First Online PitchFest of 2016

Entry Fee (Skype or Written): $45 per session

First Online PitchFest of 2016

2016 is upon us and it's time to get more proactive towards your New Years goals. Last year we saw an unprecedented number of success stories for our writers and we are excited to share even more opportunities for you in 2016!

We carefully selected these industry insiders for our first Online PitchFest. They each have a track record of discovering talent, providing fantastic feedback and getting scripts to where they need to be. On tap we have executives from Infinity Management International (this manager signed 2 of our writers!), Whitewater Films, Elevate Entertainment, Nightshade Entertainment and Vanguard Films (one of our writers is in development with this company!).

Your pitch will be reviewed for consideration by the executive of your choice. Just sign up for one pitch session and your logline will be seen by all participating executives for free!

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Company Executives

Sarah J. Cornelius

Sarah J. Cornelius - Creative & Production Executive, Whitewater Films

Sarah Cornelius is the Creative and Production Executive at Whitewater Films, which recently released their latest film, SMALL ENGINE REPAIR with Jon Bernthal, which was produced by Rick Rosenthal and developed by Sarah. 

Last year, they premiered their feature Thriller THE BOY BEHIND THE DOOR on the premium streaming platform SHUDDER. In 2019, they released STANDING UP, FALLING DOWN starring Billy Crystal & Ben Schwartz with first-time director Matt Ratner.

Their film, THE LAST SHIFT premiered at Sundance 2020 with two time Oscar-nominee Richard Jenkins. In addition they produced FIRST GIRL I LOVED (Sundance winner), HALFWAY THERE (Sundance Episodic Showcase winner), SMALL ENGINE REPAIR (SXSW premiere).

Whitewater Film's mandate is to discover new writers with unique voices and to produce their projects. The company spearheaded by veteran producer Rick Rosenthal whose more than 100 credits include BAD BOYS, HALLOWEEN 2, TRANSPARENT, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, and SMALLVILLE.

Whitewater has produced numerous notable films which have won Independent Spirit Awards, the Sundance Directing Award, a Primetime Emmy, as well as collecting nominations for an Oscar and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize.

Whitewater has produced projects for Paramount Classics, The Orchard, Showtime, CNN Films, Netflix, IFC and Samuel Goodwyn Films.

 

What your fellow writers are saying:

"I seriously doubt there's a master class in the world that better equips a writer than working with a consultant like Sarah. Her love for the art comes through in her incredible insight, attention to detail, and willingness to really read your script...Sarah's talent in getting to the heart of your story and flushing out the clutter is priceless. There's no better way, in my opinion, to excel as a writer, than working with an amazing exec like Sarah!" - Kelly Namely 

 

Sarah is open to all genres except fantasy and historical pre-1950's. She particularly wants scripts that can act as star vehicles for male or female A-List talent between the ages of 30-60. As well as films with low budgets under 3 million, and microbudgets under 1 million.

 

Please note: Contacting Sarah via email or any social media with an unsolicited submission outside of Stage 32 is a violation of their privacy and our user policy and could result in suspension from the site. They will not reply to any friend requests, network requests, or emails they receive.

Sarah and Whitewater do not accept or consider unsolicited submissions of any kind. Do not submit Unsolicited Materials to Sarah via any means (including, without limitation, via Social Media, Mail, Fax or E-mail).

Sarah will not treat Unsolicited Materials as confidential and will not review, keep, acknowledge or return the submission or any related materials. Any Unsolicited Materials will become sole property of Whitewater. All Unsolicited Materials are deleted or discarded without being reviewed.

Michael Onofri

Michael Onofri - Creative Executive, LD Entertainment

Michael is looking for biopics, inspirational, and western feature scripts under $25MM.

Be sure to check out the trailer for Anthropoid, produced by LD Entertainment!

LD Entertainment is an independent American film studio, founded in 2006 by Mickey Liddell, which finances, produces, acquires and distributes full-length theatrical motion pictures around the world. LD is currently in post-production on Jackie starring Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy.

Michael Onofri has been a creative executive at LD Entertainment for three years having helped develop the film Risen starring Joseph Fiennes and Tom Felton released in January 2016.

LD produces and releases roughly 6 films a year with budgets up to $25MM.

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