Pitch Sessions
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happy to accommodate you. Simply, when you register, select
the same producer as many times as you wish a pitch session with them.
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The Producers
Kat Blasband
TAPESTRY FILMS
, Director of Development
While still attending Northwestern University, Kat Blasband started her career as an intern at the William Morris Agency. After graduation, she worked at the management firms MBST Entertainment and Thruline Entertainment and joined Tapestry Films in 2005 just prior to the release of their juggernaut Wedding Crashers.
Tapestry Films is a 20-year-old production company run by Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy and Andrew Panay, known for being on the forefront of comedy. Films include Wedding Crashers, Wedding Planner, Van Wilder, Serendipity, Shes All That, The Comebacks, Employee of the Month, Pay It Forward and Point Break.
Along with major motion pictures, Tapestry Films has produced fifteen award-winning childrens videos starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
Tapestry just finished filming the Disney film Old Dogs starring John Travolta and Robin Williams with Matt Dillon, Kelly Preston, Justin Long, Seth Green, Bernie Mac and Rita Wilson, which is set to release in April 2009. They have a first-look deal with 20th Century Fox.
For more information, go to Tapestry Films on IMDb.
Pitching Tips:
Kat is looking for high concept comedies that are grounded in reality, primarily in the $10m to $60m budget range, as well as family and teen comedies in the $3m to $5m budget range.
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Tom Drumm
THE SAFRAN COMPANY
, Manager/Creative Executive
Tom started his career in Hollywood in the Brillstein-Grey mailroom after doing two summer internships at MTV Series Development and Conundrum Entertainment (Farrelly Bros. company). He served as President Peter Safrans assistant for three years before being promoted to manager.
In January 2006 Tom broke off with Peter Safran to start the new management/production company The Safran Company which represents and has a first look feature producing deal with Gold Circle Films (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, White Noise, Because I Said So). Tom & Peter's client list includes actors such as Sean Diddy Combs, Djimon Hounsou, Nia Vardalos, Nick Frost, Ivana Baquero, Paul Reiser and David Hyde Pierce.
On the lit side they have James Gunn, Jeff Lowell, Luis Berdejo, Aaron Seltzer & Jason Friedberg.
Their feature credits include Meet the Spartans, Scary Movie, Over Her Dead Body, Connie & Carla, and they just wrapped the Renee Zellweger romantic comedy Chilled in Miami.
Pitching Tips:
Pitching Tips:
Budget range $10-$30 for Gold Circle but we are looking for tent poles ($100 mil) to produce at New Regency where we did Meet the Spartans.
Genres of interest:
High Concept Comedy
High Concept Horror
Supernatural Thrillers
Family Comedy
Unwanted genres:
Spoof Movies (cant hear any spoof pitches or ideas)
Sports Movies
Period pieces
Art House
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Mike Esola
WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY
, Motion Picture Literary Agent
Founded in 1898, the William Morris Agency (WMA) is the largest and most diversified talent and literary agency in the world, with principal offices in New York, Beverly Hills, Nashville, London, Miami Beach and Shanghai.
Mike Esola who literally started in the WMA mailroom and worked his way up, is an agent representing both writers and directors in Beverly Hills. Before coming to the WMA, Mike interned at several production companies including Outlaw Productions, served as a P.A. on the Warner's lot, and interned for Wendi Niad at Niad Management.
On the writer side, Mike represents an eclectic mix of talent that crosses genres including Hank Nelken who wrote Jon Heder and Diane Keaton's movie Mama's Boy; Noah Lukeman who wrote Brothers in Arms for The Film Department and; Duncan Brantley, writer of George Clooney and Rene Zellwegger's movie Leatherheads; Brad Ingelsby who wrote The Low Dweller starring Leo Dicaprio with Ridley Scott directing; Mindy Kaling star and writer for NBC's The Office, and Craig Hoetger who wrote David O'Russell's next movie for New Regency.
Connecting with Mike Esola could be an extraordinary opportunity for those interested in finding an agent. If your material is great you always have a chance.
Pitching Tips:
In particular, Mike is looking for universal concept comedies, action, action-comedies, and tentpoles.
NOT thrillers, NOT period pieces, and NOT drama.
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Andy Fraser
MORGAN CREEK PRODUCTIONS
, Vice President
As Vice President of Physical and Post Production for Morgan Creek, Andy Fraser is responsible for overseeing their feature films from their earliest stages through delivery. His credits include such films as The Good Shepherd, Man of the Year, Two for the Money and Georgia Rule. Andy has worked with such directors as Robert Altman, Alan Rudolph, Barry Levinson, and Garry Marshall in their film endeavors and also has extensive experience in scripted television series.
For more information go to Morgan Creek Productions on IMDb.
Pitching Tips:
Morgan Creek is open to all genres EXCEPT space epics and westerns.
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Michael Glassman
OUTLAW PRODUCTIONS
, VP Production and Development
Michael Glassman began his career in the Talent Department of the Endeavor Agency. He joined Outlaw Productions in 2002, eventually running development for producer Bobby Newmyer. Outlaw has produced 25 films, including Sex, Lies and Videotape, which won the Palm dOr at the Cannes Film Festival, Training Day, for which Denzel Washington won the Academy Award, and the Disney franchise The Santa Clause I, II, and III, starring Tim Allen. He co-produced the independent film Phat Girlz, starring MoNique, which was acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures and was released in April of 2006.
Michael now runs Outlaw Productions for producer Deb Newmyer, who assumed control of the company after the death of her husband in December of 2005. Outlaw recently signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Pitching Tips:
Outlaw Productions is looking for studio films from a variety of genres, including broad and romantic comedies, family films, dramas, historical films, and thrillers.
They are not looking for action or horror films.
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Martin Guigui
SUNSET PICTURES
, CEO/President
Martin Guigui is CEO and president of Sunset Pictures and Sunset Artists Music Publishing, and Old School Records, a music label. Born in Buenos Aires Argentina, son of Symphony Orchestra Conductor Efrain Guigui, Martin grew up in New York, Puerto Rico and Vermont. He worked the New York stand-up comedy circuit, wrote for Saturday Night Live, and was an editor/sound engineer at ABC News. Martin received numerous Billboard Awards, ASCAP Performance Awards and a Caesar Award for his contribution as a Hispanic to the arts in America. Martin is a member of The Directors Guild of America and won a Best Director award for Swing (Jacqueline Bisset, Jonathan Winters, and Tom Skerrit) at the Latin USA Film Festival in New York.
Some of his other credits include writing and directing My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception (Dom DeLuise and Debbie Gibson), and directing Changing Hearts (Faye Dunaway, Tom Skerritt, Lauren Holly). He also wrote and directed National Lampoon's Cattle Call, to be released this spring, and most recently completed Benny Bliss and the Disciples of Greatness for which he also composed the soundtrack.
Martin is currently in production on "Sweetwater," a film about the first African American signed to an NBA contract, with producer Michel Shane (Catch Me If You Can, I Robot). Martin Guigui's website is sunsetpictures.net
Pitching Tips:
Sunset is open to ALL genres and gravitates towards originality and unique stories. Love comedy!
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Jake Kurily
MOSAIC MEDIA GROUP
, Creative Executive
Prior to working at Mosaic, Jake Kurily was the Story Editor at Echo Lake Productions. He is now the Creative Executive at Mosaic Media Group.
Among others, Mosaic has produced Batman Begins (Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Katie Holmes), Semi-Pro (Will Ferrel and Woody Harrelson), The Bank Job (Jason Statham), and the upcoming films "Get Smart" (Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, and Dwayne Johnson), "The International" (Clive Owen and Naomi Watts), and "The Dark Knight" (Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Heath Ledger). Other feature projects in Mosaic's enormous development slate include Sonys blockbuster video game "God Of War" and the graphic novel "The Flash."
For more, you can go to Mosaic Media Group on IMDb.
Pitching Tips:
Genres of interest:
We are mostly looking for tentpole films; films that have a big concept or hook. Movies that would have broad commercial appeal. We are interested in any and every genre.
Genres of NO interest:
We are not interested in
low-budget films, small concept films, or small movies with limited and/or no set pieces.
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Angel Lopez
PARTICIPANT MEDIA
, Creative Executive
Angel Lopez joined Participant Media in 2007 and was quickly promoted to Creative Executive. Prior to that, Angel spent three years at Focus Features, which included one year as the assistant to the Executive Vice President of Production. He also spent two years as the Marketing Coordinator for Brokeback Mountain, The Constant Gardner, Pride & Prejudice, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Participant Media believes that a good story well told can truly make a difference in how one sees the world. Whether it is a feature film, documentary or other form of media, Participant exists to tell compelling, entertaining stories that also create awareness of the real issues that shape our lives. Past films have included Syriana, Good Night and Good Luck, An Inconvenient Truth, The Kite Runner, and Charlie Wilson's War. Upcoming is The Visitor, Tom McCarthys first film since The Station Agent.
For more information you can go to Participantmedia.com
Pitching Tips:
Participant Media is open to all genres.
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DanTram Nguyen
DONNERS' COMPANY
, Creative Executive
DanTram Nguyen is the Creative Executive at The Donners Company, run by esteemed producer Lauren Shuler Donner and legendary director Richard Donner.
Richard's credits include: 16 Blocks, the Lethal Weapon series, Superman, the Goonies, Conspiracy Theory, Maverick, Radio Flyer, Scrooged.
Laurens credits include: X-Men 1-3, She's The Man, Constantine, Any Given Sunday, You've Got Mail. We are currently in production or post-production on "Hotel For Dogs" (Dreamworks), "Wolverine" (Fox), "The Secret Life of Bees" (Fox 2000) and "Cirque Du Freak" (Universal).
Pitching Tips:
We are looking to develop high-concept and character driven action, thriller, horror and comedies.
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David O'Leary
VALHALLA MOTION PICTURES
, Creative Executive
David O'Leary is the Director of Development for Valhalla Motion Pictures. He began his career as an intern at Village Roadshow Pictures and then a trainee at the management/production company Industry Entertainment, where he worked his way onto a development desk assisting the VP of Development. He then held assistantships for studio executives working at Warner Bros. Pictures and then Rogue Pictures (the genre label of Universal Pictures) before becoming a Creative Executive at Kopelson Entertainment, and subsequently to Valhalla.
Valhalla Motion Pictures is a feature film and television production company run by the esteemed producer Gale Anne Hurd who has a long list of producer credits, including The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, Terminator 2, Raising Cain, The Ghost and The Darkness, Dante's Peak, Armageddon, Dead Man on Campus, Dick, Clockstoppers, Terminator 3, The Hulk, Aeon Flux, The Punisher, and Universal's up-coming The Incredible Hulk and Lionsgates up-coming PUNISHER: WAR ZONE.
Pitching Tips:
Valhalla considers material in all genres so long as its original, compelling, and commercial.
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Thadd Turner
TALMARC PRODUCTIONS, LLC
, Writer/Producer/Director Co-Founder
Thadd Turner founded Talmarc Productions in 2004 and will direct "The Hard Ride" with Val
Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Wes Studi, and Ryan Merriman to shoot in Santa Fe fall 2008. Thadd
wrote and produced the Spur Award winning family Western Miracle at Sage Creek released
through Universal Entertainment and Starz-Encore, featuring David Carradine, Wes Studi, and
Michael Parks; was executive producer on Truce, winner of the 2007 Western Heritage Award;
and produced the horror feature 7 Mummies.
Published non-fiction author ("Wild Bill Hickok:
Deadwood City - End of Trail"), Thadd served as historical consultant on the pilot episode of
HBOs Deadwood. Films in production include "The Last Horseman," "Johnny Kidd," "The Rez,"
"Taxidermist," and "Buttermilk Sky" with Michael Madsen, Billy Ray Cyrus, and Kris Kristofferson.
Talmarc Productions has a theatrical output deal with Hometown Studios.
Pitching Tips:
Pitching Tips: Looking for strong character driven films, including family, action, psychological
thrillers, horror, biographies, and smaller historical pieces. Budget ranges $2M to $10M.
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Eric Williams
ZERO GRAVITY & PIERCE/WILLIAMS ENTERTAINMENT
, President of Zero Gravity, VP Pierce/Williams Entertainment
Eric started his Hollywood career at Paradigm Talent and Literary Agency before transitioning to Writers & Artists Agency, where he worked as a feature literary agent. In 2004, Eric left the agency to take over Zero Gravity Management. The company has since built a strong client list of talented screenwriters and directors.
In addition, Eric is Vice-President of Zero Gravity's production arm, Pierce/Williams Entertainment. The two companies work together to not only sell scripts to studios and secure writing assignments, but to finance client projects independently as well. In the past four years, P/W has produced 9 films, all of which have been written and/or directed by Zero Gravity clients.
Credits include the critically-acclaimed The Cooler (William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Maria Bello), Running Scared (Paul Walker, Ivana Milicevic, Chazz Palminteri), Chaos (Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe, Wesley Snipes), and Flawless (Michael Caine, Demi Moore, Joss Ackland), with many more currently in production.
For more, you can go to www.piercewilliams.com.
Pitching Tips:
Budget range: $10 - 30 M
Genres of interest:
Thrillers (action, supernatural, sci-fi, psychological)
High-octane action
High-concept comedy
UNwanted genres:
Dramas
Period pieces
Serial killers
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This roster of Producers is based on the availability of presenters
and is subject to change without notification. Please note that the
roster includes representatives of production companies who are
authorized and charged with the responsibility of finding,
recommending, and developing screenplays as well as independent
Producers who are actively looking for screenplays.
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