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July Filmmakers Club 2025

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Vikki Harris
Quarterfinalist

PAGE International Screenwriting Awards announced the quarterfinalists today. My sci-fi screenplay FILTERS made the list.

Maurice Vaughan

Congratulations on FILTERS being a quarterfinalist, Vikki Harris!

Vikki Harris

Thank you, Maurice Vaughan .

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Vikki Harris. Hope you win!

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Sydney S
FREE Stage 32 Presents: Sci-fi & Fantasy Roundtable: The State of the Industry & Adapting IP Today

Join four powerhouse executive producers and showrunners behind your favorite genre shows for an exclusive roundtable on the current state of the industry, adapting intellectual properties—and how to break in. From THE WITCHER and DOCTOR WHO to STARGATE and SEVERANCE, these industry veterans will sh...

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Christine Chambers

I'm looking forward to this Webinar. Definitely needing guidance and direction on where to pitch our Story! This is the artwork!

Kristin Jackson

I've signed up for the webinar! Excited to listen to the discussion, and have the opportunity to ask questions afterward - there's some scifi/fantasy projects in both the concept & pitching stage going on so I really appreciate the topic. :)

Sydney S

Thank you everyone for signing up!

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Sydney S. I'll see you there!

Eon C. Rambally

Sydney S , I'm all interested!

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Ebrar Bilister
Some Facts....

Everyone oppresses as much as their power allows — and this is a pure truth.

Sydney S

Profound!

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Tucker Teague
Primetime Emmy Nominations: The Complete List

And... my daughter's team is nominated for outstanding commercial:

So Win. – Nike

Wieden and Kennedy, Ad Agency Somesuch, Production Company

https://deadline.com/lists/emmy-nominations-2025/...

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Primetime Emmy Nominations In First Two Categories Revealed
Primetime Emmy Nominations In First Two Categories Revealed
https://deadline.com/lists/emmy-nominations-2025/
The nominees for the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards are being announced Tuesday, July 15, as the small-screen awards season hits high gear.
Maurice Vaughan

Congratulations to your daughter and her team on getting nominated for outstanding commercial, Tucker Teague! Hope they win!

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Geoff Hall
For our Wellbeing

Hi Stage 32 Community,

I came across this post from The Marginalian, Maria Popova, recently and thought it was worth a share. “The Paradox of Joy, with a Nick Cave Song and a Lisel Mueller Poem.”

We perhaps speak too little of wellbeing and mental health in our industry and community - I think this is...

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The Paradox of Joy, with a Nick Cave Song and a Lisel Mueller Poem
The Paradox of Joy, with a Nick Cave Song and a Lisel Mueller Poem
https://www.themarginalian.org/2024/09/05/joy/
In this world heavy with robust reasons for despair, joy is a stubborn courage we must not surrender, a fulcrum of personal power we must not yield to cynicism, blame, or any other costume of helpl...
Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Geoff Hall. Incredible song and poem! We do speak too little of wellbeing and mental health in our industry and community. I think I'll write a script about wellbeing and mental health to bring mo...

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Geoff Hall

Maurice Vaughan thanks, Maurice. That sounds like a plan.

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Geoff Hall. I just saved your post so I won't forget about writing the script.

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Mark Deuce
NamE ThiS MoviE PosteR WitH A TitlE ThaT PopS

Have a HappY WritinG DaY!!

John Gostomski

Arc de Trumpet (Triomphe) which is the most famous arch in France.

Mark Deuce

Thanks for all of your comments!

Morgan Aitken Ipg

President Evil 2

Eusebio De Sales

Armageddon 2

Mark Deuce

Nice one Morgan Aitken Ipg and Eusebio De Sales

Kevin Hager
Sequels

What is the opinion of Sequels? I know some movies that deserve sequels. Some like Top Dog because I like that movie and should have a sequel. Plus, Hard Target, I know it got a sequel, but I have an idea that could help make sense. I have other ideas for sequels to other films like Black or White,...

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Lindbergh E Hollingsworth

From a producer/prod company/studio - they'll weigh how the original did, and if they can have a new take that will make it interesting, then they'll figure out if it's worth the investment or leave i...

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Kevin Hager

What if they want to make a sequel because of an interest on how far the story can go, or because they just want to?

Kevin Hager

Was there a time when sequels would get theatrical releases even with a different cast, like with horror film franchises before becoming mostly direct-to-video or films on streaming platforms?

Kevin Hager
Influences and Inspirations

Have some films inspired or influenced other films? Like Die Hard and the Die Hard Scenarios, Enter the Dragon, and a few other films I heard about.

Wyman Brent

I enjoyed the original Die Hard, the original Toy Story, the first Fast and Furious. Just that the entertainment industry keeps tossing out sequels of the same films. I watched Batman vs. Superman. Th...

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Kevin Hager

Well have you heard of Fugitive Mind? It's a film with Michael Dudikoff that Esque of Total Recall, the film Hardwired according to Michael Ironside had Matrix style themes. Universal Soldier: Day of...

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Wyman Brent

Kevin Hager, I have seen the film with Dudikoff and yes I know it was an imitation. I know there are B movies that attempt to imitate other better known films. There is going to be some imitation in B...

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Kevin Hager
Help with Disney

One of my ideas for Disney is a new film unit like Disney Nature and targeted towards older audiences and known as Disney Blockbuster. It would surround Action films (with the main theme being good triumphing over evil like other films), and homages to past Disney films past and present, and proceed...

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Jon Shallit

It is hard to promise something will be a good investment. Just saying...

Is fiat money a good investment? Bonds, stocks? Sometimes, sometimes not.

A concept is not a good investment.

Kevin Hager

Well I need help in getting it pitched to Disney.

Jon Shallit

They do not often accept scripts from unknowns. In this business it is who you know.

Jon Shallit

Try writing a short first and get it filmed. If it gets noticed try a full feature. Then you have some sort of creds.

Wyman Brent
High Metal Jinka

High Metal Jinka crashes onto the scene like a flaming chicken wielding a battle axe made of riffs. This is Jinka with distortion, attitude, and a touch of madness. What began as a joyful nonsense word has now donned leather, screamed into the void, and set its guitar ablaze.

Part parody, part tribut...

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High Metal Jinka, by Brentango
High Metal Jinka, by Brentango
https://wymanbrent.bandcamp.com/track/high-metal-jinka
High Metal Jinka by Brentango, released 14 July 2025
Sherri ZImmerman
Robin Williams Great Idea!!

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Hq6UhZV3B/ Hired for casting crew many from homeless shelters. What a man and great human!

Debbie Elicksen

That's so cool Sherri ZImmerman.

Sherri ZImmerman

Yeah that is SO amazing

Kevin Hager
Hello

Hello everyone. I could still use some help in getting my ideas out there. I feel like time is running out for some of my ideas. So, I really need to do this and help my family and proceeds to go to charitable organizations and my family. So please I ask you all to help me, if you have or know any g...

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