# Development executive

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In [film production](/source/film_production), a '''development executive''' (often called DE for short) is a high-level position generally above a [creative executive](/source/creative_executive) on the [studio executive](/source/studio_executive) totem pole. Their duties include reading scripts and finding [source material](/source/source_material) which can be turned into motion picture content ([feature films](/source/feature_films), [television series](/source/television_series), [television film](/source/television_film)s).

==References==
* [http://getinmedia.com/careers/development-executive Getinmedia.com What A Development Executive Does]
* [http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/article/d14d200f Screenwritersutopia.com, Interview with Development Executive Janna Gelfand]

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