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Echo Lake Entertainment's Zadoc Angell

May 3, 2015

Zadoc Angell is one of those names. Not only does it sounds like it belongs to a super hero, in reality it is the moniker of one of the hardest working guys in the industry, who comes from simple beginnings and has built one of the most stellar reput...

Markus Goerg of Heroes and Villains

April 30, 2015

Markus Goerg is one manager I’ve been aware of for quite some time. Though his management company, Heroes and Villains, is a relatively young one (launched in 2008), his name garners such respect among those in the know that I was delighted at the op...

David Weil, Writer of "Moonfall"

April 30, 2015

The list of David Weil’s achievements is quite extraordinary. In 2013, his first spec script Half Heard In The Stillness was featured on the Black List, Hollywood’s annual survey of the town’s “most liked” screenplays. Last year, his second spec Moon...

Q&A: Ben Ripley, writer of 'Source Code' and 'Boychoir'

April 24, 2015

It’s been said that a new door opens into Hollywood every day, you just need to figure out how to get to be in front of the door that opens. There is no set path to success in the film industry. Writers break into Hollywood in countless different way...

What Would Elmore Do?

April 21, 2015

Final Draft contributor John Evans interviews Dave Andron, who co-wrote the recent series finale of the acclaimed FX drama Justified and was a producer on the show from the beginning of its six-season run.

Jason Mark Hellerman, writer of "Shovel Buddies"

April 7, 2015

When Jason Mark Hellerman wrote his screenplay Shovel Buddies, it was a labor of love. Jason had lost a friend to leukemia, and wanted to write the sort of movie that would have helped him deal with the loss. Shovel Buddies is the story of a group of...

Chris Hager, writer of "Proxima"

April 1, 2015

Chris Hager became a screenwriter because he was frustrated. One night, while watching a movie at his home, Chris found himself lamenting the quality of what he was seeing on screen.

Interview with Mason Novick

March 26, 2015

Mason Novick’s client list reads like a who’s who list of screenwriters. Diablo Cody (Juno) and Jesse Andrews (writer of Sundance darling Me, Earl and the Dying Girl) are just some of the names on there. So sitting down with Mason to find out about h...

Melissa London Hilfers, Writer of "Undone"

March 18, 2015

When Melissa Hilfers was working as a civil litigator in New York City, she never imagined that her experience writing legal briefs was preparing her for a career as a screenwriter.