Speaking of opportunities (as we were yesterday) here’s a piece about Netflix’s latest search for new writers.
To be honest, after the way Netflix closed out noobs in favor of going to old pros for its streaming shows, we aren’t sure how genuine their interest is.
On the other hand, Ron Howard and Brian Glazer are involved, and LB’s wife, Gwen the Beautiful, met Ron and his wife at a party a few years ago and was impressed by how real they were, so this could be the Real Deal. Here’s the deets.
via Project Casting
Imagine Impact from Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s production company, is looking for submissions as part of their deal with Netflix. The open submissions are looking to identify and help develop feature film ideas in four different genres, over the next year. The first four genre-specific application windows open Wednesday. The first round of projects is considered “large scale action-adventure movies for all audiences.” Applications will be accepted now until July 6th.
What is Imagine Impact?
Imagine Impact is founded by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and Tyler Mitchell in 2018. It is a content accelerator program, which has held three sessions so far. Content creators apply in an open application process and those admitted to the program take place in an eight-week program that looks for unknown unrepresented writers with unique stories and get their projects to be sold by partnering with experienced mentors.
Since 2018, Imagine Impact has helped develop 62 TV and film projects, with 22 sold or set to be in production.
Imagine Impact and Netflix 2020 Program
This year, Imagine Impact partnered with Netflix. The goal is to give more opportunities to those in the film industry. A group of finalists selected by Impact will present their project directly to Netflix. If Netflix likes the pitch, the streaming company will sign an agreement with the writer and will be paid a WGA-set fee, and then paired with an Impact mentor, who will help the writer deliver the first draft to Netflix. Selected writers will not need to relocate and can work remotely….
Hello, I am a 31-year-old male human being. My name is Luke I have felt a connection and the ability to see and have movie and show and jingle ideas since my freshman year of high school. That seems to come to reality and life in essentially the same format I saw them and played them out in my head, some of my ideas unique different and way more reaching to the masses of people, that needs to have emotion rose and grabbed pulled touched by a vision they can watch. I’m obviously only basing this conclusion on small data things I’ve done like group expression just grabbing a feel if my intuition is based in reality at all. Consider in career I’m an electrician. If I’m in a scenario thinktank of writers i know greatness will flow, I have not once before been in any such situation. I was building a tangible life now I will be blessed to show my calling and build next life in writing
Sounds like a great plan, Luke. Welcome to the writers’ world! Your fellow humans need you.
LYMI
LB