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The Austin Film Festival’s 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2024

Since its inception in 1994, the Austin Film Festival has been dedicated to honoring the art and skill of screenwriting…

2 months ago
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Director Sam Fox on Embracing Your Inner Weirdo

My whole life I've second guessed myself, never thinking I was good, smart, funny or profound enough. I’ve only recently…

7 months ago
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Ernest Anemone’s ‘Family Affair’ is a Short With Sitcom Overtones – Stay Tuned

“Family Affair” is a funny, warm-hearted short film about secrets, friendships and family. But it also feels like just the…

12 months ago
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AIR Writer on the True Story of Discovering Michael Jordan’s (and Sonny Vaccaro’s) Brilliance

The way that Sonny Vaccaro discovers Michael Jordan's potential for greatness in Ben Affleck's AIR is a little bit different…

1 year ago
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Watch the Charlie Kaufman WGA Awards Speech: ‘I Have Wasted Years Seeking the Approval of People with Money’ (Video)

Charlie Kaufman told writers not to seek "the approval of people with money" and instead to "work for the world"…

1 year ago
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The Whale Writer Samuel D. Hunter Explains How His Life Story Inspired The Movie

"It's never gonna be this good ever again," says Samuel D. Hunter, screenwriter of The Whale. An experienced playwright, Hunter…

1 year ago
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She Said Writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz: Connecting With Weinstein Survivors Was ‘Rather Beautiful’

Screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz got to speak with multiple Harvey Weinstein accusers during the making of She Said, the new Universal…

2 years ago
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The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Ending Makes No Sense

Spoiler warning: Don’t read this, obviously, if you don’t want to hear about the ending of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.…

2 years ago
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What Finding Nemo Can Teach Us About Screenwriting (and Change)

Haley Bartels is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter and a 2021 Academy Nicholl Fellow. Her first feature, an independent indie horror…

2 years ago
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Ryan Murphy Loves The Watcher So Much, He Offered to Write It For Free

After Ryan Murphy read Reeves Weideman's 2018 The Watcher story in New York Magazine's The Cut, he was so taken with…

2 years ago