sandler Christmas 2008) and Race To Witch Mountain (Spring 2009, sequel to Disney Classic)
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Disney
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Family oriented films that appeal to both kids and adults. Very interested in family films with good adult leads. Also open to smartly written material and intelligent ideas that are broad based in all genres.
Genres not desired: Adult oriented content, anything that would get an R rating
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

Intuition Productions

Credits, Clients: Passengers (staring Anne Hathaway) Stepford Wives
Description/Type: Former studio executive Keri Seligs production company which specializes in film and television
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Open to smartly written material and intelligent ideas in all genres
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM

Jerry Weintraub Productions

Credits, Clients: Oceans Eleven, Oceans Twelve and Oceans Thirteen, Nancy Drew, Soldier, Diner
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Warner Brothers
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Smartly written material and intelligent ideas in all genres
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: Above $10 million
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Lawrence Bender Productions

Credits, Clients: An Inconvenient Truth, Good Will Hunting, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Roswell (TV), Legend of Earthsea (TV)
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Overture Films first look deal for film
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Only prefers Supernatural Thriller, Contained Thriller, Oscar caliber quality Picture, Comedy
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: Under $30 million
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

Legendary Pictures

Credits, Clients: Watchmen, The Dark Knight, Superman Returns, 300, Batman Begins, We Are Marshall
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Warner Brothers
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Smartly written material and intelligent ideas in all genres
Genres not desired: Musicals
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Lin Pictures

Credits, Clients: 5 films in 2009 include Terminator 4, Sherlock Holmes (Guy Richie), This Side of the Truth (writ/dir debut for Ricky Gervais), The Box (writ/dir by Richard Kelly) and Shorts (writ/dir by Robert Rodriguez)
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Warner Brothers
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Big event films, Tentpoles, Sci Fi, Action, Comedy and well written material and intelligent ideas that would play to large audiences
Genres not desired: Small independent fare, Musicals, Horror
Budget range: High end budget range
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Lionsgate 1

Credits, Clients: W., The Forbidden Kingdom, Crash, Saw (entire series), 310 to Yuma, Hostel, Akeelah and The Bee, Good Luck Chuck, Tyler Perrys The Family That Preys
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: This is a studio
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Comedy (Regular and Hard R), Action, Horror, Thriller
Genres not desired: Political, Romantic Comedy, Dramas
Budget range: $15 to $50 million
When this company will take pitches: Saturday PM

Lionsgate 2

Mace Neufeld Productions

Credits, Clients: Gods and Generals, The Sum of All Fears, Clear and Present Danger, Patriot Games, The Generals Daughter, The Omen
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Action, Thriller, Horror and well written scripts and smartly conceived ideas in all other genres
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Mad Chance Productions

Credits, Clients: Get Smart, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Cats and Dogs, Death To Smoochy, Space Cowboys, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Astronauts Wife
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Warner Brothers
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Looking for well written material and intelligent ideas in all genres with a broad appeal.
Genres not desired: Horror
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Mark Gordon Company

Credits, Clients: The Painted Veil, The Day After Tomorrow, The Hoax, Broken Arrow
Description/Type: Not Provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Tentpole, blockbuster studio films that are big weekend openers and appeal to male, female, young, and old audiences. All genres. Smartly written broad material and well thought out ideas.
Genres not desired: n/a
Budget range: $20 million and above
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Melee Entertainment

Credits, Clients: Friday, You Got Served, Furnace, Next Day Air
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: High concept thrillers, family urban comedies and dramas, Tentpole Sci Fi, Tentpole Action, Social Awareness, Conspiracy
Genres not desired: Horror, Period pieces, Westerns
Budget range: $5 to $10 Million
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

Middle Child Productions

Credits, Clients: The Legend of Bloody Jack
Description/Type: Formed by multiple Emmy nominees, Middle Child Productions seeks genre films that evoke the feelings of wonder we all had watching movies when we were growing up.
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Family, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Kids
Genres not desired: Horror
Budget range: Under $10 million
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM

Miramax

Credits, Clients: No Country For Old Men, Blindness, The Queen, Tsotsi, Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare In Love, Good Will Hunting, Reservior Dogs, Life Is Beautiful, Gangs of New York
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: This is a studio that is a specialty film label within the Walt Disney Company which releases 8 to 10 films a year
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Smart character driven writing for Thrillers, Comedy, Satire and all other genres. Open to Intelligent Horror.
Genres not desired: Slasher Horror, Broad Comedy
Budget range: $20 million and under
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Misher Films

Credits, Clients: The Interpreter, The Rundown, Public Enemy (Upcoming 2009 film with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale), Case 39 (Upcoming 2009 film with Renee Zelwigger)
Description/Type: Former President of Universal Pictures, Kevin Mishers company.
Studio deals: Paramount
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Looking for well written scripts and intelligent in all genres.
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: $20 million and above
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM Sunday PM

Morgan Creek Productions

Credits, Clients: The Good Shepherd, Sydney White, Ace Ventura (entire series), Dead Ringers, Last of the Mohicans
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Universal
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Seeking well written material and intelligent ideas in all genres
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: $15 to $70 Million
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Mutual Film Company

Credits, Clients: The Hoax, Saving Private Ryan, Tomb Raider 1 and 2, The Patriot, Man on the Moon
Description/Type:
Studio deals:
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Thriller, Drama, Political/Comedy
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: $5 to $50 mil
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Nickelodeon

Credits, Clients: I Carly, True Jackson VP (Premieres November 7th 2008), Jake and Josh
Description/Type: This is the live action division of the Nickelodeon Television Network is also open to movie of the week material that would on TV
Studio deals: This is a network and studio
Formats sought: TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Family oriented material that would skew well the Nickelodeon demographic (boys and girls, 8 to 12 years old) in all genres. Seeks live action material but can hear pitches for animated or features that would work for TV
Genres not desired: Anything not suitable for children or R-rated
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Overture Films

Credits, Clients: The Visitor, Traitor, Righteous Kill, Last Chance Harvey, Henry Poole Is Here, Nothing Like The Holidays
Description/Type: Not Provided
Studio deals: This is a Studio
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Seeking well written material and intelligent ideas in all genres that are character driven and story driven
Genres not desired: big budget tentpoles
Budget range: under $30 million
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

PCH Films

Credits, Clients: Walk the Line, Groundhog Day, Bedazzled, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Comedy, Action, Thrillers, biopics and open to smartly written material and intelligent ideas in other genres
Genres not desired: Slasher movies, Indie Dramas
Budget range: all
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

Paramount Vantage

Credits, Clients: There Will Be Blood, Babel, The Foot Fist Way, The Duchess, Son of Rambow, Defiance, Revolutionary Road
Description/Type: This is the independent film distribution arm at Paramount
Studio deals: Paramount
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Horror, Urban, Art House, Hard R Comedy
Genres not desired: Action, Four Quadrant (ie. Expensive), Romantic Comedy
Budget range: $10 to $25 million
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Plan B Entertainment

Credits, Clients: A Mighty Heart, The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Year of the Dog, Running with Scissors, The Departed, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Troy
Description/Type: This is actor/producer Brad Pitts production company
Studio deals: Paramount
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Seeking smartly written material and intelligent ideas in an array of genres
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Rat Entertainment

Credits, Clients: Rush Hour 3, Code Name The Cleaner, Running Scared, After the Sunset, Prison Break (tv), Womens Murder Club (tv)
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Paramount
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Comedies, Action, Drama and open to other genres
Genres not desired: Musicals
Budget range: $70 million and above
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM Saturday AM Saturday PM

Raygun Productions

Credits, Clients: This is the production arm of Newmarket Films (a studio/distributor) Credits include The Prestige, Memento, Donnie Darko, The Mexican, The Return, The Amateurs (Jeff Bridges, November 2007), Hamlet 2
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Newmarket Films and other studios
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Searching for well written material in all genres
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: $20 million and above
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

Rip Cord Productions

Credits, Clients: Year of the Dog
Description/Type: Production company for screenwriter Mike White whose credits include School of Rock, Nacho Libre, Chuck and Buck, The Good Girl, Orange County. And the upcoming Gentleman Broncos (from the Napoleon Dynamite team). Companys first produced credit is Year o
Studio deals: Paramount
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Comedy and drama preferred, comedic action or comedic thriller also encouraged open to all else
Genres not desired: Science Fiction, Horror, Action, Western, Musical
Budget range: $5 to $25 million
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM

Sandbar Pictures

Credits, Clients: Sex and Death 101 (2008, written and directed by Dan Waters of Heathers fame) and Wiz Kids (Documentary)
Description/Type: Brand new company looking for strong screenplays.
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Edgy and sexy character driven and open to strong material and intelligent ideas in all genres.
Genres not desired: Horror, Animation, Action
Budget range: $5 to $15 million
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

Simon West Productions

Credits, Clients: Black Hawk Down, Tomb Raider, The Generals Daughter, Con Air, Keen Eddie (Bravo) and upcoming XO6 (sci fi thriller), Salvador Dali biopic (in development).
Description/Type: This is the production company for director and producer Simon West. Looking for properties both for Simon to direct and/or produce.
Studio deals: CBS, Paramount
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Science Fiction, Intelligent Horror and smartly written material and intelligent ideas in all other genres
Genres not desired: Comedy
Budget range: $25 to $100 million
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Sobini Films

Credits, Clients: Peaceful Warrior, The Prince and Me, An American Girl Project (HBO 2009), Burning Bright (Lionsgate 2009), Gardens of the Night (John Malkovich November 2008)
Description/Type: This is Mark Amins company the former owner of Tri Mark Pictures who is also actively vice chairman of Lionsgate
Studio deals: Lionsgate
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: High Concept Action, Thrillers and Comedies and smartly written material and intelligent ideas n all other genres
Genres not desired: Horror, Urban
Budget range: $15 million and above
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Solaris

Credits, Clients: Pride and Glory (2008 Ed Norton, Colin Farrell), Miracle, Tumbleweeds
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Drama, Thriller, Smart Comedies, Character driven scripts in all genres accepted for both film and TV
Genres not desired: Horror, Big Action, CGI, Reality TV
Budget range: $10 to $50 million
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

Stars Road Entertainment

Credits, Clients: This new company has many active development projects and is looking to expand their slate. Their first film, Armored starring Matt Dillon and Laurence Fishburne will be released in 2009 by Sony Screen Gems.
Description/Type: This production company is a joint partnership between former CAA agent Joshua Donen and director/producer/screenwriter Sam Raimi (Spider Man)
Studio deals: Sony
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Looking for well written material and intelligent ideas in all genres.
Genres not desired: Horror
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

Strike Entertainment 1

Credits, Clients: Children of Men, Dawn of the Dead, Lets Go To Prison, Slither, The Rundown
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Universal
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Looking for smart stories in all genres that havent been seen before, including but not limited to the following genres Comedy, Dramatic Action, Dramatic Thriller, Horror
Genres not desired: Small character dramas
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

Strike Entertainment 2

Suntaur Entertainment

Credits, Clients: In Too Deep, Skills Like This (2007 Audience Award Winner South By Southwest Film Festival), Looking For Sunday (indie film). Next film produced will be Cadillac Records with Matt Dillon, Jeffrey Wright and Beyonce.
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Overall deal with Paramount based production company
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: All genres, with a focus on comedy and romantic comedy
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: Under $5 million will be internally funded or under $50 million for studio styled pieces. Both are acceptable
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM

Tapestry Films

Credits, Clients: Wedding Crashers, Van Wilder Movies, The Comebacks, Employee of the Month, Point Break
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: 20th Century Fox
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Comedy, Action and well written material and intelligent ideas in all other genres
Genres not desired: Western
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

The Donners Company

Credits, Clients: Superman, Lethal Weapon (franchise), XMen (franchise), Speed Racer, Secret Life of Bees, Constantine, 16 Blocks, Shes The Man
Description/Type: Director Richard Donner and producer Lauren Shuler Donners production company
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Action, Comedy, Thriller, Horror and open to all other genres
Genres not desired: Period Pieces
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

The Film Department

Credits, Clients: The Rebound (starring Catherine Zeta Jones in post production now), Prepping to shoot Law Abiding Citizen
Description/Type: Production/Financing company founded by Mark Gill (previous Miramax and Warner Brothers Independent Executive) and Neil Sacker (from The Yari Group) currently looking for smartly written scripts to develop, produce and fully finance.
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Action, Thriller, Drama, Romantic Comedy, Psychological Horror
Genres not desired: Teen comedy, Animation, Sports Comedy, Science Fiction, Urban
Budget range: $10 to $45 million
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

The Gersh Agency A

Credits, Clients: Kurt Johnstad (co wrote 300), Jeffrey Nachmanoff (writ/dir Traitor and cowrote Day After Tomorrow), Hammer and Tongs (writ/dirs of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), Richard Shepard (dir of The Matador, Ugly Betty)
Description/Type: This is a fantastic Hollywood agency that has a great roster of writers, directors and actors that it represents
Studio deals:
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Action, Romantic Comedy, Broad Comedy and open to smartly written material and intelligent ideas in all other genres
Genres not desired: Musical, Urban
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

The Gersh Agency B

The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness

Credits, Clients: Michael Bay and Scott Gardenhour company whose credits include Transformers, Jumper, Armageddon, Coyote Ugly, Pearl Harbor
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Well written material and smartly conceived ideas in all genres
Genres not desired: Horror, Romantic Comedies
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Thunder Road Pictures

Credits, Clients: Brooklyns Finest (2009), We Are Marshall, Firewall, Lost Boys 2
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Warner Brothers and WB TV
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Action, Thriller, Political Thriller, Drama
Genres not desired: Romantic Comedies
Budget range: All
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Trigger Street Productions

Credits, Clients: 21, Recount, Fanboys, Beyond The Sea, Minis First Time, The United States of Leland
Description/Type: Not Provided
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Smartly written material and intelligent ideas in all genres.
Genres not desired: Acting vehicles for Kevin Spacey
Budget range: $15 million to $200 million
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday PM

Trilogy Entertainment

Credits, Clients: Just Buried (2008 release which debuted at Toronto Film Festival 2007), Backdraft, Dangerous Lives of Alter Boys and TV shows like the new Outer Limits and the new Twilight Zone
Description/Type: This is screenwriter Penn Densham and John Watson’s production company (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Action, PG 13 Horror, PG 13 Thriller and seeking well written material and intelligent ideas in all other genres
Genres not desired: Urban, Musical
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Saturday PM

Village Roadshow Pictures Entertainment

Credits, Clients: Get Smart, I Am Legend, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Oceans Twelve (full series), Mystic River, The Matrix (full series), Happy Feet (animated)
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Warner Brothers
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Science Fiction, Horror, Action, Tent Pole, Event Movies. Looking for a new voice from an original writer
Genres not desired: Sports, Urban, High School Comedy
Budget range: $20 million and above
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

Walden Media

Credits, Clients: The Chronicles of Narnia, Ray, Bridge to Terebitha, The Water Horse
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: Fox
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Family and Adult Adventure, Fantastical, Inspirational or Sports Oriented and smart writing and intelligent concepts in all other genres
Genres not desired: No R Rated Material or Horror
Budget range: All
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM

Warner Brothers Motion Pictures

Credits, Clients: The Dark Knight, Harry Potter (entire series), Get Smart, Matrix Trilogy, I am Legend, Terminator Salvation (upcoming 2009)
Description/Type: Not provided
Studio deals: This is a studio
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Tentpole, Blockbuster styled studio films that are big weekend openers and appeal to a 4 quadrant audience (young/old/male/female). Warner Bros seeks smartly written broad material and intelligent ideas in all genres.
Genres not desired: not applicable or not stated
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Saturday AM Saturday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM

William Morris Agency 1

Credits, Clients: Quentin Tarantino, JJ Abrams, Matt Parker, Trey Stone, Alexander Payne, Stephen Gaghan, Josh Olson, Chris and Paul Weitz, Wachowski Brothers
Description/Type: Hollywood’s oldest agency has a great roster of writers, directors and actors it represents
Studio deals: n/a
Formats sought: Film
Genres or types of productions sought: Open to smartly written material and intelligent ideas in all genres
Genres not desired: n/a
Budget range: not applicable or not stated
When this company will take pitches: Sunday AM Sunday PM

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William Morris Agency 3

Yari Film Group

Credits, Clients: Crash, The Illusionist, The Hoax, Haven, First Snow, Matador, Dave Chapelles Block Party. 2009 Nothing But The Truth, What Doesnt Kill You, The Maiden Heist (Morgan Freeman, Bill Macy, Christopher Walken), more.
Description/Type:
Studio deals: This is a self financed independent distributor and production company
Formats sought: Film and TV
Genres or types of productions sought: Romantic Comedies, Contained Thrillers and seeking well written material and intelligent ideas in all other genres
Genres not desired: Big blockbuster, Big Budget Action, Broad Generic Comedies
Budget range: $10 to $20 million
When this company will take pitches: Friday PM Sunday AM Sunday PM