RESISTANCE Advances to Quarterfinals of Stage32's 1st Annual Period Piece Screenwriting Contest
Caitlin McCarthy’s WWII action thriller RESISTANCE made the Quarterfinals of Stage32's 1st Annual Period Piece Screenwriting Contest.
In RESISTANCE, the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia and the horrors of Auschwitz are seen through the eyes of one girl, forced to grow up quickly as she moves from the school yard to the concentration camp, working for the Resistance along the way.
Comps: HANNA meets SCHINDLER'S LIST.
The RESISTANCE screenplay is based upon Vera Laska’s Shoah testimony; her memoir Women in the Resistance and in the Holocaust: The Voices of Eyewitnesses; and “Vera Laska” chapter from Women Reshaping Human Rights: How Extraordinary Activists Are Changing the World by Marguerite Guzman Bouvard.
The Semifinalists will be announced on April 12, 2024. Fingers crossed!
ABOUT THE COMPETITION:
Winner will receive a variety of prizes, including:
1.) Be flown to LA for meetings to meet with:
* Shaun O'Banion, Producer, Ravenwood Films, (JOJO RABBIT, THE AFTERMATH)
* Sabrina Parra, Producer & Development Executive, (LITTLE WOMEN, THE SKY IS EVERYWHERE)
* Henry Hereford, Producer, Fluffycat Productions, (TO LESLIE, FOR THE LOVE OF GEORGE)
* Maria Baltazzi, Emmy Award-Winning Producer & Director, SOUJOURN MEDIA
* Shannon Vayo, Producer & Development Executive, (WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, YOUR PLACE OR MINE)
* Johnny Arreola, Producer, VISION Studios, (THE MATCH, THE CONVERSATION)
* Julie Winograd, Producer, (RICHARD JEWELL, FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY)
* Agustine Calderon, VP of Features, Amigos Studios (TETRIS, THE REVENANT)
* Anna Henry, Producer & Development Executive (THE DEUCE, CHICAGO FIRE)
2.) Work with Stage 32 to develop the winning script’s pitch deck for the market
3.) Have the screenwriter's professional biography sent to an exclusive roster of over 30 agents and managers who have a First Look deal with Stage 32.
4.) Continued support from the Stage 32 team to help move your career forward and get you in front of decision makers!
