Pitch Kristina C. (Sunday, October 15th 2023)

• About Kristina C.

Kristina C. works as the coordinator across film, TV, and books at the boutique literary management company, Curate, founded by Britton Rizzio (Read more on Deadline here.) Curate represents creators like Jac Schaeffer (WANDAVISION), Oren Uziel (THE LOST CITY), Emily Carmichael (JURASSIC WORLD), and Emily St. John Mandel (STATION ELEVEN).

 

Recently Kristina was in The Hollywood Reporter for being on the committee to launch the NBCUniversal and Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment. Kristina's clients include the filmmaker who won this year's Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and writer whose script was on the 2023 Bloodlist (à la SEVERANCE).

 

Prior to transitioning over to representation, Kristina worked in scripted Development directly under Executive Producer Karen Rosenfelt at Sunswept Entertainment. Previous credits for Sunswept include the smash hits TWILIGHT, ME BEFORE YOU, and THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. During her time at Sunswept, Kristina worked on upcoming series for Amazon Prime, FX, and the recently-announced feature franchise CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE set up at Paramount Pictures.

 

Her prior development work includes script and pitch consultation for independent producers like Valerie Steinberg, who produced Mariama Diallo's Sundance Festival Jury Award-Winning film, HAIR WOLF. She also worked under David Hutkin and David Glasser at 101 Studios, and gained experience working in the commercial space copywriting and developing long-form branded content for brands like Adidas and Volkswagen with agencies like Deutsch NYC and Johannes Leonardo.

 

Kristina graduated from the Film Studies program at Yale University.

 

 

Kristina looks for Drama, Horror/Thriller, Smart/Witty Romantic Comedies, Edgy Comedy and Female-Driven Feature Films & Television Scripts. 

 

Please no Buddy Comedies.

 

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

Contacting Kristina 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.

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

Kristina 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 Curate. All Unsolicited Materials are deleted or discarded without being reviewed.

Tips on pitching to Kristina C.

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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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

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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.
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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!

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