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In Memoriam: Irma Kalish gave the world classic sitcoms like ‘The Facts of Life' and ‘Good Times’
On Monday, September 6, the world lost one of the first-ever female television comedy producers with the passing of Irma Kalish at age 96. Kalish’s work is a historic treasure trove of TV comedy history, with work stretching from Maude and All in the...
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Write On with 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' Writer Abe Sylvia
The biopic about televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker is based on the documentary of the same name. Writer Abe Sylvia talks about what drew him to the project: "I grew up in Oklahoma in the 80s, and that's right in the middle of the Bible Belt, and while ...
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What to watch at TIFF 2021
The 46th edition of the festival kicked off Thursday, September 9, and runs for 10 days. COVID-19 protocols meant a first-of-its-kind hybrid year for the fest, including parts in-person, online and digital, which means more options for filmgoers to c...
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie' director Jonathan Butterell brings the world of a 16-year-old drag queen from the stage to the screen
Jamie New (Max Harwood) struts from table to table through his school’s cafeteria, down a runway, and through a nightclub with about 500 people cheering him on as his imagination explodes across the screen. In one second he is a force of nature turni...
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Rising Through the Ranks: Katie White is storytelling her way to lifting up women in the industry
Writers’ assistant on CBS staple NCIS, Katie White firmly believes in hard work, lifting up the women around her, and that cultivating natural relationships in this industry is key to a lasting network. All of that, and writing nonstop.
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The two teenage screenwriters behind ‘Generation Wrecks’ on portraying teens in film
It’s 1994 and things are simpler... Well, not really. Especially not for Stacy and Liz. Distanced from each other because of an unspoken event, the two Gen-Xers, along with a group of underdog high schoolers, are brought back together for a weekend g...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘Clickbait’ is Netflix’s bingeable thriller
Clickbait has a huge hook: When a man is kidnapped in an East Bay town his kidnapping video goes viral. His captors make him hold up signs stating he abuses women and if the video reaches 5 million views, he will be killed. Adrien Grenier plays Nick ...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘Amaraica’ shows truth of undocumented life
Amaraica is the combination of two words: Amara and America. It’s no coincidence then that the film titled Amaraica puts the pregnancy and birth of a little girl named Amara at the core of the narrative. Amaraica focuses on a single story within the ...
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Write On with ‘Y: The Last Man’ Showrunner Eliza Clark
Eliza talks to Write On about how she approached adapting a 20-year-old comic book series for FX: “I really wanted to update the way we talk about gender and the diversity of gender in this landscape… it's a more nuanced look at the diversity of the ...
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What’s new in Final Draft 13?
WRITING GOALS &
PRODUCTIVITY STATS
Set goals and get valuable insights to take your work to the next level
TYPEWRITER
A new typewriter-like view option improves your focus
EMOJI
Craft more realistic onscreen text exchanges and make your notes more emotive
And so much more, thoughtfully designed to help unleash your creativity.
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