Your Stage : Looking for a Disney or animation film agent by Author Marilyn L Rice

Author Marilyn L Rice

Looking for a Disney or animation film agent

Hey folks, I have a ms which I want to pitch to Disney. I phoned them and the advice was to find someone they work with. After all, we all know that unsolicited ms are totally unacceptable these days and simply end up in the trash can. So, I'm searching every avenue for that illusive person. Any advice, suggestions, guidance? Anyone got a similar story to share?

D Marcus

Any agent and many lawyers can send a project to Disney. You do not need a specific Disney agent.

Author Marilyn L Rice

Thanks for that info. Do Disney respond to them? Have you submitted any?

Daniel Staley-Myers

I would love to do the same but not sure how to get an agent, I decided to shoot my screenplay then screen them the finished article in the hope they'll take it for a full series.

Author Marilyn L Rice

Well, at least you are in the right place! I've tried approaching Literary Agencies but it's the same old problem...no unsolicited material. So, how do you get solicited in the first place? I went to 'contact' on one site and just emailed a simple question, did they have any agents who worked with Disney? I got a general reply telling me that my ms had been destroyed etc. I think we just have to keep trying. Good luck with your work.

D Marcus

What "unsolicited" means is they will not accept material directly from the writer. Disney does not accept material submitted by writers but they DO accept material submitted by an agent. Any agent. You do not need to look for "agents who work with Disney". Keep trying, Marilyn, and don't limit your search to "agents who work with Disney". Getting an agent is difficult, as you have found out. Agents aren't interested in a client with one project, they are looking for writers who want a career writing. And that usually means a writer needs a strong portfolio of excellent scripts. That doesn't mean you can keep trying to find an agent to rep your project. It always helps to understand the way things work.

Author Marilyn L Rice

Thanks!

Bob Harper

Also approach Managers, which are sometimes easier to get than agents.

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