Barracuda Productions

DETAILS

Contact Name:

Marc B. Lorber

Title:

Executive Producer

Partial Credit List:

Showtime's Emmy winners' Off Season and The Wishing Tree, and series, The Chris Isaak Show; CBS sweeps miniseres, Shake Rattle & Roll; Rough Air and Danger Beneath The Sea on Lifetime; Seconds to Spare on USA; A Tale of Two Wives- On Oxygen and I'll Be You- upcoming for Oxygen; Dancing on the Edge of the Roof upcoming for TNT; and Same as it Never Was upcoming for ABC Family Channel.

GENERAL INFORMATION

> Buys or licenses finished productions (acquisitions) from independent writers, producers, and/or directors

Represent certain finished film productions for cable/int'l. distribution acquisitions.

> Develops with independent writers, producers, and/or directors

Yes but if unproduced or unrepresented, usually must have a script, book or rights to a project/story in some form first.

> Has optioned a spec script before

Yes, option scripts, books/manuscripts, and life or project rights.

> Has hired a 'new' writer, producer, and/or director before

Yes- new writers- meaning non-WGA, and/or WGA writers new to the telefilm arena. New and/or unproduced/unproven producers often become junior partners, and new directors- most often only DGA directors who might be new to the longform format but have established credits.

INTERESTS

Types of Programming:

Drama MOWs, Drama - Series

Only looking for miniseries, TV/cable film, and limited dramatic series projects in either script, manuscript, book, play, remake or if a true story- treatment or feature article forms- NOT looking for simple ideas, synopses or concepts alone.

Length of Programs:

One hour programs, Ninety minutes or more

Again am primarily only looking for miniseries, telefilm and limited one-hour dramatic series projects at present.

Broad Subjects of Interest:

Adventure, Biographies, Comedy, Crime & Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction

Primary genres of interest are: containble action and thrillers as opposed to mysteries (female-led is good), true stories, books both fiction and non, dramas, teen/tween lead family comedies and dramedies, family projects, female led dramedies and light comedies- not looking for broad comedies, most period pieces, fantasy, non-Earth based sci fi, horror, violent or comic action.

Specifically Looking For:

Detailed but brief synopses at the very least that spell out the story plot fully and its main characters- not teasers.

Anything Else:

This is a fast-growing market, and at this time, the thing we'd most like to see is a pilot under 3 minutes. We will play it right on the spot and give you feedback immediately!

At the end of each PitchFest meeting, participants may leave:

onesheet, synopsis, other, nothing - Strongly PREFER email of only requested synopses afterwards

AUDIENCE DEMOGRAPHICS

Gender:

40% Male; 60% Female

Age Range:

12+ yrs

Education Level:

Post Secondary