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As seen on the Mandy.com Weekly Production Job Alert:

Vacancy: Writer

Employer: Top Dog Films, Inc.
Location: Los Angeles
Duration: TDB, starts ASAP

Top Dog Films, Inc.

Top Dog Films, Inc. is currently looking for feature film scripts for a slate that we are putting together. This is a low budget independent film project. If you or your clients have a script that fits the following criteria please go to www.topdogfilms.com, and follow the submission process. If you have submitted to us already please do not submit the same script again.

SCRIPT CRITERIA:
1. Low Budget script of $1 million dollars or less.
2. Must have minimal characters (less than 10 in total)
3. Minimal Locations (less than 10 in total).
4. Scripts should be story & character driven
5. No special make-up, stunts, or effects
6. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Psychological Thriller
Below are examples of films in the genres that we are looking for that have both strong characters and story lines. This should give you an idea of the type of films that we enjoy. We do NOT want scripts that copy the below films. Simply use this as a guide to our taste while also meeting our criteria requirements.

THRILLER: “Sea of Love”, Jagged Edge”, “Fatal Attraction”,
“A Perfect Murder”, “Misery”

DRAMA: “Steel Magnolias”, “Kramer vs. Kramer”, “Boys Don’t Cry”,
“One Flew over Cuckoo’s Nest”, “The Visitor”, “Frozen River”,
“12 Angry Men”

COMEDY: “The Goodbye Girl”, “The Forty Year Old Virgin”,
“Best in Show”, “The Odd Couple”

Once we have read your script we will contact you if we are interested. Given the volume of material that we receive it is impossible for us to respond to calls/emails regarding the status
of your script.
Thank you so very much!
Apply to: Maria

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Byron A. Martin Productions Inc. – Comedies from Canadian Writers

We are looking for completed feature length-comedy or dramedy scripts from Canadian writers. Please note that, due to funding purposes, this lead is only open to Canadian citizens. Please do not submit horrors, thrillers, or scripts in any other genre with elements of comedy; we are only open to comedy or dramedy submissions. Submissions must be for contemporary material with no scenes requiring large numbers of extras, no stunts, special FX or visual FX.

Budget must not exceed $2.5 million Canadian. WGC and non-WGC writers may submit.

Our credits include “Wild Cherry” and “Phantom Punch.”

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