JC

WGA member Jim Cirile (JC) is the founder and owner of Coverage, Ink. For a decade, Jim covered the biz with his Agent’s Hot Sheet column for Creative Screenwriting magazine. As well, he was a regular contributor to Script magazine. With over two decades experience in screenwriting, development and production, Jim has sold, optioned, rewritten or written for hire a plethora of scripts and enjoyed a multipicture studio deal (Lionsgate.) Jim has a certificate in screenwriting from the UCLA Professional Program. A former writer for “Weekly World News,” Jim is mostly focusing on consulting, mentoring and script doctoring lately while producing original genre-oriented feature film projects through Coverage Ink Films. He is the co-creator along with Tanya Klein of the animated horror feature To Your Last Death, starring Morena Baccarin, Ray Wise and William Shatner, which was one of the most award-winning horror movies of 2020. He is also the co-creator of the upcoming features My Scare Lady and Psychopathy. Writing awards (with Tanya Klein) include Best Screenplay from FilmQuest (2019) and the Stage 32 New Blood grand prize (2024).