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Filmmaker Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet explores desire in ‘Anaïs in Love’
© Les Films Pelléas. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. What if as a young person you never questioned your desires, your mistakes, or the direction of your future? You just went full-steam ahead, no matter what. The writer-director of Anaïs in Lov...
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Writer Jean-Christophe Meurisse's ‘Bloody Oranges’ is unforgettable
Photo courtesy of The Jokers. Midnight movies can and should be absolutely unhinged. Jean-Christophe Meurisse’s midnight Cannes selection, Bloody Oranges, is no exception. It’s a send-up of the madness we are all dwelling in in the 2020s. No one is s...
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Scriptwriting Fundamentals: Learning the basics
Scriptwriting has been my life for 25+ years. It is both unbelievably complicated, as my decades-long quest to become a better writer attests, and at the same time simple. Why? Because there are fundamentals that are simple to understand and easy to ...
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The Bricks of Breaking In: Krista Carpenter on finding representation
Seeking representation can feel like a mystery for writers. How do you know when you’re ready for a rep? How do you connect?
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Writer-Director Brendan Muldowney on his new horror 'The Cellar'
Photo courtesy of SHUDDER / RLJE Films. As a current Californian, I cannot remember the last time I walked into a basement. While in my home state of Michigan, every home is equipped with one. Some are fully furnished living areas and others are just...
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2021 Big Break Grand Prize Winner David Page on keeping the file open
David Page isn’t a stranger to prestigious screenwriting contests. As a multi-quarter finalist, semi-finalist and finalist for contests like The Academy Nicholl Fellowship, the PAGE Awards, ScreenCraft and the Austin Film Festival, Page’s scripts are...
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Screenwriter Chris Pittas proves you don't have to win, to win
Screenwriter Chris Pittas recently placed in Final Draft’s Big Break Screenwriting Contest. Although the triumph didn’t lead to taking the top prize, it still opened some incredible industry doors, proving you don’t have to win a contest to win at th...
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How ‘Bull’ takes the revenge thriller to a whole new level
Meet Bull. He seems friendly and loyal enough. And he loves his son. He’s also a ferocious mob enforcer who seeks revenge on the gang that double-crossed him ten years ago. He hasn’t been seen in a decade, so when he comes back without warning, ready...
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How playwright Daysha Veronica elevates Black women in her writing
Photo courtesy of Daysha Veronica's Instagram. It all started in high school. Daysha Veronica wanted to audition for Madge in Picnic by William Inge, but when she started reading the sides and learning more about the character, she realized how the p...
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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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