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Peter Jang

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ISA Development Slate writer Peter Jang's short MASK is a past winner of the Grand Prize Best Narrative Short at the Marina Del Rey Film Festival.
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Mask

Short
  • Drama

Produced
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Stacey Garratt

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Roadmap Writer's Shorts Competition Top 50 img

A short script Stacey Garratt co-wrote with fellow screenwriter, Courtney Kocak, has advanced to the next level of the Roadmap Writer's Shorts Competition. Courtney and Stacey are both passionate about the topic of reproductive access and they are hoping to secure enough financing to self-produce PLAN Z. They said recently, "We are awaiting further news on the judgement for this competition as it moves forward."
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Bob Ingraham

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THE DEVIL YOU KNOW has a director attached for a late 2025 shoot by M Films img

ISA Development Slate writer Bob Ingraham's feature THE DEVIL YOU KNOW has a director attached for a late 2025 shoot by M Films. Now Michael Maponga is out for the lead female actor.
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The Devil You Know

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Kari Mote

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MR. ROSE - Producer & Director Attached img

Randall Jahnson (The Doors, The Mask of Zorro) is attached to produce and direct MR. ROSE written by ISA Development Slate writer Kari Mote. The drama/fantasy short will be filmed and produced in Oregon. Kari is among the ISA's Top 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2025.
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Mr. Rose

Short
  • Drama .
  • Fantasy

Optioned
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Conor Dowling

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Conor Dowling has secured representation for all film & TV work as a screenwriter, director and showrunner. Thanks to an industry referral, multiple script reads and a successful general meeting, Conor has signed with Gemma Hirst Associates. Conor said of the success, "I'm so excited to begin this partnership with a fantastic agent who is already making plans of action for my projects and my career." Conor is and ISA Top 25 Screenwriter to Watch.
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Dara McCool

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  • Comedy .
  • Fantasy

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Ali Imran Zaidi

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Production Wrap for Award Winning Short. img

Ali Imran Zaidi just wrapped filming for his grant-winning short script THE BOY WITH THE DINOSAUR HEAD. Shot in Los Angeles, it stars Rizwan Manji (SCHITT'S CREEK, THE MAGICIANS). Ali is on the ISA Development Slate.
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The Boy with the Dinosaur Head

Short
  • Drama

In Production
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Meg SWERTLOW

img 20 Awards & Accolades
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Hired to direct a comedy pilot img

After a recommendation from Mary Lou Belli, ISA Development Slate Writer Meg Swertlow was hired to direct a comedy pilot, SANDWICHED, starring and written by Tiffany Chandon and also starring Bosch regular DaJuan Johnson. Meg said. "The shoot was incredible and we're currently in post!"
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Jen Butler

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REJECT ME is a quarter finalist in Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Comp! img

REJECT ME, Jen Butler's fourth feature-length script, is a Quarter Finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Comedy Screenplay Competition!Inspired by Jen Butler's 2022 Rejection Journey, REJECT ME is a heartfelt, laugh-out-loud comedy (with a hint of romance) about the power of seeking, rather than hiding from, rejection.
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Reject Me

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  • Comedy .
  • Rom-Com .
  • Romance

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7 Award Wins

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Drama / Family / Fantasy / Science Fiction

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2 Award Wins

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Action / Crime / Romance

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10 Award Wins

Spec Pilot

Fantasy / Historical

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10 Award Wins

TV Pilot (One-hour)

Drama

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Travis J. Opgenorth

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Persistence Pays Off img

ISA Development Slate writer Travis J. Opgenorth has signed with manager Marc Manus and Persistent Entertainment. Travis and Marc each landed on the other's radar after Travis won the CineStory Feature Fellowship in 2018, Marc having spent time as a mentor with CineStory. This is his first time signing a rep.
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Travis J. Opgenorth

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THE WHISPERERS Gets Optioned img

Travis J. Opgenorth, an ISA Development Slate writer, has optioned his award-winning supernatural thriller THE WHISPERERS to Jeremy Elliot of Broken Time Entertainment. The script most recently won the Stage 32 Search For New Blood screenplay contest, and it was also a past horror genre winner in the ISA Fast Track Fellowship. This marks Travis' sixth feature film option. Travis is on ISA's Development Slate.
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The Whisperers

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Alex Vincent Blumberg

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ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION: REWILDING now streaming on Amazon Prime Video img

The Meryl Streep-narrated ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION: REWILDING is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The award-winning nature documentary was written and story-produced by ISA Development Slate writer Alex Vincent Blumberg.
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Escape From Extinction: Rewilding

Feature Documentary
  • Drama

Produced
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Stephanie Bast

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Netflix exec shares Stephanie's 2nd Script with team. img

Thanks to ISA, Stephanie had two fantastic meetings with a Netflix exec, who requested a 2nd sample as well as Stephanie's future scripts. The Netflix exec was thrilled with WASH YOUR BIRDIE: 101 THINGS THAT CAN CRAWL UP YOUR VAGINA AND KILL YOU, and asked permission to share it with her team so they can get familiar with her writing and work towards bringing her in for something sooner than later.
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WASH YOUR BIRDE: 101 THINGS THAT CAN CRAWL UP YOUR VAGINA AND KILL YOU

Television (Half-hour)
  • Animation .
  • Comedy .
  • Young Adult

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