Pitch Kevin Christoffersen (Saturday, October 7th 2023)

• About Kevin Christoffersen

Kevin Christoffersen has been working in just about every form of media for nearly 3 decades - producing content internationally across 4 continents while living in 5 countries.


He currently has a strategic partnership with Largo Films (recently featured in SCREEN Daily) which has introduced artificial intelligent analytics into the casting, financing, and distribution strategies within the dynamics of each of his projects.

Prior to independent producing Kevin was the Executive Producer for Legacy Pictures and the Principal Co-Founder of Cobalt Capital Ventures. Cobalt recently announced work on MONSTER BUTLER, a thriller based on the true story of the serial killer Archibald Hall, starring Malcolm McDowell and Gary Oldman. They are also working on DECEPTION ROAD alongside Wild Invention and starring Alice Eve and Finn Wittrock, as well as season 2 of "The Road to Dharma: Riders of the Himalays". Legacy Pictures is a production company whose team has worked on the French film A TRUE STORY, Xiao Yang's OLD BOYS, Relativity Media's BEYOND THE LIGHTS starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Minnie Driver, OUT OF THE FURNACE starring Christian Bale, Casey Affleck and Zoey Saldana, LAURA POINT starring Lucinda Rogers, and the Indian remake of CHEF with an original story by Jon Favreau.

Prior to Legacy and Cobalt, Kevin was a Development Executive, Producer, Writer and consultant for the new technology platform Movie Rights Exchange that is changing the way films are being distributed. Projects include producing his co-written feature, FALLING UP with Stephanie Drapeau, and a new Hal Hartley film.

Kevin is an Advisory Board Member of the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival.

 

Kevin is open to all genres of film and television but specializes in Lower-budget, Art-house Features in the Drama, Dark-Comedy, and Sci-fi Genres.

Past credits include:

 

 

​​Please note: By using this service, you are not submitting your project to Film StartUp nor are you submitting your project to Kevin as a representative of Film StartUp. You are submitting for feedback from Kevin as an individual.

Contacting Kevin via email or any social media with an unsolicited submission outside of Stage 32 is a violation of their privacy and our user policy and could result in suspension from the site. They will not reply to any friend requests, network requests, or emails they receive. They have been instructed to forward all unsolicited contact to Stage 32 administration for review.

Kevin and Film StartUp do not accept or consider unsolicited submissions of any kind. Do not submit Unsolicited Materials to Kevin via any means (including, without limitation, via Social Media, Mail, Fax or E-mail).

Kevin will not treat Unsolicited Materials as confidential and will not review, keep, acknowledge or return the submission or any related materials. Any Unsolicited Materials will become sole property of Film StartUp. All Unsolicited Materials are deleted or discarded without being reviewed.

Tips on pitching to Kevin Christoffersen

Guidelines

• You may only pitch ONE project per reservation. Execs are looking for projects they can develop, NOT portfolios.
• You should have a completed script available upon request for the project you pitch.
• Do not reach out to the executives unless directed by Stage 32. They do NOT accept unsolicited material or appreciate being cold-called/emailed by strangers.
• Missed reservations are not refundable and will not be rescheduled.

Live Pitches

Within 15 minutes of your scheduled pitch, the exec will reach out by Zoom or Phone. Your pitch session will last approximately 8 minutes.

Written Pitches

Written Pitches will be no more than 2 pages submitted as a PDF or WORD document. Any written pitch uploaded past the deadline will not be shown to the executive and will result in a non-refundable forfeiture of your pitch.

Scorecards

Within 3-4 weeks of your pitch session, you will receive a Pitch Scorecard on which the exec you pitched will provide pitch feedback and note if they are PASSing, or would like to REQUEST your material.

If you are requested, you will be notified via email with further instructions. The execs will have 2-3 months to review your material and note if they are PASSing, or would like a MEETING. If a meeting is requested, we will introduce you via email.

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Please understand that these are working executives, and their schedules are subject to change at a moment's notice. We always strive to give you at least 24 hours of notice if a session has been cancelled, and we will recommend another executive for you to pitch your material to.

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How it Works

It’s simple. You simply pick the executive you’d like to pitch to. You can choose to pitch either via Zoom or through a written pitch.

Your executive will give you feedback on the pitch and ask and answer questions in real time. You will learn what works and doesn't work with your material and you can continue to hone your script and pitch as you prepare to go to market.

Then, within 3 weeks, you will receive a scorecard outlining various aspects of your pitch including Pitch Delivery/Format, Clarity of Pitch, Set Up of Protagonist(s) & World, Obstacles & Conflict, Clarity of Tone, Originality of Concept and Strength of Voice.

Further, you will receive an industry standard PASS or REQUEST for your project. If you receive a request for your script OR if the executive requests a meeting (or both!), we will facilitate the arrangement!

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Your Zoom Pitch Format

In our Zoom or Phone pitches, you will pitch directly with the executive through Zoom or via telephone. Your pitch will be 8 minutes in total. It is up to you on how you want to use your time, but we recommend you spend 5-6 minutes to pitch your project, which will allow for 2-3 minutes of executive questions and feedback.

Your Written Pitch Format

Written Pitches must be no longer than 2 pages submitted as a PDF or WORD document. Your written pitch should include the name of the script, logline, format (feature film or TV pilot) and genre. From there, you’ll want to lay out the main points of your story and character arcs to create and present a clear, concise narrative.

Stage 32 Pitching Tips

Both live and written pitch sessions follow industry standards and are designed to present your pitch to working executives. They will provide you with meaningful, actionable guidance to not only improve the work and the pitch, but to help you best position your work for the marketplace. So please come fully prepared.

Once you sign up for your pitch session you will be given educational resources to help you best prepare your pitch which include example pitch beat sheets for both feature film & TV verbal pitches, examples of both written and feature film written pitches, as well as an example video Zoom pitch.

Code of Conduct

This is a professional environment and you are pitching to seasoned executives. Decorum is important. Please adhere to the guidelines below.

1. Do not ask the executive if they want to read your script during the pitch.
2. Do not reach out to an executive outside of the Stage 32 platform. This is highly unprofessional and will result in being disqualified from pitching again.
3. Stage 32 works directly with our executives. If there is interest in your script or a meeting request, we will facilitate the request.

You’ve worked so hard on your material, we couldn’t be more excited for you to present the work to your executive. We have no doubt that by following the guidelines above, you’re going to do fantastic!

Best wishes with your pitch.

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