
Seth Kelman is a writer/director from South Florida and a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His work blends genre with emotional urgency, often following characters caught between survival and self-discovery.
Seth has written multiple feature films, led by MIAMI, a breakneck action thriller, and THE NUCLEAR MAN, a darkly comedic thriller, both of which are currently in development at major production companies. His other projects include VESSELS, a contained horror that was highlighted as a featured project on The Black List website.
Seth also served as co-producer and 2nd unit director on BARRON’S COVE, a 2024 feature film from Mandalay Pictures starring Garrett Hedlund, Brittany Snow, Stephen Lang, and Tramell Tillman.
Seth is repped by Untitled Entertainment.
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. […]
