2020 Spec Script Deals Analysis: Agents & Managers
We continue our week-long analysis of spec script deals in 2020. Today: Agents and Managers.
We continue our week-long analysis of spec script deals in 2020. Today: Agents and Managers.
The numbers in parentheses mark 2019 totals.
Note: A majority of projects were repped by both an agency and a manager / management company, so the total numbers of reps listed will be significantly higher than the number of scripts sold.
Agencies
UTA — 6 (2)
Verve — 2 (9)
CAA — 1 (2)
Gersh — 1 (0)
ICM Partners — 1 (4)
Paradigm — 1 (2)
Management
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment — 3 (1)
Circle of Confusion — 2 (1)
Affirmative Entertainment — 1 (1)
Anonymous Content — 1 (2)
Brillstein Entertainment Partners — 1 (1)
Cheng Caplan Company — 1 (0)
The Coronel Group — 1 (0)
Fourth Wall Management — 1 (0)
The Gotham Group — 1 (0)
Grandview — 1 (2)
LBI Entertainment — 1 (0)
Lit Entertainment Group — 1 (3)
Management SGC — 1 (0)
Plain Text — 1 (0)
Untitled Entertainment — 1 (0)
Writ Large — 1 (1)
Based upon the WGA-ATA agreements reached over the last year, signifying the major agencies refocusing on representing writer clients, it will be interesting to see if that can contribute to an increase in spec script deals.
You should familiarize yourself with these players, study the type of projects they sell. This can help when targeting inquiries for representation.
Tomorrow: The big money spec script sales of 2020.