Over $8 million in screenplays and pilots have been sold by Script Pipeline writers as well as numerous scripts produced since 1999, a notable list that includes studio films Stuber by Tripper Clancy (Fox) and Snow White and the Huntsman by Evan Daugherty (Universal). Pipeline Screenwriting finalist Bring Me Back by Crosby Selander sold to Legendary in 2020 for seven figures—one of the all-time biggest spec sales by an unproduced writer. Helen Gaughran's winning horror script Visitation was produced, starring Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon) and Isla Johnston (The Queen’s Gambit), releasing soon. Several Pipeline writers have made The Black List in recent years, such as Court 17 by Elad Ziv, Cauliflower by Daniel Jackson, and Pure by Catherine Schetina, with the latter two securing the #1 spot.
Over the past few decades, writers have signed with top managers and agents, landing with reps at Bellevue, UTA, Kaplan/Perrone, XYZ Management, IAG, Alibi Management, and more following Script Pipeline development and introductions.
The following is only the most notable from hundreds of success stories ...
*we're sticklers too on success story "credit," so will always be clear to indicate when Pipeline had an active role in development, and if the signing was a result of Pipeline introductions, the writer's win and exposure, or simply their hard-earned and well-deserved hustle ...
August 2, 2024
"Dream Sequence" on iHeart was created by Screenwriting Finalist Andrew Robinson. The podcast series stars Jessi Case and Alice Kremelberg as estranged sisters Kay and Sadie, who reunite when Sadie unveils her invention that records nightmares, revealing a sinister presence they must confront together to survive the tragedy that tore them apart. From Andrew: "My […]
April 26, 2024
The team at Bellevue Productions—John Zaozirny, Zack Zucker, and Maddy Weese—signed Brandon Tyson, a Screenwriting competition Quarterfinalist, in 2024 following Pipeline intros. Multiple execs reviewed Brandon’s drama feature, My Mother, Creator, Destroyer, offered feedback over the course of a year, and his final version hit the mark, with Pipeline execs calling it “emotionally intense in […]
October 18, 2023
Runner-up in the Pitch Competition, Lauren Kent had her TV pilot developed through Pipeline, but it was a new horror feature script, also developed by Pipeline, that hit the mark months later: Pipeline connected her with a producer, who then connected her with management at XYZ Films. She went on to co-write and develop a […]
October 10, 2023
Two-time winner of the First Look Project, Brian T. Arnold is adapting a reboot of the 80s cult classic Electric Dreams. Paul Davidson set to direct. Read the blurb on Variety.
August 9, 2023
Lesley Fera, runner-up in the 2022 TV Writing Competition with her pilot Inconceivable, signed with manager Jeff Portnoy in summer 2023.
March 15, 2023
Zac Kish signed with manager Maddy Weese (Bellevue) after developing his screenplay Hurt with Pipeline, completing a multi-medium journey for the project … Originally on our radar after winning the 2017 First Look Project, Zac placed in the 2022 Film Pipeline Competition with the short script version of Hurt. Pipeline Artists later published the short story adaptation in March 2023. Another screenplay, Pig […]
December 15, 2022
Multiple Script Pipeline writers have made The Black List over the years, from 2021-2022, we had a streak ... In 2021: Screenwriting Contest Winner Cauliflower by Daniel Jackson, which secured the #1 spot, First Look Project winner The End by Brian T. Arnold, and It Was You by First Look Project finalist Will Yu. In 2022: Screenwriting Finalist Pure by Catherine Schetina, which […]
April 1, 2022
Manager John Zaozirny (Bellevue Productions) signed First Look Project winner Elad Ziv following introductions by Script Pipeline. Elad won the sci-fi category of the 2021 FLP contest with his “intense, genre-bending” script Court 17 (previously titled Loser), which Script Pipeline execs helped develop prior to industry circulation. From Elad: "I am so thrilled to be working with Bellevue. […]
January 5, 2022
First Look Project winner Morgan Smith signed with Jake Wagner of Alibi Management just a few days after introductions by Pipeline. His script Bad Dog won the 2021 FLP season in the Horror category.
March 15, 2021
First Look Project winner Brian T. Arnold (The End) found rep with John Zaozirny and Kate Sharp at Bellevue following Pipeline introductions, and shortly thereafter signing with agents Sheryl Petersen, Adam Perry, and Halle Mariner at IAG. In 2023, Brian was hired to pen a reboot of the 1980s cult classic Electric Dreams. He was also […]
