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2017 WeScreenplay Feature Winner Erica Tachoir Attaches Producer to Winning Script

WeScreenplay Feature Winner attaches a producer to her project! More great news for another WeScreenplay winner. 2017 WeScreenplay Feature Juror and Hollywood producer Melissa Azizi read Erica Tachoir's finalist script, Scattering Jake, as part of the competition and loved it. She met…

wescreenplayJuly 31, 2018

Contests Diverse Voices

WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Screenwriting Contest is Now a Lab!

WeScreenplay has updated the Diverse Voices Competition to offer even more value to writers. Starting with the Fall 2018 season of Diverse Voices, the top 4 winners will be invited to a 4-day Screenwriting Lab in Los Angeles with industry…

wescreenplayJuly 31, 2018

Contests Screenwriting

4 Things You MUST Include in Your TV Pilot

Firsts are important. In life, love, and, of course, television. The very first episode of your TV show — the pilot — has to prove a great number of things. It must build a world, let people into that world, introduce audiences…

Britton PerelmanJuly 27, 2018

Contests Diverse Voices

WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Spring 2018 Winners

Thank you to all the amazingly talented writers who submitted to this season of Diverse Voices and shared your story. Together, we raised $3,327 for ARRAY – a nonprofit dedicated to the amplification of independent films by people of color…

wescreenplayJuly 20, 2018

Contests Diverse Voices Screenwriting Success Stories

Fall 2017 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Grand Prize Winner Amanda Bermudez Signs with Gotham Group

WeScreenplay just launched another career. After winning the 2017 Diverse Voices Grand Prize, Amanda Bermudez was connected by the WeScreenplay team to a literary manager at Gotham Group, who represents high-profile clients like Steve Buscemi and Freida Pinto. She went on to…

Natasha GuimondJuly 19, 2018

Screenwriting TV Pilot

3 TV Comedies That Shifted Their Premise

After their first seasons, The Good Place, You're the Worst, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend all shifted the direction of their shows. These felt like bold moves, leaving major portions of their initial premises behind them. These shows dove headfirst into unexpected scenarios,…

Charlotte StaufferJuly 17, 2018

Contests Screenwriting Scripts TV Pilot

4 Ways to Create a Community in Your Pilot

Ensembles are tricky to balance, splitting an audience’s attention. But the results are worth it. Ensembles can capture a wider range of viewpoints and arcs. Sharing attention gives everyone room to make mistakes since the story doesn’t depend on one…

Charlotte StaufferJuly 13, 2018

Screenwriting

How to Make Historical Fiction Visceral

Recently there has been a slew of TV shows that make period pieces feel new and fresh. In general, it’s a divisive genre. Either you’re all in for bonnets and writing letters by candlelight, or you run away screaming. But recent TV shows…

Charlotte StaufferJuly 10, 2018

Screenwriting

Interview with WeScreenplay Co-Founder Mark Stasenko

Mark is the co-founder of WeScreenplay and passionate about all things writing. Mark is a professional screenwriter himself and was most recently a staff writer on season 2 of the award-winning Netflix show American Vandal. 1. How did you start…

Tom DeverJuly 3, 2018

Filmmaking Screenwriting

Parenting in Film is on the Rise

Most adults these days were brought up going to theaters or watching films on home televisions. It’s no surprise that movies are starting to look more at parenting and family themes. Writers have more parenting experience to write about and…

Beverly PedersJune 26, 2018