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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.

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.

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...

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...

Write On with Virtual Reality Storyteller Evette Vargas

July 14, 2018

Recently named by The New York Times as an "Artist to Watch," Evette Vargas is an award-winning, cross-platform storyteller who is at the vanguard of the digital and virtual reality landscape.

Write On with Theo Taplitz

July 11, 2018

“It seems to me that there are so many ways to tell a story that it doesn’t necessarily need to be just through writing. It can be through acting; I’m writing my own music right now; there’s a lot of different facets of storytelling which interest me...

Write On with Kelsey Scott

July 3, 2018

Kelsey Scott is a screenwriter that has worked on shows such as Hollywood Girl as well as a creator of her own content. We sat down with Scott to learn more about how she went from child actress to scribe under the influence of her grandmother.

Write On with Guest Host Lee Jessup and 2017 Big Break Feature Winner Greta Heinemann

June 20, 2018

Greta Heinemann is the Big Break feature winner for her thriller, Anatomy of a Breakdown.

Write On with 2017 Big Break Grand Prize TV Winners Charles and Hana Callaghan

June 13, 2018

Hana and Charles Callaghan are the mother/son writing team that won over our 2017 Big Break jury of agents & managers with their one-hour diversity TV pilot, Portia's Law.