Objective

OUR WINNERS GET RESULTS

Over the years, our contest winners and finalists have been signed, optioned, put in development, staffed and secured high level meetings with some of the top executives and companies in the film industry. Our track record with the Search for New Blood has been off the charts. Now we’re back with this incredibly popular contest designed to give our horror and thriller writers the chance to have their work exposed to some of the top execs in the industry! Our top 3 winners will get exclusive meetings with executives. ALL Finalists will have their loglines exposed to the over 500 industry execs who work with Stage 32.

Let’s scare up some success!

Our Track Record

You know that we pride ourselves on creating opportunities that give our talented members access beyond the gatekeepers and this contest is no exception. Our previous winners have had incredible success:

Winner Glenn Forbes signed with manager Infinity Management International. His script is now set up with Glider Films.

Winner Frank Ponce signed with 3 Arts Entertainment and now has a mini series in development with Atlas Entertainment (American Hustle) and Universal.

Winner William Jeffrey's script is now under consideration at the Safran Company.

Deadline/Entry Fees

Rules

Awards

• Mentorship with Pete Goldfinger, writer of Jigsaw
• Flight to Los Angeles to meet with the Stage 32 judges: Ryan Turek (VP, Feature Film, Blumhouse), Rachel Foley (Producer at Darren Aronofsky's Protozoa, Mother!), Doug Curtis (Producer, Freddy vs. Jason), Ben Stillman (SVP, Black Bear Pictures), Nick Phillips (Producer, Haunt, Halloween)
• Script title and logline listed on Stage 32
• Logline sent to over 500 industry executives, managers, agents and producers

• Two Skype meetings with an industry executive Logline sent to over 500 industry executives, managers, agents and producers
• Script development notes from a Stage 32 executive 2 Stage 32 Happy Writers online pitch sessions
• Free Stage 32 Next Level Webinar
• Script title and logline listed on Stage 32

• Will have their loglines shared with over 500 industry executives, managers, agents and producers