Back in September, we wrote about writer, director and producer Brian Koppelman’s six second screenwriting tips on Vine (he just posted tip #122). His #1 tip was “All screenwriting books are bullshit, ...

Just like all writing, penning screenplays can be a lonely and painstaking process. That makes this collaborative screenwriting tool a must for anyone writing for TV or film. And right now, you can ...

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Malcolm Sullivan founded the Savannah Screenplay Awards to support screenwriters in the city. Prizes include a $5,000 grand ...

If you’re a fan of cooking shows, and particularly “Top Chef,” then you know the basics: never make risotto, never be front of house in Restaurant Wars, and pastry is always risky. But if we dig a ...

A screenplay is the written version of a film or an episode of television. Simple, right? Wrong. Unlike a completed work, such as a novel or a short story, a screenplay is the first in a long series ...

Brennan Cusack's pilot "The Badlands Woman's Clinic" won the $10,000 grand prize. In 2025, the contest celebrated writers across five categories: feature film, horror/thriller, TV pilot, short film, ...

EXCLUSIVE: Outfest has selected ten queer and transgender writers from diverse backgrounds for its 2022 Screenwriting Lab. The participants workshopping feature-length scripts during the week-long ...

This course provides an introduction to the technique and form of the short dramatic screenplay, with an emphasis on character development, visual storytelling and dramatic structure. Students ...