Born in the Middle East and raised in the Midwest, writer/director Khaled Ridgeway tells stories illuminating men from all walks of life. A former bioengineer, Khaled pivoted into film by studying at USC. He’s since become a Ryan Murphy Half Mentee and received the Student DGA for his rap-infused horror short, Night Diner. Sony acquired his […]
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.
This one is best-expressed through a timeline ... A totally easy process spanning a breezy … nine years. From Laura: "The Pipeline team has been amazingly helpful since The Mother was a finalist in the Script Pipeline TV competition years ago. It's a story that has stayed close to my heart so I ended up adapting it […]
First Look Project winner (Horror & Thriller) Kelly Walker signed with reps at Kaplan/Perrone in April 2025. The Script Pipeline team helped develop The Stag & the Bull after her FLP win and said of the screenplay "probably the best erotic thriller script we've read ..." From Kelly: "I’m so grateful to the team at […]
Winner of the 2024 First Look Project (Sci-fi) with his script Purebred, Sam Robotham signed with manager Maddy Weese at Bellevue. Pipeline execs called the script "a quietly disturbing story written with a marvelous sense of perverse mystery and true emotional depth ... definitely a writer to watch for in the years to come." Sam […]