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🎬 POC Filmmakers: Apply Now for the Rideback RISE Fellowship!
The Rideback RISE Fellowship year 4 is open for applications — now through May 31! If you're a mid-career POC storyteller with a commercial project ready to level up, you need to know about this. What is the Rideback RISE Fellowship program? The 12-month Fellowship provides expert one-to-one mentoring and programming…
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Screenwriters - Apply for the Sundance Institute 2027 Development Track
The Sundance Institute Development Track allows feature fiction filmmakers with an in-progress screenplay to apply for multiple programs at once. Are you a feature fiction screenwriter looking to take the next step in developing your screenplay? Sundance Institute's Development Track has one open application that allows…
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The Grey List - spotlighting scripts from writers over 40
For anyone looking for some fresh scripts or inspiration, The 2026 edition of The Grey List dropped this week with "a curated collection of original, production-ready feature and pilot scripts from screenwriters over 40." https://scriptmag.com/the-grey-list-2026
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‘Hamnet’ Co-Screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell on Adapting Her Novel
Oscar-nominated Maggie O’Farrell discusses her screenwriting debut with Chloé Zhao and why art is crucial to understanding humanity. Hamnet (Focus Features) Maggie O’Farrell almost said no when Chloé Zhao asked her to co-write the Hamnet screenplay. O’Farrell wrote the book Hamnet, which explores the grief of William and…
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And speaking of microdramas... POCKET FM: WRITE OUT LOUD | STREAMING LIVE TODAY | 22ND JAN, 7 PM PST
If you want to learn more about writing/producing microdramas and mobile fiction, PocketFM (the global audio storytelling app) is hosting a YouTube event tonight at 7pm PST— The WRITE OUT LOUD Virtual Experience bringing together its global writers community: "Meet the writers behind your favorite stories, hear from Pocket…
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10 Essential Indie Scripts Everyone Should Read-- with links!
Final Draft published a list of the 10 Indie Scripts Everyone Should read— but they didn't include links! I was interested in checking these out myself, so I'm sharing the links I found for anyone who might want to check out or revisit these great scripts. Comment with what films they missed — and links if you have them!…
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Get to Know our Member Spotlight: Anthony McBride
Each month we highlight a Production Lot member through our Member Spotlights, which include a featured position on the Production Lot homepage and a Q&A to help the rest of our community get to know our Spotlight member better. This month we’re highlighting Anthony McBride! Meet Anthony McBride Anthony McBride is an…
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Can we afford to make "diversity" a dirty word? - Check out our Behind the Scenes Report
I am excited to share the latest Behind the Scenes: The State of Inclusion & Equity in TV Writing report. https://www.writeinclusion.org/research This year, TTIE partnered with Horowitz Research to reveal what's blocking writers from creating the diverse, authentic stories audiences are demanding. The business case is…