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Write On with Literary Manager & Big Break Judge Markus Goerg of Heroes and Villains

May 2, 2018

We chatted with Literary Manager Markus Goerg of Heroes and Villains, who recently signed two 2017 Big Break Finalists to his roster: Nicola Pinzon (Feature, Diversity) and JJ Bailey (Hour-Long, TV). Goerg shares what it takes to be a story-focused c...

NALIP'S #WeAreInclusion Initiative: Writer-Director Nancy Mejia

April 30, 2018

For nearly 20 years, the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) has advocated for the discovery and inclusion of Latino voices in the media. In support of their mission, NALIP began the #WeAreInclusion project, showcasing the va...

Write On Live: A Conversation about Unionizing with Script Assistants, Coordinators and IATSE

April 18, 2018

Zach Cannon (Script Coordinator, Preacher), Marc Gaffen (Script Coordinator, Here and Now) and Leslie Simon (Business Representative, IATSE Local 871) discuss the importance of these two roles in a writers' room, unionizing with IATSE and more, live ...

Spec Spotlight: Jacob Chase's "Infinite"

April 18, 2018

Jacob Chase’s spec, Infinite, was a long time coming. Inspired from his own life events and love of epic adventure movies, he outlined the script and was ready to write it when he sold a TV series, Harmony, to ABC. Needless to say, that overtook his ...

Wild Wild Country: An Interview with the Series' Creators

April 11, 2018

"How did I never know about this?"- It's the first thing most people say when learning about the largest bioterror attack in American history. The affair is now the subject of the immensely popular Netflix documentary series, Wild Wild Country, but i...

Write On with "Outside In" Director and Co-Writer Lynn Shelton

April 11, 2018

Lynn Shelton, known for such films as Humpday and Your Sister’s Sister, talks about breaking into the industry after debuting her first feature at the Slamdance Film Festival, writing unconventional stories from personal experience, and her collabora...

Screenwriter Lessons from Writers of Philadelphia & Brokeback Mountain

April 9, 2018

Final Draft is proud to support the WGA West’s Groundbreakers Screening Series, highlighting screenwriters whose groundbreaking works made an impact and opened our eyes to personal and universal challenges. This month’s screening was a double feature...

Write On with "Mr. Roosevelt" Writer/Director, Noël Wells

April 4, 2018

Hot off her recent directorial-debut, Noël Wells, who also wrote and starred in her film, Mr. Roosevelt, chats with us about her start in entertainment, finding the essence of characters and her creative process while working on and off set.

Spec Spotlight: Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman Talk Harry’s "All Night Hamburgers"

March 28, 2018

Writing partners Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman recently landed a deal with Warner Bros. Pictures after a bidding war for their feature-film spec, Harry’s All Night Hamburgers, based on the Hugo Award-winning short story Why I Left Harry’s All-Nig...