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Happy Wednesday Stage 32! Since, 2011 all of us here at Stage 32 have been working tirelessly to make Stage 32 even more accessible and beneficial for our members all over the world. Last year, we released our completely remodeled iOS App so that you could have all the same benefits of desktop Stage 32 at your fingertips.  Now, I am thrilled to announce that our freshly minted Android App is officially live and available to download! Android users everywhere can now have access to unparallel...

Hello Stage 32 Community! Today I am excited to share some incredible news with you. You already know that for the last 11 years, Stage 32 has been the leader in access, education and opportunities for creatives around the globe who have a goal of pursuing a career in the Entertainment Industry. We’re on the cutting edge of the industry - working hand in hand with Industry Professionals who want to help you. The most rewarding part of being the Director of Development Services is helping ta...

It has been exactly one year and six months since I started to turn my novel into a screenplay with screenwriter Christina Patjens. Click here to read about how our collaboration started right here on Stage 32.  I'm beyond elated to let Stage 32 know that the script's first draft is finished as is the synopsis. Meanwhile, many wonderful things have transpired. International actors from Scandinavia, the United Kingdom, and the United States are full of praise for the script and its story a...

Happy Oscar Sunday Creative Army! With the 2022 Oscars taking place later today, naturally, I have some Oscars-themed content for you today. I've got my coffee in hand and your Oscars content coming in hot - so grab your coffee of choice and let's dive right in. First up, The Washington Post shares a quick video highlighting the nominees for the 2022 Oscars. They cover several different categories including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original S...

The first great movie I ever saw was Dead Poets Society at around the age of eight, two years before I decided I wanted to make movies. There was just something about it that raised the bar compared to other movies. Its excellence involved vocabulary and concepts that I wasn’t familiar with at the time—cinematography, casting, score. But when I found out what an Oscar was, I knew that Dead Poets Society deserved one. When I started to write screenplays two years later, I knew that people would...

What’s up, Creative Army! Over the last few months, I’ve seen an uptick in questions sent to me here, on Instagram, and on Twitter revolving around the subject of overcoming imposter syndrome. As creatives – which, as I always say, makes us entrepreneurs – we are constantly dealing with executives and gatekeepers questioning our decisions and our creative choices. For those hanging out on broad based social media platforms, you deal with a constant barrage of “experts” and those more then will...

It is an honor and a privilege to bring you the worldwide virtual premiere of the 6th Annual Stage 32 Short Film Program! Below you will find nine amazing short films to watch that were carefully curated by Stage 32's panel of leading industry executives. Our esteemed panel of judges is made up of top producers, managers, development executives, and Oscar-winning filmmakers. Our winning filmmakers hail from all over the world, and we could not be more excited to share their undeniable talen...

Happy Women’s History Month! Or, for anyone outside the United States, happy March! Are you sensing a theme? Perhaps one of unity through celebrating our differences? That is the goal of celebrating, after all. During the celebration, we put aside our grievances, our woes, and even our agendas to appreciate the good work that has already been done. Perhaps even a return to work? You can start your Women’s History Month celebration with our recent International Women’s Day Panel here! Leading u...

The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is scheduled to take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday, March 27. Below I have collected all of the original and adapted screenplays that have been nominated this year. What are the similarities in the nominations from previous nominations this year? The differences? What are your favorite scripts? Be sure to comment below!   Stage 32 Writers' Room Members already have early acces...

As creatives, we can all probably remember the first person who took notice of the unique turn of our minds and chose to affirm it – whether that was a teacher, a parent, a friend, a sibling, or an early fan of our work. This person’s words might have given us exactly the encouragement we needed at exactly the right time. The truth is, it’s very easy for the self-doubt, the self-criticism, Imposter Syndrome, fear, and the inner forces of Resistance to win the day. There’s a reason why there ar...