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Write On with 'Support the Girls' Writer-Director Andrew Bujalski

August 28, 2018

Writer-director Andrew Bujalski discusses learning guerrilla filmmaking at Harvard, making his first film Funny, Ha Ha and the tricky tone of his latest film Support the Girls which takes place in a sexist sports bar.

Jane Anderson on her 15-Year Journey to Adapt 'The Wife'

August 24, 2018

Jane Anderson waited 15 years to see The Wife on the big screen and patience has paid off: The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 and was released in New York and Los Angeles on August 17. Now, it is rolling out across ...

Write On with 'Skate Kitchen' Writer-Director Crystal Moselle

August 22, 2018

Writer-director Crystal Moselle recently chatted with us about her new film Skate Kitchen, how she develops characters before story, and her advice for new writers.

Jeremiah Zagar on his Sundance-Winning Film 'We the Animals'

August 17, 2018

Though Jeremiah Zagar’s adaptation of Justin Torres’ We the Animals made its debut only months ago at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, critics are already praising it.

Write On with 'Brothers' Series Creators Emmett Jack Lundberg and Sheyam Ghieth

August 15, 2018

Emmett Jack Lundberg (writer/director) and Sheyam Ghieth (producer) share how they each got their start in the film industry, the benefits of employing Seed & Spark for fundraising and streaming their content, and their advice for getting your ow...

How screenwriter Noga Landau took her contained sci-fi, "Tau" from film school to Netflix

August 15, 2018

Have you heard the film school fairy tale of a woman who wrote a script for a screenwriting class; attracted top agents overnight, secured Gary Oldman as the voice of her robot, and distributed the film worldwide as a Netflix original?

Write On with Two-Time Austin Film Fest Screenwriting Competition Winner Troy Anthony Miller

July 26, 2018

Being the only writer to hold the coveted distinction of being a two-time Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition winner, Troy Anthony Miller attributes his affinity for screenwriting to the life-long lessons he picked up through traveling abr...