Justin Piasecki

Between April 1st and April 30th, 2023, we tracked a total of 8 feature specs hitting the market or being sold, highlighting a 47% decrease in specs we followed compared to last month, due primarily to the impending writers’ strike. Of these 8 feature specs, 5 had some type of attachment.

Amazon Prime picked up STAKEHORSE by Justin Piasecki. A veterinarian makes a living keeping horses healthy, but makes “side” money doing medical work for underworld figures by….

A fixer who brokers off-the-books exchanges for powerful corporate clients finds himself being hunted after he’s hired to protect a whistleblower and the evidence she’s uncovered.

Logline: A disgraced White House chef is discovered decades later preparing meals for prisoners on death row, but he risks a chance at redemption when he befriends an inmate whose guilt appears doubtful.

From the 6,915 scripts that were submitted, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences chose four individuals and one screenwriting team as winners for the 2016 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting has announced 11 individuals and one writing team as the finalists of this year’s pool which consisted of 6,915 original screenplay submissions.

Logline: A group of friends attempt a road trip with the sole purpose of getting their childhood hero the Academy Award they know he deserves.

A comprehensive list of the 2015 Launch Pad’s Top 5% of all submissions!