
Manivone Nonthaveth is based in Brooklyn, New York and a proud member of the Writer’s Guild of America East. Her multidisciplinary visual arts background of over twenty years led her to discover a passion for screenwriting and filmmaking. In 2023, she developed an original tv pilot in partnership with Universal Content Productions/NBCUniversal through a storytelling incubator, The Thousand Miles Project, created under showrunner, Soo Hugh (PACHINKO). Manivone’s experience as a multi-faceted visual artist is analogous to her aspirations to be a multi-hyphenate creator in film and television. She directed two of the three short films she wrote and produced that have screened in festivals. Her fine arts degree in traditional film photography is the foundation that brought her to value process, build a dynamic art career, and apply visual and collaborative skills into her work as a storyteller. As a child of refugees from Laos, Manivone’s voice speaks to marginalized groups, touching on topics of belief, identity, class and internal power.
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The 14th Annual First Look Project searches for higher-concept material across MULTIPLE categories for film and TV, introducing select writers to reps and producers.
Well. What’s old is new again … It’s been over 15 years since Evan Daugherty (2008 Screenwriting winner) sold Snow White and the Huntsman to Universal—in what is still one of the biggest spec sales ($3.5m) from an unproduced writer in Hollywood history. So why not another fantasy script in 2026? Paramount Primal picked up […]
Scott Wagner, winner of the First Look Project (Drama) with his screenplay Intern of the Year signed with manager Aubrey Morgan at Adventure Media in 2026. Pipeline execs called Intern of the Year, loosely based on Scott's own experiences working in a hospital, as "one of the "most riveting dramas we've ever reviewed." The Pipeline […]
Screenwriting Competition winner Untitled Home Invasion Romance (formerly Getaway) was produced in the summer of 2024 released in 2026 and is now on streaming. Jason Biggs (American Pie, Orange is the New Black) makes his directorial debut with the crime/comedy. Stars Anna Conkle (Pen15), Arturo Castro (Broad City), Meaghan Rath (Hawaii Five-o), and Justin H. […]
