where can i find people that are looking to produce a screenplay?

Question

i write shorts or feature length.

Answer 1

I attended a Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment, Brokeback Mountain), and he told all aspiring playwrights to never write a screenplay that isn't commissioned. At the time, he had written 64 screenplays, 63 for money, and one that wasn't commissioned. He came prepared with statistics, too: 1 in 33,000 screenplays submitted to a Hollywood agent is made into a movie. The rest are scrapped.

He suggested instead that writers write novels. He claimed that writing novels is easy: Lock yourself up in a room for about three weeks and you should be able to produce a 300-page novel that has a much better chance of publication than a script.

I know that doesn't help you much, but I think it does show that your question is rather complicated and really has no correct answer. I suppose you could go to the Internet Movie Database, search your favorite screenwriter, and check out who is his/her agent in Hollywood. Then, contact that agency. They aren't likely to be nice to you, but be persistent. Good luck!

Answer 2

Try a local community group that puts on plays for the community. This will give you a start and help you polish up any shortcomings that become apparent during production.

If it is a short you might make it product specific and send it into an ad agency.

You might check with the drama teacher at the local high school and find out from whom they obtain the plays they perform and see if that company would have any interest in publishing your play. Once it is published you would have a better shot of getting someone interested in doing a screenplay.

Answer 3

On every street corner in LA!

Seriously though, depending on your type of screenplay (and its a written script or just an idea), you should seek out companies that specialize in that genre (i.e. horror fanatics might try Dimension or Lions Gate)

Answer 4

3 places.... two R obvious

LA
NYC
craigs list

If you mean a website you have to find production companies with open queries or open submission policies.