3rd Annual Female Driven Screenwriting Contest

Grand Prize Winner flown to LA to meet with industry professionals who have worked on WEDNESDAY, HANDMAID'S TALE, CRAZY RICH ASIANS, BOOKSMART, MADAME BOVARY, and more!

ALL finalist loglines will go into a Stage 32 Look Book sent to over 500 entertainment industry executives!

Open to Feature Film and TV Pilot Scripts!

We are on the hunt for ALL types of female-driven movie and TV scripts - all stories are welcome! We are looking for:

> Scripts like: BARBIE, M3GAN, BOTTOMS, MEAN GIRLS, ATOMIC BLONDE, POLITE SOCIETY, THE MARVELS, 80 FOR BRADY, MOTHER, ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT'S ME MARGARET, ERIN BROKOVICH, WIDOWS, TOMB RAIDER, ALIEN, THE OLD GUARD,  JOY RIDE, GIRLS TRIP, HEART OF STONE, WONDER WOMAN, THE FAVOURITE

But that's not all, we want to see all new, unique and fresh ideas that we haven't seen before!

For the last 12 years, Stage 32 Contests have led to dozens of success stories including writers getting representation, sold, optioned, staffed, given writing assignments and getting produced. No other contest opens more doors and we want to do the same for you.

If you have a female-driven story that needs to be told, now is the time to show us what you've got, because our goal is to amplify your voice, give you the access Stage 32 is known for, and take your writing career to the next level!

Script Coverage & Resubmission Options

Would you like immediate feedback on your submission and the option to make changes and resubmit? Using our NEW Feedback & Resubmission Option you will get 3-5 pages of coverage/notes back in 5-days with a guaranteed option to resubmit one (1) revised draft of your script up to 10 days after the Final Deadline! See what elements of your script are working and what still needs to be developed. You can position yourself for the best chance of success - all for an additional fee of only $99. Please submit revised drafts to contests@stage32.com.

This option is good for a one-time use and is non-refundable/non-transferable if you do not enter an updated draft. See full terms in the Rules Section. The last day to submit new drafts with this option is April 7th, 2024.

Feedback Option

We offer discounted coverage for $49.00. With this option, you will receive 1-2 pages of coverage/notes after the Quarterfinalist Announcement on May 24th, 2024. See full terms in the Rules Section.

Resubmission Option

We offer the option to resubmit a new draft of your script later in the contest for $39.00. You only have until 5 days after the Final Deadline to submit a new draft. The last day to submit new drafts with this option is April 2nd, 2024. You cannot submit a new draft after the reading process has commenced or after any announcements have been made.

Stage 32 Contest Winners Have Gone on to Work With:

The Prizes

Our Grand Prize winner will:

• Be flown to LA for meetings (travel permitting) to meet with:
  • Katherine Martinez-DeLeon, Development Executive & Producer, NETFLIX (WEDNESDAY, HANDMAID'S TALE)
  • Kate Sharp, Manager, Bellevue Productions (Client credits include THE GOOD PLACE, SILICON VALLEY, MADAME BOVARY)
  • Tiffany Boyle, President of Packaging & Sales, Ramo Law PC (JOYLAND, CHICK FIGHT)
  • Allison Friedman, Producer, Mountain Path Entertainment (CRAZY RICH ASIANS, THE FIX)
  • Natalie Goldberg, Producer, Delirio Films & Gloria Sanchez Productions (BOOKSMART, HUSTLERS)
  • Rachel Halilej, Creative Executive, Hunting Lane Films (BLUE VALENTINE , THE AFTER PARTY)
  • Robin Galloway, Manager & Producer, Gramercy Park Entertainment (Client credits include BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR, THE 100)
• Work with Stage 32 to develop your winning script’s pitch deck for the market
• Have your professional biography sent to an exclusive roster of over 30 agents and managers who have a First Look deal with Stage 32 and are actively looking for new clients and material.
• Receive a free membership to the Stage 32 Writers’ Room, a private, virtual community of writers from around the world the meet and learn from industry professionals like Meg LeFauve (INSIDE OUT, CAPTAIN MARVEL) and Aimee Riviera, VP of Motion Picture Production at Skydance Media (TOP GUN: MAVERICK), Tripper Clancy (STUBER) and managers & agents from WME, CAA, Gersh, Circle of Confusion, Zero Gravity & more!
• Free access to Stage 32’s educational webinar library, which includes over 3,000 hours of content featuring top industry professionals
• Continued support from the Stage 32 team to help move your career forward and get you in front of decision makers!

In addition to these meetings, the winner will also receive access to Stage 32’s Educational resources, be promoted on Stage 32’s social media, and have their professional biography sent to an exclusive roster of over 30 agents and managers hand picked by Stage 32 who are actively looking for new clients and material. Stage 32 will facilitate introductory meetings to any of the representatives who respond to your material and bio. This is the type of exposure that will change your career forever!

If you reach the Finals, you still get massive exposure to decision makers!

ALL FINALISTS will receive a FREE MONTH OF THE MEMBER'S ONLY STAGE 32 WRITERS' ROOM, an exclusive community of writers who gather online for inspiring and educational webcasts from top industry pros, and will be in a Stage 32 Lookbook which includes their script title, logline & bio mailed to over 500 industry executives including, managers, agents, producers, development executives, and financiers! Stage 32 Lookbooks are some of the most sought after talent resources for the industry and have helped secure meetings with places like Verve, Good Fear, 3 Arts, APA, Echo Lake, Amazon, UTA, CAA, WME, First Friday, Pathfinder, The Cartel, Art/Work and many, many more.

Stage 32 will be a champion for your script - once you’re part of our community, we make sure you rise to the top!

Our Screenwriting Contest Winners See Results

Stage 32 has launched the careers of hundreds of writers over the last 12 years. Stage 32 has quickly emerged as the leading source for industry executives to uncover new talent! Is this your year to move the needle on your career?

• Last year's winner, Jimmy Miller gained a lot of traction on his winning script SLUGGER and is currently taking a full slate of meetings with managers, now that the WGA strike has finally ended.

• Last year’s finalists have had their work requested by managers and producers at Cold Iron Pictures, Nightshade Entertainment, Writ Large and more.
• 1st Annual Female Driven contest winner, Jennifer Goldson was signed by Dallaslyn Lamb at RAIN, whose client's credits include THE DEUCE and YELLOWJACKETS!

Don't believe us? Let 1st Annual Female Driven Contest Winner Jennifer Goldson tell you why you should enter!

Katherine Martinez DeLeon (Judge) - Producer/Writer, Netflix

Katherine is a producer/writer who currently works at Netflix on the animated features team that previously produced Oscar-winning GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO and are currently working on 20+ upcoming projects including this year's NIMONA and CHICKEN RUN 2.

This year she was selected to be the animation producing fellow for the 2023 Film Independent’s Project Involve program sponsored by LAIKA. She is also a board member for the Children’s Media Association in Los Angeles, and a mentor for Women in Animation’s mentorship circle program.

Previously, Katherine has worked for Walt Disney, Universal, MGM, and the Jim Henson Company, and had the opportunity to be involved in projects such as Netflix’s WEDNESDAY, Netflix’s DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE, Illumination’s MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU, and DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS WORLD TOUR. Her focus in college was diverse storytelling, and she remains an advocate for all forms of diversity in the animation industry.

Kate Sharp (Judge) - Literary Manager & Producer, Bellevue Productions

Kate Sharp is an Emmy nominated producer and manager with Bellevue Productions. Previously, Kate was the VP of Development and Production at Occupant Entertainment, produced short- form content for Showtime, MTV, Verizon, Facebook, and U2, and was an Executive Producer on the Hulu original, Emmy-nominated TV series BEHIND THE MASK. Her film credits include PEEP WORLD, BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY, MADAME BOVARY and THE HALLOW.

 

Kate is currently producing FLEEING starring André Holland and Nicole Beharie which recently wrapped production.

 

On the feature side, her client's projects have most recently appeared on the 2021 Black List and premiered at Sundance, TIFF and Cannes.

 

On the TV side, her clients have written on such series as STAR TREK: PICARD, GENUIS: ARETHA FRANKLIN, ORDINARY JOE, PRIMO, CHUCKY, LIFE BY ELLA and NEVER HAVE I EVER.

Tiffany Boyle (Judge) - President of Packaging & Sales, Ramo Law PC

TIFFANY BOYLE is the President of Packaging & Sales at Ramo Law PC and a partner with production company Vested Interest. She has served as an EP for films including Cannes 2022’s Un Certain Regard Jury Prize winner Joyland, the 2023 Spirit Award Best International Film and shortlisted for the 2023 Academy Award Best International Feature category; The Card Counter, from writer/director Paul Schrader, starring Oscar Isaac and Tiffany Haddish with EP Martin Scorsese; SXSW 2022 selection Mama Bears; Mayim Bialik’s As They Made Us, starring Dustin Hoffman, Simon Helberg, and Dianna Agron; Chick Fight, starring Malin Akerman and Bella Thorne; Booger, Mary Dauterman’s feature directorial debut, and Dead Shot with Felicity Jones and Mark Strong. Upcoming, Boyle has Paul Schrader’s next feature, Oh, Canada, starring Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, and Uma Thurman, amongst others.

 

She also works as an adviser to foreign production companies such as Backup Media, Upper Street, and Media Fund Management. She has been a successful financial consultant on films such as Die in a Gunfight, starring Diego Boneta and Alexandra Daddario. She’s also led the sales and packaging for films including Sundance 2022 selection Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power and Berlin 2020 selection One of These Days.

Allison Friedman (Judge) - Producer, Mountain Path Entertainment

Allison is an independent producer with a diverse slate of film and television projects who has worked with Legendary, Warner Bros., MGM, and Village Roadshow, among others, as well as on the hit film CRAZY RICH ASIANS and the X-MEN franchise.

Her first independently-produced feature, THE MORTUARY COLLECTION, a dark fantasy/horror film premiered to rave reviews on Shudder and a near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes and is now being adapted into a TV series.

As an independent producer, Allison is looking to develop and produce a diverse slate of film and television projects at varying budgets both independently and with studio/financing partners.

As a Sundance producing fellow, she has set up projects at Legendary, Warner Brothers, and Village Roadshow, and raised financing for a handful of independent films. Most recently, she wrapped production on a sci-fi/action feature, THE FIX. She also produced “Sunspring” and “It’s No Game", short films starring Thomas Middleditch and David Hasselhoff.

Prior to independent producing, Allison worked with Nina Jacobson at Color Force where she served as an executive on both film and television projects like CRAZY RICH ASIANS and the American Crime Story series for FX.

She started her entertainment career at MGM and Simon Kinberg’s production company, Genre Films, helping develop projects like X-MEN and THE MARTIAN.

Allison received her MFA through the Stark Producing Program at USC. While at USC, she produced an award-winning short film and found her passion for story.

Natalie Goldberg (Judge) - Producer, Works with Gloria Sanchez Productions, Delirio Films

Natalie Goldberg is a producer based in Los Angeles. She most recently ran production and development at Delirio Films (HONEY BOY, THEY CALL ME MAGIC, REGGIE) producing both scripted and documentary projects for over five years.

Prior to that, she was a creative executive at Gloria Sanchez Productions, the sister company of Adam McKay and Will Ferrell’s Gary Sanchez Productions, founded by Jessica Elbaum. While at Gloria Sanchez, Natalie worked on projects like BOOKSMART, HUSTLERS, and I’M SORRY.

Before going into producing, Natalie began her career in the talent department at United Talent Agency and Innovative Artists.

Natalie is currently working on a confidential feature documentary for Imagine and Peacock.

Rachel Halilej (Judge) - Producer, Hunting Lane Films

Rachel Halilej is a documentary and narrative film producer hailing from Northern California. She recently produced two documentary films, MADU for Disney+ which is premiering at the 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and THE HARVEST for Impact Partners. On the narrative side, she produced EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS, the debut feature film from acclaimed artist Titus Kaphar, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival 2024. She previously produced 4 episodes of Shannon Plumb's sketch comedy series, CHOPPED LIVER.

Robin Galloway (Judge) - Manager/Producer, Gramercy Park Entertainment

Robin Galloway is NY-based literary manager and producer whose journey as a storyteller spans continents and disciplines. Robin currently serves as a Manager/Producer for LA-Based Gramercy Park Entertainment which represents an elite and diverse list of writers, directors and producers working across film and television on such projects as THE ROOKIE, SWEET TOOTH, SEAL TEAM, MINDHUNTER, and FRACTURE.

After growing up internationally, Robin majored in political science and began her career as a journalist and content editor for American Lawyer Media. She went on to work in the IT, finance, government, and non-for-profit sectors, as well as for Hollywood giants FOX/TNT and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

In 2012, after working as a writer, performer and producer for both stage and screen, Robin established P-38 Lightning Productions and has specialized in the development and production of scripted series, film (feature, short & documentary), pitching, acquisitions, film festival circuit, fundraising and multi-media work. Prior to joining the GPE team, she was a consulting buyer for indie distributor, Film Movement 2019-2021.

Robin strives to launch and support the careers of unique and underrepresented voices to provide fresh narratives to film and television and like her GPE peers, celebrates the trailblazers and artists who make an impact.