Between January 2023 and January 2022, there has been a 45% increase in specs hitting the market. Surprisingly, this is the highest number of specs in January since 2019.
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment is out with SPACE GUARD by Max Davison. Described as STRIPES in outer space.
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment is out with HOMING by Jeremy Roth. When a fatherless homing pigeon born with no sense of direction gets lost in 1960s New York City, he not only learns the truth behind ….
The role requires the typical administrative duties (rolling calls, managing schedules, keeping logs, etc.), in addition to heavy client interaction, reading, and Creative input.
Between November 1st and November 30th, we tracked a total of 17 new feature specs on the market. Though it’s not the lowest volume of content in a single month this year, it marks the lowest since August 2022.
UTA is out with BOTTOMLESS BELLY BUTTON by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster. After 40-some years of marriage, Maggie and David Loony shock their children with their announcement of a planned divorce. This sparks….
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment is out with STEAL THE DARK by Josh Marentette & Spencer Marentette. A team of CIA operatives attempt to infiltrate a Romanian black site and steal its prized….
Between September 1st and September 30th, we tracked 24 new feature specs hitting the market. However, of all this material only 4 have some type of attachment which we have tracked. Let’s not detract from the fact this is a 41.1% increase in material from last month. This marks the highest number of specs in a single month, beating out June which saw 23 new specs hit.
Responsibilities include rolling calls, correspondence, scheduling and setting client appointments.
CAA is out with UNTITLED VAN DYKE BROTHERS PROJECT by Shane Van Dyke & Carey Van Dyke.
Between August 1st and August 31st, we tracked 17 new feature specs hot out of Final Draft. 3 of them have some type of attachment, while 1 is reported to have sold that was previously out in 2021 (more on that spec later). That brings our total count of specs with attachments up to 4. This marks a 23% decrease in specs from July, and a 26% drop off from June. How the year has been shaping up, August has turned over some fairly better numbers than anticipated.
CAA is out with THE KEY MAN by Joby Harold. A man has lived his whole life haunted by the memory of his father, a schizophrenic government cryptologist who may have been a….
Between June 1st and June 30th, we tracked 23 new feature specs hitting the market, with 6 having some type of attachment. However, one spec made waves that hit the market some time ago, bringing our total success up to 7 (more on that spec later). That is a 43.75% increase in specs from last month. Not only that, but this is the highest number of specs in a single month all year.
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment is out with IN SHADOWS by Alex Pastor & David Pastor. After being released from his 20-year sentence, Jason Fagan must confront the childhood trauma haunting him…
Between May 2022 and May 2021, there has been a 15.8% decrease in the material hitting the market. This gap has only continued to grow in past years. Dating at its peak, 2019 saw 33 specs out in a single month. Comparing that to now, that is nearly a 51.5% drop-off. While materials have decreased, the success rates have seen a bit more of a u-shape in the last few years.
UTA is out with HARPER by Patrick Burleigh. The mysterious discovery of a manuscript. The tumultuous creation of a masterpiece. This is the true story of…
Responsibilities include phones, correspondence, scheduling and setting client appointments.
March is usually the month we see the market start to defrost and kick into high gear. Instead, the month stayed on course and went out with the exact same about as February. Between March 1st and March 31st 2022, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs hitting the market. Of these specs, 5 have some type of attachment. So, we’re seeing an even split between February and March, but with the market primed, it plays like a smaller month than anticipated.
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment is out with GULLIVER’S TRAVELS by Joey Dizon.
Responsibilities include phones, correspondence, scheduling, client appointments, script coverage, and project tracking.
Between January 1st and January 31st, 2022, we tracked a total of 11 new feature specs hitting the market. Compared to last month, we are seeing a 15% decrease in the material out. That is fairly standard for the time of the year, thanks to the holidays. In terms of successes, of the 11 specs out, 4 have some type of attachment.
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment is out with BEST MAN by Thomas Kivney. A man starts falling in love with his best man.
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Between November 1st and November 30th, we tracked a total of 23 new feature specs out on the market. November tends to be a mixed bag year over year. This month traditionally marks the end of the literary calendar where most agents and managers are wrapping up going out with new material.
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment is out with CANDLELIGHT by Benjamin Christopher. A woman discovers her scientist father’s time machine, offering her a chance to rewrite history.
The role requires the typical administrative duties.
The role requires the typical administrative duties, in addition to significant client interaction, reading, creative input and possibly larger responsibilities.
Duties include scheduling, rolling calls, script coverage, office management, booking travel, etc.
Between June 1st and June 30th, we tracked a total of 22 feature specs out. We’ve been coming from a steadily declining slump of material out, but June turned it around from May’s slow market. While not the highest number of features out this year, things are starting to mend.
Jackson Pictures and Stampede Ventures have partnered for THE DEBRIEFING by Ken Nolan. A top CIA operative has to debrief a GRU computer tech seeking asylum.
