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Bring Your Questions: Join Us for the FREE Stage 32 Community Open House

Bring Your Questions: Join Us for the FREE Stage 32 Community Open House

Wednesday, September 23rd at 12:00pm PT

You have questions. You're curious about how to actually make the most of your time on Stage 32, how to use the resources here successfully, how to build genuine relationships that lead somewhere meaningful, and how to move forward with real intention. How to find the right collaborators, producers, financiers, reps, distributors, etc.

That's exactly what this FREE event is designed for.

Our Community Open House is a live, fully interactive conversation hosted by me, Ashley Smith, Head of Community here at Stage 32. It's a genuine gathering where you get to show up, share what you're working on, ask the questions that have been on your mind, and get direct guidance tailored to where you actually are in your journey.

Whether you've attended one before or this is your first, the conversation is different every single time. It's shaped by the members who take the time to join, be present, and bring their real questions to the table. Your voice, your goals, and your curiosity make each Open House uniquely valuable.

Free Registration: https://www.stage32.com/education/products/stage-32s-september-2026-community-open-house-webcast

We'll cover the tools and features on Stage 32 that most consistently create momentum for members, and we'll talk about what's happening on the platform that you don't want to miss out on. September lands us in a genuinely exciting stretch of the year. We're coming off Venice and Toronto International, in the middle of New York Film Festival, heading into Austin Film Festival, and gearing up for our annual November Write Club campaign. There's real opportunity to position yourself for what's ahead, and we'll talk about how to do exactly that.

We'll close with a live Q&A focused entirely on you, your questions, your projects, and your next steps. And if you can't join us live, don't worry! Registering guarantees you the full recording so you can watch it anytime, from anywhere.

Come as you are. Bring your questions. Let's have a real conversation.


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Comedy movies

Hi my name is Lucky, I wish to get help with my movies

Ndodo Vilakazi

To make my dream movie come true any help or input it mix of comedy and science it will make young kinds fell in love with science since everything now needs technology

Ndodo Vilakazi

Injectable double dose

Ndodo Vilakazi

After he injectable double dose

Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Ndodo Vilakazi. Welcome to the community. Great to meet you. Injectable Double Dose sounds interesting. Do you have a logline for it?

Ndodo Vilakazi

Yes when Mr injectable double dose wanted to impress his childhood crush he used this formular to make him handsome but it turns out to make him arrogant because every girl wants him but when his chil...

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Simona Jane
Has Anyone Used a Psychologist While Writing a Memoir?

Hi everyone. I predominantly write fiction and scripts, but I’m currently five chapters into my childhood memoir. I’m half English, half Italian, and the story begins in Tehran during the 1979 evacuation, then follows a childhood spent moving through different countries and cultures — essentially a...

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Philip Sedgwick

Memory can be such a strange thing. Years after being in combat, comparing my recollections with those of my shipmates yielded differing accounts. I had to make a decision when including one war scene...

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Simona Jane

Thank you, Philip. You’ve actually given me quite a lot to think about. I can see what you mean about emotional truth sometimes being more important than trying to reconstruct one definitive version o...

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Philip Sedgwick

In this instance, I reverted to what served the story the best. Is it embellished? Maybe, but I don't think so. Does it work as a plot point about PTS: Absoldamnlutely!

Lisa Matzke

Hi, no actually I never even thought of it but what a wonderful idea! I have written about a few different pieces of my life, either as an actual memoir or as a screenplay covering a certain time peri...

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Lisa Matzke
Introducing myself (again

Hi everyone, for all you new comers, my name is Lisa “Pink” Matzke. I am a student, double recommended screenwriter, writer, and all around wild child! I’ve invited my son Trevor Hess to join the community and hopefully he will introduce himself here this weekend. He is content creator on several pl...

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Alan Brewer
Music supervisor & music licensing specialist

Hi all! Some of you know me as an independent film producer in the Los Angeles area, and I'd like to introduce the filmmakers and producers out there to my professional Film/TV music side.

Being a Music Supervisor, Clearance & Licensing Specialist, Music Publisher, Score Composer, and Music Producer...

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Alan Brewer

Hi, Darrell. Good question. Yes, cover versions of well known songs can be a way of reducing the cost. It won't necessarily alter the fee to the publisher, but may save a significant amount on the rec...

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Hayden Tekerman

Hi Alan, thank you for sharing your experience!

I work with Miami-based hip-hop artist Vicious Teknique. His music is cinematic, emotional, and well suited for film, television, and branded content.

We...

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Junior France Mavie NGAKOSSO

Thanks for sharing this Alan This is gold for filmmakers.

I’m working on MIRACLE - script is done. Story of Fatou, a Congolese woman who repairs her life like kintsugi. Brazzaville to Paris. Food, scar...

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Kevin Walker

Hi Alan,

Thanks so much for sharing your amazing experience! I’m a songwriter and have signed both exclusive and non-exclusive agreements with synch agencies and music publishers. I’m currently waiting...

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Zoltán Varga

Great point, Alan. Music licensing is one of those areas independent filmmakers can easily underestimate until very late in production. Thinking about rights and clearance early can save a lot of problems when the film eventually reaches distribution.

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Janet Eunice
Glad to Be Here

Hi everyone,

I’m Janet, and I’m new to Stage 32. I’m a screenwriter and filmmaker with a background in script consulting, script supervision, film festivals, and documentary filmmaking.

I joined because I wanted to meet more people who are serious about film and television, learn from other creatives,...

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Leonardo Ramirez

Hi Janet Eunice - it's an honor to meet you. What genres do you work in mostly? Here’s a great post that will help you navigate Stage 32: https://www.stage32.com/blog/how-to-successfully-navigate-the-...

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Janet Eunice

Hi Leonardo, thank you for the warm welcome and the helpful information. I mostly work across Romance, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Drama, and Action & Adventure. I’m still getting familiar with Stage 32, so I really appreciate the guidance.

Leonardo Ramirez

You are very welcome Janet Eunice.

Zoltán Varga

Welcome to Stage 32, Janet! With your experience across screenwriting, script consulting, festivals and documentary filmmaking, I’m sure you’ll find plenty of interesting conversations here. Looking forward to hearing more about the projects you’re working on.

Injectable double

My Movie is a comedy movie talks about a guy who is so inlove with this beautiful girls.Mr Clock his name he is a scientist who works at the lab

Injectable double

My Movie is a comedy movie talks about a guy who is so inlove with this beautiful girls.Mr Clock his name he is a scientist who works at the lab

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Dustin Bookatz
Hi!

Hi everyone,

I’m a composer and musician with over 15 years of experience scoring, producing and touring the world. I’m excited to be here and look forward to connecting with fellow creatives who want to make magic!

My background has been in production music across many genres and my music has been us...

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Screenwriter

I am Anipe Steeven K V Premajyothi,a screenwriter wish to introduce myself.I have a movie idea and with a screenplay ready to submit.My screenplay is Atlantectonics and comes under genre Drama,Ancient history and Tectonic plate catastrophe.If any one interested to know more about please contact me:victorprem.vpc@gmail.com

Leonardo Ramirez

Hello Anipe Steven Premajyothi - great to meet you and congratulations on completing your screenplay. As today's blog post suggests, we like to encourage writers to be active in the lounges and get to...

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Mina Sanabawy
Composer, Orchestrator & Conductor — Excited to Connect!

Hi everyone!

I’m Mina, a composer, orchestrator, arranger, and conductor based in Arizona.

I have a background in music composition and orchestral and choral conducting, and I specialize in cinematic and orchestral music. I work primarily in Logic Pro with virtual orchestral instruments and enjoy cre Expand post

Mina Sanabawy
Mina Sanabawy
A composer and conductor with a deep background in Western and Eastern music. My work spans cinematic scores to traditional eastern arrangements, blending the old and the new with precision and emotio…
Amanda Gouvea

Hi, Mina! Welcome to Stage 32. Nice to meet you

Haley Mary

Hi, Mina! Welcome to Stage32!

Zoltán Varga

Welcome, Mina! I really like your approach to music as part of the storytelling, especially how a score can reveal something about a character before words do. Wishing you some great collaborations here!

Mina Sanabawy

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I’m really glad to be part of this community and looking forward to connecting, sharing ideas, and hopefully collaborating on some great projects.

Sara Hamilton

Hi, Mina! we’re so happy you’ve joined the Stage 32 community. I signed up for Stage 32 many years ago, but I never really knew how incredible this platform (and this community) was until I learned mo...

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Adrián Fares
Argentine Writer-Director | Horror, Sci-Fi & Drama

Hi everyone, I'm Adrián Fares, an Argentine writer-director and novelist working across Horror, Science Fiction, and Drama.

I write original feature films, television projects, and short films, and I also write novels and short stories in Spanish. My feature film project Gualicho was the Feature Film...

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Argentine Director Adrián Gastón Fares Preps Horror Flicks WALICHU And MR. TIME
Argentine Director Adrián Gastón Fares Preps Horror Flicks WALICHU And MR. TIME
As we continue to delve further into the LatAm genre scene one country continues to pop up in the conversation, Argentina. The country is home to the co-production market Blood Window, the genre arm o…
Leonardo Ramirez

Hello Adrián Fares - it's an honor to meet you! And congratulations on your feature film award win for "Gualicho" - that's fantastic! Here’s a great post that will help you navigate Stage 32: https://...

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Annabel Leigh
Hello!

New here but not new to screenwriting. Interested in seeing how this works.

Grace Realt

Welcome to the platform.

Annabel Leigh

Thank you,

Abraham Lith

Annabel Leigh welcome to the platform; I'd love to connect. Thanks.

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