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‘Collective’ Documents Corruption and Tragedy in Romania

April 7, 2021

It began with a devastating fire at Colectiv, a Bucharest nightclub, which killed 27 people. Over the course of the next few weeks, more victims who were supposed to be on the road to recovery died, bringing the death toll to 64. This is the catalyst...

‘French Exit’ Allows Michelle Pfeiffer To Float Gloriously In a Unique Reality

April 2, 2021

French Exit has notes of The Squid and The Whale and whimsy reminiscent of Wes Anderson, but director Azazel Jacobs, actress Michelle Pfeiffer, and writer Patrick DeWitt (based on his novel of the same name) have created a universe all their own. One...

Vida' Screenwriter Nancy Mejía on The Disruptors Fellowship

April 1, 2021

Writer-director-producer Nancy Mejía (Vida, The L Word: Generation Q) knows firsthand how important a mentorship can be in Hollywood.

Rising Through The Ranks: Screenwriter Aarthi Ramanathan

March 31, 2021

As an eight-year-old child, Aarthi Ramanathan, and her family, were ripped from their home in Kuwait and forced into a refugee camp. It was the beginning of the Gulf War, and within what seemed like moments, Ramanathan’s life turned upside down; she ...

Writer-Director-Producer Jett Garrison On the Importance of LGBTQ+ Representation In Film & TV

March 31, 2021

After years of kicking around his script, picking it up and putting it down, Jett Garrison completed Quick Quick Slow. Now, the feature is a finalist in OUTFEST’s Screenwriting Lab and Garrison is ready to finally get the project up off its feet.

Writer-Director Stephen Kijak on 'Shoplifters of the World'

March 30, 2021

When iconic English rock band THE SMITHS broke up in 1987, their legions of highly devoted superfans around the world were crushed. Fans' devotion to the band's music elicited tears, heartbreak, anger, confusion and, as an urban legend has it, a host...

‘Concrete Cowboy’ Highlights The Power of the Inner-City Horseman

March 30, 2021

The visuals of Concrete Cowboy are stunning; a horse running alongside a bus route in the middle of Philadelphia. A rodeo in an empty urban field. A sunset highlighting the beauty of urban decay and the silhouette of a cowboy in the distance. What’s ...

Breaking In: Let's Talk about Writing Fellowships

March 26, 2021

What exactly is a screenwriting fellowship, and how do you get one? Join Final Draft's "Breaking In" series for a panel discussion with established writers who will discuss their personal experience with fellowships, offer insights into how to land o...

Showrunner Linda Yvette Chávez on The Disruptors Fellowship

March 25, 2021

When Julio Salgado, co-founder of The Disruptors Fellowship, reached out to showrunner Linda Yvette Chávez ( Gentefied) and asked her to take part as a speaker, she says, " I jumped right on it." The inaugural fellowship, which is for emerging televi...