Browsing: Screenwriting

DUBAI: Netflix has partnered with Saudi creative hub Righters House to launch “Write the Future — Feature Film Writers Lab,” a screenwriting initiative aimed at developing emerging Saudi writers and strengthening the Kingdom’s growing film industry.

NEWS RELEASE SAULT FILM FESTIVAL ************************* The Sault Film Festival Creative Hub is launching a 12-week screenwriting class for writers of all experience levels.

Arvon’s Screenwriting Programme is a new talent development programme for emerging screenwriters from working-class and lower socio-economic backgrounds. Over two years, Arvon will support five screenwriters to attend three Arvon screenwriting weeks, online courses and one-to-one mentoring, working towards completing a spec script. You’ll gain vital insight into the TV industry, supported by professional screenwriters…

Jane Ann Gonzalez is the daughter of a Puerto Rican, Vietnam veteran father and a Northern Irish immigrant mother. She grew up in a duality world searching for narratives about the in-between spaces that reflect the complexities of American life. She’s drawn to stories about the quietly heroic people navigating systems they didn’t build, characters…

You might not have heard of Aaron Sorkin, but we’re pretty sure you’ll know his work.

Tom Smith reports back from the recent event at Live Theatre in Newcastle and shares writing advice and tips that he picked up from the weekend.

Screenwriting can raise many questions or doubts about whether something is working. While asking your friends to check out your screenplay can be helpful in some ways, having a professional give you feedback can help you create a great, sellable script.

The next great Australian screen story is likely not being workshopped in a writers’ room in Los Angeles or behind the gates of a major studio. Instead, it’s probably started as a single page penned at a kitchen table, or typed on the screen of a laptop during a train commute or in the Notes…

Ah the dream of being discovered through a screenplay contest; plucked from obscurity and showered with accolades and praise. Maybe some cash for your troubles. But the truth is, most scripts don’t even make it past that first round of cuts, never to be seen by taste-making producers or discriminating judges. Where did your script…

Tires, created by comedians Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, and John McKeever, has been wildly popular with sitcom fans across two seasons, with a third on the way.