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COMEDY LONG FORM
Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin - Comps: Jeeves and Wooster meets Clueless. Logline: Dashing bisexual Justin Hawking must interrupt his dalliances making deals and making love long enough to stick up for those without his privilege to float through life.
Steve Becker(PWD: leanew) - Comps: It's Shameless meets Smash with all original music. Logline: A resourceful young producer and a jaded club manager guide an eclectic group of rock star wannabes on the problematic road to stardom on the Lower East Side of NYC.
DRAMA LONG FORM
Jesse Harris (PWD: Abcdepictures2022!) - Comps: Sicario meets No Country. Logline: Borrego follows a young botanist who relocates to a small desert town to study an invasive plant species. She must fight for her survival when she's kidnapped by an inexperienced drug mule after his ultralight plane crashes in the desert.
HEY HEY IT'S ESTHER BLUEBURGER
Cathy Randall - Comps: Mean Girls, Eighth Grade. Logline: Hey, Hey Its Esther Blueburger is a laugh-out-loud coming-of-age comedy that explores what its really like to be an outsider in your own environment. When misfit, Esther Blueburger, changes schools in secret she learns that it's okay to be different and that being true to yourself is more important than fitting in.
Wade Wolford - Comps: THE BIG CHILL meets CITY SLICKERS. Logline: Following the tragic death of a spouse, six old friends re-unite for a backpacking trip deep into the woods, hoping to mend the pain and bring back balance.
John Olvera - Comps: Crash meets Rear Window. Logline: In 'The Warren,' a daring thriller weaves a chilling kidnapping tale from five perspectives, each seeing themselves as heroes and villains. This innovative film time-travels, reshaping storytelling. Get ready for a mesmerizing cinematic journey.
GENRE LONG FORM
Walker Whited - Comps: Panic Room, Becky, Hotel Artemis. Logline: A broken couple is trapped in their home by an unhinged man looking for a stolen fortune hidden somewhere inside.
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