To educate, entertain and enlighten.
SERVICES
A boutique Writers Guild of America signatory agency catering to only the finest fare.
We are writers, directors and creative talent who want to expand the production and creative possibility curve.
The JPA family includes a diverse and unique clientele who bring the best of quality entertainment that will never compromise our vision.
The Justin Ptak Agency is a signatory to the new Writers Guild of America Code of Conduct.
BIOGRAPHY
Justin Ptak was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the Ecole Internationale in Geneva, Switzerland. His family then moved on to the French Riviera where he shot his first film at Victorine Studios. He wrote and directed a few acclaimed short films and documentaries. His love of the arts took a backseat as he continued his education in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard University, but all the while still carrying the influences of Vigo, Bresson, Godard, Antonioni, and Fellini. He moved to Providence, RI to work in the fields of art, music, economics, technology, and film.
HISTORY
The JPA can trace its lineage back to the early days of H. J. Whitley's "Hauling Wood" and the H.N. Swanson Agency. Swanny's dominance is illustrated by the fact that by 1939 his client list included 80 writers working for Twentieth Century Fox. At one time, he represented F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Pearl Buck, Raymond Chandler, Elmore Leonard, John O'Hara, Joyce Carol Oates, and Paul Theroux. Among the many books he sold to the studios were The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Big Sleep, Old Yeller, Butterfield 8 and The Mosquito Coast.
Justin Ptak Agency
It all began with a call from acclaimed writer/director J. Neil Schulman...
CONTACT US
Justin Ptak Agency
347.714.8776
213.980.5099
justinmichaelptak@gmail.com
26 Bloody Brook Rd.
Amherst, NH 03031