Hollywood still has a long way to go before filmmakers in front of — and behind — the camera reflect the diversity in our world, but that is not for lack of talent. From the Netflix sensation Squid Game to the…
Shannon CorbeilMay 20, 2022
You’ve done it. You’ve finished writing a script about a gorgeous woman who doesn’t know she’s pretty. We meet her three weeks in the future running for her life from a yet unknown threat. You make sure to include exactly…
Aleksandra HansenSeptember 16, 2021
To highlight WeScreenplay's TV Pilot Screenwriting Lab, showrunner Monica Macer lit up Cocktails & Conversations this past week with a blast of incredible information. With a wide range of experience as a screenwriter, executive producer, and showrunner, Macer has written for some of…
Helenna SantosSeptember 13, 2021
A popular question that filmmakers are often asked when screening a short film is “will this be made into a feature?” It’s flattering to know people enjoy the project so much that they want to see more, but it can…
Helenna SantosAugust 26, 2021
Harvard graduate Alan Yang is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor. In 2015, he received his first Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series for PARKS AND RECREATION, and the next year he won his first Emmy for Outstanding Writing…
Shannon CorbeilAugust 17, 2021
At our most recent Cocktails & Conversation event, we sat down with HAWKEYE TV Writer and WGA LGBTQ+ Committee Co-Chair Katie Mathewson to talk about her experiences writing for television. The Pacific Northwest native shared so much valuable career advice…
Helenna SantosAugust 10, 2021
As a writer, crafting a fantasy world and dreaming up the creatures and characters within it is a creative adventure. There are no limits, other than the ones you create! Fantasy is on the rise since GAME OF THRONES helped…
Joanna KeJuly 22, 2021
WeScreenplay recently hosted a “Cocktails and Conversations” panel with TV Pilot Competition judge Tze Chun, the creator and showrunner of the animated Warner Bros/Amblin Gremlins prequel GREMLINS: SECRETS OF THE MOGWAI. He's also the former writer/producer on Fox’s hit Batman prequel…
Julia CamaraJune 15, 2021
Guess what, friends -- screenwriting is hard. It's hard in the ways that most things are: it's time-consuming, it's emotionally draining, it's equally satisfying and demoralizing, which is a really complicated state in which to perpetually exist. This is why…
V RenéeJune 3, 2021
