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The Black List Names 2025 Writers Lab Participants
The Black List has named the seven writers and projects chosen for its 2025 Writers Lab: Cristina Kinon (Dumb Luck) Melanie Rish-Ho (Slab Serif) Joe Veix (The Hole Story) Karna Warrior (Chomolungma) Rob Norman (I Love You, Tank) Kaley Rose Mamo (Play Therapy) Sarah Elizabeth Walker (The Junket) The program, now in its 12th…
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🔥 Spec scripts are suddenly hot again…
Remember that August spec script surge we reported on? The numbers had been trending up all summer: 23 specs sold across the summer months, with 9 in August alone (the highest monthly volume since March 2017). Many wondered if it was just a lucky streak. But recently, multiple insiders have weighed in with what they're…
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Screenwriting for Producers
I'm an award-winning screenwriter and wanted to know what considerations must be made when writing for producers.
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📝 Is the spec script market suddenly hot again?
Hollywood studios are finally opening their wallets for original scripts again, and writers who've been collecting “passes” and subsisting on ramen might want to sit down for this one: 8 spec deals have closed in August 2025 alone. That’s the highest monthly total since March 2017. To put this in perspective: The spec…
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What Inspires You in Times of Struggle?
Everyone who works in the entertainment industry knows it’s a tough time. We’re here to remind you that even if you’re not working in your field of choice right now, you’re still an artist. How do you channel your creativity when you’re out of work? What inspires you?
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Get to Know our Member Spotlight: Nigel Holmes
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 Nigel Holmes! Meet Nigel Holmes Well hello. I am Nigel Holmes.…
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Filmmakers and Writers: Film Independent Is Accepting Applications!
Check out Film Independent’s latest programs, Project Involve and The Screen Writing Lab. Applications are open now through September. Project Involve 2026 For 30 years and counting, Project Involve has been Film Independent's most vital and impactful program. Film Independent is proud to be a leader in the ongoing mission…
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Hollywood's Urgent Responsibility to Tell More Authentic Stories
From one of TTIE’s own, Angela Harvey, on the importance of authentic storytelling and the power creatives have to shape not just culture, but also hearts and minds: “In America, particularly in Hollywood and in the news, we have under- and misrepresented most people for the better part of a century, to disastrous…