Back in September, we wrote about writer, director and producer Brian Koppelman’s six second screenwriting tips on Vine (he just posted tip #122). His #1 tip was “All screenwriting books are bullshit, ...

In 1973, filmmaker George Lucas sat down to write the script that would make him famous. It was called “The Star Wars,” and it followed heroic Luke Starkiller zipping around the 33rd century with his ...

With backing from longtime Hollywood player Sandy Climan, Khaled Sabawi has quietly launched Open Screenplay as a free online platform for aspiring screenwriters. Open Screenplay is aimed at helping ...

You’ve been accepted into film school! There are lots of clichés and expectations around what you can expect, but only a small percentage of them are true. It’s tempting to want to throw yourself into ...

Beat is available for free from the Apple App store. With all the basic features you need and outstanding auto-formating, you cannot go wrong with this app. No built-in collaboration tools. Everyone's ...

Many screenwriters have embraced modern tools over traditional PDFs to craft their film or TV show pilots. SoCreate, the latest entrant in the screenwriting software arena, is challenging established ...

Born to Fail, X9, and The Last Blessing all advance in the prestigious screenwriting competition CHICAGO, IL, UNITED ...