<s>
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
U.S.-based	O
social	O
network	O
and	O
educational	O
site	O
for	O
creative	O
professionals	O
who	O
work	O
in	O
film	O
,	O
television	O
and	O
theater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
links	O
professionals	O
in	O
the	O
entertainment	O
industry	O
including	O
directors	O
,	O
writers	O
,	O
actors	O
and	O
entertainment	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
caters	O
to	O
film	O
industry	O
professionals	O
with	O
featured	O
bloggers	B-Application
,	O
online	O
education	O
taught	O
by	O
industry	O
executives	O
,	O
news	O
from	O
Hollywood	O
and	O
filming	O
locations	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
meetups	O
page	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
lounge	O
and	O
a	O
jobs	O
page	O
that	O
allows	O
members	O
to	O
connect	O
with	O
others	O
on	O
film	O
ventures	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
standard	O
social	O
media	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	O
and	O
founder	O
,	O
Richard	O
Botto	O
,	O
an	O
Orson	O
Welles	O
fan	O
,	O
drew	O
his	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
"	O
from	O
the	O
old	O
RKO	O
Soundstage	O
17	O
where	O
Citizen	O
Kane	O
was	O
filmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
sound	O
stage	O
is	O
now	O
Paramount	O
's	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Botto	O
states	O
that	O
he	O
created	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
in	O
order	O
to	O
connect	O
,	O
to	O
educate	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
odds	O
of	O
success	O
for	O
creative	O
professionals	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
television	O
industries	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
their	O
geographical	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
reached	O
50,000	O
members	O
,	O
only	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
official	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2013	O
the	O
site	O
reached	O
150,000	O
members	O
as	O
they	O
announced	O
their	O
2nd	O
phase	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
Creativefest	O
and	O
Next	O
Level	O
Webinars	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
acquired	O
The	O
Happy	O
Writers	O
,	O
forming	O
The	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
Happy	O
Writers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Forbes	O
called	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
"	O
Lynda.com	O
Meets	O
LinkedIn	O
For	O
Film	O
,	O
Television	O
And	O
Theater	O
Creatives.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
and	O
Producers	O
Guild	O
of	O
America	O
Women	O
's	O
Impact	O
Network	O
launched	O
an	O
education	O
and	O
pitching	O
event	O
looking	O
for	O
female-centric	O
scripts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
NEXT	O
Pavilion	O
at	O
the	O
Cannes	O
Film	O
Festival	O
Marche	O
du	O
Film	O
as	O
a	O
leader	O
in	O
the	O
convergence	O
of	O
entertainment	O
and	O
tech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
Founder	O
&	O
CEO	O
,	O
Richard	O
Botto	O
spoke	O
on	O
a	O
panel	O
about	O
social	O
media	O
and	O
crowdsourcing	O
for	O
filmmakers	O
which	O
was	O
attended	O
by	O
over	O
200	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
members	O
from	O
20	O
countries	O
including	O
Australia	O
,	O
Belgium	O
,	O
England	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
India	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
United	O
States	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
Malaysia	O
,	O
Monaco	O
,	O
Romania	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
Argentina	O
and	O
Brazil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
Netflix	O
and	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
announced	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
teamed	O
up	O
the	O
workshops	O
at	O
the	O
Creating	O
Content	O
for	O
the	O
Global	O
Marketplace	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
still	O
English-based	O
,	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
projects	O
have	O
found	O
success	O
making	O
international	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redondo	O
Beach	O
,	O
California	O
based	O
writer	O
and	O
director	O
Mark	O
Jacobs	O
(	O
Kitchen	O
Nightmares	O
,	O
The	O
Glee	O
Project	O
)	O
,	O
used	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
to	O
hire	O
UK-based	O
composer	O
Massimo	O
Restaino	O
Max	O
to	O
score	O
his	O
film	O
,	O
Mission	O
Angels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
Happy	O
Writers	O
online	O
pitchfests	O
have	O
resulted	O
in	O
Lyse	O
Beck	O
,	O
a	O
visual	O
graphics	O
artist	O
from	O
New	O
Zealand	O
(	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
trilogy	O
,	O
Avatar	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Man	O
of	O
Steel	O
)	O
getting	O
a	O
script	O
into	O
development	O
with	O
Night	O
and	O
Day	O
Pictures	O
,	O
and	O
Guy	O
McDouall	O
from	O
Wellington	O
Australia	O
being	O
signed	O
with	O
literary	O
manager	O
Lee	O
Stobby	O
at	O
Silent	O
R	O
Management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Craig	O
Walendziak	O
landing	O
a	O
writing	O
assignment	O
through	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
Happy	O
Writers	O
online	O
pitching	O
sessions	O
to	O
co-write	O
A	O
Dying	O
Art	O
with	O
Matthew	O
McCarty	O
for	O
producer	O
David	O
Harris	O
,	O
and	O
director	O
David	O
Moscow	O
(	O
Big	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
nineteen	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
members	O
had	O
films	O
screen	O
at	O
the	O
Cannes	O
Film	O
Festival	O
,	O
including	O
Monaco	O
producer	O
Michel	O
Merkt	O
,	O
who	O
screened	O
four	O
of	O
his	O
films	O
at	O
the	O
Marche	O
,	O
from	O
Director	O
's	O
Fortnight	O
opener	O
In	O
The	O
Shadow	O
of	O
Women	O
directed	O
by	O
Philippe	O
Garrel	O
to	O
Miguel	O
Gomes	O
's	O
three-film	O
triptych	O
Arabian	O
Nights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
London-based	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
member	O
Saranne	O
Bensusan	O
,	O
a	O
director	O
,	O
producer	O
,	O
editor	O
and	O
animator	O
,	O
screened	O
her	O
first	O
solo-directed	O
stop-animation	O
feature	O
film	O
The	O
Hunting	O
of	O
the	O
Snark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
members	O
Joe	O
Orlandino	O
,	O
an	O
American	O
producer	O
,	O
Italian	O
producer/director	O
Davide	O
Cincis	O
,	O
Canadian	O
composer	O
Enzo	O
De	O
Rosa	O
,	O
American	O
actor	O
Danny	O
McCarthy	O
and	O
Italian	O
actor	O
Vincent	O
Papa	O
,	O
came	O
to	O
Cannes	O
to	O
screen	O
short	O
film	O
In	O
My	O
Brother	O
's	O
Shoes	O
in	O
the	O
Shorts	O
Corner	O
,	O
before	O
showing	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
Vatican	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
site	O
supports	O
a	O
"	O
jobs	O
"	O
section	O
for	O
sharing	O
posts	O
on	O
open	O
positions	O
in	O
film	O
,	O
television	O
or	O
theater	O
;	O
a	O
"	O
Next	O
Level	O
Education	O
"	O
section	O
which	O
hosts	O
webinars	B-Protocol
;	O
online	O
classes	O
and	O
labs	O
;	O
an	O
online	O
lounge	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
business	O
and	O
craft	O
;	O
a	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
meetups	O
section	O
to	O
organize	O
offline	O
gatherings	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
Happy	O
Writers	O
"	O
section	O
for	O
screenwriting	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
one-on-one	O
online	O
pitch	O
sessions	O
with	O
production	O
companies	O
,	O
development	O
executives	O
and	O
managers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Stage	B-Protocol
32	I-Protocol
Blog	O
is	O
an	O
editorial	O
section	O
where	O
contributors	O
range	O
from	O
film	O
students	O
to	O
Academy	O
Award	O
nominees	O
.	O
</s>
