Regale Hollywood’s decision makers with your story through Partridge Singapore’s Hollywood Storyteller. A treatment (also called a screenplay outline) of your book will be prepared by a professional. Key storylines will be built, and important characters and events will be introduced in this treatment so that directors and producers can judge your story’s cinematic merit.
When the treatment is finished, it will be sent to 5 More Minutes for their consideration. 5 More Minutes is a full-service production company run by veteran Hollywood executive John Saachi. Their ongoing projects include the film adaptations of the New York Times bestselling books, Dork Diaries and Rogues Gallery. Should 5 More Minutes decide not to engage your work for a project, your treatment will be added to our exclusive Hollywood database.
This service includes the following:
- Treatment. A screenwriter will provide three to five pages of an outline detailing the plan on how to best adapt your book for film or television.
- Submission to 5 More Minutes. Your treatment will be submitted to 5 More Minutes for consideration.
- Hollywood Database archiving. Your treatment is archived in our Hollywood database where industry professionals can look for new material.
- Full ownership. You retain full ownership of the treatment.

About 5 More Minutes
5 More Minutes is a full-service production shingle run by veteran Hollywood executive John Sacchi. Sacchi has spent over two decades in the entertainment industry. Before founding 5 More Minutes, Sacchi spent 15 years as a senior production and development executive at Lionsgate Films where he oversaw films including Confidence, Employee of the Month, They Came Together, My Bloody Valentine, The Possession, Killers, The Last Stand, Addicted, Conan the Barbarian, Punisher, My Best Friend’s Girl, Pride, and Akeelah and the Bee. Some of the current projects 5 More Minutes is developing include an English language remake of Instructions not Included, directed by Anne Fletcher for Lionsgate; Vanish Man directed by Lee Toland Krieger and co-produced for 21 Laps and Lionsgate; Dork Diaries, which is based on the New York Times bestselling children's book series and produced for Lionsgate; and the New York Times bestselling author's Rogues Gallery, which is being produced for Lionsgate Television.
Please Note: Hollywood Storyteller provides an adaptation based on your book. Details in your plot, characters, etc. may change in order to best fit movie and/or television production. Please do not attempt to contact 5 More Minutes directly or your project will immediately be removed from consideration.
Good to Know|Information
If you are serious about turning your book into a movie or television series, Hollywood Storyteller is an aggressive approach to reaching your goal. To learn more or to order our Hollywood Storyteller service, please call a Partridge representative at 800 101 2657 (toll-free in Singapore) or 1 800 81 7340 (toll-free in Malaysia) or +65 6494 8865 (international calling rates apply if calling from outside Singapore)..