Michael SchulmanSCRIPT CONSULTANT

Michael Schulman has worked as Script Consultant/Acquisitions for Netflix in the Original Independent Film (OIF) division, where he presented several well-received webinars on the screenplay development and acquisition process. He has been interviewed and frequently quoted in the industry media about the future of screenwriting and filmmaking in the streamer age.

Michael began his career at the William Morris Agency as an agent trainee and assistant to the worldwide head-of-talent where he worked with top actors including Richard Gere, Mel Gibson, Nicolas Cage, Denzel Washington, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Nicole Kidman.

After a move to ICM, and upon promotion to agent in the motion picture literary department, Michael began representing emerging screenwriters, directors, and producers, brokering the deal for Danny Rubin’s screenplay Groundhog Day, to director Harold Ramis.

Michael ultimately switched from the agency world to the buyer side as VP of Development for Alec Baldwin’s company at Orion Pictures and subsequently for Dennis Quaid’s company at TriStar. Michael later served a stint at Barry Mendel Productions on the Disney lot where he was involved with the acquisition, development and production of RushmoreThe Sixth Sense, and Munich. Michael spent two years as head of development for Michael Mann’s company where he worked on AliThe Aviator, and Texas Killing Fields.


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