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THE YOUNG & HUNGRY LIST 2013

Once again we are very pleased to announce our latest Young & Hungry List. Every year we here at The Tracking Board compile a new List from across the industry, cultivating the top writers currently running with some heat, and landing on the most shortlists across town. This list focuses on the new voices and fresh blood hitting Hollywood and making a name for themselves. All writers on these lists were voted on by some of the biggest film and television executives, producers, agents, managers, and directors. Some are much more established than others, but all of them are currently riding the buzz!

This year we did things a little differently. Instead of the web-based only list we decided to take a page from our very own Hit List, and make the list available in a streamlined version on the web, but in a more detailed and extensive interactive version via PDF interactive. The PDF allows you to click on every writer, to dig deeper and navigate through any of the specs, sales, attachments, or projects we may already be tracking of theirs. While the Interactive PDF is available to everyone, some of the features may only be available to members.

To see the Young & Hungry Lists of previous years please click below: THE YOUNG AND HUNGRY LIST 2012 THE YOUNG AND HUNGRY LIST 2011 To see The Hit List (best specs of the year) of previous years please click below: THE HIT LIST 2012 THE HIT LIST 2011 THE HIT LIST 2010

AARON KANDELL & JORDAN KANDELL PROJECTS: STRANDED | THE FAMILY TREE | UNTITLED WB PROJECT REPRESENTATION: Verve | Tanya Cohen, Rob Herting, Adam Levine Hopscotch Pictures | Sukee Chew NOTES: Identical twins that currently have projects set up at Warner Brothers, Paramount & RKO.

AARON RAPKE & STEWART KAYE PROJECTS: DESTINATIONS UNLIMITED | SCHOOL FOR SCUMBAGS REPRESENTATION: Resolution | Pamela Goldstein NOTES: Previously adapted Danny Kings book School for Scumbags and have several new projects in development.

ADAIR COLE PROJECTS: DETENTION | SAN PATRICIO REPRESENTATION: UTA | Peter Benedek, Peter Dodd MXN | Mason Novick, Michelle Knudsen NOTES: Currenty has San Patricio in post production, and is in development with Raphael Kryszek, Jesse Israel on latest project.

ADAM LASH & CORI UCHIDA PROJECTS: BEDLAM | HELIX REPRESENTATION: Verve | Zachary Carlisle Madhouse Entertainment | Ryan Cunningham, Chris Cook NOTES: Team is currently staffed on SyFys Helix, and their pilot Bedlam is set up at CBS. Uchida was previously Kurt Sutters assistant. www.tracking-board.com | 1

ALEX SCHENKER & MAX SCHENKER PROJECTS: THE DEVILS PUNCHBOWL REPRESENTATION: Gersh | Greg Pedicin Generate | Jeremy Platt NOTES: Team is currently rewriting The Devils Punchbowl, and will next adapt a to-be-announced-novel. They were previously on the 2011 Blood List.

ALEXANDER FELIX PROJECTS: WHERE ANGELS DIE | BIG SICK REPRESENTATION: CAA | Alexandra Trustman, Matt Martin Energy Entertainment | Brooklyn Weaver Station3 | Tom Carter NOTES: Former Directors Assistant who broke out with Scriptshadow Top 10 Script Where Angels Die. Currently working on two other features and making the transition to TV with gritty paramedic drama Big Sick.

ALEXIS ALEX PROJECTS: BOB REPRESENTATION: Paradigm | Ida Ziniti, Andrew Wang Anarchy Management | Sammy Montana NOTES: Currently has original television pilots circulating.

ALEXIS C. JOLLY PROJECTS: A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD REPRESENTATION: APA | Chris Ridenhour, Adam Perry NOTES: Prior to setting up the Mr. Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Jolly was a staff writer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. www.tracking-board.com | 2

ALISTAIR LEGRAND & LUKE HARVIS PROJECTS: TOW REPRESENTATION: UTA | Charlie Ferraro, Peter Dodd MXN | Mason Novick, Michelle Knudsen NOTES: Fresh on the market, Tow is being produced by Novick & Knudsen.

AMELIE GILLETTE PROJECTS: CATFIGHT | ANIMAL PRACTICE | GROWING UP FISHER REPRESENTATION: CAA Management 360 | Guymon Casady, Eryn Brown NOTES: Currently staffed on the Jason Bateman-produced series Growing Up Fisher. Will Gluck, Allesandro Tanaka & Brian Gatewood producing Catfight for Screen Gems.

ANDREA SCULLY & ERIC SAIET PROJECTS: SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS BEFORE BREAKFAST | FORTUNATE REPRESENTATION: Gersh | Greg Pedicin, Brandy Rivers Industry Entertainment | Ava Jamshidi NOTES: Sukee Chew is attached to produce Six Impossible Things..., while Fortunate is currently set up at ABC Family with Denise Di Novi and Alison Greenspan executive producing.

ANDREW SODROSKI PROJECTS: HOLLAND, MICHIGAN | VOR V ZAKONE REPRESENTATION: CAA | John Garvey Principato/Young | Peter Dealbert NOTES: Recently hired to write Vor V Zakone for Warner Brothers. His project Holland, Michigan is set to go with Errol Morris directing and Naomi Watts starring. www.tracking-board.com | 3

ANNIE HARNICK & NICK CION PROJECTS: THE VALEDICTORIAN REPRESENTATION: ICM | Josie Freedman, Bryan Diperstein, Esther Newberg Mosaic | Langley Perer, Dan McManus NOTES: Writing pair, who are both still in college, are wrapping up their final draft of The Valedictorian (previously Untitled Sidney Kimmel Rom/Com) for SKE.

ANTHONY CIPRIANO PROJECTS: BATES MOTEL | SKIN REPRESENTATION: Original Artists | Chris Sablan Energy Entertainment | Brooklyn Weaver NOTES: Interesting fact - he originally sold his Bates Motel pitch to Spike TV, before being commissioned to write the pilot for the A&E series. His project Skin was also previously on the 2010 Blood List.

APRIL PROSSER PROJECTS: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY REPRESENTATION: UTA | Dan Erlij, Allan Haldeman, Blair Kohan, Carolyn Sivitz Kaplan/Perrone | Josh Goldenberg NOTES: Mason Novick is currently attached to produce The One That Got Away with Amazon Studios.

BAC DELORME & STEPHEN CLARKE PROJECTS: REPRESENTATION: WME | David Karp, Jordan Cerf NOTES: The pair were previously ADs for the Coen Brothers.

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BEN ZAZOVE PROJECTS: REX LIBRIS REPRESENTATION: Verve | Zachary Carlisle, Aaron Hart, Adam Weinstein Kaplan/Perrone | Aaron Kaplan, Sean Perrone NOTES: Formerly an attorney, Zazove left his practice to write full-time when he was hired to adapt Rex Libris for Walden Media. Project is currently set to be directed by Brad Peyton.

BILL JOSELYN PROJECTS: AUTOMATA REPRESENTATION: Paradigm | Trevor Astbury, Valarie Phillips Mindframe Films & Management | Nick Fariabi, Jesse Silver NOTES: His new spec Automata is currently on the market and into several studios and buyers.

BRADLEY MARCUS & KEVIN MARCUS PROJECTS: ONCE UPON A TIME... | THE FARM | MAINSTREAM REPRESENTATION: Zero Gravity Management | Jeff Belkin, Eric Williams NOTES: Davis Entertainment has recently boarded Once Upon a Time, and Xavier Gens is now set to direct The Farm.

BRETT SILLS PROJECTS: PRINCESS PROBLEMS | MY SWEET SAGA REPRESENTATION: Kailey Marsh Entertainment | Kailey Marsh NOTES: Novelist and screenwriter, Sills currently has a spec on the market, and is adapting his own novel for My Sweet Saga. www.tracking-board.com | 5

BRIAN HURWITZ PROJECTS: SOUTH BEACH | JUSTIN ROLLINS PROJECT | MILLENIUM KISS REPRESENTATION: DMG Entertainment | Chris Fenton NOTES: State Street Pictures and VariEnt are currently producing his Justin Rollins biopic, while his new TV project South Beach is with Dolphin Entertainment and CAA.

BRIAN RODENBECK PROJECTS: SELF INFLICTED | PAPERBACK CASKET | ELEMENTARY REPRESENTATION: CAA | Jacqueline Sacerio, Andrew Miller, Jon Cassir Circle of Confusion | Zach Cox, David Alpert NOTES: Writers assistant turned staff writer on Elementary, his project Self Inflicted is with Anonymous Content, and his spec Paperback Casket is currently on the market.

CAMERON ALEXANDER PROJECTS: OMEGA POINT REPRESENTATION: Resolution | Abram Nalibotsky Rosa Entertainment | Sidney Sherman NOTES: His spec Omega Point was the first spec to sell from newly minted agency Resolution. He is currently transitioning from music video director to feature writer/director.

CAROL MASCIOLA PROJECTS: BAGHDAD BUREAU | THE 88 KEYS | THE UGLY STICK REPRESENTATION: Currently unrepresented NOTES: Voted onto the list by several execs, her script Baghdad Bureau is based on the true story of her husbands time as a journalist in Iraq. Her work has found its way onto the Nicholl finalist & semifinalist list several times in the past few years. www.tracking-board.com | 6

CHRIS GALLETTA PROJECTS: THE KINGS OF SUMMER | UNTITLED NEW LINE ACTION COMEDY PROJECT REPRESENTATION: UTA | Carolyn Sivitz Anonymous Content| Bard Dorros NOTES: Prior to his script Toys House being on the 2009 Black List, and subsequently retitled The Kings of Summer, he was a monologue writer for David Letterman. His next project is set to be directed and produced by Todd StraussSchulson.

CHRIS ROESSNER PROJECTS: SAND CASTLE | UNTITLED SOUTH AMERICAN PRISON MOVIE REPRESENTATION: CAA | Jay Baker, Jon Cassir, Matthew Rosen Management 360 | Darin Friedman, Ali Itri, Dean Schnider NOTES: Marine turned writer, Roessner is a graduate of USCs Stark Program who worked for producer Mark Gordon before selling his first spec to Gordons company and launching his professional career.

CHRISTIAN PARKES PROJECTS: BLOOD DRIVE | POINT OF VIOLENCE (POV) REPRESENTATION: Zero Gravity Management | Jeff Belkin NOTES: His project POV is currently out to directors for Millenium/NU Image, while Sentinel Pictures and Permut Presentations are producing his latest.

COLE MALISKA PROJECTS: ALMOST HUMAN | THE AGENTS WEBB REPRESENTATION: CAA | Jacqueline Sacerio, Chelsea Reed Kaplan/Perrone | Michael Wilson NOTES: Prior to being staffed on the new JJ Abrams series Almost Human he took part in the Warner Brothers Television Workshop. www.tracking-board.com | 7

CRAIG ROSENTHAL PROJECTS: SHANGHAI LOVE MARKET | KILLER APP REPRESENTATION: UTA | Max Michael, Keya Khayatian Rosa Entertainment | Sidney Sherman NOTES: He is set to make his feature directorial debut with Shanghai Love Market, a project based on his own short film.

DADRIAN FLAVORS PROJECTS: MISANTHROPY REPRESENTATION: Caliber Media Co. | Lee Stobby NOTES: Prior to shifting to writing full time he was a VFX coordinator on projects such as Snow White and the Huntsman, White House Down and Robocop. He has a feature spec set to hit the market in October/November 2013.

DAN DOLLAR PROJECTS: THE BOY AND HIS TIGER REPRESENTATION: CAA | Jon Cassir, Alexandra Trustman Industry Entertainment | Michael Botti NOTES: His project The Boy and His Tiger earned a TB Recommend in 2012, leading to his signing at CAA and Industry Entertainment.

DANIEL TURKEWITZ PROJECTS: TRANQUILITY BASE REPRESENTATION: APA | David Saunders Energy Entertainment | Brooklyn Weaver NOTES: Placing in our first ever Launch Pad competition, his project Tranquility Base was discovered by one of our judges (Brooklyn Weaver) and quickly set up at Fox with Ridley Scott producing. This was his first ever script sale. www.tracking-board.com | 8

DAVE HILL PROJECTS: GAME OF THRONES | MERLIN REPRESENTATION: CAA | Matthew Rosen, Ryan Ly Management 360 | Ali Itri, Jill McElroy NOTES: Former assistant to David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, he is now the youngest writer on the hit series Game of Thrones. On the feature front he is currently conjuring up a new origin story for Merlin at Warner Brothers.

DAVON BRIGGS PROJECTS: GANG RELATED | THE EPIDEMIC REPRESENTATION: Gersh | Sean Barclay, Scott Yoselow Ampersand Entertainment | Walt Clark NOTES: His original pilot The Epidemic earned him a writers assistant role on the upcoming series Gang Related.

DEBORAH BAXTROM PROJECTS: MARY SHELLEY REPRESENTATION: ICM | Boaty Boatwright, Cullen Conly Zero Gravity Management | Jeff Belkin NOTES: She is currently bringing to life the story of Mary Shelley, the woman who originally created the character Frankenstein amidst a short-lived life of tragedy. J. Todd Harris, Marc Marcum, Damon Lane and Rose Ganguzza are producing.

DECLAN ODWYER PROJECTS: BROKEN COVE | ATLANTIS | CASUALTY REPRESENTATION: WME | James Farrell, Chris Donnelly, Mike Esola Energy Entertainment | Brooklyn Weaver NOTES: A well established director, he sold his first spec Broken Cove to Thunder Road. www.tracking-board.com | 9

DEREK ELLIOT & JACK DONALDSON PROJECTS: KILLING SPREE REPRESENTATION: Verve | Rob Herting, Zachary Carlise Kaplan/Perrone | Josh Goldenberg, Aaron Kaplan NOTES: Their spec Killing Spree was on the 2012 Black List.

D.J. LUBEL & JAMIE ABRAMS PROJECTS: LAST NIGHT | ROCK TOTS | WOMEN OF LA REPRESENTATION: APA | Mike Goldberg ICM | Howie Tanenbaum New Wave Entertainment | Josh Adler, Matt Ochacher, Michael Pelmont Underground Entertainment | Trevor Engelson NOTES: Former head writers on MTVs reboot of PUNKD, they currently have their pilot Last Night set up at 20th TV with Aaron Kaplan executive producing.

ELIJAH BYNUM PROJECTS: MISSISSIPPI MUD | HOT SUMMER NIGHTS REPRESENTATION: Verve | Zachary Carlisle, Tanya Cohen, Aaron Hart, Adam Levine, Melissa Solomon Kaplan/Perrone | Josh Goldenberg, Alex Lerner, Sean Perrone NOTES: Agency assistant turned screenwriter, who currently has Mississippi Mud set up with Darko Films and Hot Summer Nights with Flashlight Films.

EMILY SILVER PROJECTS: FINDING CARTER | BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | BONES REPRESENTATION: WME | Ryan Draizin, Matt Solo NOTES: While recently selling her pilot Finding Carter to MTV she also serves as story editor on the hit series Bones.

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ERICA OYAMA PROJECTS: WHITE GIRL PROBLEMS | BREW HA HA | GO THE FUCK TO SLEEP REPRESENTATION: Paradigm | David Boxerbaum Principato/Young | Peter Principato NOTES: With experience mastering the short format arena of Childrens Hospital and NTSF:SD:SUV::, she had little trouble expanding into feature and television worlds with White Girl Problems finding a home at Brownstone Productions and her TV series Brew Ha Ha landing at Sony.

EVAN FOSTER PROJECTS: TABLE 18 | BULLET RUN REPRESENTATION: APA | David Saunders Seven Summits | Paul Canterna Silvera Management | Justin Silvera NOTES: With back to back spec sales, Foster currently has projects in development at Vince Newman Entertainment and RadioactiveGiant.

GEORGE MAHAFFEY PROJECTS: IN THE DUST | HEATSEEKERS REPRESENTATION: APA | William Lowery New Wave Entertainment | Josh Adler, Michael Pelmont NOTES: While he most recently adapted his own graphic novel In the Dust for Solipsist Films, prior to landing at Paramount, his spec script Heatseekers landed on our very own 2010 Hit List.

GRAINNE GODFREE PROJECTS: THE TOMORROW PEOPLE | CITY OF NIGHTS REPRESENTATION: Verve | Rob Herting, Zachary Carlisle Kevin Donahue Literary Management | Kevin Donahue NOTES: While she is currently staffed on the new series The Tomorrow People, she has also set up her own original pilot City of Nights with Fox Television Studios and Chernin Entertainment. www.tracking-board.com | 11

HERNANY PERLA PROJECTS: REVELATION | DAY ONE REPRESENTATION: Original Artists | Chris Sablan Madhouse Entertainment | Ryan Cunningham NOTES: A former executive at Lionsgate and Ombra Films, he has since set up his spec Revelation with Circle of Confusion and Day One at MGM. He also currently serves as producer on Ghost Team One.

JACOB HELD PROJECTS: HINDENBURG REPRESENTATION: Madhouse Entertainment | Adam Kolbrenner NOTES: AFI graduate.

JACOB ROMAN & KENNY RYAN PROJECTS: DAVID VS. GOLIATH | I.D. | DISCIPLES REPRESENTATION: CAA | Brian Lutz, Dan Rabinow NOTES: Their first sale was an original pitch of the David & Goliath story to Columbia.

JAMES DILAPO PROJECTS: THE ODYSSEY | DEVILS AT PLAY REPRESENTATION: Verve | Aaron Hart, Adam Levine, Rob Herting Kaplan/Perrone | Alex Lerner NOTES: He was the first writer in on the Warner Brothers sci-fi reimagining of Greek epic The Odyssey for producers 1821 Pictures and Heyday Films. He was previously one of six winners in the Nicholl Fellowship. www.tracking-board.com | 12

JENNIFER HALEY PROJECTS: HEMLOCK GROVE | THE NETHER REPRESENTATION: CAA | Joe Cohen, Elizabeth Newman, Christopher Till Gramercy Park Entertainment | Scott Halle NOTES: Already an on-the-rise playwright, Haley transitioned to the role of story editor on Hemlock Grove before bouncing back to theater with her 2012 Susan Smith Blackburn prize winning play The Nether, which played at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

JESSE ANDREWS PROJECTS: ME & EARL & THE DYING GIRL | CRAZY U REPRESENTATION: WME | Anna Deroy, Blake Fronstin, Sarah Self MXN | Mason Novick, Michelle Knudsen NOTES: A novelist and screenwriter, Andrews adapted his first novel Me & Earl & the Dying Girl for Indian Paintbrush, and followed that up by adapting Andrew Fergusons novel Crazy U... for Misher Films, Gary Sanchez Productions and New Line.

JOE BARTON PROJECTS: IBOY | INVASION REPRESENTATION: WME | David Karp Independent Talent Group | Jago Irwin NOTES: In 2013 alone, he has been named to Screen Internationals Stars of Tomorrow List, his script Invasion has made the 2013 Brit List, and his project IBoy has been picked up by Pretty Pictures and Wigwam Films.

JOE BEGOS PROJECTS: ALMOST HUMAN REPRESENTATION: Paradigm | David Boxerbaum, Scott Henderson Caliber Media Co. | Dallas Sonnier, Adam S. Marshall NOTES: The first script he ever wrote, produced or directed was the film Almost Human which just premiered and sold at TIFF 2013 in a bidding war. www.tracking-board.com | 13

JOHN CABRERA PROJECTS: H+ | ANCIENT ALIENS REPRESENTATION: UTA | Brent Weinstein, Tim Phillips, Charlie Ferraro Kritzer Levine Wilkins Griffin Nilon Entertainment | Adam Griffin NOTES: Having already starred in a number of television projects he made the transition to writer with the award-winning Bryan Singer produced web series H+. Following the success of that series he was tapped to write Ancient Aliens for Legendary Entertainment.

JOHN SCOTT 3 PROJECTS: OTHERLAND | MAGGIE | LOVELY MONSTER REPRESENTATION: CAA | Dan Rabinow, Billy Hawkins, Chelsea Reed Sly Predator | Trevor Kaufman NOTES: With his spec script Maggie currently readying for production with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin in the lead roles, it was only back in 2011 when that same script landed on The Blood List, The Black List and our very own Hit List.

JONATHAN IGLA PROJECTS: MAD MEN | ROGER PEACEMEAL REPRESENTATION: CAA | Jacqueline Sacerio, Bill Zotti NOTES: Before he became a writer and story editor on the hit series Mad Men he was a writers assistant to Matthew Weiner.

JOSEPH DEMBNER PROJECTS: HOME INVASION REPRESENTATION: Benderspink | Jake Wagner NOTES: Before taking his first spec Home Invasion onto the market he created a proof of concept sizzle trailer for it that would lead to Joel Silver and director Sean Carter boarding the project before it landed at Voltage Pictures. www.tracking-board.com | 14

JOSH FELDMAN & SCOTT WOLMAN PROJECTS: FULLY WRECKED | LEVERAGE REPRESENTATION: Kaplan/Perrone | Aaron Kaplan, Josh Goldenberg NOTES: The team bring their executive and creative backgrounds to their first project together - Fully Wrecked.

JUSTIN DOBLE PROJECTS: ALMOST HUMAN | BLOOD AND OIL REPRESENTATION: UTA | Allan Haldeman, Ben Jacobson, Max Michael Shuman Company | A.B. Fischer NOTES: Currently staffed on the futuristic JJ Abrams-produced series Almost Human, Dobles original pilot Blood and Oil goes back in time to the whaling town of 1800s Nantucket. Prior to both of these he was also a member of The Warner Brothers Television Writers Workshop.

KATE TREFRY PROJECTS: PURE O REPRESENTATION: Caliber Media Co. | Lee Stobby NOTES: With some of the biggest names in Hollywood selecting her script Pure O as the winner of our first ever Launch Pad Competition, she was quickly signed by Lee Stobby at Caliber Media and has since found herself up for several big assignments around town.

KRISTY LOWREY PROJECTS: DETENTION REPRESENTATION: APA | Mike Goldberg, Malcolm Hamilton New Wave Entertainment | Josh Adler, Matt Ochacher, Michael Pelmont NOTES: Her first spec Detention was one of the first projects put into development by writer/producer John Swetnams new company Madhorse Films. www.tracking-board.com | 15

KYLE JARROW PROJECTS: ZE | INSIDE | TRIGGER REPRESENTATION: CAA | Craig Brody, Brian Pike Madhouse Entertainment | Adam Kolbrenner, Chris Cook NOTES: Before setting up television projects with the likes of Philip Seymour Hoffman and Dennis Leary, he won the Obie award at age 24 for his play A Very Merry Unauthorized Childrens Scientology Pageant. Since then hes set up his original pilot ZE at the CW, and is currently working on a commission by the Lincoln Center.

LANDIS APONTE PROJECTS: THE SECRETS OF JEREMIAH VALLEY | THE PROMISE REPRESENTATION: Currently unrepresented NOTES: Actor turned writer, Aponte earned a number of votes this year for his thriller The Secrets of Jeremiah Valley.

LEAH RACHEL PROJECTS: THE YOUNG, THE HOT AND THE BOTHERED | UNTITLED GARY SANCHEZ THREESOME PROJECT | BAMFS REPRESENTATION: WME | Rich Cook, Hanley Baxter, Erin Junkin Anonymous Content | Adam Kossack, Adam Shulman NOTES: Rachel has found her niche and quickly dominated it. With projects like Starf*cker, Rachels Cherry, BAMFS and even that still untitled threesome project with Will Ferrell, she has kicked off a career delivering the funny, and backing it up with high caliber writing.

LEO SARDARIAN PROJECTS: NICHOLAS REPRESENTATION: APA | Chris Ridenhour, Adam Perry Management 360 | Ali Itri, Adam Riback NOTES: Transitioning from the world of casting to screenwriting, his first spec to hit the market was the project Nicholas, which is now in development at Level 1 Entertainment. www.tracking-board.com | 16

LUCAS CARTER PROJECTS: CAMDEN | INLAND EMPIRE REPRESENTATION: Energy Entertainment | Brooklyn Weaver NOTES: After storming the market with a bidding war for his spec Camden, he quickly followed that up with his original television pilot Inland Empire, which is currently being packaged for networks with Universal Cable Productions. He is a former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, turned studio executive, turned independent producer, turned writer.

MARISSA JO CERAR PROJECTS: CONVERSION | THE FOSTERS | ELECTRIC CHURCH REPRESENTATION: ICM | Doug Johnson, Cullen Conly, Dan Norton, Howie Tanenbaum Heroes and Villains Entertainment | Markus Goerg, Dick Hillenbrand, Mikhail Nayfeld NOTES: An alumni of the Hit List, she appeared on our list of best specs in both 2010 and 2012 and found a spot on the 2012 Black List as well. She is currently a writer on the new ABC Family series The Fosters, and has an original pilot Electric Church being packaged with Tagline Entertainment.

MARK RASO PROJECTS: COPENHAGEN | UNDER REPRESENTATION: WME | Mike Esola, Roger Green Kaplan/Perrone | Josh Goldenberg NOTES: After his Gold Medal win in the 2012 Student Academy Awards he wrote and directed the feature film Copenhagen.

MATT BOLISH PROJECTS: ALICE OF OZ REPRESENTATION: Resolution | Rich Green NOTES: With his first foray into the spec market, his script Alice of Oz is currently one of the hottest properties in town. www.tracking-board.com | 17

MATT LIEBERMAN PROJECTS: 12/24 | SCOOBY DOO | MR. TOADS WILD RIDE REPRESENTATION: WME | Simon Faber, Phillip Raskind, Roger Green Madhouse Entertainment | Adam Kolbrenner NOTES: After spinning a David Guggenheim story into a Christmas tale pitched as Chronicle meets Super 8 for Chris Columbus, he has become one of the most in demand writers in town. In just the past two years his resume has come to include work on the remakes, reboots or reimaginings for Short Circuit, Scooby Doo and Mr. Toads Wild Ride. He also garnered a spot on our 2012 Hit List. MATTHEW JAMES MCDONOUGH PROJECTS: THE THIRD WHEEL | WATER WASTERS REPRESENTATION: Caliber Media Co. | Will Rowbotham, Adam S. Marshall NOTES: Even before earning a Top 3 win in our Launch Pad Competition, he was one of the first writers signed by our judges coming out of the contest. Now his script The Third Wheel is gearing up to hit the market.

MAX TAXE PROJECTS: GOODBYE, FELIX CHESTER REPRESENTATION: Verve | Zachary Carlisle, Adam Levine, Tanya Cohen, Melissa Solomon Madhouse Entertainment | Ryan Cunningham, Robyn Meisinger NOTES: In 2012 he earned a spot on our annual best specs of the year Hit List as well as the Black List.

MEGAN GRIFFITHS PROJECTS: EDEN | LUCKY THEM REPRESENTATION: WME | Daniel Cohan, Solco Schuit Caliber Media Co. | Jennifer Au, Will Rowbotham, Dallas Sonnier NOTES: Before premiering her Toni Collete-starring film Lucky Them at TIFF 2013, she wrote and directed the 2012 film Eden which won the Audience Award at SXSW. www.tracking-board.com | 18

MELISSA OSBORNE PROJECTS: LOSING IT REPRESENTATION: CAA | Ryan Abboushi NOTES: While her new spec Losing It is currently doing the rounds, her new pilot is packaging up with Morgan Creek.

MELISSA RUNDLE PROJECTS: MOLLY REPRESENTATION: Echo Lake Management | Amotz Zakai NOTES: Former development executive, writer and producer at Funny or Die, she is currently transitioning into long form media in both television and film. She hails from USCs MFA Film Program.

MICHAEL STARK & TERRELL GARRETT PROJECTS: WOLVERTON | BUFFALO BILL IN LONDON REPRESENTATION: Currently unrepresented NOTES: Prior to earning a top 3 placement in our Launch Pad Competion, Garrett was a video game designer and published writer, while Stark was a journalist and musician. Following the contest, the pair are now developing a top secret Untitled Action Thriller project and have projects in development with Davis Entertainment and Radar Pictures.

MICHAEL SWEENEY & NICK CREATURE PROJECTS: THE MAYOR OF SHARK CITY REPRESENTATION: The Rothman Brecher Agency | Jim Ehrich Heroes And Villains | Mikhail Nayfeld, Markus Goerg NOTES: One of the two fascinating behind the scenes looks at the making of Jaws on the list this year. www.tracking-board.com | 19

MICHAEL WERWIE PROJECTS: EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL, AND VILE | LOST GIRLS REPRESENTATION: UTA | David Kramer, Jon Huddle, Peter Dodd Evolution Entertainment | Brad Kaplan, Stephen Gates NOTES: In 2012 he had a banner year, seeing his Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile script earn him spots in our 2012 Hit List, the 2012 Black List, and one of the winning slots in the Nicholl Fellowship.

MICKEY FISHER PROJECTS: EXTANT | UNTITLED WARNER BROTHERS BLIND FEATURE DEAL PROJECT REPRESENTATION: WME | Marc Korman, Allysa Bauer, Chris Donnelly, Cliff Roberts, Tom Wellington, Solco Schuit Energy Entertainment | Brooklyn Weaver NOTES: Fishers first foray into Hollywood began with his television pilot Extant, heated up with one of the hottest bidding wars in years, and ended with a Steven Spielberg-produced commitment to a 13-episode order for CBS.

MITCHELL AKSELRAD PROJECTS: TITANS OF PARK ROW | TURN | THE GATE REPRESENTATION: CAA | Jacqueline Sacerio, Matt Rosen Fourth Floor Productions | Jeff Silver NOTES: Jumping between film and television in 2013, Akselrad wrote the William Randolph Hurst / Joseph Pulitzer biopic Titans of Park Row for Langley Park and developed the George Washington spy series Turn for AMC.

NATHAN SHEPHERD PROJECTS: WHERE THE DEAD LIE DOWN REPRESENTATION: Currently unrepresented NOTES: Based on his own short film, Where the Dead Lie Down is currently being packaged. www.tracking-board.com | 20

NATHANIEL HALPERN PROJECTS: JOE PETROSINO | RESURRECTION | ROSE REPRESENTATION: CAA | Jacqueline Sacerio, JP Evans NOTES: Currently staffed on the upcoming ABC series Resurrection, he landed the assignment to mold the true story of turn of the century NYC cop Joe Petrosino for Lionsgate, and recently saw his spec Rose sell to Focus Features.

NIC PIZZOLATTO PROJECTS: THE KILLING | TRUE DETECTIVE | THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN REPRESENTATION: RWSG | Sylvie Rabineau, Jill Gillet Anonymous Content | Bard Dorros NOTES: Film, television, novels - these are just three of the worlds Pizzolatto is set to conquer after 2013. Before writing and creating the upcoming HBO series True Detective, he was a staff writer on The Killing, and before being hired to do justice to a remake of The Magnificent Seven he was publishing his novel Galveston and tackling an adaptation of the human smuggling novel The Snakehead....

OLIVIA MILCH PROJECTS: DUDE REPRESENTATION: ICM | John Burnham, Brian Diperstein, Ted Chervin Mosaic | Jimmy Miller, Langley Perer NOTES: Set to follow in her fathers footsteps, but not take any handouts along the way, Milch has a number of big projects underway for the tail end of 2013. The first - her high school comedy spec Dude, which she is also set to direct.

PATRICK BECK & PAUL GULYAS PROJECTS: HOT BRASS DANCE | TEQUILA MOCKINGBIRD | GRADUATES REPRESENTATION: UTA | Geoff Morley Anonymous Content | Chad Hamilton NOTES: Comedy. Action. Sometimes both. These are things this writing team has begun to perfect as their experience in film and television grows over the years. Look for their new spec Hot Brass Dance to hit the market this Fall. www.tracking-board.com | 21

PETE BARRY PROJECTS: THE REDUCTIONIST | FOCUS REPRESENTATION: Pannon Entertainment | Andrea Dimity NOTES: Making the transition from award-winning playwright to screenwriter, his first spec The Reductionist is currently heating up the market.

PETER MACMANUS PROJECTS: REICH | HURT PEOPLE REPRESENTATION: UTA | Dan Erlij, James Kearney, Lauren Meltzner Rain Management Group | Beth Stine NOTES: He was the voice behind William Petersens return to television when he set up his pilot Hurt People with Graham King, and now he is transitioning his voice to something very different in his new script Reich.

PETER WARREN PROJECTS: THE THREEWAY | THE HOUSE OF HORRORS REPRESENTATION: CAA Manage-ment | Dan Halstead NOTES: A graduate of NYU-Tisch, Warrens latest project The Threeway is set to hit the market soon.

PHILIP GELATT PROJECTS: EUROPA REPORT | DEAD SPACE REPRESENTATION: Paradigm | Christopher Smith Madhouse Entertainment | Adam Kolbrenner NOTES: Prior to writing one of the most brilliant science fiction films of 2013 with Europa Report, he tackled an adaptation of one of the biggest sci-fi / horror video games Dead Space. www.tracking-board.com | 22

RICHARD CORDINER PROJECTS: SPACESUIT | THE SHARK IS NOT WORKING REPRESENTATION: Verve | Rob Herting, Adam Weinstein Kaplan/Perrone | Aaron Kaplan, Sean Perrone NOTES: Transitioning from ad executive to screenwriter, he has now set up back to back projects at Warner Brothers with his adaptation of the book Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo, and his behind the scenes look at the set of Jaws (the second on this list) The Shark is Not Working.

RYAN JACKSON PROJECTS: FIX | UNTITLED ARO PROJECT REPRESENTATION: DMG Entertainment | Brian McCurley, Chris Fenton NOTES: Following his dark thriller Fix he just landed a new job adapting an untitled project for ARO Entertainment. He was also a semifinalist in the 2010 Nicholl Fellowship.

SANTA SIERRA PROJECTS: GROWING UP MORALES | IN SEARCH OF OUR FATHER, SYLVESTER STALLONE REPRESENTATION: Currently unrepresented NOTES: Having earned a TB Recommend from us just last month for her family comedy Growing up Morales, her calendar has been jam-packed with meetings ever since, and her new spec In Search of Our Father, Sylvester Stallone has directors circling.

SHAINA STEINBERG PROJECTS: WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | CHASE REPRESENTATION: UTA | Adam Biren, Greg Iserson, Lauren Meltzner Gotham Group | Jeremy Bell, Nate Matteson NOTES: Having transitioned from writers assistant to writer, her new original pilot World News Tonight is currently being packaged. www.tracking-board.com | 23

SHANE JOSEPH WILLIS PROJECTS: ANONYMITY REPRESENTATION: Rosa Entertainment | Sidney Sherman NOTES: Immediately following our TB Recommendation of his script Anonymity he signed with Rosa Entertainment, and had his script hit the market.

STEPHANIE KOFF PROJECTS: WITHER | MARCO POLO REPRESENTATION: Gersh | Greg Pedicin, Jeff Greenberg New Wave Entertainment | Josh Adler NOTES: In just the past six months she has adapted the first book in the best selling book series The Chemical Garden as a spec and set it up with Violet House, and been tapped to tell the tale of the legendary entrepreneur and explorer Marco Polo for Warner Brothers.

TASHA HUO PROJECTS: WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS | BLACK BELLE | WARD 8 REPRESENTATION: Gersh | Lee Keele Cousin Pete Productions and Management | Pete Letz NOTES: Taking inspiration from Shel Silversteins poem of the same name, her latest spec Where the Sidewalk Ends is currently set up with Kickstart Entertainment.

TERRANCE MULLOY PROJECTS: UNTITLED ESCAPE THRILLER | PURSUIT | PRIORITY RUN REPRESENTATION: UTA | Jon Huddle Benderspink | Jake Wagner NOTES: After exploding onto the scene with his take no prisoners spec Priority Run, hes been in the trenches churning out fun, fast-paced thrillers at Vinson Films, Eclectik Vision, Contrarian Group and Pressman Corp. www.tracking-board.com | 24

TERRY MILES PROJECTS: PUNCH | TIMELOCK | CINEMANOVELS REPRESENTATION: DMG Entertainment | Chris Fenton NOTES: An alum of our very own Hit List in 2011, Miles is a prolific writer, director and producer, with his film Cinemanovels recnetly premiering at TIFF 2013, two more films awaiting release and another spec on the horizon.

TESS GRIFFITHS PROJECTS: GETTING EVEN REPRESENTATION: Caliber Media Co. | Jennifer Au NOTES: A former assistant to Josh Brolin, ever since she turned to writing full time shes never looked back. Her new spec Getting Even is currently being developed by Nostromo for Apollo 18 director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego.

TUCKER PARSONS PROJECTS: WHALEMEN | TRUE SKIN REPRESENTATION: WME | Cliff Roberts, Daniel Cohan Madhouse Entertainment | Adam Kolbrenner NOTES: With a banner year in 2012, capped off with a spot on our very own Hit List and on the Black List, Parsons kicked it into high gear in 2013, landing the highly competitive adaptation of the short film True Skin for Warner Brothers.

VERA HERBERT PROJECTS: DONT MAKE ME GO | BLINK | AWKWARD REPRESENTATION: CAA | Margaret Mendelson NOTES: Before setting up her show Blink, at the CW she ran the gauntlet on the MTV series Awkward, working her way up from writers assistant to script coordinator, and finally writer. In 2012 she also set up her Black List script Dont Make Me Go with De Line Pictures and Big Beach Productions. www.tracking-board.com | 25

Index

Aaron Kandell & Jordan Kandell Aaron Rapke & Stewart Kaye Adair Cole Adam Lash & Cori Uchida Alex Schenker & Max Schenker Alexander Felix Alexis Alex Alexis C. Jolly Alistair Legrand & Luke Harvis Amelie Gillette Andrea Scully & Eric Saiet Andrew Sodroski Annie Harnick & Nick Cion Anthony Cipriano April Prosser

Kate Trefry Kristy Lowrey Kyle Jarrow

Landis Aponte Leah Rachel Leo Sardarian Lucas Carter

Bac Delorme & Stephen Clarke Ben Zazove Bill Joselyn Bradley Marcus & Kevin Marcus Brett Sills Brian Hurwitz Brian Rodenbeck

Marissa Jo Cerar Mark Raso Matt Bolish Matt Lieberman Matthew James McDonough Max Taxe Megan Griffiths Melissa Osborne Melissa Rundle Michael Stark & Terrell Garrett Michael Sweeney & Nick Creature Michael Werwie Mickey Fisher Mitchell Akselrad

Cameron Alexander Carol Masciola Chris Galletta Chris Roessner Christian Parkes Cole Maliska Craig Rosenthal

Nathan Shepherd Nathaniel Halpern Nic Pizzolatto

O P

Olivia Milch Patrick Beck & Paul Gulyas Pete Barry Peter Macmanus Peter Warren Philip Gelatt

Dadrian Flavors Dan Dollar Daniel Turkewitz Dave Hill Davon Briggs Deborah Baxtrom Declan ODwyer Derek Elliott & Jack Donaldson D.J. Lubel & Jamie Abrams

Richard Cordiner Ryan Jackson

Elijah Bynum Emily Silver Erica Oyama Evan Foster

Santa Sierra Shaina Steinberg Shane Joseph Willis Stephanie Koff

George Mahaffey Grainne Godfree

H J

Hernany Perla Jacob Held Jacob Roman & Kenny Ryan James DiLapo Jennifer Haley Jesse Andrews Joe Barton Joe Begos John Cabrera John Scott 3 Jonathan Igla Joseph Dembner Josh Feldman & Scott Wolman Justin Doble

Tasha Huo Terrance Mulloy Terry Miles Tess Griffiths Tucker Parsons

Vera Herbert

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