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David Weil, Writer of "Moonfall"

April 30, 2015

The list of David Weil’s achievements is quite extraordinary. In 2013, his first spec script Half Heard In The Stillness was featured on the Black List, Hollywood’s annual survey of the town’s “most liked” screenplays. Last year, his second spec Moon...

Jason Mark Hellerman, writer of "Shovel Buddies"

April 7, 2015

When Jason Mark Hellerman wrote his screenplay Shovel Buddies, it was a labor of love. Jason had lost a friend to leukemia, and wanted to write the sort of movie that would have helped him deal with the loss. Shovel Buddies is the story of a group of...

Chris Hager, writer of "Proxima"

April 1, 2015

Chris Hager became a screenwriter because he was frustrated. One night, while watching a movie at his home, Chris found himself lamenting the quality of what he was seeing on screen.

Melissa London Hilfers, Writer of "Undone"

March 18, 2015

When Melissa Hilfers was working as a civil litigator in New York City, she never imagined that her experience writing legal briefs was preparing her for a career as a screenwriter.

Max Yaney and Luke Goltz, Writers of "Smoke"

March 11, 2015

There are many different ways to meet a writing partner. It may be someone you went to school with, a work colleague at the office, or, in the case of Max Yaney and Luke Goltz, somehow who just turns up on your doorstep.

Seth M. Sherwood, Writer of "Interstate 5" and "Leatherface"

February 9, 2015

Horror is hot property in Hollywood today, and every year the annual Blood List announces the hottest unproduced genre specs in town. In 2012, new scribe Seth M. Sherwood’s tale of the son of serial killer hot on the trail of a copycat killer, Inters...

Peter Hoare, Writer of "Killing David Hasselhoff"

January 30, 2015

Peter Hoare is a comedic writer on the verge of a great career. His first feature film, Killing David Hasselhoff, has just wrapped production, allowing Peter to quit his day job and finally make the move to Los Angeles. When we speak to Peter he is i...

Kristina Lauren Anderson, Writer of “Catherine the Great”

December 18, 2014

Every year Hollywood’s emerging screenwriters wait with bated breath for the annual Black List, a collation of the town’s best unproduced screenplays as judged by industry insiders. This year delivered good news for writer Kristina Lauren Anderson, w...

Eric Koenig, writer of "Matriarch"

December 4, 2014

Eric Koenig is a dentist in the Air Force, stationed at a remote desert base 45 minutes north of Palmdale, California. He is also a writer on the verge, having just sold his first spec script, Matriarch, in a major six-figure deal to Paramount Pictur...