To accompany LA Agents.
Co's are ranked simply according to number of writer/writer-producer clients on the books, most first. Firms of a similar size are grouped together although the breaks are pretty arbitrary--this is primarily meant as a comprehensive list of all legit lit managers.
There is no other ranking, players might mingle with poseurs, but ALL these firms pass the sniff test (ie the smallest represent at least one screenwriter who also has agency representation or a script set-up someplace real).
There are going to be a few omissions (mostly managers who don't operate from a banner company). That said, if a manager is not listed here, odds are they are predominantly talent or of the "Known Unto God and Inktip" variety, and I would verify them deeper than the HCD (eg Scriptsales and the trades).
Pls post any missing managers.
LIT MANAGERS (LA):
FIRM
GOTHAM GROUP
BENDERSPINK
INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT
ANONYMOUS CONTENT
BRILLSTEIN-GREY ENTERTAINMENT
CODE ENTERTAINMENT (Formerly Neverland Films)
PRINCIPATO/YOUNG MANAGEMENT
KUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT (Formerly Giant Robot)
BLUEPRINT ARTIST MANAGEMENT
CIRCLE OF CONFUSION
MAGNET MANAGEMENT
EVOLUTION ENTERTAINMENT
ENSEMBLE ENTERTAINMENT
MANAGEMENT 360
MOSAIC MEDIA GROUP
KAPLAN/PERRONE ENTERTAINMENT
HUNG ENTERTAINMENT GROUP (Jonathan Hung)
UNDERGROUND MANAGEMENT
3 ARTS ENTERTAINMENT
FUSE ENTERTAINMENT
SMART ENTERTAINMENT
NINE YARDS ENTERTAINMENT
MARATHON ENTERTAINMENT
JON KLANE COMPANY
BEDLAM MEDIA
ENERGY ENTERTAINMENT
H2F
MANUS ENTERTAINMENT
THE IT COMPANY
RPM INTERNATIONAL
INFINITY MANAGEMENT
CREATIVE CONVERGENCE (Formerly Mason/Burgess/Lifschultz)
FIELD ENTERTAINMENT
GRADE A ENTERTAINMENT
HOPSCOTCH PICTURES (Sukee Chew)
BLAIN & ASSOCIATES
JARET ENTERTAINMENT
ART WORK ENTERTAINMENT (Formerly Sager/Bloom)
OVERVIEW MANAGEMENT
FINEMAN ENTERTAINMENT
NEW WAVE ENTERTAINMENT
NIAD MANAGEMENT
CORNER OF THE SKY ENTERTAINMENT
THE WAX COMPANY
FOURSIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
MBST ENTERTAINMENT
KEY CREATIVES
OCTANE ENTERTAINMENT
RABINER/DAMATO ENTERTAINMENT
SHUMAN COMPANY
BLAZELAND ENTERTAINMENT
OCEANSIDE ENTERTAINMENT
FLASHPOINT ENTERTAINMENT
BONSAI ENTERTAINMENT
DONALDSON/SANDERS MANAGEMENT
MGMT. (Lisa Santos)
PARAGON MANAGEMENT (Formerly The Wallerstein Co.)
PHOENIX ORGANIZATION
JUDI FARKAS MANAGEMENT
MICHAEL SIEGEL & ASSOCIATES
SLAMDANCE MEDIA GROUP
DON KLEIN MANAGEMENT GROUP
FESTA ENTERTAINMENT
GROSS MANAGEMENT (Kenneth Gross)
GUY WALKS INTO A BAR (GWIAB)
EIGHTH SQUARE ENTERTAINMENT
BRAD GROSS MANAGEMENT
CLPM (Chris Pollack)
TUDOR MANAGEMENT GROUP
INTEGRATED FILMS & MANAGEMENT
JEFF ROSS MANAGEMENT
NERVIK COMPANY
PROTOCOL ENTERTAINMENT
STRONGHOLD ENTERTAINMENT
AEI-ATCHITY EDIT./ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL (AEI)
ALTER/SUN MANAGEMENT
ARPIL ENTERTAINMENT
BAUER COMPANY
BLUE TRAIN ENTERTAINMENT
KAREN EVANS MANAGEMENT
LONG VIEW MANAGEMENT
MAD HATTER FILMS
MARDIGIAN MANAGEMENT
COURSE MANAGEMENT
GALLAGHER LITERARY MANAGEMENT
EPIDEMIC PICTURES AND MANAGEMENT
KAPASIDY
KINETIC MANAGEMENT
MIRAGE ENTERPRISES
PITT GROUP
PRINCIPAL ENTERTAINMENT
QUATTRO MEDIA
SLADEK/TAAFFE PRODUCTIONS
THE SYNDICATE
A MANAGEMENT (Formerly Magus Entertainment)
ANDREA SIMON ENTERTAINMENT
ACUNA ENTERTAINMENT
BARRY KROST MANAGEMENT
BARRY PERELMAN ENTERPRISES (Formerly Barry Perelman Agency)
BRIAN LUTZ MANAGEMENT
CHENG CAPLAN CO.
CINE/LIT REPRESENTATION
CONCEPT ENTERTAINMENT
CONCRETE ENTERTAINMENT
CONTRABAND FILMS
CORNICE ENTERTAINMENT
CREATIVE ENTERPRISES MANAGEMENT (Anthony Ridio)
CREATIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP (CMG)
CRESCENT SKY
EK FILMS (Eric Kim)
ELKINS ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT CONSULTING GROUP (ECG)
EXILE ENTERTAINMENT
FUEL FILMWORKS
INTERNATIONAL ARTS ENTERTAINMENT
LENHOFF & LENHOFF
LICHT ENTERTAINMENT
LOVETT MANAGEMENT
MEDIA TALENT GROUP (MTG)
MOCEAN PICTURES
REBAR MANAGEMENT
REBEL ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS
ROZON/MERCER MANAGEMENT
SCHIFF COMPANY
SUSAN SMITH COMPANY
THE COLLECTIVE
THRULINE ENTERTAINMENT
UNLIMITED MANAGEMENT
Co's are ranked simply according to number of writer/writer-producer clients on the books, most first. Firms of a similar size are grouped together although the breaks are pretty arbitrary--this is primarily meant as a comprehensive list of all legit lit managers.
There is no other ranking, players might mingle with poseurs, but ALL these firms pass the sniff test (ie the smallest represent at least one screenwriter who also has agency representation or a script set-up someplace real).
There are going to be a few omissions (mostly managers who don't operate from a banner company). That said, if a manager is not listed here, odds are they are predominantly talent or of the "Known Unto God and Inktip" variety, and I would verify them deeper than the HCD (eg Scriptsales and the trades).
Pls post any missing managers.
LIT MANAGERS (LA):
FIRM
GOTHAM GROUP
BENDERSPINK
INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT
ANONYMOUS CONTENT
BRILLSTEIN-GREY ENTERTAINMENT
CODE ENTERTAINMENT (Formerly Neverland Films)
PRINCIPATO/YOUNG MANAGEMENT
KUSTOM ENTERTAINMENT (Formerly Giant Robot)
BLUEPRINT ARTIST MANAGEMENT
CIRCLE OF CONFUSION
MAGNET MANAGEMENT
EVOLUTION ENTERTAINMENT
ENSEMBLE ENTERTAINMENT
MANAGEMENT 360
MOSAIC MEDIA GROUP
KAPLAN/PERRONE ENTERTAINMENT
HUNG ENTERTAINMENT GROUP (Jonathan Hung)
UNDERGROUND MANAGEMENT
3 ARTS ENTERTAINMENT
FUSE ENTERTAINMENT
SMART ENTERTAINMENT
NINE YARDS ENTERTAINMENT
MARATHON ENTERTAINMENT
JON KLANE COMPANY
BEDLAM MEDIA
ENERGY ENTERTAINMENT
H2F
MANUS ENTERTAINMENT
THE IT COMPANY
RPM INTERNATIONAL
INFINITY MANAGEMENT
CREATIVE CONVERGENCE (Formerly Mason/Burgess/Lifschultz)
FIELD ENTERTAINMENT
GRADE A ENTERTAINMENT
HOPSCOTCH PICTURES (Sukee Chew)
BLAIN & ASSOCIATES
JARET ENTERTAINMENT
ART WORK ENTERTAINMENT (Formerly Sager/Bloom)
OVERVIEW MANAGEMENT
FINEMAN ENTERTAINMENT
NEW WAVE ENTERTAINMENT
NIAD MANAGEMENT
CORNER OF THE SKY ENTERTAINMENT
THE WAX COMPANY
FOURSIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
MBST ENTERTAINMENT
KEY CREATIVES
OCTANE ENTERTAINMENT
RABINER/DAMATO ENTERTAINMENT
SHUMAN COMPANY
BLAZELAND ENTERTAINMENT
OCEANSIDE ENTERTAINMENT
FLASHPOINT ENTERTAINMENT
BONSAI ENTERTAINMENT
DONALDSON/SANDERS MANAGEMENT
MGMT. (Lisa Santos)
PARAGON MANAGEMENT (Formerly The Wallerstein Co.)
PHOENIX ORGANIZATION
JUDI FARKAS MANAGEMENT
MICHAEL SIEGEL & ASSOCIATES
SLAMDANCE MEDIA GROUP
DON KLEIN MANAGEMENT GROUP
FESTA ENTERTAINMENT
GROSS MANAGEMENT (Kenneth Gross)
GUY WALKS INTO A BAR (GWIAB)
EIGHTH SQUARE ENTERTAINMENT
BRAD GROSS MANAGEMENT
CLPM (Chris Pollack)
TUDOR MANAGEMENT GROUP
INTEGRATED FILMS & MANAGEMENT
JEFF ROSS MANAGEMENT
NERVIK COMPANY
PROTOCOL ENTERTAINMENT
STRONGHOLD ENTERTAINMENT
AEI-ATCHITY EDIT./ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL (AEI)
ALTER/SUN MANAGEMENT
ARPIL ENTERTAINMENT
BAUER COMPANY
BLUE TRAIN ENTERTAINMENT
KAREN EVANS MANAGEMENT
LONG VIEW MANAGEMENT
MAD HATTER FILMS
MARDIGIAN MANAGEMENT
COURSE MANAGEMENT
GALLAGHER LITERARY MANAGEMENT
EPIDEMIC PICTURES AND MANAGEMENT
KAPASIDY
KINETIC MANAGEMENT
MIRAGE ENTERPRISES
PITT GROUP
PRINCIPAL ENTERTAINMENT
QUATTRO MEDIA
SLADEK/TAAFFE PRODUCTIONS
THE SYNDICATE
A MANAGEMENT (Formerly Magus Entertainment)
ANDREA SIMON ENTERTAINMENT
ACUNA ENTERTAINMENT
BARRY KROST MANAGEMENT
BARRY PERELMAN ENTERPRISES (Formerly Barry Perelman Agency)
BRIAN LUTZ MANAGEMENT
CHENG CAPLAN CO.
CINE/LIT REPRESENTATION
CONCEPT ENTERTAINMENT
CONCRETE ENTERTAINMENT
CONTRABAND FILMS
CORNICE ENTERTAINMENT
CREATIVE ENTERPRISES MANAGEMENT (Anthony Ridio)
CREATIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP (CMG)
CRESCENT SKY
EK FILMS (Eric Kim)
ELKINS ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT CONSULTING GROUP (ECG)
EXILE ENTERTAINMENT
FUEL FILMWORKS
INTERNATIONAL ARTS ENTERTAINMENT
LENHOFF & LENHOFF
LICHT ENTERTAINMENT
LOVETT MANAGEMENT
MEDIA TALENT GROUP (MTG)
MOCEAN PICTURES
REBAR MANAGEMENT
REBEL ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS
ROZON/MERCER MANAGEMENT
SCHIFF COMPANY
SUSAN SMITH COMPANY
THE COLLECTIVE
THRULINE ENTERTAINMENT
UNLIMITED MANAGEMENT
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