“ADAPT OR DIE” Changes Indie Films Have Made to Survive Pro Insight for The Wrap by Coverage, Ink founder Jim Cirile Reprinted with permission from The Wrap “Many independent distributors are struggling and taking on less content,” XYZ Films co-founder Aram Tertzakian says Ah, the good old days. Make an indie genre film,…
Getting ready to submit your script or pilot to Get Repped Now and the contests? Not so fast! Check out these crucial pointers first. By Jim Cirile . 1) Spell-check and Proofread Yeah, I know, obvious, right? But it must be said: before submitting anything to anyone: Please run a spell-check. I mean, seriously, guys….
A photo of the typical screenplay coverage reader Hey, everyone, Thomas David Kehoe just posted a great article on the problems with many coverage companies (as well as with some writers.) It’s an eye-opening read, crystallizing what we’ve long suspected about how these things work. And he even quoted CI founder Jim Cirile in the…
. 19 years ago today I founded Coverage, Ink. It was just me with three other readers; now we have 32. Back then, we were one of three coverage companies (now there’s like 738,) and we were the lowest priced. We grew quickly, probably because of the prices as well as my column in…
Howdy, fell scribes! Our good pal from across the pond, screenwriting teacher Lucy V. Hay, has just dropped an article everyone should eyeball (and I say that not just because I’m included in it.) There’s a lot of great advice here, so heed it well! And thanks so much to Lucy for putting this together…
2020 hit many of us hard, and the entertainment biz was no exception. CI’s Jim Cirile interviewed agents and managers to get their take on where we’re at now and what the future looks like for spec scripts and pilots. Check it out below. Enjoy! Originally published in The Wrap. Special Thanks to The Wrap…
Season’s Greetings, Fellow Scribes! 2020 is about to come to an end. And let’s face it, not a moment too soon. It’s been a rough and stressful year. But with a new year comes a fresh start. Contest and pilot seasons begin again. Development budgets and discretionary funds replenish. And most importantly, especially after the…
Searching for the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for, cantankerous writer in your life? Low on funds? (Hey, who isn’t nowadays?) Check out our 10 (Cheap!) Awesome Gifts for Writers 2020. Some of these are stupid. Some are fun. And some are edumacational! And some will get you hammered (Remember to drink responsibly, whatever the hell…
Hey, kids! It is with excitement and pride that we announce the return of Coverage Ink’s GET REPPED NOW for 2021. Get Repped Now is our (mostly) annual promotion wherein we elevate every feature screenplay and original TV pilot which receives a “consider” or better for script to our manager panel. We’ll be announcing…
Hey, peeps! Please welcome our new Coverage, Ink Coordinator Jeri Klein! Some of you already know Jeri, as she has actually been working for Coverage, Ink for the last four years already as production coordinator and social media coordinator for our movie #ToYourLastDeath. Jeri is a fellow screenwriter and filmmaker, originally from Yonkers, NY. Fun…