How can screenwriters tell if supposed Hollywood insiders interested in their scripts are legitimate or not? First and foremost, screenwriters need to know that Hollywood is not looking to rip you…
Listed below are the semifinalists of the 2018 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition, selected from roughly 1200 submissions. We’re excited to be exploring these excellent stories and to have received a…
How can the best idioms and most common phrases help screenwriters find their next screenplay stories and titles? Movie titles matter. A great title can sum up the story of…
According to the 2017 Celluloid Report, only 11 percent of the top-grossing 250 films of the year were written by women. That is a horrifying, gut-wrenching statistic, but unfortunately —…
We thought it would be fun to share some of the many great emails we’ve received regarding our Screenplay Contests and Consulting Services! (This doesn’t even include the many positive Facebook…
As reported in the Hollywood Reporter this past week, the Agency Agreement between agents and the Writers Guild of America (WGA), which represents writers of film and television, is set…
We are excited to announce the winner of the 2018 ScreenCraft Action/Thriller Screenplay competition. Selected from roughly 800 entries, Edison’s Ghost by Kevin Bachar has been named the winner and Distortion by Travis Opgenorth…
Listed below are the semifinalists of the 2018 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition, selected from over 1200 submissions. We’re excited to be exploring these excellent books and to have received a slate…
“When should I try to get an agent or manager?” This is one of the most common questions screenwriters ask. There’s no easy answer because different situations call for different actions…
Academy Originals’ Creative Spark Series features prolific screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna as she takes viewers inside her screenwriting process. McKenna is one of Hollywood’s most prolific female writers. She wrote the…
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