Jon McDonald

Time Out Budget: $5M - $10M | Art House When macho musician, Jake, kidnaps his abandoned 5-year-old son, Roger, to save him from callous grandparents, they hide in a secluded seaside house where they bond, grow, and change. Eventually, Roger is found and removed. Jake’s only hope to keep Roger is to convince Roger’s newly married mother that he and his diverse family of eccentric friends can safely raise Roger together.

The Opening Art House ⋄ Romance At an erotic art opening, the patrons react, amusingly, to the sexy art. The Ice Queen gallery owner, Laura, ignored by her flirting husband, is approached by one of her young and sexy artists. He offers her the gift of exotic perfume, making clear he is seeking more. She evades him, but the perfume and the art open her up to new possibilities

Little Does He Know Budget: $10M - $30M | Comedy ⋄ Romance Michel, a sophisticated, self-assertive French woman, is hired to direct Spritzer, a macho, opinionated winemaker, to reinvent a debt-ridden jug winery into the best champaign winery in California - leading to a love story as rich and complex as the successful sparkling wine they create.

Bloodlines Budget: $30M+ | Comedy ⋄ Horror In a small Ohio town, the arrival of the ancient vampire, Volter, spells doom for a hidden community of harmless mutant vampires. But a disparate gang of local citizens finds strength and unity as they help the bumbling Chief of Police defend their town from the darkness of the ravaging Volter.

Starlight Starbright Budget: $10M - $30M | Family After overstepping his boundaries, Gabe, an impatient angel, is reassigned to serve as Angela, a spritely, Los Angeles bag lady. In her new identity, she helps a group of children organize a Christmas celebration in a neighborhood park to thwart a heartless father who wants to jail all the park’s homeless folks on Christmas Day.