Best Screenwriting Books Every Writer Should Read
From formatting guides to memoirs, no writer’s bookshelf is complete without these eight titles.
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Oscars 2021: Best Original Screenplay Predictions
Auteurs often have the creative advantage when it comes to nabbing Academy credit for their vision. (Constantly updated.)
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Reveals Writer and Producer Panels — Exclusive
Santa Barbara is a key stop on the awards circuit, with a range of starry panels and tributes.
10 Screenwriters Pixar Should Collaborate With Next
Bringing in outside collaborators has only ever made Pixar’s work better. With that in mind, IndieWire has picked ten bold writers that the animation house would be wise to hire to punch up its next script.
A New Study of 12,000 Screenplays Tries To Answer: What Are Script Readers Looking For?
Exclusive: A new study tries to answer what Hollywood’s anonymous gatekeepers think makes a great screenplay.
Attention Screenwriters: Here’s How You Can Get Lena Waithe to Read Your Script
The Emmy-winning “Master of None” writer has announced that her team will read any script submitted to The Blacklist for evaluation.
Lauded Writers and Producers Line Up for Santa Barbara Film Festival Panels (Exclusive)
Every year, SBIFF director Roger Durling showcases the year’s top writers, directors, and producers at in-depth panels.
Will Writers Strike Again? Here’s What’s At Stake As WGA Negotiations Loom
A lot has changed since the writers’ strike in 2007, when “new media” was new; now, it’s Netflix.
Santa Barbara Film Festival: Oscar Contenders Pack Writer and Producer Panels
Every year at this time the SBIFF lavishes attention and awards on various high-profile Oscar contenders.
Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast: How Drunk Astrophysicists Inspired ‘Arrival’ Scribe Eric Heisserer to Become a Screenwriter (Episode 14)
No one thought Ted Chiang’s short story could be adapted into a movie, the screenwriter breaks down how he proved them wrong.
2017 Oscar Predictions: Best Adapted Screenplay
The eclectic crop of Oscar contenders is led by frontrunners “Moonlight” and “Arrival.” Updated 02/22/17.
Outfest’s 2016 Screenwriting Lab Fellows Share Their Transformative and Affirmative Experience
The program offered five writers the opportunity to hone their writing and to foster close-knit friendships.
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