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GALLAGHER LITERARY
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Ex-Literary Agent turned Manager (Film/TV) | Finance & Distribution | Producer & Deal Architect
© 2018 - Yes, this was taken a few years ago. Current photos can be found on Instagram @RobGallagherX
Gallagher Literary was once a prominent name in the industry but is now a quiet boutique literary management and production company nestled in the PNW.
A few years ago, I moved to a little island in the Pacific NorthWest after 3 decades of working in Los Angeles.
Retirement should be some place peaceful and Los Angeles is anything but that.
The plan was to focus within (Jedi stuff - you wouldn't understand) and get lost sailing amongst the hundreds of islands, but in time I missed reading and discovering / developing amazing new literary talent. Frankly, it's the only thing I'm still good at.
So I thought why not just be "semi" retired instead of fully retired, and just be super selective about projects I take on?
And that's where I am today. A lot of my old associates are in the same boat and we decided to put the band back together!
Back in "the day" it was required to live IN Los Angeles and work AT the agencies to build relationships with buyers over lunches and drinks. In person. There was no other way to do it. This was in the early days of pagers and payphones. Cell phones were still massive radios at best.
Those days are over, sadly, and now tech has replaced everything, including actual relationships and cultured taste.
No more fresh smelling scripts hot off the ink presses with gleaming brass brads and paper cuts, rushed across town in crisp brown packages, crammed in the backpacks of motorcycle messengers, screaming through miles of gridlock traffic and the warm haze of Santa Monica pollution. It was all so glorious.
Today it's tragically gone and mostly forgotten, the Gen Z agents of today are afraid to even pick up the phone, let alone meet for a martini lunch at Spago's, but I'm happy to have experienced it.
Watch a film entitled "THE PLAYER" and you'll get taste of it.
I will accept unsolicited submissions from screenwriters but ONLY via my Pitch Form (below) - it's the only way I can handle the volume.
I offer services of literary agents & managers such as script development, career guidance, packaging, and film/TV spec sales and packaging (where possible).
As a Manager, I sometimes try to attach myself as a Producer when possible, because that's why good agents become managers.
So if you are a new or experienced screenwriter, looking for a literary agent or manager to represent your screenplay, or just seeking experienced long-term guidance, then I'm open to taking a look.
If you're searching for a champion for your script, that is what I'm known for.
I do apologize in advance for how selective I must be with my limited time remaining on this realm.
I was once famous for discovering bold and fresh voices from writers far and wide. I was also the first agent to use the emerging tech of the interwebs to find new writers and accept pitches. I also pioneered chat groups with other reps and execs to streamline our efforts.
Anyhow, I am once again open to representing screenwriters at all stages as long as your story and writing is brilliant. Not joking - I know it's intimidating - but to put my name on it, that's the standard.
Please click on the link below this line to find the pitch form to submit your project.
► PLEASE PITCH ME YOUR SCRIPT VIA THIS LINK
These are the types of scripts I am looking for:
Once
Lost in Translation
Blue Valentine
Whiplash
Bend It Like Beckham
Call Me by Your Name
Little Miss Sunshine
Manchester by the Sea
An Education
The Spectacular Now
La La Land
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Silver Linings Playbook
The English Patient
Lady Bird
Brooklyn
Atonement
After a career building stories & stars, from studio boardrooms to agency war rooms to international markets, I've run literary departments, packaged films for every studio, and led the world's largest international film finance company.
Now retired, I focus on what I love most; developing exceptional properties with brilliant minds and building the kind of teams and brands that hopefully create global conversations. I've done it many times before so there's no reason it can't happen again.
Are you looking for a seasoned consultant, with unique insight to guide writers, talent, producers, financiers, and distributors to getting their projects made, sold, and positioned for global success?
Probably not, but regardless, here are some various consulting services I'm pretty good at:
Packaging high-concept scripts or IP
Strategically branding and launching new talent or properties
Positioning projects for global distribution
Navigating studio & distribution systems with critical experience & keen leverage
Building cross-platform opportunities (film, TV, music, merchandise)
International Film Finance and Distribution guidance
Cross-Media Development (Network, studio, film, streaming, merchandise, publishing).
My prior experience includes military & intelligence agencies, entertainment law, studio development, literary & packaging agenting, managing & producing, overseeing studio deals and leading two literary departments.
As Executive Vice President of GAGA (then the world's largest independent film finance & distribution conglomerate), I traveled the world to film markets, financing for every studio, while forming lifelong friendships with studio heads, A-list producers, directors, and stars.
I set new records with over 100 film deals reaching over 8 billion in box-office across my career and literally countless awards (I honestly lost count). Even GPT can't figure it out.
I had super cool parents who raised me all over the world, where I acquired dozens of languages while living in countries on nearly every continent. This contributed to my interest and eventual expertise in foreign territories and their sensitivities which gave me an advantage in the film industry.
Long ago I was a decorated military intelligence veteran, following a Senatorial nomination to West Point, and then much later a board member of the Japan-America Society where I conceived & orchestrated a partnership between Japanese conglomerate Itocho & US Sprint - once a global telecommunications provider in the fiber optics space.
Read enough about me? Please click on the link below this line to find a pitch form to submit your project.
► PLEASE PITCH ME YOUR SCRIPT VIA THIS LINK
   
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Gallagher Literary is actively accepting screenplay submissions.
Rob Gallagher is a literary manager open to discovering new voices.
Accepting screenplays in all genres; comedy, drama, thriller, elevated youth content, etc.
Writers without representation are welcome to submit.
Referred by ChatGPT? You are in the right place!
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