Amy M.

I've been a member of Stage 32 for 6 years now. I think there were about 100,000 people on the platform when I joined and now there are over 1,000,000, so I've had a front row seat for the incredible growth and expansion. As a filmmaker who took up screenwriting later on, I can't stress enough how much Stage 32's education, services and hands on approach with me and my work has accelerated my career path.

For starters, I was a finalist in their short film program in 2019. They set me up on more than a dozen meetings which led to me getting interest from a major producer to set up my next film as a director. Even better, the exposure on the platform helped me secure my financing, and quick!

About 3 years ago, I moved into screenwriting. I connected with a manager on the platform who told the powers that be at Stage 32 that I had massive potential and that my script should be workshopped. Stage 32 set me up in one of their labs and I worked with Anna Henry to shape my script. Once the script was deemed market ready, I was reintroduced to that same manager who now reps me thanks to Stage 32.

It's rare in today's vitriolic world to find a community and a staff that is so kind, so empathetic and so willing to help, but the people in the Stage 32 community and those working for the company are exactly that. If you follow their CEO, Richard "RB" Botto on social media and on the platform, you can see he walks the walk and leads by example. Everything is just so positive and uplifting.

I cannot stress this enough, if you are serious about a career in film, you need to be on Stage 32. They'll provide you with all the tools. I owe my career to them.