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Allen Maldonado: The Ultimate Multi-Hyphenate

July 2, 2018

An actor with more than 70 credits to his name (including TBS’ The Last O.G. and ABC’s Black-ish), Maldonado is a writer (Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse), director and entrepreneur. He’s also the creator of Everybody Digital, a streaming app that feature...

How the Zellner Bros.’ Indy Feature Damsel Deconstructs the Western Genre

June 27, 2018

America was built on Westerns and with them, the tropes that have been cemented into audiences’ brains for decades. Classics like High Noon; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid have offered up cinematic archetypes in...

Media Teams Gain Increased Flexibility Through Dropbox Partnerships

June 20, 2018

Media and entertainment companies have unique needs when it comes to collaboration. They work in teams that span the globe. They work with tools that span a spectrum of uses. And every day, those teams are under pressure to create more content in les...

Write On with Guest Host Lee Jessup and 2017 Big Break Feature Winner Greta Heinemann

June 20, 2018

Greta Heinemann is the Big Break feature winner for her thriller, Anatomy of a Breakdown.

Madeline Zima Makes her Writing and Directorial Debut with "Warm Human Magic" at Dances With Films Festival

June 14, 2018

At the age of two, actress Madeline Zima performed in her first TV commercial. From there, she went on to roles in The Nanny, Californication and Heroes. Recently, Madeline stepped into a whole new type of role — that of writer-director.

Write On with 2017 Big Break Grand Prize TV Winners Charles and Hana Callaghan

June 13, 2018

Hana and Charles Callaghan are the mother/son writing team that won over our 2017 Big Break jury of agents & managers with their one-hour diversity TV pilot, Portia's Law.

Screenwriter Drew Pearce Talks his Directorial Debut, "Hotel Artemis"

June 7, 2018

Drew Pearce is a screenwriter who can now make the film he wants to make, his way. After all, he is the man behind Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation; which made $682.7 million worldwide, and, in collaboration with Shane Black, Iron Man 3, which brou...

"The Fast and the Furious" Director Rob Cohen Talks His New Film, "Hurricane Heist"

June 6, 2018

It isn’t a backhanded compliment to say that Rob Cohen has been in the business a long time.

Spec Spotlight: Adam Rose and Scott Shapiro Strike a Deal for "Pissed" with Warner Brothers

June 5, 2018

Considering they just sold a pilot script for a half-hour comedy about a man who enters a lucrative criminal enterprise, it’s fitting that Adam Rose and Scott Shapiro think big.