Script Pipeline

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Script Pipeline discovers and develops writers for film and television, connecting them to producers, agents, and managers. Since 1999, several produced films and over $8 million in screenplay and TV pilot spec sales are credited to Script Pipeline’s unique, intensive process of long-term writer-to-industry facilitation.

Success stories include:

Tripper Clancy, winner of the Screenwriting Contest, sold the comedy The Ambassadors to 20th Century Fox and the pitch Winter Break, before writing Stranded for Sony and Hacker Camp for Hasbro. In development: High Five with Amazon, an adaptation of the bestselling novel The Art of Fielding for Mandalay / IMG, and other film and TV projects. His action-comedy Stuber sold to Fox for the mid-six figures and starred Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick) star. Tripper was also staffed on the Netflix series I am Not Okay With This (2020) and created the Quibi series Die Hart.

Screenwriting Competition winner Evan Daugherty selling Snow White and the Huntsman to Universal for $3 million and later taking the lead on studio films Divergent and Ninja Turtles, as well as the new Anaconda reimagining for Sony. His contest-winning script Killing Season was produced and starred Academy Award-winner Robert De Niro and John Travolta.

Most recently, Screenwriting Competition winner Helen Gaughran signed with UTA, and several other finalists and winners landed management, such as First Look Project winner Nick Roth, TV Writing finalist JP Estes, and 2021 TV Writing finalist Sam Boyer getting representation from Zero Gravity. Both 2021 winners–Erin Muroski for TV Writing and Daniel Jackson for Screenwriting–signed with reps at Bellevue.

A number of original feature and TV projects are in various stages of development, and over 150 writers have found representation, had their scripts optioned and produced, and seen their careers launched as a result of facilitation. With a constantly expanding industry network, Script Pipeline searches for new material and writers on a daily basis. Over 20,000 screenplays, pilots, and original pitches were reviewed for 2020.

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Interviews

Oct 13 2021

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Erin Muroski

By Matt Joseph Misetich Exclusive Interviews

Winner of the 2021 Script Pipeline TV Writing Competition with her half-hour dramedy pilot Munch, Erin Muroski managed to pull off a script that, in the eyes of Script Pipeline staff, sparked a deeply resonant conversation about societal norms and mental health. Erin signed with managers Kate Sharp and Zack Zucker (Bellevue) after an introduction by Pipeline execs. In the long history of Script Pipeline’s TV Writing Competition, I don’t think we’ve had more staff discussions about a single script than we had about Munch. Polarizing in the best of ways, since it opened up so many windows—not so much about your writing ability (which is obviously stellar) but about the subject matter. How difficult was it to find a balance in getting your underlying commentary across and still present a lead character we wanted to follow? The reason I wanted to tell this story is because I think, as…

From Script Pipeline Writers

“Having advanced in other contests and not gotten much traction, I was floored with the support Script Pipeline offered. Within a couple days, my script was in the hands of top industry professionals and led me to Kate Sharp and Zack Zucker at Bellevue. They are a perfect fit for me as a management team ... I went from feeling like a total industry outsider to feeling like the door was kicked wide open.”
Erin MuroskiTV Writing Winner (Munch)

“When I relocated from NYC to LA to pursue sitcom writing, everyone I met in the industry said it wasn’t about entering competitions, it was about entering the right competition. Script Pipeline was a turning point.”
Howard Jordan Jr. (Superior Donuts)TV Writing Contest Runner-up

“Script Pipeline was extremely approachable and transparent as they put my script in the hands of people with the power to help. Now I’m working with a great team at Zero Gravity that I definitely wouldn’t have met otherwise. And I didn’t even win!”
Sam Boyer (Little Sweden)TV Writing Contest Finalist

“The Script Pipeline team has been so supportive of me and my writing. They offered advice and guidance, set meetings for me, and introduced me to Bellevue, who I knew very quickly were the management team I had been looking for. I'm so excited to build my career with my managers John and Kate, and I absolutely wouldn't be in this position without Script Pipeline.”
Brian T. ArnoldFirst Look Project Winner (The End)

“When I literally knew no one in LA, Script Pipeline promoted my script to anyone and everyone who'd listen. Not to mention read my other material and answer a barrage of questions, all while being unbelievably creatively supportive. I'd recommend them without hesitation.”
Helen Gaughran (Visitation)Screenwriting Contest Winner

“I cannot overstate the impact that Script Pipeline has had on my writing career. Winning the contest directly led to new representation, which in turn led to working with studios like 20th Century Fox.”
Tripper Clancy (Stuber)Screenwriting Contest Winner

“Script Pipeline introduced me to a manager and helped launch my professional career as a writer.”
Evan Daugherty (Snow White & the Huntsman, Divergent)Screenwriting Contest Winner

“This was my first time submitting to any competition, ever, and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. They were fantastically transparent about where the scripts would be sent, who requested what, and really diligent about making the introductions--that’s how I was introduced to Jermaine Johnson at Zero Gravity, who is now representing me. I’m very thankful to Pipeline for making that connection.”
Malinna LiangTV Writing Runner-up

Essential Reading - Screenplays and Pilots

Jun 01 2015

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Archer – Pilot

By Script Pipeline Essential Reading - Screenplays and Pilots

Take James Bond. Exaggerate all his negative traits. Turn his sexism, narcissism, alcoholism, egocentrism, bachelorism all up to eleven, add in a dash of Oedipus, and you’d get Sterling Archer. Codenamed “Duchess” (the name of his mother’s deceased dog and the show’s original title), Sterling would be nothing more than an offensive 007 caricature in other hands, but creator Adam Reed deftly balances his protagonist’s not-so-appealing lifestyle by imbuing Archer with a strong sense of empathy and making sure the joke always lands on him. It also helps that Archer is one of the funniest shows on television. (Deservingly, the show has won four consecutive Critics’ Choice Awards for Best Animated Show and has been the only winner in that category since the award’s inception.) But despite inspiration from Ian Fleming, Archer never resorts to simple Bond parodies, and the show would work even if Bond never existed. The reason? Archer has the most unique comedic voice on television. The show features an odd mix of lowbrow…

Script Sales

Oct 12 2021

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September 2021 Script Sales

By Script Pipeline Script Sales

Here are some of the most notable script sales from September 2021. – Twentieth Century Studios purchased up Shawn Simmons’ untitled action/thriller script about a former teenage getaway driver who is drawn back into the life she left behind. Deadpool and Zombieland’s Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick will produce. – Common’s Stardust Films and Everlast Pictures will produce writer/director Eric Amadio’s sports drama The Faith of Long Beach. Common will also co-star. – Peter Saji will write and direct a film based on Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s hit song “Summertime” from their 1991 album Homebase. Screen Gems, Davis Entertainment, and Smith’s Westbrook Studios will produce. – Almost Never Films is moving forward with The Plus One, written by Austin Highsmith Garces and Brendan Bradley. Ashanti is set to produce and star. – Verdi Productions is moving forward with The Junkyard Dogs, a family comedy written by Jacob Cooney…

The 2021 First Look Project

2021 Winners Sign with Managers

Reviewing Screenplays and Pilots

Screenwriting Contest Finalist Sells Spec for 7 Figures

Pipeline Artists

"Flatbush Misdemeanors" Created by Pipeline Winner

Contest Winner Signs with UTA

2021 Pitch Competition

Contest Winner Sold "Snow White" for $3 Million

Script Pipeline Finalist Sells Show to Fox

Script Pipeline on Twitter

Contest Finalists Sign with Mgmt.

Now on Hulu: "Run"

First Look Project Finalist Produced by Paramount

Fox Comedy "Stuber" Written by Script Pipeline Contest Winner

Black-ish Ep. Written by Script Pipeline TV Finalists, Directed by Oscar Winner

Netflix Series Co-written by Script Pipeline Winner

Netflix and CBS Staff Script Pipeline Finalist

Script Pipeline Recommend "Whelm" Hits the Fests

"Standoff at Sparrow Creek" an Indie Hit

"Die Hart" Created by Script Pipeline Winner

The Los Angeles Times Interviews Script Pipeline

Script Pipeline Co-Produced and Co-Financed Short Film "Biophilia"

Eddie Mensore's Feature "Mine 9" Produced

Script Pipeline Contest Winner Sold Specs to Fox

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Robert De Niro Stars in Script Pipeline Contest Winner

"Child's Play" Written by Script Pipeline Screenwriting Winner

Santino Fontana, Dania Ramirez Star in Script Pipeline Finalist Romcom

Script Pipeline Finalist "Sgt. Will Gardner" Produced

Indie Dramedy Co-Written by Script Pipeline Contest Winner

Script Pipeline Sponsors Session at the 2019 Writer's Digest Conference

Script Pipeline's First Feature Stars Jesse Eisenberg

"Divergent" Written by Script Pipeline Contest Winner

Writer Evan Daugherty and Script Pipeline's Chad Clough Interviewed for Podcast

Action-Comedy Produced by Script Pipeline

Bruce Willis Stars in Script Pipeline Contest Finalist Screenplay

Contest Winner Writes Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reboot

Writers Workshop "Recommend" a Global Success

Sundance Premiere: "Between," a Script Pipeline Recommend

AMC's "Shootout" Highlights Script Pipeline

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