Saltarelli Hires Helgren for RomCom Feature
Marc Saltarelli hired InkTip scribe Jake Helgren to pen the romcom feature "Silverlake Holiday,” after viewing Jake’s teen comedy "Frivolity" on InkTip (just before it won First Place Comedy at Filmmakers International). This isn’t Helgren’s first option; he currently has a teen horror script under option, and was recently commissioned to write a sci-fi feature for Camron Carrier at C. Wesley Pictures.

Skydive Films Options Feature
Skydive Films optioned the feature screenplay “An American Horror” by writer Kenneth Dyson. Production will start later this year, and will be shot in Nashville, TN. Zac Adams’ previous credits include the award-winning series “Southern Haunts,” and the documentary “It Happened in Country Music.” Skydive Films is an award-winning production company that produces TV shows, feature films, music videos, and commercials, and is headed by BJ Brown and Zac Adams.

Star Lady Productions Hires Goldman for Feature
Lynne Widgerow with Star Lady Productions has hired writer Lynn Esta Goldman to pen the feature script “Born to Dance,” after putting a call out to our writers for dance scripts last year. Widgerow, who specializes in international co-productions and whose credits include Disney’s “Tarzan: The Epic Adventures,” is based out of South Africa. This is Lynn Esta’s sixth option or hire, and her first through InkTip.

Endeavor Handles Financing on “Truckstop”
As Mentioned in Variety on July 7, 2008, Rotimi Rainwater with Village Entertainment Inc. and Susan Wright with The Criterion Group will be going into production on "Truckstop” this October. The project now has Rachel Miner and Mimi Rogers attached to star, with financing being handled by Graham Taylor at Endeavor Independent. “Truckstop,” written by scribe Tony Aloupis and discovered through InkTip, will be directed by Rotimi Rainwater, whose previous credits include the award-winning documentary "SP!T." "It was amazing," says Rainwater, "I'd never used the site before, but it was suggested by a writer friend of mine. So I went on and found this little gem of a story." 37 movies were made from 2006-2007 as a result of writers and scripts found through InkTip. “Truckstop” proves yet again how easy it is to find quality writers on InkTip!

CRAZEntertainment Hires Doug Simonton for RomCom
Ted Perkins with CRAZEntertainment hired InkTip writer Doug Simonton to pen the feature romcom script, "Wedding Warriors," based on the writer's comedy pitch. This is yet another in a string of successes for writer Simonton; his last feature spec on InkTip, "Comic Relief," was purchased by Perkins late last year and is scheduled to go into production this fall in China. Perkins and Simonton met through InkTip back in 2003 when they teamed up to write an action spec for Fox, and as you can see, their working relationship has flourished. Perkins, although currently living in Los Angeles, specializes in international production and works extensively in overseas markets.

Plastic Poetry, Inc. Options Feature
Henning Winkelmann with Plastic Poetry, Inc. has optioned the feature script "Mile 42" from InkTip scribe John Dowgin, after reading the short script of the same title and concept on InkTip. Winkelmann is an established commercial director and producer of 15 years - he has worked for such well-known brands as Macy's, Cisco, Nestle and Audi. This is Dowgin's second short option, and his first project to turn into a feature.

Skylight Films Hires Cowan for Feature
Mark McNabb with Skylight Films has hired InkTip scribe Barry Cowan to pen the feature screenplay "The Legend of Bragg Creek," after discovering Barry's work on InkTip. This has actually been an on-going relationship between Skylight Films and Cowan; Cowan was originally hired to write "Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes," which was shot and stars famous wrestler and action star Roddy Piper (who is known for, among other projects, his role in John Carpenter's "They Live"). "Secret of the Runes" was the sequel to "The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens," which is being released by Artist View Entertainment. This is the second in a series of hires by Skylight Films for writer Cowan just in the past month alone. Stay tuned for another announcement on an upcoming project!

Casualty Films Options Short
Diana Kemp Jones has sold her short screenplay "Gnome Sweet Gnome" to Matt Morgan of Casualty Films. He initially saw a different logline of Diana's on InkTip, but after recently reading several of her shorts he decided on "Gnome Sweet Gnome." Matt premiered his short film "Stalking You" the other weekend at the El Cajon Video and Film Festival at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego. He is looking forward to making Diana's short and is already in pre-production with principal shooting to begin towards the end of the summer.

Skylight Films Hires Barry Cowan for Feature
Mark McNabb with Skylight Films hired InkTip scribe Barry Cowan last year to pen “Ghost Trap,” a feature screenplay going into production later this month. This has actually been an on-going relationship between the writer and Skylight; Cowan was originally hired to write “Billy Owens and the Secret of the Runes,” which was shot in 2007 and starred famous wrestler and action star Roddy Piper (known for his role in John Carpenter’s, “They Live,” among other credits). ‘Secret of the Runes” was the sequel to “The Mystical Adventures of Billy Owens,” which is being released by Artist View Entertainment. This is just the latest in a series of hires by Skylight Films for writer Cowan; stay tuned for more announcements on their upcoming projects!

Armstrong Pictures Inc. Hires Kevin Ward for Feature
Andy Armstrong with Armstrong Pictures Inc. hired writer Kevin Ward to pen the feature action film “Steel & Silk,” after discovering Ward’s screenplay, “American Empire,” on InkTip last year. “I am constantly browsing [InkTip.com] looking for interesting people and I certainly found one in Kevin Ward,” said Armstrong. “I hired him to write a very specific script for me which had some extremely specific boundaries and limitations. He performed this duty far above and beyond my (pretty high) expectations.” They’ve been working on a number of story ideas together since that initial contact; culminating in this most recent hire - demonstrating yet again that producers can find not only great scripts, but also great writers on InkTip.