JO began as a published novel. It is now a WGA-registered feature screenplay and a fully written, production-ready two-season series bible — packaged, positioned, and raising development capital now.
JO ALIVE is the dedicated investment gateway for the entire JO universe — connected to the creative home at www.charlesstefania.com. All investor relations for every property flow through one professional channel: invest@joalive.eu.
De-risked at every layer: the source material is published and selling, the feature screenplay is registered, and the series is fully written — not pitched from a premise.
The original book — the tide-kept harbor town of Tidewell and the three strangers who wash ashore. Published, available now, and building a readership ahead of the screen adaptations.
A complete feature-length adaptation — written, drafted, and built to shoot. The story carried to the screen as a standalone film or as the franchise's flagship entry.
A full series bible from the same world: two seasons, twenty episodes, every teleplay written. A psychological mystery/thriller with multi-season scalability built in.
The real-life documentary series following the author as he adapts the novel into film and series — every ask, every rewrite, every wave. The audience-building engine for the whole property.
Now raising €100,000 in development capital — structured for early supporters with clear, passive participation and a defined path toward a working $1.62M production budget for the feature film.
A cinematic trailer that proves the tone, the world, and the market — the single strongest asset for festival, sales-agent, and co-production conversations.
A name-level casting director attached early — the clearest signal to financiers that the package is moving toward a real shoot.
Bible, deck, and pitch materials polished to professional market standard for buyers, funds, and co-producers.
Bringing on additional key production talent to complete the package and accelerate the path to greenlight.
Tidewell is written as an unnamed, unbranded harbor town, keeping the property internationally adaptable. Two locations are under active comparison for the feature film: Curaçao — Caribbean harbor architecture, colorwashed waterfront buildings, and tide-driven coastal light consistent with the town's visual identity — and Puerto de Mogán, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) — a canal-threaded fishing harbor offering the same intimate waterfront build the bible calls for.
Chasing Tides, the real-life docuseries following the adaptation journey, is already building an engaged audience on TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn — evidence of demand before a frame of the series is shot.
Incentive structures differ between Curaçao and the Canary Islands — a formal location scout and incentive comparison follows once a production partner is confirmed, with the working $1.62M budget finalized against whichever location is selected.
Tell us who you are and what matters to you — we'll assemble a personalised summary of the pitch package on the spot.
The full investor package (business plan, budget, comparables, distribution plan) is available to qualified parties under NDA.
For partnership, support, and investor enquiries for any property in the JO universe — novel, feature film, series, or docuseries:
📧 invest@joalive.eu
🌐 Creative home: www.charlesstefania.com
Every enquiry is answered personally by the producer.
"Chasing Tides is proof this world has a growing audience for good, authentic stories — and JO is the franchise built to grow with it."