Between August 1st and August 31st, we tracked a total of 15 feature specs out. This marks the third month in a row where specs have decreased. However, we all predicted the low rate of material out between vacations and productions slowly rolling out.
Annie Hendy
Between July 1st and July 31st, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs out. This is a decline from the specs out the previous month, but it was to be expected with many taking long-awaited vacations, coupled with the bottlenecking we’re seeing in the development chain. However, it’s not the drop-off we anticipated and is still on par with the past month’s numbers.
Heroes and Villains Entertainment is out with THE STORY by Annie Hendy. When Ali is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she embarks on one last girls’ trip with her best friend Kat to live out their bucket list.
Soon we’ll be releasing the 2016 Hit List, our compilation of the best year’s best spec scripts as voted on by industry professionals. In preparation for its release, we’re taking a look back at the writers who made the Hit List in 2014 — where they were, and how far they’ve come in just one short year.
Logline: When Lizzy, a good Catholic girl, finds out that her childhood priest was arrested for soliciting prostitutes, she goes on a twenty-five day quest to lose her virginity before her twenty-fifth birthday, which turns out to be a lot harder than she imagined.
Logline: Charlie is the consummate party animal who thinks weddings are all about free food, never-ending booze, and a buffet of guys to sleep with… but when she’s forced to endlessly repeat the wedding from hell, she starts to change her tune.
Logline: Kept under wraps but based on the series which follows tween Nikki Maxwell through the trials and tribulations of middle school.
A recap of the week’s TV news!
