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Travis J. Opgenorth

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THE WHISPERERS Gets Optioned img

Travis J. Opgenorth, an ISA Development Slate writer, has optioned his award-winning supernatural thriller THE WHISPERERS to Jeremy Elliot of Broken Time Entertainment. The script most recently won the Stage 32 Search For New Blood screenplay contest, and it was also a past horror genre winner in the ISA Fast Track Fellowship. This marks Travis' sixth feature film option. Travis is on ISA's Development Slate.
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The Whisperers

Feature
  • Horror

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Alex Vincent Blumberg

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ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION: REWILDING now streaming on Amazon Prime Video img

The Meryl Streep-narrated ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION: REWILDING is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The award-winning nature documentary was written and story-produced by ISA Development Slate writer Alex Vincent Blumberg.
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Escape From Extinction: Rewilding

Feature Documentary
  • Drama

Produced
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Stephanie Bast

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Netflix exec shares Stephanie's 2nd Script with team. img

Thanks to ISA, Stephanie had two fantastic meetings with a Netflix exec, who requested a 2nd sample as well as Stephanie's future scripts. The Netflix exec was thrilled with WASH YOUR BIRDIE: 101 THINGS THAT CAN CRAWL UP YOUR VAGINA AND KILL YOU, and asked permission to share it with her team so they can get familiar with her writing and work towards bringing her in for something sooner than later.
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WASH YOUR BIRDE: 101 THINGS THAT CAN CRAWL UP YOUR VAGINA AND KILL YOU

Television (Half-hour)
  • Animation .
  • Comedy .
  • Young Adult

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M Rowan Meyer

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Meeting with Netflix img

Thanks to an introduction from ISA, Rowan met with two developers from the Netflix Animated Feature department. Rowan said recently, "It was one of the best generals I've had -- they had read my material, were enthusiastic and candid, and opened the door for a continuing relationship at Netflix."
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Ritchie Stonian Johnston

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GUARDIAN ANGHELLS – Winner, Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest img

GUARDIAN ANGHELLS, a supernatural workplace comedy written BY Ritchie Stonian Johnston, under extreme time pressure, won the Wiki contest in Nov 2024. Since then, it’s placed as a semi-finalist in both the Santa Barbara and Page Turner competitions, and is now in early indie development with Aturn Films.
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Guardian "Anghells"

Spec Pilot
  • Comedy .
  • Faith-based

Available
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Kari Mote

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YOLANDA Requested by Six Producers img

Six producers have requested the feature screenplay Yolanda, written by ISA Development Slate writer Kari Mote. Jacy Mairs of Ryko Films is attached to direct YOLANDA. Jacy’s Debut Feature, Trash Baby, had its world premiere at SXSW and the Oregon premiere at the Portland Panorama Film Festival. Kari and Jacy have general meetings set for YOLANDA. The Framework Collective represents Jacy, while Kari is seeking representation.
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Yolanda

Feature
  • Drama .
  • Thriller

Optioned
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Rachel Thomas-Medwid

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FENWICK earns fifth award and seventeenth nomination img

FENWICK, written and directed by Development Slate writer Rachel S. Thomas-Medwid, recently won Best Director at the Lois Weber Film Festival in Boston. Fenwick has garnered five awards, 17 nominations, and has screened at 16 festivals to date. Its most recent nomination was for Best Horror Short at Pasadena International Film Festival.
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Fenwick

Short
  • Horror .
  • Thriller

Produced
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Minda Wei

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Top 20 Finalist - 2025 WAVE Grant img

Top 20 Finalist for Wavelength Productions's $5,000 seed grant for production of her first short film. Minda is on the ISA's Development Slate.
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BABY BAND

Television (Half-hour)
  • Comedy

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Other Hot Projects

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7 Award Wins

Feature

Drama / Family / Fantasy / Science Fiction

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2 Award Wins

Short

Family / Holiday

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Feature

Action / Crime / Romance

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10 Award Wins

Spec Pilot

Fantasy / Historical

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10 Award Wins

TV Pilot (One-hour)

Drama

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Jesse Speer

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Feature in consideration a 2nd time with ISA Pro seeking standout comedies! img

Jesse's trope-defying belated-coming-of-age comedy, BITTER, is in consideration with another ISA Pro—this time looking for studio/streamer-worthy comedies that demonstrate universal appeal and striking originality.
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Bitter

Feature
  • Comedy

Available
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Neil Pollner

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Invited to the ISA Development Slate img

Riding the success of his action crime feature WITHOUT A HITCH (Final Draft Big Break Winner and Emerging Screenwriters Finalist), Neil is very excited to announce that he's been invited to join the ISA Development Slate.
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Without a Hitch

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  • Crime .
  • Thriller

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D R Pedraza

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VEIL Enters Production with SAG-AFTRA Approval. img

VEIL OF THE UNKNOWN, a sci-fi short from DB Media Entertainment, has officially entered production under the SAG-AFTRA Micro-Budget Agreement. With Award-winning actress Rebekah Kennedy in the lead and legendary Director of Photography Dave Hardberger behind the camera, the project is gaining momentum and industry attention. This marks a major step for the company as it continues building award-worthy content from script to screen.
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Veil of the Unknown

Short
  • Drama .
  • Fantasy .
  • Science Fiction

In Production
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Alli Kiko Masloske

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Alli Masloske Places as Semifinalist in Los Angeles Diversity Initiative img

Alli Kiko Masloske script PAPER FLOWERS placed as a Semifinalist in the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards 'Diversity IX' Initiative!Alli says that this piece is a tribute to the Japanese American community and a symbol of her family's resilience, having to rebuild their version of the American dream after the Japanese internment of the 1940s. Alli is on the ISA's Development Slate.
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Paper Flowers

Television (One-hour)
  • Drama .
  • Historical .
  • Romance

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