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Write On with 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' Writer Abe Sylvia
The biopic about televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker is based on the documentary of the same name. Writer Abe Sylvia talks about what drew him to the project: "I grew up in Oklahoma in the 80s, and that's right in the middle of the Bible Belt, and while ...
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie' director Jonathan Butterell brings the world of a 16-year-old drag queen from the stage to the screen
Jamie New (Max Harwood) struts from table to table through his school’s cafeteria, down a runway, and through a nightclub with about 500 people cheering him on as his imagination explodes across the screen. In one second he is a force of nature turni...
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Rising Through the Ranks: Katie White is storytelling her way to lifting up women in the industry
Writers’ assistant on CBS staple NCIS, Katie White firmly believes in hard work, lifting up the women around her, and that cultivating natural relationships in this industry is key to a lasting network. All of that, and writing nonstop.
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The two teenage screenwriters behind ‘Generation Wrecks’ on portraying teens in film
It’s 1994 and things are simpler... Well, not really. Especially not for Stacy and Liz. Distanced from each other because of an unspoken event, the two Gen-Xers, along with a group of underdog high schoolers, are brought back together for a weekend g...
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Write On with ‘Y: The Last Man’ Showrunner Eliza Clark
Eliza talks to Write On about how she approached adapting a 20-year-old comic book series for FX: “I really wanted to update the way we talk about gender and the diversity of gender in this landscape… it's a more nuanced look at the diversity of the ...
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Dating & New York' is a sweet take on modern love
Jonah Feingold’s debut feature is a sweet, millennial take on the classic romantic comedy. While it doesn’t break new ground, it’s well executed, has a standout cast, and clearly Feingold has much potential in the genre. The premise feels very of the...
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Filmmaker David Gutnik on his award-winning debut film 'Materna'
"At the risk of sounding like a Hallmark card or some platitude, the breakthrough for me as a writer was being as personal as I possibly could be," says filmmaker David Gutnik. "Working from that place, not censoring, and being as truthful and honest...
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‘The Alpinist’ documents a climber’s passion for ascending impossible terrain
Who is this elusive Marc-André Leclerc?
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Worth’ examines the economic cost of a human life in the wake of tragedy
What is the economic cost of a human life? Worth, the latest film by director Sara Colangelo, is the true story of a Washington D.C. attorney who must answer that question when he's tasked with creating the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
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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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