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Films depicting women and families of color reign supreme at SXSW 2022
Photo courtesy of Allyson Riggs/SXSW. Check the hashtags #SXSW #SXSW2022 and #SXSW22 to see what kinds of things have been going on at the first week of a massive cultural event we know as SXSW. It just wrapped, and the remaining three days are expec...
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International Sports Film Festival Houston and Event Horizon Films launch Sports Script Championship
If you've ever dreamed of penning the next Rocky or Rudy or Hoop Dreams, or think you have the next Field of Dreams on your hands, then you might consider submitting your script to the Sports Script Championship, which is sponsored by the the Interna...
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17th Annual Final Draft® Awards to honor Guillermo del Toro, Jane Campion, Nicole Holofcener, Danny Strong, Jeymes Samuel, Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson for screenwriting achievements
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 – Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, now in its 31st year as the industry standard for screenwriting software, today announced the honorees for the 17th Annual Final Draft Awards. The awards, which recognize outstanding and ...
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Auntyland Film Festival's founder and director Sylvia Wong Lewis on flipping the script
The new Auntyland Film Festival (AFF) is accepting short-length indie films by and for women and BIPOC artists for its inaugural film festival now through January 30, 2022. The film festival touts itself as the only film festival that "embraces matur...
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5 Screenwriting Takeaways: AFI Fest shorts embrace apocalyptic feel
AFI Fest (back in person) wrapped up last Sunday with Halle Berry’s directorial debut Bruised. The movie tackles a disgraced MMA fighter returning to the ring and Berry was quoted as saying the flick is the biggest challenge of her career. The fest a...
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The Austin Film Festival: A first timer shares her AFF experience
Another year is over for Austin Film Festival and as a virgin in the context of this professionally revered event, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’m home, unpacked, and I can honestly say that for me it was worth the money to get to Texas and immerse...
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Broaden Your Horizons: All about Dallas International Film Festival's screenwriting competition
The Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF) is scheduled to take place Oct. 8-15, giving emerging screenwriters an opportunity for their scripts to be read by award-winning judges.
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Oh, Baby!' creates lovely afterglow at Dances with Films
As Los Angeles Dances with Films' epic line-up of three solid weeks of programming has now ended, many films will continue to linger in the consciousness. Audience Award Winner for Best Short Film in competition Oh, Baby! is one such film. It’s a fem...
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What to watch at TIFF 2021
The 46th edition of the festival kicked off Thursday, September 9, and runs for 10 days. COVID-19 protocols meant a first-of-its-kind hybrid year for the fest, including parts in-person, online and digital, which means more options for filmgoers to c...
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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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