Steven Tsapelas is an American writer and filmmaker best known for his work on the popular webseries '' We Need Girlfriends''.

''We Need Girlfriends''

In 2006, Tsapelas pitched the idea of '' We Need Girlfriends'' to his

Ragtag Productions Ragtag Productions is an American independent film and video production company based in Astoria, Queens. They are noted for the web comedy series '' We Need Girlfriends'' that ran in 2006–2007. The company entered into discussions with CBS about ...

co-founders Angel Acevedo and Brian Amyot. Tsapelas wrote all eleven episodes of the popular webseries and directed ''MySpace,'' ''Rod vs Henry'' and ''Future Henry''. Tsapelas, Amyot and Acevedo were in development on a television version of ''We Need Girlfriends'' for Sony Pictures and CBS, to be executive produced by

Darren Star Darren Star (born July 25, 1961) is an American writer, director and producer of film and television. He is best known for creating the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–2000), '' Melrose Place'' (1992–1999), ''Sex and the City ...

, Dennis Erdman and Clark Peterson, but Tsapelas has recently confirmed the project has been cancelled. In 2021, Tsapelas wrote and directed the feature comedy ''UFO Club'', produced by In the Garage Productions. The film premiered in summer 2022 and is now available on multiple streaming platforms. It also won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2022

Long Island International Film Expo The Long Island International Film Expo, founded in 1997 by Nassau County Film Office Director, Debra Markowitz. The festival generally receives between 400 and 450 submissions every year In 2009, 170 films from 23 countries were screened at the ...

. A sequel "The Bigfoot Club" will premiere in 2025. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32185112

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsapelas, Steven Living people 1981 births Mass media people from Queens, New York Hofstra University alumni Film directors from New York City Long Island International Film Expo award winners