June Program: The Screenwriting Landscape with Stage 32

The Screenwriting Landscape 

with Stage 32

In this conversation, Jason and Angela will discuss how the entertainment industry has evolved over the course of the last 18 months and become more virtual. This shift has presented significantly more opportunities for creatives who are not based in a large filmmaking center (ie: Los Angeles, New York or Atlanta) to have thriving careers in film, television and new media. Correspondingly, Jason and Angela will discuss how to network with fellow creatives and industry pros online in a way that offers the best chance of success.

Jason Mirch is a feature film and television producer and executive with over 15 years of experience. Jason also serves as the Director of Script Services at Stage 32 where he works directly with screenwriters, filmmakers, and leading industry executives. 

In addition to his work with Stage 32, Jason runs production and development for a company which produced low-budget genre pictures for an international audience, as well as serves as a business advisor to a successful post production vfx company which contributed to The Peanut Butter Falcon, Crawl, Martin Scorsese's Silence, Arctic, and Let them Talk for Steven Soderbergh and HBO. 

Most recently, he produced a 3D animated feature film starring Jacob Tremblay, Emmy-winner Christopher Lloyd, Oscar-winner Mel Brooks, Emmy-winner Kenan Thompson, and Emmy-winner Carol Kane. 

Mirch was the Head of Feature and Television Development at Image Nation, a finance and production company based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. There, he supervised the Image Nation contributions in the development of Flight, The Help, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Contagion, Careful What You Wish For, Ghost Rider 2, and 100 Foot Journey. 

Prior to his work at Image Nation, Mirch was Co-Head of Development at Storyline Entertainment (Oscar-winning Chicago, Footloose, The Bucket List) where he developed a slate of feature film projects for New Line, Paramount, Summit Ent., and CBS/Paramount. He also developed and sold television projects and mini-series to CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC, and Lifetime. 

He has lectured on all areas of filmmaking, speaking on panels at the Producers Guild of America, Austin Film Festival, the Harvard Screenwriting Group, American Film Market, University of Southern California Film School, Chapman University School of Film & Television, NYU, as well as several international film festivals and markets. In addition, he has consulted brands, including Burberry and Creative Artists Agency. 

Mirch graduated Cum Laude from Chapman University’s School of Film and Television, where he received a B.F.A., in Film Production, with an emphasis in Writing and Directing. He was mentored by Academy Award Winning Writer/Director David S. Ward and is the winner of Chapman University Student Filmmaker Award, for Best Director for his film Ally.

A native of Upstate NY, Angela is an actor/writer living in Los Angeles. She received her MFA in Acting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and has done a hefty amount of theatre since, most recently being featured in the critically acclaimed Ravenswood Manor at the Celebration Theatre in Hollywood. Her TV credits, however, include: 9-1-1 (FOX), Agent Carter (ABC), Bored to Death (HBO), & One Bad Choice (MTV), among others. She has also been in numerous commercials where she has largely been cast as a mom ten years her senior. 

Throughout this past year, Angela Cristantello has been fortunate enough to perform in monthly shows at the legendary Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles (via YouTube) with her troupe The Midnight Movie Players. 

And screenwriting-wise, her first film (In Her Wake) is currently on the festival circuit. 

In addition to her work as Stage 32’s Creative Services Supervisor, Angela also provides both screenplay and teleplay coverage, having done so throughout the industry for nearly ten years.

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