Summary

Since 2011, the Stage 32 team has been working tirelessly to help you stay connected, creative, motivated, and informed. As always, we are committed to bringing you networking opportunities, education and mentoring from top-level industry executives and professionals, and access to decision-makers around the globe all from the comfort of your own home.

ALL creatives and professionals are welcome to tune into this jam-packed 2 hour AMA. Looking to further your craft? Now's the time. Looking to learn more about the business? We'll get into that. Want to find out what I'm hearing from our roster of execs what's going to be happening industry wide throughout the rest of 2025? It's in here.

All you have to do is register and I'll provide a couple of hours of no-holds-barred shop talk to get you ready to conquer your entertainment career. Again, all creatives and pros are welcome to join no matter your profession(s), skill level, or geographical location.

As always, registering for my AMA is completely FREE! And the more the merrier, so do invite any of your fellow creative friends and peers on your social media channels, your email lists, and through your online groups to join us as well. Should any of your contacts not be members of Stage 32 already, you can send them an invite here!

Cheers!

What You'll Learn

Here's just SOME of what RB goes over in this jam-packed 2 hour AMA!

What is the current state of streamers?
Will there be more consolidation of streamers?
ANORA’s Sean Baker said “Keep making movies for the big screen” Do you agree?
Is the $10-$15 million feature film market opening back up?
How is AI going to affect the film industry?
Is YouTube taking over the entertainment industry?
Is there crossover between influencer culture and film culture?
Will LA land its new tax incentive proposals?
Why did you produce films in Costa Rica & Columbia?
Do you think California Tax Credits will pass?
How can international creatives use Stage 32 to break into the U.S. market or collaborate on cross-border projects?
Thoughts on Robert Rodriguez and Eli Roth bringing on fans as investors and own profit participation in their films?
Was Quibi too early to market?
Is Disney looking for Material?
What are the Top 3 features on Stage 32 to help connect with industry professionals?
I was attacked on X (formerly Twitter), what are your thoughts?
Thoughts on SINNERS and its effect on the studio system
Do short films still matter?
Advice for attending markets like Cannes or AFM
Advice for networking as a creative
How to make authentic connections that matter
What beats should be in your pitch?
What is RB’s personal process of pitching?
What is the Stage 32 Writers’ Room?
How do you vet execs you work with on Stage 32?
I’ve won screenwriting contests, now what?
Advice for crippling fear of failure
How to choose what social media is right for you
The spec market is heating up – what should you write?
If I sell my script, can I keep the rights to my characters?
If my script becomes a sequel and I don’t write it, can I get paid on it?
Does Age Matter When Selling a Script?
Protecting Your project on a film slate
Who should I trust to read my script and give me notes?
How do I go about getting Script coverage?
How do I network as a composer?
How do I network as a creative based in the UK?
Stage 32 Success Story!

Executive

Richard Botto

Founder & CEO at Stage 32, Actor, Screenwriter, Producer, Author 'Crowdsourcing For Filmmakers'

Richard “RB” Botto is a producer whose films have played at dozens of festivals including the Sundance award-winning feature, Another Happy Day, starring Ellen Barkin, Demi Moore and Kate Bosworth and written & directed by Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, What Lies Ahead, starring Rumer Willis & Emma Dumont, the documentary Crutch and the upcoming Rain-Beau’s End. As a writer, RB works on active writing assignments and has two features and a TV pilot in development. As an actor, his latest film On the Corner of Ego and Desire premiered at the 2018 Raindance Film Festival.

RB is also the Founder and CEO of Stage 32 (stage32.com). Stage 32 is the world’s largest online platform connecting and educating film, TV & digital creatives and executives worldwide. Launched in 2011, the Stage 32 community has grown to over 500,000 creatives and features an educational library of over 1,000 hours of webinars and classes taught by over 500 industry executives. Stage 32 is recognized throughout the industry as an incubator of talent and is the official film education & networking platform of the Cannes Film Festival Marche du Film and AFM.

Additionally, RB’s book Crowdsourcing For Filmmakers: Indie Film and the Power of the Crowd, was published by Focal Press/Routledge under the American Film Market Presents banner and quickly became one of their best-selling titles. It has hit #1 in 6 different film and business related categories on Amazon and Audible. The book can be found at the Focal Press/Routledge booth by AFM badge registration and on Amazon and Audible, where it has garnered over 90 5-star reviews.

A sought after speaker, teacher and mentor, RB has been a keynote speaker and panelist at such festivals and conferences as Cannes, AFM, Tribeca, Sundance, Raindance, Hamburg, SXSW, Cinequest, ITVFest, Portugal FEST, Trinidad and Tobago and Winston Baker. He has also taught at institutions such as Harvard, USC and Columbia University on the subjects of filmmaking, producing, film finance, screenwriting, social media, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, entrepreneurship and business.

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