The books-to-film biz was a “mystic river” of movement this year as Joel Gotler & Associates teamed up with Scott Steindorff’s Stone Village Pictures and Mandalay Bay Resort Group President and CFO Glenn Schaeffer to form the Intellectual Property Group; Richard Green made his move to CAA; and Judi Farkas and Irene Webb set up their own shops. By most accounts, it’s not simply feast or famine when it comes to selling film rights — it’s feast or starvation. Deals require more goldplating (directors, writers, stars) than ever before and most occur at the high end or entry level, with not much in between. Here is a relatively comprehensive list of agents who, in addition to representing screenwriters, directors, and others in the film world, sell film and dramatic rights to books on behalf of other literary agents and publishers.
Agency for the Performing Arts
Steven Fisher
9200 Sunset Blvd., #900 • Los Angeles, CA 90069 •
(310) 888-4214
sfisher@apa-agency.com
Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents
William Contardi
244 Madison Avenue, Penthouse L • New York, NY 10016 • (212) 661-6474 • wcontardi@yahoo.com
Brillstein-Grey
Kassie Evashevski
9150 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 350 •
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 • (310) 205-5159 • d.massey@bgent.com
Lisa Callamaro Literary Agency
Lisa Callamaro
427 North Canon Drive • Beverly Hills, CA 90210 •
(310) 274-6783
Creative Artists Agency
Robert Bookman, Richard Green, Brian Siberell, Matthew Snyder, and Sally Willcox
9830 Wilshire Blvd. • Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825 •
(310) 288-4545 • firstinitiallastname@caa.com
Endeavor Talent & Literary Agency
Brian Lipson
9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor •
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 • (310) 248-2000
Judi Farkas Management
Judi Farkas
116 N. Mansfield Ave.• Los Angeles, CA 90036 •
(323) 939-9880 • jgfarkas@mac.com
The Firm
Alan Nevins
9465 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor •
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 •
(310) 860-8053 • nevins@firmentertainment.net
The Gersh Agency
Amy Schiffman
232 N. Canon Dr. • Beverly Hills, CA 90210 • (310) 205-5834
aschiffman@gershla.com
The Gotham Group (juvenile)
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein
9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 515 •
Los Angeles, CA 90069 •
(310) 285-0001
mike@gotham-group.com
Hotchkiss and Associates, Inc.
Jody Hotchkiss
611 Broadway, Suite 741 • New York, NY 10012 •
(212) 253-0161 jody@haalit.com
Intellectual Property Group-Literary Management
Joel Gotler
9200 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 520 • Los Angeles, CA 90069-3605 • (310) 786-8930 • joel@ipglm.com
International Creative Management
Ron Bernstein
8942 Wilshire Blvd. • Beverly Hills, CA 90211 •
(310) 550-4324
rbernstein@icmtalent.com
Paul Kohner Agency
Stephen Moore
9300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 555 •
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 • (310) 550-1060 • stephen@paulkohner.com
Monteiro Rose Dravis Agency (juv.)
Candy Monteiro
17514 Ventura Blvd., Suite 205 •
Encino, CA 91316 • (818) 501-1177 •
monrose@monteiro-rose.com
Paradigm
Lucy Stille
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., 25th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067 •
(310) 277-4400 •
l.stille@paradigm-agency.com
Lynn Pleshette Agency
Lynn Pleshette
2700 N Beachwood Dr. • Hollywood, CA 90068 •
(323) 465-0428
Protocol Entertainment
John Ufland
8899 Beverly Blvd., Suite 606 • Los Angeles, CA 90048 •
(310) 550-9600 • johnu@protocolentertainment.net
The Rabineau Wachter & Sanford Literary Agency
Sylvie Rabineau
522 Wilshire Blvd. • Santa Monica, CA 90401 • (310) 587-2700
Relevant Entertainment Group
Michael Prevett
144 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 400 • Beverly Hills, CA 90212 •
(310) 246-1212
Michael Siegel & Associates
Michael Siegel and Priscilla Cohen
8330 W. 3rd St. Los Angeles, CA 90048 • (323) 658-8600
msiegel@msalit.com
pcohen@msalit.com
United Talent Agency
Howard Sanders, Geoff Morley, and Elizabeth Ziemska
9560 Wilshire Blvd., #500 • Beverly Hills, CA 90212 • (213) 273-6700
sandersh@unitedtalent.com
morleyg@unitedtalent.com
ziemskae@unitedtalent.com
Irene Webb Literary
Irene Webb
9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 500 • Los Angeles, CA 90069 •
(310) 275-4973
webblit@verizon.net
Writers & Artists
Angela Cheng Caplan and Marti Blumenthal
8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550 • Beverly Hills, CA 90211 •
(323) 866-0900
