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Final Draft 12 Launches in Surprise Drop on April 12

LOS ANGELES, April 12 – Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, now in its 30th year as the industry standard for screenwriting software, launched its latest update, Final Draft 12, today in a surprise drop that includes automatic upgrades for anyone...

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14th Annual Final Draft Awards

Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, now in its 28th year as the industry standard for screenwriting software, today announced the honorees for the 14th Annual Final Draft Awards. Academy Award® winning screenwriter Callie Khouri will be presented...

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Tech Crunch: Final Draft Screenwriting Goes to 11

by John Biggs | Tech Crunch Of all the fascinating apps to be found out in the wild I’m especially enamored of Final Draft . It’s an app dedicated to writing and developing screenplays and it has stood the test of time, going through 11 iterations to...

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Media Teams Gain Increased Flexibility Through Dropbox Partnerships

Media and entertainment companies have unique needs when it comes to collaboration. They work in teams that span the globe. They work with tools that span a spectrum of uses. And every day, those teams are under pressure to create more content in les...

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Screenwriter Lessons from Writers of Philadelphia & Brokeback Mountain

Final Draft is proud to support the WGA West’s Groundbreakers Screening Series, highlighting screenwriters whose groundbreaking works made an impact and opened our eyes to personal and universal challenges. This month’s screening was a double feature...

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LIZ HANNAH FETED WITH NEW VOICE AWARD, HOWARD A. RODMAN INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME AT FINAL DRAFT AWARDS

Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Entertainment Company, now in its 27th year as the industry standard for screenwriting software, on Thursday February 8th hosted the 13th Annual Final Draft Awards at the Paramount Theatre on the Paramount Studios lot.

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13th Annual Final Draft Awards to Honor Liz Hannah, Howard A. Rodman

The 13th Annual Final Draft Awards to be Held at the Paramount Theatre on February 8, 2018 LOS ANGELES, CA – Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Entertainment Company, now in its 27th year as the industry standard for screenwriting software, today announc...

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12th Annual Final Draft Awards to Honor Robert McKee and Issa Rae

Final Draft, a unit of Cast & Crew Entertainment Services, now in its 26th year as the industry standard for screenwriting software, today announced the selection of Robert McKee as its Hall of Fame Award honoree for the 12th annual Final Draft A...

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Macworld: Final Draft 10 review - New ways to plot your next Oscar-worthy screenplay

by J.R. Bookwalter, Contributor, Macworld With more than 100 templates specifically tailored for stage and screen, Final Draft 10 is the leading screenwriting software used in film and television productions.

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WRITING GOALS &
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Set goals and get valuable insights to take your work to the next level

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TYPEWRITER

A new typewriter-like view option improves your focus

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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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