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Spec Spotlight: Steve Altiere on COUNTDOWN

March 28, 2017

Countdown is a story about a boy fascinated by space travel who recruits his friends and an eccentric NASA engineer to hatch an unbelievable plan to try and save his dying father. Dean Devlin is attached to produce and direct.

Interview: Joe Martin Discusses Us and Them

March 23, 2017

With the political and economic unrest felt by the majority of the world, it is timely that Joe Martin’s debut feature film, Us and Them, had its World Premiere at SXSW in the Narrative Spotlight section this year. The film follows Danny, angry and f...

Spec Spotlight: Pete Barry discusses MARIAN

March 22, 2017

From playwrighting to the big screen, Pete Barry has been involved in creating stories and telling them in various mediums for a long time. With his recent script, he takes a twist on the character Marian from the original Robin Hood. The project has...

Spec Spotlight: Liz Hannah, Writer of "The Post"

March 6, 2017

The publishing of the Pentagon Papers in 1971 represents a crucial turning point in modern U.S. history. So it’s no surprise that Pascal Pictures was eager to acquire Liz Hannah’s spec script The Post, which explores the Washington Post’s role in exp...

Spec Spotlight: The Stefanie Leder, Writer of "Real Love"

March 1, 2017

As if selling a TV pilot weren’t challenging enough, Stefanie Leder pitched her series Real Love while she was eight months pregnant. In the hospital. In labor.

Big Break Alumni Rajiv Shah On The Premiere of Contest Spec "Run the Tide"

December 8, 2016

When Rajiv Shah submitted his script Run the Tide to the 2012 Big Break Screenwriting Contest, he never dreamed that a few years later he'd be giving an interview about watching his screenplay go from page to screen, but here we are. Final Draft sat ...

Spec Spotlight: Donald Diego Takes Inspiration From His "Wedding Year"

November 2, 2016

Donald Diego went to six weddings last year, including his own. “I was like, ‘Oh, I’m so happy for you but I actually have to call my caterer with final numbers for my wedding.’”

Screenwriter Matthew Altman Talks Martial Arts and Spec Script Sales

October 7, 2016

The son of a Broadway theater electrician, Matthew Altman literally grew up immersed in the glow of the entertainment sphere. After spending years as a lighting technician himself, on mainstay theatrical hits like Les Misérables, Nine and South Pacif...