ALUMNI ACCOMPLISHMENTS Screenplay and Pitch Sales Producing Directing Contests and Awards Professional Program Grads in UCLA MFA Program SCREENPLAY SALES, OPTIONS, ETC. MARC ARNESON's script "Peck" is wrapping up production (June 2008). The indie comedy stars Marcia Cross, Adam Arkin, and Camryn Manheim. SHANNON BRADLEY sold her script "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" to Mark Canton/Warner Bros. She sold her TV pilot "Jupiter & Mars" to Fox Family and her cartoon pilot "Terrible Twos" to Disney. She also wrote the MOW "The Cottage Cheese Wars" for the Disney Channel, and the MOW "The Blue Lagoon Sequel" for Zaden/Maron and TBS. JOSH BYCEL is executive producer/showrunner on "Scrubs." He sold his pitch "Bass Kickers" to MGM, and sold his screenplay "Days of Summer" to Seventh Art. Josh also sold his TV pilot "The Graveyard Shift" to NBC, and his pilot "Generation MTV" to MTV. His screenplay "Kid Gloves" was optioned by Dustin Hoffman's production company. Josh's credits include "Psych," "American Dad," "Veronica's Closet," "Bette," and "Andy Barker, P.I.". PAUL CASTRO sold his screenplay "August Rush" to Southpaw Entertainment. The film stars Robin Williams and Keri Russell. Paul was also hired to write a contemporary take on Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" for Ovation Films. He sold his screenplay "A Gift For Mom" to Southpaw Entertainment. CINDY DAVIS HEWITT sold her screenplay "This Is Not a Toy" to Miramax. She also wrote the English translations of "Howl's Moving Castle" and "Spirited Away," and sold her pitch "None of Her Business" to Mosaic Media Group. DAVE JOHNSON sold his pitch "Man Wedding" to New Regency. He also sold his pitch "Sweet Child of Mine" to Paramount, and an untitled comedy pitch to 20th Century Fox. Dave was also a writer on the TV show "Jake 2.0". DAN MAZEAU sold his screenplay "Land of Lost Things" to Paramount Pictures' Nickelodeon Movies. Arnold and Anne Kopelson ("Seven"; "The Devil's Advocate") will produce. Dan has also been hired to bring 'Jonny Quest' to the big screen for Warner Bros. SEAN MCCONVILLE wrote and directed the feature film "Deadline," starring Brittany Murphy and Thora Birch. CINDY MCCREERY sold her screenplay "Soccer Mom" to New Line Cinema. She also sold her pitch "The Powder Puff Girls" to Disney, and her script "Maria Pepe" to Nickelodeon. Cindy has written "Free Willy 4" for Warner Bros. and a remake of "Baby Boom" for MGM. WENDY DIANE MILLER sold her thriller spec screenplay to Relativity Media. Michael De Luca is producing via his Sony-based De Luca Productions banner. Paul Verhoeven is in talks to direct. FERNLEY PHILLIPS sold "The Number 23" to New Line Cinema. Joel Schumacher, Jim Carrey, and Virginia Madsen starred in the film. Fernley has also sold his pitch "Turn" to Radar Pictures, has been hired to adapt the novel "Memory of Demons" for New Line, and has worked on a re-imagined version of "Altered States" for Warner Bros. He is currently penning a remake of the Colombian horror film "Al final del espectro" for Nicole Kidman. JAMES RAYMOND sold "Country Girl" to Regency. Wendy Finerman is producing. Hillary Duff is attached to star. "Country Girl" received an Honorable Mention in the annual Professional Programs screenplay competition. ALI RUSSELL sold her pitch "Isis" to Kelsey Grammer's Paramount-based Gramment Productions. The project is based on the "Legend of Isis" comic books. LISA SCHRAGER has been hired to write a feature film based on the rise and fall of the man who created Chippendales, with Tony Scott on board to produce and direct. Lisa also sold her pitch "Pay the Girl" to Paramount (Nicole Kidman attached to star), as well as her pitch "My Brand New Family" to Sony, and her pitch "Gangsta Bitches" to Jersey Films/Universal. Lisa sold her screenplay "The Rubber Shoe Dance" to Neil Moritz/Original Films, and her screenplay "The Lauren Schwartz Story" to All Girl Productions. She also wrote the TV pilot "The Real Roxanne" for UPN and Big Ticket TV. DAVID WAGNER and BRENT GOLDBERG sold their pitch "The Girl Next Door" to New Regency and Fox. They subsequently wrote the film, which starred Elisha Cuthbert. David and Brent also wrote "Van Wilder" starring Ryan Reynolds, "Underclassman" starring Nick Cannon, and "My Baby's Daddy" starring Eddie Griffin. The duo also sold their pitch "The Other Guy" to Disney. TRAVIS WRIGHT wrote scripts for "Eagle Eye" starring Shia LaBeouf, and the upcoming remakes of "The Warriors" for Paramount, and Warner Brothers' "Clash of the Titans." He recently sold the original pilot "Reborn" to Cartoon Network Movies and founded Beyond Comics, a writer-driven graphic novel and gaming company whose THE END OF CHIVALRY premieres at Comic Con 2009. More Sales and Options PRODUCERS JEFF BACON produced the short film "Birth of a Salesman". ARTURO BARQUET produced and directed a short film that was accepted into the Miami International Film Festival and the Puerto Rico International Film Festival. Arturo was also an assistant production coordinator on the films "The Glass Shield" (starring Ice Cube) and "Rough Magic" (starring Russell Crowe and Bridget Fonda). WILLIAM BUTLER-SLOSS produced the comedy short "Mr. Dramatic". He was assistant to Mike Newell on the hit film "Traffic". JOSH BYCEL is a producer on "Psych" and has been a writer/producer on "Do Over" at The WB Network, as well as "The Robert Evans Show" on Comedy Central, and "It's All Relative" on ABC. ROBERT COCHRANE produced the films "Trippin in the Dark," "The Long Road Home," and "Roland Meets Brown". SVETOSLAV DOITCHINOV was a unit production manager on "The Grey Zone," starring David Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, and Mira Sorvino. SALLY JO EFFENSON has formed her own company, MMC Joule Films, and has completed an option deal on her first property. GEOFF GARRETT is a co-producer on TV's "Psych" and was a co-producer on the new "Knight Rider." He was an assistant producer on "Jason X", and an associate producer on "Terminal Invasion" (starring Bruce Campbell) and "The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan". He also produced "Last Night With Angel," starring Glenn Plummer. CRISTINA IBARRA is producer/editor of the PBS documentary "The Last Conquistador". JEFF LIEBERMAN is an associate producer for the "On the Set" documentary series, which has profiled such films as "The Chronicles of Narnia," "The Incredibles," and "Hidalgo". Jeff has also been an associate producer for "HBO First Look," working on behind-the-scenes documentaries featuring such films as "I, Robot" and "Troy". DAVID MARGULIS wrote, directed, and produced "The Bear Climbed Mountain". EMMANUEL PAPPAS produced the films "Opium Royale," "Maya," "Trouble," and "Return to Rajapur". His feature documentary, "Darshan", was an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. CALIX RENEAU produced the upcoming film "Greyscale," and wrote and produced the upcoming film "A Night at Silent Theater." JACK TIMMONS got a distribution deal with First Run Features for his film "A Wink and a Smile." GEO RIM is producing the short film "Sippie", about an 80-year-old African-American blues singer. Geo was also admitted to the AFI producing program. MICHAEL ROSE has produced 13 one-hour documentaries for the History Channel, as well as a one-hour Discovery Channel special. DIRECTORS CHARLES HERMAN-WURFELD directed "Legally Blonde 2," starring Reese Witherspoon. Charles also directed the hit comedy "Kissing Jessica Stein." He was named one of Daily Variety's 10 Directors to Watch in 2002. SEAN MCCONVILLE directed "Deadline," starring Brittany Murphy and Thora Birch. Sean also wrote the screenplay. KYLE RANKIN won the 2003 Project Greenlight competition. He and his partner, Efram Potelle, directed "The Battle of Shaker Heights" on HBO's "Project Greenlight". DIGVIJAY SINGH wrote and directed the films "Opium Royale," "Maya," and "Trouble". He won the Remy Martin Emerging Director Award for "Maya". His feature documentary, "Darshan", was an Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. SARA SUGARMAN directed the film "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" starring Lindsay Lohan. CONTESTS AND AWARDS ALLISON BLOOM - Semi-Finalist, Chesterfield Competition STEVE BROWN - Quarter-Finalist, Nicholl Fellowship THOR CHALLGREN - Third Place, Samuel Goldwyn Awards MICHAEL CHASE - Semi-Finalist, Austin Film Festival BILL CLUVERIUS - Semi-Finalist, Nicholl Fellowship ROBERT DAVENPORT - Semi-Finalist, Chesterfield Competition. JEFF DAVIS - Finalist, Nicholl Fellowship GREG DAWLESS - Winner, Nicholl Fellowship. ROBERTA DEGNORE - Semi-Finalist, Chesterfield Competition (3X) MICHAEL FERRARI - Semi-Finalist, Chesterfield Competition SHANNON JIMENEZ - Winner, Disney Writing Fellowship LINDA LEVY - Semi-Finalist, Chesterfield Competition CINDY MCCREERY - Winner, Disney Fellowship MARCELO MITNIK - Quarter-Finalist, Nicholl Fellowship JOCK PETERSON - Semi-Finalist, Chesterfield Competition. LISANNE SARTOR - Winner, Samuel Goldwyn Award; Semi-Finalist, Nicholl Fellowship ANTHONY STITT - Quarter-Finalist, Nicholl Fellowship JEFF STOUFFER - Semi-Finalist, Nicholl Fellowship ROBERT TOMOGUCHI - Semi-Finalist, Nicholl Fellowship CHRISTINE YOUNG - Finalist, Chesterfield Competition