SPECIAL Happy Hour with Richard "RB" Botto (Stage 32 CEO and Founder)

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Richard "RB" Botto is the Founder and CEO of Stage 32. Stage 32 is the world’s largest online platform connecting and training film, TV & digital creatives and professionals worldwide. Stage 32 was launched in 2011 to democratize the entertainment industry. Since then the Stage 32 community has grown to nearly 1 million creatives and professionals and features an educational library of over 2,000 hours of webinars and classes taught by over 2,000 industry executives. Stage 32 is recognized throughout the industry as an incubator of talent and is the official film education & networking platform of Netflix, the Cannes Film Festival Marche du Film and the American Film Market as well as many other film festivals and commissions around the world.RB has sold many scripts, currently has a TV pilot he wrote set up at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV and has produced a plethora of films including Sam Levinson’s Sundance award-winning first film.Curious about mandates, what’s selling, what’s in demand? RB is constantly on Zoom’s and calls with executives and, as always, will be a fountain of information and will deliver it in his no BS style. Bring your questions Full Bio »

Webinar Summary

Stage 32 CEO and Founder, RB Botto is joining the Writers' Room for a special Happy Hour Webcast. He joined this exclusive Zoom session with Stage 32 Exec Nick Philip as host. RB to answered questions LIVE on Zoom for Writers' Room members! Watch as RB shares insights and inspirations, and celebrate the journey of writing and developing with us!

What You'll Learn

Stage 32 CEO and screenwriter/producer, Rich “RB” Botto joined the Writers’ Room for a special event to speak about the current environment for writers. RB has sold many scripts, currently has a TV pilot he wrote set up at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV and has produced a plethora of films including Sam Levinson’s Sundance award-winning first film. Curious about mandates, what’s selling, what’s in demand? RB is constantly on Zoom’s and calls with executives and, as always, will be a fountain of information and will deliver it in his no-BS style. 

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Richard "RB" Botto is the Founder and CEO of Stage 32. Stage 32 is the world’s largest online platform connecting and training film, TV & digital creatives and professionals worldwide. Stage 32 was launched in 2011 to democratize the entertainment industry. Since then the Stage 32 community has grown to nearly 1 million creatives and professionals and features an educational library of over 2,000 hours of webinars and classes taught by over 2,000 industry executives. Stage 32 is recognized throughout the industry as an incubator of talent and is the official film education & networking platform of Netflix, the Cannes Film Festival Marche du Film and the American Film Market as well as many other film festivals and commissions around the world.

RB has sold many scripts, currently has a TV pilot he wrote set up at Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV and has produced a plethora of films including Sam Levinson’s Sundance award-winning first film.

Curious about mandates, what’s selling, what’s in demand? RB is constantly on Zoom’s and calls with executives and, as always, will be a fountain of information and will deliver it in his no BS style. Bring your questions

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