Screenplay lit agents

gambit924 · 01-17-2013, 01:39 AM

So where is the best place to look for screenplay lit agents? I tried the Guide to Literary Agents for 2011, but they didn't have much. Any suggestions?

Melville · 01-17-2013, 03:24 AM

Try IMDB Pro: you can get it for free for 2 weeks.

gambit924 · 01-17-2013, 03:32 AM

Maybe. Are there any other suggestions?

gambit924 · 01-17-2013, 05:56 AM

Nobodies got any answers for me?

Melville · 01-17-2013, 06:04 AM

Nope. Since HCD folded, that's your best source.

Or there's InkTip... or one of the query blaster services. You just had better have not only a stellar script but a brilliant query too. Getting a lit agent for a novel is a walk in the park compared to finding representation for a screenplay.

Good luck!

Wilde_at_heart · 01-17-2013, 07:33 AM

From what I've been reading, you don't always need an agent - it depends on the production company. Some, like Apatow will ONLY respond to queries from agents and won't even open envelopes otherwise while others will take spec screenplays directly. Some screenwriters don't bother with agents at all since it can be as much work or more to find an agent that will represent you as it is a production company interested in your work. At least with the latter you're getting paid.

I'm still trying to get a logline crafted to start sending them off and keep setting it aside for that one piddling reason.

I'm just going by the Writers' Market I have from 2011 for now and then maybe try to find some on Linked in. All the advice I've read as well says to look for a mid-sized agency or production company. Big ones don't seek new writers and tiny ones won't get you work.

gambit924 · 01-17-2013, 08:06 AM

Okay, but for the most part the agencies in the "Writers Market" are reliable, right? How about the ones on the WGAW website. Those ae all reliable, right?

Wilde_at_heart · 01-17-2013, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by gambit924

Okay, but for the most part the agencies in the "Writers Market" are reliable, right? How about the ones on the WGAW website. Those ae all reliable, right?

They should be, I would think. Not so sure about WGAW but a google search of "company name + scams" ought to out the worst of them.

Along with the old, if it sounds too good to be true or they demand money in advance...

gambit924 · 01-17-2013, 11:19 PM

Right, okay. Thank you. I'll look them up. I was thinking of going with Evotopia, but I'll check them out first.

Panzypanz · 01-22-2013, 01:24 AM

On wga's website they have a bunch of them. They have their addresses, and their phone numbers.

01-17-2013, 01:39 AM	#1
gambit924 Hopeless Romantic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 277	Screenplay lit agents So where is the best place to look for screenplay lit agents? I tried the Guide to Literary Agents for 2011, but they didn't have much. Any suggestions? __________________ All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. The little guy getting poked is worried he's going to get pushed into the troll's blade. But kitty will save him. Go go magic kitty!!!

01-17-2013, 03:24 AM	#2
Melville Reader first, writer second Join Date: May 2009 Location: By a lake, in the woods Posts: 173	Try IMDB Pro: you can get it for free for 2 weeks. __________________ It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. --Herman Melville

01-17-2013, 03:32 AM	#3
gambit924 Hopeless Romantic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 277	Maybe. Are there any other suggestions? __________________ All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. The little guy getting poked is worried he's going to get pushed into the troll's blade. But kitty will save him. Go go magic kitty!!!

01-17-2013, 05:56 AM	#4
gambit924 Hopeless Romantic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 277	Nobodies got any answers for me? __________________ All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. The little guy getting poked is worried he's going to get pushed into the troll's blade. But kitty will save him. Go go magic kitty!!!

01-17-2013, 06:04 AM	#5
Melville Reader first, writer second Join Date: May 2009 Location: By a lake, in the woods Posts: 173	Nope. Since HCD folded, that's your best source. Or there's InkTip... or one of the query blaster services. You just had better have not only a stellar script but a brilliant query too. Getting a lit agent for a novel is a walk in the park compared to finding representation for a screenplay. Good luck! __________________ It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. --Herman Melville

01-17-2013, 07:33 AM	#6
Wilde_at_heart Shameless attention-whore... Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 554	From what I've been reading, you don't always need an agent - it depends on the production company. Some, like Apatow will ONLY respond to queries from agents and won't even open envelopes otherwise while others will take spec screenplays directly. Some screenwriters don't bother with agents at all since it can be as much work or more to find an agent that will represent you as it is a production company interested in your work. At least with the latter you're getting paid. I'm still trying to get a logline crafted to start sending them off and keep setting it aside for that one piddling reason. I'm just going by the Writers' Market I have from 2011 for now and then maybe try to find some on Linked in. All the advice I've read as well says to look for a mid-sized agency or production company. Big ones don't seek new writers and tiny ones won't get you work. __________________ Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. http://twitter.com/wilde_at_heart WIPs: The Human Resources Experiment, MR Thriller, 76K words - getting into query mode Destination Wedding, Comedic Romance, 70K words - final revisions The Fortune Teller, Supernatural Romance, 40K so far...

01-17-2013, 08:06 AM	#7
gambit924 Hopeless Romantic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 277	Okay, but for the most part the agencies in the "Writers Market" are reliable, right? How about the ones on the WGAW website. Those ae all reliable, right? __________________ All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. The little guy getting poked is worried he's going to get pushed into the troll's blade. But kitty will save him. Go go magic kitty!!!

01-17-2013, 11:19 PM	#9
gambit924 Hopeless Romantic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 277	Right, okay. Thank you. I'll look them up. I was thinking of going with Evotopia, but I'll check them out first. __________________ All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. The little guy getting poked is worried he's going to get pushed into the troll's blade. But kitty will save him. Go go magic kitty!!!

01-22-2013, 01:24 AM	#10
Panzypanz banned as an incurable tosspot Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 17	On wga's website they have a bunch of them. They have their addresses, and their phone numbers.

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