
Rich is a two-time winner and seventeen-time finalist who won the Screencraft True Story Competition with his inspirational bio-pic ENDURANCE, in development with Noble Story Co, and placed Silver in PAGE with his family feature RESCUE DOG. Rich writes high-concept, four-quadrant emotionally driven low-budget features based on his lifetime of experiences growing up in a family of five, living in almost every region of the US, raising two kids, surviving divorce, and finding new love and passion late in life…in other words, whether it’s comedy, family drama, rom-com, action/adventure, or even some horror, Rich has likely lived it and has some emotional stories to tell. Rich lives and writes in Los Gatos, CA with his wife, Kim, and is Co-Chair and Treasurer of the Independent Writers’ Caucus, a 501c6 non-profit organization dedicated to providing opportunities for its members to achieve WGA status.
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.
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. […]
A top 10 finalist in the 2023 Screenwriting Competition, Buzzkill by Colin McLaughlin is set to be produced! Joe Lynch will direct, with Billy Magnussen (Game Night) and Lulu Wilson (Becky) to star. Read more on Deadline. Colin's horror/comedy was lauded by Pipeline execs as "one of the freshest spins on a horror concept we've […]
