Financing / Crowdfunding : Finance for a film by Steve Crawshaw

Steve Crawshaw

Finance for a film

Are there any big production companies looking for a great script which is set in America? Winner of the Festigious International Film Festival forn December 2019 for best television screenplay and semi finalist in the San Francisco Festival 2020.

Jason Mirch

Hey Steve Crawshaw, I am the Director of Script Services at Stage 32. I wanted to let you know there are actually a TON of ways to connect with producers and production companies through this site.

Chick Fight starring Malin Ackerman, Alec Baldwin and Bella Thorne was written by Stage 32 member Joe Downey. It is currently in post-production with director Paul Leyden. Joe connected through a Stage 32 pitch session with Stage 32 Educator Tiffany Boyle of Ramo Law who packaged the project with Stage 32 Educator Jordan Levine of Yale Productions.

Laurie Ashbourne's script 10-31 which was developed through a Stage 32 online writing lab is going into production in 2020 with Horror legend Eli Roth producing through his company The Arts District and female filmmaker, Gigi Saul Guerrero directing! The film will be distributed by Orion and United Artists Releasing. Laurie is a Co-Producer along side Eli Roth and Roger Birnbaum. Eli Roth said it was the scariest thing he has read in years.

Vagic, a romantic comedy written by Stage 32 member Julie Ann Cross, received a $7,500 option with legendary producer Amy Baer of Gidden Media Group through then Stage 32 + Gidden Media Rom Com Contest.

My Clone’s an A-Hole, a comedy written by Julie Ann Wight was offered a $5,000 option by National Lampoon through the Stage 32 + National Lampoon Search for Comedic Gold Contest

Toby Tate's feature film, They Who Walk Among Us, is now in pre-production with Executive Producer Charles Stiefel (SUPER TROOPERS 2, A VIOLENT SEPARATION), Director Jon Keeyes (DOOM ROOM, THE HARROWING) and visual effects supervisor Richard Clabaugh (THE PROPHECY, PHANTOMS, CRYPTO, BURN) on board!

I could go on.....the point is all of these projects and writers connected with producers through the Stage 32 site. Feel free to reach out to me directly at j.mirch@stage32.com and I will endeavor to be as helpful as possible to you!

Charles Baldwin

Steve you have to check often and A List company pitches can go very quickly once posted, like in seconds, stay positive, keep at it.

Steve Crawshaw

Thank you Charles!

Jason Mirch

Depends on what one would define as a "big production company". Big in terms of credits? Big in terms of Box Office revenue? Big in terms of staff? Big in terms of office space?

To give some further background on each of these companies mentioned, Amy Baer ran CBS Films and Sony Pictures Entertainment before that. She films she has supervised and/or produced have grossed nearly $2 billion in worldwide box office. Gidden now has a huge development fund and a production financing deal with Media Rights Capital. National Lampoon is a massive brand which was just recapitalized in 2017 and just inked a series deal with Quibi. Orion and United Artists are two of the most prolific distribution and production companies out there. Eli Roth is Eli Roth.

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