Producer
A growing icon in the New Media scene, Stephanie Thorpe is in demand as an expert panelist & speaker, a host and presenter, a writer & producer, content creator, actress and director. The creator of 150+ episodes of original web content, Thorpe has reached a wide audience with online content views of over 1 million and 50+K followers on Twitter.
Thorpe has been a driving force as an actor and producer in numerous web projects including the critically acclaimed After Judgment (6 Streamy nominations), Asylum (NYTVF official selection, LA Web Fest winner, and just picked up by BET), Babelgum’s Hurtling Through Space, and Tyler Mane’s The Mane Show. She also produced the Geek a Week promo directed by Sean Becker (The Guild).
In 2017, Thorpe produced, directed and wrote three episodes for Crypt TV (CRYPTTV.COM). She also produced and starred in The Ladies & The Gents, which premiered to rave reviews and was showcased at the Big Screen Little Screen event held at SAG (THELADIESANDTHEGENTS.COM). The Ladies & The Gents was honored with a nomination at the Indie Series Awards and a win at the 2014 LA Web Fest. She also produces & stars in new series, Slumber Con (SLUMBERCON.COM). Her series Shelf Life, which has completed 40 episodes over 4 seasons, was honored with an award nom at the 1st Annual Geekie Awards, where she was an invited judge & presenter at the gala ceremony. Shelf Life was also presented at Comic-Con 2012 and featured at Social Media Week LA. Shelf Life is now available on DVD at (SHELFLIFESERIES.COM) and streams on (STAREABLE.COM).
Thorpe hit the front page of Variety in 2012 with producing partner Paula Rhodes when they acquired the film/TV rights to the ElfQuest franchise. They first gained attention for their award-winning cyber-phenom, ElfQuest: A Fan Imagining (ELFQUESTFANTRAILER.COM), a short live-action production which has gained over 500,000+ views since its debut, earning numerous awards and accolades from film festivals, conventions and the media with over 100 articles and interviews to date.
Up next, Stephanie has secured the rights to an epic biography of a nurse trapped behind enemy lines in WWI and will write the feature film. She is developing a new international lifestyle series, Fashion, Food & Fandom, with Ultimatum Entertainment, and continues to consult on Sci-Fi/Fantasy projects, including the Werewolf Whisperer series.
She has been nominated twice to the Board of Directors for IAWTV, hosted 4 events for the non-profit organization Celebrate the Web, is a founding member of The League of Extraordinary Ladies, and is a member of the Geena Davis Institute. Thorpe is regular contributor for the online magazine Ms. In The Biz (MSINTHEBIZ.COM), and has written for Legion of Leia (LEGIONOFLEIA.COM). She continues to mentor and speak on panels around the country.
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